04-27071. Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-The American Society for Nondestructive Testing

Notice is hereby given that, on September 21, 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”), The American Society for Nondestructive Testing (“ASNT”) had 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: The American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Columbus, OH. The nature and scope of ASNT's standards development activities are: to develop personnel qualifications and certification requirements for nondestructive testing.

Dorothy B. Fountain,

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.