80_FR_36699 80 FR 36577 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-National Armaments Consortium

80 FR 36577 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-National Armaments Consortium

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

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FR Document2015-15566

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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 May 28, 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, AeroVironment, Inc., Huntsville, AL; Alion Science and 
Technology, Burr Ridge, IL; Alloy Technology Innovation (ATI, Inc.), 
Nicholasville, KY; Angel Armor, LLC, Fort Collins, CO; Applied 
Poleramic, Inc., Benicia, CA; AT&T Government Solutions, Inc., Vienna, 
VA; ATA Engineering, Inc, San Diego, CA; Cipher3LV, LLC, Stafford, VA; 
CompGeom, Inc, Tallahassee, FL; Custom Cable Solutions, Inc., 
Salisbury, MD; Decision Sciences, Inc., Fort Walton Beach, FL; Dev-Lock 
Systems, Inc., Littleton, CO; Engineering Research and Consulting, 
Inc., Huntsville, AL; Fantastic Data, LLC, San Francisco, CA; Flex 
Force Enterprises, LLC, Portland, OR; George W. Solhan, LLC, Tampa, FL; 
Grid Logic, Inc., Lapeer, MI; GuardBot, Inc., Stamford, CT; Hardwire, 
LLC, Pocomoke City, MD; Kestrel Corporation, Alburquerque, NM; Kratos 
Lancaster, Lancaster, PA; L-3 Unmanned Systems, Inc., Ashburn, VA; 
Liberty Consulting Solutions, Toms River, NJ; MAST Technology, Inc., 
Independence, MO; Materials Research and Design, Inc., Wayne, PA; 
McCormick Stevenson Corporation, Clearwater, FL; McNally Industries, 
LLC, Grantsburg, WI; NPC Robotics Corp., Mound, MN; NTA, Inc, 
Huntsville, AL; Phase IV Engineering, Inc., Boulder, CO; Power Design 
Services, San Jose, CA; Pratt & Miller Engineering & Fabrication, Inc., 
New Hudson, MI; Proof Research Advanced Composites Division, Moraine, 
OH; PROOF Research, Inc., Columbia Falls, MT; Propagation Research 
Associates, Inc., Marietta, GA; Protection Engineering Consultants, 
LLC, San Antonio, TX; Rocky Research, Boulder, CO; Saint-Gobain 
Ceramics & Plastics, Inc., Milford, NH; Steel Founders' Society of 
America, Crystal Lake, IL; Stryke Industries, Inc., Warsaw, IN; Syntek 
Technologies, Inc, Alexandria, VA; T.Quinn & Associates, LLC, Warren, 
MI; TenCate Advanced Armor Design, Inc., Goleta, CA; Tethers Unlimited, 
Inc., Bothell, WA; Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; Toyon Research 
Corporation, Goleta, CA; TrackingPoint, Inc., Pflugerville, TX; Triumph 
Structures--Los Angeles, Inc. (TSLA), City of Industry, CA; University 
of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA; and Valley Tech Systems, 
Inc., Reno, NV have been added as parties to this venture.
    Also, Airtronic USA, Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL; Cyalume 
Technologies, Inc.,

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West Springfield, MA; D&S Consultants, Inc. (DSCI), Eatontown, NJ; 
David Earl Cain, Katy, TX; Defense Research Associates, Inc. (DRA), 
Beavercreek, OH; Energetics Technology Center, St. Charles, MD; Gomez 
Research Associates, Inc., Huntsville, AL; HEM Technolgies, Lubbock, 
TX; LithChem Energy, Folcroft, PA; Marotta Controls, Inc., Montville, 
NJ; MELITA Consulting, Alexandria, VA; Metamagnetics Inc., Canton, MA; 
Middle Forge Consulting LLC, Rockaway, NJ; M-Mech Defense, Inc., State 
College, PA; mPhase Technologies, Inc., Norwalk, CT; Nova Training and 
Technology Solutions, LLC, Garnet Valley, PA; R. Stresau Laboratory, 
Inc. (dba Stresau Laboratory, Inc.), Spooner, WI; Technology & 
Management International (TAMI), LLC, Toms River, NJ; Trijicon Inc., 
Wizom, MI; Universal Global Products, LLC, Dover, NJ; University of 
Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA; URS Federal Services, Inc., APG, 
MD; Wavefront, LLC, Basking Ridge, NJ; and Woodward HRT, Inc., Santa 
Clara, CA, have withdrawn as parties to this venture.
    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 February 13, 
2015. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
section 6(b) of the Act on March 13, 2015 (80 FR 13423).

