[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 142 (Monday, July 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44506-44507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16881]


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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: Jeffrey C. Anspacher, 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 Certificate and carried out in

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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, 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 84-15A12.''
    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); November 2, 1998 (63 FR 60304, November 9, 1998); October 
20, 1999 (64 FR 57438, October 25, 1999); October 16, 2000 (65 FR 
63567, October 24, 2000); October 5, 2001 (66 FR 52111, October 12, 
2001); October 3, 2002 (67 FR 62957, October 9, 2002); and September 
16, 2003 (68 FR 54893, September 19, 2003). A summary of the 
application for an amendment follows.

Summary of the Application

    Applicant: Northwest Fruit Exporters, 105 South 18th Street, Suite 
227, Yakima, Washington 98901-2149.
    Contact: James R. Archer, Manager, telephone: (509) 576-8004.
    Application No.: 84-15A12.
    Date Deemed Submitted: July 14, 2004.
    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 section 325.2(1) of the Regulations 
(15 CFR 325.2(1)): John's Farm LLC, Brewster, Washington; Pride Packing 
Company, Wapato, Washington; and Sage Processing LLC, Wapato, 
Washington;
    2. Delete the following companies as ``Members'' of the 
Certificate: Apple Country, Inc., Wapato, Washington; Carlson Orchards, 
Inc., Yakima, Washington; Jenks Bros. Cold Storage & Packing, Royal 
City, Washington; Roy Farms, Moxee, Washington; and J.C. Watson Co., 
Parma, Idaho; and
    3. Change the listing of the following Members: ``Brewster Heights 
Packing, Brewster, Washington'' to the new listing ``Brewster Heights 
Packing & Orchards, LP, Brewster, Washington''; and ``Chelan Fruit 
Company, Chelan, Washington'' to the new listing ``Chelan Fruit 
Cooperative, Chelan, Washington''.

    Dated: July 19, 2004.
Jeffrey Anspacher,
Director, Office of Export Trading, Company Affairs.
[FR Doc. 04-16881 Filed 7-23-04; 8:45 am]
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