[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13663-13664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7029]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--the Oceanic Institute: Biosecure Zero-Exchange 
Shrimp Technology

    Notice is hereby given that, on February 6, 2002, pursuant to 
section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), The Oceanic Institute: 
Biosecure Zero-Exchange Shrimp Technology (BioZEST) has filed written 
notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal 
Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the parties and (2) 
the nature and objectives of the venture. The notifications were filed 
for the purpose of invoking the Act's provisions limiting the recovery 
of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified 
circumstances. Pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of 
the parties are PIC-USA, Berkeley, CA; Kahuku Shrimp Company, Kahuku, 
HI; Zeigler Brothers, Inc., Gardners, PA; and The Oceanic Institute, 
Waimanalo, HI. The nature and objectives of the venture are to develop 
and demonstrate an economically viable, environmentally responsible, 
and sustainable production system for shrimp in the U.S. using 
selectively bred animals in a closed environment that prevents the 
introduction of disease agents. The system entails zero exchange of 
water and is termed the ``Biosecure Zero-exchange Shrimp Technology'' 
or BioZEST. The activities of this joint venture project will be 
partially funded by an award from the Advanced Technology Program, 
National Institute

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of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce.

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 02-7029 Filed 3-22-02; 8:45 am]
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