[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 5409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3010]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--Center for Waste Reduction Technologies; Novel
Reactor Design Joint Venture
Notice is hereby given that, on December 19, 1995, 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 Center for Waste
Reduction Technologies, for itself and for the participants in the
Novel Reactor Design project, (hereinafter ``Novel Reactor Design Joint
Venture'') filed a written notification simultaneously with the
Attorney General and with the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1)
the identities of the parties participating in the joint venture and
(2) the nature and objectives of the joint venture. The notification
was 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: Center for Waste Reduction Technologies, New York, NY;
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York, NY; Air Products
and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA; Eastman Chemical Company,
Batesville, AK; Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO; Olin Corporation, Lake
Charles, LA; Rhone Poulenc Inc., Monmouth Junction, NJ; SRI
International, Menlo Park, CA; and U.S. Department of Energy,
Washington, DC.
The nature and objectives of this joint venture are to conduct an
experimental demonstration to confirm the operational utility and
advantages of the basic concept for a novel reactor design for complex,
exothermic reactions, such as oxidations or sulfonations, in such a way
that yields are maximized and by-product formation and waste generation
are minimized.
Participation in this joint venture will remain open to qualified
persons and organizations. Information regarding participation in this
joint venture may be obtained from: Center for Waste Reduction
Technologies, 345 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017-2395.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 96-3010 Filed 2-9-96; 8:45 am]
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