83_FR_23583 83 FR 23485 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-National Armaments Consortium

83 FR 23485 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-National Armaments Consortium

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

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FR Document2018-10702

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 98 (Monday, May 21, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 98 (Monday, May 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--National Armaments Consortium

    Notice is hereby given that, on April 19, 2018, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), National Armaments Consortium 
(``NAC'') 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, Aeronix, Inc., Melbourne, FL; Altavian Inc., Gainesville, 
FL; Asymmetric Technologies, LLC, Columbus, OH; AURA Technologies, LLC, 
Raleigh, NC; Azimuth Corporation, Beavercreek, OH; Bren-Tronics, Inc., 
Commack, NY; Broden Resource Solutions LLC, Orono, MN; Bruker Detection 
Corporation, Billerica, MA; C3 Engineering LLC, Baltimore, MD; CACI, 
Inc.,--Federal, Chantilly, VA; Central Screw Products dba Detroit Gun 
Works, Troy, MI; CeraNova Corporation, Marlborough, MA; Cobham Advanced 
Electronic Solutions Inc., Lansdale, PA; Cole Engineering Services, 
Inc., Orlando, FL; Colorado Engineering, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO; 
Contego Research, LLC, Webb City, MO; Darkblade Systems Corporation, 
Stafford, VA; DESE Research, Inc., Huntsville, AL; Double ``B'' 
Enterprises, LLC, Mineola, IN; DroneShield LLC, Warrenton, VA; DRS 
Power Technology, Inc., Fitchburg, MA; Elroy Air Inc., San Francisco, 
CA; Exquadrum, Inc., Adelanto, CA; Global Ordnance LLC, Sarasota, FL; 
GTDS America, LLC, Newbury, MA; Hernon Manufacturing Inc., Sanford, FL; 
Ibis Tek, Inc., Butler, PA; Insight International Technology LLC, 
Huntsville, AL; Jacobs Technology Inc., Fort Walton Beach, FL; Jim 
Sutton & Associates LLC, Woodbridge, VA; Kongsberg Protech Systems USA 
Corporation, Johnstown, PA; Loch Harbour Group, Inc., Alexandria, VA; 
Military Systems Group, Inc., Nashville, TN; MTI Partners LLC dba Metal 
Technology, Albany, OR; Near Earth Autonomy, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA; 
Nexagen Networks, Inc., Morganville, NJ; Orbital Sciences Corporation, 
Chandler, AZ; Parsons Government Services, Pasadena, CA; Phygen 
Coating, Inc., Minneapolis, MN; Plasan North America, Inc., Walker, MI; 
Progeny Systems Corporation, Manassas, VA; Quantum Ventura Inc., Los 
Angeles, CA; River Front Services, Incorporated, Chantilly, VA; SCI 
Technology, Inc., Huntsville, AL; Simmonds Precision Products Inc., 
Vergennes, VT; SPARC Research LLC, Broad Run, VA; Special Aerospace 
Services LLC, Boulder, CO; Specialized Technical Systems, LLC, 
Tewksbury, MA; Spectre Enterprises, West Palm Beach, FL; STAR Dynamics 
Corporation, Hilliard, OH; Strategic Technology Consulting, Toms River, 
NJ; TriVector Services, Inc., Huntsville, AL; TRX Systems, Inc., 
Greenbelt, MD; W. S. Darley & Co., Itasca, IL; Whitespace Innovations, 
Inc., Huntsville, AL; Wulco Co. Inc. dba Jet Machine and Manufacturing 
Co. Inc., Cincinnati, OH, have been added as parties to this venture.
    Also, Houston Mechatronics, Webster, TX; RTI Advanced Powder 
Materials, Burlington, MA; and UNC Charlotte Research Institute, 
Charlotte, NC, 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 NAC intends to file additional 
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
    On May 2, 2000, NAC filed its original notification pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice

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published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of 
the Act on June 30, 2000 (65 FR 40693).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on January 31, 
2018. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on March 12, 2018 (83 FR 10752).

