[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 34709] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-16817] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993; The Development of STEP Ship Product Model Database & Translators for Data Exchange Between U.S. Shipbuilders Notice is hereby given that, on September 19, 1996, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Intergraph Corporation 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: Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville, AL; Advanced Management Catalyst, Inc., Wiscasset, ME; Computervision Corporation, Bedford, MA; Electric Boat Corporation, Groton, Ct; Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc., Pascagoula, MS; Kockums Computer Systems, Inc., Annapolis, MD; Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA; The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. The activities of this venture are partially funded through a Cooperative Agreement with the Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center. The objectives are to implement a neutral file transfer capability between the product models at the U.S. Shipyards, and to develop a United States marine industry prototype product model which will facilitate the implementation of translators and product model data architectures by U.S. shipyards and CAD system developers. Constance K. Robinson, Director of Operations, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 97-16817 Filed 6-26-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-11-M