[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 67940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25850]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--American Association of Textile Chemists and 
Colorists

    Notice is hereby given that, on September 13, 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 Association of 
Textile Chemists and Colorists (``AATCC'') 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 
Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, Research Triangle Park, 
NC. The nature and scope of AATCC's standards development activities 
are: to increase knowledge of the application of dyes and chemicals in 
the textile industry; encouragement of research on chemical processes 
and materials of important interest to the textile industry; and 
establishment of channels for information exchange among members. AATCC 
develops test methods and evaluation procedures through research 
committees composed of volunteers from the following sectors: primary 
textile industry; fiber and yarn suppliers; chemical and dyes 
suppliers; machinery and instrument suppliers; retail, government, and 
independent testing laboratories; and academicians. Methods are grouped 
into the following categories: biological properties; colorfastness; 
dyeing properties; identification and analysis; and physical 
properties. AATCC test methods do not set pass/fail criteria or 
standards for performance. They provide a standard means for testing, 
often with an evaluation scale.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-25850 Filed 11-19-04; 8:45 am]
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