[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 16125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8117]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Water Heater Industry Joint Research and 
Development Consortium

    Notice is hereby given that, on March 4, 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 Water Heater Industry Joint 
Research and Development Consortium (``the Consortium'') has filed 
written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the 
Federal Trade Commission disclosing an extension of its term. The 
notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act's 
provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual 
damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, the term of the 
Consortium has been changed from a term of seven years beginning 
February 27, 1995 to a term of eight years beginning February 27, 1995.
    No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned 
activity of the group research project. Membership in this group 
research project remains open, and the Consortium intends to file 
additional written notification disclosing all changes in membership.
    On February 28, 1995, the Consortium filed its original 
notification pursuant to section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of 
Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to section 
6(b) of the Act on March 27, 1995 (60 FR 15789).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on February 9, 
2000 and February 26, 2001. A notice was published in the Federal 
Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act on March 29, 2001 (66 FR 
17205).

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 02-8117 Filed 4-3-02; 8:45 am]
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