The Secretary of Commerce, through the Office of Trade and Economic Analysis (OTEA), issued an Export Trade Certificate of Review to NFE on January 29, 2024.
Notice of issuance of an amended Export Trade Certificate of Review for Northwest Fruit Exporters (NFE), Application No. 84-34A12.
SUMMARY:
The Secretary of Commerce, through the Office of Trade and Economic Analysis (OTEA), issued an Export Trade Certificate of Review to NFE on January 29, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph Flynn, Director, OTEA, International Trade Administration, (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(b), which requires the Secretary of Commerce to publish a summary of the certification in the
Federal Register
. 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
NFE Amended Its Certificate as Follows
1. Added the following entity as a Member of the Certificate within the meaning of section 325.2(l) of the Regulations (15 CFR 325.2(l)):
New Columbia Fruit Packers, LLC, Wenatchee, WA
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Export Product coverage:
fresh apples and fresh sweet cherries.
2. Removed the following companies as Members of the Certificate:
Columbia Fruit Packers, Inc., Wenatchee, WA
Frosty Packing Co., LLC, Yakima, WA
Highland Fruit Growers, Inc., Yakima, WA
Stadelman Fruit, L.L.C., Zillah/Hood River & Milton-Freewater, WA/OR
3. Changed the names of the following Members of the Certificate:
Crane & Crane, Inc. (Brewster, WA) changes to Crane Ranch (Brewster, WA)
4. Changed the Export Product coverage of the following Members of the Certificate:
Diamond Fruit Growers, Inc. changes Export Product coverage from fresh pears and fresh sweet cherries to fresh pears (dropping fresh sweet cherries).
FirstFruits Farms, LLC changes Export Product coverage from fresh apples to fresh apples and fresh sweet cherries (adding fresh sweet cherries).
River Valley Fruit, LLC changes Export Product coverage from fresh apples, fresh sweet cherries and fresh pears to fresh apples and fresh sweet cherries (dropping fresh pears).
List of Members, as Amended
1. Allan Bros., Naches, WA
( printed page 8157)
2. AltaFresh L.L.C. dba Chelan Fresh Marketing, Chelan, WA
3. Apple House Warehouse & Storage, Inc., Brewster, WA
4. Apple King, L.L.C., Yakima, WA
5. Auvil Fruit Co., Inc. dba Gee Whiz II, LLC, Orondo, WA