Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Joint Task-Force Networked Media, 49768-49769 [2013-19851]

Download as PDF 49768 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 158 / Thursday, August 15, 2013 / Notices Hearings of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Rules of Bankruptcy and Civil Procedure Written comments can be submitted electronically, following the instructions provided at: https:// www.uscourts.gov/RulesAndPolicies/ rules/proposed-amendments.aspx. Written comments can also be submitted by mail to Secretary, Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States, Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, Washington, DC 20544. In accordance with established procedures, all comments submitted are available for public inspection. The text of the proposed rules amendments and the accompanying Committee Notes can be found at the United States Federal Courts’ Web site at https://www.uscourts.gov/ rulesandpolicies/rules.aspx/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan C. Rose, Secretary, Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States, Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, Washington, DC 20544, Telephone (202) 502–1820. Advisory Committees on Rules of Bankruptcy and Civil Procedure, Judicial Conference of the United States. ACTION: Notice of proposed amendments and open hearings. Dated: August 9, 2013. Jonathan C. Rose, Secretary, Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, Judicial Conference of the United States. confidential version of the document must also be filed simultaneously with the any confidential filing. All nonconfidential written submissions will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Secretary and on EDIS. The authority for the Commission’s determination is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in sections 210.42–46 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.42–46). Issued: August 9, 2013. 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[FR Doc. 2013–19790 Filed 8–14–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY: [FR Doc. 2013–19721 Filed 8–14–13; 8:45 am] The Advisory Committees on Rules of Bankruptcy and Civil Procedure have proposed amendments to the following rules and forms: Bankruptcy Rules 2002, 3002, 3007, 3012, 3015, 4003, 5005, 5009, 7001, 9006, and 9009, and Official Forms 17A, 17B, 17C, 22A–1, 22A–1Supp., 22A–2, 22B, 22C–1, 22C–2, 101, 101A, 101B, 104, 105, 106Sum., 106A/B, 106C, 106D, 106E/F, 106G, 106H, 106Dec., 107, 112, 113, 119, 121, 318, 423, and 427 Civil Rules 1, 4, 6, 16, 26, 30, 31, 33, 34, 36, 37, 55, 84, and Appendix of Forms Public hearings are scheduled to be held on the amendments to: • Bankruptcy Rules in Chicago, Illinois, on January 17, 2014, and in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2014; • Civil Rules in Washington, DC, on November 7, 2013, in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 9, 2014, and in Dallas, Texas, on February 7, 2014. Those wishing to testify should contact the Secretary at the address below in writing at least 30 days before the hearing. All written comments and suggestions with respect to the proposed amendments may be submitted on or after the opening of the period for public comment on August 15, 2013, but no later than February 15, 2014. emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:43 Aug 14, 2013 Jkt 229001 BILLING CODE 2210–55–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Joint Task-Force Networked Media Notice is hereby given that, on July 10, 2013, 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 Task-Force Networked Media (‘‘JT–NM’’) 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: