Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Joint Venture To Perform Project Entitled Next Generation SCADA for Prevention and Mitigation of Water System Infrastructure Disaster, 28278 [E9-13925]
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Patricia A. Brink,
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Notice is hereby given that, on April
22, 2009, 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 to
Perform Project Entitled Next
Generation SCAIJA for Prevention and
Mitigation of Water System
Infrastructure Disaster (‘‘Next
Generation SCADA’’) has filed written
notifications simultaneously with the
Attorney General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing (1) the identities
of the parties 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: Earth Mechanics, Inc.,
Fountain Valley, CA; Irvine Ranch
Water District, Irvine, CA; Orange
County Sanitation District, Fountain
Valley, CA; Santa Ana Watershed
Project Authority, Riverside, CA and
The Regents of the University of
California, Irvine, CA.
The general area of Next Generation
SCADA’s planned activity is to develop
a novel monitoring and inspection
system for large water pipe networks
with the ability not only to detect a
fracture or failure in a pipeline but also
to evaluate in real time the remaining
useful life at the original design capacity
in the damaged system. This system will
enable more effective and strategic
planning of repair operations and
maintenance. The project success will
aid in extending the useful life and
reliability of the water system
infrastructure.
The activities of this joint venture
project will be partially funded by
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Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Joint Venture To Perform
Project Entitled Next Generation
SCADA for Prevention and Mitigation
of Water System Infrastructure
Disaster
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Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—ASTM International
Notice is hereby given that, on May
18, 2009, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), ASTM International
(‘‘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
February 2009 and May 2009 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 February 17, 2009. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on March 13, 2009 (74 FR 10966).
Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--Joint Venture To Perform Project Entitled Next
Generation SCADA for Prevention and Mitigation of Water System
Infrastructure Disaster
Notice is hereby given that, on April 22, 2009, 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 to Perform Project
Entitled Next Generation SCAIJA for Prevention and Mitigation of Water
System Infrastructure Disaster (``Next Generation SCADA'') has filed
written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the
Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the parties
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: Earth Mechanics, Inc., Fountain Valley, CA; Irvine
Ranch Water District, Irvine, CA; Orange County Sanitation District,
Fountain Valley, CA; Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, Riverside,
CA and The Regents of the University of California, Irvine, CA.
The general area of Next Generation SCADA's planned activity is to
develop a novel monitoring and inspection system for large water pipe
networks with the ability not only to detect a fracture or failure in a
pipeline but also to evaluate in real time the remaining useful life at
the original design capacity in the damaged system. This system will
enable more effective and strategic planning of repair operations and
maintenance. The project success will aid in extending the useful life
and reliability of the water system infrastructure.
The activities of this joint venture project will be partially
funded by award 70NANB9H9013 from the Technology Innovation Program,
National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. E9-13925 Filed 6-12-09; 8:45 am]
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