83_FR_24925 83 FR 24821 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction

83 FR 24821 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 104 (May 30, 2018)

Page Range24821-24822
FR Document2018-11507

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 104 (Wednesday, May 30, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 30, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction

    Notice is hereby given that, on April 25, 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''), Countering Weapons of Mass 
Destruction (``CWMD'') 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, J. Mike Stevens Consulting, Southport, NC; Quantitative 
Biosciences (qbisci), Solana Beach, CA; Caltech, Pasadena, CA; Guardion 
Inc., Boston, MA; H3D Inc., Ann Arbor, MI; Mason Livesay Scientific, 
LLC, DBA IB3 Global Solutions, Knoxville, TN; ARServices Limited, 
Alexandria, VA; The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA; 
LocoLabs, Santa Clara, CA; XIA, LLC, Hayward, CA; The Cameron Group, 
Inc., Fremont, CA; Spectral Labs, San Diego, CA; WWT Asynchrony Labs, 
St. Louis, MO; NuMat Technologies, Inc., Skokie, IL; Akita Innovations 
LLC, Billerica, MA; Hamilton Associates, Inc., dba Air Techniques 
International (ATI), Cambridge, MA; Silver Lake Research Corporation, 
Azusa, CA; Armtec Countermeasures, Coachella, CA; Design West 
Technologies, Inc., Tustin, CA; Symetrica Inc., Maynard, MA; Washington 
State University, Pullman, WA; Gate Scientific Inc., Mipitas, CA; 
Innovative Management Concepts VA (IMC VA), Dulles, VA; Materials 
Modification Inc. (Matmod), Fairfax, VA; International AIDS Vaccine 
Inc. (IAVI), New York, NY; Polysciences, Inc., Warrington, PA; DAGER 
Technology LLC, Sterling, VA; Owlstone Inc., Norwalk, CT; Hung 
Technology Solutions, LLC, Baltimore, MD; Advanced Technology Systems 
Company of Virginia (ATSC), McLean, VA; Aveshka, Inc., Vienna, VA; 
Dynasafe US LLC, Talladega, AL; Maritime Planning Associates, Newport, 
RI; Global Systems Engineering, Alexandria, VA; BioMatrix Sciences 
Inc., Rancho Santa Fe, CA; SourceAmerica, Vienna, VA; Binergy 
Scientific, Inc., Atlanta, GA; Two Six Labs, LLC, Arlington, VA; 
Advanced Measurement Technology (Ametek-Ortec), Oak Ridge, TN; Chenega 
Support Services, LLC, San Antonio, TX; Visionary Products Inc. (VPI), 
Draper, UT; Toyon Research Corp., Goleta, CA; Mesmo, Inc., Waldorf, MD; 
DxDiscovery Inc., Reno, NV; Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ; 
Decon7 Systems, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ; Northrop Grumman Systems, 
Huntsville, AL; CTP, Inc. (Commonwealth Trading Partners), Alexandria, 
VA; Amaratek, San Diego, CA; SRC, Inc., North Syracuse, NY; SENTEL 
Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vectrus Systems Corporation, 
Alexandria, VA; Tex-Shield, Inc., Bethesda, MD; Zeteo Tech, Inc., 
Sykesville, MD; Eniwetok Group, LLC, Richardson, TX; Lynntech, Inc., 
College Station, TX; The Pennsylvania State University, Applied 
Research Laboratory, University Park, PA; Gryphon Scientific, LLC, 
Takoma Park, MD; Continuum Dynamics, Inc., Ewing, NJ; EV Products, 
Saxonburg, PA; ADS, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA; CritiTech Particle 
Engineering Solutions, LLC, Lawrence, KS; Star Cases, LLC dba Zero 
Manufacturing, North Salt Lake, UT; Science Applications International 
Corp. (SAIC), Reston, VA; Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), Andover, MA; 
INFICON, Inc., East Syracuse, NY; Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc., Boston, MA; 
Phoenix Operations Group, Woodbine, MD; Biomeme Inc., Philadelphia, PA; 
Digital Infuzion, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD; TDA Research, Inc., Wheat 
Ridge, CO; Research International, Monroe, WA; Camber Corporation, an 
HII Company, Huntsville, AL; Aeris, LLC, Louisville, CO; MRI Global, 
Kansas City, MO; and W. L. Gore and Associates, Elkton, MD, have been 
added 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 CWMD intends to file additional 
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
    On January 31, 2018, CWMD filed its original notification pursuant 
to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a 
notice in the Federal

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Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on March 12, 2018 (83 FR 
10750).

