Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-ANSI Accredited Standards Committee “Z535”

Notice is hereby given that, on September 17, 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”), ANSI Accredited Standards Committee “Z535” (“Z535 Committee”), by its Secretariat, National Electrical Manufacturers Association (“NEMA”), 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: ANSI Accredited Standards Committee “Z535”, Rosslyn, VA. The nature and scope of Z535 Committee's standards development activities are: To develop and maintain American National Standards related to safety signs and colors. Z535 Committee currently maintains six standards relating to the format of safety signs, labels and tags and the symbols and colors used on those signs. The standards developed by Z535 Committee are published by NEMA.