[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 129 (Thursday, July 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39339-39340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13349]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Southwest Research Institute: Cooperative 
Research Group on High Efficiency Durable Gasoline Engine

    Notice is hereby given that, on June 10, 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''), Southwest Research Institute: 
Cooperative Research Group on High Efficiency Durable Gasoline Engine 
(``HEDGE'') 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.

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    Pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of the parties 
to the venture are: Corning, Inc., Corning, NY; Cummins Technical 
Center, Columbus, OH; Hino Motors, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan; John Deere 
Product Engineering Center, Waterloo, IA; Peugeot Citroen Automobiles 
(the R&D Subsidiary), Cedex, France; Renault Vehicules Industries, 
Cedex, France; and Volkswagen of America, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI. The 
general area of HEDGE's planned activity is to develop and demonstrate 
the various technologies required to produce gasoline fueled engines 
that are competitive with diesel engines, in terms of performance and 
emissions levels, with a focus on the efficiency and durability of 
gasoline fueled engines. Enabling technologies for efficiency 
improvement to be utilized include: Variable valve actuation; variable 
compression ratio; high EGR tolerance; high BMEP capability; aggressive 
knock mitigation; and high boost. Durability targets will be addressed 
through modeling and computations for improved head design, improved 
thermal management, application of high temperature materials to valve, 
piston crowns, fire decks and turbochargers, and structural improvement 
for high firing pressures and higher BMEPs.
    Membership in this group research project remains open, and HEDGE 
intends to file additional written notification disclosing all changes 
in membership or planned activities.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 05-13349 Filed 7-6-05; 8:45 am]
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