[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 111 (Monday, June 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 32079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11145]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Export Trade Certificate of Review

ACTION: Notice of application to amend the Export Trade Certificate of 
Review ssued to the American Sugar Alliance.

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SUMMARY: Export Trading Company Affairs (``ETCA'') of the 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 Anspacher, Director, 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 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 of 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 as 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: Export Trading Company 
Affairs, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Room 7021B, 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, American Sugar 
Alliance, application number 06-A0003.''
    The American Sugar Alliance's (``ASA'') original Certificate was 
issued on March 16, 2007 (72 FR 14081, March 26, 2007). A summary of 
the current application for an amendment follows.
    Summary of the Application:
    Applicant: American Sugar Alliance (``ASA''), 2111 Wilson 
Boulevard, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201.
    Contact: Robert C. Cassidy, Jr., Counsel to ASA, Telephone: (202) 
663-6740.
    Application No.: 06-A0003.
    Date Deemed Submitted: May 29, 2007.
    Proposed Amendment: ASA seeks to amend its Certificate to:
    1. Add the following company as a new ``Member'' of the Certificate 
within the meaning of section 325.2(l) of the Regulations (15 CFR 
325.2(l)): Americane Sugar Refining LLC, Taylor, MI.
    2. Revise the Export Trade Activities and Methods of Operation. The 
proposed changes, shown as underscored text, are as follows:

CPA Administration

    The ASA will allocate all CPAs at one time. ASA may reallocate CPAs 
if a new Producer becomes a Member. In the event that any CPAs are 
returned to ASA for any reason, ASA will reallocate those CPAs among 
interested Producers. The allocation, and any reallocations, will be 
completed before December 16, 2007.

Information Collection and Exchange

    ASA may ask Producers individually for their production capacity 
figures for 2006 for the purposes of allocating the CPAs. Producers may 
supply that information to ASA, and ASA may allocate and reallocate 
CPAs to Producers based on this information.

    Dated: June 5, 2007.
Jeffrey Anspacher,
Director, Export Trading Company Affairs.
[FR Doc. E7-11145 Filed 6-8-07; 3:21 pm]
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