80_FR_13471 80 FR 13422 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993; Pistoia Alliance, Inc.

80 FR 13422 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993; Pistoia Alliance, Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 49 (March 13, 2015)

Page Range13422-13423
FR Document2015-05853

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 49 (Friday, March 13, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13422-13423]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05853]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993; Pistoia Alliance, Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on February 12, 2015, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Pistoia Alliance, Inc. has 
filed written notifications 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, Amgen, Thousand 
Oaks, CA; quattro research GmbH, Munich, GERMANY; Cambridgene, 
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UNITED KINGDOM; Dotmatics Limited, Bishop 
Stortford, Hertfordshire, UNITED KINGDOM; Paul Willer (individual 
member), Sudbury, Suffolk, UNITED KINGDOM; H. Lundbeck A/S, Valby, 
DENMARK; and Jeeva Informatics Solutions, Derwood, MD, have been added 
as parties to this venture.
    Also, ChemITment, Amston, CT; Progenus, Namur, BELGIUM; Answer 
Consulting, Woking, UNITED KINGDOM; IrisNote, Inc., Columbus, OH; Blue 
Reference, Inc., Bend, OR; and Ingrid Akerblom, Lansdale, PA, have 
withdrawn as parties to this venture.

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    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 Pistoia Alliance, Inc. intends to 
file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in 
membership.
    On May 28, 2009, Pistoia Alliance, Inc. 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 July 15, 2009 (74 FR 34364).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on November 20, 
2014. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on December 31, 2014 (79 FR 78908).

