Export Trade Certificate of Review

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. If the comments include any privileged or confidential business information, it must be clearly marked and a nonconfidential version of the comments (identified as such) should be included. Any comments not marked privileged or confidential business information will be deemed to be nonconfidential. An original and five copies, plus two copies of the nonconfidential version, 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 1104, Washington, DC 20230. Business confidential information submitted by any person is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). However, nonconfidential 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 85-8A018.'' U.S. Shippers Association's (``USSA'') original Certificate was issued on June 3, 1986 (51 FR 20873, June 9, 1986) and subsequently amended on January 16, 1990 (55 FR 2543, January 25, 1990); November 13, 1990 (55 FR 48664, November 21, 1990); September 22, 1993 (58 FR 51061, September 30,

1993); June 28, 1994 (59 FR 34411, July 5, 1994); April 10, 1997 (62 FR 18586, April 16, 1997); and November 23, 1998 (63 FR 65752, November 30, 1998).

Summary of the Application

Applicant: U.S. Shippers Association, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. Contact: Cara E. Maggioni, Legal Counsel, Telephone: (202) 662- 5162. Application No.: 85-8A018. Date Deemed Submitted: March 1, 1999. Proposed Amendment: USSA seeks to amend its Certificate to: 1. Add Lyondell Chemical Worldwide, Inc., Newtown Square, PA; and Arch Chemicals, Inc., Norwalk, CT as new ``Members'' of the Certificate within the meaning of section 325.2(1) of the Regulations (15 C.F.R. 325.2(1)); and 2. Delete ARCO Chemical Company, Newtown Square, PA; and Olin Corporation, Norwalk, CT as ``Members'' of the Certificate.

Dated: March 11, 1999. Morton Schnabel, Director, Office of Export Trading Company Affairs. [FR Doc. 99-6354 Filed 3-15-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-P