Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993; Supercomputer Automotive Applications Partnership

Constance K. Robinson
Department of Justice
27 May 1994

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

 

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993; Supercomputer Automotive Applications 
Partnership

    Notice is hereby given that, on July 6, 1993, pursuant to section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), the Supercomputer Automotive 
Applications Partnership 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 General Motors 
Corporation, Detroit, MI; Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, MI; and 
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI.
    The parties intend to identify opportunities for joining aspects of 
their independent research and development efforts pertaining to use of 
supercomputer technology in automotive applications. The four initial 
opportunities identified are visualization; crash analysis of composite 
structures; structural mechanics (mesh generation); and CFD 
(combustion, aerodynamics and sprays). The objectives are to avoid 
inefficient duplication of effort and expense while conducting or 
directing research in this area, collect, exchange and, where 
appropriate, license or otherwise disseminate the results of the 
research, work closely with various governmental and private agencies 
and perform further acts allowed by the National Cooperative Research 
and Production Act that would advance the Partnership's objectives.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 94-13083 Filed 5-26-94; 8:45 am]
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