ABC American Broadcasting Corporation, New York, NY; Advanced Advertising Forum, Watauga, TX; ALC NetworX, Munich, PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 GERMANY; Altera Corp., San Jose, CA; Arista Networks, Santa Clara, CA; AT&T, Dallas, TX; Athlone Institute of Technology, Westmeath, IRELAND; Audinate, Inc., Portland, OR; AVA Networks, Boulder, CO; Avid Technology, Londonderry, NH; Ray Baldock (Individual), Nevada City, CA; David Bancroft (Individual), Reading, UNITED KINGDOM; Barco, Duluth, GA; Bosch Communications, Burnsville, MN; British Broadcast Corporation, London, Surrey, UNITED KINGDOM; BskyB Ltd, Isleworth, UNITED KINGDOM; CBC Radio Canada, Montreal, Quebec, CANADA; CBS, New York, NY; CDG—CineDesignGroup, Rome, ITALY; Ciena, Kanata, Ontario, CANADA; Cinegy, Munich, GERMANY; Cisco, San Jose, CA; Cobalt Digital Inc., Urbana, IL; Coral Sea Studios P/L, Clifton Beach, Queensland, AUSTRALIA; Crystal Solutions, Buford, GA; Peter Dare (Individual), Queensland, AUSTRALIA; CS Meyer, Inc., Grass Valley, CA; Devoncroft Partners, Coronado, CA; Dimension Data, Oberursel, GERMANY; Dimetis GmbH, Dietzenbach, GERMANY; DIRECTV, El Segundo, CA; Discovery Communications, LLC, Oak Hill, VA; Distrito Telefonica, Madrid, SPAIN; Diversified Systems Inc., Kenilworth, NJ; Dolby, Porter Ranch, CA; James Donahue (Individual), Plainville, MA; DVBLink, Inc., Mount Vernon, IA; Bob Edge TV Consulting, Tualatin, OR; Elemental Technologies, Portland, OR; Encompass Digital Media, Los Angeles, CA; Ericsson Television Ltd, Southampton, UNITED KINGDOM; ESPN, Bristol, CT; Evertz, Burlington, Ontario, CANADA; European Broadcasting Union, Le GrandSaconnex, Geneva, SWITZERLAND; EVS Broadcast Equipment SA, Seraing, BELGIUM; FOX, Los Angeles, CA; Fraunhofer IDMT, Ilmaneu, GERMANY; Fraunhofer FOKUS Research Institute, Berlin, GERMANY; Front Porch Digital, Mt Laurel, NJ; Fujitsu Frontech North America, Toms River, NJ; GIC, Calabasas, CA; GigaContent A/S, Skanderborg, DENMARK; GoPro, San Mateo, CA; Grass Valley, San Francisco, CA; Harmonic Inc., Portland, OR; Harris Broadcast Corporation, Toronto, Quebec, CANADA; HD Consulting, Sewickley, PA; Home Box Office, Norwalk, CT; HRT, Zagreb, CROATIA; IABM, Gloucestershire, UNITED KINGDOM; IneoQuest Technologies, Inc., Mansfield, MA; Internet2, Ann Arbor, MI; intoPIX, Louvain-La-Neuve, BELGIUM; Iowa Public Television, Johnston, IA; IRIB, Tehran, IRAN; IRT GmbH, Munich, GERMANY; ISAN IA, Geneva, SWITZERLAND; Johnson E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 158 / Thursday, August 15, 2013 / Notices Interactive, Venice, CA; Lawo Group, Dielsdorf, SWITZERLAND; Level 3 Communications, Broomfield, CO; LTN Global Communications, Savage, MD; Peter Lude (Individual), San Francisco, CA; Macnica Americas, San Jose, CA; Media Links, Inc., Bloomfield, CT; Media Systems Consulting, Santa Clara, CA; Mediahub, Dubendorf, SWITZERLAND; MediAnswers, LLC, Mequon, WI; Mellanox Technologies, Sunnyvale, CA; Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA; Miranda, Grass Valley, CA; Modern VideoFilm, Burbank, CA; Multimedia Networks and Systems, Delft, NETHERLANDS; NBC Universal, New York, NY; Net Element, Inc., Miami, FL; Net Insight, Stockholm, SE., SWEDEN; Nevion, Oxnard, CA; NHK— Japan Broadcasting Corporation, Shibuya, Tokyo, JAPAN; NineTiles Networks, Ltd., Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM; Norwegian Broadcasting Corp., Oslo, NORWAY; Luis Nunes (Individual), Annecy, FRANCE; Omron Network Products, Pleasanton, CA; Onstream Media, San Francisco, CA; Pakistan Television Corp., Islamabad, PAKISTAN; Panasonic, Osaka, JAPAN; Paramount Pictures, Los Angeles, CA; Phoenix Satellite