94-13546. Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 Natural Gas Vehicle Technology Partnership

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993 Natural Gas Vehicle Technology Partnership

    Notice is hereby given that, on May 3, 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''), General Motors Corporation 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 research project 
entitled ``Natural Gas Vehicle Technology Partnership''. 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 parties to the project are Chrysler Corporation, Highland 
Park, MI; Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI; and General Motors 
Corporation, Detroit, MI. The parties intend to identify opportunities 
for joining aspects of their independent research and development 
efforts pertaining to natural gas technology with respect to automotive 
systems. At least initially, the parties will concentrate their 
investigations on natural gas storage techniques. The 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. 94-13546 Filed 6-2-94; 8:45 am]
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