83_FR_52391 83 FR 52191 - Export Trade Certificate of Review

83 FR 52191 - Export Trade Certificate of Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 200 (October 16, 2018)

Page Range52191-52192
FR Document2018-22417

The Secretary of Commerce, through the Office of Trade and Economic Analysis (OTEA), issued an amended Export Trade Certificate of Review to FCE on October 4, 2018. A previous amended Export Trade Certificate of Review was issued to FCE on July 17, 2017, and a notice of its issuance was published in the Federal Register on July 31, 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 200 (Tuesday, October 16, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-22417]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[Application No. 94-6A007]


Export Trade Certificate of Review

ACTION: Notice of issuance of an amended Export Trade Certificate of 
Review to Florida Citrus Exports, L.C. (FCE), Application No. 94-6A007.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce, through the Office of Trade and 
Economic Analysis (OTEA), issued an amended Export Trade Certificate of 
Review to FCE on October 4, 2018. A previous amended Export Trade 
Certificate of Review was issued to FCE on July 17, 2017, and a notice 
of its issuance was published in the Federal Register on July 31, 2017.

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. The regulations implementing 
Title III are found at 15 CFR part 325 (2018). OTEA is issuing this 
notice pursuant to 15 CFR 325.6(b), which requires the Secretary of 
Commerce to publish a summary of the certification in the Federal 
Register.

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Under Section 305(a) of the Act and 15 CFR 325.11(a), any person 
aggrieved by the Secretary's determination may, within 30 days of the 
date of this notice, bring an action in any appropriate district court 
of the United States to set aside the determination on the ground that 
the determination is erroneous.

Description of Certified Conduct

    FCE's Export Trade Certificate of Review has been amended to add 
the following Member of the Certificate within the meaning of section 
325.2(1) of the Regulations (15 CFR 325.2(1)): Egan Fruit Packing, LLC.
    FCE's Export Trade Certificate of Review Membership, as amended, is 
listed below:

Egan Fruit Packing, LLC, Ft. Pierce, Florida
Golden River Fruit Co., Vero Beach, Florida
Hogan and Sons, Inc., Vero Beach, Florida
Indian River Exchange Packers, Inc., Vero Beach, Florida
Leroy E. Smith's Sons, Inc., Vero Beach, Florida
The Packers of Indian River, Ltd., Ft. Pierce, Florida
Premier Citrus Marketing, LLC, Vero Beach, Florida
River One International Marketing, Inc., Vero Beach, Florida
Riverfront Packing Co. LLC, Vero Beach, Florida
Seald Sweet LLC, Vero Beach, Florida

    The effective date of the amended certificate is April 17, 2018, 
the date on which FCE's application to amend was deemed submitted.

