[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3644]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Hybrid Powertrain Joint Effort

    Notice is hereby given that, on March 21, 2006, pursuant to section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Hybrid Powertrain Joint Effort 
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 identities of the parties 
to the venture are: General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI; 
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI; Mercedes-Benz Hybrid 
LLC, Troy, MI; and BMW Hybrid Technology Corporation, Woodcliff Lake, 
NJ. The general area of Hybrid Powertrain Joint Effort's planned 
activity is advanced hybrid powertrains for use in various sizes of 
passenger vehicles.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 06-3644 Filed 4-14-06; 8:45 am]
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