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Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–5050 or (202) 482–

3330, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On December 30, 1999, the

Department initiated, and the

Commission instituted, a sunset review

of the antidumping duty order on

coumarin from China pursuant to

section 751(c) of the Act. As a result of

its review, the Department found that

revocation of the antidumping duty

order would likely lead to continuation

or recurrence of dumping and notified

the Commission of the magnitude of the

margin likely to prevail were the order

to be revoked (see Coumarin from the

People’s Republic of China; Final

Results of Expedited Sunset Review, 65

FR 25906 (May 4, 2000)).

On June 7, 2000, the Commission

determined, pursuant to section 751(c)

of the Act, that revocation of the

antidumping duty order on coumarin

from China would be likely to lead to

continuation or recurrence of material

injury to an industry in the United

States within a reasonably foreseeable

time (see Coumarin from China, 65 FR

36163 (June 7, 2000) and USITC

Publication 3305, Investigation No. 731–

TA–677 (Review) (May 2000)).

Scope

The product covered by this order is

coumarin from China. Coumarin is an

aroma chemical with the chemical

formula C9H6O2 that is also known by

other names, including 2H-1-

benzopyran-2-one,1-2-benzopyrone, ciso-coumaric acid lactone, coumarin

anhydride, 2-Oxo-1,2-benzopyran, 5-6-

benzo-alpha-pyrone, ortho-hydroxyc

innamic acid lactone, cis-orthocoumaric acid anhydride, and tonka

bean camphor. All forms and variations

of coumarin are included within the

scope of the order, such as coumarin in

crystal, flake, or powder form, and

‘‘crude’’ or unrefined coumarin (i.e.

prior to purification or crystallization).

Excluded from the scope of this order

are ethylcoumarins C11H10O2 and

methylcoumarins C10H8O2.

Coumarin is classifiable under

subheading 2932.21.0000 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (‘‘HTSUS’’). Although the

HTSUS subheading is provided for

convenience and customs purposes, our

written description of the scope of this

review is dispositive.

Determination

As a result of the determinations by

the Department and the Commission

that revocation of the antidumping duty

order on coumarin from China would be

likely to lead to continuation or

recurrence of dumping and material

injury to an industry in the United

States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of

the Act, the Department hereby orders

the continuation of the antidumping

duty order on coumarin from China.

The Department will instruct the U.S.

Customs Service to continue to collect

antidumping duty deposits at the rates

in effect at the time of entry for all

imports of subject merchandise. The

effective date of continuation of this

order will be the date of publication in

the Federal Register of this Notice of

Continuation. Pursuant to section

751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6)(A) of the Act, the

Department intends to initiate the next

five-year review of this orders not later

than May 2005.

Dated: June 14, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–15686 Filed 6–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–588–810]

Continuation of Antidumping Duty

Order: Mechanical Transfer Presses

From Japan

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Continuation of

Antidumping Duty Order: Mechanical

Transfer Presses from Japan.

SUMMARY: On May 3, 2000, the

Department of Commerce (‘‘the

Department’’), pursuant to sections

751(c) and 752 of the Tariff Act of 1930,

as amended (‘‘the Act’’), determined

that revocation of the antidumping duty

order on mechanical transfer presses

from Japan is likely to lead to

continuation or recurrence of dumping

(65 FR 25705). On June 7, 2000, the

International Trade Commission (‘‘the

Commission’’), pursuant to section

751(c) of the Act, determined that

revocation of the antidumping duty

order on mechanical transfer presses

from Japan would be likely to lead to

continuation or recurrence of material

injury to an industry in the United

States within a reasonably foreseeable

time (65 FR 36164). Therefore, pursuant

to 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4), the Department

is publishing notice of the continuation

of the antidumping duty order on

mechanical transfer presses from Japan.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 21, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Martha V. Douthit or James P. Maeder,

Office of Policy for Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Ave., NW., Washington, D.C. 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–5050 or (202) 482–

3330, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On June 1, 1999, the Department

initiated, and the Commission

instituted, a sunset review of the

antidumping duty order on mechanical

transfer presses from Japan, pursuant to

section 751(c) of the Act. As a result of

its review, the Department found that

revocation of the antidumping duty

order would likely lead to continuation

or recurrence of dumping and notified

the Commission of the magnitude of the

margin likely to prevail were the order

to be revoked (see Final Results of Full

Sunset Review: Mechanical Transfer

Presses from Japan; 65 FR 25705 (May

3, 2000)).

On June 7, 2000, the Commission

determined, pursuant to section 751(c)

of the Act, that revocation of the

antidumping duty order on mechanical

transfer presses from Japan would be

likely to lead to continuation or

recurrence of material injury to an

industry in the United States within a

reasonably foreseeable time (see

Mechanical Transfer Presses from Japan

(June 7, 2000) and USITC Publication

3304, Investigation No. 731–TA–429

(Review) (May 2000)).

