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1Nucor Corporation, Gerdau Ameristeel 

Corporation, and Commercial Metals Company. 

Background 

On September 1, 2006, the 

Department of Commerce (the 

Department) published in the Federal 

Register a notice of ‘‘Opportunity To 

Request Administrative Review’’ of the 

antidumping duty order on steel 

concrete reinforcing bars from the 

Republic of Korea for the period 

September 1, 2005, through August 31, 

2006. See Antidumping or 

Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 

Suspended Investigation; Opportunity 

to Request Administrative Review, 71 

FR 52061 (September 1, 2006). On 

September 29, 2006, the Rebar Trade 

Action Coalition and its individual 

members1 (the petitioners) requested a 

review of the antidumping duty order 

on steel concrete reinforcing bars from 

the Republic of Korea produced or 

exported by Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., 

Ltd. (DSM), Korea Iron and Steel Co., 

Ltd. (KISCO), and Hwanyoung Steel 

Industries Co., Ltd. (HSI) (collectively 

referred to as the respondents). On 

October 31, 2006, the Department 

published a notice of initiation of an 

administrative review with respect to 

these companies. See Notice of 

Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Reviews, 71 FR 63752 (October 31, 

2006). 

On November 14, 2006, the 

Department received letters from each of 

the respondents stating that neither they 

nor any company deemed affiliated with 

them in the Department’s past 

determinations in this proceeding: 1) 

exported any subject merchandise to the 

United States; 2) made any sales of 

subject merchandise to customers in the 

United States; or, 3) had any entries of 

subject merchandise for consumption by 

customers in the United States during 

the period of review (i.e., September 1, 

2005, through August 31, 2006) (POR). 

In order to substantiate the respondents’

statements, we conducted a query of the 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s 

(CBP) database and found no entries of 

subject merchandise during the POR. 

On December 18, 2006, based on our 

findings, we notified parties of our 

intent to rescind the review and 

provided them the opportunity to 

submit comments (see December 18, 

2006, memorandum to the file titled 

Intent to Rescind in the Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review on Steel 

Concrete Reinforcing Bars from the 

Republic of Korea) (December 18, 2006, 

memo). On January 5, 2007, the 

petitioners filed comments. 

The petitioners argue that, prior to 

rescinding this review, the Department 

should ensure that during the POR, 

DSM’s U.S. affiliate, Dongkuk 

International Inc., did not sell subject 

merchandise produced by Korean 

manufacturers other than DSM, and did 

not sell from inventory subject 

merchandise that entered during a 

previous POR. 

Regarding the petitioners’ argument, 

as stated above, we conducted a query 

of the CBP database in order to 

substantiate the respondents’ statements 

that neither they nor their affiliates 

made exports, sales or entries of subject 

merchandise during the POR, which is 

our standard practice for confirming a 

respondent’s ‘‘no–shipments’’ claims. 

Furthermore, the Department’s practice, 

supported by substantial precedent, 

requires that there be entries during the 

POR upon which to assess antidumping 

duties. See e.g., Granular 

Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from 

Japan: Notice of Rescission of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review, 70 FR 44088 (August 1, 2005). 

The results of our query indicate that 

there were no entries of subject 

merchandise during the POR. Therefore, 

absent evidence to the contrary on the 

record of this review, we have no reason 

to call into question the statements 

made by DSM or the other respondents. 

Rescission of Review 

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.213(d)(3), the Department may 

rescind an administrative review, in 

whole or with respect to a particular 

exporter or producer, if the Department 

concludes that, during the period 

covered by the review, there were no 

entries, exports, or sales of the subject 

merchandise. Because we found no 

evidence of entries of subject 

merchandise and because we have no 

reason to question the respondents’

statement that they nor any company 

deemed affiliated with them in past 

segments of this proceeding had sales, 

exports or entries of subject 

merchandise during the POR, we are 

rescinding this review pursuant to 19 

CFR 351.213(d)(3). See, e.g., Steel 

Concrete Reinforcing Bars From Turkey; 

Final Results, Rescission of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review in Part, and Determination not 

to Revoke in Part, 68 FR 53127 

(September 9, 2003) (after finding no 

evidence of entries of subject 

merchandise from two companies that 

made ‘‘no–shipments’’ claims, the 

Department stated that ‘‘consistent with 

our practice, we are rescinding our 

review for Diler and Ekinciler’’). 

Although the respondents did not 

have any sales or exports of subject 

merchandise to the United States during 

the POR, their subject merchandise may 

have entered the United States during 

the POR under their CBP antidumping 

case number by way of intermediaries 

(without their knowledge). After 15 days 

of publication of this notice, the 

Department will instruct CBP to 

liquidate such entries at the ‘‘All–

Others’’ rate in effect on the date of the 

entry. See Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 

Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 

FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). 

This notice serves as a reminder to 

parties subject to administrative 

protective orders (APOs) of their 

responsibility concerning the return or 

destruction of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR Sec. 351.305(a)(3). Timely 

written notification of the return/ 

destruction of APO materials or 

conversion to judicial protective order is 

hereby requested. Failure to comply 

with the regulations and terms of an 

APO is a sanctionable violation. 

This notice is published in 

accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 

777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4). 

