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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

 
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Advanced Electric Systems & Aerodynamics for 
Efficiency Improvement in Heavy Duty Trucks

    Notice is hereby given that, on June 21, 2005, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Advanced Electric Systems & 
Aerodynamics for Efficiency Improvements in Heavy Duty Trucks (``AES'') 
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 involving 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 
to the venture are: Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL; Emerson Electric Co., 
St. Louis, MO; and Engineered Machine Products, Inc., Escanaba, MI. The 
general area of AES's planned activity is to improve the fuel 
efficiency of heavy-duty trucks while in the ``long haul'' driving mode 
through improvements in cooling system performance, air system 
management, and advanced power management. The activities of this 
consortium project will be partially funded by an award from the U.S. 
Department of Energy/National Energy Technology Laboratory.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 05-13727 Filed 7-12-05; 8:45 am]

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