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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 Multiservice Switching Forum, 

Fremont, CA. The nature and scope of 

MSF’s standards development activities 

are: developing and promoting 

implementation agreements that allow 

open-architecture, multiservice 

switching systems in the 

telecommunications industry.

Dorothy B. Fountain, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

[FR Doc. 04–24579 Filed 11–2–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—National Multi Housing 

Council 

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’’), the 

National Multi Housing Council 

(‘‘NMHC’’) 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 Multi Housing Council, 

Washington, DC. The nature and scope 

of NMHC’s standards development 

activities are: To develop and 

promulgate open and voluntary 

standards for the apartment industry, 

thereby assisting the members of the 

industry and their business partners 

with the electronic exchange of 

information and enhancing the efficient 

operation of their businesses.

Dorothy B. Fountain, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

[FR Doc. 04–24576 Filed 11–2–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—North American Energy 

Standards Board 

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’’), North 

American Energy Standards Board 

(‘‘NAESB’’) 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: North American Energy Standards 

Board, Houston, TX. The nature and 

scope of NAESB’s standards 

development activities are: The 

development and maintenance of 

voluntary energy industry standards and 

model business practices.

Dorothy B. Fountain, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

[FR Doc. 04–24558 Filed 11–2–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—Packaging Machinery 

Manufacturers Institute, Inc. 

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’’), the 

Packaging Machinery Manufacturers 

Institute, Inc. (‘‘PMMI’’) 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: Packaging Machinery Manufacturers 

Institute, Inc., Arlington, VA. The 

nature and scope of PMMI’s standards 

development activities are: Safety 

standards with respect to the 

construction, care, and use of packaging 

and packaging-related converting 

machinery. 

Additional information may be 

obtained from Charles F. Hayes, Director 

of Technical Services for the Packaging 

Machinery Manufacturers Institute, Inc.

Dorothy B. Fountain, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

[FR Doc. 04–24569 Filed 11–2–04; 8:45 am] 

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Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—Security Industry 

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’’), 

Security Industry Association (‘‘SIA’’) 

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: Security Industry Association, 

Alexandria, VA. The nature and scope 

of SIA’s standards development