National Cooperative Research and Production Act (1993): ASTM International

Federal Register: June 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 113)

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and

Production Act of 1993--ASTM International

Notice is hereby given that, on May 18, 2009, 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 (``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 between February 2009 and May 2009 designated as Work Items. A complete listing of ASTM Work Items, along with a brief description of each, is available at 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 February 17, 2009. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to

Section 6(b) of the Act on March 13, 2009 (74 FR 10966).

Patricia A. Brink,

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

FR Doc. E9-13921 Filed 6-12-09; 8:45 am

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