Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Automotive Cybersecurity Industry Consortium

Patricia A. Brink
Department of Justice
27 February 2017

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 37 (Monday, February 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11942-11943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03792]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Automotive Cybersecurity Industry Consortium

    Notice is hereby given that, on January 11, 2017, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Automotive Cybersecurity 
Industry Consortium (``ACIC'') 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: General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI; Ford Motor 
Company, Dearborn, MI; and Hyundai America Technical Center Inc., 
Superior Township, MI. The general area of ACIC's planned activity is 
collaboration to conduct or facilitate cooperative research, 
development, testing, and evaluation procedures to improve cyber 
security in automotive vehicles. ACIC's objectives are to promote the 
interests of the automotive sector in cyber security while maintaining 
impartiality, the

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independence of its members, and vendor neutrality.

    Dated: February 17, 2017.
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
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