This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains documents other than rules or

proposed rules that are applicable to the

public. Notices of hearings and investigations,

committee meetings, agency decisions and

rulings, delegations of authority, filing of

petitions and applications and agency

statements of organization and functions are

examples of documents appearing in this

section.

Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 62, No. 154

Monday, August 11, 1997

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Application of U.S. Antidumping and

Countervailing Duty Laws to Hong

Kong

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Application of U.S.

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Laws to Hong Kong.

SUMMARY: This document notifies the

public that no change in the status of

current orders or proceedings or in

current practice regarding the

application of the U.S. antidumping and

countervailing duty laws will be made,

either to Hong Kong or the PRC.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff

May, Acting Director, Office of Policy,

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, Room 3713, 14th Street

and Constitution Avenues, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone

(202) 482–4412.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the Sino-British Joint Declaration,

signed in 1984, the People’s Republic of

China (PRC) resumed the exercise of

sovereignty over Hong Kong on July 1,

1997. Section 201 of the United StatesHong Kong Policy Act of 1992 states

that this reversion will not affect the

manner in which Hong Kong is treated

under U.S. law. Furthermore, the U.S.

Customs Service has determined that no

change in the current practice regarding

the country of origin marking of goods

produced in Hong Kong should be made

as a result of this reversion (see 62 FR

30927). This means that Hong Kong will

be considered a separate Customs

territory within the PRC, as it was

considered a separate Customs territory

under British rule.

Accordingly, this document notifies

the public that no change in the status

of current orders or proceedings or in

current practice regarding the

application of the U.S. antidumping and

countervailing duty (AD/CVD) laws will

be made, either to Hong Kong or the

PRC. Petition requirements and

initiations, investigations,

administrative reviews, revocations,

circumvention inquiries, the coverage

and scope of AD/CVD orders and

suspension agreements, the calculation

of normal value, and all other

methodological, policy, and procedural

aspects of U.S. AD/CVD proceedings,

conducted under Title VII of the Tariff

Act of 1930, as amended, will not

change.

Dated: August 5, 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–21278 Filed 8–8–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Export Trade Certificate of Review

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Initiation of Process to

Revoke Export Trade Certificate of

Review No. 94–00004.

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce

issued an export trade certificate of

review to Allegheny Highland

Hardwoods, Inc. Because this certificate

holder has failed to file an annual report

as required by law, the Department is

initiating proceedings to revoke the

certificate. This notice summarizes the

notification letter sent to Allegheny

Highland Hardwoods, Inc.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: W.

Dawn Busby, Director, Office of Export

Trading Company Affairs, International

Trade Administration, (202) 482–5131.

This is not a toll-free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of

the Export Trading Company Act of

1982 (‘‘the Act’’) (15 U.S.C. 4011–21)

authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to

issue export trade certificates of review.

The regulations implementing Title III

(‘‘the Regulations’’) are found at 15 CFR

part 325. Pursuant to this authority, a

certificate of review was issued on July

13, 1994 to Allegheny Highland

Hardwoods, Inc.

A certificate holder is required by law

(Section 308 of the Act, 15 U.S.C. 4018)

to submit to the Department of

Commerce annual reports that update

financial and other information relating

to business activities covered by its

certificate. The annual report is due

within 45 days after the anniversary

date of the issuance of the certificate of

review (Sections 325.14(a) and (b) of the

Regulations). Failure to submit a

complete annual report may be the basis

for revocation (Section 325.10(a) of the

Regulations).

The Department of Commerce sent to

Allegheny Highland Hardwoods, Inc. on

October 6, 1995, a letter containing

annual report questions with a reminder

that its annual report was due by August

28, 1995. Additional reminders were

sent on July 18, 1996, October 18, 1996,

and on January 3, 1997. The Department

has received no response to any of these

letters.

On August 4, 1997, and in accordance

with Section 325.10 (c)(1) of the

Regulations, a letter was sent by

certified mail to notify Allegheny

Highland Hardwoods, Inc. that the

Department was formally initiating the

process to revoke its certificate. The

letter stated that this action is being

taken because of the certificate holder’s

failure to file an annual report.

In accordance with Section

325.10(c)(2) of the Regulations, each

certificate holder has thirty days from

the day after its receipt of the

notification letter in which to respond.

