[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 1641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-624]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--FreedomCAR Hydrogen Storage and Vehicle 
Interface Technical Team

    Notice is hereby given that, on December 3, 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''), FreedomCAR Hydrogen Storage 
and Vehicle Interface Technical Team 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 
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI; DaimlerChrysler Corporation, 
Auburn Hills, MI; and Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI. The nature and 
objectives of the venture are to conduct joint research necessary to 
develop and demonstrate commercially viable technology for storage of 
hydrogen on board vehicles and the various interfaces between the 
hydrogen storage unit and other components of the vehicle. The research 
will support FreedomCAR, a joint effort of the Federal government and 
the U.S. auto industry to develop affordable, hydrogen-powered 
vehicles. To accomplish this objective, the parties, working in 
conjunction with government entities, universities and suppliers, will 
conduct workshops, experiments and other acts allowed by the National 
Cooperative Research and Production Act that would advance those goals.

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 03-624 Filed 1-10-03; 8:45 am]
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