Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Vehicle Safety Communications 7 Consortium

Patricia A. Brink
Department of Justice
5 July 2017

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 31069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14071]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Vehicle Safety Communications 7 Consortium

    Notice is hereby given that, on May 31, 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''), Vehicle Safety Communications 7 
Consortium (``VSC7 Consortium'') 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 Holdings LLC, Warren, MI; Ford Motor 
Company, Dearborn, MI; Honda R&D Americas, Inc., Torrance, CA; Hyundia-
Kia America Technical Center, Inc., Superior Township, MI; Mazda Motor 
of America, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI; Nissan Technical Center North 
America, Farmington Hills, MI; Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing 
North America, Plano, TX; and Volkswagen/Audi of America, Auburn Hills, 
MI. The general area of VSC7 Consortium's planned activity is 
collaboration to conduct or facilitate cooperative research, 
development, testing, and evaluation procedures to gain further 
knowledge and understanding of a security credential management system 
for use in a connected vehicle environment. VSC7 Consortium's 
objectives are to promote the interests of the automotive sector while 
maintaining impartiality, the independence of its members, and vendor 
neutrality.

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-14071 Filed 7-3-17; 8:45 am]
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