Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Petroleum Environmental Research Forum Project No. 2011-07, Flare Combustion Efficiency Tools and Best Practices, 21288 [2014-08523]

Download as PDF 21288 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 72 / Tuesday, April 15, 2014 / Notices On June 24, 2013, AMTA 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 July 18, 2013 (78 FR 42975). Patricia A. Brink, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2014–08521 Filed 4–14–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 —Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation Notice is hereby given that, on February 28, 2014, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (‘‘COMTA’’) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the name and principal place of business of the standards development organization and (2) the nature and scope of its standards development activities. 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 name and principal place of business of the standards development organization is: Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation, Washington, DC. The nature and scope of COMTA’s standards development activities are: developing, planning, establishing, coordinating, and publishing accreditation standards for both educational institutions and programs offering instruction in massage therapy and bodywork or esthetics and skin care and curriculum standards development as part of the Coalition of National Massage Therapy Organizations. Specifically, COMTA developed, planned, established, coordinated, and published voluntary consensus standards in the form of basic standards for the entry-level curriculum necessary for safe and competent practice in an early massage career and the number of hours required to teach the essential components of the entry-level curriculum. COMTA developed and published these standards in cooperation with the Alliance for VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:06 Apr 14, 2014 Jkt 232001 Massage Therapy Education, the American Massage Therapy Association, Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals, the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards, the Massage Therapy Foundation, and the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork. Through its standards development activities, COMTA seeks to ensure the highest quality of training and education in massage therapy. COMTA’s standards development activities are ongoing in nature, and existing standards may be updated and/ or amended from time to time. Patricia A. Brink, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2014–08522 Filed 4–14–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Petroleum Environmental Research Forum Project No. 2011–07, Flare Combustion Efficiency Tools and Best Practices Notice is hereby given that, on March 11, 2014, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Petroleum Environmental Research Forum Project No. 2011–07, Flare Combustion Efficiency Tools and Best Practices (‘‘PERF Project No. 2011–07’’) 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: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Fairfax, VA; Total SA, Total Petrochemical and Refining, U.S.A., La Porte, TX; Suncor Energy Services, Inc., Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Chevron U.S.A., INC., a Pennsylvania Corporation acting through its CHEVRON Energy Technology Company Division, San Ramon, CA; and BP Products North America Inc., Naperville, IL. The general area of PERF Project No. 2011–07’s planned activity is through PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 cooperative research efforts, to share information, methods, and tools needed for developing improved flare emissions estimating methodologies and to summarize flare operating practices that are expected to provide high combustion/destruction efficiancy. Patricia A. Brink, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2014–08523 Filed 4–14–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Interchangeable Virtual Instruments Foundation, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on March 11, 2014, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Interchangeable Virtual Instruments Foundation, 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, RADX Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA, has been added as a party to this venture. Also, Modular Methods, LLC, Steamboat Springs, CO, has withdrawn as a party 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 Interchangeable Virtual Instruments Foundation, Inc. intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On May 29, 2001, Interchangeable Virtual Instruments Foundation, 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 July 30, 2001 (66 FR 39336). The last notification was filed with the Department on February 22, 2013. A notice was published in the Federal E:\FR\FM\15APN1.SGM 15APN1

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 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Petroleum Environmental Research Forum Project 
No. 2011-07, Flare Combustion Efficiency Tools and Best Practices

    Notice is hereby given that, on March 11, 2014, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Petroleum Environmental Research 
Forum Project No. 2011-07, Flare Combustion Efficiency Tools and Best 
Practices (``PERF Project No. 2011-07'') 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: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, 
Fairfax, VA; Total SA, Total Petrochemical and Refining, U.S.A., La 
Porte, TX; Suncor Energy Services, Inc., Calgary, Alberta, Canada; 
Chevron U.S.A., INC., a Pennsylvania Corporation acting through its 
CHEVRON Energy Technology Company Division, San Ramon, CA; and BP 
Products North America Inc., Naperville, IL.
    The general area of PERF Project No. 2011-07's planned activity is 
through cooperative research efforts, to share information, methods, 
and tools needed for developing improved flare emissions estimating 
methodologies and to summarize flare operating practices that are 
expected to provide high combustion/destruction efficiancy.

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-08523 Filed 4-14-14; 8:45 am]
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