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Manufacturer/exporter

Margin

(percent)

North Cape Fish A/S ........................ 1 31.81

Norwegian Salmon A/S .................... 13.88

Norwegian Taste Company A/S ....... 2 31.81

Olsen & Kvalheim A/S ...................... 1 23.80

Sekkingstad A/S ............................... 1 23.80

Skaarfish-Mowi A/S .......................... 2.30

Timar Seafood A/S ........................... 1 31.81

Victoria Seafood A/S ........................ 2 31.81

West Fish Ltd. A/S ............................ 1 23.80

1 No shipments during the period; margin

from the last administrative review. 2 No response; highest margin from the

original LTFV investigation. 3 No shipments or sales subject to this review; the firm had no individual rate from any

segment of this proceeding.

The Department shall determine, and

the Customs Service shall assess,

antidumping duties on all appropriate

entries. The Department will issue

appraisement instructions concerning

all respondents directly to the U.S.

Customs Service.

Further, the following deposit

requirements will be effective for all

shipments of the subject merchandise

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,

for consumption on or after the

publication date of these amended final

results of this administrative review, as

provided for by section 751(a)(1) of the

Act: (1) The case deposit rates for the

reviewed firms will be the rates

indicated above; (2) for previously

reviewed or investigated companies not

listed above, the cash deposit rate will

continue to be the company-specific rate

published for the most recent period; (3)

if the exporter is not a firm covered in

this review, a prior review or the

original LTFV investigation, but the

manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate

will be the rate established for the most

recent period for the manufacturer of

the merchandise; and (4) if neither the

exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm

covered in this or any previous review

conducted by the Department or the

LTFV investigation, the cash deposit

rate will be 23.80 percent, all the others

rate from the LFTV investigation.

These deposit requirements shall

remain in effect until publication of the

final results of the next administrative

review.

This notice serves as a final reminder

to importers of their responsibility

under 19 CFR 353.26 to file a certificate

regarding the reimbursement of

antidumping duties prior to liquidation

of the relevant entries during this

review period. Failure to comply with

this requirement could result in the

Secretary’s presumption that

reimbursement of antidumping duties

occurred and the subsequent assessment

of double antidumping duties.

This notice also serves as a reminder

to parties subject to administrative

protective order (APO) of their

responsibility concerning the

disposition of proprietary information

disclosed under APO in accordance

with 19 CFR 353.34(d). Timely written

notification or conversion to judicial

protective order is hereby requested.

Failure to comply with the regulations

and the terms of the APO is a

sanctionable violation.

This administrative review and notice

are in accordance with section 751(a)(1)

of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and 19

CFR 353.22.

Dated: August 5, 1997.

Roberta S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–22083 Filed 8–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[Docket No. 970731187–7187–01]

RIN 0648–ZA32

Financial Assistance for the Pribilof

Environmental Restoration Program

AGENCY: Office of Finance and

Administration (OFA), National Oceanic

and Atmospheric Administration

(NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability of federal

assistance.

SUMMARY: NOAA issues this notice

describing the procedures under which

applications will be accepted, and how

NOAA will determine which

applications it will fund for

environmental restoration work to be

completed on the Pribilof Islands,

Alaska. Pursuant to Public Law 104–91

(Pub. L. 104–91), Section 3(d) requires

the use of local entities and residents of

the Pribilof Islands, to the maximum

extent practical for completion of

environmental restoration work to be

performed. Applications will be

solicited for Part II of the NOAA’s

Pribilof Islands Environmental Cleanup

Project. This notice implements

environmental restoration work to

commence in fiscal year 1997 (FY97).

Specifically, Remediation of Petroleum

Contaminated Soil as defined in the

Pribilof Islands Expanded Site

Investigation Report and in conjunction

with the Two-Party Agreement executed

between NOAA and Alaska Department

of Environmental Conservation (ADEC),

State of Alaska. A maximum amount of

$8.8 Million is available for cooperative

agreements awarded to implement Part

II.

Complete applications must be

received or postmarked by September

19, 1997. Applicants must submit one

signed original and two copies of the

complete application. No facsimile

applications will be accepted.

Generally, the time required to process

applications is 60 days from the closing

date of the solicitation.

ADDRESSES: Applications should be sent

to Western Administrative Support

Center (WASC), Facilities and Logistics

Division, 7600 Sand Point Way NE,

Seattle, WA 98115. Telephone: (206)

526–4434 or (206) 526–6160.

