Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993PNGV Manufacturing Technical Team

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and

Production Act of 1993--PNGV Manufacturing Technical Team

Notice is hereby given that, on October 30, 1996, pursuant to

Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of

1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), General Motors Corporation

filed notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the

Federal Trade Commission disclosing: (1) the identities of the parties

to; and (2) the nature and objectives of a research and development

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 identifies of the parties are General Motors

Corporation, Detroit, MI; Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI; and

Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI.

The parties have established a Manufacturing Technical Team to

conduct joint research necessary to develop methods of producing in

high volume and at an affordable cost technologically advanced vehicles

that can meet the goals of the Partnership for a New Generation of

Vehicles (PNGV). PNGV is the joint effort of the Federal Government and

the U.S. Auto Industry to develop affordable, fuel-efficient, low-

emission automobiles that meet today's performance standards. The

objective of this joint effort is to improve national competitiveness

by significantly upgrading U.S. manufacturing technology by reducing

costs, lead times and environmental impact while improving quality. To

accomplish this objective, the parties, working in conjunction with

government entities, suppliers and universities, will conduct research

on: (1) generic manufacturing and design technologies that reduce the

cost and time to bring product innovations to market, including design

from manufacturing, rapid prototyping, intelligent processes, and

agile/flexible manufacturing; and (2) breakthrough vehicle enabling

technologies that support affordable, high quality production of

technologies used in the design of breakthrough vehicles, such as fuel

cells, flywheels, ceramic turbine components and advanced batteries.

The parties may also perform other acts allowed by the Act that would

advance these goals.

Contact: Steven J. Cernak, General Motors Corporation Legal Staff,

3031 West Grand Boulevard, P.O. Box 33122, M.C. 482-207-700, Detroit

Michigan 48232, (313) 974-7735.

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 96-30984 Filed 12-4-96; 8:45 am]

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