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2Section 207.21(b) of the Commission’s rules 

provides that, where the Department of Commerce 

has issued a negative preliminary determination, 

the Commission will publish a Final Phase Notice 

of Scheduling upon receipt of an affirmative final 

determination from Commerce.

www.usitc.gov). The public record for 

these investigations may be viewed on 

the Commission’s electronic docket 

(EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background. The final phase of these 

investigations is being scheduled as a 

result of an affirmative preliminary 

determination by the Department of 

Commerce that live swine are being sold 

in the United States at less than fair 

value within the meaning of section 733 

of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). The 

investigations were requested in a 

petition filed on March 5, 2004, by the 

National Pork Producers Council and 

numerous state associations and 

individual pork producers. 

Although the Department of 

Commerce has preliminarily determined 

that imports of live swine from Canada 

are not being and are not likely to be 

subsidized, for purposes of efficiency 

the Commission hereby waives rule 

207.21(b) 2 so that the final phase of the 

investigations may proceed 

concurrently in the event that 

Commerce makes a final affirmative 

determination with respect to such 

imports.

Participation in the investigations and 

public service list. Persons, including 

industrial users of the subject 

merchandise and, if the merchandise is 

sold at the retail level, representative 

consumer organizations, wishing to 

participate in the final phase of these 

investigations as parties must file an 

entry of appearance with the Secretary 

to the Commission, as provided in 

section 201.11 of the Commission’s 

rules, no later than 21 days prior to the 

hearing date specified in this notice. A 

party that filed a notice of appearance 

during the preliminary phase of the 

investigations need not file an 

additional notice of appearance during 

this final phase. The Secretary will 

maintain a public service list containing 

the names and addresses of all persons, 

or their representatives, who are parties 

to the investigations. 

Limited disclosure of business 

proprietary information (BPI) under an 

administrative protective order (APO) 

and BPI service list. Pursuant to section 

207.7(a) of the Commission’s rules, the 

Secretary will make BPI gathered in the 

final phase of these investigations 

available to authorized applicants under 

the APO issued in the investigations, 

provided that the application is made 

no later than 21 days prior to the 

hearing date specified in this notice. 

Authorized applicants must represent 

interested parties, as defined by 19 

U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to the 

investigations. A party granted access to 

BPI in the preliminary phase of the 

investigations need not reapply for such 

access. A separate service list will be 

maintained by the Secretary for those 

parties authorized to receive BPI under 

the APO. 

Staff report. The prehearing staff 

report in the final phase of these 

investigations will be placed in the 

nonpublic record on February 22, 2005, 

and a public version will be issued 

thereafter, pursuant to section 207.22 of 

the Commission’s rules. 

Hearing. The Commission will hold a 

hearing in connection with the final 

phase of these investigations beginning 

at 9:30 a.m. on March 8, 2005, at the 

U.S. International Trade Commission 

Building. Requests to appear at the 

hearing should be filed in writing with 

the Secretary to the Commission on or 

before February 25, 2005. A nonparty 

who has testimony that may aid the 

Commission’s deliberations may request 

permission to present a short statement 

at the hearing. All parties and 

nonparties desiring to appear at the 

hearing and make oral presentations 

should attend a prehearing conference 

to be held at 9:30 a.m. on March 2, 2005, 

at the U.S. International Trade 

Commission Building. Oral testimony 

and written materials to be submitted at 

the public hearing are governed by 

sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 

207.24 of the Commission’s rules. 

Parties must submit any request to 

present a portion of their hearing 

testimony in camera no later than 7 

days prior to the date of the hearing. 

Written submissions. Each party who 

is an interested party shall submit a 

prehearing brief to the Commission. 

