[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 125 (Thursday, June 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 33848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16039]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993 Global Silicones Council
Notice is hereby given that, on May 5, 1995, pursuant to Section
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Global Silicones Council
(``GSC'') has filed written notifications simultaneously with the
Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing: (1) The
identities of the parties to the venture and (2) the nature and
objective 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 members in GSC are Bayer
AG, Leverkusen, Germany; Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, MI; GE
Silicones, Waterford, NY; Th. Goldschmidt AG, Essen, Germany; Huls AG,
Marl, Germany; OSi Specialities, Inc., Danbury, CT; Rhone-Poulenc
Chimie, Courbevoie, France; Shin-Estu Chemical Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan;
and Wacker-Chemie GmbH, Munich, Germany. Non-voting participants to the
venture are Silicones Environmental, Health and Safety Council; Centre
Europeen des Silicones; and Silicone Industry Association of Japan.
GSC's objective is to promote the safe use, stewardship,
effectiveness and regulatory approval of organosilicon compounds. In
pursuit of this objective, GSC plans to undertake a variety of
activities, including research, testing and the collection, analysis
and dissemination of information on environmental health and safety
issues relating to organosilicon compounds.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 95-16039 Filed 6-28-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-01-M
