[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 84 (Thursday, May 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 23796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11340]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--CommerceNet Consortium
Notice is hereby given that, on April 8, 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''), CommerceNet Consortium,
(``CommerceNet'') has filed written notification simultaneously with
the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing
certain 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, the following organizations have joined CommerceNet
as Sponsor Members: Ameritech, Chicago, IL; Bay Networks, Inc., Santa
Clara, CA; Fleet Financial Group, Boston, MA; and Visa International,
Foster City, CA. The following organizations have upgraded their
memberships from Associate to Sponsor: Cable & Wireless plc, Menlo
Park, CA; National Institute of Standards Technology, Gaithersburg, MD;
Tashiba, Tokyo, JAPAN; and USWeb, Santa Clara, CA.
The following organizations have joined CommerceNet as Portfolio
Members: Acquion, Inc., Greenville, SC; Fruit of the Loom, Bowling
Green, KY; and Trusted Information Systems, Inc., Glenwood, MD.
No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned
activities of CommerceNet. Membership remains open and CommerceNet
intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes
in membership.
On June 13, 1994, CommerceNet filed its original notification
pursuant to Sec. 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a
notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Sec. 6(b) of the Act on
August 31, 1994 (59 FR 45012). The last notification was filed with the
Department on March 17, 1997. This notice has not been published in the
Federal Register.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 97-11340 Filed 4-30-97; 8:45 am]
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