Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-National Biodiesel Accreditation Commission, 36578-36579 [2015-15563]
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West Springfield, MA; D&S Consultants,
Inc. (DSCI), Eatontown, NJ; David Earl
Cain, Katy, TX; Defense Research
Associates, Inc. (DRA), Beavercreek,
OH; Energetics Technology Center, St.
Charles, MD; Gomez Research
Associates, Inc., Huntsville, AL; HEM
Technolgies, Lubbock, TX; LithChem
Energy, Folcroft, PA; Marotta Controls,
Inc., Montville, NJ; MELITA Consulting,
Alexandria, VA; Metamagnetics Inc.,
Canton, MA; Middle Forge Consulting
LLC, Rockaway, NJ; M-Mech Defense,
Inc., State College, PA; mPhase
Technologies, Inc., Norwalk, CT; Nova
Training and Technology Solutions,
LLC, Garnet Valley, PA; R. Stresau
Laboratory, Inc. (dba Stresau Laboratory,
Inc.), Spooner, WI; Technology &
Management International (TAMI), LLC,
Toms River, NJ; Trijicon Inc., Wizom,
MI; Universal Global Products, LLC,
Dover, NJ; University of Louisiana at
Lafayette, Lafayette, LA; URS Federal
Services, Inc., APG, MD; Wavefront,
LLC, Basking Ridge, NJ; and Woodward
HRT, Inc., Santa Clara, CA, have
withdrawn as parties to this venture.
No other changes have been made in
either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project.
Membership in this group research
project remains open, and NAC intends
to file additional written notifications
disclosing all changes in membership.
On May 2, 2000, NAC filed its original
notification pursuant to section 6(a) of
the Act. The Department of Justice
published a notice in the Federal
Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the
Act on June 30, 2000 (65 FR 40693).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on February 13, 2015. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the
Act on March 13, 2015 (80 FR 13423).
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
Division.
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Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Cooperative Research
Group on Wet Gas Compression
Consortium
Notice is hereby given that, on May
19, 2015, 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
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Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice is hereby given that, on May
22, 2015, 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 ROS-Industrial Consortium-Americas
(‘‘RIC-Americas’’) has filed written
notifications simultaneously with the
Attorney General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing changes in its
membership. The notifications were
filed for the purpose of extending the
Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
under specified circumstances.
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Specifically, Vehicle Technologies, Inc.,
Trenton, NJ; and Wolf Robotics, LLC,
Fort Collins, CO, have been added as
parties to this venture. Also, Willow
Garage, Inc., Menlo Park, CA; Spirit
Aero Systems, Inc., Wichita, KS; and
OmnicO ADV, Inc., Sterling Heights,
MI, have withdrawn as parties to this
venture.
No other changes have been made in
either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project.
Membership in this group research
project remains open, and RIC-Americas
intends to file additional written
notifications disclosing all changes in
membership.
On April 30, 2014, RIC-Americas filed
its original notification pursuant to
section 6(a) of the Act. The Department
of Justice published a notice in the
Federal Register pursuant to section
6(b) of the Act on June 9, 2014 (79 FR
32999).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on September 14, 2014.
A notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the
Act on September 30, 2014 (79 FR
58805).
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—National Biodiesel
Accreditation Commission
Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Cooperative Research
Group on ROS-Industrial Consortium
Americas
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on Wet Gas Compression Consortium
(‘‘WGCC’’) 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
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are: Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.—Petrobras,
Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL; MAN Diesel &
Turbo Schweiz AG, Zurich,
SWITZERLAND; Dresser-Rand,
Houston, TX; ExxonMobil Upstream
Research Company, Spring, TX; Hitachi,
Ltd., Tsuchiura, JAPAN; Solar Turbines
Incorporated, San Diego, CA; FMC
Technologies Kongsberg Subsea AS,
Kongsberg, NORWAY; and IngersollRand Company, Buffalo, NY. The
general area of WGCC’s planned activity
is to improve the physical
understanding of wet gas compression
by studying turbomachinery operation
and performance in wet gas conditions.
