64564 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 214 / Friday, November 5, 2004 / Notices 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(the Department) is extending the time 

limit for the preliminary results of the 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on stainless 

steel bar from France, which covers the 

period March 1, 2003, through February 

29, 2004.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 5, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David J. Goldberger at (202) 482–4136, 

or Terre Keaton at (202) 482–1280, 

Import Administration, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office 2, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (the Act), the 

Department shall make a preliminary 

determination in an administrative 

review of an antidumping duty order 

within 245 days after the last day of the 

anniversary month of the date of 

publication of the order. The Act further 

provides, however, that the Department 

may extend that 245-day period to 365 

days if it determines it is not practicable 

to complete the review within the 

foregoing time period. The preliminary 

results are currently scheduled to be 

completed on December 1, 2004. 

However, the Department finds that it is 

not practicable to complete the 

preliminary results in this 

administrative review of stainless steel 

bar from France within this time limit 

because additional time is needed to 

fully analyze the questionnaire 

responses and supplemental 

questionnaire responses submitted by 

the respondent and conduct a 

verification of the respondent in this 

administrative review.

Therefore, in accordance with section 

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department 

is extending the time limit for 

completion of the preliminary results of 

this review until March 30, 2005.

Dated: November 1, 2004.

Jeffrey A. May,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration.

[FR Doc. E4–3032 Filed 11–4–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

National Construction Safety Team 

Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, United States 

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Construction 

Safety Team (NCST) Advisory 

Committee (Committee), National 

Institute of Standards and Technology 

(NIST), will meet on Monday, 

November 22, 2004, from 8 a.m. to 6 

p.m. The primary purpose of the open 

portion of the meeting, from 8 a.m. to 

10 a.m., will be to discuss preparation 

of the NCST Advisory Committee 

Annual Report to Congress. The final 

agenda will be posted on the NIST Web 

site at http://www.nist.gov/ncst.

DATES: The meeting will convene on 

November 22, 2004, at 8 a.m. and will 

adjourn at 6 p.m. on November 22, 

2004. The first portion of the meeting 

from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. will be open to 

the public. The closed portion of the 

meeting is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. 

and to end at 6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Administration Building, Lecture 

Room B, at NIST, Gaithersburg, 

Maryland. Please note admittance 

instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stephen Cauffman, National 

Construction Safety Team Advisory 

Committee, National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 

Drive, MS 8611, Gaithersburg, Maryland 

20899–8611. Mr. Cauffman’s e-mail 

address is stephen.cauffman@nist.gov

and his phone number is (301) 975–

6051.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee was established pursuant to 

Section 11 of the National Construction 

Safety Team Act (15 U.S.C. 7310 et 

seq.). The Committee is composed of 

nine members appointed by the Director 

of NIST who were selected for their 

technical expertise and experience, 

established records of distinguished 

professional service, and their 

knowledge of issues affecting teams 

established under the NCST Act. The 

Committee will advise the Director of 

NIST on carrying out investigations of 

building failures conducted under the 

authorities of the NCST Act that became 

law in October 2002 and will review the 

procedures developed to implement the 

NCST Act and reports issued under 

section 8 of the NCST Act. Background 

information on the NCST Act and 

information on the NCST Advisory 

Committee is available at http://

www.nist.gov/ncst.

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice 

is hereby given that the National 

Construction Safety Team (NCST) 

Advisory Committee (Committee), 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST), will meet Monday, 

November 22, 2004, from 8 a.m. to 6 

p.m. at NIST headquarters in 

Gaithersburg, Maryland. The primary 

purpose of the open portion of the 

meeting, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., will be 

to discuss preparation of the NCST 

Advisory Committee Annual Report to 

Congress. The Assistant Secretary for 

Administration, with the concurrence of 

the General Counsel, formally 

determined on November 1, 2004, that 

portions of the meeting of the National 

Construction Safety Team Advisory 

Committee that involve discussions 

regarding the proprietary information 

and trade secrets of third parties, data 

and documents that may also be used in 

criminal cases or lawsuits, matters the 

premature disclosure of which would be 

likely to significantly frustrate 

implementation of a proposed agency 

action, and data collection status and 

the issuance of subpoenas may be 

closed in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(4), (5), (9)(B), and (10) 

respectively. The closed portion of the 

meeting is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. 

and end at 6 p.m. on November 22. All 

other portions of the meeting will be 

open to the public. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions related to the 

Committee’s affairs or the WTC 

Investigation are invited to request a 

place on the agenda. On November 22, 

2004, approximately fifteen minutes 

will be reserved for public comments at 

the beginning of the open session. 

Speaking times will be assigned on a 

first-come, first-served basis. The 

amount of time per speaker will be 

determined by the number of requests 

received, but is likely to be no more 

than 3 to 5 minutes each. Questions 

from the public will not be considered 

during this period. Speakers who wish 

to expand upon their oral statements, 

those who had wished to speak but 

could not be accommodated on the 

agenda, and those who were unable to 

attend in person are invited to submit 

written statements to the National 

Construction Safety Team Advisory 

Committee, National Institute of 

Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 214 / Friday, November 5, 2004 / Notices 64565

Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 

Drive, MS 8611, Gaithersburg, Maryland 

20899–8611, via fax at (301) 975–6122, 

or electronically by e-mail to 

ncstac@nist.gov.

All visitors to the NIST site are 

required to pre-register to be admitted. 

