Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Interchangeable Virtual Instruments Foundation, Inc.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2017)

Federal Register Volume 82, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2017)

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FR Doc No: 2017-00356

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Interchangeable Virtual Instruments Foundation, Inc.

Notice is hereby given that, on December 15, 2016, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Interchangeable Virtual Instruments Foundation, Inc. has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, Chyng Hong Electronics, Ltd., Taichung City, TAIWAN, has been added as a party to this venture.

Also, Kepco, Inc., Flushing, NY; and Gigatronics, San Ramon, CA, have withdrawn as parties to this venture.

No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and Interchangeable Virtual Instruments Foundation, Inc. intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.

On May 29, 2001, Interchangeable Virtual Instruments Foundation, Inc. filed its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on July 30, 2001 (66 FR 39336).

The last notification was filed with the Department on April 28, 2016. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on June 9, 2016 (81 FR 37215).

Patricia A. Brink,

Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.

FR Doc. 2017-00356 Filed 1-10-17; 8:45 am

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