Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Cooperative Research Group on Clean Diesel V, 18812-18813 [E8-7001]

Download as PDF 18812 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 67 / Monday, April 7, 2008 / Notices Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), ASTM International—Standards (‘‘ASTM’’) 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, ASTM has provided an updated list of current, ongoing ASTM standards activities originating between September 2007 and December 2007 designated as Work Items. A complete listing of ASTM Work Items, along with a brief description of each, is available at https://www.astm.org. On September 15, 2004, ASTM 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 November 10, 2004 (69 FR 65226). The last notification was filed with the Department on September 7, 2007. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on November 7, 2007 (72 FR 62864). Patricia A. Brink, Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. E8–7004 Filed 4–4–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—American Society of Mechanical Engineers Notice is hereby given that, on March 6, 2008, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (‘‘ASME’’) 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, since October 31, 2007, ASME has established one new standards-writing committee, published two new standards, and initiated five VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:24 Apr 04, 2008 Jkt 214001 new standards activities within the general nature and scope of ASME’s standards development activities, as specified in its original notification. More detail regarding these changes can be found at https://www.asme.org. On September 15, 2004, ASME 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 13, 2004 (69 FR 60895). The last notification was filed with the Department on October 31, 2007. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on December 10, 2007 (72 FR 69709). Patricia A. Brink, Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. E8–7012 Filed 4–4–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—ASTM International— Standards Notice is hereby given that, on February 29, 2008, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 5 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), ASTM International-Standards (‘‘ASTN’’) 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 Acts provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, ASTM has provided an updated list of current, ongoing ASTM standards activities originating between December 2007 and February 2008, designated as Work Items. A complete listing of ASTM Work Items, along with a brief description of each, is available at https://www.astm.org. On September 15, 2004, ASTM 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 November 10, 2004 (69 FR 65226). The last notification was filed with the Department on September 7, 2007. A notice was published in the Federal PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on November 7, 2007 (72 FR 62864). Patricia Brink, Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. E8–6996 Filed 4–4–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Cooperative Research Group on Clean Diesel V Notice is hereby given that, on February 27, 2008, 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 Clean Diesel V (‘‘Clean Diesel V’’) 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, Borgwarner, Auburn Hills, MI; Corning, Inc., Corning, NY; Delphi, Troy, MI; Federal Mogul, Inc., Plymouth, MI; Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI; Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Co., Ltd., Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; Honda R&D Co., Ltd., Tochigi Prefecture, Japan; Honeywell International Inc., Torrance, CA; Iveco Motorenforschung AG, Arbon, Switzerland; John Deere, Waterloo, IA; Umicore, Catoosa, OK; Volvo Powertrain Corp., Gotenborg, Sweden; Cummins Engine Co., Columbus, IN and Deutz, AG Cologne, Germany have been added 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 Clean Diesel V intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On January 10, 2008, Clean Diesel V 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 E:\FR\FM\07APN1.SGM 07APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 67 / Monday, April 7, 2008 / Notices 6(b) of the Act on February 25, 2008, (73 FR 10064). Patricia A. Brink, Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. E8–7001 Filed 4–4–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Cooperative Research Group on Development and Evaluation of a Gas Chromatograph Testing Protocol Notice is hereby given that, on March 6, 2008, 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 Development and Evaluation of a Gas Chromatograph Testing Protocol (‘‘GCTP’’) 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: ABE Inc., Totalflow Products, Bartlesville, OK; Chevron Pipeline, Houston, TX; Operations Technology Development, Des Plains, IL; Questar Gas Company, Salt Lake City, UT; KeySpan Energy, Hicksville, NY; APGA Research Foundation, Mesa, AZ; Southern California Gas Company, Los Angeles, CA; NiCor Gas, Naperville, IL; Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc., New York, NY; Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Walnut Creek, CA; and TransCanada Pipelines Ltd, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The general area of GCTP’s planned activity is to develop a performance test protocol for gas chromatographs (‘‘GCs’’) used by the natural gas industry. A test procedure will be created and evaluated through tests of multiple brands of GCs in controlled experiments. Findings will be provided to the American Petroleum Institute for use in developing a test protocol for general use. The general protocol will help users in the natural gas industry to define test conditions for their own performance evaluations. With this protocol, industry users can VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:24 Apr 04, 2008 Jkt 214001 select reliable and appropriate GCs for their own applications. The protocol may also be used to support acceptance of units by custody transfer parties and regulatory agencies, such as BLM, MMS, PHMSA, or state regulatory bodies. Membership in this research group remains open, and the participants intend to file additional written notification disclosing all changes in membership or planned activities. Patricia A. Brink, Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. E8–7007 Filed 4–4–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–M Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Joint Venture Agreement Between Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and Konarka Technologies, Inc., in Furtherance of NIST Cooperative Agreement (Proposal Number 00–00– 7749) Notice is hereby given that, on March 5, 2008, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Joint Venture Agreement Between Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and Konarka Technologies, Inc., in Furtherance of NIST Cooperative Agreement (Proposal Number 00–00–7749) (‘‘Joint Venture’’) 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: Konarka Technologies, Inc., Lowell, MA and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA. The general area of the Joint Venture’s planned activity is to produce and commercialize organic photovoltaic modules that are transparent to any preselected region of the visible spectrum. This unique feature enables the application of these colored, transparent, power producing modules in windows for commercial and residential buildings and greenhouses. The activities of this Joint Venture project will be partially funded by an Fmt 4703 Patricia A. Brink, Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. E8–7006 Filed 4–4–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary March 28, 2008. Antitrust Division Frm 00082 award from the Advanced Technology Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce. Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PO 00000 18813 Sfmt 4703 The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of the following public information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation; including among other things a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Darrin King on 202–693–4129 (this is not a toll-free number)/e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov. Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202–395–7316/Fax: 202–395–6974 (these are not toll-free numbers), E-mail: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register. In order to ensure the appropriate consideration, comments should reference the OMB Control Number (see below). The OMB is particularly interested in comments which: • Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; • Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; E:\FR\FM\07APN1.SGM 07APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 67 (Monday, April 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18812-18813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7001]


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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 Clean Diesel V

    Notice is hereby given that, on February 27, 2008, 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 Clean Diesel V (``Clean Diesel 
V'') 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, Borgwarner, 
Auburn Hills, MI; Corning, Inc., Corning, NY; Delphi, Troy, MI; Federal 
Mogul, Inc., Plymouth, MI; Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI; Guangxi 
Yuchai Machinery Co., Ltd., Guangxi, People's Republic of China; Honda 
R&D Co., Ltd., Tochigi Prefecture, Japan; Honeywell International Inc., 
Torrance, CA; Iveco Motorenforschung AG, Arbon, Switzerland; John 
Deere, Waterloo, IA; Umicore, Catoosa, OK; Volvo Powertrain Corp., 
Gotenborg, Sweden; Cummins Engine Co., Columbus, IN and Deutz, AG 
Cologne, Germany have been added 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 Clean Diesel V intends to file additional written 
notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
    On January 10, 2008, Clean Diesel V 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

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6(b) of the Act on February 25, 2008, (73 FR 10064).

Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
 [FR Doc. E8-7001 Filed 4-4-08; 8:45 am]
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