99-13282. Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993Auto Body Consortium, Inc.``Hot Metal Gas Forming''

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 28516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13282]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Auto Body Consortium, Inc.--``Hot Metal Gas 
Forming''

    Notice is hereby given that, on March 5, 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''), Auto Body Consortium, Inc.--``Hot 
Metal Gas Forming'' 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, Reynolds Metals Company, Chester, VA; and Troy Design and 
Manufacturing, Medford, MI have been added as parties to this venture. 
Also, the following members have changed their names: Chrysler 
Corporation to DaimlerChrysler, Madison Heights, MI and Rockwell 
Automation to Allen-Bradley Company LLC, Milwaukee, WI.
    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 Auto Body Consortium, Inc.--``Hot 
Metal Gas Forming'' intends to file additional written notification 
disclosing all changes in membership.
    On December 21, 1998, Auto Body Consortium, Inc.--``Hot Metal Gas 
Forming'' 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 February 18, 1999 (64 
FR 8124).
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 99-13282 Filed 5-25-99; 8:45 am]
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