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at a rate equal to the cash deposit of (or

bond for) estimated antidumping or

countervailing duties required on those

entries at the time of entry, or

withdrawal from warehouse, for

consumption and to continue to collect

the cash deposit previously ordered.

This notice is not required by statute

but is published as a service to the

international trading community.

Dated: June 14, 2000.

Holly A. Kuga,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group II,

for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–15523 Filed 6–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Allegheny-Singer Research Institute;

Notice of Decision on Application for

Duty-Free Entry of Scientific

Instrument

This decision is made 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).

Related records can be viewed between

8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in Room 4211,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC.

Docket Number: 00–013. Applicant:

Allegheny-Singer Research Institute,

Pittsburgh, PA 15212–4772. Instrument:

Robot and Microplate Manipulator,

Model Q-Bot. Manufacturer: Genetix

Limited, United Kingdom. Intended

Use: See notice at 65 FR 26583, May 8,

2000.

Comments: None received. Decision:

Approved. No instrument of equivalent

scientific value to the foreign

instrument, for such purposes as it is

intended to be used, is being

manufactured in the United States.

Reasons: The foreign instrument

provides a unique multi-tasking robotic

system for the production, gridding and

regridding of DNA arrays with: (1) A

pneumatic picking head for sampling

3500 colonies per hour, (2) ability to

create high density arrays on nylon

filters, (3) replication of plates (96 or

384 wells) for distributing clones and (4)

picking of both colonies or plaques. The

National Institutes of Health advised in

its memorandum of May 5, 2000 that (1)

these capabilities are pertinent to the

applicant’s intended purpose and (2) it

knows of no domestic instrument or

apparatus of equivalent scientific value

to the foreign instrument for the

applicant’s intended use.

We know of no other instrument or

apparatus of equivalent scientific value

to the foreign instrument which is being

manufactured in the United States.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 00–15525 Filed 6–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

University of Michigan; Notice of

Decision on Application for Duty-Free

Entry of Scientific Instrument

This decision is made 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).

Related records can be viewed between

8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in Room 4211,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC.

Docket Number: 00–011. Applicant:

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

48109–1055. Instrument: Electron Beam

Evaporator, Model EGN4. Manufacturer:

Oxford Applied Research, United

Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice at 65

FR 26583, May 8, 2000.

Comments: None received. Decision:

Approved. No instrument of equivalent

scientific value to the foreign

instrument, for such purposes as it is

intended to be used, is being

manufactured in the United States.

Reasons: The foreign instrument

provides: (1) Capability to evaporate

four different materials and (2) an

interface to a vacuum chamber via a 23⁄4

inch CF flange. Two domestic

manufacturers of similar equipment

advise that (1) These capabilities are

pertinent to the applicant’s intended

purpose and (2) they know of no

domestic instrument or apparatus of

equivalent scientific value to the foreign

instrument for the applicant’s intended

use.

We know of no other instrument or

apparatus of equivalent scientific value

to the foreign instrument which is being

manufactured in the United States.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 00–15524 Filed 6–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

Notice of Prospective Grant of

Exclusive Patent License

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Prospective Grant of

Exclusive Patent License.

SUMMARY: This is a notice in accordance

with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR

404.7(a)(1)(i) that the National Institute

of Standards and Technology (‘‘NIST’’),

U.S. Department of Commerce, is

contemplating the grant of an exclusive

license in the United States of America,

its territories, possessions and

commonwealths, to NIST’s interest in

the invention embodied in U.S. Patent

Application 09/016,668, titled,

‘‘Temperature Calibration Wafer For

Rapid Thermal Processing Using ThinFilm Thermocouples’’, filed January 27,

1998; NIST Docket No. 97–021US to

Claud S. Gordon Co., having a place of

business at 5710 Kenosha St.,

Richmond, IL. The grant of the license

would be for the field of use of

Semiconductor Manufacturing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J.

Terry Lynch, National Institute of

Standards and Technology, Office of

Technology Partnerships, Building 820,

Room 213, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

prospective exclusive license will be

royalty-bearing and will comply with

the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C.

