83 FR 6051 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Gap Year Association (Formerly Amercian Gap Association)

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 29 (February 12, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 6051]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02802]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Gap Year Association (Formerly Amercian Gap 
Association)

    Notice is hereby given that, on January 17, 2018, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), American Gap Association 
(``AGA'') 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. American Gap Association (``AGA'') has changed its name 
to Gap Year Association (``GYA''). Specifically, GYA are near ratifying 
the 2018 version of Gap Year Standards; expanded the Board of 
Directors; expanded its six organizational committees, including the 
Standards & Accreditation Committee; expanded its membership offerings; 
and filed a new d/b/a as the Gap Year Association, for the 501(c)(3) 
American Gap Foundation to better streamline its activities and further 
support the benefits of all gap years in the U.S. and internationally.
    On June 6, 2012, GYA 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 July 6, 
2012 (77 FR 40085).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on December 23, 
2015. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on January 22, 2016 (81 FR 3821).

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-02802 Filed 2-9-18; 8:45 am]
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