Justice Department, Antitrust Division
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Justice Antitrust Division Notice is hereby given that, on April 3, 2025, pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (“the Act”), Electrified Vehicle and Energy Storage Evaluation—II (“EVESE II”) 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: BAE Systems Controls Inc., Endicott, NY; Castrol Limited, Reading, UNITED KINGDOM; Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI; Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC, Marysville, OH; and Komatsu America Corp, Chicago, IL. The general area of EVESE II's planned activities are to develop enhanced understanding of battery energy storage systems for both vehicular and non-vehicular applications. Research considers both normal (cycling) and abnormal (abuse) use cases of lithium-ion batteries, and work will be performed in three broad areas: cell, module and applications. Suzanne Morris, Deputy Director Civil Enforcement Operations, Antitrust Division. [ FR Doc. 2025-10774 Filed 6-12-25; 8:45 am] BILLING C…
Citation: 90 FR 25081
