[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 50899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19750]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Southwest Research Institute: Effect of 
Emission Control Technologies on the Chemical and Physical 
Characteristics of Particulate Matter

    Notice is hereby given that, on June 25, 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''), Southwest Research Institute: 
Effect of Emission Control Technologies on the Chemical and Physical 
Characteristics of Particulate Matter 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 
Caterpillar, Inc., Peoria, IL; INTEVEP, Cartacas, Venezuela; and 
Lubrizol Corporation, Wickliff, OH. The nature and objectives of the 
venture are to research the impact of various modern and novel 
NOX and PM control technologies on the chemical and physical 
characteristics of particles emitted from diesels. For NOX 
reduction, NOX adsorber technology and its control will be 
developed. For particulate matter control, diesel oxidation catalysts 
in combination with diesel particulate filters will be included.
    Membership in this research group remains open, and the 
participants intend to file additional written notification disclosing 
all changes in membership or planned activities.

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 02-19750 Filed 8-5-02; 8:45 am]
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