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information in our files, provided that

the ITC confirms that it will not disclose

such information, either publicly or

under an administrative protective

order, without the written consent of the

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

If the ITC determines that material

injury, or threat of material injury, does

not exist, these proceedings will be

terminated. If however, the ITC

determines that such injury does exist,

we will issue a countervailing duty

order.

Return or Destruction of Proprietary

Information

In the event that the ITC issues a final

negative injury determination, this

notice will serve as the only reminder

to parties subject to Administrative

Protective Order (APO) of their

responsibility concerning the

destruction of proprietary information

disclosed under APO in accordance

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Failure to

comply is a violation of the APO.

This determination is published

pursuant to sections 705(d) and 777(i) of

the act.

Dated: June 26, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

Appendix I—Issues Discussed in

Decision Memorandum

Methodology and Background Information

I. Subsidies Valuation Information

A. Allocation Period

B. Treatment of Subsidies Received by

Trading Companies

C. Benchmark Interest Rates and Discount

Rates

D. Creditworthiness

Analysis of Programs

I. Programs Conferring Subsidies

A. The Government of Korea’s (GOK)

Direction of Credit Policies

1. The GOK’s Credit Policies Through 1991

2. The GOK’s Credit Policies from 1992

Through 1998

B. Debt Restructuring for Kangwon

C. Reserve for Export Loss Under Article 16

of the Tax Exemption and Reduction

Control Act (TERCL)

D. Reserve for Overseas Market

Development Under Article 17 of the

TERCL

E. Investment Tax Credits Under Article 25

of the TERCL

F. Asset Revaluation Under Article 56(2) of

the TERCL

G. Electricity Discounts Under the

Requested Load Adjustment Program

H. Scrap Reserve Fund

I. Export Industry Facility Loans (EIFLs)

J. Special Cases of Tax for Balanced

Development in Selected Areas Under

Article 43 of the TERCL

II. Programs Determined To Be Not

Countervailable

A. Tariff Reductions on Imported

Machinery Equipment

III. Programs Determined To Be Not Used

A. Private Capital Inducement Act

B. Tax Credit in Equipment to Develop

Technology and Manpower Under

Article 10 of the TERCL

C. Tax Credits for Vocational Training

Under Article 18 of the TERCL

D. Exemptions of Corporate Tax on

Dividend Income from Overseas

Resources Development Resources Act

Under Article 24 of the TERCL

E. Tax Credits for Investments in Specific

Facilities Under Article 26 of the TERCL

F. Tax Credits for Temporary Investments

Under Article 27 of the TERCL

G. Social Indirect Capital Investment

Reserve Funds Under Article 28 of the

TERCL

H. Energy-Savings Facilities Investment

Reserve Funds Under Article 29 of the

TERCL

I. Tax Credits for Specific Investments

Under Article 71 of the TERCL

J. Mining Investment Reserve Funds Under

Article 95 of the TERCL

K. Grants Under the Technology

Development Promotion Act

L. Highly Advanced National Project Fund

Industry Technology Development Fund

M. Short-Term Export Financing

N. Korean Export-Import Bank Loans

O. Tax Incentives for Highly Advanced

Technology Businesses

P. Special Depreciation of Assets Based on

Foreign Exchange Earnings

Q. Steel Campaign for the 21st Century

R. Excessive Duty Drawback

S. Reserve for Investment

T. Export Insurance Rates By The Korean

Export Insurance Corporation

U. Special Cases of Tax for Balanced

Development among Areas (TERCL

Articles 41, 42, 44, and 45)

V. Reserve for Investment

W. Overseas Resource Development Loan

IV. Analysis of Comments

Comment 1: Kangwon’s Creditworthiness

from 1991 through 1998

Comment 2: Countervailability of

Kangwon’s Debt for Equity Swap

Comment 3: Department Selection of

Benchmarks

Comment 4: Calculation Errors in

Preliminary Determination

Comment 5: The Suspension of Kangwon’s

Interest Payments Following the

Company’s Debt Restructuring and Its

Affect on Kangwon’s Benefit

Calculations

Comment 6: The Department’s Finding

Regarding Direction of Credit to the Steel

Industry Is Not Supported By Substantial

Evidence Or Otherwise in Accordance

With Law

Comment 7: Whether the Department Must

Find a ‘‘Casual Nexus’’ to Determine

Direction of Credit to the Steel Industry

Countervailable

Comment 8: Countervailability of the Tariff

Reductions on Imported Machinery

Equipment Program

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Noitce of Initiation of Five-Year

(‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (‘‘the Act’’), the Department of

Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) is

automatically initiating five-year

(‘‘sunset’’) reviews of the antidumping

and countervailing duty orders or

suspended investigation listed below.

The International Trade Commission

(‘‘the Commission’’) is publishing

concurrently with this notice its notices

of Institution of Five-Year Reviews

covering these same orders.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eun

W. Cho, or James Maeder, Office of

Policy, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, at (202)

482–1698, or 482–3330, respectively, or

Vera Libeau, Office of Investigations,

U.S. International Trade Commission, at

(202) 205–3176.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Initiation of Reviews

In accordance with 19 CFR 351.218

(see Procedures for Conducting Fiveyear (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Orders, 63 FR 13516 (March 20, 1998)),

we are initiating sunset reviews of the

following antidumping and

countervailing duty orders or suspended

investigation:

DOC Case No. ITC Case No. Country Product

A–357–809 .......................... 731–TA–707 ...................... Argentina ........................... Seamless Pipe.

A–351–826 .......................... 731–TA–708 ...................... Brazil .................................. Seamless Pipe.

