[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 52 (Monday, March 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 14270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5088]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings

    Notice is hereby given that, on February 14, 2008, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), SSPC: The Society for 
Protective Coatings (``SSPC'') 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 SSPC: The 
Society for Protective Coatings, Pittsburgh, PA. The nature and scope 
of SSPC's standards development activities are: Development of 
voluntary consensus standards for compositions and performance of 
generic types of heavy-duty industrial and maintenance protective 
coatings, coating systems, and abrasives; cleanliness requirements for 
steel and concrete prior to the application of industrial and 
maintenance protective coatings; techniques and procedures for 
application of industrial and maintenance protective coatings; and 
requirements for third-party programs enabling facility owners to 
evaluate the qualifications of firms that apply industrial coatings to 
steel and concrete in the field and in paint shops, coating inspection 
companies, and coating applicators.

Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
 [FR Doc. E8-5088 Filed 3-14-08; 8:45 am]
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