[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 59616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22294]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Accredited Standards Committee X9, Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on August 23, 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 Accredited Standards 
Committee X9, Inc. (``ASC X9'') 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: Accredited 
Standards Committee X9, Inc. (``ASC X9''), Annapolis, MD. The nature 
and scope of ASC X9's standards development activities are to develop 
and promote standards for the financial services industry in order to 
facilitate services and products. ASC X9's objectives are to support 
(maintain, enhance and promote use of) existing standards; facilitate 
development of new, open standards based upon consensus; incorporate 
nonproprietary items developed by other organizations where 
appropriate; provide a common source for all standards affecting the 
financial services industry; focus on concurrent and future standards 
needs of the financial services industry standards; and participate in 
and promote the development of international standards.
    Additional information concerning ASC X9 may be obtained from 
Cynthia L. Fuller, Executive Director, Accredited Standards Committee 
X9, Inc., P.O. box 4035, Annapolis, MD 21403, Tel. (410) 267-7707.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-22294 Filed 10-4-04; 8:45 am]
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