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public information from various

sources. See October 16, 1997,

Calculation Memorandum for details.

Reported raw materials include:

ferrosilicon, dolomite, calcinate

dolomite, flux (powder), flux (lump),

sulphuric acid, fluorite powder, sulphur

powder, and barium chloride. Reported

packing materials include: wooden

crates, plastic bags, and steel straps.

With regard to labor, the Department

has concluded that, while wages and

per-capita GNP are positively correlated,

there is a great variation in the wage

rates of the market economy countries

that the Department treats as being

economically comparable. As a practical

matter, this means that the result of an

NME case can vary widely depending

on which of several economically

comparable countries is selected as the

surrogate. In order to eliminate the

variability of wage rates in countries

with similar per capita GNPs, we used

a regression-based wage rate.

See October 16, 1997, Calculation

Memorandum for details of valuation of

factors of Production.

Verification

As provided in section 782(i) of the

Act, we verified information provided

by the respondent by using standard

verification procedures, including onsite inspection of the respondent’s

facilities, the examination of relevant

sales and financial records, and

selection of original documentation

containing relevant information. Our

verification findings are outlined in the

verification report.

Currency Conversion

We made currency conversions

pursuant to section 773A(a) of the Act

and section 353.60 of the Department’s

regulations based on the rates certified

by the Federal Reserve Bank.

Preliminary Results of the Review

As a result of this review, we

preliminarily determine that the

following margin exists for the period

May 1, 1996, through October 31, 1996:

Manufacturer/producer/exporter Percent

margin

Taiyuan Heavy Machinery Import

and Export Corporation ............... 83.92

Interested parties may request

disclosure within 5 days of the date of

publication of this notice and may

request a hearing within 10 days of

publication. Any hearing, if requested,

will be held at the earliest convenience

of the parties but not later than 34 days

after the date of publication or the first

business day thereafter. Case briefs from

interested parties may be submitted not

later than 20 days after the date of

publication. Rebuttal briefs, limited to

issues raised in the case briefs, may be

filed not later than 27 days after the date

of publication. The Department will

issue the final results of this new

shipper administrative review,

including the results of its analysis of

issues raised in any such written

comments or at a hearing, within 90

days of issuance of these preliminary

results. Upon completion of this new

shipper review, the Department will

issue appraisement instructions directly

to the Customs Service. The results of

this review shall be the basis for the

assessment of antidumping duties on

entries of merchandise covered by this

review and for future deposits of

estimated duties.

Furthermore, upon completion of this

review, the posting of a bond or security

in lieu of a cash deposit, pursuant to

section 751(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Act and

section 353.22(h)(4) of the Department’s

interim regulations, will no longer be

permitted and, should the final results

yield a margin of dumping, a cash

deposit will be required for each entry

of the merchandise.

The following deposit requirements

will be effective upon publication of the

final results of this new shipper

antidumping duty administrative review

for all shipments of pure magnesium

from the PRC entered, or withdrawn

from warehouse, for consumption on or

after the publication date, as provided

by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The

cash deposit rate for the reviewed

company will be that established in the

final results of this new shipper

administrative review; (2) the cash

deposit rate for all other PRC exporters

will continue to be 108.26 percent, the

PRC-wide rate established in the LTFV

and (3) the cash deposit rate for nonPRC exporters of subject merchandise

will be the rate applicable to the PRC

supplier of that exporter. investigation.

These requirements, when imposed,

shall remain in effect until publication

of the final results of the next

administrative review.

This notice serves as a preliminary

reminder to importers of their

responsibility under 19 CFR 353.36 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 new shipper administrative

review and notice are in accordance

with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act (19

U.S.C. 1675(a)(2)(B)) and Section 19

CFR 353.22(h) 1996.

Dated: October 16, 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–583–507]

Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From

Taiwan: Termination of Antidumping

Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of termination of

antidumping duty administrative

review.

