5482 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 21 / Wednesday, February 2, 2005 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—American Institute of 

Timber Construction 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

September 23, 2004, pursuant to section 

6(a) of the National Cooperative 

Research and Production Act off 1993, 

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

Institute of Timber Construction 

(‘‘AITC’’) 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 Institute of Timber 

Construction, Centennial, CO. The 

nature and scope of AITC’s standards 

development activities are: AITC is the 

secretariat of a single standard ANSI/

AITC A190.1 and maintains the revision 

of this standard using the ‘‘Procedures 

for Development of American Standards 

Institute of Timber Construction 

Consensus Standards’’ approved by the 

American National Standards Institute 

on June 6, 2003. The said standard 

describes the minimum requirements 

for the production/manufacture of 

structural glued laminated as well as the 

quality control system which must be 

employed by the manufacturer.

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–American Society of 

Radiologic Technologists 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

December 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’’), 

American Society of Radiologic 

Technologists (‘‘ASRT’’) 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 Society of Radiologic 

Technologists, Albuquerque, NM. The 

nature and scope of ASRT’s standards 

development activities are: Amending 

the practice standards for radiologic 

technologists in the fields of 

radiography, mammography, computed 

tomography, magnetic resonance 

imaging, diagnostic sonography, nuclear 

medicine, cardiovascular-interventional 

radiography and radiation therapy. The 

standards amendment activities will 

cover defining the scopes of practice in 

these areas, and delineate practice 

standards criteria for clinical 

performance, quality performance, and 

professional performance. ASRT’s 

standards also include development of 

new standards for cardio-interventional 

radiography, vascular-interventional 

radiography, bone densitometry as well 

as the practice of radiologist assistants.

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—Association of Home 

Appliance Manufacturers 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

September 10, 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’’), 

Association of Home Appliance 

Manufacturers (‘‘AHAM’’) 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 

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: Association of Home Appliance 

Manufacturers, Washington, DC. The 

nature and scope of AHAM’s standards 

development activities are: the 

development and publication of product 

performance standards for home 

appliances.

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 1933—ASTM International—

Standards 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

October 15, 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’’), 

ASTM International—Standards 

(‘‘ASTM’’) has filed written notifications 

simultaneously with the Attorney 

General and the Federal Trade 

Commission disclosing additions or 

changes to its standards development 

activities. 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, ASTM has provided an 

updated list of current, ongoing ASTM 

standards activities originating after July 

15, 2004, 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). 

For additional information, please 

contact: Thomas B. O’Brien, Jr., General 

Counsel, at 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West 

Conshohocken, PA 19428, telephone # 

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610–832–9597, e-mail address: 

tobrien@astm.org.

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—Cool Roof Rating Council 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

December 28, 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’’), Cool 

Roof Rating Council (‘‘CRRC’’) 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: Cool Roof Rating Council, Oakland, 

CA. The nature and scope of CRRC’s 

standards development activities are: to 

develop and maintain a roofing produce 

solar reflectance and thermal emittance 

(radiative properties) Ratings Program 

(the standard), which provides for fair, 

accurate and credible procedures for 

evaluating and labeling the solar 

reflectance and thermal emittance 

(radiative properties) of roofing 

products, under a strict program 

administered by the CRRC and to 

disseminate the information to all 

interested parties. Program information 

is available to http://www/coolroofs.org.

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—Cree, Inc. and 

Nanocrystal Lighting Corporation 

Under ATP Award No. 70NANB4H3037

Notice is hereby given that, on 

November 12, 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’’), Cree, 

Inc. and Nanocrystal Lighting 

Corporation under ATP Award No. 

70NANB4H3037 (‘‘Joint Venture’’) 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: Cree, Inc., Durham, NC; and 

Nanocrystal Lighting Corporation, 

Briarcliff Manor, NY. The general area 

of the Joint Venture’s planned activity is 

to cooperate in performing research in 

the field of high efficiency solid state 

lighting. The research will be partially 

funded by an award from the Advanced 

Technology Program, National Institute 

of Standards and Technology, U.S. 

Department of Commerce.

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—Door & Access Systems 

Manufacturers Association, 

International 

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’’), Door 

& Access Systems Manufacturers 

Association, International (‘‘DASMA’’) 

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: Door & Access Systems 

Manufacturers Association, 

International, Cleveland, OH. The 

nature and scope of DASMA’s standards 

development activities are: to date, more 

than fourteen standards for garage 

doors, rolling doors, fire doors, grilles, 

counter shutters, sheet doors, high 

performance doors, garage door and gate 

operators, and remote controls for 

garage door and gate operators, many 

prepared and updated in coordination 

with the American National Standards 

Institute.

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—DVD Copy Control 

Association 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

December 29, 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 

DVD Copy Control Association (‘‘DVD 

CCA’’) has filed written notifications 

simultaneously with the Attorney 

General and 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, Accel Technology Co., 

Ltd., Osaka, JAPAN; APOS Corporation, 

Taipei City, TAIWAN; ArcSoft Inc., 

Fremont, CA; AutoSound Electronic 

(HK) Limited, Hong Kong, HONG 

KONG–CHINA; CCE da Amazoˆnia S.A., 

Sao Paulo, BRAZIL; Citron Electronic 

Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, HONG KONG–

CHINA; Dailystar Technology Limited, 

Hong Kong, HONG KONG–CHINA; 

DigiOn, Inc., Fukuoka, JAPAN; Elsa ̈sser 

GmbH, Horb, GERMANY; FLX