The goals of the WGCC are to costeffectively provide a fundamental
understanding of wet gas compression,
identify current knowledge gaps, and
suggest future research required to close
those knowledge gaps.
Notice is hereby given that, on May
21, 2015, pursuant to section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), National Biodiesel
Accreditation Commission (‘‘NBAC’’)
has filed written notifications
simultaneously with the Attorney
General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing additions or
changes to its standards development
activities. The notifications were filed
for the purpose of extending the Act’s
provisions limiting the recovery of
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
under specified circumstances.
Specifically, the NBAC has adopted an
additional BQ–9000 standard which
adds retailers to supplement the BQ–
9000 standards applicable to other
sectors. The Retailer Standard includes
both Program Requirements and Policy
Regulations. The purpose of the
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Program Requirements is to require
member retailers to (1) receive and
maintain products that meet ASTM
standards; (2) utilize specific procedures
for blending and distributing biodiesel;
and (3) conform to best practices for
quality assurance and corrective action.
The Program Requirements require
retailers to comply with specific
documentation requirements; engage in
an internal quality management
procedure that includes internal audits,
quality assurance meetings, and
performance reports; comply with best
practices for managing internal and
external laboratories; comply with
specific purchase options when
receiving biodiesel blends and other
guidelines applicable to the receipt of
biodiesel products; engage in sampling
and testing to verify the quality of the
blend; and develop remedial practices
to prevent and correct nonconforming
products. The Policy Regulations
requires retailers to undergo a specific
certification process; comply with
surveillance audit requirements during
recertification; and abide by the
Commission’s decision-making
procedure and guidelines for
shutdowns.
On August 27, 2004, NBAC filed its
original notification pursuant to section
6(a) of the Act. The Department of
Justice published a notice in the Federal
Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the
Act on October 4, 2004 (69 FR 59269).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on April 14, 2011. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the
Act on May 11, 2011 (76 FR 27351).
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
Division.
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice:
Cancellation
The Legal Services
Corporation’s Finance Committee
meeting scheduled for June 29, 2015 at
2:00 p.m. EDT has been canceled. The
meeting was noticed in the Wednesday,
June 17, 2015 issue of the Federal
Register, 80 FR 34703.
CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:
Katherine Ward, Executive Assistant to
the Vice President & General Counsel, at
(202) 295–1500. Questions may be sent
by electronic mail to FR_NOTICE_
QUESTIONS@lsc.gov.
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Dated: June 23, 2015.
Katherine Ward,
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for
Legal Affairs and General Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 9174]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
NuStar Burgos Pipelines Projects
Department of State.
Notice; solicitation of
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of State
(the Department) is issuing this Notice
of Intent (NOI) to inform the public that
it intends to prepare an environmental
assessment (EA) consistent with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA) (as implemented by the
Council on Environmental Quality
Regulations found at 40 CFR parts
1500–1508) to evaluate the potential
impacts of the construction and
operation of a proposed new NuStar
Burgos pipeline and a proposed change
in petroleum products for an existing
Burgos pipeline. In December 2014,
NuStar submitted two applications to
the Department. One application
requests a new Presidential Permit
allowing changes to the operation of an
existing 8-inch outer diameter pipeline
(the Existing Burgos pipeline) at the
United States-Mexico border, as well as
a name change of the owner and
operator. The other application requests
a new Presidential Permit for
construction, connection, operation, and
maintenance of a new 10-inch outer
diameter pipeline and associated
facilities parallel to the Existing Burgos
pipeline also at the United StatesMexico border (the New Burgos
pipeline). Both pipelines would connect
the Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX)
Burgos Gas Plant near Reynosa,
Tamaulipas, Mexico and the NuStar
terminal near Edinburg, Texas. This NOI
informs the public about the proposed
projects and solicits participation and
comments from interested federal,
tribal, state, and local government
entities and the public for consideration
in establishing the scope and content of
the environmental review.
