94-13545. Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 High Performance Composites Cooperative Arrangement

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

 

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993 High Performance Composites Cooperative 
Arrangement

    Notice is hereby given that, on April 6, 1994, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), BDM Federal Inc. 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 a cooperative arrangement known as the 
``Agreement for the Establishment of a Cooperative Arrangement for 
Development of High Performance Composites'' (the ``HPC''). 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 BDM Federal, Inc., McLean, VA; 
General Electric Company, acting through General Electric Aircraft 
Engines, Evendale, OH; and United Technologies Corporation, acting 
through Pratt & Whitney, Government Engines and Space Propulsion, 
Hartford, CT. The purpose of the project is to pursue a research 
program sponsored by the Advanced Research Projects Agency into low 
cost, high performance ceramic matrix and metal composites for 
objectives are to avoid inefficient duplication of effort and expense, 
improve general scientific knowledge in this area by answering 
fundamental questions, and accelerate the development of this 
technology. To meet these objectives, the Partnership will collect, 
exchange, and analyze research information regarding this technology; 
conduct tests and develop basic engineering techniques for use in proof 
of theories and concepts in the relevant topics; and perform further 
acts allowed by the Act that would advance the Partnership's objectives 
in this area.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 94-13545 Filed 6-2-94; 8:45 am]
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