[Federal Register: November 21, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 226)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

 
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Nano Valley Consortium

    Notice is hereby given that, on October 27, 2008, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Nano Valley Consortium 
(``NVC'') 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: National Nanotechnology Manufacturing Center 
(``NNMC'') , Inc., Swainsboro, GA; Nantero, Inc., Woburn, MA; Phoenix 
Solutions Co., Minneapolis, MN; J. Jireh Corp., Payson, AZ; Altairnano, 
Inc., Reno, NV; General Dynamics, Ordnance and Tactical Systems, 
LeGardeur, Quebec, Canada; Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA; 
PPG Industries, Inc., Allison Park, PA; and Fujifilm Dimatix, Inc., 
Santa Clara, CA. The general area of NVC's planned activity is 
development of nanotechnology enabled materials and devices for 
military and non-military usage.

Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. E8-27508 Filed 11-20-08; 8:45 am]

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