82 FR 18012 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-The Open Group, L.L.C.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 71 (April 14, 2017)
Antitrust Division
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 71 (April 14, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-07590 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 71 (Friday, April 14, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 18012-18013] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-07590] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--The Open Group, L.L.C. Notice is hereby given that, on March 30, 2017, 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 Open Group, L.L.C. (``TOG'') 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, ABB Automation GmbH, Minden, GERMANY; Aramco Services Company, Houston, TX; ARC Advisory Group, Inc., Dedham, MA; ARCHIT, Valby, DENMARK; Aspen Technology, Inc., Bedford, MA; BASF Corporation, Florham, NJ; Belcan, LLC, Oldsmar, FL; CentraleSup[eacute]lec, Ch[acirc]tenay-Malabry, FRANCE; Cirrus Link Solutions, LLC, Spring Hill, KS; CTPartners S.A., Warszawa, POLAND; Emerson Process Management LLLP, Round Rock, TX; eVOLVE Gest[atilde]o Empresarial, Barueri, BRAZIL; General Electric, Niskayuna, NY; Inductive Automation, Folsom, CA; Infinite Dimensions Integration, Inc., West Plains, MO; Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA; it SolutionCrew GmbH, Nussbaumen, SWITZERLAND; Koch Industries, Inc., Wichita, KS; Leidse Onderwijsinstellingen BV, Leiderdorp, THE NETHERLANDS; McLeod Consultancy Pty. Ltd., Canberra, AUSTRALIA; Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ; Mocana Corporation, San Francisco, CA; NxGN Pty., Ltd., Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA; nxtControl GmbH, Leobersdorf, AUSTRIA; OMEC Sp. z.o.o, Warsaw, POLAND; Praxair, Inc., Tanawanda, NY; Process Systems Enterprise Ltd., London, UNITED KINGDOM; Radix U.S., LLC, Houston, TX; Relcom, Inc., Forest Grove, OR; Rogerson Kratos, Irvine, CA; Invensys Systems, Inc., Foxboro, MA; Shenzhen Expressway Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Siemens Industry, Inc., Spring House, PA; Silver Storm Solutions SL, Valladolid, SPAIN; Skayl, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ; Soci[eacute]t[eacute] G[eacute]n[eacute]rale S.A., Paris, FRANCE; StackFrame, LLC, Sanford, FL; Strategy Alliance B.V., Puttershoek, THE NETHERLANDS; The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI; and Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Musashino, JAPAN, have been added as parties to this venture. Also, BEDROCKmg, Hawthorn, AUSTRALIA; CALCULEX, Inc., Las Cruces, NM; Cordial Business Advisers AB, Stockholm, SWEDEN; Dividend Group Corp., Toronto, CANADA; EOH Mthombo (Pty) Ltd. t/a Wonderware, Bedfordview, SOUTH AFRICA; Eskom Holdings, Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA; Exostrategies, Inc., Woodland, CO; FEAC Institute, Monument, CO; Genesis Housing Association, London, UNITED KINGDOM; Incepture S.a.r.l., Rabat, MOROCCO; Link Consulting, S.A., Lisbon, PORTUGAL; Mariner Partners, Inc., Saint John, CANADA; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA; nVision IT (Pty) Ltd., Sandton, SOUTH AFRICA; Ohio University, Athens, OH; Osrodek Studiow nad Cyfrowym Panstwem, Lodz, POLAND; Processworks Pte., Ltd., Singapore, SINGAPORE; Salesforce.com, Inc., San Francisco, CA; State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Bloomington, IL; Time-Critical Technologies, Natick, MA; and Wispa Systems-Parsons Brinckerhoff Africa, Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, 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 TOG intends [[Page 18013]] to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On April 21, 1997, TOG 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 13, 1997 (62 FR 32371). The last notification was filed with the Department on January 24, 2017. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on February 27, 2017 (82 FR 11943). Patricia A. Brink, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2017-07590 Filed 4-13-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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the Commission and must include a full nature and objectives of the venture. West Plains, MO; Intel Corporation,
