Export Trade Certificate of Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Export Trade Certificate of Review

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Commerce

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 85-5A018.''

U.S. Shippers Association's (``USSA'') original Certificate was

issued on June 3, 1986 (51 FR 20873, June 9, 1986). Previous amendments

to the Certificate were issued on January 16, 1990 (55 FR 2543, January

25, 1990); November 13, 1990 (55 FR 48664, November 21, 1990); and on

September 22, 1993 (58 FR 51061, September 30, 1993).

Summary of the Application:

Applicant: U.S. Shippers Association 1209 Orange Street Wilmington,

Delaware 19801.

Contact: Jerome D. Sorkin, Legal Counsel,Telephone: (202) 662-6000.

Application No.: 85-5A018.

Date Deemed Submitted: March 30, 1994.

Proposed Amendment: USSA seeks to amend its Certificate to add the

following company as a ``Member'' within the meaning of Section

325.2(l) of the Regulations (15 CFR 325.2(l) (1993)): ANGUS Chemical

Company, Buffalo Grove, Illinois (Controlling entity: Alberta Natural

Gas Company Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada).

Dated: March 31, 1994.

Friedrich R. Crupe,

Acting Director, Office of Export Trading, Company Affairs.

[FR Doc. 94-8250 Filed 4-5-94; 8:45 am]

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