Export Trade Certificate of Review, 11842-11843 [2010-5388]

Download as PDF 11842 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 48 / Friday, March 12, 2010 / Notices directed to Larry Hall, BIS ICB Liaison, (202) 482–4895, lhall@bis.doc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information is collected as supporting documentation for license applications to export petroleum (crude oil) and is used by licensing officers to determine the exporter’s compliance with the five statutes governing such transactions. II. Method of Collection Submitted electronically or in paper form. III. Data OMB Control Number: 0694–0027. Form Number(s): None. Type of Review: Regular submission. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Estimated Number of Respondents: 76. Estimated Time per Response: 38 minutes to 8 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 138. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0. IV. Request for Comments srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES International Trade Administration [Application No. 10–00002] I. Abstract Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: March 8, 2010. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2010–5367 Filed 3–11–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–33–P VerDate Nov<24>2008 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 17:18 Mar 11, 2010 Jkt 220001 Export Trade Certificate of Review ACTION: Notice of Application (#10– 00002) for an Export Trade Certificate of Review from EFS International Corporation/DBA: EFS Global Trade and Export (‘‘EFS’’). SUMMARY: Export Trading Company Affairs (‘‘ETCA’’), International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, has received an application for an Export Trade Certificate of Review (‘‘Certificate’’). This notice summarizes the conduct for which certification is sought and requests comments relevant to whether the Certificate should be issued. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph E. Flynn, Director, Office of Competition and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, by telephone at (202) 482–5131 (this is not a toll-free number) or E-mail at oetca@ita.doc.gov. 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. 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 proposed export conduct. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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 (5) copies, plus two (2) copies of the nonconfidential version, should be submitted no later than 20 days after the date of this notice to: Export Trading PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Company Affairs, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 7021–X H, Washington, DC 20230, or transmit by E-mail at oetca@ita.doc.gov. 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 10–00002.’’ A summary of the application follows. Summary of the Application Applicant: EFS International Corporation/DBA: EFS Global Trade and Export (‘‘EFS’’), 102 E 3rd Avenue, Newark, NJ 07104–2706. Contact: Mr. Francisco J. Salcedo, Telephone: (973) 336–7026. Application No.: 10–00002. Date Deemed Submitted: February 26, 2010. Members: None. The applicant (EFS) 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. I. Export Trade 1. Product All Products. 2. Services All Services. 3. Technology Rights Technology rights that relate to Products and Services including, but not limited to, patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. 4. Export Trade Facilitation Services (as They Relate to the Export of Products, Services, and Technology Rights) Export Trade Facilitation Services including, but not limited to, professional services in the areas of government relations and assistance with state and federal programs; foreign trade and business protocol; consulting; market research and analysis; collection of information on trade opportunities; marketing; negotiations; joint ventures; shipping; export management; export licensing; advertising; documentation and services related to compliance with customs requirements; insurance and financing; trade show exhibitions; organizational development; management and labor strategies; transfer of technology; transportation E:\FR\FM\12MRN1.SGM 12MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 48 / Friday, March 12, 2010 / Notices services; and facilitating the formation of shippers’ associations. II. 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). srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES III. Export Trade Activities and Methods of Operation 1. With respect to the export of Products and Services, licensing of Technology Rights and provision of Export Trade Facilitation Services, EFS International, subject to the terms and conditions listed below, may: a. Provide and/or arrange for the provisions of Export Trade Facilitation Services and engage in promotional and marketing activities; b. Collect information on trade opportunities in the Export Markets and distribute such information to clients; c. Enter into exclusive and/or nonexclusive licensing and/or sales agreements with Suppliers for the export of Products, Services, and/or Technology Rights to Export Markets; d. Enter into exclusive and/or nonexclusive agreements with distributors and/or sales representatives in Export Markets; e. Allocate export sales or divide Export Markets among Suppliers for the sale and/or licensing of Products, Services, and/or Technology Rights; f. Allocate export orders among Suppliers; g. Establish the price of Products, Services, and/or Technology Rights for sales and/or licensing in Export Markets; and taking title to when provided in order to facilitate the export of goods or services produced in the United States; h. Negotiate, enter into, and/or manage licensing agreements for the export of Technology Rights; i. Enter into contracts for shipping to Export Markets; and j. Refuse to provide Export Trade Facilitation Services to customers in any Export Market or Markets. 2. EFS International 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 EFS International with its distributors in Export Markets. VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:18 Mar 11, 2010 Jkt 220001 IV. Terms and Conditions 1. In engaging in Export Trade Activities and Methods of Operation, EFS International will not intentionally disclose, directly or indirectly, to any Supplier any information about any other Supplier’s costs, production, capacity, inventories, domestic prices, domestic sales, or U.S. business plans, strategies, or methods that is not already generally available to the trade or public. 2. EFS International will comply with requests made by the Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the Secretary or the Attorney General for information or documents relevant to conduct under the Certificate. The Secretary of Commerce will request such information or documents when either the Attorney General or the Secretary of Commerce believes that the information or documents are required to determine that the Export Trade, Export Trade Activities and Methods of Operation of a person protected by this Certificate of Review continue to comply with the standards of section 303(a) of the Act. Definition ‘‘Supplier’’ means a person who produces, provides, or sells Products, Services, and/or Technology Rights. Dated: March 8, 2010. Joseph E. Flynn, Director, Office of Competition and Economic Analysis. [FR Doc. 2010–5388 Filed 3–11–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–AY72 Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Amendment 10 to the Fishery Management Plan for Spiny Lobster Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS); request for comments. SUMMARY: NMFS, Southeast Region, in collaboration with the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils (Councils) intends to prepare an EIS to describe and analyze a range of alternatives for management actions PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 11843 to be included in an amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Spiny Lobster Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic (FMP). 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[FR Doc No: 2010-5388]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[Application No. 10-00002]


