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company in the final results of this

review is above de minimis); (2) for

exporters not covered in this review, but

covered in the LTFV investigation or

prior reviews, the cash deposit rate will

continue to be the company-specific rate

from the LTFV investigation or the prior

review; (3) if the exporter is not a firm

covered in this review, a prior review,

or the original 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) the cash

deposit rate for all other manufacturers

or exporters will continue to be 19.21

percent, the ‘‘All Others’’ rate made

effective by the LTFV investigation.

These requirements, when imposed,

shall remain in effect until publication

of the final results of the next

administrative review.

This notice serves as a preliminary

reminder to importers of their

responsibility under 19 CFR

351.402(f)(2) 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 administrative review and notice

are in accordance with sections

751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19

CFR 351.213.

Dated: May 30, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–201–504]

Porcelain-on-Steel Cookware From

Mexico: Amended Final Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 6, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Katherine Johnson or David J.

Goldberger, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone,

(202) 482–4929 or (202) 482–4136,

respectively.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

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 (URAA). In addition,

unless otherwise indicated, all citations

to the Department of Commerce’s

(Department’s) regulations are to 19 CFR

Part 351 (1998).

Scope of the Review

Imports covered by this review are

shipments of porcelain-on-steel

cookware, including tea kettles, which

do not have self-contained electric

heating elements. All of the foregoing

are constructed of steel and are

enameled or glazed with vitreous

glasses. This merchandise is currently

classifiable under Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)

subheading 7323.94.00. Kitchenware

currently classifiable under HTSUS

subheading 7323.94.00.30 is not subject

to the order. Although the HTSUS

subheadings are provided for

convenience and Customs purposes, our

written description of the scope of this

proceeding is dispositive.

Amendment to Final Results

In accordance with section 751(a) of

the Act, on May 4, 2000, we issued our

final results of the 1997–1998

administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on porcelainon-steel cookware from Mexico in

which we determined that sales of

porcelain-on-steel cookware from

Mexico were made at less than normal

value (65 FR 30068, May 10, 2000). On

May 9, 2000, we received an allegation,

timely filed pursuant to 19 CFR

351.224(c)(2), from the petitioner,

Columbian Home Products, LLC, that

the Department made a ministerial error

in its final results. We did not receive

ministerial error allegations from Cinsa,

S.A. de C.V. (Cinsa) or Esmaltaciones de

Norte America, S.A. de C.V. (ENASA).

After analyzing petitioner’s

submission, we have determined, in

accordance with 19 CFR 351.224, that a

ministerial error was made in our final

margin calculations for Cinsa.

Specifically, certain indirect selling

expenses incurred in Mexico by Cinsa

in connection with sales to the

unaffiliated customer in the United

States, which were formerly classified

as export prices sales, were not: (1)

Deducted from the constructed export

price (CEP) calculation; (2) included in

the pool of U.S. indirect selling

expenses used to calculate the CEP

offset; and (3) included in the

calculation of CEP profit due to a

programming error. We have now

corrected the programming error. For a

detailed discussion of the ministerial

error allegation and the Department’s

analysis, see the Memorandum to Louis

Apple from the Team, dated May 30,

2000.

Therefore, in accordance with section

751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e),

we are amending the final results of the

1997–1998 antidumping duty

administrative review on porcelain-onsteel cookware from Mexico.

The revised weighted-average

dumping margins are as follows:

Manufacturer/

exporter

Original final

margin percentage

Revised

final margin

percentage

Cinsa ................. 8.96 9.31

ENASA .............. 27.37 27.37

This amended final results of

administrative review and notice are in

accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the

Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)), section 777(i)

of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1677f(i)), and 19

CFR 351.210(c).

Dated: May 20, 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. 052500A]

Taking and Importing of Marine

Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of affirmative finding.

SUMMARY: The Assistant Administrator

for Fisheries, NMFS, issued an

affirmative finding for the Republic of

Ecuador under the Marine Mammal

Protection Act (MMPA) on May 31,

2000. This affirmative finding allows

the continued importation into the

United States of yellowfin tuna and

yellowfin tuna products harvested in

the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP)

after March 3, 1999, by Ecuadorian-flag

purse seine vessels or vessels operating

under Ecuadorian jurisdiction greater

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than 400 short tons (362.8 mt) carrying

capacity. The affirmative finding was

based on documentary evidence

submitted by the Republic of Ecuador

and obtained from the Inter-American

Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC).

This finding remains in effect through

March 31, 2001.

