[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 231 (Monday, December 1, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72839-72840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28193]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Global Universal Design Commission, Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on October 20, 2008, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993,

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15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Global Universal Design 
Commission, Inc. (``GUDC'') 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: Global 
Universal Design Commission, Inc., Syracuse, New York. The nature and 
scope of GUDC's standards development activities are: To develop and 
promote the understanding and use of universal design. Universal design 
seeks to increase the usability, safety and health of the built 
environment to support social inclusion of a diverse population in all 
aspects of society. Universal design is an approach to the design of 
products and environment which treats all people equally and does not 
call special attention to the needs of a particular class of people. 
GUDC seeks to develop universal design standards through a consensus 
process that will increase choices and accommodate a wide range of 
preferences and needs, to the greatest extent possible, without the 
need for adaptation, retrofitting, or specialized design.

Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
 [FR Doc. E8-28193 Filed 11-28-08; 8:45 am]
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