[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62868-62869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5564]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Cooperative Research Group on Common Rail Fuel 
Systems

    Notice is hereby given that, on August 15, 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''): Cooperative Research Group on Common Rail Fuel 
Systems filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney 
General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities 
of the participants in the cooperative research project 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 current 
participants in the Cooperative Research Group on Common Rail Fuel 
Systems are: Baldwin Filters, Kearney, NE; Caterpillar, Inc., 
Mossville, IL; Champion Laboratories, Inc., Albion, IL; Donaldson, 
Minneapolis, MN; Komatsu, Oyamo-shi, Japan; Racor, Modesto, Ca.
    The purpose and nature of the Cooperative Research Group on Common 
Rail Fuel Systems is to determine the filtration requirements needed to 
control significant abrasive wear, and to determine the most sensitive 
areas in the fuel injection system to identify critical components. To 
attain such, a filtration assessment system and test protocol for 
testing future systems will be developed. The test protocol will 
include conditions, such as vibration, to determine environmental 
factors that may affect the protocol and the protocol will be verified 
by different degrees of filtration using various common rail systems. A 
standardized filter test method to meet industry standards will also be 
recommended.
    Membership in this research group remains open, and the 
participants

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intend to file additional written notification disclosing all changes 
in membership or planned activities.

Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 07-5564 Filed 11-06-07; 8:45 am]
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