[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 60895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22895]


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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 September 15, 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 American Society of 
Mechanical Engineers (``ASME'') 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: American 
Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY. The nature and scope of 
ASME's standards development activities are: Activities that address a 
broad range of topics related to mechanical engineering and the 
operation of conformity assessment, including requirements for safety, 
health, design, production, construction, maintenance, performance or 
operation of equipment, and qualification of personnel.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-22895 Filed 10-12-04; 8:45 am]
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