[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 65227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25070]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--International Institute of Ammonia 
Refrigeration

    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''), International Institute of 
Ammonia Refrigeration (``IIAR'') 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 standard 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: International 
Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration, Arlington, VA. The nature and scope 
of IIAR's standards development activities are: To develop, plan, 
establish, coordinate and publish voluntary consensus standards 
applicable to the field of the design, construction, installation and 
use of ammonia mechanical refrigeration systems. Specifically, IIAR 
develops, plans, establishes, coordinates and publishes voluntary 
consensus standards in the form of industry standards, technical 
bulletins, and regulatory guidelines covering topics including 
equipment, design and installation of ammonia mechanical refrigeration 
systems; product integrity of ammonia refrigeration valves and 
strainers; training guidelines for operators of ammonia refrigerating 
systems; technical guidance addressing topics such as good practices, 
safety procedures and information, operating procedures, water 
contamination, and machinery room ventilation; and guidelines for 
compliance with regulatory requirements governing Process Safety 
Management and Risk Management.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-25070 Filed 11-9-04; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-11-M