[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 1933--Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' 
National Association

    Notice is hereby given that, on August 18, 2004, pursuant to 
section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``Act''), the Sheet Metal and Air 
Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA) 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: Sheet Metal 
and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA), 
Chantilly, VA. The nature and scope of SMACNA's standards development 
activities are to promulgate industry standards to the general public 
and to initiate, promote and document studies directed toward the 
solution of present and future problems in the heating, ventilation and 
air conditioning (HVAC) industry and all facets of the sheet metal 
industry.
    Additional information concerning SMACNA may be obtained from Sue 
Baker at (703) 803-2980.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-22161 Filed 10-1-04; 8:45 am]

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