[Federal Register: November 22, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 224)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

 
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--International Imaging Industry Association, 
Inc.

    Notice if hereby given that, on September 17, 2004, 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 Imaging 
Industry Association, Inc. (``I3A'') has filed written notifications 
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade 
Commission disclosing (1) the name and principal place of business of 
the standards development organization and (2) the nature and scope of 
its standards development activities. The notifications were filed for 
the purpose of invoking the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of 
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances.
    Pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act, the name and principal place 
of business of the standards development organization is: International 
Imaging Industry Association, Inc., Harrison, NY. The nature and scope 
of I3A's standards development activities are: (a) To promote the 
standardization of imaging products and service and methods of testing 
or rating the performance thereof; (b) to sponsor, actively participate 
in, and support the creation of one or more imaging standards and/or 
protocols to enable manufacturers, developers, and providers of various 
devices, software and services to achieve interoperability; (c) to 
collect and disseminate information of value of manufacturers, sellers 
and consumers of imaging products, and otherwise to further the 
manufacturer, sale or use of imaging products and services; (d) to act 
as the industry voice, appearing before and cooperating with 
legislative committees, agencies, and government bodies in conjunction 
with matters affecting the imaging industry; (e) to drive adoption of 
standards and initiatives through a variety of promotional efforts, 
including but not limited to marketing activities, development of proof 
of concept/feasibility demonstrations, and pilot/prototype or testing 
projects; (f) to promote and encourage a wider understanding and 
appreciation of imaging, the imaging arts and a greater use of imaging 
products and services; (g) to further friendly and cordial relations 
among manufacturers, developers, and providers of imaging products and 
services, and between such vendors and the sellers and consumers of 
their products; and (h) to undertake such other activities as may from 
time to time be appropriate to further the purposes and achieve the 
goals set forth above.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-25857 Filed 11-19-04; 8:45 am]

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