[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 201 (Monday, October 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63197-63199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26419]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[Application No. 84-26A12]


Export Trade Certificate of Review

ACTION: Notice of Application for an Amended Export Trade Certificate 
of Review by Northwest Fruit Exporters, Application No. 84-26A12.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce, through the International Trade 
Administration, Office of Trade and Economic Analysis (OTEA), has 
received an application for an amended Export Trade Certificate of 
Review (``Certificate'') from Northwest Fruit Exporters. This notice 
summarizes the proposed amendment and seeks public comments on whether 
the amended Certificate should be issued.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph E. Flynn, Director, Office of 
Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, by 
telephone at (202) 482-5131 (this is not a toll-free number) or email 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of the Export Trading Company Act 
of 1982 (15 U.S.C. Sections 4001-21) authorizes the Secretary of 
Commerce to issue Export Trade Certificates of Review. The regulations 
implementing Title III are found at 15 CFR part 325 (2015). OTEA is 
issuing this notice pursuant to 15 CFR 325.6(a), which requires the 
Secretary of Commerce to publish a notice in the Federal Register 
identifying the applicant and summarizing the conduct for which 
certification is sought. Under 15 CFR 325.6(a), interested parties may, 
within twenty days after the date of this notice, submit written 
comments to the Secretary on the application.
    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 
21028, Washington, DC 20230.

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    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 amended 
Certificate. Comments should refer to this application as ``Export 
Trade Certificate of Review, application number 84-26A12.''

Description of Amendments to the Certificate

    1. Under the heading Products, add ``fresh pears.''
    2. Under the heading Export Trade Activities and Methods of 
Operation, add ``fresh pears'' to the subtitles of sections 1 and 3.
    3. Add coverage for Export Trade Activities and Methods of 
Operation relating to ``fresh pears'' for the following existing 
Members of the Certificate (within the meaning of section 325.2(l) of 
the regulations (15 CFR 325.2(l)):

Apple House Warehouse & Storage, Inc.
Blue Bird, Inc.
Blue Star Growers, Inc.
Borton & Sons, Inc.
Chelan Fruit Cooperative
Congdon Packing Co. L.L.C.
Conrad & Adams Fruit L.L.C.
Crane & Crane, Inc.
Diamond Fruit Growers Inc.
Gold Digger Apples, Inc.
Hansen Fruit & Cold Storage Co., Inc.
Highland Fruit Growers, Inc.
HoneyBear Growers, LLC
Matson Fruit Company
McDougall & Sons, Inc.
Stadelman Fruit, L.L.C.
Stemilt Growers, LLC
Strand Apples, Inc.
The Dalles Fruit Company, LLC/Underwood Fruit & Warehouse Co.
Valley Fruit III L.L.C.

    4. Add the following new Members of the Certificate (within the 
meaning of section 325.2(l) of the regulations (15 CFR 325.2(l)), for 
Export Trade Activities and Methods of Operation relating to ``fresh 
pears'':

Duckwall Fruit
Naumes, Inc.
Peshastin Hi-Up Growers

    5. Add the following new Members of the Certificate for Export 
Trade Activities and Methods of Operation relating to apples:

Piepel Premium Fruit Packing LLC
Ron LeFore, d/b/a Ron LeFore Apple Farms
Western Traders LLC

    6. Remove the following companies as Members of the Certificate: 
Blue Mountain Growers, Inc. (Milton-Freewater, OR), and Obert Cold 
Storage (Zillah, WA); and
    7. Change the name of the following existing Members: The Apple 
House, Inc. (Brewster, WA) is now Apple House Warehouse & Storage, Inc. 
(Brewster, WA); C&M Fruit Packers (Yakima, WA) is now Columbia Fruit 
Packers/Airport Division (Yakima, WA); Domex Marketing (Yakima, WA) is 
now Domex Superfresh Growers LLC (Yakima, WA); Stemilt Growers Inc. is 
now Stemilt Growers, LLC; and The Dalles Fruit Company, LLC is now The 
Dalles Fruit Company, LLC Underwood Fruit & Warehouse Co. (Dallesport, 
WA).
    NWF's Export Trade Certificate of Review complete amended 
membership is listed below:

