[Federal Register: January 29, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 19)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

 
Notice Pursuant To The National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Supercomputer Automotive Applications 
Partnership

    Notice is hereby given that, on October 6, 1998, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Supercomputer Automotive 
Applications Partnership has filed written notifications simultaneously 
with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing 
changes in the nature and objectives of the venture. 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, the parties have agreed to add the 
following as an additional research objective for the group: to develop 
vehicle component models and first generation analytical tools, and 
then use those tools to (1) perform first order trade-off studies to 
rank major components and (2) conduct computer simulations to evaluate 
various vehicle configurations. These analytical tools are needed to 
plan for the most efficient deployment of resources to reach the goals 
of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicle, the USCAR program 
designed to improve vehicle technology and vehicle manufacturing 
processes, as well as develop a prototype next generation vehicle. The 
tolls will also be useful in program management and vehicle integration 
as the PNGV program moves forward. If successful, PNGV will develop 
commercially-viable vehicle technology that, over the long-term, can 
preserve personal mobility while further reducing the impact of cars 
and light trucks on the environment and reducing the nation's 
dependence on imported petroleum.
    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 Supercomputer Automotive 
Applications Partnership intends to file additional written 
notification disclosing all changes in membership.
    On July 6, 1993, Supercomputer Automotive Applications Partnership 
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 May 27, 1994 (59 FR 27580).
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 99-2093 Filed 1-28-99; 8:45 am]
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