Application kits, with instructions for

completion may be obtained from the

NOAA Grants Management Division,

SSMC2, Room 9358, 1325 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

Telephone (301) 713–0946.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For questions regarding grants

management policies and interpretation

contact: Steve Drescher at (301) 713–

0946. For information regarding

technical aspects of specific projects:

Mary Moloseau Goetz at (206) 526–6647

or Anthony Mercadante at (206) 526–

6674. Copies of the Pribilof Islands

Expanded Site Investigation and the

Two-Party Agreement may be obtained

from the National Archives, Anchorage

Regional Office, 645 West 3rd Ave.,

Anchorage, Alaska.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

(CFDA) number for this program is

11.469, Congressionally Identified

Construction Projects.

I. Introduction

A. Background

Under the provisions of Public Law

104–91, the Secretary of Commerce

shall, subject to the availability of

appropriations, provide assistance for

the cleanup of landfills, wastes, dumps,

debris, storage tanks, property,

hazardous or unsafe conditions, and

contaminants including petroleum

products and their derivatives, on lands

which the U.S. Government abandoned,

quitclaimed, or otherwise transferred or

are obligated to transfer, to local entities

or residents on the Pribilof Islands,

Alaska pursuant to the Fur Seal Act of

1966 (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.), as

amended, or other applicable law.

Work to commence in FY97 under

section one of this notice will include

Remediation of Petroleum
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Contaminated Soil on both St. Paul and

St. George Islands.

B. Funding

NOAA issues this notice to solicit

applications for federal assistance,

describing the intent to award

cooperative agreements, the procedures

under which applications will be

accepted for Part II and how NOAA will

select the applications it will fund.

Sharing of project costs by applicants

is not required and will not be

considered in the technical evaluation

of proposals.

II. Funding Priorities

Part II of this Program will be for

Petroleum Contaminated Soil

Remediation as per the Pribilof Islands

Expanded Site Investigation and in

conjunction with the Two-Party

Agreement referenced above.

Great consideration will be given to

applications that will promote the

economic stability or future selfsufficiency of the recipient.

III. How To Apply

A. Eligible Applicants

Applications for cooperative

agreements may be made in accordance

with the procedures set forth in this

notice, by any local entity or resident of

the Pribilof Islands, as defined in the

Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1151 et

seq.), as amended, and who is a citizen

or national of the United States.

Federal Government employees

including full-time, part-time, and

intermittent personnel are not eligible to

submit an application under this

solicitation.

Assistance from NOAA employees is

available to eligible applicants, by

telephone and will be limited to such

issues, as the program goals, funding,

priorities and application forms. Since

this is a competitive program, assistance

will not be provided in conceptualizing,

developing, or structuring competitive

proposal.

B. Duration and Terms of Funding

Generally, cooperative agreements are

awarded for a period of 1 year, but no

more than 18 months.

If an application for an award is

selected for funding, the Department has

no obligation to provide any additional

future funding in connection with the

award. Amendments to increase funding

or extend the period of performance is

at the discretion of the Department.

Publication of this announcement

does not obligate NOAA to award any

specific grant or cooperative agreement

or to obligate any part of the entire

amount of funds available.

Format

Applications for project funding must

be complete, and must identify the

principal participants and include

copies of any agreements between the

participants and the applicant

describing the specific tasks to be

performed. Project applications must

respond to priority(ies) contained in

section II of this document. Project

applications must be clearly and

completely submitted in the format that

follows:

1. Cover sheet: An applicant must use

Standard Form 424 (revised 4–92) as a

cover sheet for each project. The forms

are included in the NOAA Application

kit.

2. Project Budget: A budget must be

submitted for each project, using SF–

424C (Rev. 4/92), Budget Information

Construction Programs. The applicants

must submit cost estimates of the direct

total project costs. Estimates of the

direct costs must be specified in the

categories listed on the SF–424C. A

budget narrative/detail must also be

provided as described in the NOAA

Application Kit. The budget may also

include an amount for indirect costs, if

the applicant has an established indirect

cost rate with the Federal Government.

