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new building (emphasis added).’’ In 

addition, 7 CFR 1776.14(d), states that 

‘‘The water well system being funded 

from the proceeds of the HWWS loan 

may not be associated with the 

construction of a new dwelling.’’ RUS 

feels that language in the HWWSP is 

adequate to preclude the construction of 

new houses in special flood hazard 

areas. 

RUS has determined that the PEA was 

prepared and reviewed in accordance 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6941 et 

seq.); the Council on Environmental 

Quality Regulations for Implementing 

the Procedural Provisions of the 

National Environmental Policy Act (40 

CFR part 1500); and 7 CFR 1794, RUS’

Environmental Policies and Procedures 

and that the HWWSP will not have a 

significant impact on the human 

environment and for which an 

Environmental Impact Statement will 

not be prepared. 

The mitigation measures identified in 

the PEA will be incorporated in 

executed grant agreements. The 

mitigation measures are as follows: 

1. Floodplains 

The grant recipient will complete 

FEMA Form 81–93, Standard Flood 

Hazard Determination Form for all 

loans. If a household is located in a 

special flood hazard area (Code A and 

V), the revolving loan fund recipient 

must have flood insurance and the 

grantee shall obtain flood insurance 

certifications as part of the revolving 

loan fund closing process. 

2. Water Quality Issues 

HWWSP funded projects will be built 

by contractors that are appropriately 

licensed to do the work in the State 

where the project is located. Water 

withdrawal permits will be obtained as 

required by the appropriate State or 

local regulatory agency. 

3. Coastal Resources 

The grant recipient will obtain written 

approval from the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service before approving any 

proposed loans located in Coastal 

Barrier Resources System units.

Gary J. Morgan, 

Assistant Administrator, Water and 

Environmental Programs, Rural Utilities 

Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security 

[Docket No. 041103305–4305–01] 

National Defense Stockpile Market 

Impact Committee Request for Public 

Comments on the Potential Market 

Impact of Proposed Stockpile 

Disposals in FY 2005 and FY 2006

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of inquiry.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to advise the public that the National 

Defense Stockpile Market Impact 

Committee (co-chaired by the 

Departments of Commerce and State) is 

seeking public comments on the 

potential market impact of proposed 

changes in the disposal levels of excess 

materials under the Fiscal Year 2005 

Annual Materials Plan and proposed 

disposal levels under the Fiscal Year 

2006 Annual Materials Plan. Comments 

received in response to this notice will 

be taken into consideration by the 

National Defense Stockpile Market 

Impact Committee when it meets to 

discuss recommendations to the 

National Defense Stockpile Manager 

regarding the disposition of materials in 

the National Defense Stockpile.

DATES: Comments must be received by 

December 17, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to William J. Denk, Co-chair, 

Stockpile Market Impact Committee, 

Office of Strategic Industries and 

Economic Security, Room 3876, Bureau 

of Industry and Security, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 14th Street 

and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230; fax: (202) 482–

5650; e-mail: wdenk@bis.doc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact either Eddy Aparicio, Office of 

Strategic Industries and Economic 

Security, Bureau of Industry and 

Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

telephone: (202) 482–8234; e-mail: 

eaparici@bis.doc.gov; or E. James Steele, 

Co-chair, Stockpile Market Impact 

Committee, Office of Bilateral Trade 

Affairs, Bureau of Economic and 

Business Affairs, U.S. Department of 

State, fax: (202) 647–8758; e-mail: 

steeleej2@state.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

authority of the Strategic and Critical 

Materials Stock Piling Act of 1979, as 

amended, (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.), the 

Department of Defense (‘‘DOD’’), as 

National Defense Stockpile Manager, 

maintains a stockpile of strategic and 

critical materials to supply the military, 

industrial, and essential civilian needs 

of the United States for national 

defense. Section 3314 of the Fiscal Year 

(‘‘FY’’) 1993 National Defense 

Authorization Act (‘‘NDAA’’) (50 U.S.C. 

98h–1) formally established a Market 

Impact Committee (‘‘the Committee’’) to 

‘‘advise the National Defense Stockpile 

Manager on the projected domestic and 

foreign economic effects of all 

acquisitions and disposals of materials 

from the stockpile * * *.’’ The 

Committee must also balance market 

impact concerns with the statutory 

requirement to protect the Government 

against avoidable loss. 