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
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                                                whether the information will have                       Management Division, Policy and                       MD; Advanced Technology Systems
                                                practical utility;                                      Planning Staff, Two Constitution                      Company of Virginia (ATSC), McLean,
                                                   —Evaluate the accuracy of the                        Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A,                     VA; Aveshka, Inc., Vienna, VA;
                                                agency’s estimate of the burden of the                  Washington, DC 20530.                                 Dynasafe US LLC, Talladega, AL;
                                                proposed collection of information,                       Dated: May 23, 2018.                                Maritime Planning Associates, Newport,
                                                including the validity of the                           Melody Braswell,                                      RI; Global Systems Engineering,
                                                methodology and assumptions used;                                                                             Alexandria, VA; BioMatrix Sciences
                                                                                                        Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
                                                   —Evaluate whether and if so how the                  Department of Justice.                                Inc., Rancho Santa Fe, CA;
                                                quality, utility, and clarity of the                                                                          SourceAmerica, Vienna, VA; Binergy
                                                                                                        [FR Doc. 2018–11478 Filed 5–29–18; 8:45 am]
                                                information to be collected can be                                                                            Scientific, Inc., Atlanta, GA; Two Six
                                                                                                        BILLING CODE 4410–FY–P
                                                enhanced; and                                                                                                 Labs, LLC, Arlington, VA; Advanced
                                                   —Minimize the burden of the                                                                                Measurement Technology (Ametek-
                                                collection of information on those who                  DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                 Ortec), Oak Ridge, TN; Chenega Support
                                                are to respond, including through the                                                                         Services, LLC, San Antonio, TX;
                                                use of appropriate automated,                           Antitrust Division                                    Visionary Products Inc. (VPI), Draper,
                                                electronic, mechanical, or other                                                                              UT; Toyon Research Corp., Goleta, CA;
                                                technological collection techniques or                  Notice Pursuant to the National                       Mesmo, Inc., Waldorf, MD; DxDiscovery
                                                other forms of information technology,                  Cooperative Research and Production                   Inc., Reno, NV; Northern Arizona
                                                e.g., permitting electronic submission of               Act of 1993—Countering Weapons of                     University, Flagstaff, AZ; Decon7
                                                responses.                                              Mass Destruction                                      Systems, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ; Northrop
                                                   Overview of this information                                                                               Grumman Systems, Huntsville, AL;
                                                                                                           Notice is hereby given that, on April
                                                collection:                                                                                                   CTP, Inc. (Commonwealth Trading
                                                   1. Type of Information Collection                    25, 2018, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
                                                                                                        National Cooperative Research and                     Partners), Alexandria, VA; Amaratek,
                                                (check justification or form 83):                                                                             San Diego, CA; SRC, Inc., North
                                                Extension, with change, of a currently                  Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
                                                                                                        et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Countering Weapons             Syracuse, NY; SENTEL Corporation, a
                                                approved collection.                                                                                          wholly owned subsidiary of Vectrus
                                                   2. The Title of the Form/Collection:                 of Mass Destruction (‘‘CWMD’’) has
                                                                                                        filed written notifications                           Systems Corporation, Alexandria, VA;
                                                National Firearms Act Division and                                                                            Tex-Shield, Inc., Bethesda, MD; Zeteo
                                                Firearms and Explosives Services                        simultaneously with the Attorney
                                                                                                        General and the Federal Trade                         Tech, Inc., Sykesville, MD; Eniwetok
                                                Division Customer Service Survey                                                                              Group, LLC, Richardson, TX; Lynntech,
                                                   3. The agency form number, if any,                   Commission disclosing changes in its
                                                                                                        membership. The notifications were                    Inc., College Station, TX; The
                                                and the applicable component of the                                                                           Pennsylvania State University, Applied
                                                Department sponsoring the collection:                   filed for the purpose of extending the
