[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 14 (Friday, January 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 3821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01263]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--American Gap Association

    Notice is hereby given that, on December 23, 2015, 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 Gap Association 
(``AGA'') has filed written notifications simultaneously with the 
Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing additions 
or changes to its standards development activities. 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, the Association ratified the 2016 version 
of Gap Year Standards; expanded the Board of Directors; expanded its 
six organizational committees, including the Standards & Accreditation 
committee; and merged with the 501(c)(3) American Gap Foundation (d/b/a 
American Gap Association) to better streamline its activities and 
further support the benefits of all Gap years in the U.S.
    On June 6 2012, AGA 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 July 6, 
2012 (77 FR 40085).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on August 12, 
2013. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on September 10, 2013 (78 FR 55296).

 Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-01263 Filed 1-21-16; 8:45 am]
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