[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: 03-628]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--The Hop Breeding Company, LLC

    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''), The Hop Breeding Company, 
LLC 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 John I. Haas, Inc., Washington, 
DC; and Yakima Chief Ranches, LLC, Sunnyside, WA. The nature and 
objectives of the venture are to develop pest-resistant and disease-
resistant hop varieties with strong commercial qualities.

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 03-628 Filed 1-10-03; 8:45 am]
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