[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17851-17852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08440]


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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 Corrosion Under 
Insulation

    Notice is hereby given that, on March 22, 2018, 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 Cooperative Research Group on Corrosion 
Under Insulation (``CUI-JIP'') 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 identity of the parties to 
the venture are: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA; 
Armacell Engineered Systems Ltd, Hammersmith, London, UK; Aspen 
Aerogels, Inc., Northborough, MA; BP American Production Company, Inc., 
Houston, TX; Carboline Company, St. Louis, MO; Chevron U.S.A. Inc., 
Richmond, CA; ExxonMobil Production Company, Spring, TX; Industrial 
Insulation Group LLC, Denver, CO; International Paint, Ltd., Gateshead, 
Slough, UK; Jotun A/S, Sandefjor, NORWAY; PPG Industries, Inc., 
Pittsburgh, PA; Promat, Inc., Maryville, TN; Roxul, Inc., The 
Woodlands, TX; Statoil Petroleum AS, Stavanger, NORWAY; Tenaris 
Connections B.V., Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS; and The Sherwin-Williams 
Company, Cleveland, OH.

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    The general area of CUI-JIP's planned activity is to determine the 
durability of various CUI coating types using a refined cost-effective 
CUI test method with the purpose of obtaining an accurate coating 
performance evaluation under various insulation materials at two 
distinct proposed temperature regimes. This program will also provide 
high quality data to support the development of new coatings and 
insulations pertaining to mitigation of CUI and help make/revise 
recommendations for coating/insulation selection, define acceptance 
criteria and safe integrity operating window or risk-based assessment 
for components that are exposed to aggressive environments.

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-08440 Filed 4-23-18; 8:45 am]
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