[Federal Register: October 21, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 203)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

 
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Laser Institute of America/Accredited Standards 
Committee (ASC) Z136

    Notice is hereby given that, on September 13, 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''), Laser Institute of America 
(``LIA''), as secretariat to and in conjunction with Accredited 
Standards Committee (ASC) Z136, 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: Laser 
Institute of America (LIA)/ASC Z136, Orlando, FL. LIA serves as 
secretariat for Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) Z136, Orlando, FL. 
The nature and scope of LIA/ASC Z136's standards development activities 
are: to provide protection against hazards which are created by the use 
of lasers and optically radiating diodes.
    Additional information concerning LIA/ASC Z136 may be obtained from 
Barbara Sams, Standards Administrator, at (407) 380-1553.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-23517 Filed 10-20-04; 8:45 am]

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