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NOTICE: NOTICES

ACTION: National cooperative research notifications:

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--American Society of Mechanical Engineers

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given that, on November 2, 2007, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301, et seq. (``the Act''), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (``ASME'') 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, since July 10, 2007, ASME has published one new standard and initiated one new standards activity within the general nature and scope of ASME's standards development activities, as specified in its original notification. More details regarding these changes can be found at http://www.asme.org.

On September 15, 2004, ASME 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 October 13, 2004 (69 FR 60895).

The last notification was filed with the Department on July 11, 2007. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on September 11, 2007 (72 FR 51839). Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 075996 Filed 12707; 8:45 am]
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SUMMARY: American Society of Mechanical Engineers,

DOCUMENT BODY 2:

Notice is hereby given that, on November 2, 2007, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301, et seq. (``the Act''), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (``ASME'') 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, since July 10, 2007, ASME has published one new standard and initiated one new standards activity within the general nature and scope of ASME's standards development activities, as specified in its original notification. More details regarding these changes can be found at http://www.asme.org.

On September 15, 2004, ASME 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 October 13, 2004 (69 FR 60895).

The last notification was filed with the Department on July 11, 2007. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on September 11, 2007 (72 FR 51839). Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 075996 Filed 12707; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 441011M