[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4806-4807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01480]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[Application No. 19-2A001]


Export Trade Certificate of Review

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of application for an amended export trade certificate 
of review for National Pecan Shellers Association, application no. 19-
2A001.

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

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

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of the Export Trading Company Act 
of 1982 (15 U.S.C. 4011-21) (the Act) 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. The regulations implementing Title III are found 
at 15 CFR part 325. OTEA is issuing this notice pursuant to 15 CFR 
325.6(a), which requires the Secretary of Commerce to publish a summary 
of the application in the Federal Register, identifying the applicant 
and each member and summarizing the proposed export conduct.

Request for Public Comments

    Interested parties may submit written comments relevant to the 
determination whether a 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.
    Written comments should be sent to [email protected]. An original and 
five (5) copies, plus two (2) copies of the nonconfidential version, 
should also be submitted no later than 20 days after the date of this 
notice to: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 21028, 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 19-2A001.''
    A summary of the application follows.

Summary of the Application

    Applicant: National Pecan Shellers Association, 3200 Windy Hill Rd. 
SE, Suite 600W, Atlanta, GA, 30339.
    Contact: Hannah Perkins, Associate Account Executive of The Kellen 
Company.
    Application No.: 19-2A001.
    Date Deemed Submitted: January 12, 2023.
    Summary: National Pecan Shellers Association seeks to amend its 
Certificate as follows:
    1. Add the following entities as new exporting Members of the 
Certificate within the meaning of section 325.2(l) of the Regulations 
(15 CFR 325.2(l)):

 HNH Nut Company, Visalia, CA
 Humphrey Pecan LLC, San Antonio, TX
 John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., Elgin, IL
 Pecan Star & Nut Corp, San Antonio, TX
 Southern Roots Nut Company, LLC, Las Cruces, NM

    2. Drop the following entities as Members:

 Green Valley Company, Sahuarita, Arizona
 Chase Farms, LLC, Artesia, New Mexico

    NPSA's proposed amendment of its Export Trade Certificate of Review 
would result in the following membership list:

Exporting Members

 Arnco, Inc. dba Carter Pecan, Panama City Beach, Florida
 Chase Pecan, LP, San Saba, Texas
 Diamond Foods, LLC, Stockton, California
 Easterlin Pecan Co, Montezuma, Georgia
 HNH Nut Company, Visalia, CA
 Hudson Pecan Co., Inc., Ocilla, Georgia
 Humphrey Pecan LLC, San Antonio, TX
 John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., Elgin, IL
 La Nogalera USA Inc., El Paso, Texas
 Lamar Pecan Company, Hawkinsville, Georgia
 Navarro Pecan Company, Corsicana, Texas
 Pecan Grove Farms, Dallas, Texas
 Pecan Star & Nut Corp, San Antonio, TX
 Southern Roots Nut Company, LLC, Las Cruces, NM
 South Georgia Pecan Company, Valdosta, Georgia

Non-Exporting Members

 Pecan Export Trade Council, Atlanta, Georgia
 The Kellen Company, Atlanta, Georgia (Independent Third Party)

    Dated: January 20, 2023.
Joseph Flynn,
Director, Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2023-01480 Filed 1-24-23; 8:45 am]
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