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program in the future (see Pure

Magnesium and Alloy Magnesium from

Canada: Final Results of Countervailing

Duty Administrative Reviews, 64 FR

48805, 48806 (September 8, 1999)).

Preliminary Results of Reviews

In accordance with 19 CFR

351.221(b)(4)(i), we calculated a subsidy

rate for NHCI, the sole producer/

exporter subject to these administrative

reviews. For the period January 1, 1998,

through December 31, 1998, we

preliminarily determine the net subsidy

rate for NHCI to be 1.38 percent ad

valorem. We will disclose our

calculations to the interested parties

upon request pursuant to section

351.224(b) of the regulations.

If the final results of these reviews

remain the same as these preliminary

results, the Department intends to

instruct the Customs Service

(‘‘Customs’’) to assess countervailing

duties at the net subsidy rate. The

Department also intends to instruct

Customs to collect cash deposits of

estimated countervailing duties at the

rate of 1.38 percent on the f.o.b. value

of all shipments of the subject

merchandise from NHCI entered, or

withdrawn from warehouse, for

consumption on or after the date of

publication of the final results of these

administrative reviews.

Because the URAA replaced the

general rule in favor of a country-wide

rate with a general rule in favor of

individual rates for investigated and

reviewed companies, the procedures for

establishing countervailing duty rates,

including those for non-reviewed

companies, are now essentially the same

as those in antidumping cases, except as

provided for in section 777A(e)(2)(B) of

the Act. The requested reviews will

normally cover only those companies

specifically named. See 19 CFR

351.213(b)(2). Pursuant to 19 CFR

351.212(c), for all companies for which

a review was not requested, duties must

be assessed at the cash deposit rate, and

cash deposits must continue to be

collected, at the rate previously ordered.

As such, the countervailing duty cash

deposit rate applicable to a company

can no longer change, except pursuant

to a request for a review of that

company. See Federal-Mogul

Corporation and The Torrington

Company v. United States, 822 F. Supp.

782 (CIT 1993) and Floral Trade Council

v. United States, 822 F. Supp. 766 (CIT

1993) (interpreting 19 CFR 353.22(e),

the antidumping regulation on

automatic assessment, which is

identical to 19 CFR 355.22(g), the

predecessor to 19 CFR 351.212(c)).

Therefore, the cash deposit rates for all

companies except the company covered

by these reviews, will be unchanged by

the results of these reviews.

We will instruct Customs to continue

to collect cash deposits for nonreviewed companies, (except Timminco

Limited which was excluded from the

orders during the investigations) at the

most recent company-specific or

country-wide rate applicable to the

company. Accordingly, the cash deposit

rate that will be applied to nonreviewed companies covered by these

orders is that established in Pure and

Alloy Magnesium From Canada; Final

Results of the Second (1993)

Countervailing Duty Administrative

Reviews, 62 FR 48607 (September 16,

1997) or the company-specific rate

published in the most recent final

results of an administrative review in

which a company participated. These

rates shall apply to all non-reviewed

companies until a review of a company

assigned these rates is requested. In

addition, for the period January 1, 1998,

through December 31, 1998, the

assessment rates applicable to all nonreviewed companies covered by these

orders are the cash deposit rates in

effect at the time of entry, except for

Timminco Limited which was excluded

from the orders in the original

investigations.

Public Comment

Interested parties may request a

hearing within 30 days of the date of

publication of this notice. Any hearing,

if requested, will be held two days after

the scheduled date for submission of

rebuttal briefs (see below). Interested

parties may submit written arguments in

case briefs within 30 days of the date of

publication of this notice. Rebuttal

briefs, limited to issues raised in case

briefs, may be filed no later than five

days after the date of filing the case

briefs. Parties who submit briefs in these

proceedings should provide a summary

of the arguments not to exceed five

pages and a table of statutes,

regulations, and cases cited. Copies of

case briefs and rebuttal briefs must be

served on interested parties in

accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(f).

Representatives of parties to the

proceeding may request disclosure of

proprietary information under

administrative protective order no later

than 10 days after the representative’s

client or employer becomes a party to

the proceeding, but in no event later

than the date the case briefs, under 19

CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), are due.

The Department will publish a notice

of the final results of these

administrative reviews within 120 days

from the publication of these

preliminary results.

These administrative reviews and

notice are in accordance with sections

751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

Dated: April 28, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 042700A]

Marine Mammals; File No. 782–1438

and P77–4#2

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of applications for

amendment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

National Marine Mammal Laboratory,

National Marine Fisheries Service,

NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way NE,

Seattle, Washington 98115–0070; and

Northeast Fisheries Science Center,

National Marine Fisheries Service,

NOAA, 166 Water Street, Woods Hole,

MA 02546–1026, have requested an

amendment to scientific research Permit

No. 782–1438 and 917, respectively.

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments

must be received on or before June 5,

2000.