A copy of the current, approved,

negotiated indirect cost Agreement with

the Federal Government must be

included with the application. The total

dollar amount of the indirect costs

proposed in an application under this

program must not exceed the indirect

cost rate negotiated and approved by a

cognizant Federal agency prior to the

proposed effective date of the award or

100 percent of the total proposed direct

costs dollar amount in the application,

whichever is less. This restriction also

applies to any subrecipient of this

program. Contingencies for construction

costs are limited to 10% of total costs.

Fees or profits are not allowable costs

under the awards.

The total costs of the project consist

of all costs to accomplish the objectives

of the project during the period the

project is conducted. A project begins

on the effective date of an award and

ends on the date specified in the award.

Only costs incurred during the award

period shall be considered allowable,

allocable and reasonable. Accordingly,

the time expended and costs incurred in

either the development of a project or

the financial assistance application, or

in any subsequent discussions or

negotiations prior to awards, are not

reimbursable.

3. Project Narrative Description: The

project must be completed and

accurately described, as follows:

a. Executive Summary. Provide a brief

discussion on the nature of the problem,

the location of the project, and a

historical/background information as it

relates to the project.

b. Project Objectives: State what the

proposed project is expected to

accomplish, and describe how this will

eliminate or reduce the problem(s)

described in 3.a. above.

c. Participation in the project or any

part thereof by Persons or Groups Other

Than the Applicant: Describe the nature

of such participation.

d. Federal, State, and Local

Government Coordination/Activities:

List any existing Federal, state, or local

government programs or activities that

this project would affect, including

activities under state Coastal Zone

Management Plans and those requiring

consultation with Federal Government

under the Endangered Species Act and

the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Describe the relationship between the

project and these plans or activities.

e. Project Work Plan: The Work Plan

statement of work is an action plan of

activities to be conducted during the

period of the project. This section

requires the applicant to prepare a

detailed narrative, fully describing the

work to be performed that will achieve

the previously articulated objectives. A

milestone chart that outlines major

goals, supporting work activities, and

time frame, and individuals responsible

for various work activities may be used

to describe the work to be performed.

The narrative should include

information that responds to the

following questions:

(1) How will the project be designed?

What design incurred in the

performance of project tasks to criteria

will be used? (e.g., pertinent regulatory

compliance such as environmental and

safety regulations, cost and technology

effectiveness, and etc.)

(2) What will be accomplished? (e.g.,

Petroleum Contaminated Soil

Remediation)

(3) What work, activities or

procedures (be specific as possible) will

be undertaken to accomplish the project

objectives?

(4) Who will be responsible for

carrying out the various activities?

(Highlight work that will be

subcontracted and provisions for

competitive subcontracting). All key

personnel and subcontracts proposed by

the applicant are subject to the review

and approval of NOAA. NOAA will

maintain a high level of substantial

involvement during the project period

to ensure compliance by the recipient

and its subcontractors with all statutory
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requirements, including environmental

compliance.

(5) Which regulations govern the

proposed type of work (e.g., state or

federal? Environmental or Safety?,

ADEC’s Soil Remediation or Solid

Waste regulations?) and project

objectives? Who will be responsible for

ensuring that the proposed project

activities and objectives satisfy the

governing regulations.

(6) The narrative/milestone chart

should graphically illustrate:

(a) Steps to accomplish the major

activities;

(b) Critical path(s), supporting

activities, and associated time lines

(e.g., month 1, month 2); and

(c) The individual(s) responsible for

the various activities. This information

is critical to understanding and

reviewing the application. NOAA

encourages applicants to provide

sufficient detail. Applications lacking

sufficient detail will be eliminated from

further consideration.

f. Project Management and Personnel

Qualifications: Describe how the project

will be organized and managed. Provide

an organizational chart and line of

communication. List all persons directly

employed by the applicant who will be

involved in the project, their

qualifications, experience, and level of

involvement in the project. If any

portion of the project will be conducted

through consultants and/or

subcontractors, applicants, as

appropriate, must follow procurement

guidance in 15 CFR part 24, ‘‘Grants and

Cooperative Agreements to State or

Local Governments’’, or OMB Circular

A–110 for Institutions of Higher

Education, Hospitals, and other Nonprofit Organizations, Commercial

Organizations and individuals. If a

consultant and/or subcontractor is

selected prior to the submission of an

application, include the name and

qualifications of the consultant and/or

subcontractor and the process used for

selection.

