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Patricia A. Brink
Department of Justice
27 March 2017
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 57 (Monday, March 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15238-15239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05924]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--Cooperative Research Group on Hedge IV
Notice is hereby given that, on February 14, 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''), Southwest Research
Institute--Cooperative Research Group on HEDGE IV (``HEDGE IV'') has
filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General
and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the
parties to the venture 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
to the venture are: FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI; IHI Corporation,
Yokohama, JAPAN; Borgwarner, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI; Eaton Corporation,
Southfield, MI; Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI; GM Global Technology
Operations, LLC, Detroit, MI; Hanon Systems USA, LLC, Van Buren Twp.,
MI; Peugeot Citroen Automobiles (PCA), Velizy-Villacoublay Cedex,
FRANCE; Tenneco Automotive Operating Company, Inc., Grass Lake, MI; and
Cummins, Inc., Columbus, IN. The general area of HEDGE IV's planned
activity is to develop the most cost effective solutions for future
gasoline engine applications. The emissions goals include the most
stringent regulations in each of the three developed markets, Asia,
Europe, and North America. HEDGE IV will target the LEV III emission
standards, consider RDE requirements and monitor PM/PN emissions on a
regular basis. The efficiency goals include both practical thermal
efficiency and performance targets, in terms of BSFC goals and power
densities on specific platforms, as well as overall thermal efficiency
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goals to achieve a ``best in class'' efficiency level.
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
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