[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23421-23422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11318]


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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, 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 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,

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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 97-A0003.''
    The Association for the Administration of Rice Quotas, Inc. 
(``AARQ'') original Certificate was issued on January 21, 1998 (63 FR 
4220, January 28, 1998). A summary of the application for an amendment 
follows.

Summary of the Application:

    Applicant: The Association for the Administration of Rice Quotas, 
Inc. (``AARQ''), 3200 Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Dallas, 
Texas 75201-2997.
    Contact: M. Jean Anderson, Esquire, Telephone: (202) 682-7000, 
Robert M. Bor, Esquire, Telephone: (202) 371-5700.
    Application No.: 97-A0003.
    Date Deemed Submitted: April 14, 1998 .
    Proposed Amendment: AARQ seeks to amend its Certificate to:
    1. Delete Brinkley Rice Milling Company and El Campo Rice Milling 
Company as Members of the Certificate.
    2. Add the following companies as new ``Members'' of the 
Certificate within the meaning of Sec. 325.2(1) of the Regulations (15 
C.F.R. 325.2(1)): AC HUMKO, Corp. for the activities of AC HUMKO Rice 
Specialties, Brinkley Rice Milling Company, and El Campo Rice Milling 
Company, Dallas, Texas; Cargill Americas, Inc., Wayzata, MN; Cargill 
Rice, Inc., Wayzata, MN; ConAgra, Inc. for the activities of KBC 
Trading and Processing Company, Stockton, CA; Kennedy Rice Dryers, 
Inc., Mer Rouge, LA; and Pacific International Rice Mills, Inc., 
Woodland, CA; and
    3. Change the current Member listing of ``Connell Rice & Sugar 
Co.'' to read ``The Connell Company for the activities of Connell Rice 
& Sugar Co. and Connell International Co.''

    Dated: April 23, 1998.
Morton Schnabel,
Acting Director Office of Export Trading Company Affairs.
[FR Doc. 98-11318 Filed 4-28-98; 8:45 am]
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