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protection, utilities and architectural 

engineering.

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—American Veterinary 

Medical Association 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

September 20, 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’’), 

American Veterinary Medical 

Association (‘‘AVMA’’) 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: American Veterinary Medical 

Association, Schaumburg, IL. The 

nature and scope of AVMA’s standards 

development activities are: to develop, 

plan, establish, and coordinate 

voluntary consensus standards 

applicable to the advancement of the 

science and art of veterinary medicine, 

including its relationship to public 

health, biological science, and 

agriculture. AVMA conducts its 

standards development activities 

through the following committees: 

AVMA Council on Education; AVMA 

Educational Commission for Foreign 

Veterinary Graduates; AVMA 

Committee on Veterinary Technician 

Education and Activities; and AVMA 

American Board of Veterinary 

Specialties. These committees conduct 

standard setting activities relating to the 

certification of foreign veterinarians in 

the United States, the accreditation of 

foreign veterinarians in the United 

States, the accreditation of veterinary 

medical and technology programs, and 

the establishment of criteria for 

recognition of veterinary specialty 

organizations. Through its standard 

development activities, AVMA seeks to 

advance the science and art of 

veterinary medicine, including its 

relationship to public health, biological 

science, and agriculture.

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—Appraisal Institute 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

September 7, 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 

Appraisal Institute (‘‘AI’’) 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: Appraisal Institute, Chicago, IL. The 

nature and scope of AI’s standards 

development activities are: to establish, 

maintain and publicize minimum 

requirements for AI membership and 

confer appropriate designations to 

properly qualified appraisers; to 

formulate and maintain a Code of 

Professional Ethics and Standards of 

Professional Practice for the real estate 

profession; to identify the body of 

knowledge in which the appraisal 

profession operates; and to establish, 

maintain and publicize educational 

standards for members.

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—Association of Records 

Managers and Administrators 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

September 15, 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’’), 

Association of Records Managers and 

Administrators (‘‘ARMA International’’) 

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: Association of Records Managers and 

Administrators, Lenexa, KS. The nature 

and scope of ARMA International’s 

standards development activities are: 

standards and best practices for the 

implementation of policies, systems and 

procedures that manage recorded 

information in a variety of formats 

throughout the life cycle. These 

standards promote efficiency and cost 

savings by reducing wasted effort, 

ensuring consistency of procedures over 

time and reducing risk exposure.

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—ASTM International 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

September 14, 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’’), 

ASTM International (‘‘ASTM’’) has filed 

written notifications simultaneously 

with the Attorney General and the 

Federal Trade Commission disclosing 

(1) the name and principal place of 

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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: ASTM International, West 

Conshohocken, PA. The nature and 

scope of ASTM’s standards 

development activities are: ASTM 

International’s Interlaboratory 

Crosscheck Programs provide 

participating laboratories with a 

statistical quality assurance (SQA) tool, 

enabling them to compare their 

performance in the use of ASTM 

methods against other laboratories 

worldwide. ASTM Committee D02 on 

Petroleum Products and Lubricants 

sponsors the programs and more than 

600 published standards. 

For additional information, please 

contact Thomas B. O’Brien, Jr., General 

Counsel, at the above address, telephone 

# (610) 832–9597, e-mail address 

tobrien@astm.org.

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—ASTM International—

Cement and Concrete Reference 

Laboratory 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

September 14, 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’’), 

ASTM International—The Cement and 

Concrete Reference Laboratory 

(‘‘CCRL’’) 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: ASTM International—The Cement 

and Concrete Reference Laboratory, 

Gaithersburg, MD. The nature and scope 

of CCRL’s standards development 

activities are: CCRL provides conformity 

assessment activities. CCRL is a 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST) Research Associate 

Program sponsored by ASTM 

International. ASTM Committees C–1 

on Cement and C–9 on Concrete and 

Concrete Aggregates provide 

programmatic oversight to CCRL. CCRL 

operates two programs that promote the 

quality of testing in construction 

materials laboratories. These are the (1) 

Laboratory Inspection and (2) 

Proficiency Sample programs which 

provide laboratories with a mechanism 

for determining the quality of their 

testing of hydraulic cement, Portland 

cement concrete and aggregates, steel 

reinforcing bars, pozzolans and masonry 

materials using ASTM International 

standards. 

The Laboratory Inspection Program 

provides a laboratory with a 

comprehensive account of how its 

procedures, practices, equipment and 

facilities compare with ASTM standards 

requirements. The CCRL laboratory 

inspector checks critical equipment 

dimensions and operating 

characteristics; watches a technician 

demonstrate test procedures; and 

reviews the quality system when 

covered by appropriate ASTM 

standards. 

The Proficiency Sample Programs are 

a means for a laboratory to monitor the 

quality of its testing between CCRL onsite assessments. The test procedures to 

be performed are taken from current 

ASTM specifications. The specified 

tests are performed and the results 

reported to the CCRL for review and 

evaluation. 

For additional information, please 

contact Thomas B. O’Brien, Jr., General 

Counsel, ASTM International, 100 Barr 

Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 

10428–2959, telephone no. (610) 832–

9597, e-mail address tobrien@astm.org.

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—ASTM InternationalIntellectual Property Policy 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

September 17, 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’’), 

ASTM International—Intellectual 

Property Policy (‘‘ASTM-IPP’’) 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: ASTM International—Intellectual 

Property Policy, west Conshohocken, 

PA. The nature and scope of ASTMIPP’s standards development activities 

are: ASTM International develops 

standrds in over 130 areas covering 

subjects including consumer products, 

medical services and devices, 

electronics, metals, paints, plastics, 

textiles, petroleum, construction, energy 

and the environment. ASTM 

International, as part of its standards 

development activities, has promulgated 

and adopted an Intellectual Property 

Policy as described in the Act (publicly 

available at http://www.astm.org/

Itpolicy.pdf. 

For additional information, please 

contact: Thomas B. O’Brien, Jr., General 

Counsel, ASTM International, 100 Barr 

Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA, 

telephone no. (610) 832–9597, e-mail 

address tobrien@astm.org.

Dorothy B. Fountain, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

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