94-21426. Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 Bethlehem Steel Corporation and U.S. Steel Group, a Unit of USX Corporation

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 

Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act 
of 1993 Bethlehem Steel Corporation and U.S. Steel Group, a Unit of USX 
Corporation

    Notice is hereby given that, on July 15, 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''), Bethlehem Steel Corporation and 
U.S. Steel Group, a unit of USX 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 and development 
venture, regarding which venture the parties have signed a Non-binding 
Letter of Intent effective as of April 20, 1994. 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 Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Bethlehem, PA; and U.S. 
Steel Group, a unit of USX Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA and the general 
areas of planned activity by the venture are research and development 
activities in the field of basic iron and steelmaking technologies and 
processes, such as primary iron and steel process development, 
finishing steel process development, and steel process instrumentation 
development. Pursuant to the Non-binding Letter of Intent, the parties 
are negotiating a written agreement for the venture and selecting joint 
research projects in the field of research covered thereby; they expect 
to file a further notification under the Act after and in connection 
with execution of such written agreement.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

Joint Venture Worksheet

(First Filings)

A. Name of venture: Bethlehem Steel Corporation and U.S. Steel Group, a 
unit of USX Corporation

Nature of notification: X original
Concise statement of purpose: Research and development in the field of 
basic iron and steelmaking technologies and processes.
    For ventures involving research and development only:
    Identity of parties to venture:

1. Bethlehem Steel Corporation
2. U.S. Steel Group, a unit of USX Corporation

[FR Doc. 94-21426 Filed 8-30-94; 8:45 am]
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