[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 203 (Thursday, October 21, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 61865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23521]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to The National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--American Veterinary Medical Association

    Notice is hereby given that, on September 20, 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 Veterinary Medical 
Association (``AVMA'') 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 
Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, IL. The nature and scope of 
AVMA's standards development activities are: to develop, plan, 
establish, and coordinate voluntary consensus standards applicable to 
the advancement of the science and art of veterinary medicine, 
including its relationship to public health, biological science, and 
agriculture. AVMA conducts its standards development activities through 
the following committees: AVMA Council on Education; AVMA Educational 
Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates; AVMA Committee on 
Veterinary Technician Education and Activities; and AVMA American Board 
of Veterinary Specialties. These committees conduct standard setting 
activities relating to the certification of foreign veterinarians in 
the United States, the accreditation of foreign veterinarians in the 
United States, the accreditation of veterinary medical and technology 
programs, and the establishment of criteria for recognition of 
veterinary specialty organizations. Through its standard development 
activities, AVMA seeks to advance the science and art of veterinary 
medicine, including its relationship to public health, biological 
science, and agriculture.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-23521 Filed 10-20-04; 8:45 am]
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