[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 235 (Thursday, December 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64533-64534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30982]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--PNGV Systems Analysis Technical Team
Notice is hereby given that, on October 30, 1996, pursuant to
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), General Motors Corporation
filed notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the
Federal Trade Commission disclosing: (1) the identities of the parties
to; and (2) the nature and objectives of a research and
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development 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 General
Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI; Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills,
MI; and Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI.
The Systems Analysis Technical Team will conduct joint research
necessary to develop technologically advanced vehicles that can meet
the goals of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV).
PNGV is the joint effort of the Federal Government and the U.S. auto
industry to develop affordable, fuel-efficient, low-emission
automobiles that meet today's performance standards. The objective of
this joint activity is to reduce significantly the cost and time needed
to develop complex automotive systems by: (1) conducting rapid, cost-
efficient analysis and assessment of vehicle concepts and supporting
technology options; and (2) developing advanced analytical/
computational capability to enable the accurate analysis of concept
vehicles and production prototypes once overall designs and component/
system technologies have been selected. To accomplish this objective,
the Parties, working in conjunction with government entities and
universities, will develop modeling and analysis methods covering
component and system optimization techniques applicable to PNGV. These
will form the basis for a comprehensive systems analysis capability to
be jointly developed by government and industry. The Parties may also
perform other acts allowed by the Act that would advance these goals.
Contact: Steven J. Cernak, General Motors Corporation Legal Staff,
3031 West Grand Boulevard, P.O. Box 33122, M.C. 482-207-700, Detroit,
MI 48232, (313) 974-7735.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 96-30982 Filed 12-4-96; 8:45 am]
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