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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—ASTM International
Standards
Notice is hereby given that, on
December 12, 2012, 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 (‘‘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 between
September and December 2012
designated as Work Items. A complete
listing of ASTM Work Items, along with
a brief description of each, is available
at https://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 September 10, 2012.
A notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on October 11, 2012 (77 FR 61786).
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--ASTM International Standards
Notice is hereby given that, on December 12, 2012, 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
(``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 between
September and December 2012 designated as Work Items. A complete
listing of ASTM Work Items, along with a brief description of each, is
available at https://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 September
10, 2012. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to
Section 6(b) of the Act on October 11, 2012 (77 FR 61786).
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
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