Television, Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung, HONG KONG; Quantel, Newbury, Berkshire, UNITED KINGDOM; Quantum Data Incorporated, Elgin, IL; Radio Telefis Eireann, Dublin, ˜ IRELAND; Radio TelevisA£o de Portugal, Lisbon, PORTUGAL; RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, Rome, ITALY; Edward Reuss (Individual), Santa Cruz, CA; Rohde & Schwarz, Munich, GERMANY; Sarnoff Corp., Princeton, NJ; SDVI Corporation, Menlo Park, CA; Semtech Corporation, Burlington, Ontario, CANADA; Skotel Corporation, Brossard, Quebec, CANADA; Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers, White Plains, NY; Snell Group, Havant, Hampshire, UNITED KINGDOM; Sony Corporation, Atsugishi, Kanagawa, JAPAN; SVT-Sveriges Television, Stockholm, SWEDEN; System Resource, Nevada City, CA; TBT, Inc., Del Mar, CA; TeamCast, ´ Saint-Gregoire Cedex, FRANCE; Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, SPAIN; TechNova Consulting LLC, Portland, OR; Telecom Product Consulting, Orange, CT; ˜ TelefA3nica Germany, Munich, GERMANY; Telestream, Inc., El Granada, CA; Televisio de Catalunya, Sant Joan Despi, Barcelona, SPAIN; TELUS Communication Inc., Toronto, Quebec, CANADA; Thomson Video ´ ´ Networks, Cesson-Sevigne, FRANCE; Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc., Tokyo, JAPAN; Turner Broadcast Systems, Atlanta, GA; TV2, Bergen, VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:43 Aug 14, 2013 Jkt 229001 NORWAY; University of Southern California, Stanford, CA; Univision, New York, NY; Verizon, New York, NY; Video Services Forum, Somerdale, NJ; Vidovation, Irving, CA; Wheatstone Corporation, New Bern, NC; Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA; Yleisradio Oy, Helsinki, FINLAND and ZDF, Mainz, GERMANY. The general area of JT–NM’s planned activity is to ensure interoperability in packet-based systems (networking, equipment and software) for professional media. This includes defining specifications for an agile, ondemand, packet-based network infrastructure designed to support a variety of distributed, automated, professional media (file-and streambased) workflows for local, regional and global production supporting any standards-based format for interoperability that will facilitate new workflows and reduce total cost of ownership and to speed-up content time-to-market. Patricia A. Brink, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2013–19851 Filed 8–14–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—PXI System Alliance, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on July 22, 2013, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), PXI Systems Alliance, 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, Embedded Planet, Cleveland, OH; and ACQUISYS, Voisins le Bretonneux, FRANCE, 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 PXI Systems Alliance, Inc. intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On November 22, 2000, PXI Systems Alliance, Inc. filed its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 49769 the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on March 8, 2001 (66 FR 13971). The last notification was filed with the Department on May 8, 2013. