[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 37 (Thursday, February 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 8813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4026]



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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 Diesel 
Aftertreatment Accelerated Aging Cycles--Heavy-Duty

    Notice is hereby given that, on February 2, 2009, 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 Cooperative Research Group on Diesel Aftertreatment 
Accelerated Aging Cycles--Heavy-Duty (``DAAAC-HD'') 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: Doosan Infracore, Incheon, Republic of Korea; Isuzu 
Motors Limited, Kanagawa-ken, Japan; Lubrizol Corporation, Wickliffe, 
OH; MTtJ, Friedrichshafen, Germany; Navistar Inc., Melrose Park, IL; 
Scania, Sodertalje, Sweden; and Umicore, Catoosa, OK. The purpose and 
the nature of DAAAC-HD is to develop a methodology and procedures for 
accelerating heavy duty diesel aftertreatment systems aging for heavy-
duty diesel engine applications, such as emission components and 
systems. The procedures to be developed will aim to dramatically 
shorten durability testing times. In addition, these procedures can be 
used by the industry to determine the most effective emissions systems 
for their heavy-duty diesel engine applications. It is anticipated that 
the central component of the accelerated aging procedure will be a 
cycle that would expose diesel aftertreatment systems to exhaust at an 
elevated temperature. In addition, such exhaust will have a chemical 
composition that would accelerate the aftertreatment system aging.
    Membership in this research group remains open, and DAAAC-HD 
intends to file additional written notification disclosing all changes 
in membership or planned activities.

Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. E9-4026 Filed 2-25-09; 8:45 am]
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