[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 97 (Wednesday, May 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28880-28881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11313]


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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 non-confidential version of the 
comments (identified as such) should be included. Any comments not 
marked privileged or confidential business information will be deemed 
to be non-confidential. An original and five (5) copies, plus two (2) 
copies of the non-confidential 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, or transmit by e-mail at 
[email protected]. Information submitted by any person is exempt from 
disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). 
However, non-confidential 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 85-10A18.''
    A summary of the application for an amendment follows.

Summary of the Application

    Applicant: U.S. Shippers Association (``USSA''), P.O. Box 67, East 
Texas, Pennsylvania 18046-0067.
    Contact: Ronald Baumgarten, Jr., Counsel to Applicant, telephone: 
(202) 662-5265.
    Application No.: 85-10A18.
    Date Deemed Submitted: May 4, 2004.
    The USSA original Certificate was issued on June 3, 1986 (51 FR 
20873, June 9, 1986), and last amended on April 3, 2001 (66 FR 35773, 
July 9, 2001).
    Proposed Amendment: USSA 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) (2004)): Bayer CropScience, Research Triangle Park, 
North Carolina (Controlling Entity: Bayer Corporation, Bayer 
CropScience AG, D-40789 Monheim am Rhein,

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Germany); ConocoPhillips, Borger, Texas; and Solvay Chemicals, Inc., 
Houston, Texas (Controlling Entity: Solvay America, Inc., Houston, 
Texas).
    2. Change the listing of the Members of the Certificate to reflect 
corporate organizational changes: Aventis Crop Science, USA LP to Bayer 
CropScience (Aventis Crop Science was acquired by Bayer Corporation); 
Phillips Petroleum Company merged with Conoco, Inc., to form 
ConocoPhillips; and Solvay Minerals, Inc., combined with Solvay Interox 
and Solvay Performance Chemicals to form Solvay Chemicals, Inc. 
(Controlling Entity: Solvay America, Inc.).
    3. Delete the following members: Aventis Crop Science, USA LP, 
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (Controlling Entity: Aventis 
Crop Science Holding SA, 69009 Lyon, France); Phillips Petroleum 
Company, Bartlesville, Oklahoma; and Solvay Minerals, Inc., Houston, 
Texas (Controlling Entity: Solvay S.A., Brussels, Belgium).

    Dated: May 13, 2004.
Jeffrey C. Anspacher,
Director, Office of Export Trading Company Affairs.
[FR Doc. 04-11313 Filed 5-18-04; 8:45 am]
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