[Federal Register: May 26, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 101)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

 
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Southwest Research Institute (``SWRI''): 
Advanced Reciprocal Engine Systems (``ARES'')

    Notice is hereby given that, on February 9, 1999, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 301 et seq. (``the Act''), Southwest Research 
Institute (``SWRI''): Advanced Reciprocal Engine Systems (``ARES'') has 
filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General 
and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the 
parties and (2) the nature and objectives of the venture. The 
notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking the Act's 
provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual 
damages under specified circumstances. Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the 
Act, the identities of the parties are Altronic, Inc., Girard, OH; 
Caterpillar Inc., Lafayette, IN; Cooper Cameron Corporation, 
Springfield, OH; Gas Research Institute, Chicago, IL; Southern 
California Gas Company, Los Angeles, CA; Waukesha Engine Division, 
Dresser Industries, Inc., Waukesha, WI; and Woodward Governor Company, 
Industrial Controls Group, Fort Collins, CO. The nature and objectives 
of the venture are to develop and demonstrate reciprocating engine 
technology that will enable natural gas engines in power generation 
application to achieve 50 percent energy conversion efficiency and 
NO<INF>X</INF> emissions of 5 ppm (corrected to 15 percent oxygen) 
through the identification and understanding of potential techniques 
and phenomena such as the combustion and knock processes, the use of an 
expanded cycle (Miller), ignition system development, new materials for 
exhaust energy retention, improved turbocharging and turbocharger 
control and exhaust aftertreatment.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 99-13292 Filed 5-25-99; 8:45 am]
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