Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 203 / Thursday, October 21, 2004 / Notices 61869

that will impact the electronic 

packaging community.

Dorothy B. Fountain, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

[FR Doc. 04–23516 Filed 10–20–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—Laser Institute of 

America/Accredited Standards 

Committee (ASC) Z136

Notice is hereby given that, on 

September 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’’), Laser 

Institute of America (‘‘LIA’’), as 

secretariat to and in conjunction with 

Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) 

Z136, 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: Laser Institute of America (LIA)/ASC 

Z136, Orlando, FL. LIA serves as 

secretariat for Accredited Standards 

Committee (ASC) Z136, Orlando, FL. 

The nature and scope of LIA/ASC 

Z136’s standards development activities 

are: to provide protection against 

hazards which are created by the use of 

lasers and optically radiating diodes. 

Additional information concerning 

LIA/ASC Z136 may be obtained from 

Barbara Sams, Standards Administrator, 

at (407) 380–1553.

Dorothy B. Fountain, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

[FR Doc. 04–23517 Filed 10–20–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—NAHB Research Center, 

Inc. 

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’’), 

NAHB Research Center, Inc. (‘‘NAHB’’) 

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: NAHB Research Center, Inc., Upper 

Marlboro, MD. The nature and scope of 

NAHB’s standards development 

activities are: To develop and publish 

consensus standards—including 

products, construction materials and 

systems, technology, and methodologies 

that facilitate commerce—in response to 

needs for performance and prescriptive 

standards for use in single-family and 

multi-family housing.

Dorothy B. Fountain, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

[FR Doc. 04–23523 Filed 10–20–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—The National Board of 

Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors 

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 Board of Boiler and Pressure 

Vessel Inspectors (‘‘National Board’’) 

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: The National Board of Boiler and 

Pressure Vessel Inspectors, Columbus, 

OH. The nature and scope of the 

National Board’s standards development 

activities are: securing concerted action 

and maintaining uniformity in the 

construction, installation, inspection, 

operation, repair and alteration of 

boilers, pressure vessels or other 

pressure retaining items and their 

appurtenances, thereby assuring 

acceptance and interchangeability 

among jurisdictional authorities.

Dorothy B. Fountain, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

[FR Doc. 04–23530 Filed 10–20–04; 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 Fire Protection 

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’’), 

National Fire Protection 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 Fire Protection Association, 

Quincy, MA. The nature and scope of 

NFPA’s standards development 

activities are: NFPA develops close to 

300 standards (variously denominated 

as Codes, Standards, Guides, and 

Recommended Practices) in a broad