[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 34709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16817]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993; The Development of STEP Ship Product Model
Database & Translators for Data Exchange Between U.S. Shipbuilders
Notice is hereby given that, on September 19, 1996, 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''), Intergraph Corporation
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: Intergraph Corporation,
Huntsville, AL; Advanced Management Catalyst, Inc., Wiscasset, ME;
Computervision Corporation, Bedford, MA; Electric Boat Corporation,
Groton, Ct; Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc., Pascagoula, MS; Kockums
Computer Systems, Inc., Annapolis, MD; Newport News Shipbuilding,
Newport News, VA; The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. The
activities of this venture are partially funded through a Cooperative
Agreement with the Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare
Center. The objectives are to implement a neutral file transfer
capability between the product models at the U.S. Shipyards, and to
develop a United States marine industry prototype product model which
will facilitate the implementation of translators and product model
data architectures by U.S. shipyards and CAD system developers.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 97-16817 Filed 6-26-97; 8:45 am]
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