E8-7009. Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Vehicle Infrastructure Integration Consortium

Notice is hereby given that, on March 11, 2008, 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 Vehicle Infrastructure Integration Consortium (“VIIC”) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, Mercedes-Benz Research & Technology North America, Inc., Palo Alto, CA has become a member and Chrysler, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI has succeeded DaimlerChrysler Corporation as a member.

No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and VIIC intends to file additional written notification disclosing all changes in membership.

On May 1, 2006, VIIC filed its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on June 2, 2006 (71 FR 32128).

The last notification was filed with the Department on August 22, 2006. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on September 27, 2006 (71 FR 56558).

Patricia A. Brink,

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.