80 FR 51607 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993; International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 164 (August 25, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 164 (Tuesday, August 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 51607]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21032]


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 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993; International Association of Plumbing and 
Mechanical Officials

    Notice is hereby given that, on July 9, 2015, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), International Association of 
Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (``IAPMO'') 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, the nature and scope of IAPMO's standards development 
activities now includes: To provide minimum requirements to optimize 
water use practices attributed to the built environment while 
maintaining protection of the public health, safety, and welfare.
    On September 14, 2004, IAPMO 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 29, 2004 (69 FR 69396).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on March 11, 
2013. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on March 28, 2013 (78 FR 19009).

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-21032 Filed 8-24-15; 8:45 am]
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