National cooperative research notifications: Portland Cement Association,

[Federal Register: May 23, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 100)]

[Notices]

[Page 28548]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

[DOCID:fr23my01-146]

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to The National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Portland Cement Association

Notice is hereby given that, on April 18, 2001, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Portland Cement Association (``PCA'') has filedwritten notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership status. The notifications were filedfor the purpose of extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, FMSC Group Inc., Bethlehem, PA has been added as an Associate Member of this venture; and Bulk Materials International Company, Newton, CT is no longer an Associate Member. Also, Southdown, Inc., Owen Sound, Ontario, CANADA was acquired by CEMEX, Monterrey, MEXICO; and Southdown, Inc. and CEMEX USA, Houston, TX are now known as Cemex, Inc.

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 PCA intends to file additional written notification disclosing all changes in membership.

On January 7, 1985, PCA filedits 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 of February 5, 1995 (50 FR 5015).

The last notification was filedwith the Department on February 13, 2001. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on March 8, 2001 (66 FR 13971).

Constance K. Robinson, Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 01-13032Filed5-22-01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410-11-M