Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-The Open Group, L.L.C., 47148-47149 [2021-18035]

Download as PDF jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 47148 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 160 / Monday, August 23, 2021 / Notices Hearing-impaired individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the TDD terminal on 202–205–1810. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information requested by the questionnaire is for use by the Commission in connection with Investigation No. 332–586, Foreign Censorship Part 2: Trade and Economic Effects on U.S. Businesses, instituted under the authority of section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)). This investigation and report were requested by the Committee on Finance (Committee) of the U.S. Senate in a letter dated April 7, 2021 (revised from a request received January 4, 2021). This investigation was initiated on May 6, 2021, and notice was published on May 12, 2021 (86 FR 26064). The Committee’s request includes a component that requires the use of survey data to provide an analysis of the trade and economic effects of foreign censorship policies and practices on affected businesses in the United States and their global operations. This questionnaire is therefore necessary to analyze foreign censorships impacts on (1) employment, (2) direct costs to businesses (e.g., compliance and entry costs), (3) foregone revenue and sales, (4) selfcensorship, and (5) other effects the Commission considers relevant to respond to the Committee’s request. The Commission is scheduled to deliver its report to the Committee by July 5, 2022. The Commission intends to submit the following draft information collection plan to OMB: (1) Number of forms submitted: 1. (2) Title of form: Foreign Censorship Questionnaire. (3) Type of request: New. (4) Frequency of use: Industry questionnaire, single data gathering, scheduled for 2021. (5) Description of respondents: U.S. businesses operating in China. (6) Estimated number of questionnaire requests to be mailed: 3,790. (7) Estimated total number of hours to complete the questionnaire per respondent: 15 hours. (8) Information obtained from the questionnaire that qualifies as confidential business information will be so treated by the Commission and not disclosed in a manner that would reveal the individual operations of a business. Copies of the draft questionnaire and other supplementary documents may be downloaded from the USITC website at https://www.usitc.gov/ foreigncensorship. By order of the Commission. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:11 Aug 20, 2021 Jkt 253001 Issued: August 18, 2021. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2021–18131 Filed 8–20–21; 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—The Open Group, L.L.C. Notice is hereby given that, on August 2, 2021, 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 Open Group, L.L.C. (‘‘TOG’’) 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, Agora Insights Ltd, Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND; Calsep A/S, Kongens Lyngby, DENMARK; CodeMettle, LLC, Atlanta, GA; Computer Modelling Group Ltd., Calgary, CANADA; Cynosure, Inc., Wichita, KS; Deakin University, Geelong, AUSTRALIA; EAC Business Technology LLC, Sao Bernardo do Campo, BRAZIL; Expro Group, Reading, UNITED KINGDOM; Faculdades Cato´licas, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL; FullStack Architecture International, LLC, Boca Raton, FL; G42 Cloud Technology L.L.C., Al Reem Island, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Galp Explorac ¸a˜o e Produc¸a˜o Petrolı´fera S.A., Lisboa, PORTUGAL; Geopost Consultoria em Geologia e Geofı´sica Ltda, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL; Geoprovider AS, Stavanger, NORWAY; GeoSynergy Pty Ltd, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA; Hochschule fu¨r Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur Leipzig, Leipzig, GERMANY; Huber+Suhner Astrolab, Warren, NJ; IesBrazil Technology & Innovation, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL; Instituto de Informatica da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, BRAZIL; Intelie, Inc., Houston, TX; Intellicess, Inc., Austin, TX; LLC IBS Soft, Moscow, RUSSIAN FEDERATION; LogicGate, Inc., Chicago, IL; Modulo Security Solutions, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL; NIS j.s.c. Novi Sad, Novi Sad, SERBIA; Parasoft Corporation, Monrovia, CA; Prediktor AS, Fredrikstad, NORWAY; Red Rock Technologies, Inc., Tempe, AZ; ResFrac Corporation, Palo Alto, CA; Rock Flow PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dynamics, Singapore, SINGAPORE; ScioTeq LLC, Duluth, GA; Singularity Technologies, Inc., Freehold, NJ; Snowflake Inc., San Mateo, CA; Stimline AS, Kristiansaand S, NORWAY; Strategic Communications, LLC, Louisville, KY; Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR; The HDF Group, Champaign, IL; Tomahawk Robotics, Inc., Melbourne, FL; United Electronic Industries, Inc., Norwood, MA; VadaTech Incorporated, Henderson, NV; VMTC-Vincenzo Marchese Training & Consulting, London, UNITED KINGDOM; and Worley Group Inc., Houston, TX, have been added as parties to this venture. Also, ALC Group, Kenmore, AUSTRALIA; BP Oil International Limited, Poplar, UNITED KINGDOM; Brain4ce Education Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore, INDIA; Bremer Institut far Produktion un Logistik GmbH (BIBA); Bremen, GERMANY; BusCorp Inc., Calgary, CANADA; CAST Navigation, LLC, Tewksbury, MA; CentraleSupe´lec, Chaˆtenay-Malabry, FRANCE; Chengdu GKHB Information Technology Co., Ltd., Chengdu, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; CMC Electronics Aurora Inc., Sugar Grove, IL; Curtis & Associates Ltd., Port St. Mary, UNITED KINGDOM; Doccmott Enterprise Solutions (Pty) Ltd, Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA; ECIS Consultants Limited, Oxford, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; GamingWorks BV, Bodegraven, THE NETHERLANDS; itSMF International, Copenhagen, DENMARK; Kepner-Tregoe, Inc., Princeton, NJ; Logic Solutions Group LLC,Houston, TX; Mentoris Group S.A.C., San Borja, PERU; OPENextech (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd, Hangzhou, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Organizacion Educativa Certifica, S.C, Iztacalco, MEXICO; PCI Systems, Inc., Cupertino, CA; and State Bank of India, Navi Mumbai, INDIA, have withdrawn as parties to this venture. In addition, Architecture Centre Ltd has changed its name to Advised Skills Ltd, London, UNITED KINGDOM; COTSWORKS, LLC, to COTSWORKS, Inc., Highland Heights, OH, and hpad, LLC to hpad, Inc. Bel Aire, KS. 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 TOG intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On April 21, 1997, TOG 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 June 13, 1997 (62 FR 32371). E:\FR\FM\23AUN1.SGM 23AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 160 / Monday, August 23, 2021 / Notices The last notification was filed with the Department on May 11, 2021. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on May 25, 2021 (86 FR 28149). Suzanne Morris, Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2021–18035 Filed 8–20–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Notice Pursuant to The National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on July 22, 2021, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. (‘‘IMS Global’’) 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, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME; Campus EDU, Marion, IN; ClassGather, La Vergne, TN; Columbia County School District, Evans, GA; CoreFour, Richmond, CANADA; Early Learning Quick Assessment (ELQA), Moore, OK; Edge Factor Inc., Beamsville, CANADA; Education Advanced, Inc., Tyler, TX; Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; Hypothesis.is, San Francisco, CA; North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Raleigh, NC; Revisely BV, Breda, NETHERLANDS; RIC One, Rye Brook, NY; Texas Education Agency, Austin, TX; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; VidGrid, Schaumburg, IL; Washington County Public Schools, Hagerstown, PA; and Weld North Education, Scottsdale, AZ, have been added as parties to this venture. Also, DegreeData, Brownsville, TX; Austin Independent School District, Austin, TX; University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; Sakai/Tsugi, Ann Arbor, MI; College voor Toetsen en Examens, Den Haag, ED, NETHERLANDS; Alief Independent School District, Houston, TX; and New Mexico Dept of Ed, Ruidoso, NM, have withdrawn as parties to this venture. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:11 Aug 20, 2021 Jkt 253001 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 IMS Global intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On April 7, 2000, IMS Global 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 September 13, 2000 (65 FR 55283). The last notification was filed with the Department on May 3, 2021. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on May 25, 2021 (86 FR 28148). Suzanne Morris, Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2021–18034 Filed 8–20–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to The National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—BSTC Notice is hereby given that, on July 13, 2021, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Border Security Technology Consortium (‘‘BSTC’’) 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, MicroStrategy, Tysons Corner, VA; and Sol Firm LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC 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 BSTC intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On May 30, 2012, BSTC 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 June 18, 2012 (77 FR 36292). The last notification was filed with the Department on April 23, 2021. A PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 47149 notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on May 25, 2021 (86 FR 28152). Suzanne Morris, Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2021–18027 Filed 8–20–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to The National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Notice is hereby given that, on July 1, 2021, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (‘‘CWMD’’) 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, BTU Research LLC, Houston, TX; Chip Design Systems, Claymont, DE; FutureGenRobotics LLC, Boca Raton, FL; InnovaPrep LLC, Drexel MO; NCP Coatings, Inc., Niles, MI; Presco Engineering, Inc., Woodbridge, CT; Raytheon BBN Technologies Corporation, Cambridge, MA; Tac-Alert LLC, Austin, TX; The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY, and U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation, Arlington, VA, have been added as parties to this venture. Aeryon Defense USA, Denver, CO, and ARServices Limited, Alexandria, VA, have withdrawn from 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 CWMD intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On January 31, 2018, CWMD 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 12, 2018 (83 FR 10750). The last notification was filed with the Department on March 26, 2021. A E:\FR\FM\23AUN1.SGM 23AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 160 (Monday, August 23, 2021)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--The Open Group, L.L.C.

