[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 28448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13059]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Portable Lights American Trade Organization

    Notice is hereby given that, on May 14, 2018, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Portable Lights American Trade 
Organization (``PLATO'') 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: Portable 
Lights American Trade Organization, St. Paul, MN. The nature and scope 
of PLATO's standards development activities are: Basic performance 
requirements for hand-held, portable flashlights, spotlights and 
headlamps that provide directional lighting. It includes relevant 
definitions, test methods and marking requirements in order to 
establish minimum performance for these consumer devices. The project 
will consider expanding the scope to include portable area lights in 
addition to directional lighting, as well as any relevant updates 
needed for test methods.

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-13059 Filed 6-18-18; 8:45 am]
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