Notices. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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BILLING CODE 4410-15-P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research And Production Act of 1993—American Massage Therapy Association Notice is hereby given that, on March 18, 2014, 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 Massage Therapy Association (“AMTA”) 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, since its initial filing, AMTA, in cooperation with the Alliance for Massage Therapy Education, Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals, the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation, the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards, the Massage Therapy Foundation, and the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork, has published a final report and curriculum blueprint of basic, voluntary standards for the entry-level curriculum necessary for safe and competent practice in an early massage career, including the recommended minimum number of hours required to teach the essential components of the entry-level curriculum.
On June 24, 2013, AMTA 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 18, 2013 (78 FR 42975). Patricia A. Brink, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2014-08521 Filed 4-14-14; 8:45 am]
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