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1The petitioners are the Coalition for Fair

Preserved Mushroom Trade which includes the

American Mushroom Institute and the following

domestic companies: L.K. Bowman, Inc.,

Nottingham, PA; Modern Mushrooms Farms, Inc.,

Toughkernamon, PA; Monterrey Mushrooms, Inc.,

Watsonville, CA; Mount Laurel Canning Corp.,

Temple, PA; Mushrooms Canning Company,

Kennett Square, PA; Southwood Farms, Hockessin,

DE; Sunny Dell Foods, Inc., Oxford, PA; United

Canning Corp., North Lima, OH.

2On December 14, 1999, the Department

published a notice of ‘‘Opportunity To Request

Administrative Review’’ which inadvertently

omitted the antidumping duty order on preserved

mushrooms from Chile. Therefore, on December 16,

1999, the Department informed interested parties

that they could request an administrative review of

the antidumping duty order on certain preserved

mushrooms from Chile no later than January 3,

2000.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–570–836]

Glycine From the People’s Republic of

China: Extension of Time Limit for

Preliminary Results of the New Shipper

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit

for preliminary results of antidumping

duty administrative review.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(‘‘the Department’’) is extending the

time limit for the preliminary results of

a new shipper review of glycine from

the People’s Republic of China

(‘‘China’’). This review covers one

Chinese producer, Nantong Dongchang

Chemical Industry Corp. (‘‘Nantong’’),

for the period March 1, 1999 through

August 31, 1999.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 26, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Maria Dybczak at (202) 482–5811; Office

of AD/CVD Enforcement, Group III,

Office 9, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20230.

The Applicable Statute

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 (‘‘URAA’’).

Postponement of Preliminary Results

The Department has determined that

it is not practicable to issue its

preliminary results of the administrative

review within the current time limit of

June 28, 2000. See Decision

Memorandum from Edward C. Yang,

Office Director to Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary,

Enforcement Group III, May 16, 2000.

The Department is extending the time

limit for completion of the preliminary

results until August 28, 2000 in

accordance with Section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv)

of the Act.

The deadline for the final results of

this review will continue to be 90 days

after the signature date of the

preliminary results.

Dated: May 16, 2000.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement

Group III.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–337–804]

Certain Preserved Mushrooms From

Chile: Preliminary Rescission of

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of preliminary rescission

of antidumping duty administrative

review.

SUMMARY: In response to a timely

request from the petitioners, 1 on

January 26, 2000, the Department of

Commerce published a notice of

initiation of an administrative review of

the antidumping duty order on certain

preserved mushrooms from Chile with

respect to Nature’s Farm Products

(Chile) S.A. and Ravine Foods Inc.

covering the period August 5, 1998,

through November 30, 1999. See

Initiation of Antidumping and

Countervailing Duty Administrative

Reviews, 65 FR 42280 (January 26,

2000). 2 The Department of Commerce is

now preliminarily rescinding this

review as a result of the absence of

imports and entries into the United

States of subject merchandise during the

period of review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 26, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David J. Goldberger or Katherine

Johnson, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)

482–4136 or (202) 482–4929,

respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as

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. In addition, unless

otherwise indicated, all citations to the

Department of Commerce’s regulations

are to 19 CFR part 351 (1999).

Background

On January 21, 2000, the Department

(‘‘the Department’’) issued the

antidumping questionnaire to Nature’s

Farm Products (Chile) S.A. (‘‘NFP’’) via

its U.S. parent, Nature Farm Products,

Inc., and Ravine Foods Inc. (‘‘Ravine’’),

a Canadian company. On January 26,

2000, the Department published a notice

of initiation of an administrative review

of the antidumping duty order on

certain preserved mushrooms from

Chile with respect to NFP and Ravine

(65 FR 4228). On February 28, 2000,

Ravine advised the Department that the

company did not export the subject

merchandise to the United States during

the period of review (‘‘POR’’).

To confirm the accuracy of Ravine’s

claim, the Department performed a

customs query on entries of the subject

merchandise exported from Chile and

Canada. In so doing, the Department

examined U.S. Customs import

statistics, and found no imports of the

subject merchandise by Ravine, NFP, or

any other company from Chile to the

United States during the period of

review (‘‘POR’’). We also found no

imports of the subject merchandise from

Canada. Accordingly, there is no basis

for applying facts available in this

instance with regard to NFP, which did

not respond to our questionnaire. See

March 14, 2000, memorandum, ‘‘U.S.

Customs Data on Imports of the Subject

Merchandise,’’ from David J. Goldberger

to Irene Darzenta Tzafolias. The

petitioners did not comment on these

findings.

