[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 55258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25630]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--National Consumer Panel, LLC

    Notice is hereby given that, on October 5, 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''),the National Consumer Panel, 
LLC has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney 
General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities 
of the parties to the venture and (2) the nature and objectives of the 
venture. 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 identity of the parties to 
the venture are: The Nielsen Company (``Nielsen''), New York, NY; and 
Information Resources, Inc. (``IRI''), Chicago, IL. The general area of 
The National Consumer Panel's planned activity is to collect consumer 
panel data for Nielsen and IRI to use in creating and providing their 
respective products.

 Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. E9-25630 Filed 10-26-09; 8:45 am]
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