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement,Antitrust Division.
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                                                  three identified in Alternative B.                      Refuge System Improvement Act of                      your entire comment—including your
                                                  Whereas the facilities for public use will              1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.).                       personal identifying information—may
                                                  mainly be off site and associated with                   Dated: January 5, 2015.                              be made publicly available at any time.
                                                  the administrative Visitors Center site                 Mike Oetker,                                          While you can ask us in your comment
                                                  for both Alternatives A and B,                          Acting Regional Director.
                                                                                                                                                                to withhold your personal identifying
                                                  Alternative C adds facilities to the                                                                          information from public review, we
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2015–05721 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  refuges proper to provide for basic                                                                           cannot guarantee that we will be able to
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                                                  visitor use and to promote wildlife-                                                                          do so.
                                                  dependent recreation, mainly fishing                                                                          Mount Diablo Meridian, California
                                                  and wildlife observation and                            DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                  photography. The refuges would add a                                                                          T. 32 S., R. 16 E., dependent resurvey and
                                                                                                                                                                    subdivision, accepted February 12, 2015.
                                                  maintenance compound on each refuge                     Bureau of Land Management                             T. 39 N., R. 14 E., dependent resurvey and
                                                  and visitor services facilities to promote                                                                        subdivision, accepted February 12, 2015.
                                                  access and use. These include adding a                  [LLCA942000 L57000000.BX0000 14X
                                                                                                          L5017AR]                                              San Bernardino Meridian, California
                                                  system of trails for each refuge and
                                                  providing fishing access via a primitive                                                                      T. 7 S., R. 13 E., addendum plat of section
                                                                                                          Filing of Plats of Survey: California
                                                  boat launch at Coon Bayou. To enhance                                                                              21, accepted February 12, 2015.
                                                  wildlife viewing, a photography                         AGENCY:   Bureau of Land Management,                  T. 7 S., R. 13 E., addendum plat of section
                                                  observation platform and/or photo                       Interior.                                                  13, accepted February 12, 2015.
                                                  blinds would be constructed at each                     ACTION: Notice.                                         Authority: 43 U.S.C., Chapter 3.
                                                  refuge.                                                                                                         Dated: March 5, 2015.
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:     The plats of survey of lands
                                                    The Service would expand its survey                                                                         Lance J. Bishop,
                                                                                                          described below are scheduled to be
                                                  and monitoring of priority species as                   officially filed in the Bureau of Land                Chief Cadastral Surveyor, California.
                                                  proposed in Alternative B to obtain                     Management, California State Office,                  [FR Doc. 2015–05785 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  baseline data for native species, none of               Sacramento, California.                               BILLING CODE 4310–40–P
                                                  which have been inventoried or their
                                                                                                          DATES: April 13, 2015.
                                                  presence documented (e.g., selected
                                                  mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians and                 ADDRESSES: A copy of the plats may be
                                                  invertebrates). Also, active habitat                    obtained from the California State                    DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                                                  management (e.g., cooperative farming,                  Office, Bureau of Land Management,
                                                  moist soil management) could occur.                     2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento,                         Antitrust Division
                                                  Nuisance animal control and invasive                    California 95825, upon required
                                                                                                          payment.                                              Notice Pursuant to the National
                                                  plant species management would
                                                                                                                                                                Cooperative Research and Production
                                                  continue as described in Alternative B                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                Act of 1993; Pistoia Alliance, Inc.
                                                  and conducted opportunistically.                        Chief, Branch of Geographic Services,
                                                    Alternative C includes adding the                     Bureau of Land Management, California                    Notice is hereby given that, on
                                                  positions proposed in Alternative B plus                State Office, 2800 Cottage Way W–1623,                February 12, 2015, pursuant to Section
                                                  three others: A Federal Wildlife Officer                Sacramento, California 95825, (916)                   6(a) of the National Cooperative
                                                  position, a Visitor Services Specialist,                978–4310. Persons who use a                           Research and Production Act of 1993,
                                                  and an office/administrative assistant or               telecommunications device for the deaf                15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’),
                                                  clerk position, which, among                            (TDD) may call the Federal Information                Pistoia Alliance, Inc. has filed written
                                                  administrative duties, would serve as a                 Relay Service (FIRS) at 1 (800) 877–8339              notifications simultaneously with the
                                                  receptionist at the Visitor Center. With                to contact the above individual during                Attorney General and the Federal Trade
                                                  additional staffing, the Visitor Center                 normal business hours. The FIRS is                    Commission disclosing changes in its
                                                  could be open more hours.                               available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,              membership. The notifications were
                                                                                                          to leave a message or question with the               filed for the purpose of extending the
                                                  Next Step                                               above individual. You will receive a                  Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
                                                    After the comment period ends, we                     reply during normal business hours.                   antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
                                                  will analyze the comments and address                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A person                   under specified circumstances.
                                                  them.                                                   or party who wishes to protest a survey               Specifically, Amgen, Thousand Oaks,
                                                                                                          must file a notice that they wish to                  CA; quattro research GmbH, Munich,
                                                  Public Availability of Comments
                                                                                                          protest with the Chief, Branch of                     GERMANY; Cambridgene, Cambridge,
                                                    Before including your address, phone                  Geographic Services. A statement of                   Cambridgeshire, UNITED KINGDOM;
                                                  number, email address, or other                         reasons for a protest may be filed with               Dotmatics Limited, Bishop Stortford,
                                                  personal identifying information in your                the notice of protest and must be filed               Hertfordshire, UNITED KINGDOM; Paul
                                                  comment, you should be aware that                       with the Chief, Branch of Geographic                  Willer (individual member), Sudbury,
                                                  your entire comment—including your                      Services within thirty days after the                 Suffolk, UNITED KINGDOM; H.
                                                  personal identifying information—may                    protest is filed. If a protest against the            Lundbeck A/S, Valby, DENMARK; and
                                                  be made publicly available at any time.                 survey is received prior to the date of               Jeeva Informatics Solutions, Derwood,
                                                  While you can ask us in your comment                    official filing, the filing will be stayed            MD, have been added as parties to this
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                                                  to withhold your personal identifying                   pending consideration of the protest. A               venture.
                                                  information from public review, we                      plat will not be officially filed until the              Also, ChemITment, Amston, CT;
                                                  cannot guarantee that we will be able to                day after all protests have been                      Progenus, Namur, BELGIUM; Answer
                                                  do so.                                                  dismissed or otherwise resolved. Before               Consulting, Woking, UNITED
                                                                                                          including your address, phone number,                 KINGDOM; IrisNote, Inc., Columbus,
                                                  Authority
                                                                                                          email address, or other personal                      OH; Blue Reference, Inc., Bend, OR; and
                                                    This notice is published under the                    identifying information in your                       Ingrid Akerblom, Lansdale, PA, have
                                                  authority of the National Wildlife                      comment, you should be aware that                     withdrawn as parties to this venture.


