Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 145 / Tuesday, July 29, 1997 / Notices 40501

merchandise, and Sincerely Asia,

Limited (SAL), a partially owned Hong

Kong affiliate of AISCO involved in

sales of subject merchandise to the

United States (collectively, Anshan);

Baoshan Iron & Steel Corporation (Bao),

a producer of subject merchandise, Bao

Steel Group International Trade

Corporation (Bao Steel ITC), a whollyowned subsidiary of Bao responsible for

selling Bao material domestically and

abroad and B.M. International, a

partially-owned U.S. subsidiary

involved in U.S. sales (collectively,

Baoshan); Shanghai Pudong Iron & Steel

(Group) Co. Ltd. (Shanghai Pudong);

Wuhan Iron & Steel Company (Wuhan),

a producer of subject merchandise,

International Economic and Trading

Corporation (IETC), a wholly owned

subsidiary responsible for exporting

WISCO merchandise and Cheerwu

Trader Ltd. (Cheerwu), a partiallyowned Hong Kong affiliate of Wuhan

involved in sales of the subject

merchandise (collectively WISCO)

requested a thirty-day extension of the

final determination.

Pursuant to section 735(a)(2) of the

Act, on July 10, 1997, China

Metallurgical Import & Export Liaoning

Company (Liaoning), an exporter of

subject merchandise, and Wuyang Iron

and Steel Company (Wuyang), which

produced the merchandise sold by

Liaoning, requested that the Department

postpone the final determination until

135 days after the date of publication of

the preliminary determination.

Liaoning accounts for a significant

proportion of exports of the subject

merchandise. In addition, we are not

aware of any compelling reasons for

denying this request. As a result, we are

granting Liaoning’s request that the final

determination in this investigation be

postponed until 135 days after the

publication of the preliminary

determination. Therefore, the final

determination will be due no later than

October 24, 1997. Pursuant to section

733(d) of the Act, suspension of

liquidation will be extended

accordingly. See Notice of Final

Determination of Sales at Less Than

Fair Value: Certain Pasta from Italy, 61

FR 30326, 30326 (June 14, 1996).

In accordance with 19 CFR 353.38,

case briefs must be submitted to the

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration no later than Friday,

August 29, 1997, and rebuttal briefs, no

later than Friday, September 5, 1997. A

list of authorities used and a summary

of the arguments made in the briefs

should accompany these briefs. Such

summary should be limited to five pages

total, including footnotes. We will hold

a public hearing, if requested, to afford

interested parties an opportunity to

comment on arguments made in case or

rebuttal briefs.

Interested parties who wish to request

a hearing, or to participate if one is

requested, must submit a written

request to the Assistant Secretary for

Import Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, Room 1870, within ten

days of the publication of this notice.

Requests should contain: (1) The party’s

name, address, and telephone number;

(2) the number of participants; and (3)

a list of the issues to be discussed. In

accordance with 19 CFR 353.38(b) oral

presentations will be limited to issues

raised in the briefs.

This notice of postponement is

published pursuant to section

735(a)(2)(A) of the Act.

Dated: July 22, 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–19950 Filed 7–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–351–820]

Ferrosilicon From Brazil: Partial

Termination of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration ,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Partial Termination of

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review.

SUMMARY: On April 24, 1997, the

Department of Commerce (the

Department) initiated administrative

reviews of the antidumping duty order

on Ferrosilicon from Brazil for three

manufacturers and producers of

ferrosilicon from Brazil: Companhia

Ferroligas Minas Gerais-Minasligas

(‘‘Minasligas’’), Companhia Cia de

Ferroligas da Bahia (‘‘Ferbasa’’) and,

Companhia Brasileria Carbuerto de

Calcio, (‘‘CBCC’’), covering the period

March 1, 1996 through February 28,

1997. The Department of Commerce has

decided to terminate the review for

Minasligas.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 29, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sal

Tauhidi or Cameron Werker, AD/CVD

Enforcement Group II, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–4851 and (202)

482–3874, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On March 20, 1997, Minasligas,

CBCC, and Ferbasa, manufacturers and

exporters of merchandise subject to this

order, requested that the Department

conduct administrative reviews of the

antidumping duty order on ferrosilicon

from Brazil for the period March 1, 1996

through February 28, 1997.

