[Federal Register: February 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 28)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

 
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--ASTM International--Standards

    Notice is hereby given that, on January 21, 2005, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), ASTM International--
Standards (``ASTM'') has filed written notifications simultaneously 
with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing 
additions or changes to its standards development activities. The 
notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act's 
provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual 
damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, ASTM has provided 
an updated list of current, ongoing ASTM standards activities 
originating after October 15, 2004, designated as Work Items. A 
complete listing of ASTM Work Items, along with a brief description of 
each, is available at http: //http://www.astm.org.

    On September 15, 2004, ASTM filed its original notification 
pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice 
published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of 
the Act on November 10, 2004 (69 FR 65226).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on October 15, 
2004. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on February 2, 2005 (70 FR 5482).
    For additional information, please contact: Thomas B. O'Brien, Jr., 
General Counsel, at ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West 
Conshohocken, PA 19428, telephone 610-832-9597, e-mail address 
tobrien@astm.org.


Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 05-2726 Filed 2-10-05; 8:45 am]

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