[Federal Register: October 25, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 205)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

 
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--American Brush Manufacturers Association

    Notice is hereby given that, on September 17, 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''), the American Brush 
Manufacturers Association (``ABMA'') 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: American 
Brush Manufacturers Association, Aurora, IL. The nature and scope of 
ABMA's standards development activities are: To maintain voluntary 
standards for the brush manufacturers industry that assist users and 
consumers in the standardization of safety requirements regarding power 
driven brushes and labeling requirements concerning upright brooms and 
wet mops.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-23782 Filed 10-22-04; 8:45 am]

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