[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 67 (Monday, April 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 18811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6999]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration 
Institute, Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on March 10, 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''), the Air-Conditioning, Heating and 
Refrigeration Institute, Inc. (``AHRI'') 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: Air-
Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute, Inc., Arlington, VA. 
The nature and scope of AHRI's standards development activities are to 
develop, promulgate and publish voluntary consensus standards for air-
conditioning and refrigeration products. AHRI standards establish 
rating criteria and procedures for measuring and certifying product 
performance. AHRI's standards ensure the rating of air-conditioning and 
refrigeration products on a uniform basis, so that buyers and users can 
properly compare products for specific applications. AHRI'S voluntary 
consensus standards are developed by AHRI members and other interested 
parties who wish to participate in AHRI's standards development 
process.

Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. E8-6999 Filed 4-4-08; 8:45 am]
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