                                                                                                        Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of             Research Laboratory, University Park,
                                                   Form number (if applicable): None.                                                                         PA; Gryphon Scientific, LLC, Takoma
                                                   Component: Bureau of Alcohol,                        antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
                                                                                                        under specified circumstances.                        Park, MD; Continuum Dynamics, Inc.,
                                                Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S.                                                                        Ewing, NJ; EV Products, Saxonburg, PA;
                                                Department of Justice.                                  Specifically, J. Mike Stevens Consulting,
                                                                                                        Southport, NC; Quantitative Biosciences               ADS, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA; CritiTech
                                                   4. Affected public who will be asked
                                                                                                        (qbisci), Solana Beach, CA; Caltech,                  Particle Engineering Solutions, LLC,
                                                or required to respond, as well as a brief
                                                                                                        Pasadena, CA; Guardion Inc., Boston,                  Lawrence, KS; Star Cases, LLC dba Zero
                                                abstract:
                                                                                                        MA; H3D Inc., Ann Arbor, MI; Mason                    Manufacturing, North Salt Lake, UT;
                                                   Primary: Business or other For-profit.
                                                   Other (if applicable): Individuals or                Livesay Scientific, LLC, DBA IB3 Global               Science Applications International
                                                Households, Federal Government, and                     Solutions, Knoxville, TN; ARServices                  Corp. (SAIC), Reston, VA; Physical
                                                State, Local, or Tribal Government.                     Limited, Alexandria, VA; The Charles                  Sciences Inc. (PSI), Andover, MA;
                                                   Abstract: The purpose of this survey                 Stark Draper Laboratory, Cambridge,                   INFICON, Inc., East Syracuse, NY;
                                                is to gather information about customer                 MA; LocoLabs, Santa Clara, CA; XIA,                   Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc., Boston, MA;
                                                service provided to the firearms and                    LLC, Hayward, CA; The Cameron                         Phoenix Operations Group, Woodbine,
                                                explosives industry and government                      Group, Inc., Fremont, CA; Spectral Labs,              MD; Biomeme Inc., Philadelphia, PA;
                                                agencies, in order to improve service                   San Diego, CA; WWT Asynchrony Labs,                   Digital Infuzion, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD;
                                                delivery and customer satisfaction.                     St. Louis, MO; NuMat Technologies,                    TDA Research, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO;
                                                   5. An estimate of the total number of                Inc., Skokie, IL; Akita Innovations LLC,              Research International, Monroe, WA;
                                                respondents and the amount of time                      Billerica, MA; Hamilton Associates,                   Camber Corporation, an HII Company,
                                                estimated for an average respondent to                  Inc., dba Air Techniques International                Huntsville, AL; Aeris, LLC, Louisville,
                                                respond: An estimated 18,200                            (ATI), Cambridge, MA; Silver Lake                     CO; MRI Global, Kansas City, MO; and
                                                respondents will utilize this survey, and               Research Corporation, Azusa, CA;                      W. L. Gore and Associates, Elkton, MD,
                                                it will take each respondent                            Armtec Countermeasures, Coachella,                    have been added as parties to this
                                                approximately 5 minutes to complete                     CA; Design West Technologies, Inc.,                   venture.
                                                their responses.                                        Tustin, CA; Symetrica Inc., Maynard,                     No other changes have been made in
                                                   6. An estimate of the total public                   MA; Washington State University,                      either the membership or planned
                                                burden (in hours) associated with the                   Pullman, WA; Gate Scientific Inc.,                    activity of the group research project.
                                                collection: The estimated annual public                 Mipitas, CA; Innovative Management                    Membership in this group research
                                                                                                        Concepts VA (IMC VA), Dulles, VA;                     project remains open, and CWMD
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                                                burden associated with this collection is
                                                1,517 hours which is equal to: 18,200                   Materials Modification Inc. (Matmod),                 intends to file additional written
                                                (total # of responses) * .0833333 (5                    Fairfax, VA; International AIDS Vaccine               notifications disclosing all changes in
                                                minutes).                                               Inc. (IAVI), New York, NY;                            membership.
                                                   If additional information is required                Polysciences, Inc., Warrington, PA;                      On January 31, 2018, CWMD filed its
                                                contact: Melody Braswell, Department                    DAGER Technology LLC, Sterling, VA;                   original notification pursuant to Section
                                                Clearance Officer, United States                        Owlstone Inc., Norwalk, CT; Hung                      6(a) of the Act. The Department of
                                                Department of Justice, Justice                          Technology Solutions, LLC, Baltimore,                 Justice published a notice in the Federal


