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  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 11551
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The document is a notice announcing changes in membership for the Training & Readiness Accelerator II (TReX II) group under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act. Several companies and institutions have been added as members, including Oasis Advanced Engineering, Inc. and New Mexico State University, while others, like Exyn Technologies, Inc. and University of Arizona Applied Research Corp., have withdrawn. The purpose of this filing is to extend certain legal protections related to antitrust laws. Membership in TReX II remains open, and future changes in membership will be disclosed in further notifications.

    Simple Explanation

    The document is a notice saying that some companies and schools have joined or left a special group called TReX II, which works on research and training projects. This notice also helps make sure they're playing fair by the rules, and the group is open to new members.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 8224
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    On November 4, 2024, The Open Group, L.L.C. (TOG) submitted notifications to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission about changes to its membership, as required by the National Cooperative Research and Production Act. This filing limits antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under certain circumstances. Several companies, including Aeronix Technologies and Booz Allen Hamilton, have joined the group, while others, such as Ball Aerospace and Teradata Corporation, have left. Additionally, Software AG changed its name to Software GmbH. The TOG group remains open to new members and plans to continue notifying authorities of any further membership changes.

    Simple Explanation

    The document talks about a group called The Open Group, which has some businesses joining and leaving. They let the government know who is in the group because it affects certain rules, but it doesn't say why some companies come or go, making it a bit confusing.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 9374
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Cooperative Research Group on ROS-Industrial Consortium-Americas (RIC-Americas) has made changes to its membership, with Arc Specialties from Houston, TX joining the group. This was officially notified to both the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission on January 27, 2021, as per the requirements of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The group's membership remains open, and RIC-Americas plans to notify authorities about any future membership changes. This disclosure helps limit potential antitrust lawsuits to actual damages under certain conditions.

    Simple Explanation

    The Ros-Industrial Consortium-Americas is a group that works together to make robots better, and they've just added a new member from Houston called Arc Specialties. They told the important officials so they can avoid getting in big trouble with the rules for playing fair.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 8303
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Petroleum Environmental Research Forum (PERF) submitted notifications about changes in its membership to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission on December 17, 2024. This was done to extend the Act's provisions of limiting antitrust plaintiffs' recovery to actual damages under certain conditions. Specifically, Project Navigator, Ltd., has joined as a new member of PERF's research venture. The notice assures that membership in this research project remains open and that future changes will continue to be disclosed.

    Simple Explanation

    The Petroleum Environmental Research Forum got a new friend called Project Navigator, Ltd. to help with their research, and they told some grown-up bosses about it to play fair and stick to the rules. They're making sure anyone else who wants to join later can do so, and they'll let the grown-ups know when that happens too!

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 12174
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    UHD Alliance, Inc. has reported changes to its membership, complying with the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. Optoma Technology, Inc. has joined the group, while Teledyne LeCroy has left. The purpose of these notifications is to extend legal protections that limit damages in antitrust lawsuits. No other changes in membership or activities are planned, and UHD Alliance will continue to notify about future membership changes.

    Simple Explanation

    UHD Alliance is a group of companies working together on TV technology, and they've made changes to their team. A company named Optoma Technology has joined, and another called Teledyne LeCroy has left, which they shared to help protect themselves in certain legal cases.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 2698
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Open RF Association, Inc. has updated its membership by adding National Instruments from Austin, TX. This update was reported to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission to ensure compliance with the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The Act limits the financial recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under certain conditions. The association plans to keep its membership open and will continue to report any further changes in its membership.

    Simple Explanation

    The Open RF Association has a new friend called National Instruments, and they told some important government helpers about it to follow rules. They promised to keep their list of friends open and share any new updates with those helpers.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 8152
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    Clean Highly Efficient Decarbonized Engines (CHEDE-9) has updated its membership as part of its ongoing cooperative research efforts. New members including companies from the US, South Korea, France, the UK, and Japan have joined, while one company from China has withdrawn. This notification aligns with the rules of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act, aiming to limit antitrust liability to actual damages. Membership in CHEDE-9 remains open, with plans for future updates on membership changes.

    Simple Explanation

    Clean engines club CHEDE-9 is adding new friends from different countries to help make better and greener engines. One company from China decided to leave, but the club is still open for more members who want to join the fun.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 10951
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The National Armaments Consortium (NAC) has disclosed changes in its membership as part of filing notifications under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. This action ensures that antitrust plaintiffs can only recover actual damages in specific situations. New members have been added to the NAC, including various companies from different states, but no other changes to the group's activities or membership plans have been reported. The NAC continues to keep its membership open for further participation.

    Simple Explanation

    The National Armaments Consortium is like a big club where new companies can join to help make special tools and inventions, and they have to tell everyone when they add new members. This way, if someone thinks they've done something wrong, like playing unfair, they can only ask for real damages, not extra money, in some situations, which isn't explained here.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 7415
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Department of Justice has announced that the Subcutaneous Drug Development & Delivery Consortium, Inc. has updated its membership with the addition of Sanofi, a company from Paris, France. This notification was filed under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act, which allows for certain antitrust protections. The consortium's project membership remains open, and it plans to disclose further changes in the future. Previously, an initial notice was published by the Department of Justice in the Federal Register in December 2020.

    Simple Explanation

    In the Federal Register, the Justice Department said a group that works on medicines you can take under your skin added a new member, Sanofi, from France, to help with its projects. This notice means they're making sure everything is fair with rules that keep big companies from getting too powerful.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 95239
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Open Source Imaging Consortium, Inc. has updated its membership by adding Qureight, Ltd. from Cambridge, United Kingdom. This update was filed on September 27, 2024, under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, which helps limit antitrust plaintiffs' recovery to actual damages in certain situations. The Consortium intends to keep membership open and plans to report further changes. Previously, updates were published in the Federal Register on June 21, 2024, and the original notice was filed on March 20, 2019.

    Simple Explanation

    The Open Source Imaging Consortium added a new friend called Qureight from the UK to help with their work, and they told everyone about it because there are special rules to make sure people work fairly together.

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