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Fair Atlantic Salmon Trade (FAST),

requested that we conduct an

administrative review of Nordic Group

A/L (Nordic), an exporter of subject

merchandise, for the period April 1,

1996, through March 31, 1997. We

published a notice of ‘‘Initiation of

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Administrative Review’’ on May 21,

1997 (62 FR 27720). On May 27, 1997,

Nordic reported that it made no

shipments of the subject merchandise

during the period of review (POR). On

August 5, 1997, the Department

conducted a no-shipment data query

regarding Nordic using the U.S.

Customs Service database. The purpose

of this query was to determine whether

the U.S. Customs Service suspended

liquidation of entry summaries of this

merchandise during the POR. Because

the U.S. Customs Service did not

identify any suspended entry

summaries of subject merchandise

exported by Nordic during the POR, we

have determined that no entries into the

Customs territory of the United States

occurred during the POR. Therefore, the

Department is terminating this review.

The cash deposit rate for Nordic will

continue to be zero percent, the rate

established in the most recently

completed segment of this proceeding

(62 FR 1430, January 10, 1997, a new

shipper review).

This administrative review and notice

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

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

and 19 CFR 353.22.

Dated: November 18, 1997.

Holly Kuga,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group II

for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–30959 Filed 11–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–489–501]

Notice of Amended Final Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review: Certain Welded Carbon Steel

Pipe and Tube From Turkey

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 25, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles Riggle or Dennis McClure,

Office of Antidumping/Countervailing

Duty Enforcement, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

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

telephone (202) 482–0650 or (202) 482–

3530, respectively.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (the Act), are references to the

provisions as they existed on December

31, 1994.

Background

On October 2, 1997, the Department

of Commerce (the Department)

published the final results of its

administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on certain

welded carbon steel pipe and tube from

Turkey (62 FR 51629). The period of

review (POR) is May 1, 1993, through

April 30, 1994.

On October 16, 1997, the Borusan

Group (Borusan) filed two timely

clerical error allegations. On October 21,

1997, Allied Tube & Conduit and

Wheatland Tube Company (petitioners)

replied to the allegations made by

Borusan, pursuant to 19 C.F.R. 353.28.

On October 24, 1997, Borusan filed

unsolicited and untimely comments in

response to the petitioners’ October 21,

1997, submission. Pursuant to 19 C.F.R.

353.31, we did not consider Borusan’s

October 24, 1997, submission in our

analysis, since it was submitted after the

October 16, 1997, deadline for

submitting comments on ministerial

error allegations.

Scope of the Review

Imports covered by this review are

shipments of certain welded carbon

steel pipe and tube products with an

outside diameter of 0.375 inch or more

but not over 16 inches, of any wall

thickness. These products are currently

classifiable under the following

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTSUS) subheadings:

7306.30.10.00, 7306.30.50.25,

7306.30.50.32, 7306.30.50.40,

7306.30.50.55, 7306.30.50.85, and

7306.30.50.90. These products,

commonly referred to in the industry as

standard pipe and tube, are produced to

various American Society for Testing

and Materials (ASTM) specifications,

most notably A–120, A–53, or A–135.

Although the HTSUS subheadings are

provided for convenience and customs

purposes, our written description of the

scope of this proceeding is dispositive.

Allegations of Clerical Errors

Allegation 1: Inclusion of Inventory

Carrying Costs in Constructed Value

(CV)

Borusan alleges that because

Borusan’s sales to the United States

were purchase price (PP) sales the

Department should not have included

inventory carrying costs in the

calculation of CV.

The petitioners argue that Borusan’s

allegation is methodological, not

ministerial, in nature. The petitioners

cite to Policy Bulletin 94.2, ‘‘Treatment

of Inventory Carrying Costs in

Constructed Value’’ (March 25, 1994).

DOC Position: We do not find this

issue to be ministerial in nature,

because it is a substantive argument for

a new methodology. Kerr-McGee

Chemical Corp. v. United States, No.

97–2, Slip Op. at 20 (CIT January 8,

1997). Accordingly, we have not

considered this issue because it is

outside the scope of permissible

corrections under 19 C.F.R. 353.28(d).

