[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 6, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 67650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28140]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Investigation of Soot Removal Testing Methods 
for Automotive Applications

    Notice is hereby given that, on September 23, 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 (``SwRI'') 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 Baldwin Filters, Kearney, 
NE; Caterpillar, Inc., Mossville, IL; Champion Laboratories, Inc., West 
Salem, IL; Dana Corporation/Wix Filtration, Gastonia, NC; Donaldson 
Company, Inc., Minneapolis, MN; Filterwerk Mann+Hummel GmbH, 
Ludwigsbury, Germany; and Honeywell, Perrysburg, OH. The nature and 
objectives of the venture is to define soot removal test method(s), 
test contaminant, and analytical methods. The program will also refine 
an existing technique for producing synthetic soot, determine 
repeatability of synthetic soot generation, and define and refine soot 
removal testing method design and methodology.
    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. 02-28140 Filed 11-5-02; 8:45 am]
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