59270 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 191 / Monday, October 4, 2004 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—National Fluid Power 

Association (‘‘NFPA’’) 

Notice is hereby given that, on August 

30, 2004, pursuant to section 6(a) of the 

National Cooperative Research and 

Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 

et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), National Fluid 

Power Association (‘‘NFPA’’) 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 

National Fluid Power Association, 

Milwaukee, WI. The nature and scope of 

the NFPA’s standards development 

activities are to develop, plan, establish, 

and coordinate voluntary consensus 

standards applicable to the fluid power 

industry on industry (NEPA), national 

(American National Standards), and 

international (ISO) levels. NFPA 

develops industry and national 

standard, and coordinates international 

standards. in order to: Simplify the use 

of fluid power; help to assure system 

integrity and safety in the application of 

fluid power; help educated users on 

how to correctly size and apply 

products; determine uniform methods 

for testing products and expressing their 

performance, allowing comparison; 

communicate needs in a commonly 

understood language; help to improve 

efficiency of fluid power products and 

systems; simplify and variety of 

products and sizes in the marketplace; 

and encourage new product 

development. NFPA’s standards for 

fluid power products and systems fall 

into three basic categories—

communicate standards, design 

standards and performance standards. 

NFPA develops industry and national 

standards in the field of fluid power, 

specifically hydraulic and pneumatic 

components and systems for application 

in both industrial (stationary) and 

mobile equipment. Components covered 

include, but are not limited to: 

accumulators, conductors (rigid and 

flexible), cylinders, electrohydraulic 

and electropneumatic components and 

systems, connectors, fluid devices, hose 

fittings and assemblies, filters and 

separators, fluids, hydraulic pumps, 

motors, moving-part fluid-controls, 

pneumatic lubricators, regulators, quickaction couplings, reservoirs, sealing 

devices and valves. NFPA is actively 

involved in coordinating and 

administering fluid power standards on 

an international level in the field of 

fluid power systems and components, 

comprising terminology, construction, 

principal dimensions, safety 

requirements and testing and inspection 

methods. Covered components include, 

but are not limited to: Accumulators, 

compressed air dryers, conductors (rigid 

and flexible), cylinders, 

electrohydraulic and electropneumatic 

components and systems, fittings, 

fluidic devices, hose fittings and 

assemblies, filters and separators, fluids, 

hydraulic pumps, motors, moving-part 

fluid controls, pneumatic lubricators, 

regulators, quick-action couplings, 

reservoirs, sealing devices, and valves.

Dorothy B. Fountain 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—Portland Cement 

Association 

Notice is hereby given that, on august 

18, 2004, 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 Portland Cement 

Association 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: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, 

IL. The nature and scope of Portland 

Cement Association’s standards 

development activities are for the design 

and construction of assemblies using 

cement, cement-based products, and 

associated products. 

Additional information concerning 

the Portland Cement Association may be 

obtained from Stephen Szoke, P.E., 

Director, Codes and Standards, Portland 

Cement Association, 5420 Old Orchard 

Road, Skokie, IL 60077.

Dorothy B. Fountain, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—PXI Systems Alliance, 

Inc. 

Notice is hereby given that, on August 

31, 2004, pursuant to section 6(a) of the 

National Cooperative Research and 

Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 

et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), PXI Systems 

Alliance, Inc. has filed written 

notifications simultaneously with the 

Attorney General and the Federal Trade 

Commission disclosing changes in its 

membership status. 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, Amplicon Liveline Ltd., 

Brighton, East Sussex, UNITED 

KINGDOM; Mapsuka Industries Co., 

Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TAIWAN; and 

PXIdirect GmbH, Ilgen, GERMANY have 

been added as parties to this venture. 

No other changes have been made in 

either the membership or planned 

activity of the group research project. 

Memberships in this group research 

project remains open, and PXI Systems 

Alliance, Inc. intends to file additional 

written notification disclosing all 

changes in membership. 

On November 22, 2000, PXI Systems 

Alliance, 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 March 8, 2000 (66 FR 13971). 

The last notification was filed with 

the Department on June 2, 2004. A 

notice was published in the Federal