[Federal
Register: June 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 122)][Notices]
[Page
35638-35639]
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DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE
International
Trade Administration
Export
Trade Certificate of Review
ACTION:
Notice of Application to Amend an Export Trade Certificate of
Review
Issued to Northwest Fruit Exporters.
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SUMMARY:
Export Trading Company Affairs (``ETCA''), International Trade
Administration,
Department of Commerce, has received an application to
amend
an Export Trade Certificate of Review (``Certificate''). This
notice
summarizes the proposed amendment and requests comments relevant
to
whether the Certificate should be issued.
FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Anspacher,
Director, Export
Trading
Company Affairs, International Trade Administration, (202) 482-
5131
(this is not a toll-free number) or E-mail at oetca@ita.doc.gov.
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. 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. Section 302(b)(1) of the Export Trading Company
Act
of 1982 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 non-confidential version of the
comments
(identified as such) should be included. Any comments not
marked
privileged or confidential business information will be deemed
to
be non-confidential. An original and five (5) copies, plus two (2)
copies
of the non-confidential version, should be submitted no later
than
20 days after the date of this notice to: Export Trading Company
Affairs,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce,
Room 7021-B H, Washington, DC 20230. Information submitted by
any
person is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information
Act
(5 U.S.C. 552). However, non-confidential 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
84-19A12.''
A summary of the application for an
amendment follows.
Summary
of the Application
Applicant: Northwest Fruit Exporters (``NFE''),
105 South 18th
Street,
Suite 227, Yakima, Washington 98901.
Contact: James R. Archer, Manager to NFE,
Telephone: (509) 576-
8004.
Application No.: 84-19A12.
Date Deemed Submitted: June 19, 2008.
The original NFE Certificate was issued on
June 11, 1984 (49 FR
24581,
June 14, 1984) and last amended on September 17, 2007 (72 FR
54000,
September 21, 2007).
Proposed Amendment: NFE seeks to amend its
Certificate to:
1. Add each of the following companies as a
new ``Member'' of the
Certificate
within the meaning of section 325.2(1) of the Regulations
(15
CFR 325.2(1)): Lotus Fruit Packing, Inc., Brewster, Washington;
Obert
Cold Storage, Zillah, Washington; and Tree To You, LLC, Chelan,
Washington;
and
2. Delete the following companies as
``Members'' of the
Certificate:
Fox Orchards, Mattawa, Washington; Inland--Joseph
Fruit
Company,
Wapato,
Washington;
K-K Packing & Storage, L.L.C., Zillah, Washington;
Manzaneros
Mexicanos De Washington, Yakima, Washington; Orchard
View
Farms,
The Dalles, Oregon; and Peshastin
Hi-Up Growers, Peshastin,
Washington.
Dated: June 19, 2008.
Jeffrey
Anspacher,
Director,
Export Trading Company Affairs