[Federal Register: October 20, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 202)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

 
Export Trade Certificate of Review

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Export Trading Company Affairs, International Trade 
Administration, Department of Commerce, has received an application for 
an Export Trade Certificate of Review. 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: Jeffrey Anspacher, Director, Export 
Trading Company Affairs, 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 
marked clearly 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 
1104H, Washington, DC 20230. 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 04-00003.'' A 
summary of the application follows.

Summary of the Application

    Applicant: Rocky Mountain Instrument Company, 106 Laser Drive, 
Lafayette, Colorado 80026.
    Contact: Don Arseneault, Quality System Manager, Telephone: (303) 
604-4846.
    Application No.: 04-00003.
    Date Deemed Submitted: October 5, 2004.
    Members (in addition to Applicant): None.
    The Rocky Mountain Instrument Company seeks an Export Trade 
Certificate of Review to engage in the Export Trade Activities and 
Methods of Operation described below for the following Products and 
Export Markets:

Products

    Rocky Mountain Instrument Company is a manufacturer of full 
spectrum, ultraviolet through far infrared, laser and imaging optical 
components, assemblies and electro-optical systems. Products to be 
covered by the proposed Certificate include optical components ranging 
from .19-20[mu]m applications; prism components and assemblies; optical 
coating for Ultra Violet, Visible, Near Infra Red, and Infra Red 
applications; optical mount assemblies; Vanadate Laser Marking Systems; 
and related research and development services, custom design, or build 
to print services.

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 Operation

    With respect to the sale of Products in the Export Markets, the 
Rocky Mountain Instrument Company may, on its own behalf:
    1. Set up exclusive dealings for distributors and or end customers.
    2. Allocate specific territories for such distributors and or end 
customers.
    3. Allocate specific pricing guidelines for such distributors and 
or end customers.

    Dated: October 13, 2004.
Jeffrey Anspacher,
Director, Export Trading Company Affairs.
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