[Federal Register: December 16, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 241)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

 
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993 ANSI Accredited Standards Committee ``C18''

    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''), ANSI Accredited Standards 
Committee ``C18'' (``C18 Committee''), by its Secretariat, National 
Electrical Manufacturers Association (``NEMA''), 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: ANSI 
Accredited Standards Committee ``C18'', Rosslyn, VA. The nature and 
scope of C18 Committee's standards development activities are: related 
to dry cells and batteries. Currently, C18 Committee maintains 11 
standards relating to general specifications and safety for portable 
lithium and portable non-lithium batteries as well as portable 
rechargeable batteries. The standards developed by C18 Committee are 
published by NEMA.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-27543 Filed 12-15-04; 8:45 am]

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