[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 41 (Thursday, February 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 7805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4653]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--Mid Atlantic Regional Consortium for Advanced
Vehicles (MARCAV)
Notice is hereby given that, on July 24, 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''), the Participants in the Mid
Atlantic Regional Consortium for Advanced Vehicles (``MARCAV'') have
filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General
and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing: (1) the identities of the
parties to MARCAV; 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 current parties participating in MARCAV are:
Concurrent Technologies Corporation, Johnstown, PA; Ergenics, Inc.,
Ringwood, NJ; Keystone Consortium, Allentown, PA; Sigma Labs, Inc.,
Tucson, AZ; Synkinetics, Inc., Bedford, MA; and United Defense LP,
Santa Clara, CA.
The nature and objectives of this venture include the pursuit of
research and development of electronic hybrid vehicles to address
military missions, functions and requirements. It will also provide
direct commercial applications for an increasingly significant
technology area with great market potential both in the United States
and abroad. This effort will assist defense-dependent companies to
diversify their work and encourage economic development in an advanced
technology area. It will improve air quality through reduction of
conventional vehicle pollution and increase the options of
transportation planners. The areas of technology research and
development will include: (1) composite vehicle manufacturing; (2)
advanced drive train components; (3) energy management systems; (4)
advanced energy storage; (5) advanced motor controllers; (6) efficient
battery charging; and (7) crash-test simulation and verification. The
purpose of the MARCAV venture does not include the production of a
product, process or service as referred to in 15 U.S.C.
Sec. 4301(a)(6)(D).
Information regarding participation in this venture may be obtained
from Marion Walthall, Concurrent Technologies Corporation, 1450 Scalp
Avenue, Johnstown, PA 15904.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 96-4653 Filed 2-28-96; 8:45 am]
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