National cooperative research notifications: Spray Drift Task Force,

[Federal Register: February 27, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 39)]

[Notices]

[Page 12565]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Spray Drift Task Force

Notice is hereby given that, on January 12, 2001, pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Spray Drift Task Force 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, Cenex/Land O'Lakes Agronomy Company, previously named Agro Distribution, LLC, Sioux City, UT, has requested its membership name changed to Agrialiance, LLC. Also, Merck & Co., Whitehouse Station, NJ has been dropped as a party 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 Spray Drift Task Force intends to file additional written notification disclosing all changes in membership.

On May 15, 1990, Spray Drift Task Force 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 on July 15, 1990 (55 FR 27701).

The last notification was filedwith the Department on November 1, 2000. A notice has not yet been published in the Federal Register.

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

[FR Doc. 01-4701Filed2-26-01; 8:45 am]

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