Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-American Society of Safety Engineers

Notice is hereby given that, on September 15, 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”), American Society of Safety Engineers (“ASSE”) 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: American Society of Safety Engineers, Des Plaines, IL. The nature and scope of ASSE's standards development activities are: To advance the technical, scientific, managerial and ethical knowledge and skills of occupational safety, health and environmental professionals.