67940 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 224 / Monday, November 22, 2004 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Product Act 

of 1993—Actuarial 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’’), 

Actuarial Standards Board (‘‘ASB’’) 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: Actuarial Standards Board, 

Washington, DC. The nature and scope 

of ASB’s standards development 

activities are: Development of technical 

standards of practice for actuaries 

practicing in the United States.

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—American Association for 

Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery 

Facilities 

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 

American Association for Accreditation 

of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities 

(‘‘AAAASF’’) 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 Association for 

Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery 

Facilities, Gurnee, IL. The nature and 

scope of AAAASF’s standards 

development activities are: the 

development of standards by which 

single-specialty and multi-specialty outpatient surgery facilities are accredited. 

The standards for accreditation of such 

surgery facilities are developed 

continually revised by AAAASF’s 

committee of medical professionals.

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—American Association of 

Textile Chemists and Colorists 

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’’), 

American Association of Textile 

Chemists and Colorists (‘‘AATCC’’) 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 Association of Textile 

Chemists and Colorists, Research 

Triangle Park, NC. The nature and scope 

of AATCC’s standards development 

activities are: to increase knowledge of 

the application of dyes and chemicals in 

the textile industry; encouragement of 

research on chemical processes and 

materials of important interest to the 

textile industry; and establishment of 

channels for information exchange 

among members. AATCC develops test 

methods and evaluation procedures 

through research committees composed 

of volunteers from the following sectors: 

primary textile industry; fiber and yarn 

suppliers; chemical and dyes suppliers; 

machinery and instrument suppliers; 

retail, government, and independent 

testing laboratories; and academicians. 

Methods are grouped into the following 

categories: biological properties; 

colorfastness; dyeing properties; 

identification and analysis; and physical 

properties. AATCC test methods do not 

set pass/fail criteria or standards for 

performance. They provide a standard 

means for testing, often with an 

evaluation scale.

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—American College of 

Osteopathic Emergency Physicians 

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 

American College of Osteopathic 

Emergency Physicians (‘‘ACOEP’’) 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 College of Osteopathic 

Emergency Physicians, Chicago, IL. The 

nature and scope of ACOEP’s standards 

development activities are: To develop, 

plan, establish, coordinate and publish 

voluntary consensus standards 

applicable to the fields of emergency 

medicine, emergency medical services, 

and toxicology. Specifically, ACOEP 

develops, plans, establishes, 

coordinates, and publishes voluntary 

consensus standards in the form of basic 

standards for residency training in