Scope of the Review

The products covered by this review

are certain preserved mushrooms

whether imported whole, sliced, diced,

or as stems and pieces. The preserved

mushrooms covered under this review

are the species Agaricus bisporus and

Agaricus bitorquis. ‘‘Preserved

mushrooms’’ refer to mushrooms that

have been prepared or preserved by

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cleaning, blanching, and sometimes

slicing or cutting. These mushrooms are

then packed and heated in containers

including but not limited to cans or

glass jars in a suitable liquid medium,

including but not limited to water,

brine, butter or butter sauce. Preserved

mushrooms may be imported whole,

sliced, diced, or as stems and pieces.

Included within the scope of this review

are ‘‘brined’’ mushrooms, which are

presalted and packed in a heavy salt

solution to provisionally preserve them

for further processing.

Excluded from the scope of this

review are the following: (1) All other

species of mushroom, including straw

mushrooms; (2) all fresh and chilled

mushrooms, including ‘‘refrigerated’’ or

‘‘quick blanched mushrooms’’; (3) dried

mushrooms; (4) frozen mushrooms; and

(5) ‘‘marinated,’’ ‘‘acidified’’ or

‘‘pickled’’ mushrooms, which are

prepared or preserved by means of

vinegar or acetic acid, but may contain

oil or other additives.

The merchandise subject to this

review is classifiable under subheadings

2003.1000.27, 2003.1000.31,

2003.1000.37, 2003.1000.43,

2003.1000.47, 2003.1000.53, and

0711.90.4000 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTS’’).

Although the HTS subheadings are

provided for convenience and Customs

purposes, our written description of the

scope of this review is dispositive.

Preliminary Rescission of Review

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), the

Department may rescind an

administrative review, in whole or only

with respect to a particular exporter or

producer, if the Secretary concludes

that, during the period covered by the

review, there were no entries, exports,

or sales of the subject merchandise.

Since the evidence shows that there

were no entries of certain preserved

mushrooms made by any exporter or

producer from Chile during the POR, we

are preliminarily rescinding this review

in accordance with 19 CFR

351.213(d)(3). The cash-deposit rate for

NFP and ‘‘All Other’’ producers/

exporters of the subject merchandise

will remain at 148.51 percent, the rate

established in the most recent segment

of this proceeding (63 FR 56613,

October 22, 1998).

This notice is published in

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

Dated: May 19, 2000.

Richard W. Moreland,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–588–054; A–588–604]

Tapered Roller Bearings, Four Inches

or Less in Outside Diameter, and

Components Thereof, From Japan and

Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts

Thereof, Finished and Unfinished,

From Japan; Antidumping Duty

Administrative Reviews; Time Limits

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time

limits.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(the Department) is extending the time

limits for the preliminary results of the

1998–1999 administrative reviews of the

antidumping finding (A–588–054) and

duty order (A–588–604) on tapered

roller bearings from Japan. These

reviews cover 3 manufacturers/

exporters of the subject merchandise to

the United States and the period

October 1, 1998 through September 30,

1999.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 26, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Deborah Scott at (202) 482–2657 or

Robert James at (202) 482–0649,

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Enforcement Group III, Office Eight,

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,

DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Because it

is not practicable to complete these

reviews within the normal statutory

time limit, the Department is extending

the time limits for completion of the

preliminary results until October 31,

2000 in accordance with section

751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended. See Memorandum from

Joseph A. Spetrini to Troy H. Cribb, on

file in Room B–099 of the main

Commerce building. The deadline for

the final results of this review will

continue to be 120 days after

publication of the preliminary results.

These extensions are in accordance

with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff

Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675

(a)(3)(A)).

Dated: May 15, 2000.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, AD/CVD

Enforcement Group III.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Application for Duty-Free Entry of

Scientific Instrument

Pursuant to Section 6(c) of the

Educational, Scientific and Cultural

Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub.

L. 89–651; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part

301), we invite comments on the

question of whether an instrument of

equivalent scientific value, for the

purposes for which the instrument

shown below is intended to be used, is

being manufactured in the United

States.

Comments must comply with 15 CFR

301.5(a)(3) and (4) of the regulations and

be filed within 20 days with the

Statutory Import Programs Staff, U.S.

Department of Commerce, Washington,

DC 20230. Applications may be

examined between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

in Room 4211, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.

Docket Number: 00–010. Applicant:

Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles

Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118–5698.

Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model

JEM–2010. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd.,

Japan. Intended Use: The instrument is

intended to be used for the study of

microstructure of metals, metal oxide

fibers, ceramics, semiconductors,

composite materials, and geological

samples. In these studies, the

microscope is used to measure particle

and crystal sizes and morphologies,

crystalline structure and d-spacing of

crystallographic planes, chemical

composition and distribution, and

number and extent of defects. In

addition, the instrument will be used to

train graduate students so that they will

better understand the microscopy

analysis of their samples. Application

accepted by Commissioner of Customs:

April 12, 2000.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 00–13320 Filed 5–25–00; 8:45 am]

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