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on June 5, 2013 (78 FR 33859). Patricia A. Brink, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2013–19850 Filed 8–14–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Telemanagement Forum Notice is hereby given that, on July 16, 2013, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), TeleManagement Forum (‘‘The Forum’’) 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, the following parties have been added as members to this venture: Agiled, Santiago, CHILE; Apigee Corporation, Palo Alto, CA; Aria Systems, Inc., San Francisco, CA; BAIX Corporation, Cheyenne, WY; BASE Company, Brussels, BELGIUM; beCloud, Minsk, BELARUS; BEISIS, Ceroux Mousty, BELGIUM; Booz & Company NA Inc., New York, NY; Cricket Communications, San Diego, CA; DANATEQ PTE. Ltd., Singapore, ´ SINGAPORE; Desfosses Consultation, ´ Quebec, CANADA; EE, Hertfordshire, UNITED KINGDOM; Ethio Telecom, Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA; Federal ´ University of Parana, Curitiba, BRAZIL; GET AS, Oslo, NORWAY; Ibis Instruments, Belgrade, SERBIA; Innova Bilisim Cozumleri, Maslak, TURKEY; Intelli Solutions S.A., Athens, GREECE; International IT House, Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; IPSCAPE Ltd., Bidford on Avon, UNITED KINGDOM; Join Wireless S.A., Hamm, LUXEMBOURG; Latin America Business Consulting Mexico, S.A. de ´ C.V., Atizapan de Zaragoza, MEXICO; Lebara Services Ltd., London, UNITED KINGDOM; Maveric Systems Ltd., Chennai, INDIA; Modern Times Group E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Joint Task-Force Networked Media

    Notice is hereby given that, on July 10, 2013, 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 Task-Force Networked Media 
(``JT-NM'') 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: ABC American Broadcasting Corporation, New York, 
NY; Advanced Advertising Forum, Watauga, TX; ALC NetworX, Munich, 
GERMANY; Altera Corp., San Jose, CA; Arista Networks, Santa Clara, CA; 
AT&T, Dallas, TX; Athlone Institute of Technology, Westmeath, IRELAND; 
Audinate, Inc., Portland, OR; AVA Networks, Boulder, CO; Avid 
Technology, Londonderry, NH; Ray Baldock (Individual), Nevada City, CA; 
David Bancroft (Individual), Reading, UNITED KINGDOM; Barco, Duluth, 
GA; Bosch Communications, Burnsville, MN; British Broadcast 
Corporation, London, Surrey, UNITED KINGDOM; BskyB Ltd, Isleworth, 
UNITED KINGDOM; CBC Radio Canada, Montreal, Quebec, CANADA; CBS, New 
York, NY; CDG--CineDesignGroup, Rome, ITALY; Ciena, Kanata, Ontario, 
CANADA; Cinegy, Munich, GERMANY; Cisco, San Jose, CA; Cobalt Digital 
Inc., Urbana, IL; Coral Sea Studios P/L, Clifton Beach, Queensland, 
AUSTRALIA; Crystal Solutions, Buford, GA; Peter Dare (Individual), 
Queensland, AUSTRALIA; CS Meyer, Inc., Grass Valley, CA; Devoncroft 
Partners, Coronado, CA; Dimension Data, Oberursel, GERMANY; Dimetis 
GmbH, Dietzenbach, GERMANY; DIRECTV, El Segundo, CA; Discovery 
Communications, LLC, Oak Hill, VA; Distrito Telefonica, Madrid, SPAIN; 
Diversified Systems Inc., Kenilworth, NJ; Dolby, Porter Ranch, CA; 
James Donahue (Individual), Plainville, MA; DVBLink, Inc., Mount 
Vernon, IA; Bob Edge TV Consulting, Tualatin, OR; Elemental 
Technologies, Portland, OR; Encompass Digital Media, Los Angeles, CA; 
Ericsson Television Ltd, Southampton, UNITED KINGDOM; ESPN, Bristol, 
CT; Evertz, Burlington, Ontario, CANADA; European Broadcasting Union, 
Le Grand-Saconnex, Geneva, SWITZERLAND; EVS Broadcast Equipment SA, 
Seraing, BELGIUM; FOX, Los Angeles, CA; Fraunhofer IDMT, Ilmaneu, 
GERMANY; Fraunhofer FOKUS Research Institute, Berlin, GERMANY; Front 
Porch Digital, Mt Laurel, NJ; Fujitsu Frontech North America, Toms 
River, NJ; GIC, Calabasas, CA; GigaContent A/S, Skanderborg, DENMARK; 
GoPro, San Mateo, CA; Grass Valley, San Francisco, CA; Harmonic Inc., 
Portland, OR; Harris Broadcast Corporation, Toronto, Quebec, CANADA; HD 
Consulting, Sewickley, PA; Home Box Office, Norwalk, CT; HRT, Zagreb, 
CROATIA; IABM, Gloucestershire, UNITED KINGDOM; IneoQuest Technologies, 
Inc., Mansfield, MA; Internet2, Ann Arbor, MI; intoPIX, Louvain-La-
Neuve, BELGIUM; Iowa Public Television, Johnston, IA; IRIB, Tehran, 