    Dated: October 10, 2018.
Joseph Flynn,
Director, Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
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                                              ADDRESSES:    Direct all written comments               enumeration and interviewer data-                     collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
                                              to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental                        collection tasks surrounding and                      burden of the collection of information
                                              Paperwork Clearance Officer,                            following the ongoing census and                      on respondents, including through the
                                              Department of Commerce, Room 6616,                      survey operations. The research and                   use of automated collection techniques
                                              14th and Constitution Avenue NW,                        evaluation may include: Developing                    or other forms of information
                                              Washington, DC 20230 (or via the                        alternative enumeration or follow-up                  technology.
                                              internet at docpra@doc.gov). You may                    questionnaires; usability issues;                       Comments submitted in response to
                                              also submit comments, identified by                     conducting interviews or debriefings;                 this notice will be summarized and/or
                                              Docket Number USBC–2018–0013, to                        and non-English language training and                 included in the request for OMB
                                              the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http://                interviews. To study enumeration, the                 approval of this information collection;
                                              www.regulations.gov. All comments                       Census Bureau may conduct the                         they also will become a matter of public
                                              received are part of the public record.                 enumeration directly with a household                 record.
                                              No comments will be posted to http://                   member or knowledgeable respondent.                   Sheleen Dumas,
                                              www.regulations.gov for public viewing                  The questions asked in these studies
                                                                                                                                                            Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
                                              until after the comment period has                      will be typical census or survey                      Chief Information Officer.
                                              closed. Comments will generally be                      questions and questions related to that
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                                              posted without change. All Personally                   content, along with potential attitudinal
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                                              Identifiable Information (for example,                  and satisfaction debriefing questions.
                                              name and address) voluntarily
                                                                                                      II. Method of Collection
                                              submitted by the commenter may be
                                                                                                         The information will be collected                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                              publicly accessible. Do not submit
                                              Confidential Business Information or                    through observations, self-response,                  International Trade Administration
                                              otherwise sensitive or protected                        face-face interviews, and/or telephone
                                              information. You may submit                             interviews.                                           [Application No. 94–6A007]
                                              attachments to electronic comments in                   III. Data                                             Export Trade Certificate of Review
                                              Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or
                                              Adobe PDF file formats only.                               OMB Control Number: 0607–0971.
                                                                                                         Form Number: Not yet determined.                   ACTION: Notice of issuance of an
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              amended Export Trade Certificate of
                                                                                                         Type of Review: Regular submission.
                                              Requests for additional information or                     Affected Public: Individuals or                    Review to Florida Citrus Exports, L.C.
                                              copies of the information collection                    households.                                           (FCE), Application No. 94–6A007.
                                              instrument(s) and instructions should                      Estimated Number of Respondents:
                                              be directed to Jennifer Childs, Census                                                                        SUMMARY:    The Secretary of Commerce,
                                                                                                      100,000 per year.                                     through the Office of Trade and
                                              Bureau, Washington, DC 20233; (301)                        Estimated Time Per Response: 10
                                              763–4932 (or via the internet at                                                                              Economic Analysis (OTEA), issued an
                                                                                                      minutes.                                              amended Export Trade Certificate of
                                              jennifer.hunter.childs@census.gov).                        Estimated Total Annual Burden
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                            Review to FCE on October 4, 2018. A
                                                                                                      Hours: 16,667 hours annually.
                                                                                                                                                            previous amended Export Trade
                                              I. Abstract                                                Estimated Total Annual Cost: There is
                                                                                                                                                            Certificate of Review was issued to FCE
                                                                                                      no cost to the respondent other than
                                                 The U.S. Census Bureau plans to                                                                            on July 17, 2017, and a notice of its
                                                                                                      time to answer the information request.
                                              request an extension of the current OMB                                                                       issuance was published in the Federal
                                                                                                         Respondents Obligation: Mandatory
                                              approval to conduct a series of studies                                                                       Register on July 31, 2017.
                                                                                                      or Voluntary, depending on cited
                                              to research and evaluate how to improve                 authority.                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              data collection activities for data                        Legal Authority: Data collection for               Joseph Flynn, Director, Office of Trade
                                              collection programs at the Census                       this project is authorized under the                  and Economic Analysis, International
                                              Bureau. These studies will explore how                  authorizing legislation for the                       Trade Administration, (202) 482–5131
                                              the Census Bureau can improve                           questionnaire being tested. This may be               (this is not a toll-free number) or email
                                              efficiency, data quality, and response                  Title 13, Sections 131, 141, 161, 181,                at etca@trade.gov.
                                              rates and reduce respondent burden in                   182, 193, and 301 for Census Bureau                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of
                                              future census and survey operations,                    sponsored surveys, and Title 13 and 15                the Export Trading Company Act of
                                              evaluations and experiments.                            for surveys sponsored by other Federal                1982 (15 U.S.C. Sections 4001–21) (the
                                                 This information collection will                     agencies. We do not now know what                     Act) authorizes the Secretary of
                                              operate as a generic clearance. The                     other titles will be referenced, since we             Commerce to issue Export Trade
                                              estimated number of respondents and                     do not know what survey questionnaires                Certificates of Review. An Export Trade
                                              annual reporting hours requested cover                  will be pretested during the course of                Certificate of Review protects the holder
                                              both the known and yet to be                            the clearance.                                        and the members identified in the
                                              determined tests. A generic clearance is                                                                      Certificate from State and Federal
                                              needed for these tests because though                   IV. Request for Comments                              government antitrust actions and from
                                              each share similar methodology, the                        Comments are invited on: (a) Whether               private treble damage antitrust actions
                                              exact number of tests and the explicit                  the proposed collection of information                for the export conduct specified in the
                                              details of each test to be performed has                is necessary for the proper performance               Certificate and carried out in
                                              yet to be determined. Once information                  of the functions of the agency, including             compliance with its terms and
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                                              collection plans are defined, they will                 whether the information shall have                    conditions. The regulations
                                              be submitted on an individual basis in                  practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the            implementing Title III are found at 15
                                              order to keep OMB informed as these                     agency’s estimate of the burden                       CFR part 325 (2018). OTEA is issuing
                                              tests progress.                                         (including hours and cost) of the                     this notice pursuant to 15 CFR 325.6(b),
                                                 The Census Bureau plans to test the                  proposed collection of information; (c)               which requires the Secretary of
                                              use of new and improved data                            ways to enhance the quality, utility, and             Commerce to publish a summary of the
                                              collection techniques for self-                         clarity of the information to be                      certification in the Federal Register.


