[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67950-67951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25859]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Unified Abrasive Manufacturers Association

    Notice is hereby given that, on September 17, 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''), Unified Abrasive 
Manufacturers Association (``UAMA'') has filed written notifications 
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade

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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: Unified 
Abrasive Manufacturers Association, Cleveland, OH. The nature and scope 
of UAMA's standards development activities are: UAMA acts as 
secretariat for two ANSI accredited standards committees which develop 
(1) specifications for safety in the use of bonded, coated and loose 
abrasives, excluding natural sandstones, including safety requirements 
for abrasive products, abrasive machines and accessories, and 
requirements for the proper storage, handling and mounting of abrasive 
products; and (2) identification and dimensional standards and standard 
test methods for bonded, coated and loose abrasive in the natural and 
manufactured categories.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-25859 Filed 11-19-04; 8:45 am]
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