83_FR_55955 83 FR 55739 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Medical CBRN Defense Consortium

83 FR 55739 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Medical CBRN Defense Consortium

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 216 (November 7, 2018)

Page Range55739-55739
FR Document2018-24335

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 55739]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24335]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Medical CBRN Defense Consortium

    Notice is hereby given that, on October 16, 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''), Medical CBRN Defense 
Consortium (``MCDC'') 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, Allegheny-Singer Research Institute DBA AHN Institute, 
Pittsburgh, PA; Allotropic Tech, Halethorpe, MD; ASELL LLC, Owings 
Mills, MD; Clear Scientific LLC, Cambridge, MA; FLIR Detection, Inc., 
Stillwater, OK; FORGE Life Sciences, LLC, Doylestown, PA; IDBiologics, 
Inc., Nashville, TN; ImmPORT Therapeutics Inc. DBA Antigen Discovery 
Inc., Irvine, CA; Polo Custom Products, Topeka, KS; SIGA Technologies, 
Inc., New York, NY; The Albert Sabin Vaccine Institute, Inc. DBA Sabin 
Vaccine Institute, Washington, DC; VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 
Malvern, PA; and Windgap Medical, Inc., Watertown, MA, have been added 
as parties to this venture.
    Also, Artificial Cell Technologies, Inc., New Haven, CT; Celdara 
Medical, LLC, Lebanon, NH; HORIBA Instruments, Inc., Edison, NY; 
Macromoltek, Austin, TX; Philips Healthcare, Andover, MA; Phosphorex 
Inc., Hopkinton, MA; PPD Development LP, Wilmington, NC; Sequoia 
Consulting Group, LLC, Lake Forest, CA; and University of Tennessee, 
Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, have withdrawn as parties to this venture.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 MCDC intends to file additional 
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
    On November 13, 2015, MCDC 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 
January 6, 2016 (81 FR 513).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on August 3, 
2018. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on August 24, 2018 (83 FR 42940).