Prehearing briefs must conform with the 

provisions of section 207.23 of the 

Commission’s rules; the deadline for 

filing is March 1, 2005. Parties may also 

file written testimony in connection 

with their presentation at the hearing, as 

provided in section 207.24 of the 

Commission’s rules, and posthearing 

briefs, which must conform with the 

provisions of section 207.25 of the 

Commission’s rules. The deadline for 

filing posthearing briefs is March 15, 

2005; witness testimony must be filed 

no later than three days before the 

hearing. In addition, any person who 

has not entered an appearance as a party 

to the investigations may submit a 

written statement of information 

pertinent to the subject of the 

investigations, including statements of 

support or opposition to the petition, on 

or before March 15, 2005. On March 30, 

2005, the Commission will make 

available to parties all information on 

which they have not had an opportunity 

to comment. Parties may submit final 

comments on this information on or 

before April 1, 2005, but such final 

comments must not contain new factual 

information and must otherwise comply 

with section 207.30 of the Commission’s 

rules. All written submissions must 

conform with the provisions of section 

201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any 

submissions that contain BPI must also 

conform with the requirements of 

sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the 

Commission’s rules. The Commission’s 

rules do not authorize filing of 

submissions with the Secretary by 

facsimile or electronic means, except to 

the extent permitted by section 201.8 of 

the Commission’s rules, as amended, 67 

FR 68036 (November 8, 2002). 

Additional written submissions to the 

Commission, including requests 

pursuant to section 201.12 of the 

Commission’s rules, shall not be 

accepted unless good cause is shown for 

accepting such submissions, or unless 

the submission is pursuant to a specific 

request by a Commissioner or 

Commission staff. 

In accordance with sections 201.16(c) 

and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, 

each document filed by a party to the 

investigations must be served on all 

other parties to the investigations (as 

identified by either the public or BPI 

service list), and a certificate of service 

must be timely filed. The Secretary will 

not accept a document for filing without 

a certificate of service.

Authority: These investigations are being 

conducted under authority of title VII of the 

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 

pursuant to section 207.21 of the 

Commission’s rules.

Issued: November 12, 2004.

By order of the Commission. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary to the Commission.

[FR Doc. 04–25496 Filed 11–16–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigations Nos. 701–TA–439–440 

(Final) and 731–TA–1077–1080 (Final)] 

Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin 

From India, Indonesia, Taiwan, and 

Thailand

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission.

67366 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 221 / Wednesday, November 17, 2004 / Notices 

1For purposes of these investigations, the 

Department of Commerce has defined the subject 

merchandise as bottle-grade polyethylene 

terephthalate (‘‘PET’’) resin, defined as having an 

intrinsic viscosity of at least 0.68 deciliters per gram 

but not more than 0.86 deciliters per gram. The 

scope includes bottle-grade PET resin that contains 

various additives introduced in the manufacturing 

process. The scope does not include post-consumer 

recycle (‘‘PCR’’) or post-industrial recycle (‘‘PIR’’) 

PET resin; however, included in the scope is any 

bottle-grade PET resin blend of virgin PET bottlegrade resin and recycled PET (‘‘RPET’’). Waste and 

scrap PET are outside the scope of the investigation. 

Fiber-grade PET resin, which has an intrinsic 

viscosity of less than 0.68 deciliters per gram, is 

also outside the scope of the investigations.’’ 69 FR 

62852, 62857, 62862, and 62869. The merchandise 

subject to these investigations is reported under 

statistical reporting number 3907.60.0010 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 

(‘‘HTSUS’’); however, merchandise classified under 

HTSUS statistical reporting number 3907.60.0050 

that otherwise meets the written description of the 

scope is also subject to these investigations.

2Section 207.21(b) of the Commission’s rules 

provides that, where the Department of Commerce 

has issued a negative preliminary determination, 

the Commission will publish a Final Phase Notice 

of Scheduling upon receipt of an affirmative final 

determination from Commerce.

ACTION: Scheduling of the final phase of 

countervailing duty and antidumping 

investigations. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the scheduling of the final 

phase of countervailing duty 

investigations Nos. 701–TA–439–440 

(Final) under section 705(b) of the Tariff 

Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)) (the 

Act) to determine whether an industry 

in the United States is materially 

injured or threatened with material 

injury, or the establishment of an 

industry in the United States is 

materially retarded, by reason of 

subsidized and allegedly subsidized 

imports from India and Thailand 

respectively of polyethylene 

terephthalate (PET) resin.1 The 

Commission also hereby gives notice of 

the scheduling of the final phase of 

antidumping investigations Nos. 731–

TA–1077–1080 (Final) under section 

735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)) to 

determine whether an industry in the 

United States is materially injured or 

threatened with material injury, or the 

establishment of an industry in the 

United States is materially retarded, by 

reason of less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 

imports from India, Indonesia, and 

Thailand and alleged LTFV imports 

from Taiwan of PET resin.

