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Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium

Department of Justice Antitrust Division Notice is hereby given that, on January 8, 2026, pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 199...

Department of Justice
Antitrust Division

Notice is hereby given that, on January 8, 2026, pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (“the Act”), Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium (“UTIC”) 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, University Of Delaware, Newark, DE; Hart Technologies, Inc., Manassas, VA; Govsignals, Inc., New York, NY; Frontgrade Colorado Springs LLC, Colorado Springs, CO; Beast Code LLC, Fort Walton Beach, FL; Runsafe Security, Inc., McLean, VA; AeroVironment, Inc., Simi Valley, CA; ( printed page 46166) Thales Defense & Security, Inc., Clarksburg, MD; Anchor 3D, Inc., Providence, RI; The Entwistle Company LLC, Hudson, MA; Qynergy Corporation, Albuquerque, NM; Extreme Sonar LLC, Fort Pierce, FL; Valkyrie Machining LLC, Albuquerque, NM; Chugach Information Technology, Inc., Anchorage, AK; Alare Technologies LLC, Moorpark, CA; AForge LLC, Lorton, VA; Quoherent, Inc., Huntsville, AL; and Fastlion Energy, Inc., State College, PA, have been added as parties to this venture.

Also, Lean Scaled Architects LLC, Saint Petersburg, FL; Luna Labs USA LLC, Charlottesville, VA; MSI Transducers Corp., Littleton, MA; Opto-Knowledge Systems, Inc., Torrance, CA; Absolute Concept Designs LLC, Rio Rancho, NM; Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA; Platform Systems Incorporated, Hollywood, MD; Rolls-Royce Marine North America, Inc., Walpole, MA; Blue Innovation Labs, Public Benefit Corporation, Chelsea, MA; Blue Ridge Envisioneering, Inc., Chantilly, VA; Boston Fusion Corp, Lexington, MA; Breault Research Organization, Inc., Tucson, AZ; Cardinal Point Captains, Inc., San Diego, CA; Customer First Corp, Newport, RI; Defense Operations & Execution Solutions, Inc., W Melbourne, FL; Deloitte Consulting LLP, Arlington, VA; Eizo Rugged Solutions, Inc., Orlando, FL; EWA Government Systems, Inc., Herndon, VA; SRC, Inc., Syracuse, NY; Syntonics LLC, Columbia, MD; Systel, Inc., Sugar Land, TX; Tech Resources, Inc., Milford, NH; The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS; Vmware LLC, Palo Alto, CA; Voiceit Technologies, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN; White River Technologies, Inc., Newton Upper Falls, MA; G Systems, Inc., Irving, TX; HALO Maritime Defense Systems, Inc., Newton, NH; Hefring Inc., Gloucester, MA; Immersion Consulting LLC, Annapolis, MD; L3 Technologies, Inc., Herndon, VA; and L3harris Open Water Power, Inc., Somerville, MA, 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 UTIC intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.

On October 9, 2018, UTIC 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 2, 2018 (83 FR 55203).

The last notification was filed with the Department on October 8, 2025. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act on February 23, 2026 (91 FR 8526).

Suzanne Morris,

Deputy Director Civil Enforcement Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 2026-14789 Filed 7-21-26; 8:45 am]

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“Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium,” thefederalregister.org (July 22, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-14789/notice-pursuant-to-the-national-cooperative-research-and-production-act-of-1993-undersea-technology-innovation-consortiu.