    Notice is hereby given that, on August 2, 2021, 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 Open Group, L.L.C. (``TOG'') 
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, Agora 
Insights Ltd, Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND; Calsep A/S, Kongens Lyngby, 
DENMARK; CodeMettle, LLC, Atlanta, GA; Computer Modelling Group Ltd., 
Calgary, CANADA; Cynosure, Inc., Wichita, KS; Deakin University, 
Geelong, AUSTRALIA; EAC Business Technology LLC, Sao Bernardo do Campo, 
BRAZIL; Expro Group, Reading, UNITED KINGDOM; Faculdades 
Cat[oacute]licas, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL; Full-Stack Architecture 
International, LLC, Boca Raton, FL; G42 Cloud Technology L.L.C., Al 
Reem Island, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Galp Explora[ccedil][atilde]o e 
Produ[ccedil][atilde]o Petrol[iacute]fera S.A., Lisboa, PORTUGAL; 
Geopost Consultoria em Geologia e Geof[iacute]sica Ltda, Rio de 
Janeiro, BRAZIL; Geoprovider AS, Stavanger, NORWAY; GeoSynergy Pty Ltd, 
Brisbane, AUSTRALIA; Hochschule f[uuml]r Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur 
Leipzig, Leipzig, GERMANY; Huber+Suhner Astrolab, Warren, NJ; IesBrazil 
Technology & Innovation, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL; Instituto de 
Informatica da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto 
Alegre, BRAZIL; Intelie, Inc., Houston, TX; Intellicess, Inc., Austin, 
TX; LLC IBS Soft, Moscow, RUSSIAN FEDERATION; LogicGate, Inc., Chicago, 
IL; Modulo Security Solutions, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL; NIS j.s.c. Novi 
Sad, Novi Sad, SERBIA; Parasoft Corporation, Monrovia, CA; Prediktor 
AS, Fredrikstad, NORWAY; Red Rock Technologies, Inc., Tempe, AZ; 
ResFrac Corporation, Palo Alto, CA; Rock Flow Dynamics, Singapore, 
SINGAPORE; ScioTeq LLC, Duluth, GA; Singularity Technologies, Inc., 
Freehold, NJ; Snowflake Inc., San Mateo, CA; Stimline AS, Kristiansaand 
S, NORWAY; Strategic Communications, LLC, Louisville, KY; Tektronix, 
Inc., Beaverton, OR; The HDF Group, Champaign, IL; Tomahawk Robotics, 
Inc., Melbourne, FL; United Electronic Industries, Inc., Norwood, MA; 
VadaTech Incorporated, Henderson, NV; VMTC-Vincenzo Marchese Training & 
Consulting, London, UNITED KINGDOM; and Worley Group Inc., Houston, TX, 
have been added as parties to this venture.
    Also, ALC Group, Kenmore, AUSTRALIA; BP Oil International Limited, 
Poplar, UNITED KINGDOM; Brain4ce Education Solutions Pvt. Ltd, 
Bangalore, INDIA; Bremer Institut far Produktion un Logistik GmbH 
(BIBA); Bremen, GERMANY; BusCorp Inc., Calgary, CANADA; CAST 
Navigation, LLC, Tewksbury, MA; CentraleSup[eacute]lec, Ch[acirc]tenay-
Malabry, FRANCE; Chengdu GKHB Information Technology Co., Ltd., 
Chengdu, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; CMC Electronics Aurora Inc., Sugar 
Grove, IL; Curtis & Associates Ltd., Port St. Mary, UNITED KINGDOM; 
Doccmott Enterprise Solutions (Pty) Ltd, Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA; 
ECIS Consultants Limited, Oxford, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; GamingWorks BV, 
Bodegraven, THE NETHERLANDS; itSMF International, Copenhagen, DENMARK; 
Kepner-Tregoe, Inc., Princeton, NJ; Logic Solutions Group LLC,Houston, 
TX; Mentoris Group S.A.C., San Borja, PERU; OPENextech (Hangzhou) Co., 
Ltd, Hangzhou, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Organizacion Educativa 
Certifica, S.C, Iztacalco, MEXICO; PCI Systems, Inc., Cupertino, CA; 
and State Bank of India, Navi Mumbai, INDIA, have withdrawn as parties 
to this venture.
    In addition, Architecture Centre Ltd has changed its name to 
Advised Skills Ltd, London, UNITED KINGDOM; COTSWORKS, LLC, to 
COTSWORKS, Inc., Highland Heights, OH, and hpad, LLC to hpad, Inc. Bel 
Aire, KS.
    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 TOG intends to file additional 
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
    On April 21, 1997, TOG 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 June 13, 
1997 (62 FR 32371).

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    The last notification was filed with the Department on May 11, 
2021. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on May 25, 2021 (86 FR 28149).

Suzanne Morris,
Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-18035 Filed 8-20-21; 8:45 am]
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