[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.
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