82 FR 42362 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Members of SGIP 2.0, Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 172 (September 7, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 172 (Thursday, September 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 42362]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18993]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Members of SGIP 2.0, Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on July 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''), Members of SGIP 2.0, Inc. 
(``MSGIP 2.0'') 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, Spark Cognition, Austin, TX; and Steve Ray Consulting, 
Menlo Park, CA, have been added as parties to this venture.
    Also, Ameren Services, St. Louis, MO; Artis Energy (Formerly NXEGEN 
LLC), Middletown, CT; Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA; 
Consumer Electronics Association, Arlington, VA; Elevate Energy, 
Chicago, IL; India Smart Grid Forum, New Delhi, INDIA; Korea Smart Grid 
Institute, Seoul, REPUBLIC OF KOREA; Lawrence Berkeley National 
Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA; NEXTera Energy, Juno Beach, FL; Oracle 
Utilities (Formerly Opower), Arlington, VA; PJM Interconnection, 
Norristown, PA; Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, Columbus, OH; 
Rebecca Herold and Associates, Van Meter, IA; Reilly Associates, Red 
Bank, NJ; Smart Grid Operations Consulting, Sunnyvale, CA; Softgrids, 
Puteaux, FRANCE; Sustainable Resources Management, Toronto, CANADA; 
Telecommunications Technology Association, Gyeonggi-do, REPUBLIC OF 
KOREA; Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc., Hooker, OK; and Wedin 
Communications, Plymouth, MN, have withdrawn as parties to this 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 MSGIP 2.0 intends to file additional 
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
    On February 5, 2013, MSGIP 2.0 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 March 7, 2013 (78 FR 14836).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on February 24, 
2017. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on March 27, 2017 (82 FR 15238).

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-18993 Filed 9-6-17; 8:45 am]
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