68258 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 250 / Wednesday, December 31, 1997 / Notices

Gourmet Award Foods,

I.T. & M, Inc.,

Italfoods, Inc.,

La Pace Imports, Ltd.,

Med-USA Corporation,

Musco Food Corp.,

The Pastene Companies, Ltd.,

Rienzi & Sons,

Ron-Son Mushroom Products, Inc.,

Santini Foods, Inc.,

Sinco, Inc., and

World Finer Foods, Inc—

and were entered, or withdrawn from

warehouse for consumption, after May

18, 1996, and before July 24, 1996; and

(2) liquidate those entries without

regard to any antidumping duty; and (3)

pay any such refunds of cash deposits

in accordance with law, including

interest, from the date of entry at the

rate(s) as announced from time to time

by the Customs Service pursuant to

Title 19, United States Code, Section

1505(c). Liquidation of such entries is

suspended pending final and conclusive

disposition.

Dated: December 23, 1997.

Richard W. Moreland,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–34138 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–428–820]

Small Diameter Circular Seamless

Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line,

and Pressure Pipe From Germany:

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review: Extension of Time Limit

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time

limit.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(the Department) is extending the time

limit of the final results of the

antidumping duty administrative review

of Small Diameter Circular Seamless

Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line,

and Pressure Pipe from Germany. This

review covers the period January 27,

1995 through July 31, 1996.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 31, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Decker or Linda Ludwig, Office

of AD/CVD Enforcement, Group III,

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C.; telephone (202) 482–

0196 or 482–3833, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to the

complexity of issues involved in this

case, it is not practicable to complete

this review within the original time

limit. The Department is extending the

time limit for completion of the final

results until March 9, 1998, in

accordance with Section 751(a)(3)(A) of

the Trade and Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended by the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act of 1994. See

memorandum to Robert S. LaRussa from

Joseph A. Spetrini regarding the

extension of the case deadline, dated

December 16, 1997.

This extension is in accordance with

751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (19 U.S.C. § 1675 (a)(3)(A)).

Dated: December 16, 1997.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement

Group III.

[FR Doc. 97–34140 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Annual Listing of Foreign Government

Subsidies on Articles of Cheese

Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Publication of Annual Listing of

Foreign Government Subsidies on

Articles of Cheese Subject to an InQuota Rate of Duty.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, in consultation with the

Secretary of Agriculture, has prepared

its annual list of foreign government

subsidies on articles of cheese subject to

an in-quota rate of duty during the

period October 1, 1996 through

September 30, 1997. We are publishing

the current listing of those subsidies

that we have determined exist.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Russell Morris, Office of CVD/AD

Enforcement VI, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Ave., N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone:

(202) 482–2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

702(a) of the Trade Agreements Act of

1979 (as amended) (the Act) requires the

Department of Commerce (the

Department) to determine, in

consultation with the Secretary of

Agriculture, whether any foreign

government is providing a subsidy with

respect to any article of cheese subject

to an in-quota rate of duty, as defined

in section 702(g)(b)(4) of the Act, and to

publish an annual list and quarterly

updates of the type and amount of those

subsidies. We hereby provide the

Department’s annual list of subsidies on

cheeses that were imported during the

period October 1, 1996 through

September 30, 1997.

The Department has developed, in

consultation with the Secretary of

Agriculture, information on subsidies

(as defined in section 702(g)(b)(2) of the

Act) being provided either directly or

indirectly by foreign governments on

articles of cheese subject to an in-quota

rate of duty. The appendix to this notice

lists the country, the subsidy program or

programs, and the gross and net amount

of each subsidy for which information is

currently available.

The Department will incorporate

additional programs which are found to

constitute subsidies, and additional

information on the subsidy programs

listed, as the information is developed.

The Department encourages any

person having information on foreign

government subsidy programs which

benefit articles of cheese subject to an

in-quota rate of duty to submit such

information in writing to the Assistant

Secretary for Import Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20230.

This determination and notice are in

accordance with section 702(a) of the

Act.

Dated: December 23, 1997.

