95-29673. Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993Compact Heat Pump Based Microchannel and Tangential Fan Technologies

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 62477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29673]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Compact Heat Pump Based Microchannel and 
Tangential Fan Technologies

    Notice is hereby given that, on September 18, 1995, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Compact Heat Pump 
Based Microchannel and Tangential Fan Technologies (the ``Joint 
Venture'') has filed written notifications simultaneously with the 
Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing the 
identities of the parties and the nature and objectives of the joint 
venture.
    The notices 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 joint venture are: Lennox 
Industries Inc., Richardson, TX; Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO; 
and Heatcraft Inc., Grenada, MS. The purpose of the joint venture is to 
engage in cooperative research and development of heat pump technology 
that could result in units that would be forty (40) percent smaller and 
four (4) times quieter than current units, while also requiring thirty 
(30) percent less refrigerant. The activities of this joint venture 
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. 95-29673 Filed 12-5-95; 8:45 am]
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