statement of the reasons why the The notifications were filed for the Santa Clara, CA; it SolutionCrew GmbH,
Commission should grant such purpose of invoking the Act’s provisions Nussbaumen, SWITZERLAND; Koch
treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents limiting the recovery of antitrust Industries, Inc., Wichita, KS; Leidse
for which confidential treatment by the plaintiffs to actual damages under Onderwijsinstellingen BV, Leiderdorp,
Commission is properly sought will be specified circumstances. THE NETHERLANDS; McLeod
treated accordingly. All information, Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, Consultancy Pty. Ltd., Canberra,
including confidential business the identities of the parties to the AUSTRALIA; Merck & Co., Inc.,
information and documents for which venture are: Continental Automotive Kenilworth, NJ; Mocana Corporation,
confidential treatment is properly Systems, Inc., Deer Park, IL; Coorstek San Francisco, CA; NxGN Pty., Ltd.,
sought, submitted to the Commission for Sensors, LLC, Grand Junction, CO; Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA;
purposes of this Investigation may be Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN; Denso nxtControl GmbH, Leobersdorf,
disclosed to and used: (i) By the Corporation, Southfield, MI; FCA US AUSTRIA; OMEC Sp. z.o.o, Warsaw,
Commission, its employees and Offices, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI; Hino Motors, POLAND; Praxair, Inc., Tanawanda, NY;
and contract personnel (a) for Ltd., Tokyo, JAPAN; John Deere, Process Systems Enterprise Ltd.,
developing or maintaining the records Waterloo, IA; NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd., London, UNITED KINGDOM; Radix
of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in Nagota, JAPAN; Stoneridge, Warren, U.S., LLC, Houston, TX; Relcom, Inc.,
internal investigations, audits, reviews, OH; and Tenneco Automotive Operating Forest Grove, OR; Rogerson Kratos,
and evaluations relating to the Company Inc., Jackson, MI. The general Irvine, CA; Invensys Systems, Inc.,
programs, personnel, and operations of area of PSPD–II’s planned activity is to Foxboro, MA; Shenzhen Expressway
the Commission including under 5 critically investigate the performance Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd.,
U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. and durability of various exhaust Shenzhen, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF
government employees and contract particle and gaseous sensor technologies CHINA; Siemens Industry, Inc., Spring
personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity on different engine platforms. House, PA; Silver Storm Solutions SL,
purposes. All nonconfidential written Patricia A. Brink, Valladolid, SPAIN; Skayl, LLC,
submissions will be available for public Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Scottsdale, AZ; Société Générale S.A.,
inspection at the Office of the Secretary Division. Paris, FRANCE; StackFrame, LLC,
and on EDIS.3 [FR Doc. 2017–07589 Filed 4–13–17; 8:45 am] Sanford, FL; Strategy Alliance B.V.,
This action is taken under the Puttershoek, THE NETHERLANDS; The
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authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI;
of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and Yokogawa Electric Corporation,
and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Musashino, JAPAN, have been added as
Commission’s Rules of Practice and parties to this venture.
Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)). Antitrust Division Also, BEDROCKmg, Hawthorn,
By order of the Commission. AUSTRALIA; CALCULEX, Inc., Las
Notice Pursuant to the National Cruces, NM; Cordial Business Advisers
Issued: April 10, 2017.