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
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                                                          Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of                    DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                  filed for the purpose of extending the
                                                          Korea.                                                                                                   Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
                                                                                                            Antitrust Division                                     antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
                                                       Flageoli Classic Limited, 7310 Smoke
                                                          Ranch Road, Las Vegas, NV 89128.                                                                         under specified circumstances.
                                                                                                            Notice Pursuant to the National                        Specifically, AeroVironment, Inc.,
                                                       Jewlzie, 353 W 48th Street, #433, New                Cooperative Research and Production                    Huntsville, AL; Alion Science and
                                                          York, NY 10001.                                   Act of 1993—ASTM International                         Technology, Burr Ridge, IL; Alloy
                                                                                                            Standards                                              Technology Innovation (ATI, Inc.),
                                                       Unicos USA, Inc., 610 South Palm
                                                          Street, #E, LaHabra, CA 90630.                       Notice is hereby given that, on May                 Nicholasville, KY; Angel Armor, LLC,
                                                       Skincarebyalana, 34179 Golden                        13, 2015, pursuant to section 6(a) of the              Fort Collins, CO; Applied Poleramic,
                                                                                                            National Cooperative Research and                      Inc., Benicia, CA; AT&T Government
                                                          Lantern Street, #101, Dana Point,
                                                                                                            Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301                 Solutions, Inc., Vienna, VA; ATA
                                                          CA 92629.
                                                                                                            et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), ASTM International              Engineering, Inc, San Diego, CA;
                                                       (c) The Office of Unfair Import                      (‘‘ASTM’’) has filed written notifications             Cipher3LV, LLC, Stafford, VA;
                                                    Investigations, U.S. International Trade                simultaneously with the Attorney                       CompGeom, Inc, Tallahassee, FL;
                                                    Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite                     General and the Federal Trade                          Custom Cable Solutions, Inc., Salisbury,
                                                    401, Washington, DC 20436; and                          Commission disclosing additions or                     MD; Decision Sciences, Inc., Fort
                                                       (3) For the investigation so instituted,             changes to its standards development                   Walton Beach, FL; Dev-Lock Systems,
                                                    the Chief Administrative Law Judge,                     activities. The notifications were filed               Inc., Littleton, CO; Engineering Research
                                                    U.S. International Trade Commission,                    for the purpose of extending the Act’s                 and Consulting, Inc., Huntsville, AL;
                                                    shall designate the presiding                           provisions limiting the recovery of                    Fantastic Data, LLC, San Francisco, CA;
                                                    Administrative Law Judge.                               antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages                 Flex Force Enterprises, LLC, Portland,
                                                                                                            under specified circumstances.                         OR; George W. Solhan, LLC, Tampa, FL;
                                                       Responses to the amended complaint                   Specifically, ASTM has provided an                     Grid Logic, Inc., Lapeer, MI; GuardBot,
                                                    and the notice of investigation must be                 updated list of current, ongoing ASTM                  Inc., Stamford, CT; Hardwire, LLC,
                                                    submitted by the named respondents in                   standards activities originating between               Pocomoke City, MD; Kestrel
                                                    accordance with section 210.13 of the                   February 2015 and May 2015 designated                  Corporation, Alburquerque, NM; Kratos
                                                    Commission’s Rules of Practice and                      as Work Items. A complete listing of                   Lancaster, Lancaster, PA; L–3
                                                    Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to                   ASTM Work Items, along with a brief                    Unmanned Systems, Inc., Ashburn, VA;
                                                    19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such                    description of each, is available at                   Liberty Consulting Solutions, Toms
                                                    responses will be considered by the                     http://www.astm.org.                                   River, NJ; MAST Technology, Inc.,
                                                    Commission if received not later than 20                   On September 15, 2004, ASTM filed                   Independence, MO; Materials Research
                                                    days after the date of service by the                   its original notification pursuant to                  and Design, Inc., Wayne, PA;
                                                    Commission of the amended complaint                     section 6(a) of the Act. The Department                McCormick Stevenson Corporation,
                                                    and the notice of investigation.                        of Justice published a notice in the                   Clearwater, FL; McNally Industries,
