35046 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 106 / Thursday, June 1, 2000 / Notices

Closed Session

7. Discussion of matters properly

classified under Executive Order 12958,

dealing with the U.S. export control

program and strategic criteria related

thereto.

A limited number of seats will be

available during the public session of

the meeting. Reservations are not

accepted. To the extent time permits,

members of the public may present oral

statements to the Committee. The public

may submit written statements at any

time before or after the meeting.

However, to facilitate distribution of

public presentation materials to

Committee members, the Committee

suggests that the public forward the

materials prior to the meeting to the

following address: Ms. Lee Ann

Carpenter, OSIES/EA/BXA, MS: 3876,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th St.

& Constitution Ave., NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

The Assistant Secretary for

Administration, with the concurrence of

the delegate of the General Counsel,

formally determined on January 12,

1999, pursuant to section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended, that the series of meetings or

portions of meetings of the Committee

and of any Subcommittee thereof,

dealing with the classified materials

listed in 5 U.S.C. 552(c) (1) shall be

exempt from the provisions relating to

public meeting found in section 10(a)

(1) and (a)(3) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act. The remaining series of

meetings or portions thereof will be

open to the public.

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to close meetings or portions of

meetings of the Committee is available

for public inspection and copying in the

Central Reference and Records

Inspection Facility, Room 6020, U.S.

Department of Commerce, Washington,

DC. For further information or copies of

the minutes call (202) 482–2583.

Dated: May 26, 2000.

Lee Ann Carpenter,

Committee Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–13740 Filed 5–31–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–JT–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–570–848]

Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From

the People’s Republic of China:

Initiation of New-Shipper Antidumping

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of initiation of newshipper antidumping administrative

review.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(the Department) has received a request

from China Kingdoma Import & Export

Co., Ltd. (China Kingdoma), Rizhao

Riyuan Marine and Food Products Co.,

Ltd. (Rizhao Riyuan), Nantong Shengfa

Frozen Food Co., Ltd. (Nantong

Shengfa), and Weshan Fukang

Foodstuffs Co., Ltd. (Weishan Fukang)

to conduct new-shipper administrative

reviews of the antidumping duty order

on freshwater crawfish tail meat from

the People’s Republic of China (PRC). In

accordance with the Department’s

current regulations, we are initiating

this administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas Gilgunn or Maureen Flannery,

AD/CVD Enforcement, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–0648 or (202) 482–

3020, respectively.

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the statute are references to

the provisions effective January 1, 1995,

the effective date of the amendments

made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act)

by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

In addition, unless otherwise indicated,

all citations to the Department’s

regulations are to the current

regulations, codified at 19 CFR Part 351,

(1999).

Background

On March 29, 2000 and March 31,

2000, the Department received timely

requests, in accordance with section 751

(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR

351.214(c), for new shipper reviews of

this antidumping duty order which has

a September anniversary date.

Initiation of Review

In its March 29, 2000 request for

review, Rizhao Riyuan certified that it

did not export the subject merchandise

to the United States during the period

of investigation (POI) and that it is not

affiliated with any company which

exported subject merchandise to the

United States during the POI. Rizhao

Riyuan further certified that its export

activities are not controlled by the

central government of the PRC.

In its March 29, 2000 request for

review, Nantong Shengfa certified that it

did not export the subject merchandise

to the United States during the POI and

that it is not affiliated with any

company which exported subject

merchandise to the United States during

the POI. Nantong Shengfa further

certified that its export activities are not

controlled by the central government of

the PRC.

In its March 31, 2000 request for

review, China Kingdoma certified that it

did not export the subject merchandise

to the United States during the POI and

that it is not affiliated with any

company which exported subject

merchandise to the United States during

the POI. China Kingdoma further

certified that its export activities are not

controlled by the central government of

the PRC.

In its March 31, 2000 request for

review, Weishan Fukang certified that it

did not export the subject merchandise

to the United States during the POI and

that it is not affiliated with any

company which exported subject

merchandise to the United States during

the POI. Weishan Fukang further

certified that its export activities are not

controlled by the central government of

the PRC. All of the above requests also

included all documentation required

under 19 C.F.R. 351.214(b)(2)(iv).

In accordance with section

751(a)(2)(B) and 19 CFR 351.214(d), we

are initiating new-shipper reviews of the

antidumping duty order on freshwater

crawfish tail meat from the PRC.

In accordance with 19 CFR

351.214(g)(B) of the Department’s

regulations, the period of review (POR)

for a new-shipper review initiated in the

month immediately following the

semiannual anniversary month will be

the six-month period immediately

preceding the semiannual anniversary

month. Therefore, the POR for these

new-shippers is:

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 106 / Thursday, June 1, 2000 / Notices 35047

Antidumping duty proceeding Period to be reviewed

Fresh Water Crawfish Tail Meat from the PRC, A–570–848:

China Kingdoma Import & Export Co., Ltd .......................................................................................................................... 9/01/99–2/29/00

Rizhao Riyuan Marine and Food Products Co. Ltd ............................................................................................................. 9/01/99–2/29/00

Nantong Shengfa Frozen Food Co., Ltd .............................................................................................................................. 9/01/99–2/29/00

Weshan Fukang Foodstuffs Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................... 9/01/99–2/29/00

Concurrent with publication of this

notice and in accordance with 19 CFR

351.214(e), we will instruct the U.S.