For further information concerning 

the conduct of this phase of the 

investigations, hearing procedures, and 

rules of general application, consult the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through 

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, 

subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207).

DATES: Effective October 28, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Russell Duncan (202–708–4727), Office 

of Investigations, U.S. International 

Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain 

information on this matter by contacting 

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810. Persons with mobility 

impairments who will need special 

assistance in gaining access to the 

Commission should contact the Office 

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. 

General information concerning the 

Commission may also be obtained by 

accessing its Internet server (http://

www.usitc.gov). The public record for 

these investigations may be viewed on 

the Commission’s electronic docket 

(EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background. The final phase of these 

investigations is being scheduled as a 

result of an affirmative preliminary 

determination by the Department of 

Commerce that certain benefits which 

constitute subsidies within the meaning 

of section 703 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 

1671b) are being provided to 

manufacturers, producers, or exporters 

in India of PET resin, and that such 

products from India, Indonesia, and 

Thailand are being sold in the United 

States at LTFV within the meaning of 

section 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). 

The investigations were requested in a 

petition filed on March 24, 2004, by the 

PET Resin Producers’ Coalition, 

Washington, DC. 

Although the Department of 

Commerce has preliminarily determined 

that imports of PET resin from Thailand 

are not being and are not likely to be 

subsidized, and that imports of PET 

resin from Taiwan are not being and are 

not likely to be sold in the United States 

at LTFV, for purposes of efficiency the 

Commission hereby waives rule 

207.21(b) 2 so that the final phase of the 

investigations may proceed 

concurrently in the event that 

Commerce makes final affirmative 

determinations with respect to such 

imports.

Participation in the investigations and 

public service list. Persons, including 

industrial users of the subject 

merchandise and, if the merchandise is 

sold at the retail level, representative 

consumer organizations, wishing to 

participate in the final phase of these 

investigations as parties must file an 

entry of appearance with the Secretary 

to the Commission, as provided in 

section 201.11 of the Commission’s 

rules, no later than 21 days prior to the 

hearing date specified in this notice. A 

party that filed a notice of appearance 

during the preliminary phase of the 

investigations need not file an 

additional notice of appearance during 

this final phase. The Secretary will 

maintain a public service list containing 

the names and addresses of all persons, 

or their representatives, who are parties 

to the investigations. 

Limited disclosure of business 

proprietary information (BPI) under an 

administrative protective order (APO) 

and BPI service list. Pursuant to section 

207.7(a) of the Commission’s rules, the 

Secretary will make BPI gathered in the 

final phase of these investigations 

available to authorized applicants under 

the APO issued in the investigations, 

provided that the application is made 

no later than 21 days prior to the 

hearing date specified in this notice. 

Authorized applicants must represent 

interested parties, as defined by 19 

U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to the 

investigations. A party granted access to 

BPI in the preliminary phase of the 

investigations need not reapply for such 

access. A separate service list will be 

maintained by the Secretary for those 

parties authorized to receive BPI under 

the APO. 

Staff report. The prehearing staff 

report in the final phase of these 

investigations will be placed in the 

nonpublic record on March 1, 2005, and 

a public version will be issued 

thereafter, pursuant to section 207.22 of 

the Commission’s rules.

Hearing. The Commission will hold a 

hearing in connection with the final 

phase of these investigations beginning 

at 9:30 a.m. on March 15, 2005, at the 

U.S. International Trade Commission 

Building. Requests to appear at the 

hearing should be filed in writing with 

the Secretary to the Commission on or 

before March 9, 2005. A nonparty who 

has testimony that may aid the 

Commission’s deliberations may request 

permission to present a short statement 

at the hearing. All parties and 

nonparties desiring to appear at the 

hearing and make oral presentations 

should attend a prehearing conference 

to be held at 9:30 a.m. on March 11, 

2005, at the U.S. International Trade 

Commission Building. Oral testimony 

and written materials to be submitted at 

the public hearing are governed by 

sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 

207.24 of the Commission’s rules. 

Parties must submit any request to 

present a portion of their hearing 

testimony in camera no later than 7 

days prior to the date of the hearing. 

