80_FR_13472 80 FR 13423 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993; National Armaments Consortium

80 FR 13423 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993; National Armaments Consortium

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

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

Page Range13423-13423
FR Document2015-05835

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 49 (Friday, March 13, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 13423]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05835]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993; National Armaments Consortium

    Notice is hereby given that, on February 13, 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''), National Armaments 
Consortium (``NAC'') 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, AEgis Technologies Group, Inc., Huntsville, AL; Aerojet 
Ordnance Tennessee, Jonesborough, TN; AGM Container Controls, Inc., 
Tucson, AZ; Anyar, Inc., Fort Walton Beach, FL; BANC3, Inc., Princeton, 
NJ; Chesapeake Testing Services, Inc., Belcamp, MD; DRS Sustainment 
Systems, Inc., Saint Louis, MO; Ellwood National Forge Company, Irvine, 
IN; Fastcom Supply Corporation, Franklin, NJ; Group W, Fairfax, VA; 
Hydrosoft International, Livermore, CA; Kord Technologies, Inc., 
Huntsville, AL; Michigan Research Institute, Ann Arbor, MI; Prime 
Photonics, LC, Blacksburg, VA; Sabre Global Services, Wharton, NJ; 
SCHOTT North America, Southbridge, VA; Scot Forge Company, Spring 
Grove, IL; Teamvantage Molding LLC, Forest Lake, MN; Technical 
Professional Services, Inc., Wayland, MI; TELEGRID Technologies, Inc., 
Livingston, NJ; TimkenSteel Corporation, Canton, OH; and Universal 
Propulsion Company, Inc., Fairfield, CA, have been added as parties to 
this venture.
    The following members have withdrawn as parties to this venture: 
Bulova Technologies Group, Inc., Tampa, FL; Colt Defense, Hartford, CT; 
Decatur Mold Tool & Engineering, Inc., North Vernon, IN; DRS ICAS, LLC, 
Buffalo, NY; Ervine Industries, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI; Fibertek, Inc., 
Herndon, VA; Matrix Systems, Inc., Ashland, VA; Metal Storm, Herndon, 
VA; Microcosm, Inc., Hawthorne, CA; NI Industries, Inc., Riverbank, CA; 
Olin Corporation--Winchester Division, East Alton, IL; Otis Products, 
Inc., Lyons Falls, NY; Parsons Government Services, Pasadena, CA; 
Polaris Sensor Technologies, Inc., Huntsville, AL; Quantum Technology 
Consultants, Inc., Franklin Park, NJ; Solidica, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI; 
The Timken Company, Canton, OH; and UTRON, Manassas, VA.
    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 NAC intends to file additional 
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
    On May 2, 2000, NAC 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 June 30, 
2000 (65 FR 40693).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on August 18, 
2014. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on September 17, 2014 (79 FR 55830).

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-05835 Filed 3-12-15; 8:45 am]
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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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FR Citation80 FR 13423 

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