[Federal Register: August 9, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 152)] [Notices] [Page 43170-43171] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr09au99-55] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Export Trade Certificate of Review ACTION: Notice of application to amend Certificate. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87-14A04.'' The Association for Manufacturing Technology's (``AMT'') original Certificate was issued on May 19, 1987 (52 FR 19371, May 22, 1987) and previously amended on December 11, 1987 (52 FR 48454, December 22, 1987); January 3, 1989 (54 FR 837, January 10, 1989); April 20, 1989 (54 FR 19427, May 5, 1989); May 31, 1989 (54 FR 24931, June 12, 1989); May 29, 1990 (55 FR 23576, June 11, 1990); June 7, 1991 (56 FR 28140, June 19, 1991); November 27, 1991 (56 FR 63932, December 6, 1991); July 20, 1992 (57 FR 33319, July 28, 1992); May 10, 1994 (59 FR 25614, May 17, 1994); December 1, 1995 (61 FR 13152, March 26, 1996); October 11, 1996 (61 FR 55616, October 28, 1996; May 6, 1998 (63 FR 31738, June 10, 1998); and November 10, 1998 (63 FR 63909, November 17, 1999). A summary of the application for an amendment follows. Summary of the Application Applicant: AMT--The Association For Manufacturing Technology, 7901 Westpark Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102-4269. Contact: Cara Maggioni, Legal Counsel, Telephone: (202) 662-6000. Application No.: 87-14A04. Date Deemed Submitted: August 2, 1999. Proposed Amendment: AMT seeks to amend its Certificate to: 1. Add the following companies as new ``Members'' of the Certificate within the meaning of section 325.2(1) of the Regulations (15 CFR 325.2(1)): Ex-Cell-O Machine Tools, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI; HYD-MECH Inc., Pueblo, CO; Fryer Machine Systems, Paterson, NJ; Denford Machine Tools USA, Inc., Medina, OH; and Flow International Corporation, Kent, WA; 2. Delete The Dunham Tool Company, Inc.; Excel/Control; Goldcrown Machinery; Hypneumat Inc.; The J.L. Wickham Co., Inc.; Oliver Machinery Co.; Perfecto Industries, Inc.; Lynn [[Page 43171]] Electronics Corporation; Nacto/Carlton L.P.; Durant Tool Company; and Williams, White & Co. as ``Members'' of the Certificate; and 3. Change the listing of the company name for the current ``Members'' cited in this paragraph to the new listing cited in parentheses as follows: Saginaw Machine Systems, Inc. (SMS Group Incorporated); and Cincinnati Milacron (Milacron, Inc.). Dated: August 4, 1999. Morton Schnabel, Director, Office of Export Trading Company Affairs. [FR Doc. 99-20462 Filed 8-6-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-P