82_FR_23394 82 FR 23297 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-ODVA, Inc.

82 FR 23297 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-ODVA, Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 97 (May 22, 2017)

Page Range23297-23297
FR Document2017-10356

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 97 (Monday, May 22, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 97 (Monday, May 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 23297]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10356]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


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

    Notice is hereby given that, on April 20, 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''), ODVA, Inc. (``ODVA'') 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, Analog Devices, 
Inc., Norwood, MA; Willowglen Systems, Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA; 
Wipotec Wiege-und Positioniersysteme GmbH, Kaiserslautern, GERMANY; 
Systec Systemtechnik und Industrieautomation GmbH, Bergheim-Glessen, 
GERMANY; KEB America, Inc., Shakopee, MN; Dong IL Vision, Gyeonggi-do, 
REPUBLIC OF KOREA; Utthunga Technologies Pvt Ltd., Bangalore, INDIA; 
InterTech Development Company, Skokie, IL; Perle Systems Limited, 
Markham, Ontario, CANADA; and Criterion NDT, Inc., Auburn, WA, have 
been added as parties to this venture.
    Also, PCN Technology, San Diego, CA; Welding Technology 
Corporation, Farmington Hills, MI; Control Technology Corporation, 
Hopkinton, MA; Hiprom Technologies, Randburg, SOUTH AFRICA; Prozess 
Technologie, Inc., St. Louis, MO; ADTEC Plasma Technology Co., Ltd., 
Hiroshima, JAPAN; Shanghai MRDcom Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CHINA; and 
Mencom Corporation, Oakwood, GA, have withdrawn as parties to this 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 ODVA intends to file additional 
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
    On June 21, 1995, ODVA 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 February 
15, 1996 (61 FR 6039).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on February 3, 
2017. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on March 6, 2017 (82 FR 12638).

