[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 203 (Thursday, October 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 54595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25306]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on September 17, 2009, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), IMS Global Learning 
Consortium, Inc. has filed written notifications simultaneously with 
the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing 
changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose 
of extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust 
plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. 
Specifically, Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada; BPS 
Bildungsportal Sachsen GmbH, Chemnitz, Germany; and Levelland 
Independent School District, Levelland, TX have been added as parties 
to this venture.
    Also, University of North Carolina--Wilmington, Wilmington, NC; 
Angel Learning, Indianapolis, IN; Information Management Specialists, 
Montgomery, AL; eCollege.com, Denver, CO; Embanet, Toronto, Ontario, 
Canada; TIDIA Ae FAPESP Project, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Common Need, Inc., 
Alexandria, VA; and ACT, Iowa City, IA have withdrawn as parties to 
this venture.
    In addition, Norwegian eStandards Project has changed its name to 
The Norwegian Secretariat for Standardization Learning Technology 
(NSSL), Oslo, Norway.
    No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned 
activity of the group research project. Membership in this group 
research project remains open, and IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. 
intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes 
in membership.
    On April 7, 2000, IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. filed its 
original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The 
Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register 
pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on September 13, 2000 (65 FR 55283)
    The last notification was filed with the Department on June 30, 
2009. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on August 21, 2009 (74 FR 42330).

Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. E9-25306 Filed 10-21-09; 8:45 am]
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