[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 26647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12218]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--GE Osmonics, Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on April 22, 2003, pursuant to section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), GE Osmonics, Inc. 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 GE Osmonics, Inc., Minnetonka, MN; and SmithKline 
Beecham Corporation, King of Prussia, PA. The nature and objectives of 
the venture are to develop solvent-compatible membranes and membrane 
systems for separations in the food, pharmaceutical, and petrochemical 
industries. The activities of this Joint Development project are 
partially funded by an award from the Advanced Technology Program, 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Award  70NANB8H4028.

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 03-12218 Filed 5-15-03; 8:45 am]
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