82_FR_42535 82 FR 42363 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals

82 FR 42363 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

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

Page Range42363-42363
FR Document2017-18992

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 172 (Thursday, September 7, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 172 (Thursday, September 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 42363]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--The National Institute for Innovation in 
Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals

    Notice is hereby given that, on July 18, 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 University of Delaware, doing 
business as The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing 
Biopharmaceuticals (``NIIMBL''), has filed written notifications 
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade 
Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the parties to the venture 
and (2) the nature and objectives of the venture. The notifications 
were filed for the purpose of invoking the Act's provisions limiting 
the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified 
circumstances.
    Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of the parties 
to the venture are: University of Delaware, Newark, DE; Purdue 
University, West Lafayette, IN; North Carolina State University, 
Raleigh, NC; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Johns Hopkins 
University, Baltimore, MD; Regents of University of Minnesota, 
Minneapolis, MN; National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology and 
Education, Inc., Minneapolis, MN; University of Massachusetts, Lowell, 
MA; Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX; Tulane University, 
New Orleans, LA; UNCW Research Foundation, or its assignee University 
of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, NC; Carnegie Mellon 
University, Pittsburgh, PA; East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; 
University of Georgia Research Foundation, Athens, GA; Texas A&M 
University System, College Station, TX; Clemson University, Clemson, 
SC; The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Georgia 
Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA; Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology, Cambridge, MA; University of Maryland College Park, College 
Park, MD; Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA; Genentech, 
San Francisco, CA; Stratophase LP, Romsey, UNITED KINGDOM; Chromatan 
Corporation, State College, PA; ILC Dover LP, Frederica, DE; Sudhin 
Biopharma Co., Superior, CO; Artemis Biosystems, Inc., Cambridge, MA; 
Commissioning Agents, Indianapolis, IN; Unum Therapeutics, Inc., 
Cambridge, MA; RoosterBio, Inc., Avondale, PA; University of Maryland 
Baltimore, Baltimore, MD; Forsyth Technical Community College, Winston-
Salem, NC; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Celgene 
Corporation, Summit, NJ; North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC; 
Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, Waltham, MA; North Carolina 
Biotechnology Center, Research Triangle Park, NC; Akron Biotechnology, 
LLC, Boca Raton, FL; and Accugenomics, Inc., Wilmington, NC. The 
general area of NIIMBL's planned activity is to engage in collaborative 
activities with the goals of: (a) Accelerating biopharmaceutical 
manufacturing innovation, (b) supporting the development of standards 
that enable more efficient and rapid manufacturing capabilities, and 
(c) educating and training a world-leading biopharmaceutical 
manufacturing workforce. Additional information about NIIMBL can be 
obtained from Dr. Kelvin Lee, Institute Director, NIIMBL, 15 Innovation 
Way, Newark, DE 19711, [email protected] and (302) 831-3716.

