81 FR 76629 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-R Consortium, Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 213 (November 3, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 213 (Thursday, November 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 76629]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26610]



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 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--R Consortium, Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on October 7, 2016, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), R Consortium, Inc. (``R 
Consortium'') 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, Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc. (ESRI), 
Redlands, CA, has been added as a party to this venture. Also, Hewlett-
Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA, has been dropped as a party 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 R Consortium intends to file 
additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
    On September 15, 2015, R Consortium 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 October 2, 2015 (80 FR 59815).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on July 19, 
2016. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on August 11, 2016 (81 FR 53162).

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-26610 Filed 11-2-16; 8:45 am]
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