82 FR 20560 - Export Trade Certificate of Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 84 (May 3, 2017)

The Office of Trade and Economic Analysis (``OTEA'') of the International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, has received an application for an Export Trade Certificate of Review (``Certificate''). This notice summarizes the proposed application and requests comments relevant to whether the Certificate should be issued.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20560-20561]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08941]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[Application No. 17-00002]


Export Trade Certificate of Review

ACTION: Notice of Application for an Export Trade Certificate of Review 
for Fox Petroleum USA Corporation (``FPUC''), Application No. 17-00002.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Trade and Economic Analysis (``OTEA'') of the 
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, has 
received an application for an Export Trade Certificate of Review 
(``Certificate''). This notice summarizes the proposed application and 
requests comments relevant to whether the Certificate should be issued.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Flynn, Director, Office of 
Trade and Economic Analysis, 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. Sections 4001-21) (``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. Section 302(b)(1) of the 
Export Trading Company Act of 1982 and 15 CFR 325.6(a) require the 
Secretary to publish a notice in the Federal Register identifying the 
applicant and summarizing its application.

Request for Public Comments

    Interested parties may submit written comments relevant to the 
determination whether a Certificate should be issued. If the comments 
include any privileged or confidential business information, it must be 
clearly marked and a non-confidential 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 
non-confidential.
    An original and five (5) copies, plus two (2) copies of the non-
confidential version, should be submitted no later than 20 days after 
the date of this notice to: Export Trading Company Affairs, 
International Trade Administration,

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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, non-
confidential versions of the comments will be made available to the 
applicant if necessary for determining whether or not to issue the 
Certificate. Comments should refer to this application as ``Export 
Trade Certificate of Review, application number 17-00002.''

Summary of the Application

    Applicant: FPUC, 41 Eldora Drive, Rochester, New York 14624.
    Contact: Iola Edwards, CEO Telephone: (585) 487-8288.
    Application No.: 17-00002.
    Date Deemed Submitted: April 19, 2017.
    Summary: FPUC seeks a Certificate of Review to engage in the Export 
Trade Activities and Methods of Operation described below in the 
following Export Trade and Export Markets:

Export Trade

    Products: All Products.
    Services: All services related to the export of Products.
    Technology Rights: All intellectual property rights associated with 
Products or Services, including, but not limited to: Patents, 
trademarks, services marks, trade names, copyrights, neighboring 
(related) rights, trade secrets, know-how, and confidential databases 
and computer programs.
    Export Trade Facilitation Services (as related to the export of 
products): Export Trade Facilitation Services, including but not 
limited to: Consulting and trade strategy, arranging and coordinating 
delivery of Products to the port of export; arranging for inland and/or 
ocean transportation; allocating Products to vessel; arranging for 
storage space at port; arranging for warehousing, stevedoring, 
wharfage, handling, inspection, fumigation, and freight forwarding; 
insurance and financing; documentation and services related to 
compliance with customs' requirements; sales and marketing; export 
brokerage; foreign marketing and analysis; foreign market development; 
overseas advertising and promotion; Products-related research and 
design based upon foreign buyer and consumer preferences; inspection 
and quality control; shipping and export management; export licensing; 
provisions of overseas sales and distribution facilities and overseas 
sales staff; legal; accounting and tax assistance; development and 
application of management information systems; trade show exhibitions; 
professional services in the area of government relations and 
assistance with federal and state export assistance programs (e.g., 
Export Enhancement and Market Promotion programs, invoicing (billing) 
foreign buyers; collecting (letters of credit and other financial 
instruments) payment for Products; and arranging for payment of 
applicable commissions and fees.

Export Markets

    The Export Markets include all parts of the world except the United 
States (the fifty states of the United States, the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American 
Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands).

Export Trade Activities and Methods of Operations

    To engage in Export Trade in the Export Markets, FPUC may
    1. Provide and/or arrange for the provision of Export Trade 
Facilitation Services;
    2. Enter into exclusive and/or non-exclusive licensing and/or sales 
agreements with Suppliers for the export of Products and Services, and/
or Technology Rights to Export Markets;
    3. Enter into exclusive and/or non-exclusive agreements with 
distributors and/or sales representatives in Export Markets;
    4. Allocate export orders or divide Export Markets among Suppliers 
for the sale and/or licensing of Products and Services and/or 
Technology Rights;
    5. Establish the price of Products and Services and/or Technology 
Rights for sales and/or licensing in Export Markets;
    6. Negotiate, enter into, and/or manage licensing agreements for 
the export of Technology Rights; and
    7. FPUC may exchange information with individual Suppliers on a 
one-to-one basis regarding that Supplier's inventories and near-term 
production schedules in order that the availability of Products for 
export can be determined and effectively coordinated by FPUC with its 
distributors in Export Markets.

Definition

    ``Supplier'' means a person who produces, provides, or sells 
Products, Services, and/or Technology Rights.

    Dated: April 28, 2017.
Joseph Flynn,
Director, Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-08941 Filed 5-2-17; 8:45 am]
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