[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 28 (Monday, February 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 6578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-606]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Spray Drift Task Force

    Notice is hereby given that, on December 29, 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''), Spray Drift Task Force 
(``SDTF'') has filed written notifications simultaneously with the 
Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in 
its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of 
extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of the antitrust 
plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. 
Specifically, AgValue Enterprises, Inc., Visalia, CA joined SDTF and 
was subsequently acquired by United Phosphorous, Inc., Trenton, NJ. 
Also, the membership formerly owned by AgValue Enterprises, Inc., 
Visalia, CA, but acquired by United Phosphorous, Inc., Trenton, NJ, was 
transferred to Etigra, LLC, Cary, NC. The membership formerly held by 
Griffin Corporation, Valdosta, GA, but acquired by E.I. duPont de 
Nemours and Company, Newark, DE, was transferred to Mitsui Chemicals, 
Tokyo, Japan. The membership formerly held by Alsan Research, Ankeny, 
IA, but acquired by Dow AgroSciences LLC, Indianapolis, IN, was 
transferred to Isagro, Morrisville, NC. The membership formerly held by 
Nations Ag II, LLC, Knoxville, TN, but acquired by Makhteshim-Agan of 
North America, Inc., Raleigh, NC, was transferred to Zhejiang Tide Crop 
Science Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. Futhermore, 
UCB Chemicals Corporation, Gent, Belgium transferred its membership to 
Taminco, Inc., Gent, Belgium. Also, Arvesta Corporation, San Francisco, 
CA changed its name to Arysta LifeScience North America Corporation, 
and relocated to Cary, NC; Crompton Corporation, Bethany, CT changed 
its name to Chemtura Corporation; and Chimac-Agriphar SA, Ougree, 
Belgium changed its name to Agriphar SA.
    No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned 
activity of the group research project. Membership in this group 
research project remains open, and SDTF intends to file additional 
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
    On May 15, 1990, SDTF filed its original notification pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice 
in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on July 5, 
1990 (55 FR 27701).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on August 25, 
2003. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
section 6(b) of the Act on September 26, 2003 (68 FR 55657).

Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 07-606 Filed 2-9-07; 8:45 am]
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