[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34654-34655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14025]


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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 Anspacher, Director, Office of 
Export Trading Company Affairs, International Trade Administration, by 
phone at (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

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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 
1A-00002.''
    CONSOL Energy Inc. (Consol) original Certificate was issued on June 
30, 2000 (65 FR 43738, July 14, 2000). A summary of the application for 
an amendment follows.
    Summary of the Application:
    Applicant: CONSOL Energy Inc., 1800 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania 15241.
    Contact: William G. Rieland, Vice President, Sales, telephone: 
(412)831-4032.
    Application No.: 00-1A002.
    Date Deemed Submitted: June 4, 2003.
    Proposed Amendment: Consol seeks to amend its Certificate to:
    Add X Coal Energy & Resources, Latrobe, PA as a ``Member'' of the 
Certificate within the meaning of section 325.2(1) of the Regulations 
(15 CFR 325.2(1)).

    Dated: June 16, 2004.
Jeffrey Anspacher,
Director, Office of Export Trading Company Affairs.
[FR Doc. 04-14025 Filed 6-21-04; 8:45 am]
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