Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Interchangeable Virtual Instruments Foundation, Inc.

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Federal RegisterSep 12, 2024
89 Fed. Reg. 74290 (Sep. 12, 2024)
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    Department of Justice Antitrust Division

    Notice is hereby given that, on June 13, 2024, pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (“the Act”), Interchangeable Virtual Instruments Foundation, Inc. (“IVI Foundation”) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, Averna Technologies, Inc., Ostrava, CZECH REPUBLIC, has been added as a party to this venture.

    Also, ELCOM a.s., Ostrava, CZECH REPUBLIC, has withdrawn as a party to this venture.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 IVI Foundation intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.

    On May 29, 2001, IVI Foundation filed its 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 30, 2001 (66 FR 39336).

    The last notification was filed with the Department on January 6, 2023. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act on January 25, 2023 (88 FR 4849).

    Suzanne Morris,

    Deputy Director Civil Enforcement Operations, Antitrust Division.

    [FR Doc. 2024-20741 Filed 9-11-24; 8:45 am]

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