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                                                     No other changes have been made in                   North America, Southbridge, VA; Scot                  ACTION:Final distribution
                                                  either the membership or planned                        Forge Company, Spring Grove, IL;                      determination.
                                                  activity of the group research project.                 Teamvantage Molding LLC, Forest Lake,
                                                  Membership in this group research                       MN; Technical Professional Services,                  SUMMARY:   The Copyright Royalty Judges
                                                  project remains open, and Pistoia                       Inc., Wayland, MI; TELEGRID                           announce the final Phase II distribution
                                                  Alliance, Inc. intends to file additional               Technologies, Inc., Livingston, NJ;                   of cable royalty funds for the year 1999.
                                                  written notifications disclosing all                    TimkenSteel Corporation, Canton, OH;                  The judges issued their initial
                                                  changes in membership.                                  and Universal Propulsion Company,                     determination in December 2014 and
                                                     On May 28, 2009, Pistoia Alliance,                   Inc., Fairfield, CA, have been added as               received no motions for rehearing.
                                                  Inc. filed its original notification                    parties to this venture.                              DATES: Effective date: March 13, 2015.
                                                  pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The                   The following members have                         ADDRESSES: The final distribution order
                                                  Department of Justice published a notice                withdrawn as parties to this venture:                 is also published on the agency’s Web
                                                  in the Federal Register pursuant to                     Bulova Technologies Group, Inc.,                      site at www.loc.gov/crb and on the
                                                  Section 6(b) of the Act on July 15, 2009                Tampa, FL; Colt Defense, Hartford, CT;                Federal eRulemaking Portal at
                                                  (74 FR 34364).                                          Decatur Mold Tool & Engineering, Inc.,                www.regulations.gov.
                                                     The last notification was filed with                 North Vernon, IN; DRS ICAS, LLC,                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  the Department on November 20, 2014.                    Buffalo, NY; Ervine Industries, Inc., Ann
                                                  A notice was published in the Federal                                                                         Richard Strasser, Senior Attorney, or
                                                                                                          Arbor, MI; Fibertek, Inc., Herndon, VA;               Kim Whittle, Attorney Advisor, (202)
                                                  Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the                Matrix Systems, Inc., Ashland, VA;
                                                  Act on December 31, 2014 (79 FR                                                                               707–7658 or crb@loc.gov.
                                                                                                          Metal Storm, Herndon, VA; Microcosm,                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  78908).                                                 Inc., Hawthorne, CA; NI Industries, Inc.,
                                                  Patricia A. Brink,                                      Riverbank, CA; Olin Corporation—                      I. Introduction
                                                  Director of Civil Enforcement,Antitrust                 Winchester Division, East Alton, IL; Otis                In this proceeding, the Copyright
                                                  Division.                                               Products, Inc., Lyons Falls, NY; Parsons              Royalty Judges (Judges) determine the
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–05853 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am]             Government Services, Pasadena, CA;                    final distribution of royalty funds
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                                                                                                          Polaris Sensor Technologies, Inc.,                    deposited by cable system operators
                                                                                                          Huntsville, AL; Quantum Technology                    (CSOs) for the right to retransmit
                                                                                                          Consultants, Inc., Franklin Park, NJ;                 television programming carried on
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                   Solidica, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI; The                    distant over-the-air broadcast signals
                                                                                                          Timken Company, Canton, OH; and                       during calendar year 1999.1 Participants
                                                  Antitrust Division                                      UTRON, Manassas, VA.                                  have received prior partial distributions
                                                                                                             No other changes have been made in                 of the 1999 cable royalty funds.2 The
                                                  Notice Pursuant to the National                         either the membership or planned                      remaining funds at issue are those
                                                  Cooperative Research and Production                     activity of the group research project.
                                                  Act of 1993; National Armaments                                                                               allocated to the Devotional Claimants
                                                                                                          Membership in this group research                     category.3 Two participants are
                                                  Consortium                                              project remains open, and NAC intends                 pursuing distribution from the
                                                     Notice is hereby given that, on                      to file additional written notifications              Devotional Claimants funds for 1999:
                                                  February 13, 2015, pursuant to Section                  disclosing all changes in membership.                 Worldwide Subsidy Group LLC dba
                                                  6(a) of the National Cooperative                           On May 2, 2000, NAC filed its original             Independent Producers Group (IPG) and
                                                  Research and Production Act of 1993,                    notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of              the ‘‘Settling Devotional Claimants’’
                                                  15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’),                   the Act. The Department of Justice                    (SDC).4 The Judges conducted three and
                                                  National Armaments Consortium                           published a notice in the Federal
                                                  (‘‘NAC’’) has filed written notifications               Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the                 1 Although this proceeding consolidates royalty


