[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 72 (Monday, April 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 19023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1870]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Testing of Methods for Measuring Hydrocarbon 
Dew Points in Natural Gas Streams

    Notice is hereby given that, on March 20, 2007, 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 
(``SwRI'') 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: Ametek/Process & Analytical, Pittsburgh, PA; Gas 
Processors Association, Tulsa, OK; Michell Instruments Inc., Danbury, 
CT; and Pipeline Research Council International, Inc., Arlington, VA. 
The general area of SwRI's planned activity is to evaluate existing 
instruments to objectively measure hydrocarbon dew points in natural 
gas. Emphasis will be placed on accuracy, repeatability, and response 
time of hydrocarbon dew point measurements. This project is proposed to 
resolve technical issues associated with the determination of natural 
gas quality by the industry.
    Membership in this research group remains open, and the 
participants intend to file additional written notification disclosing 
all changes in membership or planned activities.

Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operating, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 07-1870 Filed 4-13-07; 8:45 am]
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