[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 209 (Monday, October 30, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 63358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8948]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Dimensional Metrology Standards Consortium, 
Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on September 21, 2006, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Dimensional Metrology 
Standards Consortium, Inc. (``DMSC, Inc.'') 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: Dimensional 
Metrology Standards Consortium, Inc., Arlington, TX. The nature and 
scope of DMSC, Inc.'s standards development activities will focus on 
the development of standards in the field of dimensional metrology, and 
the interoperability of standards related to such technology. This 
includes not only metrology-specific standards but also related 
standards that are used by metrologists to perform jobs such as product 
and tolerance exchange. In general, DMSC, Inc. will not operate in the 
field of hardware standards.

Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 06-8948 Filed 10-27-06; 8:45 am]
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