Export Trade Certificate of Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Export Trade Certificate of Review

ACTION: Notice of application to amend certificate.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Export Trading Company Affairs (``OETCA''),

International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, has

received an application to amend an Export Trade Certificate of Review.

This notice summarizes the proposed amendment and requests comments

relevant to whether the Certificate should be issued.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Friedrich R. Crupe, Acting Director,

Office of Export Trading Company Affairs, International Trade

Administration, (202) 482-5131. This is not a toll-free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of the Export Trading Company Act

of 1982 (15 U.S.C. 4001-21) authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to

issue Export Trade Certificates of Review. A 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. Section 302(b)(1) of the Act and 15 CFR 325.6(a) require

the Secretary to publish a notice in the Federal Register identifying

the applicant and summarizing its proposed export conduct.

Request for Public Comments

Interested parties may submit written comments relevant to the

determination whether an amended Certificate should be issued. An

original and five (5) copies should be submitted no later than 20 days

after the date of this notice to: Office of Export Trading Company

Affairs, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce,

room 1800H, Washington, DC 20230. Information submitted by any person

is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (5

U.S.C. 552). Comments should refer to this application as ``Export

Trade Certificate of Review, application number 87-9A004.''

AMT--The Association For Manufacturing Technology's (``AMT'')

original Certificate was issued on May 19, 1987 (52 FR 19371, May 22,

1987) and previously amended on December 11, 1987 (52 FR 48454,

December 22, 1987), January 3, 1989 (54 FR 837, January 10, 1989);

April 20, 1989 (54 FR 19427, May 5, 1989); May 31, 1989 (54 FR 24931,

June 12, 1989); May 29, 1990 (55 FR 23576, June 11, 1990); June 7, 1991

(56 FR 28140, June 19, 1991); November 27, 1991 (56 FR 63932, December

6, 1991); and July 20, 1992 (57 FR 33319, July 28, 1992). A summary of

the application for an amendment follows.

Summary of the Application:

Applicant: AMT--The Association For Manufacturing Technology, 7901

Westpark Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102-4269.

Contact: Jerome D. Sorkin, Legal Counsel, Telephone: (202) 662-

6000.

Application No.: 87-9A004.

Date Deemed Submitted: March 1, 1994.

Proposed Amendment: AMT--The Association For Manufacturing

Technology seeks to amend its Certificate to:

1. Add each of the following companies as a new ``Member'' of the

Certificate within the meaning of section 325.2(1) of the Regulations

(15 CFR 325.2(1)): BHS-Torin, Inc., Farmington, Connecticut; Bertsche

Engineering Corporation, Buffalo Grove, Illinois; Bohle Machine Tools,

Inc., Farmington Hills, Michigan; Bramac Machine Tool Co., Tucson,

Arizona; Burr King Mfg. Co., Inc., South El Monte, California; Cellular

Concepts Company, Detroit, Michigan (controlling entity: U.S. Equipment

Co.); City Machine Tool & Die Company, Inc., Muncie, Indiana; D & H

Machinery, Inc. Toledo, Ohio; Darex Corporation, Ashland, Oregon;

DeVlieg-Bullard Services Group, Rockford, Illinois (controlling entity:

DeVlieg-Bullard Inc.); Feldmann, Inc., Rockford, Illinois; Industrial

Metal Products Corporation, Lansing, Michigan; Kalamazoo Saw Co.,

Kalamazoo, Michigan (controlling entity: KTS Industries, Inc.);

Komatsu-Cybermation, Medford, Massachusetts (controlling entity:

Komatsu Ltd.); Lasercut, Inc., North Bradford, Connecticut; M T R

Ravensburg, Inc., Rochester, New York; Milltronics Manufacturing

Company, Chanhassen, Minnesota; Modern Machine Tool Company, Jackson,

Michigan; Munson Machinery Company, Inc., Utica, New York; Parlec,

Inc., Fairport, New York; Rofin-Sinar, Inc., Plymouth, Michigan

(controlling entity: Siemens Corporation); Sugino Corporation,

Schaumburg, Illinois (controlling entity: Sugino Machine Ltd.); Utilase

Systems, Inc., Detroit, Michigan; Weldun Flexible Assembly Systems,

Bridgman, Michigan (controlling entity: Weldun International, Robert

Bosch Corp.); Wes-Tech, Inc., Buffalo Grove, Illinois; Herman Williams

Company, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama; and Peter Wolters of America,

Plainville, Massachusetts (Peter Wolters AG);

2. Delete each of the following companies as a ``Member'' of the

Certificate: Abrasive Engineering & Manufacturing; Alpha Machine, Inc.;

American Machine & Science (Katy Inds.); Coherent General, Inc.;

