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and housed or mounted ball bearing

units and parts thereof.

Imports of these products are

classified under the following

Harmonized Tariff Schedules (HTS)

subheadings: 3926.90.45, 4016.93.00,

4016.93.10, 4016.93.50, 6909.19.5010,

8431.20.00, 8431.39.0010, 8482.10.10,

8482.10.50, 8482.80.00, 8482.91.00,

8482.99.05, 8482.99.10, 8482.99.35,

8482.99.6590, 8482.99.70, 8483.20.40,

8483.20.80, 8483.50.8040, 8483.50.90,

8483.90.20, 8483.90.30, 8483.90.70,

8708.50.50, 8708.60.50, 8708.60.80,

8708.70.6060, 8708.70.8050, 8708.93.30,

8708.93.5000, 8708.93.6000, 8708.93.75,

8708.99.06, 8708.99.31, 8708.99.4960,

8708.99.50, 8708.99.5800, 8708.99.8080,

8803.10.00, 8803.20.00, 8803.30.00,

8803.90.30, and 8803.90.90. The HTS

item numbers are provided for

convenience and customs purposes.

They are not determinative of the

products subject to the order. The

written descriptions remain dispositive.

Size or precision grade of a bearing

does not influence whether the bearing

is covered by the order. This order

covers all the subject bearings and parts

thereof (inner race, outer race, cage,

rollers, balls, seals, shields, etc.)

outlined above with certain limitations.

With regard to finished parts, all such

parts are included in the scope of this

order. For unfinished parts, such parts

are included if (1) they have been heattreated, or (2) heat treatment is not

required to be performed on the part.

Thus, the only unfinished parts that are

not covered by this order are those that

will be subject to heat treatment after

importation.

The ultimate application of a bearing

also does not influence whether the

bearing is covered by the order. Bearings

designed for highly specialized

applications are not excluded. Any of

the subject bearings, regardless of

whether they may ultimately be utilized

in aircraft, automobiles, or other

equipment, are within the scope of this

order.

Verification

Pursuant to section 782(i) of the Act,

we verified information provided by

MPT using standard verification

procedures, including the examination

of relevant sales and financial records,

as well as the selection of original

documentation containing relevant

information. Our verification results are

outlined in the public version of the

verification report, dated December 2,

1999, and located in the public file in

the Central Records Unit, room B–099 of

the Department’s main building.

Final Results of the Review

We received no comments from

interested parties on our preliminary

results. In addition, we have determined

that no changes to our analysis are

warranted for purposes of these final

results. The weighted-average dumping

margin for the period May 1, 1997,

through April 30, 1998, is as follows:

Company Margin

MPT ........................... 0.00%

Because the weighted-average

dumping margin is zero, we will

instruct the Customs Service to

liquidate entries made during this

review period without regard to

antidumping duties for the subject

merchandise that MPT exported.

Cash-Deposit Requirements

The following deposit requirements

shall be effective upon publication of

this notice of final results of

administrative review for all shipments

of ball bearings from Germany, entered,

or withdrawn from warehouse, for

consumption on or after the publication

date, as provided for by section

751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The cashdeposit rate for MPT will be 0.00

percent; (2) for previously investigated

or reviewed companies, the cashdeposit rate will continue to be the

company-specific rate published for the

most recent period; (3) if the exporter is

not a firm covered in this or any

previous review or the original lessthan-fair-value investigation, but the

manufacturer is, the cash-deposit rate

will be the rate established for the most

recent period for the manufacturer of

the merchandise; and (4) the cashdeposit rate for all other manufacturers

or exporters will continue to be 68.89

percent, the all-others rate.

These deposit requirements shall

remain in effect until publication of the

final results of the next administrative

review.

This notice serves as a final reminder

to importers of their responsibility

under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a

certificate regarding the reimbursement

of antidumping duties prior to

liquidation of the relevant entries

during this review period. Failure to

comply with this requirement could

result in the Secretary’s presumption

that reimbursement of antidumping

duties occurred and the subsequent

assessment of double antidumping

duties.

This notice also serves as the only

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

notification of return/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.

We are issuing and publishing this

determination in accordance with

sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the

Act.

Dated: April 14, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–10191 Filed 4–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–351–505]

Certain Malleable Cast Iron Pipe

Fittings From Brazil: Final Results of

Antidumping Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Final Results of

Antidumping Administrative Review.

SUMMARY: On February 8, 2000, the

Department of Commerce published the

preliminary results of administrative

review of the antidumping duty order

on certain malleable cast iron pipe

fittings from Brazil. This review covers

one producer/exporter, Indu ́stria de

Fundic ̧ao Tupy Ltda., during the period

May 1, 1998, through April 30, 1999.

Based on our analysis of comments

received, we have made changes in the

margin calculations. Therefore the final

results differ from the preliminary

results. The final weighted-average

dumping margin is listed below in the

section entitled ‘‘Final Results of the

Review.’’