The Committee is comprised of 

representatives from the Departments of 

Commerce, State, Agriculture, Defense, 

Energy, Interior, Treasury, and 

Homeland Security, and is co-chaired 

by the Departments of Commerce and 

State. The FY 1993 NDAA directs the 

Committee to ‘‘consult from time to time 

with representatives of producers, 

processors and consumers of the types 

of materials stored in the stockpile.’’

In Attachment 1, the Defense National 

Stockpile Center (DNSC) lists the 

current quantities in the stockpile 

inventory, the previously approved FY 

2005 AMP quantities for five materials, 

and the proposed revisions to the FY 

2005 AMP for five materials. In 

Attachment 2, the proposed quantities 

for the FY 2006 AMP are enumerated. 

The Committee is seeking public 

comments on the potential market 

impact of the sale of these materials. 

The quantities listed in Attachments 1 

and 2 are not disposal or sale target 

quantities. They are only a statement of 

the proposed maximum disposal 

quantity of each listed material that may 

be sold in a particular fiscal year by the 

DNSC. The quantity of each material 

that will actually be offered for sale will 

depend on the market for the material 

at the time of the offering as well as on 

the quantity of each material approved 

for disposal by Congress. 

The Committee requests that 

interested parties provide written 

comments, supporting data and 

documentation, and any other relevant 

information on the potential market 

impact of the sale of these commodities. 

Although comments in response to this 

Notice must be received by December 

17, 2004 to ensure full consideration by 

the Committee, interested parties are 

encouraged to submit comments and 

supporting information at any time 

thereafter to keep the Committee 

informed as to the market impact of the 

sale of these commodities. Public 

comments are an important element of 

the Committee’s market impact review 

process.

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Public comments received will be 

made available at the Department of 

Commerce for public inspection and 

copying. Anyone submitting business 

confidential information should clearly 

identify the business confidential 

portion of the submission and also 

provide a non-confidential submission 

that can be placed in the public record. 

The Committee will seek to protect such 

information to the extent permitted by 

law. 

The records related to this Notice will 

be made accessible in accordance with 

the regulations published in part 4 of 

title 15 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (15 CFR 4.1, et seq.). 

Specifically, the Bureau of Industry and 

Security’s Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) reading room is located on its 

Web site found at http://

www.bis.doc.gov/foia/default.htm. 

Copies of the public comments received 

will be maintained on the Web site. If 

requesters cannot access the Web site, 

they may call (202) 482–2165 for 

assistance.

Dated: November 12, 2004. 

Peter Lichtenbaum, 

Assistant Secretary for Export 

Administration.

Attachment 1

PROPOSED REVISIONS TO FY 2005 ANNUAL MATERIALS PLAN

Material Unit 

Current

FY 2005

(quantity) 

Previously

approved

FY 2005

(quantity) 

Proposed

revised

FY 2005

(quantity) 

Aluminum Oxide, Abrasive .............................................................................. ST .................. 6,000 ........................ ........................

Bauxite, Metallurgical Jamaican ...................................................................... LDT ................ 0 3 2,000,000 ........................

Bauxite, Metallurgical Surinam ........................................................................ LDT ................ 0 3 400,000 

Bauxite, Refractory .......................................................................................... LCT ................ 1 43,000 ........................ ........................

Beryl Ore ......................................................................................................... ST .................. 1 4,000 ........................ ........................

Beryllium Metal ................................................................................................ ST .................. 40 ........................ ........................

Beryllium Copper Master Alloy ........................................................................ ST .................. 1 1,200 ........................ ........................

Cadmium ......................................................................................................... LB .................. 1 0 ........................ ........................

Celestite ........................................................................................................... SDT ................ 6,000 ........................ ........................

Chromite, Chemical ......................................................................................... SDT ................ 2 100,000 ........................ ........................

Chromite, Refractory ....................................................................................... SDT ................ 2 100,000 ........................ ........................

Chromium, Ferro ............................................................................................. ST .................. 110,000 ........................ ........................

Chromium, Metal ............................................................................................. ST .................. 500 ........................ ........................

Cobalt .............................................................................................................. LB Co ............. 6,000,000 ........................ ........................

Columbium Concentrates ................................................................................ LB Cb ............. 2 560,000 ........................ ........................

Columbium Metal Ingots .................................................................................. LB Cb ............. 2 20,000 ........................ ........................

