[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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