Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Cooperative Research Group on Advanced Combustion Catalyst and Aftertreatment Technologies-II

Suzanne Morris
Department of Justice
28 February 2019

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 40 (Thursday, February 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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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 Advanced 
Combustion Catalyst and Aftertreatment Technologies-II

    Notice is hereby given that, on February 6, 2019, 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 Aftertreatment Technologies 
(``AC\2\AT-II'') 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: Cummins, Inc., Columbus, IN; Denso Corporation, 
Aichi-ken, JAPAN; Isuzu, Tokyo, JAPAN; Komatsu Ltd., Tochigi-ken, 
JAPAN; and Weichai Power Co., Ltd., Weifang, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
CHINA.
    The general area of planned activities of AC\2\AT-II is to develop 
the most cost effective solutions for future engine systems by 
identifying and addressing the opportunities and challenges for 
integration of catalysts and aftertreatment systems to engines with 
advanced combustion technologies. The proposed program incorporates 
projects focused in four distinct areas: (1) Development of 
aftertreatment simulation tools; (2) low temperature catalyst design; 
(3) advanced aftertreatment system integration; and (4) catalyzed urea 
water solution (UWS).

Suzanne Morris,
Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-03534 Filed 2-27-19; 8:45 am]
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