SUMMARY: On June 19, 1997 the

Department of Commerce initiated an

administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on malleable

cast iron pipe fittings from Taiwan for

De Ho Metal Industrial Co., Ltd., of

Taiwan, a manufacturer of malleable

cast iron pipe fittings. This

administrative review was requested by

Amco Metal Industrial Corp., an

importer of the subject merchandise,

and is for the period covering May 1,

1996 through April 30, 1997. The

Department of Commerce is terminating

the review after receiving from Amco

Metal Industrial Corp. a withdrawal of

its request for a review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 23, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Manning or James Terpstra, Office

of AD/CVD Enforcement, Office 4,

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th and Constitution

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

telephone: (202) 482–3936 and (202)

482–3965, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the stature are references to

the provisions effective January 1, 1995,

the effective date of the amendments

made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act)

by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act

(URAA). In addition, unless otherwise

indicated, all citations to the

Department of Commerce’s (the
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Department’s) regulations are to the

current regulations as codified at 19

CFR 353 (1997).

Background

On May 1, 1997, Amco Metal

Industrial Corp. (Amco), requested on

behalf of De Ho Metal Industrial Co.,

Ltd. (De Ho Metal) that the Department

conduct an administrative review of the

subject merchandise exported by De Ho

Metal from Taiwan for the period May

1, 1996 through April 30, 1997.

On June 19, 1997, the Department

published in the Federal Register (62

FR 33394) a notice of initiation of

administrative review with respect to De

Ho Metal for the period May 1, 1996

through April 30, 1997. On September

16, 1997, Amco requested that it be

allowed to withdraw its request for a

review and that the review be

terminated.

Pursuant to 19 CFR 353.22(a)(5), the

Department may allow a party that

requests an administrative review to

withdraw such request no later than 90

days after the date of publication of the

notice of initiation of the requested

review. Because Amco’s request for

termination was submitted within the

90-day time limit, and there were no

requests for review from other interested

parties, we are terminating this review

for De Ho Metal. See Certain Welded

Stainless Steel Pipe from Korea,

Termination of Antidumping Duty

Administration Review, 62 FR 47460,

(September 9, 1997). We will issue

appropriate 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)).

Dated: October 10, 1997.

Richard W. Moreland,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group II

Import Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 101697C]

Marine Mammals; Public Display

Permit (PHF# 852–1356)

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of withdrawal.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Dallas World Aquarium, 1801 North

Griffin, Dallas, TX 75202, has

withdrawn its application to import

Amazon River dolphin (Inia

geoffrensis), for purposes of public

display.

ADDRESSES: The documents related to

this action are available for review upon

written request or by appointment in the

following offices:

Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130,

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713–

2289); and

Regional Administrator, Southeast

Region, NMFS, 9731 Executive Center

Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702

(206/526–6150).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann

Hochman, (301) 713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

Thursday, August 14, 1997, notice was

published in the Federal Register (62

FR 433516) that an application had been

filed by the Dallas World Aquarium. A

public display permit was requested to

import four Amazon River dolphins

(Inia geoffrensis) from Valencia,

Venezuela. The applicant was issued a

collection license from the Venezuelan

Service Agency PROFAUNA and the

dolphins were to be collected from the

Apure River near San Fernando,

Venezuela.

In its October 7, 1997, letter of

withdrawal, The Dallas World

Aquarium stated it would not capture

any wild dolphins in Venezuela and

would surrender its collection license to

PROFAUNA.

Dated: October 16, 1997.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–28134 Filed 10–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Bangladesh

October 20, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 23, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross

Arnold, International Trade Specialist,

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S.

Department of Commerce, (202) 482–

4212. For information on the quota

status of these limits, 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.

At the request of the Government of

Bangladesh, a previous increase for

special shift to Category 634 from

Category 334 is being reduced.

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 68241, published on

December 27, 1996; and 62 FR 53319,

published on October 14, 1997.

The letter to the Commissioner of

Customs and the actions taken pursuant

to it are not designed to implement all

of the provisions of the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, but

are designed to assist only in the

implementation of certain of their

provisions.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

October 20, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive

amends, but does not cancel, the directive

issued to you on December 20, 1996, as

amended, by the Chairman, Committee for

the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

That directive concerns imports of certain

cotton, man-made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in Bangladesh

and exported during the twelve-month

period which began on January 1, 1997 and

extends through December 31, 1997.

Effective on October 23, 1997, you are

directed to adjust the limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing: