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plaintiffs to actual damages under 

specified circumstances. Specifically, 

ASTM has provided an updated list of 

current, ongoing ASTM standards 

activities originating between December 

2008 and February 2009 designated as 

Work Items. A complete listing of 

ASTM Work Items, along with a brief 

description of each, is available at 

http://www.astm.org. 

On September 15, 2004, ASTM 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 November 10, 2004 

(69 FR 65226). 

The last notification was filed with 

the Department on December 9, 2008. A 

notice was published in the Federal 

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the 

Act on February 3, 2009 (74 FR 5948). 

Patricia A. Brink, 

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—IMS Global Learning 

Consortium, Inc. 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

February 12, 2009, pursuant to Section 

6(a) of the National Cooperative 

Research and Production Act of 1993, 

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), IMS 

Global Learning Consortium, Inc. has 

filed written notifications 

simultaneously with the Attorney 

General and the Federal Trade 

Commission disclosing changes in its 

membership. 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, Inigral, Inc., San Francisco, 

CA; and LearnGauge, Okemos, MI have 

been added as parties to this venture. 

Also, Cisco Systems, San Antonio, TX 

has withdrawn as a party to this 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 IMS Global 

Learning Consortium, Inc. intends to file 

additional written notifications 

disclosing all changes in membership. 

On April 7, 2000, IMS Global 

Learning Consortium, 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 September 13, 2000 (65 FR 

55283). 

The last notification was filed with 

the Department on November 17, 2008. 

A notice was published in the Federal 

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the 

Act on January 12, 2009 (74 FR 1247). 

Patricia A. Brink, 

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—Information Card 

Foundation 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

February 11, 2009, pursuant to Section 

6(a) of the National Cooperative 

Research and Production Act of 1993, 

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), 

Information Card Foundation has filed 

written notifications simultaneously 

with the Attorney General and the 

Federal Trade Commission disclosing 

changes in its membership. 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, 

Scott Loftesness (individual member), 

Palo Alto, CA; Mediportal, Overmere, 

BELGIUM; NorthID, Helsinki, 

FINLAND; Tascet Identity Network, 

Madison, WI; Acxiom, Broomfield, CO; 

Craig Burton (individual member), Salt 

Lake City, UT; Kaliya Hamlin 

(individual member), Berkeley, CA; 

Alexis Bor (individual member), 

Haymarket, VA; Jem Pagan (individual 

member), York, PA; Bob Lutz 

(individual member), Scotch Plains, NJ; 

J. Robert Namestka (individual 

member), Irwin, PA; Patrick Petit 

(individual member), San Martin 

d’Uriage, FRANCE; and Brian Roosevelt 

(individual member), Marshfield, MA 

have been added as parties 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 Information 

Card Foundation intends to file 

additional written notifications 

disclosing all changes in membership. 

On June 2, 2008, Information Card 

Foundation 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 16, 2008 

(73 FR 40883). 

The last notification was filed with 

the Department on October 20, 2008. A 

notice was published in the Federal 

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the 

Act on November 21, 2008 (73 FR 

70674). 

Patricia A. Brink, 

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—Joint Venture To Perform 

Project Entitled Versatile Onboard 

Traffic Embedded Roaming Sensors 

(‘‘VOTERS’’) 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

February 10, 2009, 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 

Venture to Perform Project Entitled 

Versatile Onboard Traffic Embedded 

Roaming Sensors (‘‘VOTERS’’) 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: Northeastern University, 

Boston, MA; University of 

Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA; 

University of Vermont and State 

Agricultural College, Burlington, VT; 

and Witten Technologies, Inc., 

Somerville, MA. The general area of 

VOTERS’s planned activity is to 

develop new products from 

groundbreaking advanced technologies 


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that inspect and monitor infrastructure 

using sensors. 

Patricia A. Brink, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Advisory Committee for Geosciences; 

Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

Name: Advisory Committee for 

Geosciences (1755). 

Dates: April 15, 2009, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. and 

April 16, 2009, 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m. 

