[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 231 (Tuesday, December 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63696-63697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31543]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Export Trade Certificate of Reveiw

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, Acting 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

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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 1800H, Washington, D.C. 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 95-2A006.''
    The Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association 
(``WWEMA'') original Certificate was issued on June 21, 1996 (61 FR 
36708, July 12, 1996), and previously amended on May 20, 1997 (62 FR 
29104). A summary of the application for an amendment follows.

Summary of the Application

    Applicant: Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association 
(``WWEMA''), 101 E. Holly Avenue, Suite 14, Sterling, Virginia 22170.
    Contact: Randolph J. Stayin, Partner.
    Telephone: (202) 289-1313.
    Application No.: 95-2A006.
    Date Deemed Submitted: November 26, 1997.
    Proposed Amendment: WWEMA seeks to amend its Certificate to:
    1. Add the following company as a new ``Member'' of the Certificate 
within the meaning of Section 325.2(1) of the Regulations (15 CFR 
325.2(1)): Conservatek Industries, Inc. of Conroe, Texas;
    2. Delete ABB Kent Meters, Inc. of Ocala, Florida and Galaxy 
Environmental Corporation of Warminster, Pennsylvania as Members of the 
Certificate; and
    3. Change the listing of the company name for the current Member 
``Capital Controls Co., Inc.'' to the new listing ``The Capital 
Controls Group''.

    Dated: November 26, 1997.
Morton Schnabel,
Acting Director, Office of Export Trading Company Affairs.
[FR Doc. 97-31543 Filed 12-1-97; 8:45 am]
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