DATES: Effective May 31, 2000 through

March 31, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Regional Administrator, Southwest

Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean

Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach,

California, 90802–4213, Phone 562–

980–4000, Fax 562–980–4018.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq, as

amended by the International Dolphin

Conservation Program Act (IDCPA)

(Pub. L. 105–42), allows the entry into

the United States of yellowfin tuna

harvested by purse seine vessels in the

ETP under certain conditions. If

requested by the harvesting nation, the

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

NOAA, will determine whether to make

an affirmative finding based upon

documentary evidence provided by the

Republic of the harvesting nation, by the

International Dolphin Conservation

Program (IDCP), the IATTC, and/or the

Department of State. A finding will

remain valid for 1 year (April 1 through

March 31) or for such other period as

the Assistant Administrator for

Fisheries may determine. The

harvesting nation must submit an

application directly to the Assistant

Administrator for Fisheries for the first

affirmative finding. Every 5 years, the

Republic of the harvesting nation, must

request an affirmative finding and

submit the required documentary

evidence directly to the Assistant

Administrator for Fisheries. The

Assistant Administrator may require the

submission of additional supporting

documentation or verification of

statements made in connection with

requests to allow importations. An

affirmative finding applies to tuna and

tuna products that were harvested in the

ETP by purse seine vessels of the nation,

and applies to any tuna harvested in the

ETP purse seine fishery after March 3,

1999, the effective date of the IDCPA.

The affirmative finding process

requires that the harvesting nation meet

several conditions related to compliance

with the IDCP. To issue an annual

affirmative finding NMFS must receive

the following information:

1. A statement requesting an

affirmative finding;

2. Evidence of membership in the

IATTC;

3. Evidence that a nation is meeting

its obligations to the IATTC, including

financial obligations;

4. Evidence that a nation is complying

with the IDCP. For example, national

laws and regulations implementing the

Agreement on the IDCP and information

that the nation is enforcing those laws

and regulations;

5. Evidence of a tuna tracking and

verification program comparable to the

U.S. tracking and verification

regulations at 50 CFR 216.94;

6. Evidence that the national fleet

dolphin mortality limits (DMLs) were

not exceeded in the previous calendar;

7. Evidence that the national fleet perstock per-year mortality limits, if they

are allocated to countries, were not

exceeded in the previous calendar year;

8. Authorization for the IATTC to

release to the Assistant Administrator

for Fisheries, complete, accurate and

timely information necessary to verify

and inspect Tuna Tracking Forms; and

9. Authorization for the IATTC to

release to the Assistant Administrator

for Fisheries information whether a

nation is meeting its obligations of

membership to the IATTC and whether

a nation is meeting its obligations under

the IDCP including managing (not

exceeding) its national fleet DMLs or its

national fleet per-stock per-year

mortality limits. A nation may opt to

provide this information directly to

NMFS on an annual basis or to

authorize the IATTC to release the

information to NMFS in years when

NMFS will review and consider

whether to issue an affirmative finding

determination without an application

from the harvesting nation.

An affirmative finding will be

terminated, in consultation with the

Secretary of State, if the Assistant

Administrator for Fisheries determines

that the requirements of 50 CFR

216.24(f)(9) are no longer being met or

that a nation is consistently failing to

take enforcement actions on violations

which diminish the effectiveness of the

IDCP. Every 5 years, the Republic of the

harvesting nation, must request an

affirmative finding and submit the

required documentary evidence directly

to the Assistant Administrator for

Fisheries.

The Assistant Administrator for

Fisheries reviewed the application and

documentary evidence submitted by the

Republic of Ecuador and determined

that the requirements under the MMPA

to receive an affirmative finding have

been met for the purposes of issuing an

affirmative finding for the period April

1—March 31, 2001. On May 31, 2000,

after consultation with the Department

of State, NMFS issued an affirmative

finding allowing yellowfin tuna and

products derived from yellowfin tuna

harvested in the ETP by Ecuadorian-flag

purse seine vessels or vessels under

Ecuadorian jurisdiction greater than 400

short tons (362.8 metric tons) carrying

capacity after March 3, 1999, to be

imported into the United States. In

subsequent years 2001 through 2004,

the Assistant Administrator will

determine on an annual basis whether

the Republic of Ecuador is meeting the

requirements under section 101 (a)(2)(B)

and (C) of the MMPA. NMFS will use

documentary evidence provided by the

IATTC and the Department of State or

the harvesting nation, on an annual

basis to determine whether the finding

should be renewed. If necessary,

documentary evidence may also be

requested from the Republic of Ecuador

to determine whether the affirmative

finding criteria are being met. A new

application is due by the Republic of

Ecuador if the affirmative finding lapses

or is revoked. If the affirmative finding

for the Republic of Ecuador is renewed

after NMFS’s annual review in the years

2001 to 2004, the Republic of Ecuador

must submit a new application in early

2005 for an affirmative finding to be

effective for the period April 1, 2005,

through March 31, 2006, and

subsequent years.

Dated: May 31, 2000.

Penelope D. Dalton,

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 053000F]

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management

Council (MAFMC); Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council and its Squid,

Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee,

Dolphin/Wahoo Committee,

Comprehensive Management

Committee, Habitat Committee,

Executive Committee, and Law

Enforcement Committee will hold a

public meeting.

DATES: The meetings will be held on

Tuesday, June 20, 2000 to Thursday,