Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 24, 1997 / Notices 67405

Name Legal description

Sec. 23 S/2SW/4.

Sec. 26 NW/4.

Sec. 27 E/2NE/4.

Management prescriptions for the

Native American Traditional use and

Sacred Area include preparation of a

Cultural Resource Management Plan,

designation as a ‘‘limited’’ Off-Highway

Vehicle area, no surface occupancy oil

and gas lease stipulation, withdrawal

from non-oil and gas mineral leasing or

sale, coordination with lease holders to

minimize resource damage, and

withdrawal from land or resource

modification or sale. New rights-of-way

will only be authorized in existing rightof-way disturbance and the BLM will

coordinate with existing right-of-way

holders. Also proposes is nomination to

the National Register of Historic Places,

conduct Class III cultural and

ethnographic inventories, and

designation as Class II Visual Resource

Management area. The area will remain

open for Native American religious

practices.

Additional data on management

prescriptions for individual ACECs can

be found in this RMP amendment.

Public participation has occurred

throughout the RMP Amendment

process. A Notice of Intent was filed in

the Federal Register (Vol. 61, No. 39

Pages 7273–7274) on February 27, 1996.

An article was published in the

Farmington Daily Times on March 6,

1996, notifying the public that the BLM

was requesting public input on

proposed ACECs. Comments received

during this 60-day comment period will

be considered in preparation of the

Farmington RMP Amendment and

supporting EA. Copies have been sent to

identified concerned and affected

publics. A public meeting on this

document is scheduled for February 10,

1998. Single copies of the draft

Farmington RMP Amendment/

Preliminary Finding of No Significant

Impact (FONSI) and supporting EA for

the 44 ACECs may be obtained from the

BLM Farmington District, 1235 La Plata

Highway, Suite A, Farmington, NM

87401. A public reading copy is

available for review at the BLM New

Mexico State Office, 1474 Rodeo Road,

Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Dated: December 22, 1997.

Lee Otteni,

District Manager, Farmington.

[FR Doc. 97–33540 Filed 12–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Glacier Bay National Park and

Preserve; Notice of Public Workshops

on Commercial Fishing

AGENCIES: National Park Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Public Workshops on

Glacier Bay National Park Commercial

Fishing Proposal

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

will conduct public workshops on the

Glacier Bay National Park commercial

fishing proposal in Juneau, Alaska in

January and February, 1998. The

workshops will include discussion of

data and management information

regarding commercial fisheries

occurring within the park, and ongoing

and proposed research associated with

commercial fishing activities. NPS

published a Proposed Rule on April 16,

1997 (62 FR 18547) and is preparing an

Environmental Assessment regarding

commercial fishing within the park

scheduled for release in March, 1998.

NPS is sponsoring public workshops to

improve public understanding of issues

associated with commercial fishing in

the park. Open houses and formal

public hearings on the Proposed Rule

and Environmental Assessment will be

held in April, 1998 in Alaskan

communities and Seattle, Washington

before the May 15, 1998 public

comment deadline. Notice of these

hearings will be published in the

Federal Register.

DATES: Public workshops will be held

on January 8 and February 3, 1998 from

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

LOCATIONS: The January 8 public

workshop will be held in the Hickel

Room at Centennial Hall in Juneau,

Alaska. The February 3 public

workshop will be held in the

Lumberjack Room at the Westmark

Hotel, Juneau, Alaska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. M.

Brady, Superintendent, Glacier Bay

National Park and Preserve, P.O. Box

140, Gustavus, Alaska 99826,

Telephone: (907) 697–2230.

Dated: December 12, 1997.

John Quinley,

Acting Regional Director, Alaska Region.

[FR Doc. 97–33543 Filed 12–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

COOPERATION AGENCY

Agency for International Development

Board for International Food and

Agricultural Development One

Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Meeting;

Notice of Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, notice is hereby given of

the one hundred and twenty-fifth

meeting of the Board for International

Food and Agricultural Development

(BIFAD). The meeting will be held from

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on February 9, and from

9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on February 10,

1998, both days, at the Pan-American

Health Organization, located at 525 23rd

Street NW., Washington, DC 20523, in

Conference Room B.

As part of its two-day agenda, Board

members will discuss the Food Aid

Code of Conduct; enhancing

interactions and information exchange

among key groups such as the private

sector and universities; and the

involvement of the USDA’s Agriculture

Research Service in USAID’s activities.

It will also receive an update from the

Board’s task force reviewing the

Collaborative Research Support Program

guidelines.

The meeting is open to the public.

Any interested person may attend the

meeting, may file written statements

with the Committee before or after the

meeting, or present any oral statements

in accordance with procedures

established by the Committee, to the

extent that time available for the

meeting permits.

Those wishing to attend the meeting

should contact Mr. George Like at the

Agency for International Development,

Ronald Reagan Building, Office of

Agriculture and Food Security, 1300

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 2.11–

072, Washington, DC 20523–2110,

telephone (202) 712–1436, fax (202)

216–3010 or internet [glike@usaid.gov]

with your full name.

Anyone wishing to obtain additional

information about BIFAD should
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contact Mr. Tracy Atwood the

Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD.