On April 24, 1997, the Department

published in the Federal Register (62

FR 19988) a notice of initiation of

administrative review with respect to

Minasligas, CBCC and Ferbasas for the

period March 1, 1996 through February

28, 1997. On July 7, 1997, Minasligas

requested that it be allowed to withdraw

its request for a review and that the

review be terminated.

The Department’s regulations, at 19

CFR 353.22(a)(5)(1994), state that ‘‘the

Secretary may permit a party that

requests a review under paragraph (a) of

this section to withdraw the request not

later than 90 days after the date of

publication of notice of initiation of the

requested review. In light of the fact that

Minasligas submitted a timely request

for termination of this review, we have

decided it is reasonable to allow

Minasligas to withdraw its request for

review. Accordingly, the Department if

terminating this review for Minasligas.

See Certain Stainless Steel Butt-Weld

Pipe Fittings from Taiwan, Termination

of Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review, 61 FR 40406, (August 2, 1996)

and Steel Wire Rope from Japan; Partial

Termination of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Reviews, 56 FR 41118

(August 19, 1991).

This notice serves as a reminder to

parties subject to administrative

protective orders (APOs) of their

responsibility concerning disposition of

proprietary information disclosed under

APO in accordance with § 353.34(d) of

the Department’s regulations. Timely

written notification of the return or

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. We will

issue appraisement instructions directly

to the U.S. Customs Service.

This notice is in accordance with

§ 353.22(a)(5) of the Department’s

regulations (19 CFR 353.22(a)(5)).
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Dated: July 18, 1997.

Jeffrey P. Bialos,

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–19949 Filed 7–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Commission

[A–570–506]

Porcelain-on-Steel Cooking Ware From

the People’s Republic of China;

Extension of Time Limit for

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit

for antidumping duty administrative

review.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(the Department) is extending the time

limit for preliminary results of the

administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on porcelainon-steel cooking ware from the People’s

Republic of China (PRC) to no later than

December 31, 1997. The review covers

the period December 1, 1995 through

November 30, 1996. This extension is

made pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930,

as amended by the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act (the Act).

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 29, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Suzanne King or Lorenza Olivas, Office

of CVD/AD Enforcement VI, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230;

telephone (202) 482–2786.

POSTPONEMENT: Under section

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department

may extend the deadline for completion

of an administrative review if it

determines that it is not practicable to

complete the review within the

statutory time limit of 365 days. The

Department find that it is not

practicable to complete the preliminary

results of the 1996 administrative

review of the antidumping duty order

on porcelain-on-steel-cooking ware from

the PRC within this time limit. See

Memorandum to the Acting Assistant

Secretary for Import Administration

(public document, on file in the Central

Records Unit, Room B–099 of the Main

Commerce Building).

In accordance with section

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department

will extend the time for completion of

the preliminary results of this review

from September 2, 1997 to no later than

December 31, 1997.

Dated: July 18, 1997.

Jeffrey P. Bialos,

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–19948 Filed 7–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Minority Business Development

Agency

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request—Title: Application

for Funding To Operate Technical

Assistance Projects (SF 424 and

Evaluation Criteria) SF 424

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites other

Federal agencies and the general public

to take this opportunity to comment on

proposed or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before September 29,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument and instructions should be

directed to Juanita Berry, Minority

Business Development Agency (MBDA),

Room 5084, Washington, D.C. 20230, or

call (202) 482–0404.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The SF 424 Narrative constitutes the

Minority Business Development

Agency’s (MBDA) application for

grants/cooperative agreements under its

technical assistance programs. The

Agency needs this information to

evaluate applicants’ experience and

resources against uniform program

standards. This will assist MBDA in

accomplishing its mission of fostering

the development of minority businesses.

II. Method of Collection

Annual written solicitation of federal

financial assistance award applications.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0640–0006.

Type of Review: Renewal/

Reinstatement, without change, of a

currently approved collection.

Burden: 14,400 hours.

Affected Public: Individuals, State or

local governments, Federal agencies,

and profit and non-profit institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

180.

Estimated Time Per Response: 80

hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 14,400.

Estimated Total Annual Cost Per

Respondent: $0—no capital

expenditures are necessary to respond.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: July 23, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–19887 Filed 7–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–21–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

[Docket No. 960726208–7142–02]

Approval of Withdrawal of Thirty-Three

Federal Information Processing

Standards Publications

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology (NIST), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to announce that the Secretary of