[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 53525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24770]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center Research 
and Development

    Notice is hereby given that, on October 13, 2017, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Oregon Manufacturing 
Innovation Center Research and Development (``OMIC R&D'') has filed 
written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the 
Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the parties 
to the venture (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 
to the venture are: ATI Specialty Alloys & Components, Pittsburg, PA; 
Blount International, Inc., Portland, OR; The Boeing Company, Chicago, 
IL; Daimler Trucks North America LLC, Portland, OR; Hangsterfer's 
Laboratories, Inc., Mantua, NJ; Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath 
Falls, OR; Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; Portland State 
University, Portland, OR; Silver Eagle Manufacturing Co., Portland, OR; 
and Vigor, Portland, OR.
    The general area of OMIC R&D's planned activity is bringing 
together industry, higher education, and government in partnership to 
develop new tools, techniques, and technologies to address near-term 
manufacturing challenges through applied research and advanced 
technical training.

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-24770 Filed 11-15-17; 8:45 am]
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