Customs Service to allow, at the option

of the importer, the posting of a bond or

security in lieu of a cash deposit for

each entry of the merchandise exported

by the companies listed above, until the

completion of the review. The interested parties must submit

applications for disclosure under

administrative protective order in

accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and

351.306.

This initiation and notice are in

accordance with section 751(a) of the

Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR

351.214.

Dated: May 25, 2000.

Edward C. Yang,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Ad/CVD

Enforcement Group III.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 121699A]

Small Takes of Marine Mammals

Incidental to Specified Activities; San

Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Pile

Installation Demonstration Project, San

Francisco Bay, CA

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of an

incidental harassment authorization.

SUMMARY: In accordance with provisions

of the Marine Mammal Protection Act

(MMPA) as amended, notification is

hereby given that an Incidental

Harassment Authorization (IHA) has

been issued to the Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), on behalf of

the California Department of

Transportation (CALTRANS), to take

small numbers of Pacific harbor seals

and California sea lions, by harassment,

incidental to a pile installation

demonstration project (PIDP) at the San

Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (SF–

OBB), San Francisco Bay (the Bay), CA.

DATES: This authorization is effective

from May 23, 2000, through May 22,

2001.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the application

may be obtained by writing to Donna

Wieting, Chief, Marine Mammal

Conservation Division, Office of

Protected Resources, National Marine

Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910–

3225, or by telephoning one of the

contacts listed here.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenneth R. Hollingshead, Office of

Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 713–

2055, or Christina Fahy, Southwest

Regional Office, NMFS, (562) 980–4023.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Section 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the

MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct

the Secretary of Commerce to allow,

upon request, the incidental, but not

intentional, taking of small numbers of

marine mammals by U.S. citizens who

engage in a specified activity (other than

commercial fishing) within a specified

geographical region if certain findings

are made and either regulations are

issued or, if the taking is limited to

harassment, a notice of a proposed

authorization is provided to the public

for review.

Permission may be granted if NMFS

finds that the taking will have a

negligible impact on the species or

stock(s) and will not have an

unmitigable adverse impact on the

availability of the species or stock(s) for

subsistence uses, and if the permissible

methods of taking and requirements

pertaining to the monitoring and

reporting of such takings are set forth.

NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible impact’’

in 50 CFR 216.103 as ‘‘... an impact

resulting from the specified activity that

cannot be reasonably expected to, and is

not reasonably likely to, adversely affect

the species or stock through effects on

annual rates of recruitment or survival.’’

Subsection 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA

established an expedited process by

which citizens of the United States can

apply for an authorization to

incidentally take small numbers of

marine mammals by harassment. The

MMPA now defines ‘‘harassment’’ as:

...any act of pursuit, torment, or annoyance

which (a) has the potential to injure a marine

mammal or marine mammal stock in the

wild; or (b) has the potential to disturb a

marine mammal or marine mammal stock in

the wild by causing disruption of behavioral

patterns, including, but not limited to,

migration, breathing, nursing, breeding,

feeding, or sheltering.

Subsection 101(a)(5)(D) establishes a

45-day time limit for NMFS review of an

application followed by a 30-day public

notice and comment period on any

proposed authorizations for the

incidental harassment of small numbers

of marine mammals. Within 45 days of

the close of the comment period, NMFS

must either issue or deny issuance of

the authorization.

Summary of Request

On November 22, 1999, NMFS

received an application from the FHWA

on behalf of CALTRANS, requesting an

IHA for the possible harassment of small

numbers of Pacific harbor seals (Phoca

vitulina), and California sea lions

(Zalophus californianus) incidental to

conducting the PIDP at the SF–OBB.

CALTRANS is currently in the

planning stages of the SF–OBB East

Span Seismic Safety Project (ESSSP).

The ESSSP would include driving large

piles into the Bay bottom. One of the

hammers anticipated to be used for this

task is larger than any pile-driving

hammer previously used in the Bay.

Due to the untested nature of these

hammers and piles in the Bay, a pile

installation demonstration is needed.

The PIDP will provide CALTRANS with

an opportunity to measure resulting

sound pressure levels (SPL), both in air

and under water, record impacts to

marine mammals and experiment with

measures to reduce potential harm to

marine mammals prior to general use on

SF–OBB piles.

The PIDP site is located between

Yerba Buena Island (YBI) and Oakland,

in the area to the north of and between

existing SF–OBB east span piers E6 and

E9 (see figures 1 and 2 of the

application). The PIDP site is

approximately 2.0 km (1.24 mi) from

northeast of the YBI harbor seal haul-out

site, which is located immediately to the

west of the lighthouse on the

southernmost tip of the island.