97-10946. Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1933Fuel Cell Cooperative Research Program

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 23267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10946]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1933--Fuel Cell Cooperative Research Program

    Notice is hereby given that, on March 24, 1997, 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 participants in the Fuel 
Cell Cooperative Research Program have filed written notifications 
simultaneously with the Attorney General and with 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 current 
participants in the Fuel Cell Cooperative Research Program are: Delphi 
Energy and Engine Management Systems Division of General Motors 
Corporation, Flint, MI; Arco Products Company, Anaheim, CA; and Exxon 
Research & Engineering Company, Florham Park, NJ.
    In consideration of recent legislative and regulatory actions 
designed to reduce emissions from motor vehicles in order to improve 
air quality, the nature and objective of this joint research and 
development venture is to explore the option of using a fuel cell as an 
automotive power source, To help speed the research and reduce the 
expense in this area, the parties have agreed to establish a Fuel Cell 
Cooperative Research Program. Through the Program, the parties will 
plan and carry out research and tests designed to measure and evaluate 
the use of one or more liquid hydrocarbons as a hydrogen fuel source 
for an automotive fuel cell and develop a fuel processor technology 
required to utilize such liquid hydrocarbons to produce such hydrogen 
fuel. The parties plan to perform acts allowed by the National 
Cooperative Research and production Act that would advance these goals.
    Information regarding participation in the Fuel Cell Cooperative 
Research Program may be obtained from Mr. Steven J. Cernak, Esq., 
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI 48232.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 97-10946 Filed 4-28-97; 8:45 am]
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