[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52508-52509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13738]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act Of 1993--Defense Industrial Based Consortium
Notice is hereby given that, on February 21, 2024, pursuant to
section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Defense Industrial Based
Consortium (``DIBC'') 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: AAPlasma LLC, Philadelphia, PA; Accipiter Systems,
Inc., Wexford, PA; ACMI Austin LLC, Austin, TX; Adaptive Dynamics,
Inc., San Diego, CA; ADDX Corp., Alexandria, VA; AI Strategy Corp.,
Babylon, NY; Allegheny Technologies, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA; Amyris,
Inc., Emeryville, CA; Applied Research Associates, Inc., Albuquerque,
NM; ARCHEM LLC, Shreveport, LA; ARCTOS Technology Solutions LLC,
Beavercreek, OH; AURA Technologies LLC, Carrboro, NC; Aveox, Inc., Simi
Valley, CA; Barber-Nichols LLC, Arvada, CO; Bath Iron Works Corp.,
Bath, ME; Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH; Big Metal
Additive, Denver, CO; BlackSky Geospatial Solutions, Inc., Herndon, VA;
Boarhog LLC, San Diego, CA; Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., McLean, VA;
Bren-Tronics, Inc., Commack, NY; Cambium Biomaterials, Inc., Mojave,
CA; Castelion Corp., El Segundo, CA; CFD Research Corp., Huntsville,
AL; Combustion Research & Flow Technology, Inc., Pipersville, PA;
Concurrent Technologies Corp., Johnstown, PA; Corvid Technologies LLC,
Mooresville, NC; CR Access Consulting LLC, Virginia Beach, VA; Crean &
Associates, Inc., Lakeway, TX; Cryptic Vector LLC, Liberty Township,
OH; Curtiss-Wright EMD, Cheswick, PA; CVX Instruments LLC, Charlevoix,
MI; CyKor LLC, Annapolis, MD; D'Angelo Technologies LLC, Beavercreek,
OH; Decision Sciences, Inc., Fort Walton Beach, FL; Defense Industry
Advisors LLC, St. Petersburg, FL; Delta Development Team, Inc., Tucson,
AZ; Design West Technologies, Inc., Tustin, CA; DuPont Specialty
Products USA LLC, Circleville, OH; Eduworks, Corvallis, OR;
ElbitAmerica, Inc., Fort Worth, TX; Elder, Robert James, Shreveport,
LA; Ellwood Material Technologies, New Castle, PA; Empirical Systems
Aerospace, Inc., San Luis Obispo, CA; Enduralock LLC, Lenexa, KS; Espey
Mfg & Electronics Corp., Saratoga Springs, NY; Exosonic, Inc.,
Torrance, CA; Fabrisonic LLC, Lewis Center, OH; Foursyte LLC, Ashburn,
VA; General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems, Inc., St. Petersburg,
FL; GIRD Systems, Inc., Cincinnati, OH; GLOBAL CIRCUIT INNOVATONS,
Inc., Colorado Springs, CO; Gradient Technology, ELK RIVER, MN; Granite
State Manufacturing, Manchester, NH; Hawk Technologies LLC, Hancock,
MI; HDT Expeditionary Systems, Inc., Fredericksburg, VA; Heka Aero LLC,
Melbourne, FL; Hermeus Corp., Atlanta, GA; Idaho Scientific LLC, Boise,
ID; Infinity Systems Engineering, Colorado Springs, CO; Innoveering
LLC, Bohemia, NY; Integra Technologies, Wichita, KS; Integration
Innovation, Inc., Huntsville, AL; Intertek Laboratories, Inc.,
Stirling, NJ; iWorks Corp., Reston, VA; JR3 Consulting LLC, Huntsville,
AL; Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing LLC, Statesville, NC; Kinnami
Software Corp., Braintree, MA; Kratos Defense & Rocket Support
Services, Inc., Huntsville, AL; Kratos SRE, Inc., San Diego, CA;
Leidos, Inc., Reston, VA; Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems, Menomonee
Falls, WI; Lockheed Martin-Missiles & Fire Control, Orlando,
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FL; Martinez and Turek, Inc., Rialto, CA; McCormick Stevenson Corp.,
Clearwater, FL; Mercury Systems, Inc., Andover, MA; MetalTek
International, Waukesha, WI; Mission Focused Systems, Inc., Royersford,
