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from the gross amount of the loan. Law

18,449 exempts documents relating to

the financing of exports from this tax.

In the Final Affirmative

Countervailing Duty Determination:

Standard Carnations from Chile, 52 FR

3313, 3314 (February 3, 1987), the

Department found the stamp tax

exemption countervailable, stating:

‘‘Neither the Government of Chile nor

the respondent companies gave us clear

explanations as to what is meant by

‘export credit operations.’ ’’ In this

proceeding, the GOC has placed on the

record the copies and translations of

regulations relating to this program

which describe the types of operations

and instruments eligible for the

exemption. We have previously

determined that the non-excessive

rebate or exemption of indirect taxes

levied at the final stage is not

considered a subsidy (see, e.g., Final

Negative Countervailing Determination:

Welded Carbon Steel Line Pipe from

Taiwan, 50 FR 53364 (December 31,

1985)). Because the amount of the

exemption is not greater than the

amount of the stamp tax due, we

preliminarily determine that this

program does not confer countervailable

benefits within the meaning of section

771(5)(E) of the Act.

F. Article 59 of Decree Law 824

Under Article 59 of Decree Law 824,

effective January 1, 1994, all foreign

service providers doing business in

Chile are required to pay income tax at

the rate of 35 percent. This tax is

withheld by the Chilean company to

which the service is provided and then

paid to the government. The law

exempts the foreign service providers

from paying the tax if the income was

for certain services related to exportable

goods and services produced in Chile. If

the services are eligible for the

exemption, the Chilean company (i.e.,

the purchaser of the services) is also

exempt from the withholding

requirement.

We found no evidence that the

benefit, if any, resulting from the

exemption from the tax and the

withholding requirement accrues to the

subject merchandise. Therefore, we

preliminarily determine that this

program does not constitute a

countervailable subsidy.

III. Programs Preliminarily Determined

To Be Not Used

The following programs were not

used:

A. Institute for Technological Research

(INTEC)

B. Central Bank Chapter XVIII

C. Export Promotion Fund

D. CORFO Export Credits and LongTerm Export Financing

E. Law No. 18,392 (Tax Exemptions)

IV. Programs Preliminarily Determined

Not To Exist

Based on information provided by the

GOC, we preliminarily determine that

the following programs do not exist:

A. GOC Guarantee of Private Bank

Loans

B. Import Substitution Subsidy for New

Industries

C. Tax Deductions Available to

Exporters

Summary

The total estimated preliminary net

countervailable subsidy rate for all

producers or exporters of fresh Atlantic

salmon in Chile is 0.62 percent, AD

VALOREM, which is de minimis.

Therefore, we preliminarily determine

that countervailable subsidies are not

being provided to producers, or

exporters of fresh Atlantic salmon in

Chile.

Verification

In accordance with section 782(i) of

the Act, we will verify the information

submitted by respondents prior to

making our final determination.

ITC Notification

In accordance with section 703(f) of

the Act, we will notify the ITC of our

determination. In addition, we are

making available to the ITC all nonprivileged and nonproprietary

information relating to this

investigation. We will allow the ITC

access to all privileged and business

proprietary information in our files,

provided the ITC confirms that it will

not disclose such information, either

publicly or under an administrative

protective order, without the written

consent of the Deputy Assistant

Secretary, Import Administration.

If our final determination is

affirmative, the ITC will make its final

determination within 45 days after the

Department make its final

determination.

Public Comment

In accordance with 19 CFR 355.38, we

will hold a public hearing, if requested,

to afford interested parties an

opportunity to comment on this

preliminary determination. The hearing

will be held on March 6, 1998, at the

U.S. Department of Commerce, Room

3708, 14th Street and Constitution

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

Individuals who wish to request a

hearing must submit a written request

within ten days of the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register to the

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Room B099, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20230. Parties should

confirm by telephone the time, date, and

place of the hearing 48 hours before the

scheduled time.

Requests for a public hearing should

contain: (1) The party’s name, address,

and telephone number; (2) the number

of participants; (3) the reason for

attending; and (4) a list of the issues to

be discussed. In addition, ten copies of

the business proprietary version and

five copies of the nonproprietary

version of the case briefs must be

submitted to the Assistant Secretary no

later than February 24, 1998. Ten copies

of the business proprietary version and

five copies of the nonproprietary

version of the rebuttal briefs must be

submitted to the Assistant Secretary no

later than March 3, 1998. An interested

party may make an affirmative

presentation only on arguments

included in that party’s case or rebuttal

briefs. Written arguments should be

submitted in accordance with 19 CFR

355.38 and will be considered if

received within the time limits specified

above.