IRAN; IRT GmbH, Munich, GERMANY; ISAN IA, Geneva, SWITZERLAND; Johnson

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Interactive, Venice, CA; Lawo Group, Dielsdorf, SWITZERLAND; Level 3 
Communications, Broomfield, CO; LTN Global Communications, Savage, MD; 
Peter Lude (Individual), San Francisco, CA; Macnica Americas, San Jose, 
CA; Media Links, Inc., Bloomfield, CT; Media Systems Consulting, Santa 
Clara, CA; Mediahub, Dubendorf, SWITZERLAND; MediAnswers, LLC, Mequon, 
WI; Mellanox Technologies, Sunnyvale, CA; Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA; 
Miranda, Grass Valley, CA; Modern VideoFilm, Burbank, CA; Multimedia 
Networks and Systems, Delft, NETHERLANDS; NBC Universal, New York, NY; 
Net Element, Inc., Miami, FL; Net Insight, Stockholm, SE., SWEDEN; 
Nevion, Oxnard, CA; NHK--Japan Broadcasting Corporation, Shibuya, 
Tokyo, JAPAN; NineTiles Networks, Ltd., Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM; 
Norwegian Broadcasting Corp., Oslo, NORWAY; Luis Nunes (Individual), 
Annecy, FRANCE; Omron Network Products, Pleasanton, CA; Onstream Media, 
San Francisco, CA; Pakistan Television Corp., Islamabad, PAKISTAN; 
Panasonic, Osaka, JAPAN; Paramount Pictures, Los Angeles, CA; Phoenix 
Satellite Television, Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung, HONG KONG; Quantel, 
Newbury, Berkshire, UNITED KINGDOM; Quantum Data Incorporated, Elgin, 
IL; Radio Telefis Eireann, Dublin, IRELAND; Radio 
Televis[Atilde][pound]o de Portugal, Lisbon, PORTUGAL; RAI 
Radiotelevisione Italiana, Rome, ITALY; Edward Reuss (Individual), 
Santa Cruz, CA; Rohde & Schwarz, Munich, GERMANY; Sarnoff Corp., 
Princeton, NJ; SDVI Corporation, Menlo Park, CA; Semtech Corporation, 
Burlington, Ontario, CANADA; Skotel Corporation, Brossard, Quebec, 
CANADA; Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers, White 
Plains, NY; Snell Group, Havant, Hampshire, UNITED KINGDOM; Sony 
Corporation, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa, JAPAN; SVT-Sveriges Television, 
Stockholm, SWEDEN; System Resource, Nevada City, CA; TBT, Inc., Del 
Mar, CA; TeamCast, Saint-Gr[eacute]goire Cedex, FRANCE; Technical 
University of Catalonia, Barcelona, SPAIN; TechNova Consulting LLC, 
Portland, OR; Telecom Product Consulting, Orange, CT; 
Telef[Atilde]\3\nica Germany, Munich, GERMANY; Telestream, Inc., El 
Granada, CA; Televisio de Catalunya, Sant Joan Despi, Barcelona, SPAIN; 
TELUS Communication Inc., Toronto, Quebec, CANADA; Thomson Video 
Networks, Cesson-S[eacute]vign[eacute], FRANCE; Tokyo Broadcasting 
System Television, Inc., Tokyo, JAPAN; Turner Broadcast Systems, 
Atlanta, GA; TV2, Bergen, NORWAY; University of Southern California, 
Stanford, CA; Univision, New York, NY; Verizon, New York, NY; Video 
Services Forum, Somerdale, NJ; Vidovation, Irving, CA; Wheatstone 
Corporation, New Bern, NC; Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA; Yleisradio Oy, 
Helsinki, FINLAND and ZDF, Mainz, GERMANY.
    The general area of JT-NM's planned activity is to ensure 
interoperability in packet-based systems (networking, equipment and 
software) for professional media. This includes defining specifications 
for an agile, on-demand, packet-based network infrastructure designed 
to support a variety of distributed, automated, professional media 
(file-and stream-based) workflows for local, regional and global 
production supporting any standards-based format for interoperability 
that will facilitate new workflows and reduce total cost of ownership 
and to speed-up content time-to-market.

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-19851 Filed 8-14-13; 8:45 am]
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