83_FR_42305 83 FR 42144 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-National Spectrum Consortium

83 FR 42144 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-National Spectrum Consortium

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 161 (August 20, 2018)

Page Range42144-42144
FR Document2018-17900

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 161 (Monday, August 20, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 161 (Monday, August 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 42144]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17900]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


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

    Notice is hereby given that, on August 3, 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 Spectrum Consortium 
(``NSC'') 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, Numerati Partners, LLC, New York, NY; Avionics Test & 
Analysis Corporation, Niceville, FL; George Mason University, Fairfax, 
VA; Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Reston, VA; 
Southern Research, Birmingham, AL; Parsons Government Services Inc., 
Pasadena, CA; Dell Federal Systems, L.P., Round Rock, TX; Sentar, Inc., 
Huntsville, AL; SCI Technology, Inc., Huntsville, AL; Pacific Star 
Communications, Inc., Portland, OR; COMINT Consulting LLC, Golden, CO; 
C6I Services Corp., Chesterfield, NJ; Comtech EF Data, Tempe, AZ; 
Vision Engineering Solutions, Inc., Merritt Island, FL; Vision 
Engineering Solutions, Inc., Merritt Island, FL; Comtech Mobile Datacom 
Corporation, Germantown, MD,; and EFW, Inc., Fort Worth, TX, have been 
added as parties to this venture.
    Also, Fibertek, Inc., Herndon, VA; and University of Nevada, Reno, 
VA, have withdrawn as parties to this venture.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 NSC intends to file additional 
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
    On May 24, 2014, NSC 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 November 
4, 2014 (72 FR 65424).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on May 14, 
2018. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on June 19, 2018 (83 FR 28449).

