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of involving 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 Public 

Transportation Association, 

Washington, DC. The nature and scope 

of APTA’s standards development 

activities are: APTA participates in five 

major voluntary standards development 

programs. These programs cut across all 

transit modes and are focused on key 

elements of transit operations and 

maintenance including the design of bus 

and rail vehicles, the development of 

operating practices, inspection and 

maintenance guidelines for vehicles and 

facilities, the interoperability and 

interchangeability of component 

systems and parts, as well as the 

adoption of definitions for data 

structures so that electronic components 

can exchange information.

Dorothy B. Fountain, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

[FR Doc. 04–26197 Filed 11–26–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—Cemented Carbide 

Producers Association 

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’’), 

Cemented Carbide Producers 

Association (‘‘CCPA’’) 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: Cemented Carbide Producers 

Association, Cleveland, OH. The nature 

and scope of CCPA’s standards 

development activities are: the 

standardization of blanks and inserts 

composed of carbide, ceramic and 

compacted diamond/CBN; the 

standardization of the tools and holders 

for these blanks and inserts as used for 

turning (both internal and external) 

including nomenclature, classification, 

size, tolerances and identification; and 

the establishment of standard test 

methods for physical and chemical 

properties of cemented carbides, 

ceramics and compacted diamond/CBN.

Dorothy B. Fountain, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

[FR Doc. 04–26202 Filed 11–26–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—Compressed Air and Gas 

Institute 

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’’), 

Compressed Air and Gas Institute 

(‘‘CAGI’’) 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: Compressed Air and Gas Institute, 

Cleveland, OH. The nature and scope of 

CAGI’s standards development activities 

are: Multiple standards for compressors, 

compressor-related testing, air dryers, 

filters and portable air tools, many 

prepared and updated in coordination 

with other standards organizations, 

including PNEUROP and the American 

National Standards Institute.

Dorothy B. Fountain, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

[FR Doc. 04–26211 Filed 11–26–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—DVD Copy Control 

Association 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

October 1, 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’’), DVD Copy 

Control Association (‘‘DVD CCA’’) 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, AKI Digital Electrical 

Appliance Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, People’s 

Republic of China; Bcom Electronics, 

Inc., Taipei, Taiwan,; Dahaam E-Tec 

Co., Ltd., Seoul, Republic of Korea; 

Dalian Golden Hualu Digital 

Technology Co., Ltd., Dalian, People’s 

Republic of China; Dephi Technology 

Inc., Taipei Hsien, Taiwan; Disctronics 

Texas, Inc. dba DiscUSA, Plano, TX; GP 

Industries Limited, Singapore, 

Singapore; Hamg Shing Technology 

Corp., Chu Pei City, Taiwan; Hyo Seong 

Techno Corporation, Seoul, Republic of 

Korea; Jiangsu Hongtu High Technology 

Co.; Ltd. Nanjing, People’s Republic of 

China; Malata Seeing & Hearing 

Equipment Co., Ltd., Fujian, People’s 

Republic of China; Mikasa Shoji Co., 

Ltd., Osaka, Japan; Realtek 

Semiconductor Corp., Hsinchu, Taiwan; 

Technew Electronic Engineering Co., 

Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan; Vtrek Electronics 

Co., Ltd., Guangzhou City, People’s 

Republic of China; and Watye 

Corporation, Taipei, Taiwan have been 

added as parties to this venture. Also, 

UL Tran Technology & Service, Taipei 

Hsien, Taiwan 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 DVD CCA 

intends to file additional written 

notification disclosing all changes in 

membership. 

On April 11, 2001, DVD CCA 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 August 3, 2001 (66 FR 40727).