82_FR_873 82 FR 871 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc.

82 FR 871 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 2 (January 4, 2017)

Page Range871-871
FR Document2016-31910

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 2 (Wednesday, January 4, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 4, 2017)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


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

    Notice is hereby given that, on November 21, 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''), IMS Global Learning 
Consortium, Inc. (``IMS Global'') 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, BNED LoudCloud, LLC, Basking Ridge, NJ; 
Chalk & Wire Learning Assessment Inc., Ridgeway, Ontario, CANADA; 
Fidelis Inc., Redwood City, CA; Kimono, Salt Lake City, UT; Loudon 
County Public Schools, Ashburn, VA; OpenEd, San Jose, CA; Oregon State 
University, Corvallis, OR; Unicon, Gilbert, AZ; University of 
California San Diego, La Jolla, CA; University of Florida, Gainesville, 
FL; and VHS, Inc., Maynard, MA, have been added as parties to this 
venture.
    Also, Qualcomm, San Diego, CA; EdX, Cambridge, MA; Seoul Cyber 
University, Seoul, KOREA; and Data Recognition Corp., Maple Grove, 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have withdrawn as parties to this venture.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 IMS Global intends to file 
additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
    On April 7, 2000, IMS Global 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 September 13, 2000 (65 FR 55283).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on August 30, 
2016. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on October 13, 2016 (81 FR 70705).