209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective

exclusive license may be granted unless,

within sixty days from the date of this

published Notice, NIST receives written

evidence and argument which establish

that the grant of the license would not

be consistent with the requirements of

35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The

availability of the invention for

licensing was published in the Federal

Register, Vol. 63, No. 42 (March 4,

1998).

U.S. Patent application 09/016,668 is

owned by the U.S. Government, as

represented by the Secretary of

Commerce. The present invention

enables the measurement of temperature

and the calibration of temperature

measurements in rapid thermal

processing tools for silicon wafer

processing to a greater accuracy than

previously possible. The invention is a

device which is a calibration wafer of

novel construction and capabilities. The

calibration wafer is comprised of an

array of junctions of thin film

thermocouples which traverse the

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silocon wafer (typically 300 mm in

diameter) and are welded to

thermocouple wires of the same

composition as the thin films. The

advantages of very low mass thin-film

thermocouples in making these

measurements are greatest under the

extremely high heat flux conditions

present in rapid thermal processing

tools (100 w/cm2). In order to achieve

these measurements with thin-film

thermocouples at temperatures ranging

up to 900 degrees celsius a novel

approach was taken in the design and

fabrication of the wafer including the

incorporation of an adhesion film for

the thermoelements, diffusion barriers,

and high temperature dielectric

insulators.

Dated: June 8, 2000.

Karen H. Brown,

Deputy Director.

[FR Doc. 00–15496 Filed 6–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 061500A]

At-sea Scale Certification Program

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

ACTION: Proposed information

collection; comment request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before August 21, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 6066, 14th and

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington

DC 20230 (or via Internet at

lengelme@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Alan Kinsolving, NOAA/

NMFS, F/AKR2, PO BOX 21668, Juneau,

AK 99802–1668; phone 907–586–7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The National Marine Fisheries Service

(NMFS) manages the commercial

groundfish harvest off Alaska based on

an annual total allowable catch for each

species. This is based on ‘‘round’’

weight, or the weight of the fish prior to

processing. However, much of the fish

harvested off Alaska is harvested by

vessels that process the catch at-sea and

do not land whole fish. One way that

NMFS uses to estimate the total weight

of fish harvested by processing vessels

is by requiring the vessel to weigh all or

part of their catch on a motioncompensated scale. At this time, two

groups of vessels are required to weigh

all catch at-sea: catcher processors and

motherships that are listed under the

American Fisheries act as eligible to

harvest pollock; and trawl catcher

processors and motherships that are

harvesting fish under the Community

Development Quota Program (CDQ

quota). Non-trawl catcher/processors

that harvest CDQ quota are not required

to weigh all catch, but they are required

to weigh samples of catch. All of these

vessels must also provide an observer

sampling station where NMFS-certified

observers can work. The station must be

inspected and approved annually by

NMFS.

II. Method of Collection

Scale manufacturers must submit

documentation if they wish to have a

scale approved by NMFS. Vessel owners

required to weigh catch must use

NMFS-inspected scales and sampling

stations. To schedule an inspection,

they must submit a request form.

Vessels required to weigh all catch must

test their scales daily and maintain

documentation verifying that the testing

took place. These vessels must also

maintain a printed record of the weight

of each haul that was required to be

weighed. Finally, inspectors employed

by other Federal, state, or local weights

and measures agencies may request

authority to inspect scales on behalf of

NMFS.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0330.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Business and other

for-profit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

49.

Estimated Time Per Response: 176

hours for the scale type evaluation, 45

minutes for conducting and maintaining

a record of the daily scale test, 6

minutes to retain a daily printed scale

output, 6 minutes for the request for

scale inspection, 6 minutes for

maintenance of a scale approval sticker,

6 minutes for an application to inspect

scales on behalf of NMFS, and 2 hours

to make a request for observer sampling

station inspection and maintaining the

results.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 3,508.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $8,184.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and /or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: June 13, 2000.

Madeleine Clayton,

Management Analyst, Office of Chief

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–15509 Filed 6–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber

Textiles and Textile Products and Silk

Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber

Apparel Produced or Manufactured in

the Philippines

June 14, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 21, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Naomi Freeman, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and