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                                                Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the                   information will have practical                      (6) An Estimate of the Total Public
                                                Act on March 12, 2018 (83 FR 10750).                       utility;                                           Burden (in hours) Associated With the
                                                                                                          —Evaluate the accuracy of the                       Collection: The estimated public burden
                                                Patricia A. Brink,
                                                                                                           agency’s estimate of the burden of                 associated with this application is
                                                Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust                   the proposed collection of                         64,118 hours.
                                                Division.
                                                                                                           information, including the validity                  If additional information is required
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–11507 Filed 5–29–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                           of the methodology and                             contact: Melody Braswell, Department
                                                BILLING CODE 4410–11–P                                     assumptions used;                                  Clearance Officer, United States
                                                                                                          —Enhance the quality, utility, and                  Department of Justice, Justice
                                                                                                           clarity of the information to be                   Management Division, Policy and
                                                DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                      collected; and                                     Planning Staff, Two Constitution
                                                Office of Justice Programs                                —Minimize the burden of the                         Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A,
                                                                                                           collection of information on those                 Washington, DC 20530.
                                                [OMB Number 1121–0243]                                     who are to respond, including
                                                                                                                                                                Dated: May 23, 2018.
                                                                                                           through the use of appropriate
                                                Agency Information Collection                              automated, electronic, mechanical,                 Melody Braswell,
                                                Activities; Proposed eCollection;                          or other technological collection                  Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
                                                eComments Requested; Revision of a                         techniques or other forms of                       Department of Justice.
                                                Currently Approved Collection: Office                      information technology, e.g.,                      [FR Doc. 2018–11479 Filed 5–29–18; 8:45 am]
                                                of Justice Programs’ Community                             permitting electronic submission of                BILLING CODE 4410–18–P
                                                Partnership Grants Management                              responses.
                                                System (GMS)
                                                                                                        Overview of This Information
                                                AGENCY:  Office of Audit, Assessment,                                                                         DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
                                                and Management, Office of Justice                          (1) Type of Information Collection:
                                                Programs, Department of Justice.                        Renewal of a currently approved                       Employee Benefits Security
                                                ACTION: 60-Day notice.
                                                                                                        collection (1121–0243).                               Administration
                                                                                                           (2) The Title of the Form/Collection:
                                                                                                        Community Partnership Grants                          [Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2018–
                                                SUMMARY:   The Department of Justice                                                                          07; Exemption Application No. D–11949]
                                                (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP),                Management System (GMS).
                                                will be submitting the following                           (3) The Agency Form Number, if any,                Notice of Exemption Involving BNP
                                                information collection request to the                   and the Applicable Component of the                   Paribas S.A. (BNP Paribas) and Its
                                                Office of Management and Budget                         Department Sponsoring the Collection:                 Current and Future Affiliates, and
                                                (OMB) for review and approval in                        Form Number: None.                                    Certain Related Entities (Collectively,
                                                accordance with the Paperwork                              Component: Office of Justice
                                                                                                                                                              the Applicant), Located in Paris,
                                                Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed                     Programs, Department of Justice.
                                                                                                                                                              France
                                                information collection is published to                     (4) Affected Public Who Will be Asked
                                                obtain comments from the public and                     or Required to Respond, as Well as a                  AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security
                                                affected agencies.                                      Brief Abstract:                                       Administration, U.S. Department of
                                                                                                           Primary: State, Local or Tribal                    Labor.
                                                DATES: Comments are encouraged and
                                                                                                        Governments, Organizations, and                       ACTION: Notice of exemption.
                                                will be accepted for sixty days (60) until
                                                                                                        Institutes of Higher Education, and
                                                July 30, 2018.
                                                                                                        other applicants, applying for grants.                SUMMARY:   This document contains a
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If                        Other: None.                                       notice of exemption issued by the
                                                you have additional comments on the                        Abstract: GMS is the OJP web-based                 Department of Labor (the Department)
                                                estimated public burden or associated                   grants applications and award                         from certain of the prohibited
                                                response time, suggestions, or need a                   management system. GMS provides                       transaction restrictions of the Employee
                                                copy of the proposed information                        automated support throughout the                      Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
                                                collection instrument with instructions                 award lifecycle. GMS facilitates                      (ERISA or the Act) and/or the Internal
                                                or additional information, please                       reporting to Congress and other                       Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). The
                                                contact: Maria Swineford, (202) 616–                    interested agencies. The system                       exemption affects the ability of certain
                                                0109, Office of Audit, Assessment, and                  provides essential information required               entities with specified relationships to
                                                Management, Office of Justice Programs,                 to comply with the Federal Funding                    BNP Paribas to continue to rely upon
                                                U.S. Department of Justice, 810 Seventh                 Accountability and Transparency Act of                relief provided by Prohibited
                                                Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 or                      2006 (FFATA). GMS has also been                       Transaction Exemption 84–14.
                                                maria.swineford@usdoj.gov.                              designated the OJP official system of                 DATES: This exemption is effective for
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This                         record for grants activities by the
                                                process is conducted in accordance with                                                                       one year from the Conviction Date
                                                                                                        National Archives and Records                         (Exemption Period).
                                                5 CFR 1320.10. Written comments and                     Administration (NARA).
                                                suggestions from the public and affected                   (5) An Estimate of the Total Number                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.
                                                agencies concerning the proposed                        of Respondents and the Amount of Time                 Blessed Chuksorji-Keefe of the
                                                collection of information are                           Estimated for an Average Respondent to                Department, telephone (202) 693–8567.
                                                encouraged. Your comments should                        Respond: An estimated 6,402                           (This is not a toll-free number.).
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                                                address one or more of the following                    organizations will respond to GMS and                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
                                                four points:                                            on average it will take each of them up               22, 2018, the Department published a
                                                   —Evaluate whether the proposed                       to 10 hours to complete various award                 notice of proposed exemption in the
                                                     collection of information is                       lifecycle processes within the system                 Federal Register at 83 FR 12596, for
                                                     necessary for the proper                           varying from application submission,                  certain entities with specified
                                                     performance of the functions of the                award management and reporting, and                   relationships to BNP Paribas to continue
                                                     agency, including whether the                      award closeout.                                       to rely upon the relief provided by PTE


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FR Citation83 FR 24821 

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