97-12667. Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993; Corporation for National Research Initiatives; Cross Industry Working Team Project

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 26569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12667]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993; Corporation for National Research Initiatives; 
Cross Industry Working Team Project

    Notice is hereby given that, on October 29, 1996, 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 Corporation for 
National Research Initiatives (``CNRI'') has filed written 
notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal 
Trade Commission disclosing changes in the membership of the Cross 
Industry Working Team Project (``XIWT''). 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 additional parties have 
become Primary Members of XIWT: BBN Corporation, Cambridge, MA; and 
Sprint Communications Company, Kansas City, MO. The following 
additional party has become an Associate Member of XIWT: The New York 
Times Company, New York, NY. The following parties have discontinued 
membership in XIWT: Ameritech Corporation; Cable Television 
Laboratories; Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC); 
and Com 21, Inc.
    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 CNRI intends to file additional 
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On 
September 28, 1993, CNRI 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 December 
17, 1993 (58 FR 66022). The last notification was filed with the 
Department on July 31, 1996. A notice was published in the Federal 
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on November 4, 1996 (61 FR 
56708).
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 97-12667 Filed 5-13-97; 8:45 am]
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