[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74559-74560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9644]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Power Tool Institute Table Saw Guarding Joint 
Venture Project

    Notice is hereby given that, on november 2, 2006, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the national Cooperative

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Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the 
Act''), Power Tool Institute Table Saw Guarding Joint Venture Project 
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: The Black & Decker Corp., Towson, MD; Makita USA, 
Inc., La Mirada, CA; Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, mount Prospect, IL; 
and Techtronic Industries--North America, Anderson, SC. The general 
area of Power Tool Institute Table Saw Guarding Joint Venture Project's 
planned activity is the evaluation, investigation, research and/or 
development of mechanical blade guarding systems that are technically 
viable for table saws and provide improved and consistent safety 
performance.

Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 06-9644 Filed 12-11-06; 8:45 am]
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