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-31910 Filed 1-3-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                  DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                   DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                  Standard 0112.03 (Revision A),
                                                                                                                                                                 Autoloading Pistols for Police Officers
                                                  Antitrust Division                                      Office of Justice Programs                             (https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/
                                                                                                          [OJP (NIJ) Docket No. 1732]                            249929.pdf), and NIJ Standard 0113.00,
                                                  Notice Pursuant to the National                                                                                12-Gauge Shotguns for Police Use
                                                  Cooperative Research and Production                                                                            (https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/
                                                                                                          Special Technical Committee on Law
                                                  Act of 1993—IMS Global Learning                                                                                photocopy/244968NCJRS.pdf), and to
                                                                                                          Enforcement Firearms
                                                  Consortium, Inc.                                                                                               develop a new minimum performance
                                                     Notice is hereby given that, on                      AGENCY:  National Institute of Justice,                standard for patrol rifles.
                                                  November 21, 2016, pursuant to Section                  Justice.                                                  NIJ develops and publishes voluntary
                                                  6(a) of the National Cooperative                        ACTION: Notice.                                        equipment standards that specifically
                                                  Research and Production Act of 1993,                                                                           address the needs of law enforcement,
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:    The National Institute of                  corrections, and other criminal justice
                                                  15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), IMS
                                                                                                          Justice (NIJ) is seeking qualified                     agencies to ensure that equipment is
                                                  Global Learning Consortium, Inc. (‘‘IMS
                                                                                                          individuals to serve on a Special                      safe, reliable, and performs according to
                                                  Global’’) has filed written notifications
                                                  simultaneously with the Attorney                        Technical Committee (STC) on Law                       established minimum performance
                                                  General and the Federal Trade                           Enforcement Firearms. The purpose of                   requirements. NIJ standards are
                                                  Commission disclosing changes in its                    the STC will be to update and revise the               consensus-based and designed to
                                                  membership. The notifications were                      minimum performance standards NIJ                      articulate the criminal justice end user
                                                  filed for the purpose of extending the                  Standard 0112.03 (Revision A),                         community’s operational requirements
                                                  Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of               Autoloading Pistols for Police Officers,               regarding equipment performance. They
                                                  antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages                  and NIJ Standard 0113.00, 12-Gauge                     are designed to provide a level of
                                                  under specified circumstances.                          Shotguns for Police Use, and to develop                confidence in a product’s fitness for
                                                  Specifically, BNED LoudCloud, LLC,                      a new minimum performance standard                     purpose and allow comparison of
                                                  Basking Ridge, NJ; Chalk & Wire                         for patrol rifles.                                     products based on standardized test
                                                  Learning Assessment Inc., Ridgeway,                     DATES: Individuals wishing to submit an                methods. NIJ maintains active standards
                                                  Ontario, CANADA; Fidelis Inc.,                          application to the National Institute of               for a variety of equipment, including
                                                  Redwood City, CA; Kimono, Salt Lake                     Justice must do so by 5:00 p.m. Eastern                ballistic-resistant body armor, stab-
                                                  City, UT; Loudon County Public                          Time April 4, 2017, as instructed below.               resistant body armor, restraints, bomb
                                                  Schools, Ashburn, VA; OpenEd, San                          How to Respond and What To                          suits, CBRN protective ensembles, and
                                                  Jose, CA; Oregon State University,                      Include: To apply to serve on the                      offender tracking systems. More
                                                  Corvallis, OR; Unicon, Gilbert, AZ;                     Special Technical Committee on Law                     information on NIJ standards is
                                                  University of California San Diego, La                  Enforcement Firearms, please email a                   available at http://www.nij.gov/
                                                  Jolla, CA; University of Florida,                       resume or curriculum vitae to the point                standards.
                                                  Gainesville, FL; and VHS, Inc.,                         of contact listed below by the deadline                   NIJ anticipates the STC for Law
                                                  Maynard, MA, have been added as                         listed above. Please put ‘‘Special                     Enforcement Firearms will be
                                                  parties to this venture.                                Technical Committee on Law                             comprised of approximately 25
                                                     Also, Qualcomm, San Diego, CA; EdX,                  Enforcement Firearms’’ in the subject                  individual firearms subject matter
                                                  Cambridge, MA; Seoul Cyber                              line. If submitting hardcopy application               experts from federal, state, and local law
                                                  University, Seoul, KOREA; and Data                      materials, please send to the attention of             enforcement agencies; ballistics test
                                                  Recognition Corp., Maple Grove, MN,                     the point of contact listed below at the               laboratories; firearms industry
                                                  have withdrawn as parties to this                       address provided. Hardcopy application                 associations; and other relevant
                                                  venture.                                                materials must be postmarked by the                    technical or governmental
                                                     No other changes have been made in                   date listed above. There is no page limit              organizations. Individuals will be
                                                  either the membership or planned                        or limit to the amount of information                  selected to achieve the best possible
                                                  activity of the group research project.                 that an interested applicant may submit                balance of knowledge and expertise.
                                                  Membership in this group research                       to demonstrate his or her qualifications.              Due to the practitioner-driven nature of
                                                  project remains open, and IMS Global                    More information on the individuals                    the standards and limited size of the
                                                  intends to file additional written                      sought for the STC is provided below.                  STC, only firearms industry associations
                                                  notifications disclosing all changes in                 No materials will be returned. All                     will be permitted to participate directly
                                                  membership.                                                                                                    on the STC to represent the firearms
                                                                                                          materials submitted will be treated
                                                     On April 7, 2000, IMS Global filed its                                                                      manufacturing community.
                                                                                                          confidentially and discreetly and may
                                                  original notification pursuant to Section                                                                         Submitted materials must clearly
                                                                                                          be shared with U.S. Government staff or                demonstrate the applicant’s
                                                  6(a) of the Act. The Department of                      U.S. Government contractors for
                                                  Justice published a notice in the Federal                                                                      qualifications to serve on the STC. Law
                                                                                                          evaluation purposes related to selection               enforcement practitioners must be
                                                  Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the                for the STC only.
                                                  Act on September 13, 2000 (65 FR                                                                               active sworn personnel, should have
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       experience with all three types of
                                                  55283).                                                 Mark Greene, Office of Science and
                                                     The last notification was filed with                                                                        firearms—pistols, shotguns, and rifles—
                                                                                                          Technology, National Institute of                      and should have specialized firearms
                                                  the Department on August 30, 2016. A
                                                                                                          Justice, 810 7th Street NW., Washington,               responsibilities in his or her respective
                                                  notice was published in the Federal
                                                                                                          DC 20531; telephone number: (202)                      agency that would especially qualify
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                                                  Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
                                                                                                          307–3384; email address:                               him or her to serve on the STC, such as
                                                  Act on October 13, 2016 (81 FR 70705).
                                                                                                          mark.greene2@usdoj.gov.                                armorer, firearms instructor, range
                                                  Patricia A. Brink,                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIJ is                      master, or special operations.
                                                  Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust                seeking qualified individuals to serve on              Individuals operating at all levels of a
                                                  Division.                                               a Special Technical Committee (STC)                    law enforcement agency are encouraged
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–31910 Filed 1–3–17; 8:45 am]              for Law Enforcement Firearms. The                      to apply, however individuals at the
                                                  BILLING CODE P                                          purpose of the STC will be to update NIJ               level of sergeant and above are


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