Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Commission on English Language Program Accreditation

Notice is hereby given that, on September 22, 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”), Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (“CEA”) 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: Commission on English Language Program Accreditation, Alexandria, VA. The nature and scope of CEA's standards development activities are: To promote best practices in English language instruction and administration in the United States through the development of standards, which form the foundation of the accreditation review process.