Id. For more discussion, see

Memorandum from the Team to Richard

W. Moreland, dated November 18, 1997

(Analysis Memorandum).

Allegation 2: Calculation of WeightedAverage Packing Costs

Borusan alleges that the Department

should have used production quantities,

instead of sales quantities, to weightaverage the indexed packing costs used

in calculating cost of production and

foreign market value.

The petitioners respond that the

Department’s use of sales quantities

does not appear to be a ministerial error,

noting that the use of sales quantity is

reasonable because packing costs are

largely related to the shipment, not

production, of merchandise.

DOC Position: In the final results of

the 1994–95 administrative review of

certain welded carbon steel pipe and

tube from Turkey, we indexed all costs,

including packing expenses, using

production quantities instead of sales

quantities. See SAS programs used in

the Notice of Amended Final Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review: Certain Welded Carbon Steel

Pipe and Tube from Turkey, 62 FR

27013 (May 16, 1997). Therefore, in

accordance with 19 C.F.R. 353.28(c), we

are amending the final results of this

administrative review to correct this

ministerial error. For more discussion,

see Analysis Memorandum.

Amended Final Results of Review

Upon correction of the ministerial

error regarding packing costs, we have

determined that the following margin

for Borusan exists for the period

indicated below:
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Manufacturer/

exporter Time period Marginpercent

Borusan ......... 5/1/93–4/30/94 3.97

For Borusan, the cash deposit rate

will continue to be 2.57 percent, the rate

effective since May 16, 1997, which was

published in the Notice of Amended

Final Results of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review: Certain Welded

Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube from

Turkey, 62 FR 27013 (May 16, 1997).

For merchandise exported by

manufacturers or exporters not covered

in this review but covered in the

original less-than-fair-value (LTFV)

investigation or a previous review, the

cash deposit will continue to be the

most recent rate published in the final

determination or final results for which

the manufacturer or exporter received a

company-specific rate. If the exporter is

not a firm covered in this or a prior

review, or the original investigation, but

the manufacturer is, the cash deposit

rate will be that established for the

manufacturer of the merchandise. If

neither the exporter nor the

manufacturer is a firm covered in this or

any previous review, the cash deposit

rate will be 14.74 percent, the ‘‘all

others’’ rate established in the LTFV

investigation.

These deposit requirements shall

remain in effect until publication of the

final results of the next administrative

review.

This notice is 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 reminds parties

subject to administrative protective

order (APO) of their responsibility

concerning the return or destruction of

proprietary information disclosed under

APO in accordance with 19 CFR

353.34(d). Failure to comply is a

violation of the APO.

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 353.28.

Dated: November 19, 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 111097B]

North Pacific Fishery Management

Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Addendum to previously

published agenda.

SUMMARY: The following items have

been added to the previously published

agenda for the meeting of the North

Pacific Fishery Management Council

(Council) December 9–14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 W.

Third Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501.

Council address: North Pacific

Fishery Management Council, 605 W.

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK

99501–2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Council staff, telephone: 907–271–2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. The Council has added a discussion

of topics relating to the recentlyapproved License Limitation Program

for Alaska groundfish and crab fisheries,

including discussion of the treatment of

vessels which were foreign-owned on

June 17, 1995, and the timing of a trawl

closure in the Eastern Gulf of Alaska

and reallocation of sablefish bycatch to

the individual fishing quota fishery. The

Council may initiate analysis of

amendments to the program and/or give

direction to staff as appropriate.

2. The Council will also receive a

report on an experimental fishing

project involving mesh panel openings.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before this

Council for discussion, in accordance

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

those issues may not be the subject of

formal Council action during the

meeting. Council action will be

restricted to those issues specifically

identified in the agenda listed in this

notice.

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: November 18, 1997.

Gary C. Matlock, Ph.D.,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–30874 Filed 11–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk

Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in the People’s Republic

of China

November 20, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs increasing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 26, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet Heinzen, 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: Section 204 of the Agricultural

Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854);

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as

amended.

The current limits for certain

categories are being increased for

carryforward.

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 62 FR 6950, published on February

14, 1997.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

November 20, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive

amends, but does not cancel, the directive