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
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                                                determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of                 Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of             Electronic Solutions Inc., Lansdale, PA;
                                                1930 (‘‘the Act’’), that revocation of the                antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages                Cole Engineering Services, Inc.,
                                                antidumping duty order on silicon                         under specified circumstances.                        Orlando, FL; Colorado Engineering, Inc.,
                                                metal from China would be likely to                       Specifically, AFP Consortium, Corvallis,              Colorado Springs, CO; Contego
                                                lead to continuation or recurrence of                     OR, has been added as a party to this                 Research, LLC, Webb City, MO;
                                                material injury to an industry in the                     venture.                                              Darkblade Systems Corporation,
                                                United States within a reasonably                            No other changes have been made in                 Stafford, VA; DESE Research, Inc.,
                                                foreseeable time.2                                        either the membership or planned                      Huntsville, AL; Double ‘‘B’’ Enterprises,
                                                                                                          activity of the group research project.               LLC, Mineola, IN; DroneShield LLC,
                                                Background                                                Membership in this group research                     Warrenton, VA; DRS Power Technology,
                                                   The Commission, pursuant to section                    project remains open, and 3D PDF                      Inc., Fitchburg, MA; Elroy Air Inc., San
                                                751(c) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)),                    intends to file additional written                    Francisco, CA; Exquadrum, Inc.,
                                                instituted this review on March 1, 2017                   notifications disclosing all changes in               Adelanto, CA; Global Ordnance LLC,
                                                (82 FR 12234) and determined on June                      membership.                                           Sarasota, FL; GTDS America, LLC,
                                                5, 2017 that it would conduct a full                         On March 27, 2012, 3D PDF filed its                Newbury, MA; Hernon Manufacturing
                                                review (82 FR 27525, June 15, 2017).                      original notification pursuant to Section             Inc., Sanford, FL; Ibis Tek, Inc., Butler,
                                                Notice of the scheduling of the                           6(a) of the Act. The Department of                    PA; Insight International Technology
                                                Commission’s review and of a public                       Justice published a notice in the Federal             LLC, Huntsville, AL; Jacobs Technology
                                                hearing to be held in connection                          Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the              Inc., Fort Walton Beach, FL; Jim Sutton
                                                therewith was given by posting copies                     Act on April 20, 2012 (77 FR 23754).                  & Associates LLC, Woodbridge, VA;
                                                of the notice in the Office of the                           The last notification was filed with               Kongsberg Protech Systems USA
                                                Secretary, U.S. International Trade                       the Department on September 29, 2017.                 Corporation, Johnstown, PA; Loch
                                                Commission, Washington, DC, and by                        A notice was published in the Federal                 Harbour Group, Inc., Alexandria, VA;
                                                publishing the notice in the Federal                      Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the              Military Systems Group, Inc., Nashville,
                                                Register on November 24, 2017 (82 FR                      Act on October 31, 2017 (82 FR 50444).                TN; MTI Partners LLC dba Metal
                                                55858). The hearing was held in                                                                                 Technology, Albany, OR; Near Earth
                                                                                                          Patricia A. Brink,
                                                Washington, DC, on March 20, 2018,                                                                              Autonomy, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA;
                                                and all persons who requested the                         Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
                                                                                                          Division.
                                                                                                                                                                Nexagen Networks, Inc., Morganville,
                                                opportunity were permitted to appear in                                                                         NJ; Orbital Sciences Corporation,
                                                person or by counsel.                                     [FR Doc. 2018–10689 Filed 5–18–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                Chandler, AZ; Parsons Government
                                                   The Commission made this                               BILLING CODE 4410–11–P
                                                                                                                                                                Services, Pasadena, CA; Phygen Coating,
                                                determination pursuant to section                                                                               Inc., Minneapolis, MN; Plasan North
                                                751(c) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)). It                                                                       America, Inc., Walker, MI; Progeny
                                                completed and filed its determination in                  DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                                                                                                                                                                Systems Corporation, Manassas, VA;
                                                this review on May 15, 2018. The views                                                                          Quantum Ventura Inc., Los Angeles, CA;
