[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 228 (Monday, November 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69395-69396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26198]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance

    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''), Insulating Glass 
Manufacturers Alliance (``IGMA'') 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.

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    Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, the name and principal place 
of business of the standards development organization is: Insulating 
Glass Manufacturers Alliance, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA. The nature and 
scope of IGMA's standards development activities are: To develop and 
coordinate voluntary consensus standards applicable to the production 
of insulating glass units primarily through its sponsorship and 
administration of a certification program for insulating glass units. 
The IGMA certification program recognizes the need for regular and 
impartial product testing, maintenance of quality control in the 
manufacturing process, and identification of products that conform to 
established criteria. Products eligible for certification under the 
IGMA certification program are insulating glass units meeting the 
current published version of one or more of the following: (1) ASTM 
E2190, Standard Specification for Insulating Glass Unit Performance and 
Evaluation; (2) CAN CGSB 12.8, Insulating Glass Units. IGMA contracts 
with independent agencies and/or auditors to perform facility audits 
and compliance audits to ensure eligibility for certification. As part 
of the certification program, IGMA also provides guidelines to 
manufacturers and others for the implementation of quality assurance 
programs to ensure in-plant quality control.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-26198 Filed 11-26-04; 8:45 am]
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