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of Processes in Pre-press, Press, and 

Postpress (CIP4), Zurich, 

SWITZERLAND. The nature and scope 

of CIP4’s standard development 

activities are: to encourage computer 

based integration and automation of all 

processes that have to be considered in 

the graphic arts industry, in particular 

the specification of standards, such as 

CIP4’s Job Definition Format (JDF). JDF 

is a comprehensive XML-based industry 

standard for end-to-end job ticket 

specification, device messaging and 

message interchange, and process 

automation methodologies.

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—NACE International 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

September 2, 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’’), 

NACE International (‘‘NACE’’) 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: NACE International, Houston, TX. 

The nature and scope of NACE’s 

standards development activities are: to 

prepare consensus standards to serve as 

voluntary guidelines in the field of 

prevention and control of corrosion; to 

provide information to aid in reducing 

the economic losses resulting from 

corrosion; and to promote the optimal 

use of natural resources and materials 

and to prevent their wastage as a result 

of corrosion. 

Additional information concerning 

NACE’s standards development 

activities may be obtained from Linda 

Goldberg, Director, Technical Activities, 

NACE International, at (281) 228–6221.

Dorothy B. Fountain, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

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Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—National Biodiesel 

Accreditation Commission (‘‘NBAC’’) 

Notice is hereby given that, on August 

27, 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 Biodiesel 

Accreditation Commission (‘‘NBAC’’) 

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 

Biodiesel Accreditation Commission, 

Jefferson City, MO. The nature and 

scope of the NBAC’s standards 

development activities are the 

administration of a certification program 

for both the manufacturers and 

marketers of biodiesel, both neat and 

blended. Certification by the NBAC 

indicates the applicant possesses and 

implements a quality assurance/quality 

control program meeting the 

Commission’s requirements.

Dorothy B. Fountain, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

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Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—National Center for 

Manufacturing Sciences, Inc. 

Notice is hereby given that, on July 

13, 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 Center for 

Manufacturing Sciences 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, 

DIT–MCO International, Kansas City, 

MO; Koops Inc., Holland, MI: and 

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Oldsmar, 

FL have been added as parties to this 

venture. Also, Amatrol, Inc., 

Jeffersonville, IN; LFX Technologies 

LLC, Bloomfield Hills, MI; JWH Group, 

Inc., Peninsula, OH; Telesis 

Technologies, Inc., Roswell, GA; and 

Vacuum Instrument Corporation, 

Ronkonkoma, NY have been dropped as 

parties to this venture. 

No other changes have been made in 

either the membership or planned 

activity of the group research project. 

Membership in this group research 

project remains open, and National 

Center for Manufacturing Sciences 

intends to file additional written 

notification disclosing all changes in 

membership. 

On February 20, 1987, National 

Center for Manufacturing Sciences 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 17, 1987 (52 

FR 8375). 

The last notification was filed with 

the Department on April 28, 2004. A 

notice was published in the Federal 

Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the 

Act on May 28, 2004 (69 FR 30721–02).

Dorothy B. Fountain, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

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