    [Federal Register Volume 90, Number 84 (Friday, May 2, 2025)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 18833-18834]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 2025-07120]

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    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

    International Trade Administration

    [Application No. 97-14A03]

    Export Trade Certificate of Review

    ACTION: Notice of application for an amended Export Trade Certificate
    of Review for the Association for the Administration of Rice Quotas,
    Inc., Application No. 97-14A03.

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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: Amanda Reynolds, Acting Director,
    OTEA, International Trade Administration, by telephone at (202) 482-
    5131 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at etca@trade.gov.

    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 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 etca@trade.gov. 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 97-14A03.''

    Summary of the Application

        Applicant: Association for the Administration of Rice Quotas, Inc.
    (AARQ).
        Contacts: Matthew R. Elkin, Counsel, Baker & Hostetler LLP.
        Application No.: 97-14A03.
        Date Deemed Submitted: April 10, 2025.
        Proposed Amendment: AARQ seeks to amend its Certificate as follows:
        1. Make the necessary technical changes to account for the
    withdrawal

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    of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU), including
    allocations of TRQ volumes for U.S. milled/semi-milled rice across the
    EU and the UK. The certificate will cover exports of U.S. milled/semi-
    milled rice to both the EU and UK under the relevant TRQs.
        2. Remove the following companies as Members of the Certificate:

     Bunge Milling, Saint Louis, Missouri (a subsidiary of Bunge
    North America, White Plains, New York), dba PIRMI (Pacific
    International Rice Mills), Woodland, California
     Gulf Pacific Disc, Inc., Houston, Texas
     Nidera US LLC, Wilton, Connecticut (a subsidiary of Nidera BV
    (Netherlands))

        3. Add an affiliate Member under an existing Member:

     Farmers' Rice Cooperative, Sacramento, California changes to
    Farmers' Rice Cooperative, Sacramento, California and its subsidiary
    Farmers' Rice Cooperative dba Pirmi (Pacific International Rice Mills),
    Woodland, California
     TRC Trading Corporation, Roseville, California (a subsidiary
    of TRC Group Inc., Roseville, California) and its subsidiary Gulf Rice
    Arkansas II, LLC, Crawfordsville, Arkansas changes to TRC Trading
    Corporation, Roseville, California (a subsidiary of TRC Group Inc.,
    Roseville, California) and its subsidiaries Gulf Rice Arkansas II, LLC,
    Crawfordsville, Arkansas and Bulk Agricultural Commodities, LLC,
    Roseville, California

        4. Change the names of the following Members of the Certificate:

     ADM Latin, Inc., Decatur, Illinois, ADM Grain Company,
    Decatur, Illinois, and ADM Rice, Inc., Tarrytown, New York
    (subsidiaries of Archer Daniels Midland Company) changes to ADM Latin,
    Inc., Decatur, Illinois, ADM Grain Company, Decatur, Illinois, and ADM
    Rice, Inc., White Plains, New York (subsidiaries of Archer Daniels
    Midland Company)
     American Commodity Company, LLC, Williams, California changes
    to American Commodity Company, LLC, Williams, California, managed by
    California Commodity Traders, Inc., Incline Village, Nevada
     Gulf Pacific Rice Co., Inc., Houston, Texas; Gulf Rice
    Milling, Inc., Houston, Texas; and Harvest Rice, Inc., McGehee,
    Arkansas (each a subsidiary of Gulf Pacific, Inc., Houston, Texas)
    changes to Gulf Pacific Rice Co., LLC, Houston, Texas; Gulf Rice
    Milling, LLC, Houston, Texas; and Harvest Rice, LLC, McGehee, Arkansas
    (each a subsidiary of Gulf Pacific, LLC, Houston, Texas)
     Louisiana Rice Mill, LLC, Mermentau, Louisiana changes to
    Supreme Rice, LLC, Mermentau, Louisiana

        AARQ's proposed amendment of its Certificate would result in the
    following Members list:

     ADM Latin, Inc., Decatur, Illinois, ADM Grain Company,
    Decatur, Illinois, and ADM Rice, Inc., White Plains, New York
    (subsidiaries of Archer Daniels Midland Company)
     American Commodity Company, LLC, Williams, California, managed
    by California Commodity Traders, Inc., Incline Village, Nevada
     Associated Rice Marketing Cooperative (ARMCO), Richvale,
    California
     Cargill Americas, Inc., and its subsidiary CAI Trading, LLC,
    Coral Gables, Florida
     Farmers' Rice Cooperative, Sacramento, California and its
    subsidiary Farmers' Rice Cooperative dba Pirmi (Pacific International
    Rice Mills), Woodland, California
     Farmers Rice Milling Company, Inc., Lake Charles, Louisiana
     Far West Rice, Inc., Durham, California
     Gulf Pacific Rice Co., LLC, Houston, Texas; Gulf Rice Milling,
    LLC, Houston, Texas; and Harvest Rice, LLC, McGehee, Arkansas (each a
    subsidiary of Gulf Pacific, LLC, Houston, Texas)
     Interra International, LLC, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
     Itochu International Inc., Portland, Oregon (a subsidiary of
    Itochu Corporation (Japan))
     JFC International Inc., Los Angeles, California (a subsidiary
    of Kikkoman Corp.)
     JIT Products, Inc., Davis, California
     Kennedy Rice Dryers, L.L.C., Mer Rouge, Louisiana
     Kitoku America, Inc., Burlingame, California (a subsidiary of
    Kitoku Shinryo Co., Ltd. (Japan))
     LD Commodities Rice Merchandising LLC, Wilton, Connecticut,
    and LD Commodities Interior Rice Merchandising LLC, Kansas City,
    Missouri (subsidiaries of Louis Dreyfus Commodities LLC, Wilton,
    Connecticut)
     Nishimoto Trading Co., Ltd. dba Wismettac Asian Foods, Santa
    Fe Springs, California (a subsidiary of Nishimoto Trading Company, Ltd.
    (Japan)
     Producers Rice Mill, Inc., Stuttgart, Arkansas
     Riceland Foods, Inc., Stuttgart, Arkansas
     Riviana Foods Inc., Houston, Texas (a subsidiary of Ebro
    Foods, S.A. (Spain)), for the activities of itself and its subsidiary,
    American Rice, Inc., Houston, Texas
     Sinamco Trading Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota
     SunFoods LLC, Woodland, California
     SunWest Foods, Inc., Davis, California
     Supreme Rice, LLC, Mermentau, Louisiana
     The Sun Valley Rice Co., LLC, Arbuckle, California
     TRC Trading Corporation, Roseville, California (a subsidiary
    of TRC Group Inc., Roseville, California) and its subsidiaries Gulf
    Rice Arkansas II, LLC, Crawfordsville, Arkansas and Bulk Agricultural
    Commodities, LLC, Roseville, California
     Trujillo & Sons, Inc., Miami, Florida
     Veetee Foods Inc., Islandia, New York (a subsidiary of Veetee
    Investments Corporation (Bahamas))
     Wehah Farm, Inc., dba Lundberg Family Farms, Richvale,
    California

        Dated: April 21, 2025.
    Amanda Reynolds,
    Acting Director, Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International
    Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
    [FR Doc. 2025-07120 Filed 5-1-25; 8:45 am]
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