[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 97 (Thursday, May 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 28235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12066]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[Application No. 85-16A18]


Export Trade Certificate of Review

ACTION: Notice of Application (85-16A18) to Amend the Export 
Trade Certificate of Review Issued to U.S. Shippers Association, 
Application No. 85-00018.

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SUMMARY: The Export Trading Company Affairs unit, Office of Competition 
and Economic Analysis, 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 
amended Certificate should be issued.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph E. Flynn, Director, Office of 
Competition and Economic Analysis, 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 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 
7021X, Washington, DC 20230, or transmitted by E-mail to 
[email protected]. 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 85-16A18.''
    The original Certificate for U.S. Shippers Association was issued 
on June 3, 1986 (51 FR 20873, June 9, 1986) and last amended on 
December 16, 2008 (73 FR 78291, December 22, 2008). A summary of the 
current 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, Telephone: (734) 927-4328.
    Application No.: 85-16A18.
    Date Deemed Submitted: May 7, 2010.
    Proposed Amendment: USSA seeks to amend its Certificate to reflect 
the following changes:
    1. Add the following new Members of the Certificate within the 
meaning of section 325.2(1) of the Regulations (15 CFR 325.2(1)): 
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America, LLC, Dallas, TX (controlling 
entity: Sekisui America Corporation, Mt. Laurel, NJ); Thomas M. 
Johnson, Park Ridge, NJ.
    2. USSA also seeks to add Cray Valley USA, LLC, Exton, PA 
(controlling entity: TOTAL Holdings USA, Inc., Houston, TX) and 
Sartomer USA, LLC, Exton, PA (controlling entity: TOTAL Holdings USA, 
Inc., Houston, TX) as new Members of the Certificate within the meaning 
of section 325.2(1) of the Regulations (15 CFR 325.2(1)). These two 
entities are the surviving entities following a reorganization of 
Sartomer Company, Inc., Exton, PA (previously a Member of USSA's 
Certificate).
    3. Delete the following Members from USSA's Certificate: Atotech 
USA, Inc., Rockhill, SC; Bostik, Inc., Wauwatosa, WI; Cook Composites 
and Polymers Co., Kansas City, MO; Hutchinson FTS, Inc., Troy, MI; 
Paulstra CRC Corporation, Grand Rapids, MI; TOTAL Lubricants USA, Inc., 
Linden, NJ; TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS USA, INC., Houston, TX; Carrie M. 
Bowden, Missouri City, TX; Dawn K. Peterson, Katy, TX; Sartomer 
Company, Inc., Exton, PA.

    Dated: May 14, 2010.
Joseph E. Flynn,
Director, Office of Competition and Economic Analysis.
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