[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 228 (Monday, November 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69397-69398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26209]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--National Electrical Contractors Association

    Notice is hereby given that, on October 8, 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''), National Electrical 
Contractors Association (``NECA'') has filed written notifications 
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade 
Commission disclosing (1) the name the 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: National 
Electrical Contractors Association, Bethesda, MD. The nature and scope 
of NECA's standards development activities are: NECA, in partnership 
with other industry organizations, has developed

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the National Electric Installation StandardsTM for 
electrical construction. The standards go beyond the basic safety 
requirements of the National Electrical Code to clearly define what is 
meant by installing products and systems in a ``neat and workmanlike'' 
manner. All NEIS are submitted for approval by the American National 
Standards Institute (ANSI).

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-26209 Filed 11-26-04; 8:45 am]
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