[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 Fluid Power Association (``NFPA'')

    Notice is hereby given that, on August 30, 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 Fluid Power 
Association (``NFPA'') 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 Fluid Power 
Association, Milwaukee, WI. The nature and scope of the NFPA's 
standards development activities are to develop, plan, establish, and 
coordinate voluntary consensus standards applicable to the fluid power 
industry on industry (NEPA), national (American National Standards), 
and international (ISO) levels. NFPA develops industry and national 
standard, and coordinates international standards. in order to: 
Simplify the use of fluid power; help to assure system integrity and 
safety in the application of fluid power; help educated users on how to 
correctly size and apply products; determine uniform methods for 
testing products and expressing their performance, allowing comparison; 
communicate needs in a commonly understood language; help to improve 
efficiency of fluid power products and systems; simplify and variety of 
products and sizes in the marketplace; and encourage new product 
development. NFPA's standards for fluid power products and systems fall 
into three basic categories--communicate standards, design standards 
and performance standards. NFPA develops industry and national 
standards in the field of fluid power, specifically hydraulic and 
pneumatic components and systems for application in both industrial 
(stationary) and mobile equipment. Components covered include, but are 
not limited to: accumulators, conductors (rigid and flexible), 
cylinders, electrohydraulic and electropneumatic components and 
systems, connectors, fluid devices, hose fittings and assemblies, 
filters and separators, fluids, hydraulic pumps, motors, moving-part 
fluid-controls, pneumatic lubricators, regulators, quick-action 
couplings, reservoirs, sealing devices and valves. NFPA is actively 
involved in coordinating and administering fluid power standards on an 
international level in the field of fluid power systems and components, 
comprising terminology, construction, principal dimensions, safety 
requirements and testing and inspection methods. Covered components 
include, but are not limited to: Accumulators, compressed air dryers, 
conductors (rigid and flexible), cylinders, electrohydraulic and 
electropneumatic components and systems, fittings, fluidic devices, 
hose fittings and assemblies, filters and separators, fluids, hydraulic 
pumps, motors, moving-part fluid controls, pneumatic lubricators, 
regulators, quick-action couplings, reservoirs, sealing devices, and 
valves.

Dorothy B. Fountain
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-22156 Filed 10-01-04; 8:45 am]

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