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                                              Under Section 305(a) of the Act and 15                  respectively, AD/CVD Operations,                        reasonably available to the petitioner
                                              CFR 325.11(a), any person aggrieved by                  Enforcement and Compliance,                             supporting its allegations.
                                              the Secretary’s determination may,                      International Trade Administration,                        Commerce finds that the petitioner
                                              within 30 days of the date of this notice,              U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401                       filed the Petition on behalf of the
                                              bring an action in any appropriate                      Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,                     domestic industry because the
                                              district court of the United States to set              DC 20230.                                               petitioner is an interested party as
                                              aside the determination on the ground                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              defined in section 771(9)(E) of the Act.
                                              that the determination is erroneous.                                                                            Commerce also finds that the petitioner
                                                                                                      The Petition                                            demonstrated sufficient industry
                                              Description of Certified Conduct                           On September 20, 2018, the U.S.                      support necessary for the initiation of
                                                 FCE’s Export Trade Certificate of                    Department of Commerce (Commerce)                       the requested CVD investigation.4
                                              Review has been amended to add the                      received a countervailing duty petition
                                                                                                                                                              Period of Investigation
                                              following Member of the Certificate                     (CVD Petition) concerning imports of
                                              within the meaning of section 325.2(1)                  refillable stainless steel kegs (kegs) from               Because the Petition was filed on
                                              of the Regulations (15 CFR 325.2(1)):                   the People’s Republic of China (China),                 September 20, 2018, the period of
                                              Egan Fruit Packing, LLC.                                filed in proper form on behalf of the                   investigation is January 1, 2017, through
                                                 FCE’s Export Trade Certificate of                    American Keg Company LLC (the                           December 31, 2017.
                                              Review Membership, as amended, is                       petitioner), a domestic producer of                     Scope of the Investigation
                                              listed below:                                           kegs.1 The CVD Petition was
                                                                                                      accompanied by antidumping duty (AD)                      The product covered by this
                                              Egan Fruit Packing, LLC, Ft. Pierce,                                                                            investigation is kegs from China. For a
                                                 Florida                                              petitions concerning imports of kegs
                                                                                                      from China, Germany, and Mexico.                        full description of the scope of these
                                              Golden River Fruit Co., Vero Beach,
                                                                                                         On September 25, 2018, Commerce                      investigations, see the Appendix to this
                                                 Florida
                                                                                                      requested supplemental information                      notice.
                                              Hogan and Sons, Inc., Vero Beach,
                                                 Florida                                              pertaining to certain aspects of the                    Comments on the Scope of the
                                              Indian River Exchange Packers, Inc.,                    Petition in two separate supplemental                   Investigation
                                                 Vero Beach, Florida                                  questionnaires, one addressing the                         During our review of the Petition, we
                                              Leroy E. Smith’s Sons, Inc., Vero Beach,                programs alleged as countervailable                     contacted the petitioners regarding the
                                                 Florida                                              subsidies, and one primarily addressing                 proposed scope to ensure that the scope
                                              The Packers of Indian River, Ltd., Ft.                  scope clarification issues.2 The                        language in the Petitions is an accurate
                                                 Pierce, Florida                                      petitioner filed additional information                 reflection of the products for which the
                                              Premier Citrus Marketing, LLC, Vero                     on September 27, 2018.3                                 domestic industry is seeking relief.5 As
                                                 Beach, Florida                                          In accordance with section 702(b)(1)                 a result, the scope of the Petitions was
                                              River One International Marketing, Inc.,                of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended                   modified to clarify the description of
                                                 Vero Beach, Florida                                  (the Act), the petitioner alleges that the              merchandise covered by the Petitions.
                                              Riverfront Packing Co. LLC, Vero Beach,                 Government of China (GOC) is                            The description of the merchandise
                                                 Florida                                              providing countervailable subsidies,                    covered by these investigations, as
                                              Seald Sweet LLC, Vero Beach, Florida                    within the meaning of sections 701 and                  described in the Appendix to this
                                                 The effective date of the amended                    771(5) of the Act, to producers of kegs                 notice, reflects these clarifications.
                                              certificate is April 17, 2018, the date on              in China and that imports of such                          As discussed in the Preamble to
                                              which FCE’s application to amend was                    products are materially injuring, or                    Commerce’s regulations, we are setting
                                              deemed submitted.                                       threatening material injury to, the                     aside a period for interested parties to
                                                Dated: October 10, 2018.
                                                                                                      domestic kegs industry in the United                    raise issues regarding product coverage
                                                                                                      States. Consistent with section 702(b)(1)               (scope).6 Commerce will consider all
                                              Joseph Flynn,
                                                                                                      of the Act and 19 CFR 351.202(b), for                   comments received from interested
                                              Director, Office of Trade and Economic                  those alleged programs on which we are
                                              Analysis, International Trade Administration,                                                                   parties and, if necessary, will consult
                                              U.S. Department of Commerce.
                                                                                                      initiating a CVD investigation, the                     with interested parties prior to the
                                                                                                      Petition is accompanied by information                  issuance of the preliminary
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                                                                                                                                                              determination. If scope comments
                                                                                                         1 See the petitioner’s letter, ‘‘Petitions for the