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
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                                                  DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                   IN; Unum Therapeutics, Inc.,                          project remains open, and Node.js
                                                                                                          Cambridge, MA; RoosterBio, Inc.,                      Foundation intends to file additional
                                                  Antitrust Division                                      Avondale, PA; University of Maryland                  written notifications disclosing all
                                                                                                          Baltimore, Baltimore, MD; Forsyth                     changes in membership.
                                                  Notice Pursuant to the National                         Technical Community College,                            On August 17, 2015, Node.js
                                                  Cooperative Research and Production                     Winston-Salem, NC; University of                      Foundation filed its original notification
                                                  Act of 1993—The National Institute for                  Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA;                       pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The
                                                  Innovation in Manufacturing                             Celgene Corporation, Summit, NJ; North                Department of Justice published a notice
                                                  Biopharmaceuticals                                      Carolina Central University, Durham,                  in the Federal Register pursuant to
                                                     Notice is hereby given that, on July                 NC; Massachusetts Life Sciences Center,               Section 6(b) of the Act on September 28,
                                                  18, 2017, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the               Waltham, MA; North Carolina                           2015 (80 FR 58297).
                                                                                                          Biotechnology Center, Research Triangle                 The last notification was filed with
                                                  National Cooperative Research and
                                                                                                          Park, NC; Akron Biotechnology, LLC,                   the Department on May 26, 2017. A
                                                  Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
                                                                                                          Boca Raton, FL; and Accugenomics,                     notice was published in the Federal
                                                  et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), the University of
                                                                                                          Inc., Wilmington, NC. The general area                Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
                                                  Delaware, doing business as The
                                                                                                          of NIIMBL’s planned activity is to                    Act on June 20, 2017 (82 FR 28092).
                                                  National Institute for Innovation in
                                                  Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals                        engage in collaborative activities with               Patricia A. Brink,
                                                  (‘‘NIIMBL’’), has filed written                         the goals of: (a) Accelerating                        Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
                                                  notifications simultaneously with the                   biopharmaceutical manufacturing                       Division.
                                                  Attorney General and the Federal Trade                  innovation, (b) supporting the                        [FR Doc. 2017–18991 Filed 9–6–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  Commission disclosing (1) the identities                development of standards that enable
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                                                  of the parties to the venture and (2) the               more efficient and rapid manufacturing
                                                  nature and objectives of the venture.                   capabilities, and (c) educating and
                                                  The notifications were filed for the                    training a world-leading
                                                                                                          biopharmaceutical manufacturing                       DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
                                                  purpose of invoking the Act’s provisions
                                                  limiting the recovery of antitrust                      workforce. Additional information                     Employee Benefits Security
                                                  plaintiffs to actual damages under                      about NIIMBL can be obtained from Dr.                 Administration
                                                  specified circumstances.                                Kelvin Lee, Institute Director, NIIMBL,
                                                     Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act,                 15 Innovation Way, Newark, DE 19711,                  188th Meeting of the Advisory Council
                                                  the identities of the parties to the                    info@niimbl.org and (302) 831–3716.                   on Employee Welfare and Pension
                                                  venture are: University of Delaware,                    Patricia A. Brink,                                    Benefit Plans; Notice of
                                                  Newark, DE; Purdue University, West                                                                           Teleconference Meeting
                                                                                                          Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
                                                  Lafayette, IN; North Carolina State                     Division.                                               Pursuant to the authority contained in
                                                  University, Raleigh, NC; Rensselaer                     [FR Doc. 2017–18992 Filed 9–6–17; 8:45 am]            Section 512 of the Employee Retirement
                                                  Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Johns                  BILLING CODE P                                        Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29
                                                  Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD;                                                                            U.S.C. 1142, the 188th open meeting of
                                                  Regents of University of Minnesota,                                                                           the Advisory Council on Employee
                                                  Minneapolis, MN; National Institute for                 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                 Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (also
                                                  Pharmaceutical Technology and                                                                                 known as the ERISA Advisory Council)
                                                  Education, Inc., Minneapolis, MN;                       Antitrust Division                                    will be held as a teleconference on
                                                  University of Massachusetts, Lowell,                                                                          September 25, 2017.
                                                  MA; Southwest Research Institute, San                   Notice Pursuant to the National                         The meeting will take place in C5521
                                                  Antonio, TX; Tulane University, New                     Cooperative Research and Production                   Room 4, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
                                                  Orleans, LA; UNCW Research                              Act of 1993—Node.js Foundation                        Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
                                                  Foundation, or its assignee University of                  Notice is hereby given that, on August             DC 20210. Public access is available
                                                  North Carolina at Wilmington,                           14, 2017, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the             only in this room (i.e. not by telephone).
                                                  Wilmington, NC; Carnegie Mellon                         National Cooperative Research and                     The meeting will run from 10:00 a.m. to
                                                  University, Pittsburgh, PA; East Carolina               Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301                approximately 3:00 p.m. The purpose of
                                                  University, Greenville, NC; University                  et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Node.js Foundation             the open meeting is to discuss reports/
                                                  of Georgia Research Foundation,                         (‘‘Node.js Foundation’’) has filed written            recommendations for the Secretary of
                                                  Athens, GA; Texas A&M University                        notifications simultaneously with the                 Labor on the issues of (1) Reducing the
                                                  System, College Station, TX; Clemson                    Attorney General and the Federal Trade                Burden and Increasing the Effectiveness
                                                  University, Clemson, SC; The                            Commission disclosing changes in its                  of Mandated Disclosures with respect to
                                                  Pennsylvania State University,                          membership. The notifications were                    Employment-Based Health Benefit Plans
                                                  University Park, PA; Georgia Tech                       filed for the purpose of extending the                in the Private Sector, and (2) Mandated
                                                  Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA;                      Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of             Disclosure for Retirement Plans—
                                                  Massachusetts Institute of Technology,                  antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages                Enhancing Effectiveness for Participants
                                                  Cambridge, MA; University of Maryland                   under specified circumstances.                        and Sponsors. Descriptions of these
                                                  College Park, College Park, MD;                         Specifically, BitRock, Inc. d/b/a                     topics are available on the Advisory
                                                  Worcester Polytechnic Institute,                        Bitnami, San Francisco, CA, has been                  Council page of the EBSA Web site at
                                                  Worcester, MA; Genentech, San                           added as a party to this venture.                     http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/aboutebsa/
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                                                  Francisco, CA; Stratophase LP, Romsey,                     Also, Sphinx Co. Ltd., Hanoi,                      erisa_advisory_council.html.
                                                  UNITED KINGDOM; Chromatan                               VIETNAM, has withdrawn as a party to                    Organizations or members of the
                                                  Corporation, State College, PA; ILC                     this venture.                                         public wishing to submit a written
                                                  Dover LP, Frederica, DE; Sudhin                            No other changes have been made in                 statement may do so by submitting 30
                                                  Biopharma Co., Superior, CO; Artemis                    either the membership or planned                      copies on or before September 18, 2017
                                                  Biosystems, Inc., Cambridge, MA;                        activity of the group research project.               to Larry Good, Executive Secretary,
                                                  Commissioning Agents, Indianapolis,                     Membership in this group research                     ERISA Advisory Council, U.S.


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