1. Allan Bros., Naches, WA
2. AltaFresh L.L.C. dba Chelan Fresh Marketing, Chelan, WA
3. Apple House Warehouse & Storage, Inc., Brewster, WA
4. Apple King, L.L.C., Yakima, WA
5. Auvil Fruit Co., Inc., Orondo, WA
6. Baker Produce, Inc., Kennewick, WA
7. Blue Bird, Inc., Peshastin, WA
8. Blue Star Growers, Inc., Cashmere, WA
9. Borton & Sons, Inc., Yakima, WA
10. Brewster Heights Packing & Orchards, LP, Brewster, WA
11. Broetje Orchards LLC, Prescott, WA
12. C.M. Holtzinger Fruit Co., Inc., Yakima, WA
13. Chelan Fruit Cooperative, Chelan, WA
14. Chiawana, Inc. dba Columbia Reach Pack, Yakima, WA
15. Columbia Fruit Packers, Inc., Wenatchee, WA
16. Columbia Fruit Packers/Airport Division, Yakima, WA
17. Columbia Marketing International Corp., Wenatchee, WA
18. Columbia Valley Fruit, L.L.C., Yakima, WA
19. Congdon Packing Co. L.L.C., Yakima, WA
20. Conrad & Adams Fruit L.L.C., Grandview, WA
21. Cowiche Growers, Inc., Cowiche, WA
22. CPC International Apple Company, Tieton, WA
23. Crane & Crane, Inc., Brewster, WA
24. Custom Apple Packers, Inc., Brewster, Quincy, and Wenatchee, WA
25. Diamond Fruit Growers, Odell, OR
26. Domex Superfresh Growers LLC, Yakima, WA
27. Douglas Fruit Company, Inc., Pasco, WA
28. Dovex Export Company, Wenatchee, WA
29. E. Brown & Sons, Inc., Milton-Freewater, OR
30. Evans Fruit Co., Inc., Yakima, WA
31. E.W. Brandt & Sons, Inc., Parker, WA
32. Frosty Packing Co., LLC, Yakima, WA
33. G&G Orchards, Inc., Yakima, WA
34. Garrett Ranches Packing, Wilder, ID
35. Gilbert Orchards, Inc., Yakima, WA
36. Gold Digger Apples, Inc., Oroville, WA
37. Hansen Fruit & Cold Storage Co., Inc., Yakima, WA
38. Henggeler Packing Co., Inc., Fruitland, ID
39. Highland Fruit Growers, Inc., Yakima, WA
40. HoneyBear Growers, Inc., (Brewster, WA)
41. Honey Bear Tree Fruit Co., LLC, Wenatchee, WA
42. Hood River Cherry Company, Hood River, OR
43. Ice Lakes LLC, E. Wenatchee, WA
44. JackAss Mt. Ranch, Pasco, WA
45. Jenks Bros Cold Storage Packing (Royal City, WA)
46. Kershaw Fruit & Cold Storage, Co., Yakima, WA
47. L&M Companies, Selah, WA
48. Larson Fruit Co., Selah, WA
49. Manson Growers Cooperative, Manson, WA
50. Matson Fruit Company, Selah, WA
51. McDougall & Sons, Inc., Wenatchee, WA
52. Monson Fruit Co.--Apple operations only, Selah, WA
53. Morgan's of Washington dba Double Diamond Fruit, Quincy, WA
54. Northern Fruit Company, Inc., Wenatchee, WA
55. Olympic Fruit Co., Moxee, WA
56. Oneonta Trading Corp., Wenatchee, WA
57. Orchard View Farms, Inc., The Dalles, OR
58. Pacific Coast Cherry Packers, LLC, Yakima, WA
59. Phillippi Fruit Company, Inc., Wenatchee, WA
60. Polehn Farm's Inc., The Dalles, OR
61. Price Cold Storage & Packing Co., Inc., Yakima, WA
62. Pride Packing Company, Wapato, WA
63. Quincy Fresh Fruit Co., Quincy, WA
64. Rainier Fruit Company, Selah, WA
65. Roche Fruit, Ltd., Yakima, WA
66. Sage Fruit Company, L.L.C., Yakima, WA
67. Smith & Nelson, Inc., Tonasket, WA
68. Stadelman Fruit, L.L.C., Milton-Freewater, OR, and Zillah, WA
69. Stemilt Growers, LLC, Wenatchee, WA
70. Strand Apples, Inc., Cowiche, WA
71. Symms Fruit Ranch, Inc., Caldwell, ID
72. The Dalles Fruit Company, LLC Underwood Fruit & Warehouse Co., 
Dallesport, WA

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73. Valicoff Fruit Co., Inc., Wapato, WA
74. Valley Fruit III L.L.C., Wapato, WA
75. Washington Cherry Growers, Peshastin, WA
76. Washington Fruit & Produce Co., Yakima, WA
77. Western Sweet Cherry Group, LLC, Yakima, WA
78. Whitby Farms, Inc. dba: Farm Boy Fruit Snacks LLC, Mesa, WA
79. Yakima Fresh, Yakima, WA
80. Yakima Fruit & Cold Storage Co., Yakima, WA
81. Zirkle Fruit Company, Selah, WA

    Dated: October 13, 2015.
Joseph Flynn,
Director, Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-26419 Filed 10-16-15; 8:45 am]
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