[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8156-8157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02332]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[Application No. 84-34A12]


Export Trade Certificate of Review

ACTION: Notice of issuance of an amended Export Trade Certificate of 
Review for Northwest Fruit Exporters (NFE), Application No. 84-34A12.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce, through the Office of Trade and 
Economic Analysis (OTEA), issued an Export Trade Certificate of Review 
to NFE on January 29, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Flynn, Director, OTEA, 
International Trade Administration, (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. 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(b), which requires the Secretary of Commerce to publish a summary 
of the certification in the Federal Register. Under section 305(a) of 
the Act and 15 CFR 325.11(a), any person aggrieved by the Secretary's 
determination may, within 30 days of the date of this notice, bring an 
action in any appropriate district court of the United States to set 
aside the determination on the ground that the determination is 
erroneous.

Description of Certified Conduct

NFE Amended Its Certificate as Follows

    1. Added the following entity as a Member of the Certificate within 
the meaning of section 325.2(l) of the Regulations (15 CFR 325.2(l)):

 New Columbia Fruit Packers, LLC, Wenatchee, WA
[cir] Export Product coverage: fresh apples and fresh sweet cherries.

    2. Removed the following companies as Members of the Certificate:

 Columbia Fruit Packers, Inc., Wenatchee, WA
 Frosty Packing Co., LLC, Yakima, WA
 Highland Fruit Growers, Inc., Yakima, WA
 Stadelman Fruit, L.L.C., Zillah/Hood River & Milton-Freewater, 
WA/OR

    3. Changed the names of the following Members of the Certificate:

 Crane & Crane, Inc. (Brewster, WA) changes to Crane Ranch 
(Brewster, WA)
 Brewster Heights Packing & Orchards, LP (Brewster, WA) changes 
to Brewster Heights Packing & Orchards, LP dba Gebbers Farms (Brewster, 
WA)
 Monson Fruit Co. (Selah, WA) changes to Monson Fruit Co., LLC 
(Selah, WA)
 Roche Fruit, Ltd. (Yakima, WA) changes to Roche Fruit, LLC 
(Yakima, WA)

    4. Changed the Export Product coverage of the following Members of 
the Certificate:
     Diamond Fruit Growers, Inc. changes Export Product 
coverage from fresh pears and fresh sweet cherries to fresh pears 
(dropping fresh sweet cherries).
     FirstFruits Farms, LLC changes Export Product coverage 
from fresh apples to fresh apples and fresh sweet cherries (adding 
fresh sweet cherries).
     River Valley Fruit, LLC changes Export Product coverage 
from fresh apples, fresh sweet cherries and fresh pears to fresh apples 
and fresh sweet cherries (dropping fresh pears).

List of Members, as Amended

1. Allan Bros., Naches, WA

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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. dba Gee Whiz II, LLC, 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 dba Gebbers Farms, 
Brewster, WA
11. Chelan Fruit, Chelan, WA
12. Chiawana, Inc. dba Columbia Reach Pack, Yakima, WA
13. Chuy's Cherries LLC, Mattawa, WA
14. CMI Orchards LLC, Wenatchee, WA
15. Columbia Fresh Packing LLC, Kennewick, WA
16. Columbia Valley Fruit, L.L.C., Yakima, WA
17. Congdon Packing Co. L.L.C., Yakima, WA
18. Cowiche Growers, Inc., Cowiche, WA
19. CPC International Apple Company, Tieton, WA
20. Crane Ranch, Brewster, WA
21. Custom Apple Packers, Inc., Quincy, and Wenatchee, WA
22. Diamond Fruit Growers, Inc., Odell, OR (for fresh pears only)
23. Domex Superfresh Growers LLC, Yakima, WA
24. Douglas Fruit Company, Inc., Pasco, WA
25. Dovex Export Company, Wenatchee, WA
26. Duckwall Fruit, Odell, OR
27. E. Brown & Sons, Inc., Milton-Freewater, OR
28. Evans Fruit Co., Inc., Yakima, WA
29. E.W. Brandt & Sons, Inc., Parker, WA
30. FirstFruits Farms, LLC, Prescott, WA (for fresh apples and fresh 
sweet cherries)
31. G&G Orchards, Inc., Yakima, WA
32. Gilbert Orchards, Inc., Yakima, WA
33. Hansen Fruit & Cold Storage Co., Inc., Yakima, WA
34. Henggeler Packing Co., Inc., Fruitland, ID
35. HoneyBear Growers LLC, Brewster, WA
36. Honey Bear Tree Fruit Co LLC, Wenatchee, WA
37. Hood River Cherry Company, Hood River, OR
38. JackAss Mt. Ranch, Pasco, WA
39. Jenks Bros Cold Storage & Packing, Royal City, WA
40. Kershaw Fruit & Cold Storage, Co., Yakima, WA
41. L & M Companies, Union Gap, WA
42. Lateral Roots Farm, LLC, Wapato, WA
43. Legacy Fruit Packers LLC, Wapato, WA
44. Manson Growers, Manson, WA
45. Matson Fruit Company, Selah, WA
46. McDougall & Sons, Inc., Wenatchee, WA
47. Monson Fruit Co., LLC, Selah, WA
48. Morgan's of Washington dba Double Diamond Fruit, Quincy, WA
49. New Columbia Fruit Packers, LLC, Wenatchee, WA (for fresh apples 
and fresh sweet cherries)
50. Northern Fruit Company, Inc., Wenatchee, WA
51. Olympic Fruit Co., Moxee, WA
52. Oneonta Trading Corp., Wenatchee, WA
53. Orchard View Farms, Inc., The Dalles, OR
54. Pacific Coast Cherry Packers, LLC, Yakima, WA
55. Piepel Premium Fruit Packing LLC, East Wenatchee, WA
56. Pine Canyon Growers LLC, Orondo, WA
57. Polehn Farms, Inc., The Dalles, OR
58. Price Cold Storage & Packing Co., Inc., Yakima, WA
59. Quincy Fresh Fruit Co., Quincy, WA
60. Rainier Fruit Company, Selah, WA
61. River Valley Fruit, LLC, Grandview, WA (for fresh apples and 
fresh sweet cherries only)
62. Roche Fruit, LLC, Yakima, WA
63. Sage Fruit Company, L.L.C., Yakima, WA
64. Smith & Nelson, Inc., Tonasket, WA
65. Stemilt Growers, LLC, Wenatchee, WA
66. Symms Fruit Ranch, Inc., Caldwell, ID
67. The Dalles Fruit Company, LLC, Dallesport, WA
68. Underwood Fruit & Warehouse Co., Bingen, WA
69. Valicoff Fruit Company Inc., Wapato, WA
70. Washington Cherry Growers, Peshastin, WA
71. Washington Fruit & Produce Co., Yakima, WA
72. Western Sweet Cherry Group, LLC, Yakima, WA
73. Whitby Farms, Inc. dba: Farm Boy Fruit Snacks LLC, Mesa, WA
74. WP Packing LLC, Wapato, WA
75. Yakima Fruit & Cold Storage Co., Yakima, WA
76. Zirkle Fruit Company, Selah, WA

    The effective date of the amended certificate is October 5, 2023, 
the date on which NFE's application to amend was deemed submitted.

    Dated: February 1, 2024.
Joseph Flynn,
Director, Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2024-02332 Filed 2-5-24; 8:45 am]
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