Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Spectrum Forward Consortium, 29977 [2020-10723]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 97 / Tuesday, May 19, 2020 / Notices Specifically, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JAPAN; MediaTek Inc., Hsinchu, TAIWAN; and Samsung/LSI, Gyeonggido, SOUTH KOREA 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 Open RF Association, Inc. intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On February 21, 2020, Open RF Association, 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 March 11, 2020 (85 FR 14247). Suzanne Morris, Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2020–10735 Filed 5–18–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Suzanne Morris, Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit, Antitrust Division. Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Spectrum Forward Consortium Notice is hereby given that, on May 4, 2020, 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 Spectrum Forward Consortium (‘‘SFC’’) 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: Consortium Management Group, Inc. (‘‘CMG’’), on behalf of the Spectrum Forward Consortium, Washington, DC; Fathom 4, LLC, Charleston, SC; Logistic Services International, Inc., Jacksonville, FL; Netorian, LLC, Aberdeen, MD; StartGuides, LLC, Alexandria, VA; and Tiburon Associates, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI. The general area of SFC’s planned activity is to execute and implement an Other Transaction Agreement (‘‘OTA’’) with the U.S. Government VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:57 May 18, 2020 (‘‘Government’’) (a) for the funding of certain research, development, testing and evaluation of protypes leading to follow-on project production to be conducted as a collaboration between the Government and the SFC Members, to enhance the capabilities of the Government and its departments and agencies in the development of protypes and full production thereof in the critical electromagnetic spectrum technology fields (‘‘SFC Mission’’); (b) to participate in the establishment of sound technical and programmatic performance goals based on the technical needs and requirements of the Government’s electronic spectrum Technology Objectives; (c) to provide a unified voice to effectively articulate the global and strategically important role the SFC Mission plays in furthering national security objectives; and (d) to maximize the utilization of the Government’s and SFC Members’ capabilities to effectively develop critical technologies which can be transitioned and commercialized. Jkt 250001 [FR Doc. 2020–10723 Filed 5–18–20; 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—Cooperative Research Group on Particle Sensor Performance and Durability Notice is hereby given that, on May 11, 2020, 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, Faurecia Systemes D’Echappement (FSE), Nanterre, FRANCE, 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 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 29977 intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On March 25, 2015, 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 June 7, 2018. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on July 9, 2018 (83 FR 31774). Suzanne Morris, Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2020–10719 Filed 5–18–20; 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—Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation Operating Under the Name of the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics Notice is hereby given that, on May 1, 2020, 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 Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation operating under the name of the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (‘‘AIM Photonics’’) 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, Bra-Ket Science, Inc., Austin, TX; Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg, PA; and Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA 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 AIM Photonics intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On June 16, 2016, AIM Photonics 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 E:\FR\FM\19MYN1.SGM 19MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 29977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10723]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Spectrum Forward Consortium

    Notice is hereby given that, on May 4, 2020, 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 Spectrum Forward Consortium 
(``SFC'') 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: Consortium Management Group, Inc. (``CMG''), on 
behalf of the Spectrum Forward Consortium, Washington, DC; Fathom 4, 
LLC, Charleston, SC; Logistic Services International, Inc., 
Jacksonville, FL; Netorian, LLC, Aberdeen, MD; StartGuides, LLC, 
Alexandria, VA; and Tiburon Associates, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI.
    The general area of SFC's planned activity is to execute and 
implement an Other Transaction Agreement (``OTA'') with the U.S. 
Government (``Government'') (a) for the funding of certain research, 
development, testing and evaluation of protypes leading to follow-on 
project production to be conducted as a collaboration between the 
Government and the SFC Members, to enhance the capabilities of the 
Government and its departments and agencies in the development of 
protypes and full production thereof in the critical electromagnetic 
spectrum technology fields (``SFC Mission''); (b) to participate in the 
establishment of sound technical and programmatic performance goals 
based on the technical needs and requirements of the Government's 
electronic spectrum Technology Objectives; (c) to provide a unified 
voice to effectively articulate the global and strategically important 
role the SFC Mission plays in furthering national security objectives; 
and (d) to maximize the utilization of the Government's and SFC 
Members' capabilities to effectively develop critical technologies 
which can be transitioned and commercialized.

Suzanne Morris,
Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-10723 Filed 5-18-20; 8:45 am]
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