Cooperative Research and Production AB, Stockholm, SWEDEN; Dividend
Lisa R. Barton,
Act of 1993—The Open Group, L.L.C. Group Corp., Toronto, CANADA; EOH
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017–07525 Filed 4–13–17; 8:45 am] Notice is hereby given that, on March Mthombo (Pty) Ltd. t/a Wonderware,
30, 2017, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Bedfordview, SOUTH AFRICA; Eskom
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National Cooperative Research and Holdings, Johannesburg, SOUTH
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 AFRICA; Exostrategies, Inc., Woodland,
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), The Open Group, CO; FEAC Institute, Monument, CO;
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Genesis Housing Association, London,
L.L.C. (‘‘TOG’’) has filed written
Antitrust Division notifications simultaneously with the UNITED KINGDOM; Incepture S.a.r.l.,
Attorney General and the Federal Trade Rabat, MOROCCO; Link Consulting,
Notice Pursuant to the National Commission disclosing changes in its S.A., Lisbon, PORTUGAL; Mariner
Cooperative Research and Production membership. The notifications were Partners, Inc., Saint John, CANADA;
Act of 1993—Cooperative Research filed for the purpose of extending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Group on Particle Sensor Performance Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of Cambridge, MA; nVision IT (Pty) Ltd.,
and Durability antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages Sandton, SOUTH AFRICA; Ohio
under specified circumstances. University, Athens, OH; Osrodek
Notice is hereby given that, on March Specifically, ABB Automation GmbH, Studiow nad Cyfrowym Panstwem,
15, 2017, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Minden, GERMANY; Aramco Services Lodz, POLAND; Processworks Pte., Ltd.,
National Cooperative Research and Company, Houston, TX; ARC Advisory Singapore, SINGAPORE;
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 Group, Inc., Dedham, MA; ARCHIT, Salesforce.com, Inc., San Francisco, CA;
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Southwest Research Valby, DENMARK; Aspen Technology, State Farm Mutual Automobile
Institute—Cooperative Research Group Inc., Bedford, MA; BASF Corporation, Insurance Company, Bloomington, IL;
on Particle Sensor Performance and Florham, NJ; Belcan, LLC, Oldsmar, FL; Time-Critical Technologies, Natick, MA;
Durability (‘‘PSPD–II’’) has filed written CentraleSupélec, Châtenay-Malabry, and Wispa Systems-Parsons
notifications simultaneously with the FRANCE; Cirrus Link Solutions, LLC, Brinckerhoff Africa, Johannesburg,
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Attorney General and the Federal Trade Spring Hill, KS; CTPartners S.A., SOUTH AFRICA, have withdrawn as
Commission disclosing (1) the identities Warszawa, POLAND; Emerson Process parties to this venture.
of the parties to the venture and (2) the Management LLLP, Round Rock, TX; No other changes have been made in
2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate
eVOLVE Gestão Empresarial, Barueri, either the membership or planned
nondisclosure agreements. BRAZIL; General Electric, Niskayuna, activity of the group research project.
3 Electronic Document Information System NY; Inductive Automation, Folsom, CA; Membership in this group research
(EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov. Infinite Dimensions Integration, Inc., project remains open, and TOG intends
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to file additional written notifications All written comments and requests for the authority of the Secretary of the
disclosing all changes in membership. a hearing (at least three copies) should Treasury to issue exemptions of the type
On April 21, 1997, TOG filed its be sent to the Employee Benefits requested to the Secretary of Labor.
original notification pursuant to Section Security Administration (EBSA), Office Therefore, these notices of proposed
6(a) of the Act. The Department of of Exemption Determinations, U.S. exemption are issued solely by the
Justice published a notice in the Federal Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Department.
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Avenue NW., Suite 400, Washington, The application contains
Act on June 13, 1997 (62 FR 32371). DC 20210. Attention: Application No. representations with regard to the
The last notification was filed with D–11880. Interested persons are also proposed exemption which are
the Department on January 24, 2017. A invited to submit comments and/or summarized below. Interested persons
notice was published in the Federal hearing requests to EBSA via email or are referred to the application on file
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the FAX. Any such comments or requests with the Department for a complete
Act on February 27, 2017 (82 FR 11943). should be sent either by email to: statement of the facts and
moffitt.betty@dol.gov, or by FAX to representations.