Scope

The merchandise covered by this

order is mechanical transfer presses

from Japan. The term ‘‘mechanical

transfer press’’ refers to automatic

metal-forming machine tools with

multiple die stations in which the

workpiece is moved from station to

station by a transfer mechanism

designed as an integral part of the press

and synchronized with the press action,

whether imported as machines or parts

suitable for use solely or principally

with these machines. These presses may

be assembled or unassembled.

The Department published in the

Federal Register several Notices of

Scope Rulings with respect to MTPs

from Japan and determined that, (1)

spare and replacement parts are outside

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the scope of the order (see Notice of

Scope Rulings, 57 FR 19602 (May 7,

1992)), (2) a destack sheet feeder

designed to be used with a mechanical

transfer press is an accessory and,

therefore, is not within the scope of the

order (see Notice of Scope Rulings, 57

FR 32973 (July 24, 1992)), (3) the FMX

cold forging press is within the scope of

the order (see Notice of Scope Rulings,

59 FR 8910 (February 24, 1994)), and (5)

certain mechanical transfer press parts

exported from Japan are outside the

scope of the order (see Notice of Scope

Rulings, 62 FR 9176 (February 28,

1997)).

This merchandise is currently

classifiable under Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States

(‘‘HTSUS’’) item numbers 8462.99.0035

and 8466.94.5040. Although the HTSUS

subheadings are provided for

convenience and customs purposes, the

written description remains dispositive.

Determination

As a result of the determinations by

the Department and the Commission

that revocation of the antidumping duty

order on mechanical transfer presses

from Japan would be likely to lead to

continuation or recurrence of dumping

and material injury to an industry in the

United States, pursuant to section

751(d)(2) of the Act, the Department

hereby orders the continuation of the

antidumping duty order on mechanical

transfer presses from Japan. The

Department will instruct the Customs

Service to continue to collect

antidumping duty deposits at the rates

in effect at the time of entry for all

imports of subject merchandise. The

effective date of continuation of this

order will be the date of publication in

the Federal Register of this Notice of

Continuation. Pursuant to section

751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6)(A) of the Act, the

Department intends to initiate the next

five-year review of this order not later

than May 2005.

Dated: June 14, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–15675 Filed 6–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 061500B]

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic

Zone off Alaska; Interactions with

Steller Sea Lions

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: NMFS announces two public

meetings to review evidence for

competitive interactions between Steller

sea lions and the Pacific cod fisheries in

the Bering Sea/Aleutian Island region

and Gulf of Alaska, suggest additional

analyses of such interaction, and suggest

fishery management alternatives to

avoid competition and its potential

detrimental impact on the endangered

western population of Steller sea lions

and its critical habitat.

DATES: The meeting dates are:

1. June 27, 2000, 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.,

Alaska local time, Kodiak, Alaska.

2. June 29, 2000, 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.,

Seattle, Washington.

ADDRESSES: The meeting locations are:

1. Kodiak—Kodiak Fisheries Research

Center (second building on Near Island),

large conference room, 301 Research

Court, Kodiak, Alaska.

2. Seattle—Alaska Fisheries Science

Center, Building 4, Room 2039, 7600

Sand Point Way, NE. Seattle,

Washington.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shane Capron, 907/586–7312.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS’

Office of Sustainable Fisheries (OSF), is

responsible for management of the

groundfish fisheries in the exclusive

economic zone off Alaska, including

fisheries for Pacific cod. As such, OSF

is required by the Endangered Species

Act (ESA) to insure that these fisheries

do not jeopardize the continued

existence of listed species nor destroy or

adversely modify critical habitat.

Section 7 of the ESA requires that OSF

consult with NMFS’ Office of Protected

Resources (OPR) to evaluate the

potential effects of the fisheries. During

a previous consultation completed

December 23, 1999, OPR identified

information indicating a potential for

competition between the Pacific cod

fisheries and Steller sea lions. Steller

sea lions are considered to be foodlimited, may use the same Pacific cod

resources as are taken by the fisheries,

and may be disadvantaged if fishery

removals reduce the availability of cod

to foraging sea lions. The information is

not conclusive, but indicates that such

competition may occur to the detriment

of sea lions.

Two meetings will be held to allow

the public to review the existing

scientific and commercial data pertinent

to the issue of competition between

Steller sea lions and the Pacific cod

fisheries, suggest additional analyses

that may shed light on this issue, and

suggest possible management measures

to avoid competition and adverse

modification of critical habitat.

OSF and OPR are currently involved

in an additional section 7 consultation

under the ESA. This consultation is

focused on the overall effects of the

groundfish fisheries off Alaska as

implemented under the Fishery

Management Plan for the Bering Sea/

Aleutian Islands Groundfish and the

Fishery Management Plan for

Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. The

potential effect of the Pacific cod

fisheries on the western population of

Steller sea lions and its critical habitat

is one of many issues that will be

addressed in this comprehensive

consultation. Input from the public

meetings announced here, and any

resulting changes to Pacific cod fishery

management measures, will be reflected

in the portion of the comprehensive

consultation dealing with this particular

issue.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Shane Capron (see

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at

least 5 days prior to the meeting dates.

Dated: June 15, 2000.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–15665 Filed 6–20–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 061500F]

Pacific Fishery Management Council;

Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.