81 FR 9883 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-American Society of Mechanical Engineers

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 38 (February 26, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 38 (Friday, February 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 9883]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04101]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--American Society of Mechanical Engineers

    Notice is hereby given that, on January 28, 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''), the American Society of 
Mechanical Engineers (``ASME'') 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, since 
October 16, 2015, ASME published five new standards, revised one 
consensus committee charter, and initiated one new standard activity 
within the general nature and scope of ASME's standards development 
activities, as specified in the original notification. More detail 
regarding these changes can be found at http://www.asme.org.
    On September 15, 2004, ASME 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 October 13, 2004 (69 FR 60895).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on October 19, 
2015. A notice was published in the Federal Register on December 7, 
2015 (80 FR 76043).

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-04101 Filed 2-25-16; 8:45 am]
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