Anyone wishing to attend this meeting 

must register by close of business 

Wednesday, November 17, 2004, in 

order to attend. Please submit your 

name, time of arrival, e-mail address 

and phone number to Stephen Cauffman 

and he will provide you with 

instructions for admittance. Non-U.S. 

citizens must also submit their country 

of citizenship, title, employer/sponsor, 

and address. Mr. Cauffman’s e-mail 

address is stephen.cauffman@nist.gov

and his phone number is (301) 975–

6051.

Dated: November 2, 2004. 

Hratch G. Semerjian, 

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 04–24754 Filed 11–4–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[Docket No. 041014282–4282–01] 

Hydrologic Research

AGENCY: National Weather Service 

(NWS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice and request for 

proposals. 

SUMMARY: This program represents a 

NOAA/NWS effort to create a costeffective continuum of basic and 

applied research through collaborative 

research between the Hydrology 

Laboratory of the NWS Office of 

Hydrologic Development and academic 

communities or other private or public 

agencies which have expertise in the 

hydrometeorologic, hydrologic, and 

hydraulic routing sciences. These 

activities will engage researchers and 

students in basic and applied research 

to improve the scientific understanding 

of river forecasting. Ultimately these 

efforts will improve the accuracy of 

forecasts and warnings of rivers and 

flash floods by applying scientific 

knowledge and information to NWS 

research methods and techniques, 

resulting in a benefit to the public. 

NOAA’s program is designed to 

complement other agency contributions 

to that national effort. The Office of 

Hydrologic Development requests that 

interested organizations prepare a preproposal, to be followed by a fullproposal. Pre-proposal submission is 

required in order to submit a full 

proposal.

DATES: Pre-proposals must be received 

by the NWS no later than 3 p.m., 

Eastern Standard Time, December 17, 

2004. A notice of the review results will 

be sent, encouraging or discouraging full 

proposal submissions. The due date for 

the full proposal submission will be 

contained in the notice.

ADDRESSES: Pre-proposals may be 

submitted through electronic e-mail to 

Pedro.Restrepo@noaa.gov. Pre-proposals 

submitted in hard copy must be 

submitted by postal mail, commercial 

delivery service, or hand-delivery to 

Pedro Restrepo, NOAA/NWS; 1325 EastWest Highway, Room 8346, phone 

number 301–713–0640, ext. 210; Silver 

Spring, Maryland 20910–3283. Full 

proposals should be submitted through 

Grants.gov APPLY, however, full 

proposals may be submitted in hard 

copy and sent to Pedro Restrepo, 

NOAA/NWS; 1325 East-West Highway, 

Room 8346, phone number 301–713–

0640, ext. 210; Silver Spring, Maryland 

20910–3283. The full text of the funding 

opportunity announcement for this 

NWS program can be accessed via the 

Grants.gov FIND Web site: http://

www.grants.gov. This announcement 

will also be available at the NOAA Web 

site: http://www.ofa.noaa.gov/%7Eamd/

SOLINDEX.HTML or by contacting the 

program official identified in FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Pedro Restrepo by phone at 301–713–

0640 ext. 210, or fax to 301–713–0963, 

or via Internet at 

Pedro.Restrepo@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

program represents a NOAA/NWS effort 

to create a cost-effective partnership 

through collaborative basic and applied 

research between the Hydrology 

Laboratory of the NWS Office of 

Hydrologic Development and academic 

communities or other private or public 

agencies which have expertise in the 

hydrometerologic, hydrologic, and 

hydraulic routing sciences. These 

activities will engage researchers and 

students in basic and applied research 

to improve the scientific understanding 

of river forecasting. Ultimately these 

efforts will improve the accuracy of 

forecasts and warnings of rivers and 

flash floods by applying scientific 

knowledge and information to NWS 

research methods and techniques, 

resulting in a benefit to the public. 

NOAA’s program is designed to 

complement other agency contributions 

to that national effort. A detailed 

description for each program priority is 

in the funding opportunity 

announcement which can be accessed 

via the Grants.gov Web site, the NOAA 

Web site at http://www.ofa.noaa.gov/

%7Eamd/SOLINDEX.HTML, or by 

contacting the program official 

identified in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Electronic Access 

The full text of the funding 

opportunity announcement for this 

NWS program can be accessed via the 

Grants.gov FIND Web site. This 

announcement will also be available at 

the NOAA Web site: http://

www.ofa.noaa.gov/%7Eamd/

SOLINDEX.HTML or by contacting the 

program official identified under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. This 

Federal Register notice is available 

through the NOAA home page at:

http://www.noaa.gov/. 

Statutory Authority: 15 U.S.C. 313. 

CFDA 

11.462, Hydrologic Research. 

Funding Availability 

Proposals shall be prepared assuming 

an annual budget of no more than 

$125,000. It is expected that 

approximately four awards will be 

made, depending on availability of 

funds. This program announcement is 

for projects to be conducted by research 

investigators for a 1-year, 2-year, or 3-

year period. When a proposal for a 

multi-year award is approved, funding 

will initially be provided for only the 

first year of the program.

Eligibility 

Eligible applicants are Federal 

agencies, institutions of higher 

education, other nonprofits, commercial 

organizations, foreign governments, 

organizations under the jurisdiction of 

foreign governments, and international 

organizations, state, local and Indian 

tribal governments. Applications from 

non-Federal and Federal applicants will 

be competed against each other. 

Proposals selected for funding from 

non-Federal applicants will be funded 

through a project grant or cooperative 

agreement under the terms of this 

notice. Proposals selected for funding 

from NOAA scientists shall be effected 

by an intra-agency fund transfer. 

Proposals selected for funding from a 

non-NOAA Federal agency will be 

funded through an inter-agency transfer. 

PLEASE NOTE: Before non-NOAA 

Federal applicants may be funded, they 

must demonstrate that they have legal