[Federal Register: December 14, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 239)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

 
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Catalytica Advanced Technologies: 
Polymerization Catalysts

    Notice is hereby given that, on July 15, 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''), Catalytica Advanced Technologies: 
Polymerization Catalysts 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 Catalytica Advanced 
Technologies, Inc., Mountain View, CA; CombiChem, Inc., San Diego, CA; 
and Exxon Chemical Company, a Division of Exxon Corporation, Houston, 
TX. The nature and objectives of the venture are to conduct research on 
polymerization catalysts.
    The activities of this Joint Venture project 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. 99-32336 Filed 12-13-99; 8:45 am]
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