[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 198 (Thursday, October 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 63658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26427]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993; ASTM International

    Notice is hereby given that, on August 31, 2011, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), ASTM International 
(``ASTM'') has filed written notifications simultaneously with the 
Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing additions 
or changes to its standards development activities. 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, ASTM has provided an updated list of 
current, ongoing ASTM standards activities originating between May 2011 
and August 2011 designated as Work Items. A complete listing of ASTM 
Work Items, along with a brief description of each, is available at 
http://www.astm.org.
    On September 15, 2004, ASTM 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 November 10, 2004 (69 FR 65226).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on May 11, 
2011. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on June 13, 2011 (76 FR 34252).
    For additional information, please contact Thomas B. O'Brien, Jr., 
Vice President and General Counsel, at 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West 
Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, telephone  610-832-9597.

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-26427 Filed 10-12-11; 8:45 am]
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