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
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                                                  minimize disturbance. The program                       DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                 (‘‘ODVA’’) has filed written notifications
                                                  must address Safety and Environmental                                                                         simultaneously with the Attorney
                                                  Management System elements                              Antitrust Division                                    General and the Federal Trade
                                                  including, but not limited to: Stop Work                                                                      Commission disclosing changes in its
                                                                                                          Notice Pursuant to the National
                                                  Authority; Ultimate Work Authority;                                                                           membership. The notifications were
                                                                                                          Cooperative Research and Production
                                                  Employee Participation Program                          Act of 1993—American Society of                       filed for the purpose of extending the
                                                  (Safety); and Reporting Unsafe Working                  Mechanical Engineers                                  Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
                                                  Conditions. The program must be                                                                               antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
                                                  designed to increase the sensitivity and                   Notice is hereby given that, on April              under specified circumstances.
                                                  understanding of personnel to                           10, 2017, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the             Specifically, Analog Devices, Inc.,
                                                  community values, customs, and way-                     National Cooperative Research and                     Norwood, MA; Willowglen Systems,
                                                  of-life in areas where such personnel                   Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301                Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA;
                                                  will be operating. The orientation                      et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), the American                   Wipotec Wiege-und Positioniersysteme
                                                  program also must include information                   Society of Mechanical Engineers                       GmbH, Kaiserslautern, GERMANY;
                                                                                                          (‘‘ASME’’) has filed written notifications
                                                  concerning avoidance of conflicts with                                                                        Systec Systemtechnik und
                                                                                                          simultaneously with the Attorney
                                                  subsistence, sport, and commercial                                                                            Industrieautomation GmbH, Bergheim-
                                                                                                          General and the Federal Trade
                                                  fishing activities.                                     Commission disclosing additions or                    Glessen, GERMANY; KEB America, Inc.,
                                                     Transportation of Hydrocarbons                       changes to its standards development                  Shakopee, MN; Dong IL Vision,
                                                  Stipulation: Pipelines may be required                  activities. The notifications were filed              Gyeonggi-do, REPUBLIC OF KOREA;
                                                  for transporting produced hydrocarbons                  for the purpose of extending the Act’s                Utthunga Technologies Pvt Ltd.,
                                                  to shore if BOEM determines that: (a)                   provisions limiting the recovery of                   Bangalore, INDIA; InterTech
                                                  Pipeline rights-of-way can be                           antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages                Development Company, Skokie, IL;
                                                  determined and obtained; (b) laying                     under specified circumstances.                        Perle Systems Limited, Markham,
                                                  such pipelines is technologically                       Specifically, since November 11, 2016,                Ontario, CANADA; and Criterion NDT,
                                                  feasible and environmentally preferable;                ASME has published one new standard,                  Inc., Auburn, WA, have been added as
                                                  and (c) pipelines can be laid without net               established one new consensus                         parties to this venture.
                                                  social loss, taking into account any                    committee, redesignated one consensus                    Also, PCN Technology, San Diego,
                                                  incremental costs of pipelines over                     committee, initiated four new standards               CA; Welding Technology Corporation,
                                                                                                          activities, withdrawn four standards
                                                  alternative methods of transportation                                                                         Farmington Hills, MI; Control
                                                                                                          activities, and discontinued one
                                                  and any incremental benefits in the                                                                           Technology Corporation, Hopkinton,
                                                                                                          standard activity within the general
                                                  form of increased environmental                         nature and scope of ASME’s standards                  MA; Hiprom Technologies, Randburg,
                                                  protection or reduced multiple-use                      development activities, as specified in               SOUTH AFRICA; Prozess Technologie,
                                                  conflicts.                                              its original notification. More detail                Inc., St. Louis, MO; ADTEC Plasma
                                                     After careful consideration, DOI has                 regarding these changes can be found at               Technology Co., Ltd., Hiroshima,
                                                  selected the Preferred Alternative in the               www.asme.org.                                         JAPAN; Shanghai MRDcom Co., Ltd.,
                                                  FEIS to hold Lease Sale 244, including                     On September 15, 2004, ASME filed                  Shanghai, CHINA; and Mencom
                                                  the mitigations described above. DOI’s                  its original notification pursuant to                 Corporation, Oakwood, GA, have
                                                  selection of the preferred alternative                  Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department               withdrawn as parties to this venture.
                                                  meets the purpose and need for the                      of Justice published a notice in the                     No other changes have been made in
                                                  Proposed Action, as identified in the                   Federal Register pursuant to Section                  either the membership or planned
                                                  Cook Inlet Lease Sale 244 FEIS, and                     6(b) of the Act on October 13, 2004 (69               activity of the group research project.
                                                                                                          FR 60895).
                                                  reflects an informed decision balancing                                                                       Membership in this group research
                                                                                                             The last notification was filed with
                                                  orderly resource development with                       the Department on November 14, 2016.                  project remains open, and ODVA
                                                  protection of the human, marine, and                    A notice was published in the Federal                 intends to file additional written
                                                  coastal environments while also                         Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the              notifications disclosing all changes in
                                                  ensuring that the public receives fair                  Act on January 11, 2017 (82 FR 3361).                 membership.
                                                  market value for these resources and                                                                             On June 21, 1995, ODVA filed its
                                                  that free-market competition is                         Patricia A. Brink,
                                                                                                                                                                original notification pursuant to Section
                                                  maintained.                                             Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
                                                                                                          Division.                                             6(a) of the Act. The Department of
                                                     Authority: This Notice of Availability is            [FR Doc. 2017–10341 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                Justice published a notice in the Federal
                                                  published pursuant to regulations (40 CFR                                                                     Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
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                                                  part 1506) implementing the provisions of                                                                     Act on February 15, 1996 (61 FR 6039).
                                                  the National Environmental Policy Act
                                                                                                                                                                   The last notification was filed with
                                                  (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321              DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                 the Department on February 3, 2017. A
                                                  et seq.).
                                                                                                                                                                notice was published in the Federal
                                                   Dated: May 18, 2017.                                   Antitrust Division                                    Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
                                                  Walter D. Cruickshank,                                  Notice Pursuant to the National                       Act on March 6, 2017 (82 FR 12638).
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                                                  Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy                 Cooperative Research and Production                   Patricia A. Brink,
                                                  Management.                                             Act of 1993—ODVA, Inc.                                Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
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                                                                                                             Notice is hereby given that, on April              Division.
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                                                                                                          20, 2017, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the             [FR Doc. 2017–10356 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am]
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                                                                                                          Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
                                                                                                          et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), ODVA, Inc.


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