[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 160 (Monday, August 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48242-48243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18880]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Southwest Research Institute: The Consortium 
for NASGRO Development and Support

    Notice is hereby given that, on July 22, 2008, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 5 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Southwest Research Institute 
Cooperative Research Group on the Consortium for NASGRO Development and 
Support (``NASGRO'') has filed written notifications simultaneously 
with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing 
changes in the membership and project status of the venture. The 
notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act's 
provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual 
damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, the period of 
performance has been extended to June 30, 2010. The following parties 
have been added as parties to this venture: Lockheed Martin 
Corporation, Cherry Hill, NJ; Bombardier Aerospace, Montreal, Quebec, 
Canada; and Spirit Aerosystems, Wichita, KS.
    In addition, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Melbourne, FL has 
withdrawn as a party to this venture.
    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 NASGRO intends to file additional 
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
    On October 3, 2001, NASGRO 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 
January 22, 2002 (67 FR 2910).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on October 18, 
2004 and

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published in the Federal Register on November 22, 2004 (69 FR 67950).

Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. E8-18880 Filed 8-15-08; 8:45 am]
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