5966 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 26 / Monday, February 9, 2004 / Notices 

Rescission of Review

The Department’s regulations at 19 

CFR 351.213(d)(1) provide that the 

Department will rescind an 

administrative review if a party that 

requested a review withdraws the 

request within 90 days of the date of 

publication of the notice of initiation of 

the requested review. Belgo Mineira 

withdrew its request for an 

administrative review on January 29, 

2004, which is within the 90-day 

deadline. No other party requested a 

review of Belgo Mineira’s sales. 

Therefore, the Department is rescinding 

this administrative review.

This notice also 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 the terms of an 

APO is a sanctionable violation.

This notice is issued and published in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

Dated: February 3, 2004.

Jeffrey May,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 011504A]

Taking and Importing of Marine 

Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of affirmative finding 

renewal.

SUMMARY: The Assistant Administrator 

for Fisheries, NMFS, (Assistant 

Administrator) renewed the affirmative 

finding for the Government of Mexico 

under the Marine Mammal Protection 

Act (MMPA). This affirmative finding 

renewal will allow yellowfin tuna 

harvested in the eastern tropical Pacific 

Ocean (ETP) in compliance with the 

International Dolphin Conservation 

Program (IDCP) by Mexican-flag purse 

seine vessels or purse seine vessels 

operating under Mexican jurisdiction to 

continue to be imported into the United 

States. The affirmative finding renewal 

was based on review of documentary 

evidence submitted by the Government 

of Mexico and obtained from the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission 

(IATTC) and the Department of State.

DATES: Effective April 1, 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) 

(Public Law 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 yellowfin tuna and tuna 

products that were harvested in the ETP 

by purse seine vessels under the 

jurisdiction of the nation after March 3, 

1999, the effective date of the IDCPA.

The affirmative finding process 

requires that the harvesting nation meet 

several conditions related to compliance 

with 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. A nation may provide 

information regarding compliance with 

the IDCP directly to NMFS on an annual 

basis or may 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, in consultation with the 

Secretary of State, if the Assistant 

Administrator 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, thereby 

diminishing 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 annual review process 

set forth in 50 CFR 216.24(f), the 

Assistant Administrator considered 

documentary evidence submitted by the 

Government of Mexico or obtained from 

the IATTC and the Department of State 

and determined that Mexico has met the 

MMPA’s requirements to receive an 

affirmative finding.

After consultation with the 

Department of State, NMFS renewed the 

Government of Mexico’s affirmative 

finding allowing the continued 

importation into the United States of 

yellowfin tuna and products derived 

from yellowfin tuna harvested in the 

ETP after March 3, 1999, by Mexicanflag purse seine vessels or purse seine 

vessels operating under Mexican 

jurisdiction.

In 2004, the Assistant Administrator 

will determine whether the Government 

of Mexico 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 

Government of Mexico to determine 

whether the affirmative finding criteria 

are being met. In order for the 

affirmative finding for the Government 

of Mexico to be renewed after NMFS’s 

annual review in 2004, the Government 

of Mexico must submit a new 

application in early 2005 for an 

affirmative finding to be effective for the 

period April 1, 2005, through March 31, 

2006, and the subsequent 4 years.

Dated: February 3, 2004.

Wanda L. Cain,

Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has 

submitted to OMB for clearance, the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by March 10, 2004. 

Title, Form, and OMB Number: Civil 

Aircraft Landing Permit System; OBM 

Number 0701–0050. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

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Number of Respondents: 3,600. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 3,600. 

Average Burden Per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 1,800. 

Needs and Uses: This information 

collection is necessary to ensure that the 

security and operational integrity of 

military airfields are maintained; to 

identify the aircraft operator and the 

aircraft to be operated; to avoid 

competition with the private sector by 

establishing the purpose for use of 

military airfields; and to ensure the U.S. 

Government is not held liable if the civil 

aircraft becomes involved in an accident 

or incident while using military 

airfields, facilities, and services. 

