Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Title Council of America

Notice is hereby given that, on September 16, 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”), Title Council of America (“TCA”) 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: Title Council of America, Anderson, SC. The nature and scope of TCA's standards development activities are: Standard specifications for the installation of ceramic tile, for ceramic title installation materials, and for ceramic tile including tile, porcelain tile, glass tile, and special purpose tile.