Project Description:
SUMMARY:
Proposed Changes to the Existing
Burgos Pipeline
NuStar has applied for a new
Presidential Permit to replace a 2006
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Presidential Permit, that would: (1)
Reflect NuStar’s name change from
Valero Logistics Operations, L.P. to
NuStar Logistics, L.P. as the owner and
operator of the Existing Burgos pipeline
and (2) allow the Existing Burgos
pipeline border facilities to transport a
broader range of petroleum products
than allowed by the 2006 Presidential
Permit, including liquefied petroleum
gas and natural gas liquids. The 2006
Presidential Permit only allows
transportation of light naphtha.
The U.S. portion of the Existing
Burgos pipeline is approximately 34
miles long, running between a location
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on the Rio Grande southeast of Penitas,
Texas and the NuStar terminal
approximately 6 miles north of
downtown Edinburg, Texas. The
pipeline crosses under the Rio Grande.
The border segment of the pipeline
extends from the center line of the Rio
Grande approximately 8,450 feet (1.6
miles) to the first mainline shut-off
valve in the United States. The Mexican
portion of the Existing Burgos pipeline
runs approximately 12.5 miles between
the Rio Grande crossing and the PEMEX
Burgos Gas Plant. Maximum throughput
based on the design of the pipe is 64,000
barrels per day (bpd).
Proposed New Burgos Pipeline
NuStar has also applied for a new
Presidential Permit to construct,
connect, operate, and maintain a new
pipeline and associated facilities at the
U.S.-Mexico border for the
transportation of a broad range of
petroleum products, including liquefied
petroleum gas and natural gas liquids.
NuStar proposes to construct the New
Burgos pipeline parallel to the Existing
Burgos pipeline and, to the extent
possible, in the same right-of-way. The
border segment subject to a Presidential
Permit, if granted, would extend from
the center line of the Rio Grande
approximately 8,450 feet (1.6 miles) to
the first mainline shut-off valve planned
for construction in the United States.
Maximum throughput based on the
design of the pipe would be 108,000
bpd.
Project Location: The U.S. portion of
the proposed projects is located in
Hidalgo County, Texas.
Environmental Effects: The
environmental review will describe the
environmental impacts of the proposed
actions; any adverse environmental
impacts that cannot be avoided should
the proposals be implemented; the
reasonable alternatives to the proposed
actions; comparison between short-term
and long-term impacts on the
environment; any irreversible and
irretrievable commitments of natural,
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 122 (Thursday, June 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--National Biodiesel Accreditation Commission
Notice is hereby given that, on May 21, 2015, pursuant to section
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), National Biodiesel Accreditation
Commission (``NBAC'') has filed written notifications simultaneously
with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing
additions or changes to its standards development activities. The
notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act's
provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual
damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, the NBAC has
adopted an additional BQ-9000 standard which adds retailers to
supplement the BQ-9000 standards applicable to other sectors. The
Retailer Standard includes both Program Requirements and Policy
Regulations. The purpose of the
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Program Requirements is to require member retailers to (1) receive and
maintain products that meet ASTM standards; (2) utilize specific
procedures for blending and distributing biodiesel; and (3) conform to
best practices for quality assurance and corrective action. The Program
Requirements require retailers to comply with specific documentation
requirements; engage in an internal quality management procedure that
includes internal audits, quality assurance meetings, and performance
reports; comply with best practices for managing internal and external
laboratories; comply with specific purchase options when receiving
biodiesel blends and other guidelines applicable to the receipt of
biodiesel products; engage in sampling and testing to verify the
quality of the blend; and develop remedial practices to prevent and
correct nonconforming products. The Policy Regulations requires
retailers to undergo a specific certification process; comply with
surveillance audit requirements during recertification; and abide by
the Commission's decision-making procedure and guidelines for
shutdowns.
On August 27, 2004, NBAC filed its original notification pursuant
to section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a
notice in the Federal Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act on
October 4, 2004 (69 FR 59269).
The last notification was filed with the Department on April 14,
2011. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to
section 6(b) of the Act on May 11, 2011 (76 FR 27351).
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-15563 Filed 6-24-15; 8:45 am]
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