2021-15983. Export Trade Certificate of Review

ACTION:

Notice of issuance of an amended Export Trade Certificate of Review to Great Lakes Fruit Exporters Association, LLC (“GLFEA”), Application No. 03-3A007.

SUMMARY:

The Secretary of Commerce, through the Office of Trade and Economic Analysis (“OTEA”), issued an Export Trade Certificate of Review to GLFEA on July 19, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph Flynn, Director, OTEA, International Trade Administration, by telephone at [phone] (this is not a toll-free number) or email at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title III of the Export Trading Company Act of 1982 (15 U.S.C. 4001-21) (“the Act”) authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to issue Export Trade Certificates of Review. An Export Trade Certificate of Review protects the holder and the members identified in the Certificate from State and Federal government antitrust actions and from private treble damage antitrust actions for the export conduct specified in the Certificate and carried out in compliance with its terms and conditions. The regulations implementing Title III are found at 15 CFR part 325. OTEA is issuing this notice pursuant to 15 CFR 325.6(b), which requires the Secretary of Commerce to publish a summary of the certification in the Federal Register. Under Section 305(a) of the Act and 15 CFR 325.11(a), any person aggrieved by the Secretary's determination may, within 30 days of the date of this notice, bring an action in any appropriate district court of the United States to set aside the determination on the ground that the determination is erroneous.

Description of Certified Conduct

GLFEA's Export Trade Certificate of Review was amended as follows:

1. Added the following entities as new Members of the Certificate within the meaning of section 325.2(1) of the Regulations (15 CFR 325.2(1)):

○ Applewood Fresh Growers, LLC, Sparta, Michigan

○ Michigan Fresh Marketing, LLC, Comstock Park, Michigan

2. Removed the following entities as Members of the Certificate:

○ Jack Brown Produce, Inc., Sparta, Michigan

○ All Fresh GPS, LLC, Comstock Park, Michigan

Updated List of Members (Within the Meaning of Section 325.2(l) of the Regulations (15 CFR 325.2(l))

Applewood Fresh Growers, LLC, Sparta, Michigan

BelleHarvest Sales, Inc., Belding, Michigan

Greenridge Fruit, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan

Michigan Fresh Marketing, LLC, Comstock Park, Michigan

North Bay Produce, Inc., Traverse City, Michigan

Riveridge Produce Marketing, Inc., Sparta, Michigan

The effective date of the amended certificate is April 22, 2021, the date on which GLFEA's application to amend was deemed submitted.

Dated: July 22, 2021.

Joseph Flynn,

Director, Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.