Notice Pursuant to The National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Cooperative Research Group on Particle Sensor Performance and Durability, 12025-12026 [2018-05536]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 53 / Monday, March 19, 2018 / Notices information and must otherwise comply with section 207.30 of the Commission’s rules. All written submissions must conform with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s rules. The Commission’s Handbook on E-Filing, available on the Commission’s website at https:// edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon the Commission’s rules with respect to electronic filing. Additional written submissions to the Commission, including requests pursuant to section 201.12 of the Commission’s rules, shall not be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such submissions, or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request by a Commissioner or Commission staff. In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, each document filed by a party to the investigations must be served on all other parties to the investigations (as identified by either the public or BPI service list), and a certificate of service must be timely filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for filing without a certificate of service. Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to section 207.21 of the Commission’s rules. By order of the Commission. Issued: March 14, 2018. Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2018–05502 Filed 3–16–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–597 and 731– TA–1407 (Preliminary)] Cast Iron Soil Pipe From China sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Determinations On the basis of the record 1 developed in the subject investigations, the United States International Trade Commission (‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’), that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of imports of cast iron soil pipe from China, provided for in subheading 7303.00.00 1 The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)). VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:43 Mar 16, 2018 Jkt 244001 (statistical reporting number 7303.00.0030) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’) and to be subsidized by the government of China. Commencement of Final Phase Investigations Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Commission’s rules, the Commission also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of its investigations. The Commission will issue a final phase notice of scheduling, which will be published in the Federal Register as provided in section 207.21 of the Commission’s rules, upon notice from the U.S. Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) of affirmative preliminary determinations in the investigations under sections 703(b) or 733(b) of the Act, or, if the preliminary determinations are negative, upon notice of affirmative final determinations in those investigations under sections 705(a) or 735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed entries of appearance in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not enter a separate appearance for the final phase of the investigations. Industrial users, and, if the merchandise under investigation is sold at the retail level, representative consumer organizations have the right to appear as parties in Commission antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. The Secretary will prepare a public service list containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the investigations. Background On January 26, 2018, the Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute, Mundelein, Illinois, filed a petition with the Commission and Commerce, alleging that an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of LTFV and subsidized imports of cast iron soil pipe from China. Accordingly, effective January 26, 2018, the Commission, pursuant to sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)), instituted countervailing duty investigation No. 701–TA–597 and antidumping duty investigation No. 731–TA–1407 (Preliminary). Notice of the institution of the Commission’s investigations and of a public conference to be held in connection therewith was given by posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 12025 Federal Register of February 1, 2018 (83 FR 4684). The conference was held in Washington, DC, on February 16, 2018, and all persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to appear in person or by counsel. The Commission made these determinations pursuant to sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)). It completed and filed its determinations in these investigations on March 13, 2018.2 The views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 4769 (March, 2018), entitled Cast Iron Soil Pipe From China: Investigation Nos. 701–TA–597 and 731–TA–1407 (Preliminary). By order of the Commission. Issued: March 13, 2018. Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2018–05435 Filed 3–16–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to The National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Cooperative Research Group on Particle Sensor Performance and Durability Notice is hereby given that, on February 6, 2018, 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 Particle Sensor Performance and Durability (‘‘PSPD–II’’) 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, Hino Motors, Ltd., Tokyo, JAPAN, 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 PSPD–II intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. 2 Due to the Federal government weather-related closure on March 2, 2018, these investigations conducted under authority of Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 have been tolled by one day pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1671b(a)(2), 1673b(a)(2). E:\FR\FM\19MRN1.SGM 19MRN1 12026 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 53 / Monday, March 19, 2018 / Notices On March 15, 2017, PSPD–II 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 April 14, 2017 (82 FR 18012). The last notification was filed with the Department on April 27, 2017. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on June 7, 2017 (82 FR 26514). Patricia A. Brink, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division. Transeparation USA LLC, Houston, TX; and SAIPEM SA, Cedex, FRANCE. The general area of STAR—Phase 2’s planned activity is to systematically test separation equipment and increase fundamental knowledge in phase separation. This will be accomplished by conducting studies on phase separation that can lead to the collection of data on equipment performance, which in turn can be used for driving separator design improvements and operational decisions. Patricia A. Brink, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2018–05536 Filed 3–16–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–P [FR Doc. 2018–05533 Filed 3–16–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Notice Pursuant to The National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Cooperative Research Group on Separation Technology Research Program—Phase 2 Notice is hereby given that, on February 14, 2018, 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 Separation Technology Research Program—Phase 2 (‘‘STAR—Phase 2’’) 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 party to the venture are: Amistco Separation Products, Inc. d/b/a AMACS Process Tower Internals (AMACS), Houston, TX; Chevron Energy Technology Co., a Division of Chevron USA, Inc., Houston, TX; Costacurta S.p.A.–VICO, Milano, ITALY; ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co., Spring, TX; Frames Separation Technologies B.V., Utrecht, THE NETHERLANDS; KGGP, LLC, Wichita, KS; Linde AF—Linde Engineering Division, Pullach, GERMANY; Mueller Environmental Design, Inc., Brookshire, TX; Single Buoy Moorings, Inc., Marly, SWITZERLAND; Shell International Exploration and Production Inc., Houston, TX; Sulzer Chemtech Ltd., Winterthur, SWITZERLAND; VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:43 Mar 16, 2018 Jkt 244001 Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to The National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Heterogeneous System Architecture Foundation Notice is hereby given that, on February 13, 2018, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Heterogeneous System Architecture Foundation (‘‘HSA Foundation’’) 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, ARM, Ltd., Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM, 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 HSA Foundation intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On August 31, 2012, HSA Foundation 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 11, 2012 (77 FR 61786). The last notification was filed with the Department on November 14, 2017. A notice was published in the Federal PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on December 6, 2017 (82 FR 57616). Patricia A. Brink, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2018–05519 Filed 3–16–18; 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—American Society of Mechanical Engineers Notice is hereby given that, on January 25, 2018, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), the 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 September 27, 2017, ASME has published one new standard and initiated four 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 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 September 29, 2017. A notice was filed in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on October 25, 2017 (82 FR 49425). Patricia A. Brink, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2018–05517 Filed 3–16–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–P E:\FR\FM\19MRN1.SGM 19MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 53 (Monday, March 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12025-12026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05536]


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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 Particle Sensor 
Performance and Durability

    Notice is hereby given that, on February 6, 2018, 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 Particle Sensor Performance 
and Durability (``PSPD-II'') 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, Hino Motors, Ltd., Tokyo, JAPAN, 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 PSPD-II intends to file additional 
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.

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    On March 15, 2017, PSPD-II 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 
April 14, 2017 (82 FR 18012).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on April 27, 
2017. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on June 7, 2017 (82 FR 26514).

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-05536 Filed 3-16-18; 8:45 am]
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