IV. Evaluation of Proposed Projects

NOAA will solicit technical

evaluations of each project application

from a Source Evaluation Board

composed of appropriate public sector

experts. Individual point scores will be

given to project applications, based on

the following criteria:

1. Problem Description and

Conceptual Approach for Resolution.

Both the applicant’s comprehension of

the problem(s) and the overall concept

proposed to resolve the problem(s) will

be evaluated. (25 points)

2. Soundness of Project Design/

Technical Approach. Applications will

be evaluated to determine whether or

not the applicant provided sufficient

information to evaluate the project

technically and, if so, the strengths and/

or weaknesses of the technical design

proposed for problem resolution. (25

points)

3. Project Management and

Experience and Qualification of

Personnel. The organization and

management of the project, and other

key personnel in terms of related

experience and qualifications will be

evaluated. Those projects that do not

identify the key personnel or project

manager with his or her qualifications

will receive a lower point score. (20

points)

In reviewing and evaluating

applications that include consultants

and subcontracts, NOAA will consider

the following additional criteria:

a. Is the involvement of the primary

applicant necessary to conduct the project

and the accomplishment of its goals and

objectives?

b. Is the proposed allocation of the primary

applicant’s time reasonable and

commensurate with the applicant’s

involvement in the project?

c. Are the proposed costs for the primary

applicant’s involvement in the project

reasonable and commensurate with the

benefits to be derived from the applicant’s

participation?

4. Project Evaluation. The

effectiveness of the applicant’s proposed

methods to evaluate the project in terms

of meeting its goals and objective will be

evaluated. (10 points)

Project Costs. The justification and

allocation of the budget in terms of the

work to be performed and reasonable

costs will be evaluated. (20 points)

V. Selection Procedures and Project

Funding

After applications have been

evaluated and ranked, the Director

WASC, will select from the highestranked applicants the number of

projects recommended for funding,

ensuring that there is no duplication

with other projects to be funded by

NOAA or other Federal organizations.

The Director will also take into

consideration the applicants prior

experience and performance under

other federal assistance awards before

making final selections. The list of

recommended applicants will be

forwarded to NOAA Grants

Management Division to issue the

award(s). Applicants not recommended

for funding are not given further

consideration and will be notified of

non-selection.

The exact amount of the funds

awarded to a project will be determined

in pre-award negotiations between the

applicant and NOAA program and

grants management representatives.

Projects/remediation should not be

initiated in expectation of Federal

funding until a notice of award

document is signed and issued by the

Grants Officer.

It is the Department’s policy to make

awards to applicants who are

competently managed, responsible, and

committed to achieving the objectives of

the awards they receive. Adverse

information concerning the applicant’s

financial stability, past experience with

Federal grants, and other information

about the applicant’s responsibility may

result in an application not being

considered for funding.

VI. Administrative Requirements

A. Obligation of the Applicant

1. An Applicant must: a. Meet all

application requirements and provide

all information necessary for the

evaluation of the project proposal.

b. Be available, upon request, in

person, by telephone or by designated

representative, to respond to questions

during the review and evaluation of the

project proposal.

2. Primary Applicant Certification.

Applicants will be required to submit a

completed Form CD–511, ‘‘Certification

Regarding Debarment, Suspension and

Other Responsibility Matters; Drug Free

Workplace Requirements and

Lobbying’’. The following explanations

are hereby provided:

a. Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension. Prospective participants (as

defined at 15 CFR part 26, Section 105)

are subject to 15 CFR Part 26,

‘‘Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension’’ and the related section of

the certification form prescribed above

applies;

b. Drug-Free Workplace. Grantees (as

defined at 15 CFR Part 26, Section 605)

are subject to 15 CFR part 26, Subpart

F, ‘‘Government wide Requirements for

Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)’’ and the

related section of the certification form

prescribed above applies;

c. Anti-Lobbying. Person(s) (as

defined at 15 CFR Part 28, Section 105)

are subject to the lobbying provision of

31 U.S.C. 1352, ‘‘Limitation on use of

appropriated funds to influence certain

Federal contracting and financial

transactions’’. The lobbying section of

the certification form prescribed above

applies to applications/bids for grants,

cooperative agreements, and contracts

for more than $100,000, and loans and

loan guarantees for more than $150,000,

or the single family maximum mortgage
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limit for affected programs, which ever

is greater; and

d. Anti-Lobbying Disclosure. Any

applicant that has paid or will pay for

lobbying using any funds must submit

an SF–LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying

Activities,’’ as required under 15 CFR

Part 28, Appendix B.