                                                                                                      Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports of
                                                                                                                                                              include factual information,7 all such
                                                                                                      Refillable Stainless Steel Kegs from Germany,           factual information should be limited to
                                              DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  Mexico, and the People’s Republic Of China and          public information. To facilitate
                                                                                                      Countervailing Duties on Imports of Refillable          preparation of its questionnaires,
                                              International Trade Administration                      Stainless Steel Kegs from the People’s Republic Of
                                                                                                      China,’’ dated September 20, 2018 (the Petition).
                                                                                                                                                              Commerce requests that all interested
                                              [C–570–094 ]                                               2 See Commerce’s Letters titled ‘‘Petition for the   parties submit such comments by 5:00
                                                                                                      Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Imports of       p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on October 30,
                                              Refillable Stainless Steel Kegs From                    Refillable Stainless Steel Kegs from the People’s       2018, which is 20 calendar days from
                                                                                                      Republic of China: Supplemental Questions,’’ and        the signature date of this notice. Any
                                              the People’s Republic of China:                         ‘‘Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping
                                              Initiation of Countervailing Duty                       Duties on Imports of Refillable Stainless Steel Kegs
                                                                                                                                                                4 See the ‘‘Determination of Industry Support for
                                              Investigation                                           from the People’s Republic of China, the Federal
                                                                                                      Republic of Germany, and Mexico, and                    the Petition’’ section, infra.
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                                              AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                    Countervailing Duty Imports from the People’s             5 See Supplement at ‘‘General Issues

                                              International Trade Administration,                     Republic of China: Supplemental Questions,’’ both       Questionnaire’’ section (General Issues
                                                                                                      dated September 25, 2018.                               Supplement) at 1–9; see also Revised Scope, at
                                              Department of Commerce.                                    3 See the petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Supplement to the   Exhibit 1.
                                              DATES:   Applicable October 10, 2018.                   Petition for the Imposition of Countervailing Duties      6 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,

                                                                                                      on Imports of Refillable Stainless Steel Kegs from      Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997)
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                                (Preamble).
                                                                                                      China: Response to the Department’s Supplemental
                                              Nicholas Czajkowski or Robert Brown at                  Questions,’’ dated September 27, 2018                     7 See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ‘‘factual

                                              (202) 482–1395 or (202) 482–3702,                       (Supplement).                                           information’’).



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of issuance of an amended Export Trade Certificate of Review to Florida Citrus Exports, L.C. (FCE), Application No. 94-6A007.
ContactJoseph 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]
FR Citation83 FR 52191 

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