                                                    Extensions of time for submitting                       Federal Register pursuant to section                   LLC, Grantsburg, WI; NPC Robotics
                                                                                                            6(b) of the Act on November 10, 2004                   Corp., Mound, MN; NTA, Inc,
                                                    responses to the amended complaint
                                                                                                            (69 FR 65226).                                         Huntsville, AL; Phase IV Engineering,
                                                    and the notice of investigation will not                   The last notification was filed with
                                                    be granted unless good cause therefor is                                                                       Inc., Boulder, CO; Power Design
                                                                                                            the Department on February 18, 2015. A                 Services, San Jose, CA; Pratt & Miller
                                                    shown.                                                  notice was published in the Federal                    Engineering & Fabrication, Inc., New
                                                       Failure of a respondent to file a timely             Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the               Hudson, MI; Proof Research Advanced
                                                    response to each allegation in the                      Act on April 2, 2015 (80 FR 17784).                    Composites Division, Moraine, OH;
                                                    amended complaint and in this notice                    Patricia A. Brink,                                     PROOF Research, Inc., Columbia Falls,
                                                    may be deemed to constitute a waiver of                 Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust               MT; Propagation Research Associates,
                                                    the right to appear and contest the                     Division.                                              Inc., Marietta, GA; Protection
                                                    allegations of the amended complaint                    [FR Doc. 2015–15565 Filed 6–24–15; 8:45 am]            Engineering Consultants, LLC, San
                                                    and this notice, and to authorize the                   BILLING CODE 4410–11–P
                                                                                                                                                                   Antonio, TX; Rocky Research, Boulder,
                                                    administrative law judge and the                                                                               CO; Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics,
                                                    Commission, without further notice to                                                                          Inc., Milford, NH; Steel Founders’
                                                    the respondent, to find the facts to be as              DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                  Society of America, Crystal Lake, IL;
                                                    alleged in the amended complaint and                                                                           Stryke Industries, Inc., Warsaw, IN;
                                                    this notice and to enter an initial                     Antitrust Division                                     Syntek Technologies, Inc, Alexandria,
                                                    determination and a final determination                                                                        VA; T.Quinn & Associates, LLC, Warren,
                                                                                                            Notice Pursuant to the National                        MI; TenCate Advanced Armor Design,
                                                    containing such findings, and may                       Cooperative Research and Production
                                                    result in the issuance of an exclusion                                                                         Inc., Goleta, CA; Tethers Unlimited,
                                                                                                            Act of 1993—National Armaments                         Inc., Bothell, WA; Texas Tech
                                                    order or a cease and desist order or both               Consortium
                                                    directed against the respondent.                                                                               University, Lubbock, TX; Toyon
                                                                                                               Notice is hereby given that, on May                 Research Corporation, Goleta, CA;
                                                      By order of the Commission.                                                                                  TrackingPoint, Inc., Pflugerville, TX;
                                                                                                            28, 2015, pursuant to section 6(a) of the
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                                                      Issued: June 19, 2015.                                National Cooperative Research and                      Triumph Structures—Los Angeles, Inc.
                                                    Lisa R. Barton,                                         Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301                 (TSLA), City of Industry, CA; University
                                                    Secretary to the Commission.                            et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), National Armaments              of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA;
                                                                                                            Consortium (‘‘NAC’’) has filed written                 and Valley Tech Systems, Inc., Reno,
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–15575 Filed 6–24–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            notifications simultaneously with the                  NV have been added as parties to this
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                                                                                                            Attorney General and the Federal Trade                 venture.
                                                                                                            Commission disclosing changes in its                      Also, Airtronic USA, Inc., Elk Grove
                                                                                                            membership. The notifications were                     Village, IL; Cyalume Technologies, Inc.,


