Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 118 / Monday, June 19, 2000 / Notices 38001

2 Vice Chairman Miller and Commissioners

Hillman and Okun determine that an industry in

the United States is materially injured.

3Chairman Bragg and Commissioners Askey and

Koplan determine that an industry in the United

States is threatened with material injury. Further,

Chairman Bragg and Commissioners Askey and

Koplan determine, under section 735(b)(4)(B) of the

Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)(4)(B)), that they would not

have made affirmative material injury

determinations but for the suspension of

liquidation.

1The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19

CFR § 207.2(f)).

2Commissioners Stephen Koplan and Thelma J.

Askey found that critical circumstances do not exist

with regard to imports of the subject merchandise.

the United States is materially injured 2

or threatened with material injury3 by

reason of imports from Japan of certain

structural steel beams, provided for in

subheadings 7216.32.00, 7216.33.00,

7216.50.00, 7216.61.00, 7216.69.00,

7216.91.00, 7216.99.00, 7228.70.30, and

7228.70.60 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States, that have

been found by the Department of

Commerce to be sold in the United

States at less than fair value (LTFV).

Background

The Commission instituted this

investigation effective July 7, 1999,

following receipt of a petition filed with

the Commission and the Department of

Commerce by Northwestern Steel &

Wire Co., Sterling, IL; Nucor-Yamato

Steel Co., Blytheville, AR; TXIChaparral Steel Co., Midlothian, TX;

and The United Steelworkers of

America AFL–CIO. The final phase of

the investigation was scheduled by the

Commission following notification of a

preliminary determination by the

Department of Commerce that imports

of certain structural steel beams from

Japan were being sold at LTFV within

the meaning of section 733(b) of the Act

(19 U.S.C. 1673b(b)). Notice of the

scheduling of the Commission’s

investigation and of a public hearing to

be held in connection therewith was

given by posting copies of the notice in

the Office of the Secretary, U.S.

International Trade Commission,

Washington, DC, and by publishing the

notice in the Federal Register of March

1, 2000 (65 FR 11092). The hearing was

held in Washington, DC, on April 25,

2000, and all persons who requested the

opportunity were permitted to appear in

person or by counsel.

The Commission transmitted its

determination in this investigation to

the Secretary of Commerce on June 9,

2000. The views of the Commission are

contained in USITC Publication 3308

(June 2000), entitled Certain Structural

Steel Beams from Japan: Investigation

No. 731–TA–853 (Final).

By order of the Commission.

Issued: June 13, 2000.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–15384 Filed 6–16–00; 8:45 am]

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731–TA–851 (Final)]

Synthetic Indigo From China

Determination

On the basis of the record 1 developed

in the subject investigation, the United

States International Trade Commission

determines, pursuant to section 735(b)

of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

1673d(b)) (the Act), that an industry in

the United States is materially injured

by reason of imports from China of

synthetic indigo, provided for in

subheadings 3204.15.10, 3204.15.40,

and 3204.15.80 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States, that have

been found by the Department of

Commerce to be sold in the United

States at less than fair value (LTFV). The

Commission further determines that

critical circumstances exist with regard

to imports of the subject merchandise.2

Background

The Commission instituted this

investigation effective June 30, 1999

following receipt of a petition filed with

the Commission and the Department of

Commerce by Buffalo Color

Corporation, Parsippany, NJ, and the

United Steelworkers of America, AFL–

CIO/CLC. The final phase of the

investigation was scheduled by the

Commission following notification of a

preliminary determination by the

Department of Commerce that imports

of synthetic indigo from China were

being sold at LTFV within the meaning

of section 733(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C.

1673b(b)). Notice of the scheduling of

the Commission’s investigation and of a

public hearing to be held in connection

therewith was given by posting copies

of the notice in the Office of the

Secretary, U.S. International Trade

Commission, Washington, DC, and by

publishing the notice in the Federal

Register of December 30, 1999 (64 FR

73581). The hearing was held in

Washington, DC, on May 2, 2000, and

all persons who requested the

opportunity were permitted to appear in

person or by counsel.

The Commission transmitted its

determination in this investigation to

the Secretary of Commerce on June 12,

2000. The views of the Commission are

contained in USITC Publication 3310

(June 2000), entitled Synthetic Indigo

from China: Investigation No. 731–TA–

851 (Final).

By order of the Commission.

Issued: June 13, 2000.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–15383 Filed 6–16–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Justice Statistics

[OJP(BJS)–1286]

National Incident Based Reporting

System (NIBRS) Implementation

Program

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs,

Bureau of Justice Statistics, Justice.

ACTION: Solicitation for award of

cooperative agreements.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to announce a public solicitation to

make awards to states to provide

funding to jurisdictions for

implementing the National Incident

Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

DATES: Proposals must be received by

5:00 p.m. ET on or before Monday, July

31, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Proposals should be mailed

to: Application Coordinator, Bureau of

Justice Statistics, Room 2406, 810 7th

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531,

(202) 616–3497 [This is not a toll-free

number].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles R. Kindermann, Ph.D., Senior

Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics,

(202) 616–3489, or Carol G. Kaplan,

Chief, Criminal History Improvement

Programs, (202) 307–0759 [This is not a

toll-free number].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Crime Identification Technology

Act (CITA) provides funding to states

(in conjunction with units of Local

government) and tribes that want to

participate in the FBI’s new approach to

uniform crime reporting, the National

Incident-Based Reporting System

(NIBRS). NIBRS moves beyond

aggregate statistics and raw counts of

crimes and arrests that comprise the