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administrative review. The Department 

will issue appropriate assessment 

instructions to U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection within 15 days of publication 

of this notice. 

This notice serves as a reminder to 

parties subject to administrative 

protective order (‘‘APO’’) of their 

responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 

written notification of the return or 

destruction of APO materials or 

conversion to judicial protective order is 

hereby requested. Failure to comply 

with the regulations and terms of an 

APO is a sanctionable violation. 

This notice is issued and published in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4) 

and section 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 

1930, as amended.

Dated: December 31, 2003. 

Gary Taverman, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration.

[FR Doc. 04–237 Filed 1–5–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-489–501]

Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and 

Tube from Turkey: Extension of the 

Time Limit for the Preliminary Results 

of Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 6, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles Riggle at (202) 482–0650 or 

Martin Claessens at (202) 482–5451, 

Office 5, AD/CVD Enforcement, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

TIME LIMITS:

Statutory Time Limits

Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires 

the Department of Commerce (the 

Department) to complete the 

preliminary results of an administrative 

review within 245 days after the last day 

of the anniversary month of an order/

finding for which a review is requested 

and the final results within 120 days 

after the date on which the preliminary 

results are published. However, if it is 

not practicable to complete the review 

within these time periods, section 

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the 

Department to extend the time limit for 

the preliminary results to a maximum of 

365 days after the last day of the 

anniversary month of an order/finding 

for which a review is requested, and for 

the final results to 180 days (or 300 days 

if the Department does not extend the 

time limit for the preliminary results) 

from the date of publication of the 

preliminary results.

Background

On May 1, 2003, the Department 

published a notice of opportunity to 

request an administrative review of this 

order. See Antidumping or 

Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 

Suspended Investigation; Opportunity 

to Request Administrative Review, 68 

FR 23281 (May 1, 2003). On May 30, 

2003, in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.213(b), interested parties Allied 

Tube & Conduit Corporation, IPSCO 

Tubulars, Inc., and Wheatland Tube 

Company requested a review of 

producers/exporters of certain welded 

carbon steel pipe and tube.On July 1, 

2003, the Department of Commerce (the 

Department) published a notice of 

initiation of administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on certain 

carbon steel welded pipe and tube from 

Turkey, covering the period May 1, 

2002, through April 30, 2003 (68 FR 

39055). The preliminary results are 

currently due no later than February 2, 

2004.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary 

Results of Review

We determine that it is not practicable 

to complete the preliminary results of 

this review within the original time 

limit due to the complex issues that 

have been raised. First, the Department 

requires additional time to analyze the 

numerous affiliations and complex 

corporate structure of the respondent. In 

addition, the Department must address 

the complicated cost issues associated 

with Turkey exhibiting high inflation 

during the period of review.

Therefore, the Department is 

extending the time limit for completion 

of the preliminary results by 60 days 

until March 31, 2004. We intend to 

issue the final results no later than 120 

days after publication of the preliminary 

results notice.

Dated: December 30, 2003.

Gary Taverman,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/

CVD Enforcement, Group II.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 122303E]

Taking and Importing of Marine 

Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of affirmative finding.

SUMMARY: The Assistant Administrator 

for Fisheries, NMFS, (Assistant 

Administrator) granted the affirmative 

finding for the Republic of El Salvador 

under the Marine Mammal Protection 

Act (MMPA). This affirmative finding 

will allow yellowfin tuna harvested in 

the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP) 

in compliance with the International 

Dolphin Conservation Program (IDCP) 

by El Salvadorian-flag purse seine 

vessels or purse seine vessels operating 

under El Salvador’s jurisdiction to be 

imported into the United States. The 

affirmative finding was based on review 

of documentary evidence submitted by 

the Republic of El Salvador and 

obtained from the Inter-American 

Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and 

the Department of State.

DATES: Effective December 31, 2003, 

through March 31, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Regional Administrator, Southwest 

Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean 

Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

California, 90802–4213; Phone 562–

980–4000; Fax 562–980–4018.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., as 

amended by the International Dolphin 

Conservation Program Act (IDCPA) 

(Pub. L. 105–42), allows the entry into 

the United States of yellowfin tuna 

harvested by purse seine vessels in the 

ETP under certain conditions. If 

requested by the harvesting nation, the 

Assistant Administrator will determine 

whether to make an affirmative finding 

based upon documentary evidence 

provided by the government of the 

harvesting nation, the IATTC, or the 

Department of State. A finding will 

remain valid for 1 year (April 1 through 

March 31) or for such other period as 

the Assistant Administrator may 

determine. An affirmative finding 

applies to tuna and tuna products that 

were harvested in the ETP by purse 

seine vessels of the nation and applies 

to any tuna harvested in the ETP purse 

seine fishery after March 3, 1999, the 

effective date of the IDCPA.

