94-16592. Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, Electrical Wiring Component Applications Partnership

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

 

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993, Electrical Wiring Component Applications 
Partnership

    Notice is hereby given that, on June 9, 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 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 General Motors Corporation, 
Detroit, MI; Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, MI; and Ford Motor 
Company, Dearborn, MI. General areas of planned activities are to 
identify opportunities for joining aspects of their independent 
research and development efforts in the use of electrical wiring 
component technology relating to automotive wiring, connectors, 
electrical components and connection systems. The objectives are to 
avoid inefficient duplication of effort and expense in research in this 
area, improve general scientific knowledge and accelerate the 
development of technologies in this area. To meet these objectives, the 
Parties will collect, exchange and analyze research information, 
interact with suppliers and other entities interested in this area and 
perform other acts allowed by the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act that would advance the Partnership's objectives.
    Membership in this venture remains open, and General Motors 
Corporation intends to file additional written notification disclosing 
all changes in membership.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 94-16592 Filed 7-7-94; 8:45 am]
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