Diamond Stone ................................................................................................ ct .................... 2 400,000 ........................ 1 2 520,000 

Fluorspar, Acid Grade ..................................................................................... SDT ................ 12,000 ........................ ........................

Fluorspar, Metallurgical Grade ........................................................................ SDT ................ 60,000 ........................ ........................

Germanium ...................................................................................................... Kg .................. 2 8,000 ........................ ........................

Graphite ........................................................................................................... ST .................. 0 ........................ 1 60 

Iodine ............................................................................................................... LB .................. 1,000,000 ........................ ........................

Jewel Bearings ................................................................................................ PC .................. 1 82,051,558 ........................ ........................

Kyanite ............................................................................................................. SDT ................ 0 ........................ ........................

Lead ................................................................................................................. ST .................. 1 60,000 ........................ ........................

Manganese, Battery Grade, Natural ............................................................... SDT ................ 30,000 ........................ ........................

Manganese, Battery Grade, Synthetic ............................................................ SDT ................ 1 3,011 ........................ ........................

Manganese, Chemical Grade .......................................................................... SDT ................ 1 40,000 ........................ ........................

Manganese, Ferro ........................................................................................... ST .................. 50,000 2 100,000 ........................

Manganese, Metal, Electrolytic ....................................................................... ST .................. 1 2,000 ........................ ........................

Manganese, Metallurgical Grade .................................................................... SDT ................ 250,000 3 500,000 ........................

Mica, All ........................................................................................................... LB .................. 1 1,000,000 ........................ ........................

Palladium ......................................................................................................... Tr Oz .............. 2 100,000 ........................ ........................

Platinum ........................................................................................................... Tr Oz .............. 2 25,000 ........................ ........................

Platinum—Iridium ............................................................................................ Tr Oz .............. 6,000 ........................ ........................

Quartz Crystals ................................................................................................ Lb ................... 1 25,000 ........................ ........................

Quinidine .......................................................................................................... OZ .................. 0 ........................ 4 21,000 

Sebacic Acid .................................................................................................... LB .................. 1 600,000 ........................ ........................

Talc .................................................................................................................. ST .................. 1 1,000 ........................ ........................

Tantalum Carbide Powder ............................................................................... LB Ta ............. 2 4,000 ........................ ........................

Tantalum Metal Ingots ..................................................................................... LB Ta ............. 1 40,000 ........................ ........................

Tantalum Metal Powder .................................................................................. LB Ta ............. 2 40,000 ........................ ........................

Tantalum Minerals ........................................................................................... LB Ta ............. 2 500,000 ........................ ........................

Tantalum Oxide ............................................................................................... LB Ta ............. 2 20,000 ........................ ........................

Thorium ............................................................................................................ LB .................. 7,100,000 ........................ ........................

Tin .................................................................................................................... MT .................. 12,000 ........................ ........................

Titanium Sponge ............................................................................................. ST .................. 1 7,000 ........................ ........................

Tungsten Ferro ................................................................................................ LB W .............. 2 300,000 ........................ ........................

Tungsten Metal Powder .................................................................................. LB W .............. 2 300,000 ........................ ........................

Tungsten Ores & Concentrates ....................................................................... LB W .............. 2 4,000,000 2 5,000,000 ........................

VTE, Chestnut ................................................................................................. LT ................... 1 250 ........................ 1 500 

VTE, Quebracho .............................................................................................. LT ................... 20,000 6,000 ........................

VTE, Wattle ..................................................................................................... LT ................... 1 6,500 ........................ ........................

Zinc .................................................................................................................. ST .................. 50,000 ........................ ........................

1Actual quantity will be limited to remaining inventory. 

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2Actual quantity will be limited to remaining sales authority. Additional sales authority is pending with Congress. 

3 Represents inventory sold by DNSC, but not yet shipped. 

4Proposed for disposal by DNSC. 

