[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55042-55043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22494]


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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 Issued to U.S. Shippers Association.

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SUMMARY: Export Trading Company Affairs (``ETCA''), 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 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 as 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: Export Trading 
Company Affairs, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Room 7021-B H, Washington, DC 20230. 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 
85-15A18.''
    A summary of the application for an amendment follows.

Summary of the Application

    Applicant: U.S. Shippers Association (``USSA''), 3715 East Valley 
Drive, Missouri City, Texas 77459.
    Contact: John S. Chinn, Project Director to USSA, Telephone: (734) 
927-4328.
    Application No.: 85-15A18.
    Date Deemed Submitted: September 17, 2008.
    The original USSA Certificate was issued on June 3, 1986 (51 FR 
20873, June 9, 1986) and last amended on January 16, 2008 (73 FR 3944, 
January 23, 2008).
    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(1) of the Regulations 
(15 CFR 325.2(1)): Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn Hills, Michigan; 
Alpharma Inc., Bridgewater, New Jersey; LyondellBasell Industries 
A.F.S.C.A., Rotterdam, The Netherlands; and Dawn K. Peterson, Katy, 
Texas;
    2. Delete the following companies as ``Members'' of the 
Certificate: Arch

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Chemicals, Inc., Norwalk, Connecticut; and Basell USA, Inc., 
Wilmington, Delaware (Controlling Entity: Basell NV, The Netherlands); 
and
    3. Change the address of the current Member from ``JWC and Company 
LLC, of Macungie, Pennsylvania'' to ``JWC and Company, LLC, of Canton, 
Michigan''.

    Dated: September 18, 2008.
Jeffrey Anspacher,
Director, Export Trading Company Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E8-22494 Filed 9-23-08; 8:45 am]
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