70 FR 62 pg. 16843 - Notice Pursuant to The National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Type: NOTICEVolume: 70Number: 62Page: 16843
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-6492 Filed 3-31-05; 8:45 am]
Agency: Justice Department
Sub Agency: Antitrust Division
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to The National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Notice is hereby given that, on March 8, 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"), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ("IEEE") 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, four new standards have been initiated and six existing standards are being revised. More detail regarding these changes can be found at http://standards.ieee.org/bearer/sba/03-04-05.html.
On September 17, 2004, IEEE filed its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published as notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on November 3, 2004 (69 FR 64105).
The last notification was filed with the Department on January 14, 2005. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on February 11, 2005 (70 FR 7307).
Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 05-6492 Filed 3-31-05; 8:45 am]
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