Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Digital Body Development System, 25781 [07-2233]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 87 / Monday, May 7, 2007 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Digital Body Development System Notice is hereby given that, on March 19, 2007, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), the Digital Body Development System (‘‘DBDS’’) 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 identifies of the parties to the venture are: Altarum, Ann Arbor, MI; American Tooling Center, Madison Heights, MI; Atlas Tool, Inc., Roseville, MI; Center for Automotive Research, Ann Arbor, MI; CogniTens, Wixom, MI; Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI; General Motors, Warren, MI; Riviera Tool Company, Grand Rapids, MI; UGS PLM Solutions, Southfield, MI. The general area of DBDS’s planned activity is to develop a decision support system that combines optical metrology, a finite element based assembly simulation engine, and intelligent agent based problem solving technology to enable the implementation of a virtual functional build methodology where designers and vehicle launch teams will be able to identify problems in assembly builds and make better problem solving decisions faster and understand the quality, cost, and timing impacts of those decisions. Patricia A. Brink, Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 07–2233 Filed 5–4–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Global Climate and Energy Project Notice is hereby given that, on March 21, 2007, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:36 May 04, 2007 Jkt 211001 Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Global Climate and Energy Project (‘‘GCEP’’) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its 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 members of GCEP have, as of September 1, 2006, amended the agreement between them to extend the termination of the Project, which currently will terminate August 31, 2009. No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project, and GCEP intends to file additional written notification disclosing all changes in membership. On March 12, 2003, GCEP filed the 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 April 4, 2003 (68 FR 16552). The last notification was filed with the Department on April 24, 2006. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on May 22, 2006 (71 FR 29353). Patricia A. Brink, Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 07–2229 Filed 5–4–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–M 25781 Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH, Boston, MA have been added as parties to this venture. Also, Tribal Education Ltd., Sheffield, UNITED KINGDOM; WebCT, Lynnfield, MA; Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Thermi, Thessaloniki, GREECE; University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; Ufi Limited, Sheffield, UNITED KINGDOM; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA; Convergys, San Francisco, CA; and Stanford University, Stanford, 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 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On April 7, 2000, IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. 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 September 13, 2000 (65 FR 55283). The last notification was filed with the Department on December 26, 2006. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on February 12, 2007 (72 FR 6577). Patricia A. Brink, Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 07–2228 Filed 5–4–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on March 16, 2007, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act o 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. 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. Specifically, Apple Computer, Cupertino, CA; Cisco Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA; University Koblenz-Landau, Mainz, GERMANY; and Carl and Ruth PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Notice is hereby given that, on March 8, 2007, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (‘‘IEEE’’) 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, 17 new standards have E:\FR\FM\07MYN1.SGM 07MYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Digital Body Development System

    Notice is hereby given that, on March 19, 2007, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), the Digital Body Development 
System (``DBDS'') 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 identifies of the parties 
to the venture are: Altarum, Ann Arbor, MI; American Tooling Center, 
Madison Heights, MI; Atlas Tool, Inc., Roseville, MI; Center for 
Automotive Research, Ann Arbor, MI; CogniTens, Wixom, MI; Ford Motor 
Company, Dearborn, MI; General Motors, Warren, MI; Riviera Tool 
Company, Grand Rapids, MI; UGS PLM Solutions, Southfield, MI. The 
general area of DBDS's planned activity is to develop a decision 
support system that combines optical metrology, a finite element based 
assembly simulation engine, and intelligent agent based problem solving 
technology to enable the implementation of a virtual functional build 
methodology where designers and vehicle launch teams will be able to 
identify problems in assembly builds and make better problem solving 
decisions faster and understand the quality, cost, and timing impacts 
of those decisions.

Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 07-2233 Filed 5-4-07; 8:45 am]
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