Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Blockchain Security Standards Council, Inc.

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 187 (Thursday, September 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 78902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22073]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Blockchain Security Standards Council, Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on July 9, 2024, pursuant to section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Blockchain Security Standards 
Council, Inc. (``BSSC'') 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: Bastion Platforms, Inc., Campbell, CA; Halbourn, 
Inc., Miami, FL; Payward, Inc., San Francisco, CA; and Zeppelin Group 
Ltd., London, UNITED KINGDOM. The general area of BSSC's planned 
activity is to elevate trust and confidence in blockchain systems and 
applications through the development and promotion of security 
standards and audit frameworks and to undertake such other activities 
as may from time to time be appropriate to further such purpose.

Suzanne Morris,
Deputy Director Civil Enforcement Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-22073 Filed 9-25-24; 8:45 am]
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