[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 167 (Monday, August 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52068-52069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21894]


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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.

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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 
(``Certificate''). This notice summarizes the proposed amendment and 
requests comments relevant to whether the 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) or E-mail at 
[email protected].

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

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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 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 (5) copies, plus two (2) 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, 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 84-11A12.''
    Geothermal Energy Association's original Certificate was issued on 
February 5, 1990 (55 FR 4647, February 9, 1990) and last amended on 
November 20, 1996 (61 FR 60092, November 26, 1996).
    A summary of the application for an amendment follows.
    Summary of the Application:
    Applicant: Geothermal Energy Association, 1025 Thomas Jefferson 
Street, NW, Suite 227, Washington, DC 20007.
    Contact: Daniela Stratulat, Telephone: (202) 944-8561.
    Application No.: 89-8A016.
    Date Deemed Submitted: August 15, 2000.
    Proposed Amendment: Geothermal Energy Association 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 C.F.R. 325.2(1)): Power Engineers, Inc., PO Box 1066, 3940 
Glenbrook Drive, Hailey, ID 83333; Bibb & Associates, Inc., 201 South 
Lake Ave, Suite 300, Pasadena, CA 91101;
    2. Change the listing of the company name for the current Member 
``Maxwell Laboratories'' to the new listing ``Maxwell Technologies, 
Inc.''

    Dated: August 22, 2000.
Morton Schnabel,
Director, Office of Export Trading, Company Affairs.
[FR Doc. 00-21894 Filed 8-25-00; 8:45 am]
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