[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 78 (Monday, April 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 20119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9956]
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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
Notice is hereby given that, on March 14, 1995, pursuant to the
National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C.
4301 et seq. (``the Act''), the Center for Waste Reduction Technologies
(``CWRT'') and its participants have filed written 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 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 and
its general area of planned activity are: Center for Waste Reduction
Technologies, New York, NY; American Institute of Chemical Engineers,
New York, NY; ACS Industries, Inc., Woonsocket, RI; Air Products and
Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA; Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, MA;
B&V Waste Science & Technology Corp., Kansas City, MO; Battelle-Pacific
NorthWest Laboratories, Richland, WA; Bechetl Group, Inc., San
Francisco, CA; The B.F. Goodrich Company, Akron, OH; The BOC Group,
Murray Hill, NY; CH2M HILL, Inc., Corvallis, OR; C.W. Nofsinger
division of Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, MO; The Dow Chemical
Company, Midland, MI; Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA;
Gas Research Institute, Chicago, IL; Hoechst Celanese Corporation,
Bridgewater, NJ; ICI Americas Inc., Wilmington, DE; Kinetics Technology
International Corporation, San Dimas, Ca; Minnesota Mining &
Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN; Mobil Research and Development
Corporation, Pennington, NJ; Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO; The M.W.
Kellogg Company, Houston, TX; Rhone Poulenc North America, Monmouth
Junction, NJ; SRI International, Menlo Park, CA; US Department of
Energy, Washington, DC; and Union Carbide Corporation, Danbury, CT.
The nature and objectives of this joint venture are to foster
cooperation among industry, academia, and government for research and
development, education, and information exchange on waste reduction
technologies and processes to achieve the clean, efficient, and
economical production and manufacturing facilities needed for
sustainable development. The objectives of this venture will be
achieved by establishing a broad program for the theoretical and
practical analysis, experimentation, and systematic study of the
relevant phenomena; the collection, exchange and analysis of the
research data thus obtained; the development and testing of basic
engineering techniques; and the extension of the findings and theories
observed into practical application for experimental and demonstration
purposes. In pursuing these objectives, CWRT will seek to stimulate,
encourage and provide a means of establishing separate groups to
undertake specific research projects that are consistent with the broad
objectives of this venture.
Participation in this joint venture will remain open to qualified
persons and organizations. The Participants intend to file additional
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. 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. 95-9956 Filed 4-21-95; 8:45 am]
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