18 June 2010

National Warheads and Energetics Consortium

The nature and objectives of the venture are to conduct innovative research and development, leading to technology demonstrations that further the state of the art in the area of warheads and energetics needed to develop and transition new technologies into weapon systems to support the advancement of future war fighting. NWEC is a consortium of companies and academic institutions brought together to enhance the warfighter's lethality and survivability by leveraging the nation's industrial and academic research and development bases to advance and expand our military technological superiority in critical fields of warheads, explosives, propellants, pyrotechnics, fuze/sensors, demilitarization, enabling technologies, and insensitive munitions.

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NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE NATIONAL COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION ACT OF 1993 -- NATIONAL WARHEADS AND ENERGETICS CONSORTIUM

Notice is hereby given that, on May 26, 2010, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et sect. ("the Act"), the National Warheads and Energetics Consortium ("NWEC") has filed a written notification 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, the

Combined Systems, Inc., Jamestown, PA;
QinetiQ North America, Reston, VA; and
St. Mark's Powder, St. Marks, FL,

have been added as parties to this venture.

Also,

Advanced Ceramics Research, Tucson, AZ;
ANEASOL, LLC, Santa Fe, NM;
AMEC, Somerset, NJ;
Applied Research Associates, Albuquerque, NM;
Applied Spectra, Inc., Fremont, CA;
Axsun Technologies, Inc., Naples, FL;
BEC Manufacturing Corporation, Saddle Brook, NJ;
Bipolar Technologies, Provo, UT;
BlastGard International, Inc., Clearwater, FL;
Cartridge Actuated Devices, Inc., Fairfield, NJ;
CFD Research Corporation, Huntsville, AL;
Chemical Compliance Systems, Inc., Lake Hopatcong, NJ;
DCS Corporation, Alexandria, VA;
Dynamic Systems and Research Corporation, Albuquerque, NM;
Eaton Associates, LaPorte, IN;
Energetics Material Management, East Ridge, TN;
Enig Associates, Inc., Silver Spring, MD;
ET Materials, LLC, Elk Grove, CA;
Folsom Technologies International, LLC, East Greenbush, NY;
Hi-Shear Technology Corporation, Torrance, CA;
Hittite Microwave Corporation, Chelmsford, MA;
Honeywell International, Inc., Defense and Space/Missiles and Munitions, Redmond, WA;
Hughes Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD;
L-3 Communications - BT Fuze Products Division, Mt. Arlington, NJ;
Material Processing and Research, Inc., Hackensack, NJ;
Mentis Sciences, Inc., Manchester, NH;
Midcom, Inc., Watertown, SD;
Milli Sensor Systems and Actuators Inc., West Newton, MA;
Missouri University of Science and Technology, Columbia, MO;
mPhase Technologies, Inc., Little Falls, NJ;
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ;
NexTec, Xenia, OH;
Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, CA;
Omnitek Partners LLC, Bay Shore, NY;
Pendulum Management Company, LLC, Charlestown, IN;
PIKA International, Inc., Stafford, TX;
Planning Systems, Reston, VA;
Plasma Processes, Inc., Huntsville, AL;
Proton Aerospace Corporation, Jupiter, FL;
Ridge Manufacturing Corporation, Rockaway, NJ;
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ;
Scientific Applications & Research Associates, Inc., Cypress, CA;
Shalimar Research & Technology, Inc., Niceville, FL;
Special Devices, Inc., Moorpark, CA;
Stanley Associates, Huntsville, AL;
SURVICE Engineering Company, Belcamp, MD;
The Ex One Company, LLC, Irwin, PA;
Thermal and Mechanical Technologies, Lafayette, LA;
Tyco Electronics, Lowell, MA;
University of Denver, Denver, CO;
University of Maryland, College Park, MD;
University of Mississippi, University, MS; and
Valentec Systems Inc., Minden, LA,

have withdrawn as parties 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 NWEC intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.

On May 2, 2000, NWEC 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 June 30, 2000 (65 FR 40693). The last notification was filed with the Department on April 16, 2009. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on May 22, 2009 (74 FR 24035).

