2022-24126. Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-The Digital Dollar Project, Inc.

Notice is hereby given that, on July 21, 2022 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 Digital Dollar Project, Inc. (“DDP”) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in 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, BDO UNIBANK INC., Mandaluyong City, PHILIPPINES; Digital Asset Holdings, LLC, New York, NY; H-E-B, San Antonio, TX; Indigenous Nations Tribal Reserve (INTR), Norman, OK; Elijah's Heart, Franklin, TN; and National Bankers Association, Washington, DC 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 DDP intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.

On June 9, 2022, the Digital Dollar Project 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 August 1, 2022 (87 FR 4007).

Catherine Reilly,

Counsel for Civil Operations, Antitrust Division.