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The affirmative finding process 

requires that the harvesting nation meet 

several conditions related to compliance 

with the IDCP. A nation may opt to 

provide information regarding 

compliance with the IDCP directly to 

NMFS on an annual basis or to 

authorize the IATTC to release the 

information to NMFS in years when 

NMFS will review and consider 

whether to issue an affirmative finding 

determination without an application 

from the harvesting nation.

An affirmative finding will be 

terminated if the Assistant 

Administrator, in consultation with the 

Secretary of State, determines that the 

requirements of 50 CFR 216.24(f) are no 

longer being met or that a nation is 

consistently failing to take enforcement 

actions on violations which diminish 

the effectiveness of the IDCP. Every 5 

years, the government of the harvesting 

nation, must request an affirmative 

finding and submit the required 

documentary evidence directly to the 

Assistant Administrator.

As a part of the affirmative finding 

process set forth in 50 CFR 216.24(f), the 

Assistant Administrator considered 

documentary evidence submitted by the 

Republic of El Salvador and obtained 

from the IATTC and the Department of 

State and determined that the 

requirements under the MMPA to 

receive an affirmative finding have been 

met.

After consultation with the 

Department of State, NMFS granted the 

Republic of El Salvador’s affirmative 

finding allowing the importation into 

the United States of yellowfin tuna and 

products derived from yellowfin tuna 

harvested in the ETP after March 3, 

1999, by El Salvadorian-flag purse seine 

vessels or vessels under El Salvadorian 

jurisdiction. This finding will remain in 

effect until March 31, 2004.

In subsequent years 2004 through 

2007, the Assistant Administrator will 

determine on an annual basis whether 

the Republic of El Salvador is meeting 

the requirements under section 

101(a)(2)(B) and (C) of the MMPA. If 

necessary, documentary evidence may 

also be requested from the Republic of 

El Salvador to determine whether the 

affirmative finding criteria are being 

met. If the affirmative finding for the 

Republic of El Salvador is renewed after 

NMFS’s annual review in the years 2004 

through 2007, the Republic of El 

Salvador must submit a new application 

in early 2008 for an affirmative finding 

to be effective for the period April 1, 

2008, through March 31, 2009, and the 

subsequent 4 years.

Dated: December 31, 2003.

Rebecca Lent,

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service.

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 122303D]

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Research Steering Committee in 

January, 2004. Recommendations from 

the committee will be brought to the full 

Council for formal consideration and 

action, if appropriate.

DATES: The meeting will held on 

Monday, January 26, 2004, at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire Street, 

Mansfield, MA; telephone: 508–339–

2200.

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

committee will discuss and continue 

work on a process to review and 

integrate the results of cooperative 

research into the management process. 

It will also work on developing research 

priorities for 2004 for consideration by 

the Council and the NMFS Regional 

Administrator.

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

listed in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

days prior to the meeting dates.

Dated: December 31, 2003.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. E3–00690 Filed 1–5–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 122903H]

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meetings and Hearings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability of reports; 

public meetings and hearings.

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) has 

begun its annual preseason management 

process for the 2004 ocean salmon 

fisheries. This document announces the 

availability of Council documents as 

well as the dates and locations of 

Council meetings and public hearings 

comprising the Council’s complete 

schedule of events for determining the 

annual proposed and final 

modifications to ocean salmon fishery 

management measures. The agendas for 

the March and April Council meetings 

will be published in subsequent Federal 

Register documents prior to the actual 

meetings.

DATES: Written comments on the salmon 

management options must be received 

by March 30, 2004, at 4:30 p.m. Pacific 

Time.

ADDRESSES: Documents will be available 

from and written comments should be 

sent to Mr. Donald Hansen, Chairman, 

Pacific Fishery Management Council, 

7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 200, 

Portland, OR 97220–1384, telephone: 

503–820–2280 (voice) or 503–820–2299 

(fax). For specific meeting and hearing 

locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Chuck Tracy, telephone: 503–820–2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: