[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27533-27534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12632]


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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, U.S. 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 C. Anspacher, Director, Office 
of Export Trading Company Affairs, International Trade Administration, 
(202) 482-5131 (this is not a toll-free number) or by 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 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, U.S. 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 
87-7A001.''
    The American Film Marketing Association's (``AFMA'') original 
Certificate was issued on April 10, 1987 (52 FR 12578, April 17, 1987) 
and last amended on December 9, 1998 (64 FR 10993, March 8, 1999). A 
summary of the application for an amendment follows.

Summary of the Application:

    Applicant: American Film Marketing Association (``AFMA''), 10850 
Wilshire Blvd., 9th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90024-4321.
    Contact: Thomas E. Arend, Jr., Attorney, Telephone: (202) 663-8070.
    Application No.: 87-7A001.
    Date Deemed Submitted: May 8, 2003.

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    Proposed Amendment: AFMA 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(l) of the Regulations 
(15 CFR 325.2(l): Adriana Chiesa Enterprises SRL, Rome, Italy; Alain 
Siritzky Productions (ASP), Paris, France; Alliance Atlantis 
Communications Corporation, Toronto, Canada; Arclight Films PTY. LtD., 
Sydney, Australia; Atlas International Film GMBH, Munich, Germany; 
Atrium Productions KFT, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Beyond Films, Ltd., 
Surry Hills, Australia; British Film Institute, London, United Kingdom; 
Buena Vista Television, a Division of Disney/ABC Int'l TV Inc., 
Burbank, California; BV International Pictures AS, Avaldsnes, Norway; 
Capitol Films Limited, London, United Kingdom; China Star Entertainment 
Group, TST, Kowloon, Hong Kong; Cinemavault Releasing, Toronto, Canada; 
CORI Distribution Group, London, United Kingdom; Distant Horizon, Ltd., 
Surrey, United Kingdom; DZ Bank, London, United Kingdom; FIDEC, 
Montreal, Canada; Film Finance Corporation Australia, Sydney, 
Australia; Filmax-SOGEDASA, Barcelona, Spain; Filmexport Group SRL, 
Rome, Italy; Filmfour International, London, United Kingdom; Fintage 
House, Leiden, The Netherlands; Fleetboston Financial, Boston, 
Massachusetts; Focus Features, New York, New York; Fortissimo Film 
Sales, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Freeway Entertainment Group Ltd., 
Budapest, Hungary; Fremantlemedia Enterprises, London, United Kingdom; 
Goldcrest Films International, Ltd., London, United Kingdom; Golden 
Harvest Entertainment Co., Ltd., Beverly Hills, California; Good Times 
Entertainment, Inc., Bel Air, California; Han Entertainment, Hong Kong; 
Hanway Films, London, United Kingdom; Hollywood Previews Entertainment, 
Inc., Santa Monica, California; Horizon Entertainment, Inc., Vancouver, 
Canada; IAC Film & Television, London, United Kingdom; Icon 
Entertainment International, London, United Kingdom; IFD Films & Arts, 
Ltd., Tsing Yi, New Territories, Hong Kong; IFM World Releasing, Inc., 
Glendale, California; In-Motion Pictures, Inc., London, United Kingdom; 
Intermedia, London, United Kingdom; Intra Movies SRL, Rome, Italy; JP 
Morgan Securities, Inc. Entertainment Industries Group, Los Angeles, 
California; Kevin Williams Associates, S.A., Madrid, Spain; Lolafilms, 
Madrid, Spain; Media Asia Distribution, Ltd., Causeway Bay, Hong Kong; 
Moviehouse Entertainment, London, United Kingdom; New Zealand Film 
Commission, Wellington, New Zealand; North American Releasing, Inc., 
Vancouver, Canada; North by Northwest Distribution, Spokane, 
Washington; Oasis International, Toronto, Canada; Pathe International, 
Paris, France; Powerhouse Entertainment Group, Inc., Beverly Hills, 
California; Pueblo Film Group, Zurich, Switzerland; Renaissance Films, 
Ltd., London, United Kingdom; Safir Films, LTD., Harrow, Middlesex, 
United Kingdom; SOGEPAQ S.A., Madrid, Spain; Solo Entertainment Group, 
Inc., Beverly Hills, California; Splendid Pictures, Inc., Bel Air, 
California; Stadsparkasse Koeln, Entertainment Finance, Cologne, 
Germany; Studiocanal, Boulogne, France; Svensk Filmindustri, AB, 
Stockholm, Sweden; Telepool, Munich, Germany; TF 1 International, 
Boulogne Billancourt Cedex, France; Trust Film Sales, Hvidovre, 
Denmark; TVA Films, a Division of Group TVA, Inc., Montreal, Canada; 
UGC International, Neuilly sur Seine, France; Vine International 
Pictures, Ltd., Downe, Orpington, United Kingdom; and The Works, 
London, United Kingdom; and
    2. Delete each of the following companies as a ``Member'' of the 
Certificate: Arama Entertainment, Encino, California; Associated 
Television International, Los Angeles, California; Atmosphere 
Entertainment, Inc., Westlake Village, California; Blue Rider Pictures, 
Manhattan Beach, California; Capella Films, Los Angeles, California; 
Film Four International, Burbank, California; Helkon International 
Pictures, Inc., Beverly Hills, California; IFM Film Associates, Inc., 
Glendale, California; Largo Entertainment, Beverly Hills, California, 
NBC Enterprises, Burbank, California; Odyssey Pictures Corporation, 
Dallas, Texas; Saban Pictures International, Los Angeles, California; 
The Kushner-Locke Company, Beverly Hills, California; Village Roadshow 
Pictures, Burbank, California; CAL Fed Bank, Sherman Oaks, California; 
Chase Manhattan, Los Angeles, California; Cinema Completions 
International, Studio City, California; Far East National Bank, Los 
Angeles, California; Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., Los Angeles, 
California; Motion Picture Bond Company, Los Angeles, California; Aura 
Entertainments LLC, Beverly Hills, California; Imageworks Entertainment 
International, Inc., Woodland Hills, California; Switch Entertainment, 
Norfolk, Virginia; Vortex Pictures, LLC, Santa Monica, California, and 
York Entertainment, Encino, California.

    Dated: May 14, 2003.
Jeffrey C. Anspacher,
Director, Office of Export Trading, Company Affairs.
[FR Doc. 03-12632 Filed 5-19-03; 8:45 am]
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