99-13278. Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993HDTV Broadcasting Technology Consortium

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 28518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13278]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--HDTV Broadcasting Technology Consortium

    Notice is hereby given that, on March 11, 1999, pursuant to section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), HDTV Broadcasting Technology 
Consortium has filed written notifications simultaneously with the 
Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in 
its membership status. 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, New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority, Trenton, NJ; 
and Wegener Communications, Duluth, GA have been added as parties to 
this venture. Also, Philips Laboratories, Briarcliff Manor, NY; MCI 
Telecommunications, Richardson, TX; and Sun Microsystems Federal, Inc., 
Mountain View, CA have been dropped as parties to this venture.
    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 HDTV Broadcasting Technology 
Consortium intends to file additional written notification disclosing 
all changes in membership.
    On September 11, 1995, HDTV Broadcasting Technology Consortium 
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 13, 1995 (60 FR 64079).
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 99-13278 Filed 5-25-99; 8:45 am]
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