Attachment 2

PROPOSED FY 2006 ANNUAL MATERIALS PLAN

Material Unit FY2006

(quantity) 

Aluminum Oxide, Abrasive ...................................................................................................................................... ST .................. 1 6,000 

Bauxite, Metallurgical Jamaican .............................................................................................................................. LDT ................ 3 2,000,000 

Bauxite, Metallurgical Surinam ................................................................................................................................ LDT ................ 3 400,000 

Bauxite, Refractory .................................................................................................................................................. LCT ................ 3 43,000 

Beryl Ore ................................................................................................................................................................. ST .................. 3 4,000 

Beryllium Metal Vacuum Cast ................................................................................................................................. ST .................. 3 40 

Beryllium Copper Master Alloy ................................................................................................................................ ST .................. 3 1,200 

Celestite ................................................................................................................................................................... SDT ................ 6,000 

Chromite, Chemical ................................................................................................................................................. SDT ................ 3 100,000 

Chromite, Refractory ............................................................................................................................................... SDT ................ 3 100,000 

Chromium, Ferro ..................................................................................................................................................... ST .................. 110,000 

Chromium, Metal ..................................................................................................................................................... ST .................. 500 

Cobalt ...................................................................................................................................................................... LB Co ............. 1 6,000,000 

Columbium Concentrates ........................................................................................................................................ LB Cb ............. 2 560,000 

Columbium Metal Ingots .......................................................................................................................................... LB Cb ............. 2 20,000 

Diamond Stone ........................................................................................................................................................ ct 1 2 ................ 520,000 

Fluorspar, Acid Grade ............................................................................................................................................. SDT ................ 1 12,000 

Fluorspar, Metallurgical Grade ................................................................................................................................ SDT ................ 1 60,000 

Germanium .............................................................................................................................................................. Kg .................. 8,000 

Graphite ................................................................................................................................................................... ST .................. 1 60 

Iodine ....................................................................................................................................................................... LB .................. 1,000,000 

Jewel Bearings ........................................................................................................................................................ PC .................. 1 82,051,558 

Lead ......................................................................................................................................................................... ST .................. 1 60,000 

Manganese, Battery Grade, Natural ....................................................................................................................... SDT ................ 1 30,000 

Manganese, Battery Grade, Synthetic .................................................................................................................... SDT ................ 1 3,011 

Manganese, Chemical Grade .................................................................................................................................. SDT ................ 1 40,000 

Manganese, Ferro ................................................................................................................................................... ST .................. 2 100,000 

Manganese, Metal, Electrolytic ............................................................................................................................... ST .................. 3 2,000 

Manganese, Metallurgical Grade ............................................................................................................................ SDT ................ 500,000 

Mica, All ................................................................................................................................................................... LB .................. 1 1,000,000 

Palladium ................................................................................................................................................................. Tr Oz .............. 1 100,000 

Platinum ................................................................................................................................................................... Tr Oz .............. 1 25,000 

Platinum—Iridium .................................................................................................................................................... Tr Oz .............. 6,000 

Quartz crystals ........................................................................................................................................................ Lb ................... 3 25,000 

Quinidine ................................................................................................................................................................. OZ .................. 4 21,000 

Talc .......................................................................................................................................................................... ST .................. 1 1,000 

Tantalum Carbide Powder ....................................................................................................................................... LB Ta ............. 2 4,000 

Tantalum Metal Ingots ............................................................................................................................................. LB Ta ............. 1 40,000 

Tantalum Metal Powder .......................................................................................................................................... LB Ta ............. 1 40,000 

Tantalum Minerals ................................................................................................................................................... LB Ta ............. 2 500,000 

Tantalum Oxide ....................................................................................................................................................... LB Ta ............. 2 20,000 

Thorium ................................................................................................................................................................... LB .................. 7,100,000 

Tin ............................................................................................................................................................................ MT .................. 12,000 

Titanium Sponge ..................................................................................................................................................... ST .................. 7,000 

Tungsten Ferro ........................................................................................................................................................ LB W .............. 2 300,000 

Tungsten Metal Powder .......................................................................................................................................... LB W .............. 2 300,000 

Tungsten Ores & Concentrates ............................................................................................................................... LB W .............. 2 5,000,000 

VTE, Chestnut ......................................................................................................................................................... LT ................... 1 500 

VTE, Quebracho ...................................................................................................................................................... LT ................... 6,000 

VTE, Wattle ............................................................................................................................................................. LT ................... 1 6,500 

Zinc .......................................................................................................................................................................... ST .................. 50,000 

1Actual quantity will be limited to remaining inventory. 

2Actual quantity will be limited to remaining sales authority. Additional sales authority is pending with Congress. 

3 Represents inventory sold, but not yet shipped. 

4Proposed for disposal by DNSC. 

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