[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 28521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13292]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--Southwest Research Institute (``SWRI''):
Advanced Reciprocal Engine Systems (``ARES'')
Notice is hereby given that, on February 9, 1999, pursuant to
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of
1993, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 301 et seq. (``the Act''), Southwest Research
Institute (``SWRI''): Advanced Reciprocal Engine Systems (``ARES'') has
filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General
and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the
parties and (2) the nature and objectives of the venture. The
notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking the Act's
provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual
damages under specified circumstances. Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act, the identities of the parties are Altronic, Inc., Girard, OH;
Caterpillar Inc., Lafayette, IN; Cooper Cameron Corporation,
Springfield, OH; Gas Research Institute, Chicago, IL; Southern
California Gas Company, Los Angeles, CA; Waukesha Engine Division,
Dresser Industries, Inc., Waukesha, WI; and Woodward Governor Company,
Industrial Controls Group, Fort Collins, CO. The nature and objectives
of the venture are to develop and demonstrate reciprocating engine
technology that will enable natural gas engines in power generation
application to achieve 50 percent energy conversion efficiency and
NOX emissions of 5 ppm (corrected to 15 percent oxygen)
through the identification and understanding of potential techniques
and phenomena such as the combustion and knock processes, the use of an
expanded cycle (Miller), ignition system development, new materials for
exhaust energy retention, improved turbocharging and turbocharger
control and exhaust aftertreatment.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 99-13292 Filed 5-25-99; 8:45 am]
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