PA; Motorola Solutions, Inc., Chicago, IL; NAL Research Corp.,
Manassas, VA; Nalas Engineering Services, Inc., Centerbrook, CT;
Nanohmics, Inc., Austin, TX; NASCENTechnology Manufacturing, Inc.,
Watertown, SD; Near Earth Autonomy, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA; Next
Semiconductor Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA; Non-Ferrous Founders
Society, Sturgis, MI; Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., McLean, VA;
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.--Armament Systems Business Unit,
Plymouth, MN; Nostromo LLC, Kennebunk ME; NWI Defense LLC, Albany, OR;
Oceaneering International, Inc., Hanover, MD; Ohio Semitronics, Inc.,
Hilliard, OH; Olin Winchester LLC, Independence, MO; Onyx Aerospace,
Huntsville, AL; Opto-Knowledge Systems, Inc., Torrance, CA; Orolia
Government Systems, Inc., Rochester, NY; OToole Tek LLC, Rocky Hill,
CT; Parallax Advanced Research, Beavercreek, OH; Physical Sciences,
Inc., Andover, MA; Pison Technology, Inc., Boston, MA; Plasma Processes
LLC, Huntsville, AL; Practical Energetics Research, Inc., Huntsville,
AL; Production Systems Automation LLC, Duryea, PA; Questek Innovations
LLC, Evanston, IL; Raytheon, Tucson, AZ; R-DEX Systems, Inc.,
Woodstock, GA; Rebling Plastics, Warrington, PA; REDLattice, Inc.,
Chantilly, VA; Rhoads Industries, Inc., Philadelphia, PA; Rocky
Mountain Scientific Laboratory, Littleton, CO; Russell Technical
Consulting Services LLC, Huntsville, AL; SAVIT Corp., Rockaway, NJ; SB
Technology Federal, Inc., Tarrytown, FL; SCHOTT North America, Inc.,
Duryea, PA; Sentient Science, Buffalo, NY; Siemens Government
Technologies, Inc., Reston, VA; Sigma Defense Systems LLC, Perry, GA;
Signature Science LLC, Austin, TX; Skuld LLC, London, OH; Southeastern
New England Defense Industry Alliance, Middletown, RI; Southwest
Research Institute, San Antonio, TX; SRI International, Menlo Park, CA;
Strategic Technology Consulting LLC, Toms River, NJ; Strogen Strategic
Sustainability, Washington, DC; SURVICE Engineering Company LLC,
Belcamp, MD; Synthio Chemicals, Inc., Broomfield, CO; Systecon North
America, Juno Beach, FL; Teledyne FLIR Commercial Systems, Goleta, CA;
Texas Research Institute Austin, Inc., Austin, TX; The Boeing Company,
St Louis, MO; The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory,
Laurel, MD; The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL;
Thomas & Skinner, Inc., Indianapolis, IN; Trillium Engineering, Hood
River, OR; UES, Inc., Dayton, OH; University of Arizona Applied
Research Corp., Tucson, AZ; US Partnership for Assured Electronics,
Washington, DC; Vega Technology Group LLC, North Canton, OH; VPI
Technology, Draper, UT; W R Systems Ltd., Fairfax, VA; and W.S. Darley
& Co., Itasca, IL.
The general area of DIBC's planned activity is to conduct research
and development and prototyping of projects and programs for purposes
of strengthening the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). At the time of this
filing, the DIBC's critical sectors and subsectors are as follows: (1)
kinetic capabilities (i.e. hypersonics), (2) energy storage and
batteries, (3) castings and forgings, (4) microelectronics, (5)
critical chemicals and minerals, (6) Small Unmanned Aerial Systems
(sUAS), (7) Rare Earth Elements (REFs), (8) critical materials, (9)
submarine industrial base, (10) space industry base, (11)
biomanufacturing, and 12) workforce development. The Consortium was
formed effective December 31, 2023.
Suzanne Morris,
Deputy Director Civil Enforcement Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-13738 Filed 6-21-24; 8:45 am]
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