[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 62 (Thursday, April 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 15003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7391]


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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 High-Efficiency 
Dilute Gasoline Engine II

    Notice is hereby given that, on February 19, 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 High-Efficiency Dilute 
Gasoline Engine II (``HEDGE II'') 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: Borg Warner, Auburn Hills, MI; Corning, Inc., 
Corning, NY; Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN; Deutz AG, Cologne, Germany; 
Dytech Ensa S.L., Vigo, Spain; Eaton Corporation, Southfield, MI; 
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co., Paulsboro, NJ; Guangxi Yuchai 
Machinery Co., Ltd., Guangxi, People's Republic Of China; Honda R&D, 
Tochigi, Japan; Honeywell, Torrance, CA; Lubrizol Corporation, 
Wickliffe, OH; NGK Insulators, Ltd., Nagoya, Japan; Peugeot Citroen 
Automobiles, Velizy-Villacoublay, France; and Renault s.a.s, 
Billancourt, France. The general area of HEDGE II's planned activity is 
to develop and demonstrate the technologies required to run gasoline 
engines at efficiencies that are competitive with modern diesel engines 
in terms of performance but significantly lower emissions levels. The 
focus of the program will be on efficiency at high specific power 
levels using elevated levels of exhaust gas recirculation or other 
forms of charge dilution. Technologies that will be investigated 
include high-energy ignition systems, high efficiency boosting, fuels 
and lubricants technology, high EGR operation, and high BMEP operation. 
Design aspects of the program will be investigated using simulation and 
hardware testing to examine the effects of engine architecture, EGR 
loop configuration, pressure charging equipment and design for high 
cylinder pressures.

Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. E9-7391 Filed 4-1-09; 8:45 am]
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