[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 52932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19768]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute, 
Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on July 19, 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''), the Air-conditioning and 
Refrigeration Institute (``ARI'') 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: Air-
Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute, Inc., Arlington, VA. The 
nature and scope of ARI's standards development activities are to 
develop, promulgate and publish voluntary consensus standards for air 
conditioning and refrigeration products. ARI standards establish rating 
criteria and procedures for measuring and certifying product 
performance. ARI's standards ensure the rating of air conditioning and 
refrigeration products on a uniform basis, so that buyers and users can 
properly compare products for specific applications. ARI's voluntary 
consensus standards are developed by ARI members and other interested 
parties who wish to participate in ARI's standard development process.
    Additional information concerning ARI can be obtained from Stephen 
R. Yurek, General Counsel of ARI, at (703) 524-8800.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-19768 Filed 8-27-04; 8:45 am]
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