[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 5968] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-2863] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Advanced Structures Notice is hereby given that, on October 2, 1997, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Caterpillar Inc. filed 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 a cooperative research 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 Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL; A.O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI; The Lincoln Electric Company, Cleveland, OH; and U.S. Steel, Pittsburgh, PA. The objective of the joint venture is to develop technology for the fabrication of ``Advanced Structures'' with the intent to improve and protect today's U.S. share of the global market in the heavy manufacturing industry. The project will focus on improving the durability (fatigue) and reliability of welded steel structures for heavy manufacturing industry, and aluminum structures for surface transportation industry. The improved performance will be achieved by combining and matching developments in a number of key technologies in steel rolling, first operations, welding, and process simulation. The goal is to improve the fatigue performance of both steel and aluminum fabricated structures. Constance K. Robinson, Director of Operations, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 98-2863 Filed 2-4-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-11-M