Patricia A. Brink,
(202) 693–8474 by the end of the
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Proposed Exemption
scheduled comment period. The
Division. Section I. Covered Transactions
application for exemption and the
[FR Doc. 2017–07590 Filed 4–13–17; 8:45 am]
comments received will be available for If the proposed exemption is granted,
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Disclosure Room of the Employee 406(a)(1)(D), 406(b)(1) and 406(b)(2) of
Benefits Security Administration, U.S. the Act and the sanctions resulting from
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Department of Labor, Room N–1515, the application of section 4975 of the
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Code, by reason of section 4975(c)(1)(A),
Employee Benefits Security Washington, DC 20210. (D), and (E) of the Code,2 shall not apply
Administration Warning: All comments will be made to the proposed in-kind contribution
[Application No. D–11880] available to the public. Do not include (the Contribution) by Aon Corporation
any personally identifiable information (Aon), to the Plan of a 3.5% limited
Notice of Proposed Exemption Aon (such as Social Security number, name, partnership interest (the Partnership
Pension Plan (the Plan) Located in address, or other contact information) or Interest) in the Trident V, L.P. Fund (the
Chicago, Illinois confidential business information that Fund).
you do not want publicly disclosed. All
AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security comments may be posted on the Internet Section II. General Conditions
Administration, U.S. Department of and can be retrieved by most Internet (a) The Independent Fiduciary, as
Labor. search engines. defined in Section IV(c) of this proposed
ACTION: Notice of proposed exemption. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. exemption, negotiates the terms and
Blessed Chuksorji-Keefe of the conditions of the Contribution, and
SUMMARY: This document contains a
Department, telephone (202) 693–8567. approves the Contribution as being in
notice of pendency before the
(This is not a toll-free number.) the interest of the Plan;
Department of Labor (the Department) of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (b) The Partnership Interest is
a proposed individual exemption from
contributed to the Plan by Aon at its
certain prohibited transaction Notice to Interested Persons current fair market value, as determined
restrictions of the Employee Retirement
Notice of the proposed exemption by the Independent Fiduciary, at the
Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or
will be provided to all interested time of the Contribution;
the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue
persons in the manner agreed upon by (c) On a date preceding the
Code of 1986 (the Code). This notice
the applicant and the Department Contribution, Aon makes a cash
includes the following proposed
within 44 days of the date of publication contribution to the Plan of $7.5 million
exemption: D–11880, Aon Pension Plan
in the Federal Register. Such notice (the Additional Cash Contribution);
(the Plan).
shall include a copy of the notice of (d) The Plan does not have any
DATES: All interested persons are invited proposed exemption as published in the obligation to make future payments with
to submit written comments and/or Federal Register and shall inform respect to the Partnership Interest;
requests for a hearing on the pending interested persons of their right to (e) Aon contributes, on behalf of the
exemption, unless otherwise stated in comment and to request a hearing Plan, cash amounts that are equal to the
the Notice of Proposed Exemption, (where appropriate). remaining capital calls that are
within 44 days from the date of The proposed exemption was requested by the general partner (the
publication of this Federal Register requested in an application filed General Partner) of the Fund with
Notice. pursuant to section 408(a) of the Act respect to the Partnership Interest;
ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for and/or section 4975(c)(2) of the Code, (f) The Plan does not pay any fees,
a hearing should state: (1) The name, and in accordance with procedures set commissions, costs or other expenses in
address, and telephone number of the forth in 29 CFR part 2570, subpart B (76 connection with the either the
person making the comment or request, FR 66637, 66644, October 27, 2011).1 Contribution or the Additional Cash
and (2) the nature of the person’s Effective December 31, 1978, section Contribution, except for fees that are
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interest in the exemption and the 102 of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of paid by the Plan to the Independent
manner in which the person would be 1978, 5 U.S.C. App. 1 (1996), transferred Fiduciary; and
adversely affected by the exemption. A
1 The Department has considered exemption 2 For purposes of this proposed exemption,
request for a hearing must also state the
applications received prior to December 27, 2011 references to specific provisions of section 406 of
issues to be addressed and include a under the exemption procedures set forth in 29 CFR Title I of the Act, unless otherwise specified, should
general description of the evidence to be part 2570, subpart B (55 FR 32836, 32847, August be read to refer as well to the corresponding
presented at the hearing. 10, 1990). provisions of section 4975 of the Code.
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