[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56586-56587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22452]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Aerospace Vehicle Systems Institute (``AVSI'')

    Notice is hereby given that, on July 8, 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''), Aerospace Vehicle Systems 
Institute (``AVSI'') has filed written notifications simultaneously 
with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing 
changes in its production status. The notifications were filed for the 
purpose

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of extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust 
plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. 
Specifically, the AVSI Cooperative intends to undertake the following 
joint research projects:
    ``Fuel Cell Auxiliary Power Unit for Transport Aircraft''--To study 
the feasibility for fuel cell auxiliary power units (APUs) considering 
weight, size, and power generation, certification issues, and existing 
background work that may apply to fuel cell APUs for future transport 
aircraft. This study will assess the potential for increased 
reliability, efficiency, and economy with adoption of new technology 
and accelerated entry of this technology into the aircraft industry.
    ``Electronic Lighting/display Simulation (ELSIM)''--to improve 
electronic simulation capability of the flight deck and its components 
by procuring ASAP 7.0 optical modeling software and Rhino 2.0 NURBS 
modeling software, optical properties download, development of e-
prototyping practices and conducting software training.
    ``Certification guidelines for the Integration of Wireless 
Communications for Aircraft''--develop a technology roadmap for the 
application of commercial off-the-shelf wireless communications systems 
onboard aircraft for non-essential and essential systems. Begin 
discussions with regulatory agencies to identify roadblocks and 
technology needs for the development of such systems.
    ``Micro Electro-Optical Sensors for Commercial Airplane 
Applications''--investigate the feasibility, gather recommendations and 
produce a technology development road map for applying micro electro-
optical technology to commercial aircraft systems.
    ``Supplier-Side Collaboration Recommendations/Requirements''--to 
determine, collect and aggregate recommendations and requirements from 
the systems/component suppliers within aerospace industry for an 
electronic collaboration capability. Relate this set of 
recommendations/requirements to various original equipment 
manufacturers to ensure efficient connectivity and applications.
    No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned 
activities of the group research project. Membership in this group 
research project remains open, and the Aerospace Vehicle Systems 
Institute (``AVSI'') Cooperative intends to file additional written 
notification disclosing all changes in membership.
    On November 18, 1998, the AVSI Cooperative 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 February 18, 1999 (64 FR 8123).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on March 14, 
2002. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on April 18, 2002 (67 FR 19252).

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 02-22452 Filed 90302; 8:45 am]
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