                                                  simultaneously with the Attorney                        Act on June 30, 2000 (65 FR 40693).                   years 1998 and 1999, all claims to 1998 royalties
                                                                                                             The last notification was filed with               have been resolved, and the funds have been
                                                  General and the Federal Trade                                                                                 distributed. IPG’s appeal of the order approving
                                                  Commission disclosing changes in its                    the Department on August 18, 2014. A                  distribution of 1998 royalties was dismissed for lack
                                                  membership. The notifications were                      notice was published in the Federal                   of jurisdiction. Ind. Producers Group v. Librarian of
                                                  filed for the purpose of extending the                  Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the              Congress, 759 F.3d 100 (D.C. Cir. 2014).
                                                  Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of               Act on September 17, 2014 (79 FR                         2 The 1999 cable royalty deposits equaled

                                                                                                          55830).                                               approximately $118.8 million at the outset. The
                                                  antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages                                                                        Judges authorized partial distributions that the
                                                  under specified circumstances.                          Patricia A. Brink,                                    Copyright Licensing Office made on October 31,
                                                  Specifically, AEgis Technologies Group,                                                                       2001, March 27, 2003, April 19, 2007, June 7, 2007,
                                                                                                          Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust              and February 28, 2013. Authorized distributions
                                                  Inc., Huntsville, AL; Aerojet Ordnance                  Division.                                             equaled in the aggregate approximately $126.9
                                                  Tennessee, Jonesborough, TN; AGM                        [FR Doc. 2015–05835 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am]           million, including accrued interest, leaving a
                                                  Container Controls, Inc., Tucson, AZ;                   BILLING CODE 4410–11–P
                                                                                                                                                                balance available for distribution of $827,842.
                                                  Anyar, Inc., Fort Walton Beach, FL;                                                                              3 See infra note 18, and accompanying text. The

                                                  BANC3, Inc., Princeton, NJ; Chesapeake                                                                        Devotional Claimants category has been defined by
                                                                                                                                                                agreements of the Phase I participants as
                                                  Testing Services, Inc., Belcamp, MD;                                                                          ‘‘Syndicated programs of a primarily religious
                                                                                                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
                                                  DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc., Saint                                                                          theme, not limited to those produced by or for
                                                  Louis, MO; Ellwood National Forge                       Copyright Royalty Board                               religious institutions.’’
                                                                                                                                                                   4 The Settling Devotional Claimants are: The
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                                                  Company, Irvine, IN; Fastcom Supply
                                                                                                          [Docket No. 2008–1 CRB CD 98–99 (Phase                Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc., Coral Ridge
                                                  Corporation, Franklin, NJ; Group W,                                                                           Ministries Media, Inc., Crystal Cathedral Ministries,
                                                  Fairfax, VA; Hydrosoft International,                   II)]
                                                                                                                                                                Inc., In Touch Ministries, Inc., and Oral Roberts
                                                  Livermore, CA; Kord Technologies, Inc.,                 Distribution of 1998 and 1999 Cable                   Evangelistic Association, Inc. The SDC previously
                                                  Huntsville, AL; Michigan Research                                                                             reached a confidential settlement with devotional
                                                                                                          Royalty Funds                                         program claimants represented by the National
                                                  Institute, Ann Arbor, MI; Prime                                                                               Association of Broadcasters, Liberty Broadcasting
                                                  Photonics, LC, Blacksburg, VA; Sabre                    AGENCY:  Copyright Royalty Board,                     Network, Inc., and Family Worship Center Church,
                                                  Global Services, Wharton, NJ; SCHOTT                    Library of Congress.                                                                             Continued




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