[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 62 (Thursday, April 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15003-15004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7385]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Portland Cement Association

    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''), Portland Cement Association 
(``PCA'') has filed written notifications simultaneously with the 
Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in 
its membership. 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, American Cement, LLC, Sumterville, FL, has been added as 
a party to this venture.

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    The following members have withdrawn as parties to this venture and 
become a subsidiary of Giant Cement Holding, Inc., Summerville, SC: 
Coastal Cement Corporation, Boston, MA; Dragon Products Company, 
Portland, ME.
    Also, the following affiliate members have withdrawn as parties to 
this venture and become divisions of PCA: Great Lakes Cement Promotion 
Association, Lansing, MI; North Central Cement Council, Jordon, MN; 
Northeast Cement Shippers Association, Castleton, NY; Northwest Cement 
Producers Group, Gig Harbor, WA; Puget Sound Concrete Specifications 
Council, Des Moines, WA; Rocky Mountain Cement Council, Denver, CO; 
South Central Cement Promotion Association, Tulsa, OK; and Southeast 
Cement Association, Lawrenceville, GA.
    In addition, the following parties have changed their names: St. 
Marys Cement Inc. (U.S.) to St. Marys Cement Inc. (U.S.)/VCNA, Detroit, 
MI.; St. Marys Cement Inc. (Canada), to St. Marys Cement Inc. (Canada)/
VCNA, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA; Suwannee American Cement to Suwannee 
American Cement/VCNA, Jacksonville, FL.
    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 PCA intends to file additional 
written notification disclosing all changes in membership.
    On January 7, 1985, PCA 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 February 
5, 1985 (50 FR 5015).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on August 14, 
2008. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on October 2, 2008 (73 FR 57383).

Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. E9-7385 Filed 4-1-09; 8:45 am]
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