Patricia A. Brink
Deputy Director of Operations
Antitrust Division

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

 
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--National Warheads and Energetics Consortium

    Notice is hereby given that, on April 16, 2009, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), the National Warheads and 
Energetics Consortium (``NWEC'') has filed a written notification 
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade 
Commission disclosing changes to the nature and objectives of the 
venture and changes in its membership. 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. 
Specifically, the following parties have been added as members to this 
venture: Accurate Energetics Systems LLC, McEwen, TN; Action 
Manufacturing Company, Philadelphia, PA; Advanced Materials & 
Manufacturing Technologies, LLC, Granite Bay, CA; Advanced Powder 
Products, Inc., Philipsburg, PA; Ahura Corporation, Wilmington, MA; 
Alliant TechSystems Inc., Plymouth, MN; Alliant TechSystems, Inc. 
Launch Systems, Brigham City, UT; American Systems Corp., Chantilly, 
VA; Applied Energetics, Inc., Tucson, AZ; Applied Research Associates, 
Albuquerque, NM; Applied Sonics Incorporated, Littleton, CO; Axsun 
Technologies, Inc., Naples, FL; BAE Systems, Kingsport, TN; BEC 
Manufacturing Corporation, Saddle Brook, NJ; Bennington Microtechnology 
Center, North Bennington, VT; BlastGard International, Inc., 
Clearwater, FL; CAR Solutions Corp., Fremont, CA; CarboMet, LLC, 
Morristown, NJ; Chemical Compliance Systems, Inc., Lake Hopatcong, NJ; 
CLogic, LLC, Avon, CT; Concurrent Technologies Corporation, Johnstown, 
PA; Dindl Firearms Manufacturing, Inc., Newton, NJ; Dynamic Flowform 
Corporation, Billerica, MA; Dynamic Systems and Research Corporation, 
Albuquerque, NM; Dynetics, Inc., Huntsville, AL; Eagle Picher 
Technologies, Inc., Joplin, MO; El Dorado Engineering, Inc., Salt Lake 
City, UT; Electronics Development Corporation, Columbia, MD; Energetics 
Materials & Products, Round Rock, TX; EnerSys Advanced Systems Inc., 
Horsham, PA; Engineering and Management Executives, Inc., Alexandria, 
VA; Erigo Technologies LLC, Enfield, NH; FED-COMM USA, Inc., Escondido, 
CA; Folsom Technologies International, LLC, East Greenbush, NY; 
Frontier Performance Polymers Corporation, Parsippany, NJ; G. Schneider 
& Associates, Tempe, AZ; General Atomics, San Diego, CA; General 
Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Niceville, FL; Georgia Tech 
Applied Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA; Goodrich Sensors and 
Integrated Systems, Vergennes, VT; Gunger Engineering, Niceville, FL; 
Hi-Shear Technology Corporation, Torrance, CA; Hittite Microwave 
Corporation, Chelmsford, MA; Honeywell International, Inc., Defense and 
Space/Missiles and Munitions, Redmond, WA; 1-IT Microanalytical Inc., 
Albuquerque, NM; Imperial Machine & Tool Company, Columbia, NJ; 
Infoscitex Corporation, Waltham, MA; Kaman Aerospace Corporation, 
Middletown, CT; Key Technologies, Inc., Baltimore, MD; Kilgore Flares 
Company, LLC, Toone, TN; L-3 Fuzing & Ordnance Systems, Cincinnati, OH; 
Lasertel, Inc., Tucson, AZ; Latrobe Specialty Steel Company, Latrobe, 
PA; Lockheed Martin Company, Orlando, FL; Logistics Engineering and 
Systems Integration Services, LLC, Brea, CA; Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., 
White Plains, NY; Material Processing and Research, Inc., Hackensack, 
NJ; Mecar USA Inc., Marshall, TX; Medico Industries, Inc., Wilkes-
Barre, PA; Mull Sensor Systems and Actuators Inc., West Newton, MA; 
Missouri University of Science and Technology, Columbia, MO; Mixed 
Signal Integration, San Jose, CA; MSE Technology Application, Inc., 
Butte, MT; Mustang Technology Group, Allen, TX; Nammo Talley Inc., 
Mesa, AZ; Nanomaterials Discovery Corporation, Cheyenne, WY; 
nanoPrecision Products, Inc., El Segundo, CA; NASCEN Technology, 
Watertown, SD; National Technical Systems, Inc., Camden, AR; nLIGHT 
Photonics Corporation, Vancouver, WA; Northrop Grumman Space 
Technology, Redondo Beach, CA; NovaTech, Lynchburg, VA; Nuvotronics, 
Blacksburg, VA; Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company, 
Chandler, AZ; Pendulum Management Company, LLC, Charlestown, IN; 
Planning Systems, Inc., Reston, VA; Plasma Processes, Inc., Huntsville, 
AL; Polestar Technologies, Inc., Needham Heights, MA; Polymer 
Processing Institute, Newark, NJ; QuesTek Innovations, LLC, Evanston, 
IL; Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA; Reynolds Systems, Inc., Middletown, 
CA; Safety Consulting Engineers, Schaumburg, IL; SAIC, Picatinny, NJ; 
SAIC Systems Engineering and Advanced Technology Division, La Plata, 
ND; Savit Corporation, Parsippany, NJ; SciTech Services, Inc., 
Edgewood, MD; SMH International, LLC, Mt. Laurel, NJ; South Carolina 
Research Authority (SCRA), N. Charleston, SC; Special Devices, Inc., 
Moorpark, CA; Spectra Technologies LLC, Camden, AR; Stanley Associates, 
Huntsville, AL; Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ; STG, 
Inc., Reston, VA; Subsystem Technologies, Inc., Arlington, VA; 
Syntronics, LLC, Fredericksburg, VA; Systima Technologies, Inc., 
Bothell, WA; Tanenhaus and Associates, Inc., Orlando, FL; Tanner 
Research, Inc., Monrovia, CA; Technikon, LLC, McClellan, CA; Teledyne 
RISI, Tracy, CA; Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; The Boeing 
Company, St. Louis, MO; The Ex One Company, LLC, Irwin, PA; The Timken 
Company, Canton, OH; Thermal and Mechanical Technologies, Lafayette, 
LA; Touchstone Research Laboratory, LTD, Triadelphia, WV; TPL, Inc., 
Albuquerque, NM; Tyco Electronics, Lowell, MA; Universal Technical 
Resource Services, Inc., Cherry Hill, NJ; University of Florida,

