[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 28 (Friday, February 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 7308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2738]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--North American Laminate Flooring Association

    Notice is hereby given that, on January 7, 2005, pursuant to 
section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), North American Laminate 
Flooring Association (``NALFA'') 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: North 
American Laminate Flooring Association, Washington, DC. The nature and 
scope of NALFA's standards development activities are: to provide 
minimum performance requirements for residential and commercial use 
laminate flooring using standard test methods. Such performance 
requirements include but are not limited to, static load, thickness, 
swell, impact resistance, light resistance, cleanability/stain 
resistance, wear resistance, dimensional tolerances and castor chair 
resistance. The requirement of this standard applies to laminate 
flooring upon manufacturer's completion and proper storage until first 
placed into service.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 05-2738 Filed 2-10-05; 8:45 am]
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