[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 57 (Thursday, March 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 13228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6372]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Development of Rapid, Reliable, and Economical 
Methods for Inspection and Monitoring of Highway Bridges

    Notice is hereby given that, on February 24, 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'') Development of Rapid, 
Reliable, and Economical Methods for Inspection and Monitoring of 
Highway Bridges 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: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; 
National Instruments Corporation, Austin, TX; and Wiss, Janey, Elstner 
Associates, Inc., Northbrook, IL. The general area of Development of 
Rapid, Reliable, and Economical Methods for Inspection and Monitoring 
of Highway Bridges' planned activity is to conduct certain specified 
research involving the development of innovative technologies for 
inspecting, monitoring, and evaluating critical components of the 
nation's roadways and bridges (including the development of efficient, 
accurate, low-cost and reliable wireless sensors and related 
technologies that can provide quantitative assessments of the 
structural integrity or degree of deterioration of bridges and 
roadways).

Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
 [FR Doc. E9-6372 Filed 3-25-09; 8:45 am]
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