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Gainesville, FL; University of Mississippi, University, MS; University 
of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; UXB International, Inc., Blacksburg, 
VA; and West Virginia University Research Corporation, Morgantown, WV.
    Also, the following parties have been removed as parties to this 
venture: Advanced Technology & Research Corporation, Burtonsville, MD; 
Allied Signal Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, Kansas City, MO; 
Alliant Missile Products Co LLC, Hopkins, MN; Applied Ordnance 
Technology, Inc., Waldorf, MD; Business Plus Corporation, Denville, NJ; 
Bulova Technologies LLC, Lancaster, PA; CFD Research Corporation, 
Huntsville, AL; Climax Molybdenum Corp., Tempe, AZ; Eaton Associates, 
LaPorte, IN; Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center, Socorro, 
NM; Enig Associates, Inc., Silver Spring, MD; Flurochem, Inc., Azusa, 
CA; GEO-CENTERS, Inc., Newton Centre, MA; General Dynamics Armament 
Systems, Burlington, VT; Highly Filled Materials Institute, Stevens 
Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ; Iowa Army Ammunitions Plant, 
Niddletown, IA; KVA Advanced Technologies, Inc., Carson City, NV; Loki 
Inc., Rolla, MO; Marconi Aerospace Defense Systems, Inc., Austin, TX; 
Material Processing & Research, Inc. Hoboken, NJ; N. Bruns Corporation, 
Alexandria, VA; Mitretek Systems, Inc., McLean, VA; Office of Research 
Services, Rolla, MO; Powdermet, Inc., Sun Valley, CA; Primex 
Technologies, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL; Quantic Industries, Inc., San 
Caries, CA; Raytheon Systems Company, Tewksbury, MA; RTF Industries, 
Marshall, TX; SRI International, Menlo Park, CA; STREASAU Laboratory, 
Inc., Spooner, WI; Talley Defense Systems, Inc., Mesa, AZ; Thermo Power 
Corporation, Waltham, MA; Thiokol Propulsion Group, Brigham City, UT; 
and United Defense, LP, Armament Services Division, Minneapolis, MN.
    The nature and objectives of the venture are to conduct innovative 
research and development, leading to technology demonstrations that 
further the state of the art in the area of warheads and energetics 
needed to develop and transition new technologies into weapon systems 
to support the advancement of future war fighting. NWEC is a consortium 
of companies and academic institutions brought together to enhance the 
warfighter's lethality and survivability by leveraging the nation's 
industrial and academic research and development bases to advance and 
expand our military technological superiority in critical fields of 
warheads, explosives, propellants, pyrotechnics, fuze/sensors, 
demilitarization, enabling technologies, and insensitive munitions.
    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 NWEC intends to file additional 
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
    On May 2, 2000 NWEC 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 June 30, 
2000 (65 FR 40693).

Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

 
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--National Warheads and Energetics Consortium 
(``NWEC'')

    Notice is hereby given that, on May 2, 2000, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. Sec. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), National Warheads and 
Energetics Consortium (``NWEC'') has filed written notifications 
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade 
Commission disclosing (1) The identities of the parties 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 are 
Advanced Technology & Research Corporation, Burtonsville, MD; Aerojet-
General Corporation, Sacramento, CA; Allied Signal Federal 
Manufacturing & Technologies, Kansas City, MO; Armtec Defense Products 
Company, Coachella, CA; Alliant Missile Products Co LLC, Hopkins, MN; 
American Ordnance LLC, Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Middletown, IA; 
Applied Ordnance Technology, Inc., Waldorf, MD; Business Plus 
Corporation, Denville, NJ; Battelle, Columbus, OH; Bulova Technologies 
LLC, Lancaster, PA; CFD Research Corporation, Huntsville, AL; 
Combustion Propulsion and Ballistic Technology Corporation, State 
College, PA; Climax Molybedenum Corp., Tempe, AZ; DE Technologies, 
Inc., King of Prussia, PA; Day & Zimmerman, Inc., Philadelphia, PA; 
Eaton Associates, LaPorte, IN; Energetic Materials Research and Testing 
Center, Socorro, NM; Ensign-Bickford Company, Simsbury, CT; Enig 
Associates, Inc., Silver Spring, MD; Flurochem Inc., Azusa, CA; GEO-
CENTERS, Inc., Newton Centre, MA; General Dynamics Armament Systems, 
Burlington, VT; General Sciences, Inc., Souderton, PA; Highly Filled 
Materials Institute, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ; KVA 
Advanced Technologies, Inc., Carson City, NV; Loki Inc., Rolla, MO; 
Marconi Aerospace Defense Systems, Inc., Austin, TX; Material 
Processing & Research, Inc., Hoboken, NJ; M. Bruns Corporation, 
Alexandria, VA; Mitretek Systems, Inc., McLean, VA; New Jersey 
Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ; University of Maryland, Department 
of Mechanical Engineering, College Park, MD; Powdermet, Inc., Sun 
Valley, CA; Primex Technologies, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL; The 
Pennsylvania State Univ., Office of Sponsored Programs, University 
Park, PA; Quantic Industries, Inc., San Carlos, CA; Raytheon Systems 
Company, Tewksbury, MA; RTF Industries, Marshall, TX; SRI 
International, Menlo Park, CA; STREASAU Laboratory Inc., Spooner, WI; 
Talley Defense Systems, Inc., Mesa, AZ; Tanner Research, Inc., 
Pasadena, CA; Textron Systems Corp., Wilmington, MA; Thermo Power 
Corp., Waltham, MA; Thiokol Propulsion Group, Brigham City, UT; 
University of Denver (Colorado Seminary), Denver, CO; Office of 
Research Services, Rolla, MO; United Defense, LP, Armament Services 
Division, Minneapolis, MN; and Vertay Technology, Inc., East Amherst, 
NY. The nature and objectives of the venture are to conduct research 
and development activities in the area of warheads and energetics 
technology; to enter into a Section 845 ``Other Transactions'' 
Agreement with the US Army for the funding of certain research and 
development to be conducted, in partnership with the Army and other 
NWEC Members, for the US Army Warheads and Energetics Technology Center 
(``WETC'') in the area of warheads and energetics technology; to 
develop, maintain, and execute a flexible multi-year master research 
plan in the area of warheads and energetics technology that clearly 
defines performance goals and maximizes the collective capabilities 
toward attainment of sound technical solutions consistent with these 
goals; to provide a unified and coordinated message to the U.S. 
Government's legislative branch and the Department of Defense community 
as to the strategically important role warheads and energetics 
technologies will play in current and future weapons systems 
development; and to define programs and obtain programs and obtain 
program funding that is focused on the development, demonstration and 
transition of key technologies that will result in current

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weapons system improvements or the fielding of new systems.

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
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