ASTM International Cooperative Research Notice

FR: Antitrust Division

Published March 26th, 2026

Detected March 26th, 2026

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The DOJ Antitrust Division has published a notice regarding ASTM International's updated list of standards development activities. This notice is filed pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 to maintain limitations on antitrust plaintiff recovery to actual damages.

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The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division has issued a notice concerning ASTM International's filings under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The notice confirms that ASTM International submitted updated written notifications on December 8, 2025, detailing new or changed standards development activities (Work Items) originating between September 26, 2025, and December 8, 2025. This filing is intended to ensure ASTM International continues to benefit from the Act's provisions, which limit antitrust recovery for plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances.

This is a routine administrative filing that does not impose new obligations on regulated entities. Compliance officers should note that ASTM International maintains a public listing of its Work Items on its website. The primary purpose of this notice is to maintain the legal framework for cooperative research and production activities, ensuring that participants in ASTM's standards development processes are protected from excessive antitrust liability.

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Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-ASTM International

A Notice by the Antitrust Division on 03/26/2026

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Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-05903 (91 FR 14720) Document Headings ###### Department of Justice

Antitrust Division

Notice is hereby given that, on December 8, 2025, pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (“the Act”), ASTM International (“ASTM”) 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, ASTM has provided an updated list of current, ongoing ASTM activities originating between September 26, 2025, and December 8, 2025, designated as Work Items. A complete listing of ASTM Work Items, along with a brief description of each, is available at http://www.astm.org.

On September 15, 2004, ASTM 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 ( printed page 14721) 6(b) of the Act on November 10, 2004 (69 FR 65226).

The last notification was filed with the Department on October 7, 2025. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act on February 23, 2026 (91 FR 8527).

Suzanne Morris,

Deputy Director Civil Enforcement Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 2026-05903 Filed 3-25-26; 8:45 am]

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Published Document: 2026-05903 (91 FR 14720)