Equipment Systems Technology Company; GTE Valenite Corporation; The

Hill Acme Company; C. O. Hoffacker Company; HZ Clearing Inc.; Jacobson

Tool & Manufacturing Corp.; L & J Press Corporation; Maho Machine

Tool Corporation; Manuflex Corporation; Mega Manufacturing Inc.;

Pacific Press & Shear Inc.; Perfekt Precision Mfg. Co., Inc.;

Tannewitz, Inc.; Truxton Machinery, Inc.; Unipunch Products, Inc.; and

Vulcan Tool Company; and

3. Change the listing of the company name for each current

``Member'' cited in this paragraph to the new listing cited in this

paragraph in parenthesis as follows: American Pfauter Limited (American

Pfauter Limited Partnership); Automation & Modular Components, Inc.

(Automation & Modular Components); Barnes Drill Company (Barnes

International, Inc.); Belden Tools, Inc. (Belden Inc.); Blue Valley

Machine and Mfg. Co., Inc. (Blue Valley Machine and Mfg. Co.); Bracker

Corporation (Bracker Corporation Pittsburgh); Bryant Grinder

Corporation (Vermont-USA Machine Tool Group); Cleveland Punch & Shear

(Bath Iron Works); The Cleveland Tapping Machine Company (TCE

Corporation); Command Corporation (Command Corporation International);

Compumachine Inc. (Compumachine Incorporated); Cooper-Weymouth,

Peterson Div., Reed National Corp. (Cooper-Weymouth, Peterson);

Crankshaft Machine Company (Crankshaft Machine Group); Dake Division,

JSJ Corporation (Dake); Danly Machine Division/Connell Ltd. Partnership

(Danly-Komatsu, L.P.); Digital Electronic Automation, Inc. (DEA); Eaton

Leonard Technologies, Inc. (Eaton Leonard, Inc.); Electro Arc

Manufacturing Co., Inc. (Electro Arc Manufacturing Co.); Esterline

Corporation (Esterline Technologies); Fadal Engineering Company, Inc.

(Fadal Engineering Co., Inc.); Fairfield Machine Co., Inc. (Fairfield

Machine); Fayscott Company (Fayscott Co.); Fellows Corporation

(Vermont-USA Machine Tool Group); Genesis Systems Group Inc. (Genesis

Systems Group); George Fischer-Bohle Machine Tools Corp. (George

Fischer, Ltd.); Gleason Corporation (The Gleason Corporation); Gold

Crown Machinery, Inc. (Goldcrown Machinery); Greenfield Industries--

Geometric Division (Greenfield Industries); Hansvedt Industries, Inc.

(Hansvedt EDM Division); Harper Company (Harper Surface Finishing

Systems, Inc.); HEM, Inc. (HE&M Saw); P. R. Hoffman Machine Products

Co. (P. R. Hoffman Machine Products); Hoglund Corporation (Hoglund

Technology Corporation); Imperial Stamp & Engraving Co., Inc. (Imperial

Stamp & Engraving Company); Jarvis Corporation (Jarvis Products

Corporation); Jones & Lamson-Vermont Corp. (Vermont-USA Machine Tool

Group); Litton Industrial Automation--Machining & Assembly Sys. Div.

(Litton Industrial Automation); Lynn Electronics Corp. (Lynn

Electronics Corporation); J.M. Montgomery Mfg. Inc. (J.M. Montgomery

Manufacturing Inc.); Multipress Incorporated (Multipress Division);

National Acme Co. (The National Acme Company); National Broach &

Machine Company (National Broach & Machine Co.); The Ohio Broach

Machine Co. (The Ohio Broach & Machine Co.); Okuma Machinery, Inc.

(Okuma Inc.); Peerless (Peerless Saw Division--Wisconsin Automated

Machinery); PH Hydraulics & Automation, Inc. (PH Hydraulics and

Automation, Inc.); PMC Industries, Inc. (PMC Industries); PS Group,

Inc. (PS Group); Pope Machinery Inc. (Pope Corporation); Rank Pneumo

Inc. (Rank Taylor Hobson Inc.); Republic Lagun CNC Corporation

(Republic Lagun Machine Tool Co.); The S-P Manufacturing Corporation

(S-P/Sheffer International, Inc.); Seneca Falls Machine Tool Co., Inc.

(Seneca Falls Technology Group); Setco Industries, Inc. (Setco Sales

Company); South Bend Lathe, Inc. (South Bend Lathe Corp.); and Teledyne

Industries, Inc. (Teledyne).

Dated: March 3, 1994.

Friedrich R. Crupe,

Acting Director, Office of Export Trading Company Affairs.

[FR Doc. 94-5463 Filed 3-9-94; 8:45 am]

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