Place: Stafford I, Room 1235, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., 

Arlington, Virginia 22230. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Melissa Lane, National 

Science Foundation, Suite 705, 4201 Wilson 

Blvd., Arlington, Virginia 22230. Phone 703– 

292–8500. 

Minutes: May be obtained from the contact 

person listed above. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice, 

recommendations, and oversight concerning 

support for research, education, and human 

resources development in the geosciences. 

Agenda: 

April 15, 2009 

Directorate activities and plans. 

SODV Briefing. 

Division Subcommittee Meetings. 

Education & Diversity Subcommittee 

Meeting. 

April 16, 2009 

Subcommittee Reports. 

Meeting with the Director. 

Action Items/Planning for Fall Meeting. 

Dated: March 10, 2009. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

Name: Astronomy and Astrophysics 

Advisory Committee (#13883). 

Date and Time: April 30, 2009. 11 a.m.–4 

p.m. EDT. 

Place: Teleconference; National Science 

Foundation, Room 273, Stafford I Building, 

4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Dr. Craig B. Foltz, Acting 

Division Director, Division of Astronomical 

Sciences, Suite 1045, National Science 

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, 

VA 22230. Telephone: 703–292–4908. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and 

recommendations to the National Science 

Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics 

and Space Administration (NASA) and the 

Department of Energy (DOE) on issues within 

the field of astronomy and astrophysics that 

are of mutual interest and concern to the 

agencies. 

Agenda: To hear presentations of current 

programming by representatives from NSF, 

NASA, DOE and other agencies relevant to 

astronomy and astrophysics; to discuss 

current and potential areas of cooperation 

between the agencies; to formulate 

recommendations for continued and new 

areas of cooperation and mechanisms for 

achieving them. 

Dated: March 10, 2009. 

Susanne E. Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Proposal Review Panel for Materials 

Research; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463 as amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

Name: Site Visit review of the Materials 

Research Science and Engineering Center 

(MRSEC) at the University of Oklahoma and 

University of Arkansas, also Called Center for 

Semiconductor Physics in Nanostructures 

(C–SPIN), by NSF Division of Materials 

Research (DMR) #1203. 

Dates & Times: April 6, 2009; 7:30 a.m.– 

9 p.m., April 7, 2009; 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. 

Place: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 

Arkansas. 

Type of Meeting: Part-open. 

Contact Person: Dr. Z. Charles Ying, 

Program Director, Materials Research Science 

and Engineering Centers Program, Division of 

Materials Research, Room 1065, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 

Arlington, VA 22230, Telephone (703) 292– 

8428. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and 

recommendations concerning further support 

of the MRSEC at the University of Oklahoma 

and University of Arkansas. 

Agenda 

Monday, April 6, 2009 

7:30 a.m.–9 a.m. Closed—Executive 

Session. 

9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Open—Review of the OU/ 

UA. MRSEC 

4:30 p.m.–6 p.m. Closed—Executive 

Session. 

6 p.m.–9 p.m. Open—Poster Session and 

Dinner. 

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 

8 a.m.–9 a.m. Closed—Executive Session. 

9 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Open—Review of the 

OU/UA MRSEC. 

10:15 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Closed—Executive 

Session, Draft and Review Report. 

Reason for Closing: The work being 

reviewed may include information of a 

proprietary or confidential nature, including 

technical information; financial data, such as 

salaries and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the proposals. 

These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act. 

Dated: March 10, 2009. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permit Applications Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541) 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications 

Received Under the Antarctic 

Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 

95–541. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

notice of permit applications received to 

conduct activities regulated under the 

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. 

NSF has published regulations under 

the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title 

45 Part 670 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations. This is the required notice 

of permit applications received. 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit written data, comments, or 

views with respect to this permit 

application by April 13, 2009. This 

application may be inspected by 

interested parties at the Permit Office, 

address below. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, 

Office of Polar Programs, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nadene G. Kennedy at the above 

address or (703) 292–7405. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Science Foundation, as 

directed by the Antarctic Conservation 

Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as 

amended by the Antarctic Science, 

Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, 

has developed regulations for the 

establishment of a permit system for 

various activities in Antarctica and 

designation of certain animals and 


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