Richard W. Moreland,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

Appendix—Subsidy Programs on Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty

Country Program(s) Gross 1

subsidy

Net 2

subsidy

Austria ................................................. European Union Restitution Payments .......................................................... $0.23 $0.23
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Country Program(s) Gross 1

subsidy

Net 2

subsidy

Belgium ............................................... EU Restitution Payments ............................................................................... 0.09 0.09

Canada ................................................ Export Assistance on Certain Types of Cheese ............................................ 0.26 0.26

Denmark .............................................. EU Restitution Payments ............................................................................... 0.16 0.16

Finland ................................................ EU Restitution Payments ............................................................................... 0.30 0.30

France ................................................. EU Restitution Payments ............................................................................... 0.04 0.04

Germany ............................................. EU Restitution Payments ............................................................................... 0.24 0.24

Greece ................................................ EU Restitution Payments ............................................................................... 0.00 0.00

Ireland ................................................. EU Restitution Payments ............................................................................... 0.17 0.17

Italy ...................................................... EU Restitution Payments ............................................................................... 0.04 0.04

Luxembourg ........................................ EU Restitution Payments ............................................................................... 0.09 0.09

Netherlands ......................................... EU Restitution Payments ............................................................................... 0.11 0.11

Norway ................................................ Indirect (Milk) Subsidy .................................................................................... 0.40 0.40

Consumer Subsidy ......................................................................................... 0.18 0.18

Total ..................................................................................................... 0.18 0.18

Portugal ............................................... EU Restitution Payments ............................................................................... 0.12 0.12

Spain ................................................... EU Restitution Payments ............................................................................... 0.03 0.03

Switzerland .......................................... Deficiency Payments ...................................................................................... 0.32 0.32

U.K ...................................................... EU Restitution Payments ............................................................................... 0.10 0.10

1 Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(5).

2 Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(6).

[FR Doc. 97–34139 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

Notice of Prospective Grant of

Exclusive Patent License; Thorlabs,

Inc.

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology, Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of prospective grant of

exclusive patent license.

SUMMARY: The National Institute of

Standards and Technology (‘‘NIST’’),

U.S. Department of Commerce, is

contemplating the grant of a field of use

exclusive license in the United States to

practice the invention embodied in U.S.

Patent Application 08/802,607; ‘‘Axial

Translation Precision Position Post;’’

filed February 19, 1997; NIST Docket

No. 96–043. The grant of the license, in

the field of use of optics, photonics, and

laser research, is contemplated to

Thorlabs, Inc., having a place of

business in Newton, New Jersey.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing no later than March 2, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the

Prospective Grant must be submitted to:

Ernest Graf, National Institute of

Standards and Technology, Industrial

Partnerships Program, Building 820,

Room 213, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ernest R. Graf, National Institute of

Standards and Technology, Industrial

Partnerships Program, Building 820,

Room 213, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

notice in accordance with 35 U.S.C.

209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). The

prospective exclusive license, in the

field of use of optics, photonics, and

laser research, will be royalty-bearing

and will comply with the terms and

conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR

404.7. The license may be granted

unless, within sixty days from the date

of this published notice, NIST receives

written evidence and argument which

establish that the grant of the license

would not be consistent with the

requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37

CFR 404.7. The availability of the

invention for licensing was published in

the Federal Register, Vol. 62, No. 120

(June 23, 1997).

U.S. Patent Application 08/802,607

describes a positioning post and

precision translation mechanism for use

in optic experiments and other scientific

and engineering research. The

positioning post is a translation stage

contained within a 12.7 mm diameter

cylinder. One end of the cylinder will

translate relative to the other with

minimal rotation, backlash, and wobble.

Several positioning posts may be used

in series to provide multi-axis

positioning. A copy of the patent

application may be obtained from NIST

at the foregoing address.

NIST may enter into a Cooperative

Research and Development Agreement

(CRADA) to perform further research on

the invention for purposes of

commercialization. The CRADA may be

conducted by NIST without any

additional charge to any party that

licenses the patent. NIST may grant the

licensee an option to negotiate for

royalty-free exclusive licenses to any

jointly owned inventions which arise

from the CRADA as well as an option to

negotiate for exclusive royalty-bearing

licenses for NIST employee inventions

which arise from the CRADA.

Dated: December 23, 1997.

Michael R. Rubin,

Deputy Chief Counsel.

[FR Doc. 97–34073 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 122397A]

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic

Zone Off Alaska; Recordkeeping and

Reporting Requirements; Public

Workshop

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of workshop.

SUMMARY: NMFS announces a workshop

to explain provisions of the 1998

recordkeeping and reporting

requirements for the Alaska groundfish

fisheries, introduce the proposed

electronic reporting system, provide

detailed instructions on completion and

submittal of the required forms and

logsheets, and answer questions on

recordkeeping and reporting from

members of the fishing industry and

other interested parties.