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                                                    36578                         Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 122 / Thursday, June 25, 2015 / Notices

                                                    West Springfield, MA; D&S Consultants,                  on Wet Gas Compression Consortium                      Specifically, Vehicle Technologies, Inc.,
                                                    Inc. (DSCI), Eatontown, NJ; David Earl                  (‘‘WGCC’’) has filed written                           Trenton, NJ; and Wolf Robotics, LLC,
                                                    Cain, Katy, TX; Defense Research                        notifications simultaneously with the                  Fort Collins, CO, have been added as
                                                    Associates, Inc. (DRA), Beavercreek,                    Attorney General and the Federal Trade                 parties to this venture. Also, Willow
                                                    OH; Energetics Technology Center, St.                   Commission disclosing (1) the identities               Garage, Inc., Menlo Park, CA; Spirit
                                                    Charles, MD; Gomez Research                             of the parties to the venture and (2) the              Aero Systems, Inc., Wichita, KS; and
                                                    Associates, Inc., Huntsville, AL; HEM                   nature and objectives of the venture.                  OmnicO ADV, Inc., Sterling Heights,
                                                    Technolgies, Lubbock, TX; LithChem                      The notifications were filed for the                   MI, have withdrawn as parties to this
                                                    Energy, Folcroft, PA; Marotta Controls,                 purpose of invoking the Act’s provisions               venture.
                                                    Inc., Montville, NJ; MELITA Consulting,                 limiting the recovery of antitrust                        No other changes have been made in
                                                    Alexandria, VA; Metamagnetics Inc.,                     plaintiffs to actual damages under                     either the membership or planned
                                                    Canton, MA; Middle Forge Consulting                     specified circumstances.                               activity of the group research project.
                                                    LLC, Rockaway, NJ; M-Mech Defense,                         Pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act, the            Membership in this group research
                                                    Inc., State College, PA; mPhase                         identities of the parties to the venture               project remains open, and RIC-Americas
                                                    Technologies, Inc., Norwalk, CT; Nova                   are: Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.—Petrobras,              intends to file additional written
                                                    Training and Technology Solutions,                      Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL; MAN Diesel &                   notifications disclosing all changes in
                                                    LLC, Garnet Valley, PA; R. Stresau                      Turbo Schweiz AG, Zurich,                              membership.
                                                    Laboratory, Inc. (dba Stresau Laboratory,               SWITZERLAND; Dresser-Rand,                                On April 30, 2014, RIC-Americas filed
                                                    Inc.), Spooner, WI; Technology &                        Houston, TX; ExxonMobil Upstream                       its original notification pursuant to
                                                    Management International (TAMI), LLC,                   Research Company, Spring, TX; Hitachi,                 section 6(a) of the Act. The Department
                                                    Toms River, NJ; Trijicon Inc., Wizom,                   Ltd., Tsuchiura, JAPAN; Solar Turbines                 of Justice published a notice in the
                                                    MI; Universal Global Products, LLC,                     Incorporated, San Diego, CA; FMC                       Federal Register pursuant to section
                                                    Dover, NJ; University of Louisiana at                   Technologies Kongsberg Subsea AS,                      6(b) of the Act on June 9, 2014 (79 FR
                                                    Lafayette, Lafayette, LA; URS Federal                   Kongsberg, NORWAY; and Ingersoll-                      32999).
                                                    Services, Inc., APG, MD; Wavefront,                     Rand Company, Buffalo, NY. The                            The last notification was filed with
                                                    LLC, Basking Ridge, NJ; and Woodward                    general area of WGCC’s planned activity                the Department on September 14, 2014.
                                                    HRT, Inc., Santa Clara, CA, have                        is to improve the physical                             A notice was published in the Federal
                                                    withdrawn as parties to this venture.                   understanding of wet gas compression                   Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the
                                                       No other changes have been made in                   by studying turbomachinery operation                   Act on September 30, 2014 (79 FR
                                                    either the membership or planned                        and performance in wet gas conditions.                 58805).
                                                    activity of the group research project.                 The goals of the WGCC are to cost-
                                                                                                                                                                   Patricia A. Brink,
                                                    Membership in this group research                       effectively provide a fundamental
                                                                                                                                                                   Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
                                                    project remains open, and NAC intends                   understanding of wet gas compression,
                                                                                                                                                                   Division.
                                                    to file additional written notifications                identify current knowledge gaps, and
                                                                                                                                                                   [FR Doc. 2015–15561 Filed 6–24–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    disclosing all changes in membership.                   suggest future research required to close
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                                                       On May 2, 2000, NAC filed its original               those knowledge gaps.