ADDRESSES: The amendment requests

and related documents are available for

review upon written request or by

appointment in the following offices:

File Nos. 782–1438 and P77–4#2:

Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713–

2289);

File No. 782–1438: Southwest Region,

National Marine Fisheries Service,

NOAA, 501 West Ocean Boulevard,

Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–4213

(562/980–4001);

File No. 782–1438: Alaska Region,

National Marine Fisheries Service,

NOAA, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK

99802 (907/586–7235);

File No. P77–4#2 (Permit No. 917):

Northeast Region, NMFS, One

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930,

(978/281–9250).

Written comments or requests for a

public hearing on these requests should

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be submitted to the Chief, Permits and

Documentation Division, F/PR1, Office

of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315

East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver

Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals

requesting a hearing should set forth the

specific reasons why a hearing on these

particular amendment requests would

be appropriate.

Comments may also be submitted by

facsimile at (301) 713–0376, provided

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy

submitted by mail and postmarked no

later than the closing date of the

comment period. Please note that

comments will not be accepted by email or other electronic media.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ruth Johnson or Simona Roberts, 301/

713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject amendment to Permit No. 782–

1438 issued on May 8, 1998 (63 FR

27265) and 917 issued on May 11, 1994

(59 FR 25892), as amended April 16,

1999 (64 FR 6326), and is requested

under the authority of the Marine

Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the

Regulations Governing the Taking and

Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR

part 216), the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et

seq.) and the regulations governing the

taking, importing, and exporting of

endangered and threatened species (50

CFR 222–226).

Permit No. 782–1438 authorizes the

permit holder to take large and small

cetaceans and incidentally harass some

pinniped species during aerial surveys.

The permit holder requests

authorization to amend this permit to

satellite-tag, flipper tag, VHF radio/time

depth recorder (TDR) suction cup-tag

and biopsy sample beluga whales

(Delphinapterus leucas) in Alaskan

waters. Specifically, they request

authority to satellite tag and flipper tag

a maximum of 40 beluga whales in the

Gulf of Alaska, Bristol Bay, Norton

Sound, Kotzebue Sound, and Beaufort

Sea; VHF/TDR suction cup tag a

maximum of 30 beluga whales in the

Gulf of Alaska; and biopsy sample a

maximum of 90 beluga whales in the

Gulf of Alaska, Bristol Bay, Norton

Sound, Kotzebue Sound, and Beaufort

Sea.

Permit No. 917 (File No. P77–4#2)

authorizes three projects: (1) Aerial and

boat surveys, biopsy sampling and

photo-identification of various cetacean

species during stock assessment

research; (2) capture, sample, tag and

release pinnipeds during pinniped stock

assessment research; and (3) collection

of samples from animals of the Orders

Cetacea and Pinnipedia [except walrus]

for deposit into a scientific collection

for research.

The NMFS, Northeast Fisheries

Science Center is requesting authority to

extend the permit to December 31, 2000.

No additional animals are requested or

will be authorized.

In compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial

determination has been made that the

activity proposed is categorically

excluded from the requirement to

prepare an environmental assessment or

environmental impact statement.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register,

NMFS is forwarding copies of this

application to the Marine Mammal

Commission and its Committee of

Scientific Advisors.

Dated: April 28, 2000.

Ann Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Public meeting With the Community

College of the Air Force Board of

Visitors to Review and Discuss

Academic Policies and Issues Relative

to the Operation of the College

AGENCY: Community College of the Air

Force; DoD.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Community College of

the Air Force (CCAF) Board of Visitors

will hold a meeting to review and

discuss academic policies and issues

relative to the operation of the college.

Agenda items include a review of the

operations of the CCAF and an update

on the activities of the CCAF Policy

Council.

Members of the public who wish to

make oral or written statements at the

meeting should contact First Lieutenant

Matthew M. Groleau, Designated

Federal Officer for the Board, at the

address below no later than 4:00 p.m. on

May 30, 2000. Please mail or

electronically mail all requests.

Telephone requests will not be honored.

The request should identify the name of

the individual who will make the

presentation and an outline of the issues

to be addressed. A minimum of 35

copies of the presentation materials

must be given to First Lieutenant

Groleau no later than three days prior to

the time of the board meeting for

distribution. Visual aids must be

submitted to First Lieutenant Groleau

on a 31⁄2 inch computer disc in

Microsoft PowerPoint format no later

than 4:00 p.m. on May 30, 2000 to allow

sufficient time for virus scanning and

formatting of the slides.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Tuesday, June 6, 2000 at 8:00 a.m. on

the Main Floor Conference Room, Air

University, Building 800, 130 West

Maxwell Boulevard, Maxwell Air Force

Base, Alabama 36112.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: First

Lieutenant Matthew M. Groleau, (334)

953–7322, Community College of the

Air Force, 130 West Maxwell Boulevard,

Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama,

36112–6613, or through electronic mail

at matthew.groleau@maxwell.af.mil.

Janet A. Long,

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information

Management Group, Office of the Chief

Information Officer invites comments

on the submission for OMB review as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before June 5,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk Officer,

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street, NW, Room 10235, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503 or should be electronically

mailed to the internet address

DWERFEL@OMB.EOP.GOV.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires

that the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) provide interested

Federal agencies and the public an early

opportunity to comment on information

collection requests. OMB may amend or

waive the requirement for public

consultation to the extent that public

participation in the approval process

would defeat the purpose of the

information collection, violate State or