99-32340. Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Reserach and Production Act of 1993Catalytica Advanced Technologies: Emission Control Catalysts

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 69798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32340]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Reserach and 
Production Act of 1993--Catalytica Advanced Technologies: Emission 
Control Catalysts

    Notice is hereby given that, on August 6, 1999, pursuant to section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Catalytica Advanced Technoogies: 
Emission Control Catalysts has filed written notifications 
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade 
Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the parties 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 are 
Catalytica Advanced Technologies, Inc., Mountain View, CA; and 
CombiChem, Inc., San Diego, CA. The nature and objectives of the 
venture are to conduct research on the combinatorial discovery and 
development of emission control catalysts for lean-burn engines.
    The activities of this Joint Venture project will be partially 
funded by an award from the Advanced Technology Program, National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 99-32340 Filed 12-13-99; 8:45 am]
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