[Federal Register: April 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 71)] [Notices] [Page 19786] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr14ap05-70] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Notice is hereby given that, on March 29, 2005, pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (``IEEE'') 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, six new standards have been initiated and nine existing standards are being revised. More detail regarding these changes can be found at http://standards.ieee.org/bearer/sba/03-20-05.html . On September 17, 2004, IEEE 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 3, 2004 (69 FR 64105). The last notification was filed with the Department on March 8, 2005. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act on April 1, 2005 (70 FR 16843). Dorothy B. Fountain, Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 05-7464 Filed 4-13-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-11-M