Suzanne Morris,
Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-24335 Filed 11-6-18; 8:45 am]
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                                              INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                     1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)). It                  Consulting Group, LLC, Lake Forest,
                                              COMMISSION                                              completed and filed its determinations                CA; and University of Tennessee,
                                                                                                      in these investigations on October 31,                Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, have
                                              [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–590 and 731–
                                              TA–1397 (Final)]
                                                                                                      2018. The views of the Commission are                 withdrawn as parties to this venture.
                                                                                                      contained in USITC Publication 4834                      No other changes have been made in
                                              Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and                    (October 2018), entitled Sodium                       either the membership or planned
                                              Derivative Products From China                          Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and                         activity of the group research project.
                                                                                                      Derivative Products from China:                       Membership in this group research
                                              Determinations                                          Investigation Nos. 701–TA–590 and                     project remains open, and MCDC
                                                 On the basis of the record 1 developed               731–TA–1397 (Final).                                  intends to file additional written
                                              in the subject investigations, the United                 By order of the Commission.                         notifications disclosing all changes in
                                              States International Trade Commission                     Issued: November 1, 2018.                           membership.
                                              (‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant                   Lisa Barton,                                             On November 13, 2015, MCDC filed
                                              to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’),                                                                      its original notification pursuant to
                                                                                                      Secretary to the Commission.
                                              that an industry in the United States is                                                                      Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department
                                              materially injured by reason of imports                 [FR Doc. 2018–24287 Filed 11–6–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                            of Justice published a notice in the
                                              of Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid,                     BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                                                                                                                            Federal Register pursuant to Section
                                              and Derivative Products from China,                                                                           6(b) of the Act on January 6, 2016 (81
                                              provided for in subheadings 2918.16.10,                                                                       FR 513).
                                              2918.16.50, and 2932.20.50 of the                       DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                    The last notification was filed with
                                              Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the                                                                             the Department on August 3, 2018. A
                                              United States, that have been found by                  Antitrust Division
                                                                                                                                                            notice was published in the Federal
                                              the U.S. Department of Commerce                                                                               Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
                                              (‘‘Commerce’’) to be sold in the United                 Notice Pursuant to the National
                                                                                                      Cooperative Research and Production                   Act on August 24, 2018 (83 FR 42940).
                                              States at less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’),
                                              and to be subsidized by the government                  Act of 1993—Medical CBRN Defense                      Suzanne Morris,
                                              of China.                                               Consortium                                            Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit,
                                                                                                                                                            Antitrust Division.
                                              Background                                                 Notice is hereby given that, on
                                                                                                      October 16, 2018, pursuant to Section                 [FR Doc. 2018–24335 Filed 11–6–18; 8:45 am]
                                                The Commission, pursuant to sections
                                                                                                      6(a) of the National Cooperative                      BILLING CODE 4410–11–P
                                              705(b) and 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
                                                                                                      Research and Production Act of 1993,
                                              1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)),
                                                                                                      15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’),
                                              instituted these investigations effective                                                                     DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                                                                                                      Medical CBRN Defense Consortium
                                              November 30, 2017, following receipt of
                                                                                                      (‘‘MCDC’’) has filed written notifications            Antitrust Division
                                              a petition filed with the Commission
                                                                                                      simultaneously with the Attorney
                                              and Commerce by PMP Fermentation
                                                                                                      General and the Federal Trade                         Notice Pursuant to the National
                                              Products (‘‘PMP’’), Inc., Peoria, Illinois.
                                                                                                      Commission disclosing changes in its                  Cooperative Research and Production
                                              The final phase of the investigations
                                                                                                      membership. The notifications were                    Act of 1993—National Spectrum
                                              was scheduled by the Commission
                                                                                                      filed for the purpose of extending the                Consortium
                                              following notification of preliminary
                                                                                                      Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
                                              determinations by Commerce that                                                                                  Notice is hereby given that, on
                                                                                                      antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
                                              imports of Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic                                                                         October 29, 2018, pursuant to Section
                                                                                                      under specified circumstances.
                                              Acid, and Derivative Products from                                                                            6(a) of the National Cooperative
                                                                                                      Specifically, Allegheny-Singer Research
                                              China were subsidized within the                                                                              Research and Production Act of 1993,
                                                                                                      Institute DBA AHN Institute, Pittsburgh,
                                              meaning of section 703(b) of the Act (19                                                                      15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’),
                                                                                                      PA; Allotropic Tech, Halethorpe, MD;
                                              U.S.C. 1671b(b)) and sold at LTFV                                                                             National Spectrum Consortium (‘‘NSC’’)
                                                                                                      ASELL LLC, Owings Mills, MD; Clear
                                              within the meaning of 733(b) of the Act                                                                       has filed written notifications
                                                                                                      Scientific LLC, Cambridge, MA; FLIR
                                              (19 U.S.C. 1673b(b)). Notice of the                                                                           simultaneously with the Attorney
                                                                                                      Detection, Inc., Stillwater, OK; FORGE
                                              scheduling of the final phase of the                                                                          General and the Federal Trade
                                                                                                      Life Sciences, LLC, Doylestown, PA;
                                              Commission’s investigations and of a                                                                          Commission disclosing changes in its
                                                                                                      IDBiologics, Inc., Nashville, TN;
                                              public hearing to be held in connection                                                                       membership. The notifications were
                                                                                                      ImmPORT Therapeutics Inc. DBA
                                              therewith was given by posting copies                                                                         filed for the purpose of extending the
                                                                                                      Antigen Discovery Inc., Irvine, CA; Polo
                                              of the notice in the Office of the                                                                            Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
                                                                                                      Custom Products, Topeka, KS; SIGA
                                              Secretary, U.S. International Trade                                                                           antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
                                                                                                      Technologies, Inc., New York, NY; The
                                              Commission, Washington, DC, and by                                                                            under specified circumstances.
                                                                                                      Albert Sabin Vaccine Institute, Inc. DBA
                                              publishing the notice in the Federal                                                                          Specifically, Geon Technologies, LLC,
                                                                                                      Sabin Vaccine Institute, Washington,
                                              Register on July 18, 2018 (83 FR 33944).                                                                      Columbia, MD; Herrick Technology
                                                                                                      DC; VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
                                              The hearing was held in Washington,                                                                           Laboratories, Inc., Germantown, MD;
                                                                                                      Malvern, PA; and Windgap Medical,
                                              DC, on September 18, 2018, and all                                                                            T2S, LLC, Whiteford, MD; GenXComm,
                                                                                                      Inc., Watertown, MA, have been added
                                              persons who requested the opportunity                                                                         Inc., Austin, TX; Beatty and Company
                                                                                                      as parties to this venture.
                                              were permitted to appear in person or                                                                         Computing, Inc., Rancho Santa Fe, CA;
                                                                                                         Also, Artificial Cell Technologies,
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                                              by counsel.                                                                                                   Baylor University, Waco, TX; Applied
                                                The Commission made these                             Inc., New Haven, CT; Celdara Medical,
                                                                                                      LLC, Lebanon, NH; HORIBA                              Engineering Concepts, Inc., Eldersburg,
                                              determinations pursuant to sections
                                                                                                      Instruments, Inc., Edison, NY;                        MD; and OST, Inc., McLean, VA, have
                                              705(b) and 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
                                                                                                      Macromoltek, Austin, TX; Philips                      been added as parties to this venture.
                                                1 The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the       Healthcare, Andover, MA; Phosphorex                      Also, Interoptek, Inc., N. Charleston,
                                              Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19        Inc., Hopkinton, MA; PPD Development                  SC; Kranze Technology Solutions, Inc.,
                                              CFR 207.2(f)).                                          LP, Wilmington, NC; Sequoia                           Prospect Heights, IL; and G5 Scientific,


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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FR Citation83 FR 55739 

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