[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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