[Federal Register: November 22, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 224)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

 
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--American Society of Baking

    Notice is hereby given that, on September 22, 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''), American Society of Baking 
(``ASB'') 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 
Society of Baking, Sonoma, CA. The nature and scope of ASB's standards 
development activities are: As Secretariat for the American National 
Standard for Bakery Equipment Safety and Sanitation Requirements, ASB 
administers the standards that apply to the design, construction, 
installation, safe operation and maintenance of bakery machinery and 
equipment. The purpose of the standards is to provide reasonable safety 
for bakery workers; and they are intended as a guide to Federal, State 
and municipal authorities in drafting regulations; as voluntary 
application; and as a standard reference for safety requirements for 
the use of bakery machinery and for equipment manufacturers and 
concerns employing such machinery. The Baking Equipment Safety and 
Sanitation Standards are on file with the American National Standards 
Institute, Inc., 11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-25854 Filed 11-19-04; 8:45 am]

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