35396 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 107 / Friday, June 2, 2000 / Notices

Background

Soon after the implementation of the

Harmonized System (HS) in 1988, the

Harmonized System (HS) Review

Subcommittee (RSC) of the WCO began

a series of reviews of the entire HS. The

third review cycle begins this year, with

an expected implementation date for

changes of January 2007.

The HS was established by an

international Convention, which, inter

alia, provides that the Harmonized

System should be kept up-to-date in

light of changes in technology and

patterns of international trade. The

international HS nomenclature, which

is administered by the WCO, provides a

uniform structural basis for the customs

tariff and statistical nomenclatures of all

major trading countries of the world,

including the United States. The

Commission, the U.S. Customs Service

and the Bureau of the Census are

responsible for the development of U.S.

technical proposals concerning the HS

under section 1210 of the Omnibus

Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988

(the 1988 Act) (19 U.S.C. 3010). A 1988

notice issued by the United States Trade

Representative (53 FR 45646, Nov. 10,

1988), establishes the Commission as

the lead U.S. agency in considering

proposals for HS amendments that are

intended to ensure that it reflects such

changes in technology and trade.

A copy of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff

Schedule (HTSA), which incorporates

the international Harmonized System in

its overall structure, can be downloaded

in compressed form (self-extracting

files) at the USITC’s World Wide Web

(WWW) site on the following page

(URL): http://www.usitc.gov/

taffairs.htm. Hard copies and electronic

copies of the HTSA can be found at

many of the 1,400 federal Depository

Libraries located throughout the United

States and its territories; further

information about these locations can be

found on the WWW at the following

location (URL): http://

ww1.access.gpo.gov/GPOAccess/

sitesearch/suldocslfdlp/

adpos003.html, or by contacting GPO

Access at the Government Printing

Office, 1–888–293–6498. Note that the

international HS comprises the broadest

levels of categories in the HTSA, that is,

the General Rules for the Interpretation

of the Nomenclature, Section and

Chapter titles, Section and Chapter legal

notes, and heading and subheading texts

to the 6-digit level of detail. U.S. Legal

Notes, further subdivisions (8- and 10-

digit subheadings) and statistical notes,

as well as the entire chapters 98 and 99,

are national legal and statistical detail

added for the administration of the tariff

and statistical programs and are not

within the scope of the international HS

review process.

Request for Proposals: In accordance

with the above mentioned USTR notice,

the Commission is seeking proposals for

specific modifications to the HS

(including the rules of interpretation,

section and chapter notes, and the texts

of the headings and subheadings) that

will further the above goals. No

proposals for changes to the nationallevel provisions (which include U.S. 8-

digit subheadings, statistical

annotations and rates of duty) will be

considered by the Commission as a part

of this review. Interested parties,

associations and government agencies

should submit specific language for

proposed amendments to the HS

together with appropriate descriptive

comments and, to the extent available,

trade data.

As part of this review, the

Commission particularly invites

proposals concerning the following

matters:

• The deletion of HS headings or

subheadings with low trade volume.

• The separate identification in the

HS of new products important in

international trade.

• The simplification of the HS, e.g.,

by the elimination of classification

provisions which are difficult to

administer.

• Modifications to the HS

Explanatory Notes, a WCO publication

which clarifies the scope of HS

provisions.

As mentioned above, no proposals for

changes to national-level provisions

(including Additional U.S. Notes, U.S.

8-digit subheadings, statistical

annotations and rates of duty) will be

considered by the Commission as a part

of this review. The changes in the

international HS that will result from

this review cycle will not necessarily

affect tariff rates for products imported

into the United States; as with the first

two HS review cycles, the USITC plans

eventually to develop a set of proposed

HTS changes that will align the HTS

with the international HS changes,

pursuant to sec. 1205 of the 1988 Act.

Deadline: Suggestions must be

received no later than the close of

business June 30, 2000, in order to be

considered by the Commission.

Requests for extensions of time should

be made in writing to the Secretary at

the address indicated below.

Written Submissions: All submissions

should be addressed to the Secretary,

United States International Trade

Commission, 500 E St. SW, Room 112–

A ,Washington, DC 20436. Commercial

or financial information that a party

desires the Commission to treat as

confidential must be submitted on

separate sheets of paper, each clearly

marked ‘‘Confidential Business

Information’’ at the top. All submissions

requesting confidential treatment must

conform with the requirements of

section 201.6 of the Commission’s Rules

of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR

201.6). All written submissions, except

for confidential business information,

will be made available for inspection by

interested persons.

TDD Access: Hearing impaired

individuals are advised that information

on this matter can be obtained by

contacting our TDD terminal on (202)

205–1810.

World Wide Web Access: This notice,

and any subsequent notices published

pursuant to section 1210 of the 1988

Act, may be obtained from the ITC

Internet web server: http://

www.usitc.gov/.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: May 25, 2000.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–13806 Filed 6–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–D

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

Manufacturer of Controlled

Substances; Notice of Registration

By Notice dated February 25, 2000,

and published in the Federal Register

on March 6, 2000, (65 FR 44) Chattem

Chemicals, Inc., 3708 St. Elmo Avenue,

Chattanooga, Tennessee 34709, made

application by letter to the Drug

Enforcement Administration (DEA) to

be registered as a bulk manufacturer of

amphetamine (1100), a basic class of

controlled substance listed in Schedule

II.

The firm plans to bulk manufacture

amphetamine for distribution to its

customers.

DEA has considered the factors in

Title 21, United States code, Section

823(a) and determined that the

registration of Chattem Chemicals, Inc.

to manufacture amphetamine is

consistent with the public interest at

this time. DEA has investigated Chattem

Chemicals, Inc. to ensure that the

company’s continued registration is

consistent with the public interest. The

investigations have included inspection

and testing of the company’s physical

security systems, verification of the

company’s compliance with state and

local laws, and a review of the

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company’s background and history.

