[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9980-9981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3924]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Petroleum Environmental Research Forum 
(``PERF'') Project No. 2003-01, ``Mercury Cooperative''

    Notice is hereby given that, on February 9, 2005, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Petroleum Environmental 
Research Forum (``PERF'') Project No. 2003-01, ``Mercury Cooperative'' 
has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney 
General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities 
of the parties to the venture 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 identifies of the parties 
to the venture are: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, 
Fairfax, VA; ChevronTexaco Energy Technology Company, Richmond, CA; 
ConocoPhillips Company, Bartlesville, OK; Natco Group, Houston, TX; and 
Unocal, Sugerland, TX. The general area of this project's planned 
activity is, through cooperative research efforts, to crate a forum for 
sharing information related to the management of mercury contained in 
crude oils and condensates, focusing on both upstream and downstream 
issues. The goal will be accomplished in a multi-day interdisciplinary 
workshop designed to address the operational, environmental, 
analytical, removal, and other various aspects related to mercury. 
Focus areas for additional leveraged research may also be identified.
    Participation in this joint venture will remain open to qualified 
persons and organizations, and the participants intend to file 
additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership 
or planned activities. Information regarding participation in this 
group research project may be obtained from Ms. Meredith Gustafsson,

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ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, 3225 Gallows Road, 
Fairfax, VA 22037, at (703) 846-4062.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 05-3924 Filed 2-28-05; 8:45 am]
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