75 FR 56 pg. 14191 - Notice Pursuant to The National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Type: NOTICEVolume: 75Number: 56Page: 14191
FR document: [FR Doc. 2010-6269 Filed 3-23-10; 8:45 am]
Agency: Justice Department
Sub Agency: Antitrust Division
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to The National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Notice is hereby given that, on February 25, 2010, 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 Society of Mechanical Engineers ("ASME") 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, since November 11, 2009, ASME has published six new standards, initiated three new standards activities, and withdrawn two standards within the general nature and scope of ASME's standards development activities, as specified in its original notification. More detail regarding these changes can be found at www.asme.org.
On September 15, 2004, ASME 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 October 13, 2004 (69 FR 60895).
The last notification was filed with the Department on November 13, 2009. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on December 9, 2009 (74 FR 65156).
Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-6269 Filed 3-23-10; 8:45 am]
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