                                                                                                          Antitrust Division
                                                of the Commission are contained in                                                                              River Front Services, Incorporated,
                                                USITC Publication 4783 (May 2018),                        Notice Pursuant to the National                       Chantilly, VA; SCI Technology, Inc.,
                                                entitled Silicon Metal from China:                        Cooperative Research and Production                   Huntsville, AL; Simmonds Precision
                                                Investigation No. 731–TA–472 (Fourth                      Act of 1993—National Armaments                        Products Inc., Vergennes, VT; SPARC
                                                Review).                                                  Consortium                                            Research LLC, Broad Run, VA; Special
                                                  By order of the Commission.                                                                                   Aerospace Services LLC, Boulder, CO;
                                                                                                             Notice is hereby given that, on April              Specialized Technical Systems, LLC,
                                                  Issued: May 15, 2018.
                                                                                                          19, 2018, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the             Tewksbury, MA; Spectre Enterprises,
                                                Lisa Barton,                                              National Cooperative Research and
                                                Secretary to the Commission.                                                                                    West Palm Beach, FL; STAR Dynamics
                                                                                                          Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301                Corporation, Hilliard, OH; Strategic
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–10718 Filed 5–18–18; 8:45 am]               et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), National Armaments             Technology Consulting, Toms River, NJ;
                                                BILLING CODE 7020–02–P                                    Consortium (‘‘NAC’’) has filed written                TriVector Services, Inc., Huntsville, AL;
                                                                                                          notifications simultaneously with the                 TRX Systems, Inc., Greenbelt, MD; W. S.
                                                                                                          Attorney General and the Federal Trade                Darley & Co., Itasca, IL; Whitespace
                                                DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                     Commission disclosing changes in its                  Innovations, Inc., Huntsville, AL; Wulco
                                                                                                          membership. The notifications were                    Co. Inc. dba Jet Machine and
                                                Antitrust Division                                        filed for the purpose of extending the                Manufacturing Co. Inc., Cincinnati, OH,
                                                                                                          Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of             have been added as parties to this
                                                Notice Pursuant to the National
                                                                                                          antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages                venture.
                                                Cooperative Research and Production
                                                                                                          under specified circumstances.                           Also, Houston Mechatronics, Webster,
                                                Act of 1993—3D PDF Consortium, Inc.
                                                                                                          Specifically, Aeronix, Inc., Melbourne,               TX; RTI Advanced Powder Materials,
                                                   Notice is hereby given that, on April                  FL; Altavian Inc., Gainesville, FL;                   Burlington, MA; and UNC Charlotte
                                                25, 2018, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the                 Asymmetric Technologies, LLC,                         Research Institute, Charlotte, NC, have
                                                National Cooperative Research and                         Columbus, OH; AURA Technologies,                      withdrawn as parties to this venture.
                                                Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301                    LLC, Raleigh, NC; Azimuth Corporation,                   No other changes have been made in
                                                et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), 3D PDF Consortium,                 Beavercreek, OH; Bren-Tronics, Inc.,                  either the membership or planned
                                                                                                          Commack, NY; Broden Resource
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                                                Inc. (‘‘3D PDF’’) has filed written                                                                             activity of the group research project.
                                                notifications simultaneously with the                     Solutions LLC, Orono, MN; Bruker                      Membership in this group research
                                                Attorney General and the Federal Trade                    Detection Corporation, Billerica, MA; C3              project remains open, and NAC intends
                                                Commission disclosing changes in its                      Engineering LLC, Baltimore, MD; CACI,                 to file additional written notifications
                                                membership. The notifications were                        Inc.,—Federal, Chantilly, VA; Central                 disclosing all changes in membership.
                                                filed for the purpose of extending the                    Screw Products dba Detroit Gun Works,                    On May 2, 2000, NAC filed its original
                                                                                                          Troy, MI; CeraNova Corporation,                       notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of
                                                  2 Commissioner   Jason Kearns not participating.        Marlborough, MA; Cobham Advanced                      the Act. The Department of Justice