Written submissions. Each party who 

is an interested party shall submit a 

prehearing brief to the Commission. 

Prehearing briefs must conform with the

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provisions of section 207.23 of the 

Commission’s rules; the deadline for 

filing is March 8, 2005. Parties may also 

file written testimony in connection 

with their presentation at the hearing, as 

provided in section 207.24 of the 

Commission’s rules, and posthearing 

briefs, which must conform with the 

provisions of section 207.25 of the 

Commission’s rules. The deadline for 

filing posthearing briefs is March 22, 

2005; witness testimony must be filed 

no later than three days before the 

hearing. In addition, any person who 

has not entered an appearance as a party 

to the investigations may submit a 

written statement of information 

pertinent to the subject of the 

investigations, including statements of 

support or opposition to the petition, on 

or before March 22, 2005. On April 6, 

2005, the Commission will make 

available to parties all information on 

which they have not had an opportunity 

to comment. Parties may submit final 

comments on this information on or 

before April 8, 2005, but such final 

comments must not contain new factual 

information and must otherwise comply 

with section 207.30 of the Commission’s 

rules. All written submissions must 

conform with the provisions of section 

201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any 

submissions that contain BPI must also 

conform with the requirements of 

sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the 

Commission’s rules. The Commission’s 

rules do not authorize filing of 

submissions with the Secretary by 

facsimile or electronic means, except to 

the extent permitted by section 201.8 of 

the Commission’s rules, as amended, 67 

FR 68036 (November 8, 2002). 

Additional written submissions to the 

Commission, including requests 

pursuant to section 201.12 of the 

Commission’s rules, shall not be 

accepted unless good cause is shown for 

accepting such submissions, or unless 

the submission is pursuant to a specific 

request by a Commissioner or 

Commission staff. 

In accordance with sections 201.16(c) 

and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, 

each document filed by a party to the 

investigations must be served on all 

other parties to the investigations (as 

identified by either the public or BPI 

service list), and a certificate of service 

must be timely filed. The Secretary will 

not accept a document for filing without 

a certificate of service.

Authority: These investigations are being 

conducted under authority of title VII of the 

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 

pursuant to section 207.21 of the 

Commission’s rules.

Issued: November 12, 2004

By order of the Commission. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary to the Commission.

[FR Doc. 04–25497 Filed 11–16–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 

and Explosives 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Race and 

National Origin Identification. 

The Department of Justice (DOJ), 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 

and Explosives (ATF), has submitted the 

following information collection request 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed 

information collection is published to 

obtain comments from the public and 

affected agencies. Comments are 

encouraged and will be accepted for 

‘‘sixty days’’ until January 18, 2005. 

This process is conducted in accordance 

with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

If you have comments especially on 

the estimated public burden or 

associated response time, suggestions, 

or need a copy of the proposed 

information collection instrument with 

instructions or additional information, 

please contact Dennis Snyder, 

Employment Branch, Room 4100, 650 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20226. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information are encouraged. Your 

comments should address one or more 

of the following four points: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agencies estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Overview of this information 

collection: 

(1) Type of Information Collection:

Extension of a currently approved 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Race 

and National Origin Identification. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Justice sponsoring the 

collection: Form Number: ATF F 2931.1. 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 

and Explosives. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. Other: None. The 

information collection is used to 

maintain Race and National Origin data 

on all employees and new hires to meet 

diversity/EEO goals and act as a 

component of a tracking system to 

ensure that personnel practices meet the 

requirements of Federal law. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: It is estimated that 10,000 

respondents will complete a 3-minute 

form. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: There is an estimated 500 

annual total burden hours associated 

with this collection. 

If additional information is required 

contact: Brenda E. Dyer, Department 

Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning 

Staff, Justice Management Division, 

Department of Justice, Patrick Henry 

Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: November 10, 2004. 

Brenda E. Dyer, 

Department Clearance Officer, Department of 

Justice.

[FR Doc. 04–25443 Filed 11–16–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–FY–P

MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION

Committee Management; Notice of 

Public Meeting; Advisory Committee 

on Acoustic Impacts on Marine 

Mammals

AGENCY: Marine Mammal Commission.

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Marine Mammal 

Commission (Commission) will hold the 

fourth meeting of its Advisory