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CALFED Bay-Delta Program (Program),

is being carried out under the policy

direction of CALFED. The Program is

exploring and developing a long-term

solution for a cooperative planning

process that will determine the most

appropriate strategy and actions

necessary to improve water quality,

restore health to the Bay-Delta

ecosystem, provide for a variety of

beneficial uses, and minimize Bay-Delta

system vulnerability. A group of citizen

advisors representing California’s

agricultural, environmental, urban,

business, fishing, and other interests

who have a stake in finding long-term

solutions for the problems affecting the

Bay-Delta system has been chartered

under the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (FACA) as the Bay-Delta Advisory

Council (BDAC) to advise CALFED on

the program mission, problems to be

addressed, and objectives for the

Program. BDAC provides a forum to

help ensure public participation, and

will review reports and other materials

prepared by CALFED staff. BDAC has

established a subcommittee called the

Ecosystem Roundtable to provide input

on annual workplans to implement

ecosystem restoration projects and

programs.

Minutes of the meeting will be

maintained by the program, Suite 1155,

1416 Ninth Street, Sacramento, CA

95814, and will be available for public

inspection during regular business

hours, Monday through Friday within

30 days following the meeting.

Dated: January 18, 2000.

Lester A. Snow,

Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 00–1594 Filed 1–21–00; 8:45am]

BILLING CODE 4310–94–M

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

Investigations Nos. 731–TA–539–C, E

and F (Review); Uranium From Russia,

Ukraine and Uzbekistan

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of full five-year

reviews concerning the antidumping

duty order on uranium from Ukraine

and the suspended investigations on

uranium from Russia and Uzbekistan.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice of the scheduling of full reviews

pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the

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

§ 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine

whether revocation of the antidumping

duty order on uranium from Ukraine

and the termination of the suspended

investigations on uranium from Russia

and Uzbekistan would be likely to lead

to continuation or recurrence of material

injury. For further information

concerning the conduct of these reviews

and rules of general application, consult

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,

subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part

207). Recent amendments to the Rules

of Practice and Procedure pertinent to

five-year reviews, including the text of

subpart F of part 207, are published at

63 FR 30599, June 5, 1998, and may be

downloaded from the Commission’s

World Wide Web site at http://

www.usitc.gov/rules.htm.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 14, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larry Reavis (202–205–3185), Office of

Investigations, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain

information on this matter by contacting

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810. Persons with mobility

impairments who will need special

assistance in gaining access to the

Commission should contact the Office

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.

General information concerning the

Commission may also be obtained by

accessing its internet server (http://

www.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On November 4, 1999, the

Commission determined that responses

to its notice of institution of the subject

five-year reviews were such that full

reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of

the Act should proceed (64 FR 62691,

November 17, 1999). A record of the

Commissioners’ votes, the

Commission’s statement on adequacy,

and any individual Commissioner’s

statements will be available from the

Office of the Secretary and at the

Commission’s web site.

Participation in the reviews and

public service list.—Persons, including

industrial users of the subject

merchandise and, if the merchandise is

sold at the retail level, representative

consumer organizations, wishing to

participate in these reviews as parties

must file an entry of appearance with

the Secretary to the Commission, as

provided in section 201.11 of the

Commission’s rules, by 45 days after

publication of this notice. A party that

filed a notice of appearance following

publication of the Commission’s notice

of institution of the reviews need not

file an additional notice of appearance.

The Secretary will maintain a public

service list containing the names and

addresses of all persons, or their

representatives, who are parties to the

reviews.

Limited disclosure of business

proprietary information (BPI) under an

administrative protective order (APO)

and BPI service list.—Pursuant to

section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s

rules, the Secretary will make BPI

gathered in these reviews available to

authorized applicants under the APO

issued in the reviews, provided that the

application is made by 45 days after

publication of this notice. Authorized

applicants must represent interested

parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C.

§ 1677(9), who are parties to the

reviews. A party granted access to BPI

following publication of the

Commission’s notice of institution of

the reviews need not reapply for such

access. A separate service list will be

maintained by the Secretary for those

parties authorized to receive BPI under

the APO.

Staff report.—The prehearing staff

report in the reviews will be placed in

the nonpublic record on May 8, 2000,

and a public version will be issued

thereafter, pursuant to section 207.64 of

the Commission’s rules.

Hearing.—The Commission will hold

a hearing in connection with the review

beginning at 9:30 a.m. on May 25, 2000,

at the U.S. International Trade

Commission Building. Requests to

appear at the hearing should be filed in

writing with the Secretary to the

Commission on or before May 15, 2000.

A nonparty who has testimony that may

aid the Commission’s deliberations may

request permission to present a short

statement at the hearing. All parties and

nonparties desiring to appear at the

hearing and make oral presentations

should attend a prehearing conference

to be held at 9:30 a.m. on May 19, 2000,

at the U.S. International Trade

Commission Building. Oral testimony

and written materials to be submitted at

the public hearing are governed by

sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), 207.24,

and 207.66 of the Commission’s rules.

Parties must submit any request to

present a portion of their hearing

testimony in camera no later than 7

days prior to the date of the hearing.