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                                                published a notice in the Federal                       Act on December 13, 2016 (81 FR                         The last notification was filed with
                                                Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the                89991).                                               the Department on April 26, 2017. A
                                                Act on June 30, 2000 (65 FR 40693).                                                                           notice was published in the Federal
                                                                                                        Patricia A. Brink,
                                                  The last notification was filed with                                                                        Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
                                                                                                        Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
                                                the Department on January 31, 2018. A                                                                         Act on May 22, 2017 (82 FR 23298).
                                                                                                        Division.
                                                notice was published in the Federal                     [FR Doc. 2018–10698 Filed 5–18–18; 8:45 am]           Patricia A. Brink,
                                                Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the                BILLING CODE 4410–11–P                                Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
                                                Act on March 12, 2018 (83 FR 10752).                                                                          Division.
                                                                                                                                                              [FR Doc. 2018–10700 Filed 5–18–18; 8:45 am]
                                                Patricia A. Brink,                                      DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                 BILLING CODE 4410–11–P
                                                Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
                                                Division.                                               Antitrust Division
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–10702 Filed 5–18–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        Notice Pursuant to the National
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                                                                                                        Cooperative Research and Production                   OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND
                                                                                                        Act of 1993—International Electronics                 BUDGET
                                                DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                   Manufacturing Initiative                              Uniform Administrative Requirements,
                                                                                                           Notice is hereby given that, on April              Cost Principles, and Audit
                                                Antitrust Division                                      26, 2018, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the             Requirements
                                                                                                        National Cooperative Research and
                                                Notice Pursuant to the National                         Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301                AGENCY: Executive Office of the
                                                Cooperative Research and Production                     et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), International                  President, Office of Management and
                                                Act of 1993—Cooperative Research                        Electronics Manufacturing Initiative                  Budget.
                                                Group on Advanced Engine Fluids                         (‘‘iNEMI’’) has filed written notifications           ACTION:   Notice.
                                                                                                        simultaneously with the Attorney
                                                   Notice is hereby given that, on April                General and the Federal Trade                         SUMMARY:    This Notice announces the
                                                13, 2018, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the               Commission disclosing changes in its                  availability of the 2018 OMB 2 CFR part
                                                National Cooperative Research and                       membership. The notifications were                    200, Subpart F—Audit Requirements,
                                                Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301                  filed for the purpose of extending the                Appendix XI—Compliance Supplement
                                                et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Southwest Research               Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of             (2018 Supplement). This Notice also
                                                Institute—Cooperative Research Group                    antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages                offers interested parties an opportunity
                                                on Advanced Engine Fluids (‘‘AEF’’) has                 under specified circumstances.                        to comment on the 2018 Supplement.
                                                filed written notifications                             Specifically, Autodesk, Inc., San Rafael,             The 2018 Supplement is not a full
                                                simultaneously with the Attorney                        CA; HP, Inc., Houston, TX; Kulicke &                  update on the 2017 Supplement and
                                                General and the Federal Trade                           Soffa Industries, Inc., SINGAPORE;                    only amends the following programs
                                                Commission disclosing changes in its                    KYZEN Corporation, Nashville, TN;                     with major changes, and adds guidance
                                                membership. The notifications were                      Momentum Technologies, Inc., Dallas,                  in Part 3.I, Procurement and Suspension
                                                filed for the purpose of extending the                  TX; and The Comet Group, Wunnewil-                    and Debarment and Appendix VII of the
                                                Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of               Flamatt, SWITZERLAND, have been                       Supplement.
                                                antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages                  added as parties to this venture.                     DATES:  The 2018 Supplement
                                                under specified circumstances.                             Also, Delphi Corporation, Troy, MI;                complements the 2017 Supplement and
                                                Specifically, Sinopec Research Institute                Exponent Failure Analysis Associates,                 applies to audits of fiscal years
                                                of Petroleum Processing, Beijing,                       Inc., Menlo Park, CA; Henkel,                         beginning after June 30, 2017. All
                                                PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, has                         Düsseldorf, GERMANY; METech                          programs, Parts and Appendices
                                                been added as a party to this venture.                  Recycling, Clinton, MA; Oak-Mitsui,                   contained in the 2017 Compliance
                                                                                                        Camden, SC; and Unitec                                Supplement that are not listed for
                                                   Also, Caterpillar Inc., Lafayette, IN;
                                                                                                        Semiconductors, Veneza-Ribeirao das                   updates in the section above remain
                                                Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN; and
                                                                                                        Neves, BRAZIL, have withdrawn as                      unchanged and applicable for audits.
                                                Infineum USA L.P., Linden, NJ, have
                                                                                                        parties to this venture.                              Thus, the 2018 Supplement must be
                                                withdrawn as parties to this venture.                      In addition, Dow Electronic Materials              used in conjunction with the 2017
                                                   No other changes have been made in                   and Dupont Electronics &                              Supplement to perform audits.
                                                either the membership or planned                        Communications have merged to
                                                activity of the group research project.                 become DowDuPont Electronics &                        ADDRESSES: All comments on the 2018
                                                Membership in this group research                       Imaging, Wilmington, DE.                              Supplement must be in writing and
                                                project remains open, and AEF intends                      No other changes have been made in                 received by July 31, 2018. Late
                                                to file additional written notifications                either the membership or planned                      comments will be considered to the
                                                disclosing all changes in membership.                   activity of the group research project.               extent practicable. Comments will be
                                                                                                        Membership in this group research                     reviewed and addressed, when
                                                   On March 20, 2015, AEF filed its                                                                           appropriate, in the 2019 Compliance
                                                                                                        project remains open, and iNEMI
                                                original notification pursuant to Section                                                                     Supplement.
                                                                                                        intends to file additional written
                                                6(a) of the Act. The Department of                                                                              Due to potential delays in OMB’s
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                                                                                                        notifications disclosing all changes in
                                                Justice published a notice in the Federal                                                                     receipt and processing of mail sent
                                                                                                        membership.
                                                Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the                   On June 6, 1996, iNEMI filed its                   through the U.S. Postal Service, we
                                                Act on April 22, 2015 (80 FR 22551).                    original notification pursuant to Section             encourage respondents to submit
                                                   The last notification was filed with                 6(a) of the Act. The Department of                    comments electronically to ensure
                                                the Department on October 21, 2016. A                   Justice published a notice in the Federal             timely receipt. We cannot guarantee that
                                                notice was published in the Federal                     Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the              comments mailed will be received
                                                Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the                Act on June 28, 1996 (61 FR 33774).                   before the comment closing date.


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