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activity of the group research project.
Membership in this group research
project remains open, and UHD Alliance
intends to file additional written
notifications disclosing all changes in
membership.
On June 17, 2015, UHD Alliance 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 17, 2015 (80 FR
42537).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on December 22, 2016.
A notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on January 17, 2017 (82 FR 4923).
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
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Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Halon Alternatives
Research Corporation, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that, on March
9, 2017, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Halon Alternatives
Research Corporation, Inc. (‘‘HARC’’)
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, Alyeska Pipeline Service
Company, Anchorage, AK; Gielle
Industries, Altamura, ITALY; and
Hilcorp Energy Company, Houston, TX,
have been added as parties to this
venture.
Also, N2 Towers, Belleville, Ontario,
CANADA, has withdrawn as a party to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 HARC
intends to file additional written
notifications disclosing all changes in
membership.
On February 7, 1990, HARC filed its
original notification pursuant to Section
6(a) of the Act. The Department of
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Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
United States v. Smiths Group plc, et
al.; Proposed Final Judgment and
Competitive Impact Statement
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Justice published a notice in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on March 7, 1990 (55 FR 8204).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on March 2, 2015. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on April 30, 2015 (80 FR 24278).
Notice is hereby given pursuant to the
Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act,
15 U.S.C. 16(b)–(h), that a proposed
Final Judgment, Hold Separate
Stipulation and Order, and Competitive
Impact Statement have been filed with
the United States District Court for the
District of Columbia in United States of
America v. Smiths Group plc, et al.,
Civil Action No. 1:17–cv–00580. On
March 30, 2017, the United States filed
a Complaint alleging that Smiths Group
plc’s (‘‘Smiths’) proposed acquisition of
Morpho Detection, LLC and Morpho
Detection International, LLC
(‘‘Morpho’’) from Safran S.A. would
violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15
U.S.C. 18. The proposed Final
Judgment, filed at the same time as the
Complaint, requires Smiths to divest
Morpho’s global explosive trace
detection business.
Copies of the Complaint, proposed
Final Judgment, and Competitive Impact
Statement are available for inspection
on the Antitrust Division’s Web site at
https://www.justice.gov/atr and at the
Office of the Clerk of the United States
District Court for the District of
Columbia. Copies of these materials may
be obtained from the Antitrust Division
upon request and payment of the
copying fee set by Department of Justice
regulations.
Public comment is invited within 60
days of the date of this notice. Such
comments, including the name of the
submitter, and responses thereto, will be
posted on the Antitrust Division’s Web
site, filed with the Court, and, under
certain circumstances, published in the
Federal Register. Comments should be
directed to Maribeth Petrizzi, Chief,
Litigation II Section, Antitrust Division,
Department of Justice, 450 Fifth Street
PO 00000
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NW., Suite 8700, Washington, DC 20530
(telephone: 202–307–0924).
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement.
United States District Court For the
District of Columbia
United States of America, U.S. Department
of Justice, Antitrust Division, 450 Fifth Street
NW., Suite 8700, Washington, DC 20530,
Plaintiff, v. Smiths Group PLC, 4th Floor, 11–
12 St. James Square, London, SW1Y 4LB,
United Kingdom, SAFRAN S.A., 2, boulevard
du General-Martial-Valin, Paris Cedex 15,
75724, France, Morpho Detection, LLC, 7151
Gateway Boulevard, Newark, CA 94560, and
Morpho Detection International, LLC, 2201
W. Royal Lane, Suite 150, Irving, Texas
75063, Defendants.
Case No.: 17-cv-00580
Judge: Rosemary M. Collyer
FILED: 03/30/2017
COMPLAINT
The United States of America
(‘‘United States’’), acting under the
direction of the Attorney General of the
United States, brings this civil antitrust
action to enjoin the proposed
acquisition of the global explosive
detection business of Morpho Detection,
LLC and Morpho Detection
International, LLC (collectively
‘‘Morpho’’) from Safran S.A. by Smiths
Group plc (‘‘Smiths’’) and to obtain
other equitable relief. The United States
alleges as follows:
I. NATURE OF THE ACTION
1. Smiths proposes to acquire
Morpho, a California-based wholly
owned subsidiary of Safran S.A. Smiths
and Morpho are two of the three leading
providers of desktop explosive trace
detection (‘‘ETD’’) devices and related
services in the United States. ETD
devices are used to detect trace amounts
of explosives or narcotics on persons or
objects in airports and other high-risk
critical infrastructure sites.
2. Smiths’ acquisition of Morpho
would eliminate competition between
Smiths and Morpho for desktop ETD
devices sold for passenger air travel or
air cargo transport in the United States.
The competition between Smiths and
Morpho in the development,
engineering, production, distribution,
sales, and servicing of desktop ETD
devices in the United States has
benefitted customers. Smiths and
Morpho compete directly on price,
innovation, and quality of service. The
proposed acquisition would give Smiths
the ability and the incentive to raise
prices or decrease the quality of service
for desktop ETD devices sold for
passenger air travel or air cargo
transport to customers. The elimination
of Morpho, an aggressive bidder and
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--Halon Alternatives Research Corporation, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that, on March 9, 2017, pursuant to Section
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Halon Alternatives Research
Corporation, Inc. (``HARC'') 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, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company,
Anchorage, AK; Gielle Industries, Altamura, ITALY; and Hilcorp Energy
Company, Houston, TX, have been added as parties to this venture.
Also, N2 Towers, Belleville, Ontario, CANADA, 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 HARC intends to file additional
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
On February 7, 1990, HARC 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
March 7, 1990 (55 FR 8204).
The last notification was filed with the Department on March 2,
2015. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to
Section 6(b) of the Act on April 30, 2015 (80 FR 24278).
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-07092 Filed 4-7-17; 8:45 am]
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