This determination is published

pursuant to section 703(f) of the Act.

Dated: November 10, 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Availability of U.S. Patents for NonExclusive, Exclusive, or PartiallyExclusive Licensing

AGENCY: U.S. Army Research

Laboratory, Adelphi, Maryland.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR

404.6, announcement is made of the

availability of the following U.S. patents

for non-exclusive, partially exclusive or

exclusive licensing. All of the listed

patents have been assigned to the

United States of America as represented

by the Secretary of the Army,

Washington, DC.

These patents cover a wide variety of

technical arts including: A new type

kinetic energy projectile; a new ceramic

nanocomposite; a device to locate the

position of impact of a projectile on a
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target and an impact absorbing sole for

parachutists.

Under the authority of Section

11(a)(2) of the Federal Technology

Transfer Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99–502)

and Section 207 of Title 35, United

States Code, the Department of the

Army as represented by the U.S. Army

Research Laboratory wish to license the

U.S. patents listed below in a nonexclusive, exclusive or partially

exclusive manner to any party

interested in manufacturing, using, and/

or selling devices or processes covered

by these patents.

Title: Kinetic Energy Projectile with

Fin Leading Edge Protection

mechanisms.

Inventor: Ameer G. Mikhail.

Patent Number: 5,668,347.

Issue Date: September 16, 1997.

Title: Device for Locating the Position

of Impact of a Projectile.

Inventors: George M. Thomson,

Thomas W. Kottke and Paul R. Berning.

Patent Number: 5,669,608.

Issue Date: September 23, 1997.

Title: Sion Low Dielectric Constant

Ceramic Nanocomposite.

Inventors: Gary Gilde, Parimal Patel,

Clifford Hubbard, Brain Pothier,

Thomas Hynes, William Croft and Joe

Wells.

Patent Number: 5,677,252.

Issue Date: October 14, 1997.

Title: Impact Absorbing Soles for

Parachutist.

Inventors: Jim Faughn and Harrison P.

Crowell, III.

Patent Number: 5,675,915.

Issue Date: October 14, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Michael Rausa, Technology Transfer

Office, AMSRL–CS–TT/Bldg 434, U.S.

Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen

Proving Ground, Maryland 21005–5425,

tel: (410) 278–5028; fax: (410) 278–5820.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.

Mary V. Yonts,

Alternate Army Federal Register Liaison

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education

ACTION: Submission for OMB review;

comment request.

SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief Information

Officer, Office of the Chief Information

Officer, invites comments on the

submission for OMB review as required

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before

December 19, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Dan Chenok, Desk Officer,

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street, NW., Room 10235, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503. Requests for copies of the

proposed information collection

requests should be addressed to Patrick

J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., Room

5624, Regional Office Building 3,

Washington, DC 20202–4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708–8196.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U. S. C. Chapter 35) requires

that the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) provide interested

Federal agencies and the public an early

opportunity to comment on information

collection requests. OMB may amend or

waive the requirement for public

consultation to the extent that public

participation in the approval process

would defeat the purpose of the

information collection, violate State or

Federal law, or substantially interfere

with any agency’s ability to perform its

statutory obligations. The Deputy Chief

Information Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, publishes this

notice containing proposed information

collection requests prior to submission

of these requests to OMB. Each

proposed information collection,

grouped by office, contains the

following: (1) Type of review requested,

e.g., new, revision, extension, existing

or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary

of the collection; (4) Description of the

need for, and proposed use of, the

information; (5) Respondents and

frequency of collection; and (6)

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping

burden. OMB invites public comment at

the address specified above. Copies of

the requests are available from Patrick J.

Sherrill at the address specified above.

Dated: November 13, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of

the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: New.

Title: Final Performance Report for

the Business and International

Education Program (BIE).

Frequency: At the Completion of the

Project Period.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 30

Burden Hours: 150

Abstract: The data collected through

the final performance report will enable

ED officials to determine the impact of

the BIE federal funds on its recipients.

US/ED will use the information

collected to meet Government

Performance and Results Act

requirements and to provide budget

justifications.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Guaranty Agency Quarterly/

Annual Report.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; State, local or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs

or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 37

Burden Hours: 2,941

Abstract: The Guaranty Agency

Quarterly/Annual Report is submitted

by 37 agencies operating a student loan

insurance Program under agreement

with the Department of Education.

These reports are used to evaluate

agency operations, make payments to

agencies as authorized by law, and to

make reports to Congress.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

National Petroleum Council; Notice of

Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. No. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770),

notice is hereby given of the following

meeting:

NAME: National Petroleum Council

(NPC).

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, December 11,

1997, 9:00 am.