Write him in care of the Agency for

International Development, Ronald

Reagan Building, Office of Agriculture

and Food Security, 1300 Pennsylvania

Avenue NW., Room 2.11–005,

Washington, DC 20523–2110, telephone

him at (2020 712–5571, or fax (202)

216–3010.

Tracy Atwood,

AID Designated Federal Officer (Chief, Food

Policy Division, Office of Agriculture and

Food Security, Economic Growth Center,

Bureau of Global Programs).

[FR Doc. 97–33523 Filed 12–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6116–01–M

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 753–TA–34]

Extruded Rubber Thread From

Malaysia

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Initiation and scheduling of a

countervailing duty investigation.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice of the initiation of countervailing

duty investigation No. 753–TA–34

under section 753(a) of the Tariff Act of

1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675b(a)) (the Act) to

determine whether an industry in the

United States is likely to be materially

injured by reason of imports from

Malaysia of extruded rubber thread,

provided for in subheading 4007.00.00

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of

the United States, if the countervailing

duty order on such merchandise is

revoked.

For further information concerning

the conduct of this investigation and

rules of general application, consult the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207 (19

CFR part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 15, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Debra Baker (202–205–3180), Office of

Investigations, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain

information on this matter by contacting

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810. Persons with mobility

impairments who will need special

assistance in gaining access to the

Commission should contact the Office

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.

General information concerning the

Commission may also be obtained by

accessing its internet server (http://

www.usitc.gov or ftp://ftp.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Section 753(a) of the Act provides

that, in the case of a countervailing duty

order issued under section 303 of the

Act with respect to which the

requirement of an affirmative

determination of material injury under

section 303(a)(2) was not applicable at

the time the order was issued, interested

parties may request that the

Commission initiate an investigation to

determine whether an industry in the

United States is likely to be materially

injured by reason of imports of the

subject merchandise if the order is

revoked. Such a request concerning the

countervailing duty order on extruded

rubber thread from Malaysia was filed

on June 30, 1995, by North American

Rubber Thread, Fall River, MA.

Participation in the Investigation and

Public Service List

Persons wishing to participate in the

investigation as parties must file an

entry of appearance with the Secretary

to the Commission, as provided in

section 201.11 of the Commission’s

rules, no later than 21 days prior to the

hearing date specified in this notice.

Industrial users and (if the merchandise

under investigation is sold at the retail

level) representative consumer

organizations have the right to appear as

parties in Commission countervailing

duty investigations. The Secretary will

prepare a public service list containing

the names and addresses of all persons,

or their representatives, who are parties

to this investigation upon the expiration

of the period for filing entries of

appearance. Copies of draft

questionnaires will be sent for comment

to parties who filed an entry of

appearance by January 16, 1998.

Limited Disclosure of Business

Proprietary Information (BPI) Under an

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

and BPI Service List

Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the

Commission’s rules, the Secretary will

make BPI gathered in this investigation

available to authorized applicants

representing interested parties (as

defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are

parties to the investigation under the

APO issued in the investigation,

provided that the application is made

not later than 21 days prior to the

hearing date specified in this notice. A

separate service list will be maintained

by the Secretary for those parties

authorized to receive BPI under the

APO.

Staff Report

The prehearing staff report in this

investigation will be placed in the

nonpublic record on April 10, 1998, and

a public version will be issued

thereafter, pursuant to section 207.22 of

the Commission’s rules.

Hearing

The Commission will hold a hearing

in connection with this investigation

beginning at 9:30 a.m. on May 5, 1998,

at the U.S. International Trade

Commission Building. Requests to

appear at the hearing should be filed in

writing with the Secretary to the

Commission on or before April 27, 1998.

A nonparty who has testimony that may

aid the Commission’s deliberations may

request permission to present a short

statement at the hearing. All parties and

nonparties desiring to appear at the

hearing and make oral presentations

should attend a prehearing conference

to be held at 9:30 a.m. on April 29,

1998, at the U.S. International Trade

Commission Building. Oral testimony

and written materials to be submitted at

the public hearing are governed by

sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and

207.24 of the Commission’s rules.

Parties must submit any request to

present a portion of their hearing

testimony in camera no later than 7

days prior to the date of the hearing.

Written Submissions

Each party who is an interested party

shall submit a prehearing brief to the

Commission. Prehearing briefs must

conform with the provisions of section

207.23 of the Commission’s rules; the

deadline for filing is April 17, 1998.

Parties may also file written testimony

in connection with their presentation at

the hearing, as provided in section

207.24 of the Commission’s rules, and

posthearing briefs, which must conform

with the provisions of section 207.25 of

the Commission’s rules. The deadline

for filing posthearing briefs is May 12,

1998; witness testimony must be filed

no later than three days before the

hearing. In addition, any person who

has not entered an appearance as a party

to the investigation may submit a

written statement of information

pertinent to the subject of the

investigation on or before May 12, 1998.

On June 4, 1998, the Commission will

make available to parties all information

on which they have not had an

opportunity to comment. Parties may

submit final comments on this

information on or before June 8, 1998,

but such final comments must not

contain new factual information and

must otherwise comply with section