[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 44347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21903]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--Biotechnology Research and Development
Corporation (``BRDC'')
Notice is hereby given that, on August 6, 1996, pursuant to Section
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Biotechnology Research and
Development Corporation (``BRDC'') filed written notifications
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing changes in the membership. The notifications were
filed for the purpose of extending the Act's provisions limiting the
recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified
circumstances. Specifically, American Cyanamid Company, Princeton, NJ;
and Pig Improvement Company, Inc., Franklin, KY have withdrawn from
participation. Hewlett Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA, plans to
withdraw effective May 14, 1997. Dalgety plc, Cambridge, ENGLAND;
Bernard Technologies, Inc., Chicago, IL; and Alexion Pharmaceuticals,
Inc., New Haven CT have become parties to the membership. Additionally,
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI has decided not to withdraw
participation as previously announced.
No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project. Membership in this group
research project remains open, and BRDC intends to file additional
written notification disclosing all changes in membership.
On April 12, 1988, BRDC filed its original notification pursuant to
Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice
in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on May 12,
1988, 53 FR 16919. The last notification was filed June 12, 1995.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 96-21903 Filed 8-27-96; 8:45 am]
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