[Federal Register: October 4, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 191)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

 
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--National Biodiesel Accreditation Commission 
(``NBAC'')

    Notice is hereby given that, on August 27, 2004, pursuant to 
section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), National Biodiesel 
Accreditation Commission (``NBAC'') has filed written notifications 
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade 
Commission disclosing (1) the name and principal place of business of 
the standards development organization and (2) the nature and scope of 
its standards development activities. 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 name and principal place of 
business of the standards development organization is National 
Biodiesel Accreditation Commission, Jefferson City, MO. The nature and 
scope of the NBAC's standards development activities are the 
administration of a certification program for both the manufacturers 
and marketers of biodiesel, both neat and blended. Certification by the 
NBAC indicates the applicant possesses and implements a quality 
assurance/quality control program meeting the Commission's 
requirements.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-22153 Filed 10-1-04; 8:45 am]

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