81 FR 40352 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-ASTM International Standards

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 119 (June 21, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 40352]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14706]


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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 May 18, 2016, 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 February 2016 and May 
2016 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 February 10, 
2016. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on April 1, 2016 (81 FR 18888).

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-14706 Filed 6-20-16; 8:45 am]
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