70 FR 165 pgs. 50406-50407 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—ASTM International—Standards
Type: NOTICEVolume: 70Number: 165Pages: 50406 - 50407
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-16960 Filed 8-25-05; 8:45 am]
Agency: Justice Department
Sub Agency: Antitrust Division
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-ASTM International-Standards
Notice is hereby given that, on August 4, 2005, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. ("the Act"), ASTM International-Standards ("ASTM") has filed written notification simulatanously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing additions or changes to its standards development activities. The notifications were filed for the purposes of extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, ASTM has provided an updated list of current, ongoing ASTM standards activities originating after April 1, 2005, designated as Work Items. A complete listing of ASTM Work Items, along with a brief description of each, is available at http://www.astm.org.
On September 15, 2004, ASTM 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 November 10, 2004 (69 FR 65226).
The last notification was filed with the Department on April 12, 2005. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on May 12, 2005 (70 FR 25110).
For additional information, please contact: Thomas B. O'Brien, Jr., General Counsel, at ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, telephone 610-832-9597, e-mail address tobrien@astm.org.
Dorothy Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 05-16960 Filed 8-25-05; 8:45 am]
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