[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 241 (Thursday, December 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78043-78044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32113]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Toyota Motor Corporation and Ford Motor Company 
Collaboration

    Notice is hereby given that, on November 18, 2011, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993,

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15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Toyota Motor Corporation and Ford 
Motor Company Collaboration (``Toyota and Ford'') 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: Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota City, JAPAN; and 
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI.
    The general area of Toyota and Ford's planned activity is the 
research and development of (a) A hybrid system initially targeted for 
use in sport utility vehicles and light trucks, and (b) standards and/
or enabling technologies for vehicle telematics. The parties may 
subsequently agree to expand the scope of the collaboration to include 
production.

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-32113 Filed 12-14-11; 8:45 am]
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