Therefore, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 823

and 28 CFR 0.100 and 0.104, the Deputy

Assistant Administrator, Office of

Diversion Control, hereby orders that

the application submitted by the above

firm for registration as a bulk

manufacturer of the basic class of

controlled substance listed above is

granted.

Dated: May 22, 2000.

John H. King,

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of

Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–13785 Filed 6–1–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

Manufacturer of Controlled

Substances Notice of Application

Pursuant to Section 1301.33(a) of Title

21 of the Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR), this is notice that on December

22, 1999, Lonza Riverside, 900 River

Road, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

19428, made application by renewal

which was received for processing April

12, 2000, to the Drug Enforcement

Administration (DEA) for registration as

a bulk manufacturer of the basic classes

of controlled substances listed below:

Drug Schedule

Amphetamine (1100) .................. II

Phenylacetone (8501) ................ II

The firm plans to manufacture the

listed controlled substances in bulk for

distribution to its customers.

Any other such applicant and any

person who is presently registered with

DEA to manufacture such substance

may file comments or objections to the

issuance of the proposed registration.

Any such comments or objections

may be addressed, in quintuplicate, to

the Deputy Assistant Administrator,

Office of Diversion Control, Drug

Enforcement Administration, United

States Department of Justice,

Washington, D.C. 20537, Attention: DEA

Federal Register Representative (CCR),

and must be filed no later than August

1, 2000.

Dated: May 24, 2000.

John H. King,

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of

Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–13786 Filed 6–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–09–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

Manufacturer of Controlled

Substances; Notice of Application

Pursuant to Section 1301.33(a) of Title

21 of the Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR), this is notice that on April 14,

2000, Sigma Aldrich Research

Biochemicals, Inc., Attn: Richard

Milius, 1–3 Strathmore Road, Natick,

Massachusetts 01760, made application

by renewal to the Drug Enforcement

Administration (DEA) for registration as

a bulk manufacturer of the basic classes

of controlled substances listed below:

Drug Schedule

Cathinone (1235) ........................ I

Methcathinone (1237) ................. I

Aminorex (1585) ......................... I

Alpha-Ethyltryptamine (7249) ..... I

Lysergic acid diethylamide

(7315).

I

Tetrahydrocannabinols (7370) .... I

4-Bromo-2, 5-

dimethoxyamphetamine (7391).

I

4-Bromo-2, 5-

dimethoxyphenethylamine

(7392).

I

2,5-Dimethoxyamphetamine

(7396).

I

3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine

(7400).

I

N-Hydroxy-3, 4-

methylenedioxyamphetamine

(7402).

I

3, 4-Methylenedioxy-Nethylamphetamine (7404).I

3, 4-

Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (7405).

I

Psilocybin (7437) ........................ I

1-[1-(2-Thienyl) cyclohexyl] piperidine (7470).I

Heroin (9200) .............................. I

Normorphine (9313) ................... I

Amphetamine (1100) .................. II

Methamphetamine (1105) .......... II

Pentobarbital (2270) ................... II

Phenylcyclohexylamine (7460) ... II

Phencyclidine (7471) .................. II

Cocaine (9041) ........................... II

Codeine (9050) ........................... II

Diprenorphine (9058) .................. II

Benzoylecgonine (9180) ............. II

Levomethorphan (9210) ............. II

Levorphanol (9220) .................... II

Meperidine (9230) ...................... II

Metazocine (9240) ...................... II

Methadone (9250) ...................... II

Morphine (9300) ......................... II

Thebaine (9333) ......................... II

Levo-alphacetylmethadol (LAAM)

(9648).

II

Fentanyl (9801) .......................... II

The firm plans to manufacture the

listed controlled substances for

laboratory reference standards and

neurochemicals.

Any other such applicant and any

person who is presently registered with

DEA to manfuacture such substance

may file comments or objections to the

issuance of the proposed registration.

Any such comments or objections

may be addressed, in quintuplicate, to

the Deputy Assistant Administrator,

Office of Diversion Control, Drug

Enforcement Administration, United

States Department of Justice,

Washington, D.C. 20537, Attention: DEA

Federal Register Representative (CCR),

and must be file no later than August 1,

2000.

Dated: May 12, 2000.

John H. King,

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of

Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–13787 Filed 6–1–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–37,303 and NAFTA–3688]

Motor Coils Manufacturing, Emporium,

Pennsylvania; Notice of Revised

Determination on Reconsideration

By application dated March 24, 2000,

petitioners requested administrative

reconsideration of the Department’s

denial of Trade Adjustment Assistance

(TAA) petition number TA–W–37,303

and North American Free Trade

Agreement-Transitional Adjustment

Assistance (NAFTA–TAA) petition

number NAFTA–3688, for workers and

former workers of Motor Coils

Manufacturing, Emporium,

Pennsylvania. The notices of negative

determination were issued March 8,

2000 and published in the Federal

Register on March 31, 2000 (65 FR

17312) and (65 FR 17313), respectively.

The March 8, 2000 denial of TAA and

NAFTA–TAA for workers of the subject

firm engaged in employment related to

the refurbishment of traction motors for

locomotives at Motor Coils

Manufacturing, Emporium,

Pennsylvania, was based on the finding

that the workers provided a service and

did not produce an article within the

meaning of the group eligibility

requirements of section 222 and 250(a)

of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.

The Department, on reconsideration,

has learned that the workers produce an

article, and all the worker group

eligibility requirements of section 222 of

the Trade Act of 1974 have been met.

There were declines in sales or