[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21608-21609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07522]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[Application No. 99-15A05]


Export Trade Certificate of Review

ACTION: Notice of Application To Amend the Export Trade Certificate of 
Review Issued to California Almond Export Association, LLC, Application 
No. 99-15A05.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce, through the Office of Trade and 
Economic Analysis (``OTEA'') of the International Trade Administration, 
received an application for an amended 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: Joseph Flynn, Director, OTEA, 
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. 4001-21) (``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

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Commerce to publish a summary of the application in the Federal 
Register, identifying the applicant and each member and summarizing the 
proposed export conduct for which certification is sought.

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.
    Written comments should be sent to [email protected]. An original and 
two (2) copies 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 amended 
Certificate. Comments should refer to this application as ``Export 
Trade Certificate of Review, application number 99-15A05.''

Summary of the Application

Applicant: California Almond Export Association, LLC (``CAEA'')
Contacts: Jared Smith (Officer, CAEA); Michael Willemse (CPA, Wahl, 
Willemse & Wilson, LLP)
Application No.: 99-15A05
Date Deemed Submitted: March 29, 2023
Proposed Amendment: CAEA seeks to amend its Certificate as follows:
1. Removing the following Member:
     Baldwin-Minkler Farms (Orland, CA)
2. Changing the names of the following Members:
     Fair Trade Corner, Inc. (Chico, CA) is now Farmer's 
International, Inc. (Chico, CA)
     Nutco, LLC d.b.a. Spycher Brothers (Turlock, CA) is now 
Nutco, LLC d.b.a. Spycher Brothers--Select Harvest (Turlock, CA)
3. Correcting the name of the following Member:
     VF Marking Corporation DBA Vann Family Orchards (Williams, 
CA) is now VF Marketing Corporation DBA Vann Family Orchards (Williams, 
CA)
    CAEA's proposed amendment of its Certificate would result in the 
following Members list:
Almonds California Pride, Inc., Caruthers, CA
Bear Republic Nut, Chico, CA
Blue Diamond Growers, Sacramento, CA
Campos Brothers, Caruthers, CA
Chico Nut Company, Chico, CA
Del Rio Nut Company, Livingston, CA
Farmer's International, Inc., Chico, CA
Fisher Nut Company, Modesto, CA
Hilltop Ranch, Inc., Ballico, CA
Hughson Nut, Inc., Hughson, CA
JSS Almonds, LLC, Bakersfield, CA
Mariani Nut Company, Winters, CA
Nutco, LLC d.b.a. Spycher Brothers--Select Harvest, Turlock, CA
Pearl Crop, Inc., Stockton, CA
P-R Farms, Inc., Clovis, CA
Roche Brothers International Family Nut Co., Escalon, CA
RPAC, LLC, Los Banos, CA
South Valley Almond Company, LLC, Wasco, CA
Stewart & Jasper Marketing, Inc., Newman, CA
SunnyGem, LLC, Wasco, CA
VF Marketing Corporation DBA Vann Family Orchards, Williams, CA
Western Nut Company, Chico, CA
Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds, LLC, Los Angeles, CA

    Dated: April 5, 2023.
Joseph Flynn,
Director, Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2023-07522 Filed 4-10-23; 8:45 am]
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