Affected Public: Business or Other For 

Profit. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain or Retain Benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jacqueline 

Zeiher. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Zeiher at the Office of Management 

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 

10236, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Jacqueline 

Davis. 

Written requests for copies of the 

information collection proposal should 

be sent to Ms. Davis, WHS/DIOR, 1215 

Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, 

Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: February 2, 2004. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Science Board

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board 

Task Force on High Performance 

Microchip Supply will meet in closed 

session on March 3, 2004, at Strategic 

Analysis Inc., 3601 Wilson Boulevard, 

Arlington, VA. The Task Force will 

assess the implications of the movement 

of manufacturing capability and design 

of high performance microchips and 

will address the Department of 

Defense’s (DoD) ability to obtain 

radiation hardened microchips, the 

ability to produce limited quantities of 

special purpose microchips in a timely 

and secure manner, and the ability to 

produce microchips in a timely manner 

to meet emerging needs. 

The mission of the Defense Science 

Board is to advise the Secretary of 

Defense and the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology & 

Logistics on scientific and technical 

matters as they affect the perceived 

needs of the Department of Defense. 

Specifically, the Task Force will look at 

root causes associated with the 

migration of the manufacturing 

capability of high performance 

semiconductors; policies or technology 

investments that DoD, either alone or in 

conjunction with other U.S. government 

agencies, can pursue which will 

influence the migration of 

manufacturing to foreign shores; 

alternatives to the creation of trusted 

foundries based on U.S. territory; 

whether testing is a viable alternative 

and if so, the level of assurance testing 

will provide to guarantee that only 

intended functions are built into the 

microchip; alternative manufacturing 

techniques which may allow overseas 

fabrication of the microchips and 

subsequent interconnect in the U.S.; and 

future technologies which the U.S. may 

invest in to replace the current 

microchip technology. 

In accordance with section 10(d) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Pub. L. 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. 

App. II), it has been determined that 

these Defense Science Board Task Force 

meetings concern matters listed in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, 

the meetings will be closed to the 

public.

Dated: February 3, 2004. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Science Board

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board 

Task Force on Identification 

Technologies will meet in closed 

session on March 15–16, 2004; April 

15–16, 2004; and May 5–6, 2004, at 

Strategic Analysis Inc., 3601 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, VA. The Task 

Force will assess current technologies 

and operational concepts to identify and 

track individuals and materiel. 

The mission of the Defense Science 

Board is to advise the Secretary of 

Defense and the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology & 

Logistics on scientific and technical 

matters as they affect the perceived 

needs of the Department of Defense. In 

this assessment, the task force’s 

investigation will encompass defense, 

intelligence, and commercial systems, 

including compartmented technology in 

development and promising 

technologies in the lab that are not yet 

deployed. Technologies will include 

passive/active, line of sight/non-line of 

sight, and cooperative/non-cooperative. 

Potential mechanisms include 

predictive behavior modeling based on 

threat characteristics (attack modality, 

ideological makeup, social, ethnic, 

religious and political tendencies, etc.), 

identification technologies such as 

biometrics (iris scans, facial features, 

voice prints, etc.), DNA matching, and 

advanced non-identification 

technologies such as EO, RF, 

hyperspectral, and fluid surface 

assembly (FSA) sensors. 

In accordance with section 10(d) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Pub. L. No. 92–463, as amended (5 

U.S.C. App. II), it has been determined 

that these Defense Science Board Task 

Force meetings concern matters listed in 

5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, 

accordingly, the meetings will be closed 

to the public.

Dated: February 3, 2004. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Science Board

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board 

Task Force on Aerial Refueling 

Requirements will meet in closed 

session on February 17–18, 2004; March 

9–10, 2004; and April 6–7, 2004, at 

Strategic Analysis Inc., 3601 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, VA. The Task 

Force will evaluate current aerial 

refueling capability and future 

Department of Defense (DoD) aerial