A–428–820 .......................... 731–TA–709 ...................... Germany ............................ Seamless Pipe.

A–475–814 .......................... 731–TA–710 ...................... Italy .................................... Seamless Pipe.

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1A number of parties commented that these

interim-final regulations provided insufficient time

for rebuttals to substantive responses to a notice of

initiation (Sunset Regulations, 19 CFR

351.218(d)(4)). As provided in 19 CFR 351.302(b)

(2000), the Department will consider individual

requests for extension of that five-day deadline

based upon a showing of good cause.

DOC Case No. ITC Case No. Country Product

A–357–810 .......................... 731–TA–711 ...................... Argentina ........................... Oil Country Tubular Goods.

A–475–816 .......................... 731–TA–713 ...................... Italy .................................... Oil Country Tubular Goods.

A–588–835 .......................... 731–TA–714 ...................... Japan ................................. Oil Country Tubular Goods.

A–580–825 .......................... 731–TA–715 ...................... Korea ................................. Oil Country Tubular Goods.

A–201–817 .......................... 731–TA–716 ...................... Mexico ............................... Oil Country Tubular Goods.

A–570–838 .......................... 731–TA–722 ...................... China (the PRC) ................ Honey (Suspended investigation).

C–475–815 .......................... 701–TA–362 ...................... Italy .................................... Seamless Pipe.

C–475–817 .......................... 701–TA–364 ...................... Italy .................................... Oil Country Tubular Goods.

Statute and Regulations

Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of

the Act, an antidumping (‘‘AD’’) or

countervailing duty (‘‘CVD’’) order will

be revoked, or the suspended

investigation will be terminated, unless

revocation or termination would be

likely to lead to continuation or

recurrence of (1) Dumping or a

countervailable subsidy, and (2)

material injury to the domestic industry.

The reviews will be conducted

pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of

the Act. The Department’s procedures

for the conduct of sunset reviews are set

forth in Procedures for Conducting Fiveyear (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Orders, 63 FR 13516 (March 20, 1998)

(‘‘Sunset Regulations’’) and in 19 CFR

Part 351 (1999) in general. Guidance on

methodological or analytical issues

relevant to the Department’s conduct of

sunset reviews is set forth in the

Department’s Policy Bulletin 98:3—

Policies Regarding the Conduct of Fiveyear (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Orders; Policy Bulletin, 63 FR 18871

(April 16, 1998) (‘‘Sunset Policy

Bulletin’’).

Filing Information

As a courtesy, we are making

information related to sunset

proceedings, including copies of the

Sunset Regulations and Sunset Policy

Bulletin, the Department’s schedule of

sunset reviews, case history information

(e.g., previous margins, duty absorption

determinations, scope language, import

volumes), and service lists, available to

the public on the Department’s sunset

internet website at the following

address: ‘‘http://www.ita.doc.gov/

import_admin/records/sunset/’’.

All submissions in the sunset reviews

must be filed in accordance with the

Department’s regulations regarding

format, translation, service, and

certification of documents. These rules

can be found at 19 CFR 351.303 (2000).

Also, we suggest that parties check the

Department’s sunset website for any

updates to the service list before filing

any submissions. We ask that parties

notify the Department in writing of any

additions or corrections to the list. We

also would appreciate written

notification if you no longer represent a

party on the service list.

Because deadlines in a sunset review

are, in many instances, very short, we

urge interested parties to apply for

access to proprietary information under

administrative protective order (‘‘APO’’)

immediately following publication in

the Federal Register of the notice of

initiation of the sunset review. The

Department’s regulations on submission

of proprietary information and

eligibility to receive access to business

proprietary information under APO can

be found at 19 CFR 351.304–306 (see

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Proceedings: Administrative Protective

Order Procedures; Procedures for

Imposing Sanctions for Violation of a

Protective Order, 63 FR 24391 (May 4,

1998)).

Information Required From Interested

Parties

Domestic interested parties (defined

in 19 CFR 351.102 (2000)) wishing to

participate in the sunset reviews must

respond not later than 15 days after the

date of publication in the Federal

Register of the notice of initiation by

filing a notice of intent to participate.

The required contents of the notice of

intent to participate are set forth in the

Sunset Regulations at 19 CFR

351.218(d)(1)(ii). In accordance with the

Sunset Regulations, if we do not receive

a notice of intent to participate from at

least one domestic interested party by

the 15-day deadline, the Department

will automatically revoke the orders

without further review.

If we receive a notice of intent to

participate from a domestic interested

party, the Sunset Regulations provide

that all parties wishing to participate in

the sunset review must file substantive

responses not later than 30 days after

the date of publication in the Federal

Register of the notice of initiation. The

required contents of a substantive

response are set forth in the Sunset

Regulations at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3).

Note that certain information

requirements differ for foreign and

domestic parties. Also, note that the

Department’s information requirements

are distinct from the International Trade

Commission’s information

requirements. Please consult the Sunset

Regulations for information regarding

the Department’s conduct of sunset

reviews.1 Please consult the

Department’s regulations at 19 CFR Part

351 (2000) for definitions of terms and

for other general information concerning

antidumping duty order proceedings at

the Department.

This notice of initiation is being

published in accordance with section

751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c).

Dated: June 16, 2000.

Richard W. Moreland,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[Docket No. 000522149–0149–01]

RIN 0648–ZA87

Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy

Fellowship, National Sea Grant College

Program

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and

Atmospheric Research, National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces that

applications may be submitted for a

Fellowship program which was initiated

by the National Sea Grant Office

(NSGO), NOAA, in fulfilling its broad

educational responsibilities, to provide

educational experience in the policies

and processes of the Legislative and

Executive Branches of the Federal