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 24, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas Schauer or Richard Rimlinger,

Office of AD/CVD Enforcement 3,

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–0410 or

(202) 482–4477, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as

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amended (the Act), are references to the

provisions effective January 1, 1995, the

effective date of the amendments made

to the Act by the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act (URAA). In addition,

unless otherwise indicated, all citations

to the Department of Commerce’s (the

Department’s) regulations are to 19 CFR

part 351 (1999).

Background

On February 8, 2000, the Department

published in the Federal Register the

preliminary results of administrative

review of the antidumping duty order

on certain malleable cast iron pipe

fittings from Brazil. See Certain

Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From

Brazil: Preliminary Results of

Antidumping Administrative Review, 65

FR 6153 (preliminary results). Indu ́stria

de Fundic ̧ao Tupy Ltda. (Tupy)

submitted its case brief on March 9,

2000. No interested parties submitted

rebuttal briefs. The Department has

conducted this administrative review in

accordance with section 751 of the Act.

Scope of Review

Imports covered by this review are

shipments of certain malleable cast iron

pipe fittings, other than grooved, from

Brazil. In the original antidumping duty

order, these products were classifiable

in the Tariff Schedules of the United

States, Annotated, under item numbers

610.7000 and 610.7400. These products

are currently classifiable under item

numbers 7307.19.00 and 7307.19.90 of

the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTSUS).

The HTSUS item numbers are

provided for convenience and customs

purposes. The written description

remains dispositive.

Analysis of Comment Received

Comment: Tupy contends that the

Department made a clerical error by

neglecting to convert two variables from

a per-kilogram basis to a per-piece basis.

Department’s Position: We agree with

Tupy and have changed our calculations

so that all prices, revenues, and

expenses are on a per-piece basis.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

Based on our analysis of the clerical

error comment received, we have

corrected the programming error in our

preliminary results described above.

Final Results of Review

As a result of our analysis of the

correction, we determine a final

weighted-average margin of 0.00 percent

for Tupy for the period May 1, 1998,

through April 30, 1999.

Because the weighted-average

dumping margin is zero, we will

instruct the Customs Service to

liquidate entries made during this

review period without regard to

dumping duties for the subject

merchandise that Tupy exported.

Cash-Deposit Requirements

The following deposit requirement

shall be effective upon publication of

this notice of final results of review for

all shipments of certain malleable cast

iron pipe fittings from Brazil, entered, or

withdrawn from warehouse, for

consumption on or after the publication

date, as provided for by section

751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The cashdeposit rate for Tupy will be 0.00

percent; (2) for previously investigated

or reviewed companies not listed above,

the cash-deposit rate will continue to be

the company-specific rate published for

the most recent period; (3) if the

exporter is not a firm covered in this or

any previous reviews or the original

less-than-fair-value (LTFV)

investigation, but the manufacturer is,

the cash-deposit rate will be the rate

established for the most recent period

for the manufacturer of the

merchandise; and (4) if neither the

exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm

covered in this or any previous review,

the cash-deposit rate will continue to be

5.64 percent, the ‘‘all-others’’ rate

established in the LTFV investigation.

The deposit requirements shall

remain in effect until publication of the

final results of the next administrative

review.

This notice serves as a final reminder

to importers of their responsibility

under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a

certificate regarding the reimbursement

of antidumping duties prior to

liquidation of the relevant entries

during this review period. Failure to

comply with this requirement could

result in the Secretary’s presumption

that reimbursement of antidumping

duties occurred and the subsequent

assessment of double antidumping

duties.

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. Timely

notification of return/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.

We are issuing and publishing this

determination in accordance with

sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the

Act.

Dated: April 14, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–10190 Filed 4–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 032800A]

Small Takes of Marine Mammals

Incidental to Specified Activities;

Offshore Seismic Activities in the

Beaufort Sea

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application

and proposed authorization for a small

take exemption; request for comments.

SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request

from Western Geophysical/Western

Atlas International of Houston, Texas

(Western Geophysical) for an

authorization to take small numbers of

marine mammals by harassment

incidental to conducting seismic

surveys in the Beaufort Sea in state and

Federal waters. Under the Marine

Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS

is requesting comments on its proposal

to authorize Western Geophysical to

incidentally take, by harassment, small

numbers of bowhead whales and other

marine mammals in the above

mentioned areas during the open water

period of 2000.

DATES: Comments and information must

be received no later than May 24, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the

application should be addressed to

Donna Wieting, Chief, Marine Mammal

Conservation Division, Office of

Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD

20910–3225. A copy of the application,

the Technical Monitoring Plan, and a

list of references used in this document

may be obtained by writing to this

address or by telephoning one of the

contacts listed here.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenneth R. Hollingshead, (301) 713–

2055, ext 128, Brad Smith, (907) 271–

5006.