97-4375. Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993Commercial Turf Products, Ltd. Joint Research, Development and Production Joint Venture

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8275-8276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4375]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Commercial Turf Products, Ltd. Joint Research, 
Development and Production Joint Venture

    Notice is hereby given that, on January 9, 1997, 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''), Commercial Turf 
Products, Ltd. filed written

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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 joint venture. The notifications were 
filed for the purpose of invoking venture. The notifications were filed 
for the purpose of invoking the Act's provisions limiting recovery of 
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. 
Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, the identities to the parties are 
LESCO., Inc., Cleveland, OH and MTD Products, Inc., Valley City, OH.
    The nature and objectives of this venture are research, development 
and manufacturing production of commercial turf care equipment. The 
venture will include engineering, product development, and 
manufacturing. The manufacturing will be conducted in the United 
States. The products that are manufactured will be sold in the United 
States and potentially abroad.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 97-4375 Filed 2-21-97; 8:45 am]
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