3. Lower Tier Certifications.

Successful applicants shall require

applicants/bidders for subgrants,

contracts, subcontractors, or other lower

tier covered transactions at any tier

under the award to submit, if

applicable, a completed Form CD–512,

‘‘Certifications Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered

Transactions and Lobbying’’, and

disclosure form, SF–LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of

Lobbying Activities.’’ Form CD–512 is

intended for the use of recipients of

subrecipients and should not be

transmitted to DOC. SF–LLL submitted

by any tier recipient or subrecipient

should be submitted to DOC in

accordance with the instructions

contained in the awards document.

B. Other Requirements

Federal Policies and Procedures.

Recipients and subrecipients are subject

to all Federal laws and Federal and DOC

policies, regulations, and procedures

applicable to Federal financial

assistance awards.

Name check review. All non-profit

and for profit applicants are subject to

a name check review process. Name

checks are intended to reveal if any key

individuals associated with the

recipient have been convicted of, or are

presently facing, criminal charges such

as fraud, theft, perjury, or other matters

that significantly reflect on the

recipient’s management, honesty, or

financial integrity.

False Statements. A false statement on

the application is grounds for denial or

termination of funds and grounds for

possible punishment by a fine or

imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).

4. Past Performance. Unsatisfactory

performance under prior Federal awards

may result in an application not being

considered for funding.

5. Delinquent Federal Debts. No

award of Federal funds shall be made to

an applicant who has an outstanding

delinquent Federal debt until either:

a. The delinquent account is paid in

full;

b. A negotiated repayment schedule is

established and at least one payment is

received; or

c. Other arrangements satisfactory to

DOC are made.

6. Buy American-Made Equipment or

Products. Applicants are hereby notified

that they are encouraged, to the extent

feasible, to purchase American-made

equipment and products with funding

under this program.

7. Preaward Activities. If applicants

incur any costs prior to an award being

made, they do so solely at their own risk

of not being reimbursed by the

Government. Notwithstanding any

verbal or written assurance that may

have been received, there is no

obligation on the part of DOC to cover

Preaward costs.

VII. Classification

A notice of availability of financial

assistance for this program will also

appear in the Commerce Business Daily.

This action has been determined to be

not significant for purposes of E.O.

12866.

Applications under this program are

subject to E.O. 12372,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs.’’

The application mentioned in this

notice is subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act. It has been approved by

the Office of Management and Budget

under control numbers 0348–0043,

0348–0044, and 0348–0046.

Notwithstanding any other provision

of law, no person is required to respond

to, nor shall any person be subject to a

penalty for failure to comply with a

collection of information, subject to the

requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act, unless that collection

displays a current valid OMB Control

Number.

Authority: Public Law 104–91.

Dated: August 15, 1997.

D. James Baker,

Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere

and Administrator of the National Oceanic

and Atmospheric Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3510–12–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 081297A]

South Atlantic Fishery Management

Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

hold a meeting of its Coral, Coral Reefs,

and Live/Hard Bottom Habitat SubGroup.

DATES: The meeting will be held

September 16-17, 1997. See

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific

dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Florida Marine Research Institute,

100 Eighth Avenue, SE, St. Petersburg,

FL 33701.

Council address: South Atlantic

Fishery Management Council, One

Southpark Circle, Suite 306; Charleston,

SC 29407-4699.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Buchanan, Public Information

Officer; telephone: (803) 571-4366; fax:

(803) 769-4520; email:

susan.buchanan@noaa.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates

September 16, 1997, 1:00 p.m. to 5:30

p.m.; September 17, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to

5:00 p.m.

The Sub-Group will meet to review

coral and live bottom habitat

description and distribution information

in state, Federal and regional systems,

and to discuss fishing and non-fishing

threats to coral and live bottom habitats.

The Sub-Group will also discuss

recommendations for the Council’s draft

habitat policy statement on coral and

live bottom habitat.

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 Council office

(see ADDRESSES) by September 8, 1997.

Dated: August 14, 1997.

Gary C. Matlock,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–21985 Filed 8–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 2:00 p.m. Wednesday,

September 3, 1997.

PLACE: 1155 21st St. N.W., Washington,

D.C. 9th Fl. Conference Room.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Enforcement matters.