                                                    notification pursuant to section 6(a) of                Patricia A. Brink,
                                                    the Act. The Department of Justice                                                                             DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                                                                                                            Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
                                                    published a notice in the Federal                       Division.
                                                    Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the                                                                       Antitrust Division
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2015–15559 Filed 6–24–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    Act on June 30, 2000 (65 FR 40693).
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                                                       The last notification was filed with                                                                        Notice Pursuant to the National
                                                    the Department on February 13, 2015. A                                                                         Cooperative Research and Production
                                                    notice was published in the Federal                                                                            Act of 1993—National Biodiesel
                                                                                                            DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                                                    Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the                                                                       Accreditation Commission
                                                    Act on March 13, 2015 (80 FR 13423).                    Antitrust Division                                        Notice is hereby given that, on May
                                                    Patricia A. Brink,                                                                                             21, 2015, pursuant to section 6(a) of the
                                                                                                            Notice Pursuant to the National
                                                    Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust                                                                       National Cooperative Research and
                                                                                                            Cooperative Research and Production
                                                    Division.                                                                                                      Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
                                                                                                            Act of 1993—Cooperative Research
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–15566 Filed 6–24–15; 8:45 am]                                                                    et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), National Biodiesel
                                                                                                            Group on ROS-Industrial Consortium
                                                    BILLING CODE P                                                                                                 Accreditation Commission (‘‘NBAC’’)
                                                                                                            Americas
                                                                                                                                                                   has filed written notifications
                                                                                                               Notice is hereby given that, on May                 simultaneously with the Attorney
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                   22, 2015, pursuant to section 6(a) of the              General and the Federal Trade
                                                                                                            National Cooperative Research and                      Commission disclosing additions or
                                                    Antitrust Division                                      Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301                 changes to its standards development
                                                                                                            et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Southwest Research              activities. The notifications were filed
                                                    Notice Pursuant to the National
                                                                                                            Institute—Cooperative Research Group                   for the purpose of extending the Act’s
                                                    Cooperative Research and Production
                                                                                                            on ROS-Industrial Consortium-Americas                  provisions limiting the recovery of
                                                    Act of 1993—Cooperative Research
                                                                                                            (‘‘RIC-Americas’’) has filed written                   antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
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                                                    Group on Wet Gas Compression
                                                                                                            notifications simultaneously with the                  under specified circumstances.
                                                    Consortium
                                                                                                            Attorney General and the Federal Trade                 Specifically, the NBAC has adopted an
                                                       Notice is hereby given that, on May                  Commission disclosing changes in its                   additional BQ–9000 standard which
                                                    19, 2015, pursuant to section 6(a) of the               membership. The notifications were                     adds retailers to supplement the BQ–
                                                    National Cooperative Research and                       filed for the purpose of extending the                 9000 standards applicable to other
                                                    Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301                  Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of              sectors. The Retailer Standard includes
                                                    et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Southwest Research               antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages                 both Program Requirements and Policy
                                                    Institute—Cooperative Research Group                    under specified circumstances.                         Regulations. The purpose of the


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