[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 145 (Thursday, July 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41092-41093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19399]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Export Trade Certificate of Review
ACTION: Notice of application to amend certificate.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Export Trading Company Affairs (``OETCA''),
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, has
received an application to amend an Export Trade Certificate of Review.
This notice summarizes the proposed amendment and requests comments
relevant to whether the amended Certificate should be issued.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Morton Schnabel, Director, Office of
Export Trading Company Affairs, International Trade Administration,
(202) 482-5131. This is not a toll-free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of the Export Trading Company Act
of 1982 (15 U.S.C. 4001-21) authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to
issue Export Trade Certificates of Review. A 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. Section 302(b)(1) of the Act and 15 CFR 325.6(a) require
the Secretary to publish a notice in the Federal Register identifying
the applicant and summarizing its proposed export conduct.
Request for Public Comments
Interested parties may submit written comments relevant to the
determination whether an amended Certificate should be issued. If the
comments include any privileged or confidential business information,
it must be clearly marked and a nonconfidential version of the comments
(identified as such) should be included. Any comments not marked
privileged or confidential business information will be deemed to be
nonconfidential. An original and five copies, plus two copies of the
nonconfidential version, should be submitted no later than 20 days
after the date of this notice to: Office of Export Trading Company
Affairs, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce,
Room 1104H, Washington, DC 20230. Information submitted by any person
is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (5
U.S.C. 552). However, nonconfidential versions of the comments will be
made available to the applicant if necessary for determining whether or
not to issue the Certificate. Comments should refer to this application
as ``Export Trade Certificate of Review, application number 84-10A12.''
Northwest Fruit Exporters' (``NFE'') original Certificate was
issued on June 11, 1984 (49 FR 24581, June 14, 1984) and previously
amended on May 2, 1988 (53 FR 16306, May 6, 1988); September 21, 1988
(53 FR 37628, September 27, 1988); September 20, 1989 (54 FR 39454,
September 26, 1989); November 19, 1992 (57 FR 55510, November 25,
1992); August 16, 1994 (59 FR 43093, August 22, 1994); November 4, 1996
(61 FR 57850, November 8, 1996); October 22, 1997 (62 FR 55783, October
28, 1997); and November 2, 1998 (63 FR 60304, November 9, 1998). A
summary of the application for an amendment follows.
Summary of the Application
Applicant: Northwest Fruit Exporters, 105 South 18th Street, #227,
Yakima, Washington 98901.
Contact: James R. Archer, Manager, Telephone: (509) 576-8004.
Application No.: 84-10A12.
Date Deemed Submitted: July 22, 1999.
Proposed Amendment: Northwest Fruit Exporters seeks to amend its
Certificate to:
1. Add each of the following companies as a new ``Member'' of the
Certificate within the meaning of Sec. 325.2(l) of the Regulations (15
CFR
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325.2(l)): Chief Orchards L.L.C., Yakima, Washington; J.C. Watson Co.,
Parma, Idaho; Jenks Bro. Cold Storage, Inc., Royal City, Washington;
Naumes, Inc., Chelan, Washington; The Apple House, Brewster,
Washington; Valicoff Fruit Company, Inc., Wapato, Washington; and
Washington Cherry Growers, Wenatchee, Washington (controlling entities:
Blue Bird, Inc. and Dovex Fruit Company); and
2. Delete the following companies as ``Members'' of the
Certificate: Crisp'n Spicy Growers, Inc., Pateros, Washington; D & G
Packing Inc., Plymouth, Washington; Fox Orchards, Mattawa, Washington;
Nickell Orchards, Pateros, Washington; and Rolling Hills Orchards,
Emmett, Idaho.
Dated: July 23, 1999.
Morton Schnabel,
Director, Office of Export Trading Company Affairs.
[FR Doc. 99-19399 Filed 7-28-99; 8:45 am]
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