Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 Petroleum Environmental Research Forum, 44773-44774 [E8-17512]
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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: Intersocietal
Accreditation Commission, Columbia,
MD. The nature and scope of IAC’s
standards development activities are:
the development of consensus standards
for quality assurance in diagnostic
imaging facilities, thus improving the
quality of patient care provided in
private offices clinics and hospitals
where such medical tests are provided.
The IAC develops consensus standards
in the following categories: (a)
Accreditation of vascular laboratories
(extracranial cerebrovascular,
intracranial cerebrovascular, peripheral
arterial, peripheral venous, visceral
vascular, screening), (b) accreditation of
echocardiography laboratories (adult
transthoracic, adult transesophageal,
adult stress, pediatric transthoracic,
pediatric transesophageal, fetal), (c)
accreditation of nuclear medicine
laboratories (nuclear cardiology, general
nuclear medicine, PET), (d)
accreditation of magnetic resonance
laboratories (body [pelvis, abdomen,
chest, and/or breast], cardiovascular,
musculoskeletal, neurological), and (e)
accreditation of computed tomography
laboratories (cardiovascular, whole
body, neurological, sinus and temporal
bone).
Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust
Division.
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Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993 Advanced Media Workflow
Association, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that, on June
27, 2008, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Advanced Media
Workflow Association, Inc., has filed
written notifications simultaneously
with the Attorney General and the
Federal Trade Commission disclosing
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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,
Integrated Media Technologies, North
Hollywood, CA; and Nielsen, Westport,
CT, have been added as parties to this
venture. Also, Convergent Media Labs,
Marina del Rey, CA 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 Advanced
Media Workflow Association, Inc.,
intends to file additional written
notifications disclosing all changes in
membership.
On March 28, 2000, Advanced Media
Workflow Association, 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 June 29, 2000 (65 FR 40127).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on March 21, 2008. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on April 23, 2008 (73 FR 21984).
Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust
Division.
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Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers
Notice is hereby given that, on July 7,
2008, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers (‘‘IEEE’’) 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, 33 new standards have
been initiated and 13 existing standards
are being revised. More detail regarding
these changes can be found at https://
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standards.ieee.org/standardswire/sba/
16-05-08.html and https://
standards.ieee.org/standardswire/sba/
06-12-08.html. In addition, an update to
the registration activities associated
with 21 existing standards is being
submitted. More detail regarding this
update can be found at https://
standards.ieee.org/regauth/
registrystandards.html.
On September 17, 2004, IEEE 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 3, 2004 (69 FR 64105).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on May 9, 2008. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on June 17, 2008 (73 FR 34327).
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 Petroleum Environmental
Research Forum
Notice is hereby given that, on July 9,
2008, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Petroleum
Environmental Research Forum
(‘‘PERF’’) 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, The Questor Centre,
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UNITED
KINGDOM has been added 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 PERF intends
to file additional written notifications
disclosing all changes in membership.
On February 10, 1986, PERF 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 March 14, 1986 (51 FR 8903).
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The last notification was filed with
the Department on November 15, 2007.
A notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on February 11, 2008 (73 FR 7762).
Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2008–0015]
Cotton Dust Standard; Extension of
the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) Approval of
Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public
comment concerning its proposal to
extend OMB approval of the
information collection requirements
specified by the Cotton Dust Standard
(29 CFR 1910.1043).
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
September 29, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Electronically: You may
submit comments and attachments
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for submitting
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
messenger, or courier service: When
using this method, you must submit
three copies of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office,
Docket No. OSHA–2008–0015, U.S.
Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration,
Room N–2625, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Deliveries (hand, express mail,
messenger, and courier service) are
accepted during the Department of
Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal
business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.,
e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number for the Information
Collection Request (ICR) (OSHA–2008–
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0015). All comments, including any
personal information you provide, are
placed in the public docket without
change, and may be made available
online at https://www.regulations.gov.
For further information on submitting
comments see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the section of
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov
or the OSHA Docket Office at the
address above. All documents in the
docket (including this Federal Register
notice) are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the Web site.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
You may also contact Todd Owen at the
address below to obtain a copy of the
ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Todd Owen, Directorate of Standards
and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department
of Labor, Room N–3609, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and continuing information collection
requirements in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
This program ensures that
information is in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and costs) is
minimal, collection instruments are
clearly understood, and OSHA’s
estimate of the information collection
burden is accurate. The Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act)
(29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) authorizes
information collection by employers as
necessary or appropriate for
enforcement of the Act or for developing
information regarding the causes and
prevention of occupational injuries,
illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657).
The Act also requires that OSHA obtain
such information with minimum burden
upon employers, especially those
operating small businesses, and to
reduce to the maximum extent feasible
unnecessary duplication of efforts in
obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
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The information collection
requirements specified in the Cotton
Dust Standard protect employees from
the adverse health effects that may
result from their exposure to cotton
dust. The major information collection
requirements of the Cotton Dust
Standard include: performing exposure
monitoring, including initial, periodic,
and additional monitoring; notifying
each employee of their exposure
monitoring results either in writing or
by posting; implementing a written
compliance program; and establishing a
respiratory protection program in
accordance with OSHA’s Respiratory
Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134).
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in
comments on the following issues:
• Whether the proposed information
collection requirements are necessary
for the proper performance of the
Agency’s functions, including whether
the information is useful;
• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
the burden (time and costs) of the
information collection requirements,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• The quality, utility, and clarity of
the information collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden on
employers who must comply; for
example, by using automated or other
technological information collection
and transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA proposes to extend the Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
approval of these collection of
information (paperwork) requirements
specified in the Cotton Dust Standard
(29 CFR 1910.1043). The Agency is
requesting to decrease its current
burden hour total from 70,340 hours to
35,742 for a total decrease of 34,598
hours. The adjustment is primarily the
result of the Agency decreasing the
number of establishments from 535 to
384. As a result of the number of
establishments decreasing, there was
also a significant reduction in the
number of exposed employees from
49,628 to 25,457. The Agency will
summarize the comments submitted in
response to this notice, and will include
this summary in the request to OMB to
extend the approval of the information
collection requirements contained in the
Standard.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Cotton Dust Standard (29 CFR
1910.1043).
OMB Number: 1218–0061.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993 Petroleum Environmental Research Forum
Notice is hereby given that, on July 9, 2008, pursuant to Section
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Petroleum Environmental Research
Forum (``PERF'') 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, The Questor Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UNITED
KINGDOM has been added 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 PERF intends to file additional
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
On February 10, 1986, PERF 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
March 14, 1986 (51 FR 8903).
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The last notification was filed with the Department on November 15,
2007. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to
Section 6(b) of the Act on February 11, 2008 (73 FR 7762).
Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
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