Dated: February 26, 2007. 

Stephen J. Claeys, 

Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 022607A] 

General Advisory Committee to the 

U.S. Section to the Inter-American 

Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC); 

Meeting Announcement 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces the meeting 

of the General Advisory Committee to 

the U.S. Section to the IATTC on May 

30, 2007. 

DATES: The meeting of the General 

Advisory Committee will be held on 

May 30, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (or 

until business is concluded), Pacific 

Time.ADDRESS: The meeting will be 

held at NMFS, Southwest Regional 


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Office, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 

3400, Long Beach, CA 90803–4213. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Allison Routt at (562)980–4019 or (562) 

980–4030. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Tuna Conventions 

Act, as amended, the Department of 

State has appointed a General Advisory 

Committee to the U.S. Section to the 

IATTC. The U.S. Section consists of the 

four U.S. Commissioners to the IATTC 

and the representative of the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans 

and Fisheries. The Advisory Committee 

supports the work of the U.S. Section in 

a solely advisory capacity with respect 

to U.S. participation in the work of the 

IATTC, with particular reference to the 

development of policies and negotiating 

positions pursued at meetings of the 

IATTC. NMFS, Southwest Region, 

administers the Advisory Committee in 

cooperation with the Department of 

State. 

The General Advisory Committee to 

the U.S. Section to the IATTC will meet 

to receive and discuss information on: 

(1) 2006 and 2007 IATTC activities; (2) 

status of the stocks and status of the 

fishery in 2006; (3) recent and upcoming 

meetings of the IATTC and its working 

groups; (4) possible conservation and 

management measures for yellowfin and 

bigeye tuna for 2007 and beyond; (5) 

measures to be taken in cases of noncompliance with the IATTC’s 

conservation and management 

measures; (6) management of fishing 

capacity; (7) measures to address 

bycatch (such as juvenile tunas, sea 

turtles, seabirds, and sharks); (8) 

financial issues pertinent to the 

financial solvency of the IATTC; (9) 

IATTC cooperation with other regional 

fishery management organizations; (10) 

Advisory Committee operational issues; 

and other issues. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting location is physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Allison Routt at 

(562) 980–4019 or (562) 980–4030 at 

least 10 days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: February 26, 2007. 

James P. Burgess, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 022607E] 

International Whaling Commission; 

59th Annual Meeting; Announcement 

of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), NationalOceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

date and location of the public meeting 

being held prior to the 59th annual 

International Whaling Commission 

(IWC) meeting. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

April 5, 2007, at 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the NOAA Science Center Room, 1301 

East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheri McCarty, 301–713–9090, 

Extension 183. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Secretary of Commerce is charged 

with the responsibility of discharging 

the domestic obligations of the United 

States under the International 

Convention for the Regulation of 

Whaling, 1946. The U.S. Commissioner 

has responsibility for the preparation 

and negotiation of U.S. positions on 

international issues concerning whaling 

and for all matters involving the IWC. 

He is staffed by the Department of 

Commerce and assisted by the 

Department of State, the Department of 

the Interior, Marine Mammal 

Commission, and by other agencies. 

Once the draft agenda for the annual 

IWC meeting is completed, it will be 

posted on the IWC Secretariat’s website 

at http://www.iwcoffice.org. 

Each year NOAA holds a meeting 

prior to the annual IWC meeting to 

discuss the tentative U.S. positions for 

the upcoming IWC meeting. Because the 

meeting discusses U.S. positions, the 

substance of the meeting must be kept 

confidential. Any U.S. citizen with an 

identifiable interest in U.S. whale 

conservation policy may participate, but 

NOAA reserves the authority to inquire 

about the interests of any person who 

appears at a meeting and to determine 

the appropriateness of that person’s 

participation. 

Persons who represent foreign 

interests may not attend. These stringent 

measures are necessary to protect the 

confidentiality of U.S. negotiating 

positions and are a necessary basis for 

the relatively open process of preparing 

for IWC meetings. 

The meeting will be held at 1 p.m. at 

the NOAA Science Center Room, 1301 

East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910. Photo identification is required 

to enter the building. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to the Cheri McCarty, 

301–713–9090 by March 26, 2007. 

Dated: February 26, 2007. 

William T. Hogarth, 

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Technology Administration 

[Docket No.: 070208027–7028–01] 

National Medal of Technology’s Call 

for Nominations 2007 

AGENCY: Technology Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce’s Technology Administration 

is accepting nominations for its National 

Medal of Technology (NMT) 2007 

program. 

Established by statute in 1980, the 

President of the United States awards 

the National Medal of Technology to our 

Nation’s leading innovators. If you 

know of a candidate who has made an 

outstanding, lasting contribution to the 

economy through technology, you may 

obtain a nomination form from: http:// 

www.technology.gov/medal. 

DATES: The deadline for submission of 

an application is May 31, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The NMT Nomination form 

for the year 2007 may be obtained by 

visiting the Web site at http:// 

www.technology.gov/medal. Please 

return the completed application to the 

National Medal of Technology Program 

at: NMT@technology.gov or by mail to: 

Technology Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 4824, 

Washington, DC 20230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

NMT@technology.gov or call the 

Technology Administration at 202/482–

1575. 


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