Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 23 / Wednesday, February 4, 2004 / Notices 5319

ITC Notification

We have notified the ITC of our 

initiation as required by section 732(d) 

of the Act.

Preliminary Determination by the ITC

The ITC will determine no later than 

February 23, 2004, whether there is a 

reasonable indication that imports of 

outboard engines from Japan are causing 

material injury, or threatening to cause 

material injury, to a U.S. industry. A 

negative ITC determination will result 

in the investigation being terminated; 

otherwise, this investigation will 

proceed according to statutory and 

regulatory time limits.

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to section 777(i) of the Act.

Dated: January 28, 2004.

James Jochum,

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration.

[FR Doc. 04–2277 Filed 2–3–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration 

[C–533–829] 

Notice of Countervailing Duty Order: 

Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 

Strand From India

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 4, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Copyak at (202) 482–2209 or 

Alicia Kinsey at (202) 482–4793, Office 

of AD/CVD Enforcement VI, Group II, 

Import Administration, International 

Trade Administration, U.S. Department 

of Commerce, Room 4012, 14th Street 

and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Scope of Order 

The merchandise subject to this order 

is prestressed concrete steel wire (PC 

strand), which is steel strand produced 

from wire of non-stainless, nongalvanized steel, which is suitable for 

use in prestressed concrete (both pretensioned and post-tensioned) 

applications. The product definition 

encompasses covered and uncovered 

strand and all types, grades, and 

diameters of PC strand. 

The merchandise under this order is 

currently classifiable under subheadings 

7312.10.3010 and 7312.10.3012 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS). Although the 

HTSUS subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the merchandise 

under investigation is dispositive. 

Countervailing Duty Order 

In accordance with section 705(d) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act), on December 8, 2003, the 

Department published its final 

determination in the countervailing 

duty investigation of prestressed 

concrete steel wire strand from India. 

See Notice of Final Affirmative 

Countervailing Duty Determination: 

Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand 

From India, 68 FR 68356 (December 8, 

2003). On January 21, 2003, the United 

States International Trade Commission 

(USITC) notified the Department of its 

final determination, pursuant to section 

705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, that an 

industry in the United States suffered 

material injury as a result of subsidized 

imports of prestressed concrete steel 

wire strand from India. 

Therefore, countervailing duties will 

be assessed on all unliquidated entries 

of prestressed concrete steel wire strand 

from India entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse, for consumption on or after 

July 8, 2003, the date on which the 

Department published its preliminary 

affirmative countervailing duty 

determination in the Federal Register,

and before November 5, 2003, the date 

the Department instructed the U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 

discontinue the suspension of 

liquidation in accordance with section 

703(d) of the Act, and on all entries of 

subject merchandise made on or after 

the date of publication of the USITC’s 

final injury determination in the 

Federal Register. Section 703(d) of the 

Act states that the suspension of 

liquidation pursuant to a preliminary 

determination may not remain in effect 

for more than four months. Entries of 

prestressed concrete steel wire strand 

made on or after November 5, 2003, and 

prior to the date of publication of the 

USITC’s final injury determination in 

the Federal Register are not liable for 

the assessment of countervailing duties 

due to the Department’s 

discontinuation, effective November 5, 

2003, of the suspensions of liquidation. 

In accordance with section 706 of the 

Act, the Department will direct the CBP 

to reinstitute the suspension of 

liquidation for prestressed concrete steel 

wire strand from India effective the date 

of the USITC’s final injury 

determination in the Federal Register

and to assess, upon further advice by 

the Department pursuant to section 

706(a)(1) of the Act, countervailing 

duties for each entry of the subject 

merchandise in an amount based on the 

net countervailable subsidy rate for the 

subject merchandise. 

On or after the date of publication of 

the USITC’s final injury determination 

in the Federal Register, the CBP must 

require, at the same time as importers 

would normally deposit estimated 

duties on this merchandise, a cash 

deposit equal to the rate noted below. 

The cash deposit rate is as follows:

Producer/exporter Cash deposit rate 

All Producers/Exporters.62.92 percent ad valorem

This notice constitutes the 

countervailing duty order with respect 

to prestressed concrete steel wire strand 

from India, pursuant to section 706(a) of 

the Act. Interested parties may contact 

the Central Records Unit of the Main 

Commerce Building for copies of an 

updated list of countervailing duty 

orders currently in effect. 

This countervailing duty order is 

issued and published in accordance 

with sections 706(a) and 705 of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.211 and 351.224.

Dated: January 29, 2004. 

James J. Jochum, 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration.

[FR Doc. 04–2278 Filed 2–3–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 123103B]

Endangered Species; Permit No. 1190

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Scientific research permit 

modification.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

request for modification of scientific 

research permit no. 1190 submitted by 

the NMFS Pacific Islands Region, 1601 

Kapiolani Blvd., Ste. 1110, Honolulu, HI 

96814 has been granted.

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following offices: Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 

713–2289, fax (301) 713–0376; and 

Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601