2013-20686. Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Health Product Declaration Collaborative, Inc.

Notice is hereby given that, on July 18, 2013, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (“the Act”), Health Product Declaration Collaborative, Inc. (“HPD”) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. 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, Tara Blank (individual), Ridgefield, WA, has been added as a party to this venture.

No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and HPD intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.

On February 12, 2013, HPD 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 March 7, 2013 (78 FR 14837).

Patricia A. Brink,

Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.