Written submissions.—Each party to

the reviews may submit a prehearing

brief to the Commission. Prehearing

briefs must conform with the provisions

of section 207.65 of the Commission’s

rules; the deadline for filing is May 17,

2000. Parties may also file written

testimony in connection with their

presentation at the hearing, as provided

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in section 207.24 of the Commission’s

rules, and posthearing briefs, which

must conform with the provisions of

section 207.67 of the Commission’s

rules. The deadline for filing

posthearing briefs is June 5, 2000;

witness testimony must be filed no later

than three days before the hearing. In

addition, any person who has not

entered an appearance as a party to the

review may submit a written statement

of information pertinent to the subject of

the review on or before June 5, 2000. On

June 28, 2000, the Commission will

make available to parties all information

on which they have not had an

opportunity to comment. Parties may

submit final comments on this

information on or before June 30, 2000,

but such final comments must not

contain new factual information and

must otherwise comply with section

207.68 of the Commission’s rules. All

written submissions must conform with

the provisions of section 201.8 of the

Commission’s rules; any submissions

that contain BPI must also conform with

the requirements of sections 201.6,

207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s

rules. The Commission’s rules do not

authorize filing of submissions with the

Secretary by facsimile or electronic

means.

In accordance with sections 201.16(c)

and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules,

each document filed by a party to the

reviews must be served on all other

parties to the reviews (as identified by

either the public or BPI service list), and

a certificate of service must be timely

filed. The Secretary will not accept a

document for filing without a certificate

of service.

Authority: These reviews are being

conducted under authority of title VII of the

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published

pursuant to section 207.62 of the

Commission’s rules.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: January 14, 2000.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–1636 Filed 1–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response

Compensation and Liability Act and

the Solid Waste Disposal Act

Notice is hereby given that a proposed

consent decree in the action entitled

United States v. Ambroid Company,

Inc., Civil Action No. 97–11377–JLT,

was lodged on January 13, 2000, with

the United States District Court for the

District of Massachusetts. The proposed

consent decree resolves the claims of

the United States against J. Frank

Strauss and Robert M. Kuzara in a

complaint filed against these parties,

and several others, pursuant to Section

107 of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. § 9607. In the

complaint, which was filed on June 17,

1997, the United States sought the

recovery of past unreimbursed response

costs incurred by the United States in

connection with a drum removal action

performed at the Yankee Chemical

Superfund Site, located at 600 West

Water Street, in Taunton, Massachusetts

(the ‘‘Site’’). The settlement also

resolves the claims of the United States

against Bank Hapoalim, B.M., a thirdparty defendant in the action. Pursuant

to the proposed settlement, the Settling

Defendants will reimburse the EPA

Hazardous Substance Superfund in the

amount of $50,000. The United States

has provided a covenant not to sue

under Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA,

42 U.S.C. §§ 9606 and 9607, as well as

pursuant to Section 7003 of the Solid

Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6973,

with respect to the site.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of thirty (30) days

from the date of this publication,

comments relating to the proposed

consent decree. Any comments should

be addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General for the Environment and

Natural Resources Division, Department

of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and

should refer to United States v. Amoroid

Company, Inc., DOJ Ref. Number 90–

11–3–1747. Commenters may request an

opportunity for a public meeting in the

affected area, in accordance with

Section 7003(d) of the Solid Waste

Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6973(d).

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at EPA Region 1, located at

One Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston,

MA 02114 (contact Peter DeCambre,

617–918–1890). A copy of the proposed

consent decree may be obtained by mail

from the Department of Justice Consent

Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611,

Washington, D.C. 20044. In requesting a

copy, please refer to the referenced case

and enclose a check in the amount of

$7.25 (25 cents per page reproduction

costs).

Joel M. Gross,

Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

[FR Doc. 00–1645 Filed 1–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act of

1990

Notice is hereby given that a proposed

consent decree in the action entitled

United States v. Amity Products

Carriers, Inc., Civil Action No. 00–11–

P–H, was lodged on January 7, 2000,

with the United States District Court for

the District of Maine. The proposed

consent decree resolves the claims of

the United States under Section

1002(b)(2)(A) of the Oil Pollution Act of

1990 (‘‘OPA’’), 33 U.S.C. § 2702(b)(2)(A),

against Amity Products Carriers, Inc.

(‘‘Settling Defendant’’), in connection

with the oil spill that occurred, on

September 27, 1996, as a result of the

collision of the Tank Vessel Julie N with

the Million Dollar Bridge spanning the

Fore River from Portland to South

Portland, Maine, which resulted in the

discharge of oil into the Fore River. The

proposed consent decree also resolves

the claims of the United States against

Maritime Overseas Corporation, OSG

Ship Management, Inc., as well as the

officers, directors, and employees of

those companies, as well as of the

Settling Defendant, to the extent that

their liability arises from actions taken

in their official capacities as officers,

directors, and employees of these

corporations. The proposed settlement

resolves the claims filed in a complaint

on January 7, 2000. The complaint

alleges, pursuant to Section

1002(b)(2)(A) of OPA, 33 U.S.C.

§ 2702(b)(2)(A), that Settling Defendant,

the owner of the Julie N at the time of

the spill, is liable for damages for injury

to, destruction of, loss of, or loss of use

of, natural resources, including the

reasonable costs of assessing the

damage. The proposed consent decree

also resolves the claims of the State of

Maine set forth in a similar complaint

filed on January 7, 2000. See State of

Maine v. Amity Products Carriers, Inc.,

Civil Action No. 00–12–P–H.

Pursuant to the proposed consent

decree, the Settling Defendant will make

a payment of $1 million to the Julie N

Oil Spill Restoration Account, which

shall be used by Federal and State

natural resource trustees to plan,