ASTM International has notified the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission of updates to its standards development work, as required by the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The notice is intended to keep the provisions of the Act, which limit the financial recovery of antitrust plaintiffs, applicable under certain situations. The recent activities by ASTM occurred between September 22, 2020, and December 14, 2020, and were reported as Work Items. More details about these activities can be found on ASTM’s website.
Simple Explanation
ASTM International told the government about updates to their rule-making work, which is a bit like telling the teacher that they have changed the classroom rules, to make sure that if someone complains, they can agree on what the rules were.