Suzanne Morris,
Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-17900 Filed 8-17-18; 8:45 am]
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                                               Commission’s public service list were                   6(b) of the Act on October 21, 2004 (69               to file additional written notifications
                                               not labeled as containing BPI.                          FR 61869).                                            disclosing all changes in membership.
                                                  In determining the appropriate action                  The last notification was filed with                  On May 24, 2014, NSC filed its
                                               in response to the breach, the                          the Department on May 8, 2018. A                      original notification pursuant to Section
                                               Commission considered mitigating                        notice was published in the Federal                   6(a) of the Act. The Department of
                                               factors, including that (1) the breach                  Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the              Justice published a notice in the Federal
                                               was unintentional and due to a                          Act on May 25, 2018 (83 FR 24348).                    Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
                                               technical oversight; (2) the attorney had                                                                     Act on November 4, 2014 (72 FR 65424).
                                               not been found to have breached an                      Suzanne Morris                                          The last notification was filed with
                                               APO over the past two years; (3) the                    Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit,        the Department on May 14, 2018. A
                                               attorney took immediate corrective                      Antitrust Division.                                   notice was published in the Federal
                                               measures upon learning of the                           [FR Doc. 2018–17899 Filed 8–17–18; 8:45 am]           Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
                                               disclosure by immediately contacting                    BILLING CODE 4410–11–P                                Act on June 19, 2018 (83 FR 28449).
                                               the Secretary’s Office and the recipients                                                                     Suzanne Morris,
                                               of the brief; and (4) the attorney                                                                            Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit
                                               promptly reported the violation to the                  DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                                                                                                                                                             Antitrust Division.
                                               Commission. The Commission                                                                                    [FR Doc. 2018–17900 Filed 8–17–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                       Antitrust Division
                                               determined that no aggravating factors                                                                        BILLING CODE 4410–11–P
                                               were present. The Commission issued a                   Notice Pursuant to the National
                                               private warning letter to the attorney.                 Cooperative Research and Production
                                                 By order of the Commission.                           Act of 1993—National Spectrum                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                                                 Issued: August 14, 2018.                              Consortium
                                                                                                                                                             Drug Enforcement Administration
                                               Lisa Barton,
                                                                                                          Notice is hereby given that, on August
                                               Secretary to the Commission.                            3, 2018, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the              Houston Maintenance Clinic; Decision
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–17848 Filed 8–17–18; 8:45 am]             National Cooperative Research and                     and Order
                                               BILLING CODE 7020–02–P                                  Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301                   On September 30, 2016,
                                                                                                       et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), National Spectrum              Administrative Law Judge Charles Wm.
                                                                                                       Consortium (‘‘NSC’’) has filed written                Dorman (hereinafter, ALJ) issued
                                               DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                   notifications simultaneously with the                 Recommended Rulings, Findings of
                                                                                                       Attorney General and the Federal Trade                Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Decision
                                               Antitrust Division                                      Commission disclosing changes in its                  (hereinafter, R.D.). Only Houston
                                                                                                       membership. The notifications were                    Maintenance Clinic (hereinafter,
                                               Notice Pursuant to the National
                                                                                                       filed for the purpose of extending the                Respondent) filed exceptions
                                               Cooperative Research and Production
                                                                                                       Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of             (hereinafter, Resp. Exceptions), and its
                                               Act of 1993—National Fire Protection
                                                                                                       antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages                filing was timely. Having reviewed the
                                               Association
                                                                                                       under specified circumstances.                        entire record, including Resp.
                                                  Notice is hereby given that, on July                 Specifically, Numerati Partners, LLC,                 Exceptions, and modified the ALJ’s
                                               31, 2018, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the               New York, NY; Avionics Test &                         R.D., I adopt the modified R.D. and find
                                               National Cooperative Research and                       Analysis Corporation, Niceville, FL;                  that none of Resp. Exceptions has merit.
                                               Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301                  George Mason University, Fairfax, VA;
                                                                                                       Science Applications International                    Respondent’s First Exception
                                               et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), National Fire
                                               Protection Association (‘‘NFPA’’) has                   Corporation (SAIC), Reston, VA;                          Respondent’s first exception states
                                               filed written notifications                             Southern Research, Birmingham, AL;                    that R.D. ‘‘Finding of Fact 40 should be
                                               simultaneously with the Attorney                        Parsons Government Services Inc.,                     amended to include the first sentence in
                                               General and the Federal Trade                           Pasadena, CA; Dell Federal Systems,                   . . . [Respondent’s owner’s] letter, GE
                                               Commission disclosing additions or                      L.P., Round Rock, TX; Sentar, Inc.,                   27[,] that states as follows[,] ‘The facility
                                               changes to its standards development                    Huntsville, AL; SCI Technology, Inc.,                 has kept a systematic ongoing accurate
                                               activities. The notifications were filed                Huntsville, AL; Pacific Star                          daily dispensing record as required by
                                               for the purpose of extending the Act’s                  Communications, Inc., Portland, OR;                   title 21 C.F.R. 1304.03.’ ’’ 1 Resp.
                                               provisions limiting the recovery of                     COMINT Consulting LLC, Golden, CO;                    Exceptions, at 1. The support
                                               antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages                  C6I Services Corp., Chesterfield, NJ;                 Respondent provided for this exception
                                               under specified circumstances.                          Comtech EF Data, Tempe, AZ; Vision                    is that, ‘‘The daily dosing records . . .
                                               Specifically, NFPA has provided an                      Engineering Solutions, Inc., Merritt                  are required and these were kept
                                               updated and current list of its standards               Island, FL; Vision Engineering                        without disruption.’’ Id.
                                                                                                       Solutions, Inc., Merritt Island, FL;                     First, R.D. Finding of Fact 30, citing
                                               development activities, related technical
                                                                                                       Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation,                   GE–27, already states that, ‘‘Around the
                                               committee and conformity assessment
                                                                                                       Germantown, MD,; and EFW, Inc., Fort                  time of the [2006] inspection, . . .
                                               activities. Information concerning NFPA
                                                                                                       Worth, TX, have been added as parties                 [Respondent] kept ongoing, systematic
                                               regulations, technical committees,
                                                                                                       to this venture.                                      daily dispensing records’’ [footnote
                                               current standards, standards                                                                                  omitted]. Thus, much of the content of
                                               development and conformity                                 Also, Fibertek, Inc., Herndon, VA; and
                                                                                                                                                             the sentence that Respondent’s first
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                                               assessment activities are publicly                      University of Nevada, Reno, VA, have
                                                                                                       withdrawn as parties to this venture.                 exception proposes is already found in
                                               available at nfpa.org.                                                                                        Finding of Fact 30. Only the assertions
                                                  On September 20, 2004, NFPA filed                       No other changes have been made in
                                                                                                                                                             that Respondent ‘‘has kept . . .
                                               its original notification pursuant to                   either the membership or planned
                                               Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department                 activity of the group research project.                 1 Finding of Fact 40 and, presumably,
                                               of Justice published a notice in the                    Membership in this group research                     Respondent’s first exception concern the 2006
                                               Federal Register pursuant to Section                    project remains open, and NSC intends                 inspection.



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