69396 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 228 / Monday, November 29, 2004 / Notices 

Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, 

the name and principal place of 

business of the standards development 

organization is: Insulating Glass 

Manufacturers Alliance, Ottawa, 

Ontario, CANADA. The nature and 

scope of IGMA’s standards development 

activities are: To develop and 

coordinate voluntary consensus 

standards applicable to the production 

of insulating glass units primarily 

through its sponsorship and 

administration of a certification program 

for insulating glass units. The IGMA 

certification program recognizes the 

need for regular and impartial product 

testing, maintenance of quality control 

in the manufacturing process, and 

identification of products that conform 

to established criteria. Products eligible 

for certification under the IGMA 

certification program are insulating 

glass units meeting the current 

published version of one or more of the 

following: (1) ASTM E2190, Standard 

Specification for Insulating Glass Unit 

Performance and Evaluation; (2) CAN 

CGSB 12.8, Insulating Glass Units. 

IGMA contracts with independent 

agencies and/or auditors to perform 

facility audits and compliance audits to 

ensure eligibility for certification. As 

part of the certification program, IGMA 

also provides guidelines to 

manufacturers and others for the 

implementation of quality assurance 

programs to ensure in-plant quality 

control.

Dorothy B. Fountain, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

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Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—International Association 

of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials 

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’’), 

International Association of Plumbing 

and Mechanical Officials (‘‘IAPMO’’) 

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: International 

Association of Plumbing and 

Mechanical Officials, Ontario, CA. The 

nature and scope of IAPMO’s standards 

development activities are: The 

development of minimum standards 

and requirements to safeguard life or 

limb, health, property and public 

welfare by regulating and controlling 

the design, construction, installation, 

quality of materials, location, operation 

and maintenance or use of plumbing, 

heating, ventilating, cooling, 

refrigeration systems, incinerators, and 

other miscellaneous heat producing 

appliances. The activity also includes 

the development of performance 

standards for synthetic organic 

plumbing fixtures and standards for the 

composition, dimensions, and/or 

mechanical and physical properties of 

materials, fixtures, devices and 

equipment used or installed in 

plumbing or mechanical systems.

Dorothy B. Fountain, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

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Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—International Code 

Council, Inc. 

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’’), 

International Code Council, Inc. (‘‘ICC’’) 

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: International Code Council, Inc., 

Country Club Hills, IL. The nature and 

scope of ICC’s standards development 

activities are: To develop standards on 

building construction.

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—Joint Committee on 

Standards for Educational Evaluation 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

September 22, 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’’), Joint 

Committee on Standards for Educational 

Evaluation (‘‘JCSEE’’) 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: Joint Committee on Standards for 

Educational Evaluation, Kalamazoo, MI. 

The nature and scope of JCSEE’s 

standards development activities are: 

The development and maintenance of 

standards for evaluations of educational 

programs, projects, and materials; 

educational personnel; and other critical 

aspects of education.

Dorothy B. Fountain, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

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Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 228 / Monday, November 29, 2004 / Notices 69397

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—Joint Venture Under ATP 

Award No. 70NAB4H3055

Notice is hereby given that, on 

October 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’’), the 

Joint Venture Under ATP Award No. 

70NAB4H3055 has filed written 

notifications simultaneously with the 

Attorney General and the Federal Trade 

Commission disclosing (1) The 

identities of the parties to the venture 

and (2) the nature and objectives of the 

venture. 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 

identities of the parties to the venture 

are: The Dow Chemical Company, 

Midland, MI and Veeco Metrology, LLC, 

Santa Barbara, CA. The nature and 

objectives of the venture are to develop 

high speed atomic force microscope 

capabilities for quantitative 

nanomechanical measurements.

Dorothy B. Fountain, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

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Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—Mobile Enterprise 

Alliance, Inc. 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

September 30, 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’’), 

Mobile Enterprise Alliance, Inc. 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, Intellisync Corporation, 

San Jose, CA has been added as a party 

to this venture. Also, Symbian Ltd., 

London, United Kingdom has been 

dropped as a party 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 Mobile 

Enterprise Alliance, Inc. intends to file 

additional written notification 

disclosing all changes in membership. 

On June 24, 2004, Mobile Enterprise 

Alliance, Inc. 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 July 23, 2004 (69 FR 44062).

Dorothy B. Fountain, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

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Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—MPLS and Frame Relay 

Alliance 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

September 23, 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’’), MPLS 

and Frame Relay Alliance (‘‘MFA’’) 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: MPLS and Frame Relay Alliance, 

Fremont, CA. The nature and scope of 

MFA’s standards development activities 

are: (1) Serving as a meeting ground for 

companies that are creating and 

deploying products that implement 

MPLS, or services that depend on the 

capabilities introduced by MPLS and its 

associated technologies; (2) identifying, 

selecting, augmenting, as appropriate, 

and publishing MPLS implementation 

agreements drawn from appropriate 

national and international, defacto, and 

dejure standards; (3) identifying, 

selecting, augmenting, as appropriate, 

and publishing frame relay 

implementation agreements drawn from 

appropriate national and international, 

defacto, and dejure standards; (4) 

promoting/fostering the measurement, 

demonstration and testing of frame relay 

products in order to further 

compatibility and interoperability; (5) 

conducting cooperative research; (6) 

developing proposals to be made to 

appropriate national and international 

standards bodies in order to further 

system compatibility and 

interoperability; and (7) developing 

publications and informational 

materials. ‘‘Implementation 

agreement(s)’’ shall mean specifications, 

protocols, system architectures and 

other similar guidelines related to multiprotocol label switching and/or frame 

relay technologies that may be 

developed, adopted, published or 

otherwise made available to the public 

by the Corporation.

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—National Electrical 

Contractors Association 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

October 8, 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 Electrical Contractors 

Association (‘‘NECA’’) has filed written 

notifications simultaneously with the 

Attorney General and the Federal Trade 

Commission disclosing (1) the name the 

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 Electrical 

Contractors Association, Bethesda, MD. 

The nature and scope of NECA’s 

standards development activities are: 

NECA, in partnership with other 

industry organizations, has developed