The certificate holder is deemed to have

received this letter as of the date on

which this notice is published in the

Federal Register. For good cause shown,

the Department of Commerce can, at its

discretion, grant a thirty-day extension

for a response.

If the certificate holder decides to

respond, it must specifically address the

Department’s statement in the

notification letter that it has failed to file

an annual report. It should state in

detail why the facts, conduct, or

circumstances described in the

notification letter are not true, or if they

are, why they do not warrant revoking

the certificate. If the certificate holder

does not respond within the specified

period, it will be considered an

admission of the statements contained
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in the notification letter (Section

325.10(c)(2) of the Regulations).

If the answer demonstrates that the

material facts are in dispute, the

Department of Commerce and the

Department of Justice shall, upon

request, meet informally with the

certificate holder. Either Department

may require the certificate holder to

provide the documents or information

that are necessary to support its

contentions (Section 325.10(c)(3) of the

Regulations).

The Department shall publish a notice

in the Federal Register of the revocation

or modification or a decision not to

revoke or modify (Section 325.10(c)(4)

of the Regulations). If there is a

determination to revoke a certificate,

any person aggrieved by such final

decision may appeal to an appropriate

U.S. district court within 30 days from

the date on which the Department’s

final determination is published in the

Federal Register (Sections 325.10(c)(4)

and 325.11 of the Regulations).

Dated: August 5, 1997.

W. Dawn Busby,

Director, Office of Export Trading Company

Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–21118 Filed 8–8–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 072997B]

North Pacific Fishery Management

Council; Committee Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery

Management Council’s (Council) Bering

Sea/Aleutian Islands Crab Plan Team

will hold a meeting in Anchorage, AK.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

August 28, 1997, beginning at 8:00 a.m.

and concluding by 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the West Coast International Inn,

Susitna Room, 3333 W International

Airport Road, Anchorage, AK.

Council address: North Pacific

Fishery Management Council, 605 W.

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK

99501–2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Witherell; telephone: 907–271–

2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

agenda for the meeting will include the

following subjects:

1. Review:

(a) Available guideline harvest levels,

(b) Crab fishery management plan

(FMP) proposals,

(c) Joint Council and Alaska Board of

Fish Meeting,

(d) Essential fish habitat report, and

(e) Status of FMP updates;

2. Discussion:

(a) Overfishing definition, and

(b) Other crab management issues.

Special Accommodations

The meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Helen Allen, 907–271–2809, at least 5

working days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: August 4, 1997.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–21046 Filed 8–8–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 080497B]

North Pacific Fishery Management

Council; Committee Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of committee meeting.

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery

Management Council’s Observer

Advisory Committee will meet in

Seattle, WA.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Monday, September 8, 1997, beginning

at 8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Observer Training Room, Building 4,

Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 7600

Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA.

Council address: North Pacific

Fishery Management Council, 605 W.

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK

99501–2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Chris Oliver; telephone: 907–271–2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Committee will review progress by

NMFS and the Pacific States Marine

Fisheries Commission on a joint project

agreement to implement a third-party

observer program.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Helen Allen, 907–

271–2809, at least 5 working days prior

to the meeting date.

Dated: August 5, 1997.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–21136 Filed 8–8–97; 8:45 am]

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of a Guaranteed Access

Level for Certain Cotton Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Guatemala

August 5, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs increasing a

guaranteed access level.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 12, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Naomi Freeman, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212. For information on the

quota status of this limit, refer to the

Quota Status Reports posted on the

bulletin boards of each Customs port or

call (202) 927–5850. For information on

embargoes and quota re-openings, call

(202) 482–3715.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March

3, 1972, as amended; section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7

U.S.C. 1854); Uruguay Round Agreements

Act.

On the request of the Government of

Guatemala, the U.S. Government agreed

to increase the 1997 Guaranteed Access

Level for Categories 342/642.

A description of the textile and

apparel categories in terms of HTS

numbers is available in the

CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel

Categories with the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (see

Federal Register notice 61 FR 66263,

published on December 17, 1996). Also

see 61 FR 58038, published on

November 12, 1996.

The letter to the Commissioner of

Customs and the actions taken pursuant