Export Trade Certificate of Review

ACTION: Notice of Application (10-00002) for an Export Trade 
Certificate of Review from EFS International Corporation/DBA: EFS 
Global Trade and Export (``EFS'').

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SUMMARY: Export Trading Company Affairs (``ETCA''), International Trade 
Administration, Department of Commerce, has received an application for 
an Export Trade Certificate of Review (``Certificate''). This notice 
summarizes the conduct for which certification is sought and requests 
comments relevant to whether the Certificate should be issued.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph E. Flynn, Director, Office of 
Competition and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, 
by telephone at (202) 482-5131 (this is not a toll-free number) or E-
mail at oetca@ita.doc.gov.

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. 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 proposed export conduct.

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 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 (5) copies, plus two (2) copies 
of the nonconfidential version, should be submitted no later than 20 
days after the date of this notice to: Export Trading Company Affairs, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 
7021-X H, Washington, DC 20230, or transmit by E-mail at 
oetca@ita.doc.gov. 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 10-00002.'' A 
summary of the application follows.

Summary of the Application

    Applicant: EFS International Corporation/DBA: EFS Global Trade and 
Export (``EFS''), 102 E 3rd Avenue, Newark, NJ 07104-2706.
    Contact: Mr. Francisco J. Salcedo, Telephone: (973) 336-7026.
    Application No.: 10-00002.
    Date Deemed Submitted: February 26, 2010.
    Members: None.
    The applicant (EFS) 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.

I. Export Trade

1. Product

    All Products.

2. Services

    All Services.

3. Technology Rights

    Technology rights that relate to Products and Services including, 
but not limited to, patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.

4. Export Trade Facilitation Services (as They Relate to the Export of 
Products, Services, and Technology Rights)

    Export Trade Facilitation Services including, but not limited to, 
professional services in the areas of government relations and 
assistance with state and federal programs; foreign trade and business 
protocol; consulting; market research and analysis; collection of 
information on trade opportunities; marketing; negotiations; joint 
ventures; shipping; export management; export licensing; advertising; 
documentation and services related to compliance with customs 
requirements; insurance and financing; trade show exhibitions; 
organizational development; management and labor strategies; transfer 
of technology; transportation

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services; and facilitating the formation of shippers' associations.

II. 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).

III. Export Trade Activities and Methods of Operation

    1. With respect to the export of Products and Services, licensing 
of Technology Rights and provision of Export Trade Facilitation 
Services, EFS International, subject to the terms and conditions listed 
below, may:
    a. Provide and/or arrange for the provisions of Export Trade 
Facilitation Services and engage in promotional and marketing 
activities;
    b. Collect information on trade opportunities in the Export Markets 
and distribute such information to clients;
    c. Enter into exclusive and/or non-exclusive licensing and/or sales 
agreements with Suppliers for the export of Products, Services, and/or 
Technology Rights to Export Markets;
    d. Enter into exclusive and/or non-exclusive agreements with 
distributors and/or sales representatives in Export Markets;
    e. Allocate export sales or divide Export Markets among Suppliers 
for the sale and/or licensing of Products, Services, and/or Technology 
Rights;
    f. Allocate export orders among Suppliers;
    g. Establish the price of Products, Services, and/or Technology 
Rights for sales and/or licensing in Export Markets; and taking title 
to when provided in order to facilitate the export of goods or services 
produced in the United States;
    h. Negotiate, enter into, and/or manage licensing agreements for 
the export of Technology Rights;
    i. Enter into contracts for shipping to Export Markets; and
    j. Refuse to provide Export Trade Facilitation Services to 
customers in any Export Market or Markets.
    2. EFS International 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 
EFS International with its distributors in Export Markets.

IV. Terms and Conditions

    1. In engaging in Export Trade Activities and Methods of Operation, 
EFS International will not intentionally disclose, directly or 
indirectly, to any Supplier any information about any other Supplier's 
costs, production, capacity, inventories, domestic prices, domestic 
sales, or U.S. business plans, strategies, or methods that is not 
already generally available to the trade or public.
    2. EFS International will comply with requests made by the 
Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the Secretary or the Attorney 
General for information or documents relevant to conduct under the 
Certificate. The Secretary of Commerce will request such information or 
documents when either the Attorney General or the Secretary of Commerce 
believes that the information or documents are required to determine 
that the Export Trade, Export Trade Activities and Methods of Operation 
of a person protected by this Certificate of Review continue to comply 
with the standards of section 303(a) of the Act.

Definition

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

    Dated: March 8, 2010.
Joseph E. Flynn,
Director, Office of Competition and Economic Analysis.
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