96-20087. Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993Financial Services Technology Consortium, Inc.; Electronic Check Project  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 7, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 41183]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-20087]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
    
    Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
    Production Act of 1993--Financial Services Technology Consortium, Inc.; 
    Electronic Check Project
    
        Notice is hereby given that, on June 20, 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''), the Financial Service Technology 
    Consortium, Inc.; Electronic Check Project (``Consortium'') has filed 
    written notification simultaneously with the Attorney General and the 
    Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its 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, the changes are as 
    follows: International Business Machines Corporation, White Plains, NY; 
    and Unisys Corp., Blue Bell, PA have entered into project participation 
    agreements with the Consortium. Electronic Clerk Clearing House 
    Organization, Dallas, TX; Mentis Corp., Durham, NC; and the University 
    of Southern California, Marina Del Ray, CA have entered into agreements 
    to provide services to the Consortium in connection with the project.
        The objectives of the project are early technology for, and 
    demonstration of the feasibility of, an electronic check instrument..
        Participation in the research and development project remain open, 
    subject to execution of a suitable agreement and the assessment of a 
    technology risk fee. The Consortium intends to file additional written 
    notifications disclosing all changes in parties that are participating 
    in the project.
        On August 10, 1995, the Financial Services Technology Consortium, 
    Inc.; Electronic Check Project filed its original notification pursuant 
    to Sec. 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 January 
    31, 1996 (61 FR 3463).
    Constance K. Robinson,
    Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
    [FR Doc. 96-20087 Filed 8-6-96; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4410-01-M
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
08/07/1996
Department:
Justice Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
96-20087
Pages:
41183-41183 (1 pages)
PDF File:
96-20087.pdf