[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: 04-22295]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--American Optometric Association Commission on 
Ophthalmic Standards

    Notice is hereby given that, on August 5, 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''), American Optometric Association 
Commission on Ophthalmic Standards (``AOA CmOS'') 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(a) of the Act, the name and principal place 
of business of the standards development organization is: American 
Optometric Association Commission on Ophthalmic Standards, St. Louis, 
MO. The nature and scope of AOA CmOS's standards development activities 
are: The AOA CmOS provides for voluntary, impartial ophthalmic product 
evaluation resulting in the issuance of a seal of acceptance for those 
ophthalmic products that meet published standards specifications 
developed by the AOA CmOS, including biological, laboratory, and/or 
clinical evolutions, or the issuance of a seal of certification for 
those ophthalmic products that meet standards already approved by 
accepted standards organizations and which are designated for use by 
the AOA CmOS. The AOA CmOS selects the categories of products to be 
evaluated and develops evaluation specifications/standards for those 
ophthalmic products using the American National Standard Institute's 
Third Party Certification Program principles (ANSI Z34. 1-1993). 
Product categories for which the AOA CmOS currently has approved 
standards are: (1) Glare reduction filters for video display terminals: 
(2) non-prescription sunglasses; (3) privacy filters for video display 
terminals; (4) anti-reflection interference coatings for video display 
terminals; (5) storage cases used by wearers of contact lenses; (6) 
suction cup devices used to remove rigid contact lenses from the human 
eye; and (7) ultraviolet absorbers and blockers. Additional categories 
are always under review. The AOA CmOS is a nine-member commission that 
abides by a strict Code of Conduct for reviewing any applications for 
seals of acceptance of certification and for developing approved 
evaluation specifications/standards.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-22295 Filed 10-4-04; 8:45 am]
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