[Federal Register: September 1, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 169)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

 
Notice Pursuant To The National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Siemens Westinghouse: Ceramic Matrix Composites 
For Advanced Engine Components

    Notice is hereby given that, on July 20, 1999, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Siemens Westinghouse: Ceramic 
Matrix Composites for Advanced Engine Components 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 Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation, Orlando, FL; 
Engineered Ceramics, Incorporated, San Diego, CA; and Solar Turbines, 
Incorporated, San Diego, CA. The nature and objectives of the venture 
are to demonstrate the proof-of-concept viability for new ceramic 
matrix composite materials for gas turbine engines for the power 
generation industry under the subject Advanced Technology Program of 
NIST. The activities of the joint venture will be partially funded by 
an award from the Advanced Technology Program, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 99-22689 Filed 8-31-99; 8:45 am]
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