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surrounding the sole U.S. sale. Given

respondent’s request to limit home

market reporting, as neutral facts

available, we tested whether respondent

recovered its costs within a reasonable

period of time based on the six months

of data respondent submitted and we

found that respondent did not recover

its costs.

We found that all of Ferro-Ligas

reported home market sales were at

below-cost prices and that such sales

were in substantial quantities. As a

result, we disregarded all of Ferro-Ligas

home market sales and instead used CV

in accordance with section 773(b)(1)(B)

of the Act.

Preliminary Results of Review

As a result of our comparison of EP

and NV based on CV, we preliminarily

determine that the following weightedaverage dumping margin exists for the

period June 17, 1994 through November

30, 1995:

Manufacturer/exporter

Margin

(percent)

The Ferro-Ligas Group ................... 80.54

Parties to the proceeding may request

disclosure within five days of the date

of publication of this notice. Any

interested party may request a hearing

within 10 days of publication. Any

hearing, if requested, will be held 44

days after the date of publication of this

notice, or the first workday thereafter.

Interested parties may submit case

briefs within 30 days of the date of

publication of this notice. Rebuttal

briefs, which must be limited to issues

raised in the case briefs, may be filed

not later than 37 days after the date of

publication. Parties who submit

argument are requested to submit with

the argument: (1) a statement of the

issues and (2) a brief summary of the

arguments.

The Department will publish a notice

of final results of this administrative

review, which will include the results of

its analysis of issues raised in any such

comments or at a hearing, within 120

days from the publication of these

preliminary results.

The Department shall determine, and

the Customs Service shall assess,

antidumping duties on all appropriate

entries. Upon completion of this review,

the Department will issue appraisement

instructions directly to the Customs

Service.

Furthermore, the following deposit

requirements will be effective upon

publication of the final results of this

administrative review for all shipments

of silicomanganese from Brazil 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or withdrawn from warehouse, for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 the rate

established in the final results of this

review; (2) for merchandise exported by

producers or exporters not covered in

this review but covered in the original

LTFV investigation, the cash deposit

will continue to be the most recent rate

published in the final determination or

final results for which the producer or

exporter received an individual rate; (3)

if the exporter is not a firm covered in

this review, or the original LTFV

investigation, but the producer is, the

cash deposit rate will be the rate

established for the most recent period

for the producer of the merchandise;

and (4) if neither the exporter nor the

producer is a firm covered in this or any

previous review, the cash deposit rate

shall be 17.60 percent, the all-others rate

established in the LTFV investigation

(59 FR 55432, November 7, 1994).

This deposit rate, when imposed,

shall remain in effect until publication

of the final results of the next

administrative review.

This notice also serves as a

preliminary 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 administrative review and notice

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

of the Act and 19 CFR 353.22 of the

Department’s regulations.

Dated: December 31, 1996.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–498 Filed 1–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

Export Trade Certificate of Review

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of revocation of export

trade certificate of Review No. 92–

00006.

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce

issued an export trade certificate of

review to Chris D. McFarland (d/b/a

McChris International). Because this

certificate holder has failed to file an

annual report as required by law, the

Secretary is revoking the certificate.

This notice summarizes the notification

letter sent to Chris D. McFarland (d/b/

a McChris International).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: W.

Dawn Busby, Director, Office of Export

Trading Company Affairs, International

Trade Administration, 202/482–5131.

This is not a toll-free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of

the Export Trading Company Act of

1982 (‘‘the Act’’) [Pub. L. No. 97–290, 15

U.S.C. 4011–21] authorizes the

Secretary of Commerce to issue export

trade certificates of review. The

regulations implementing Title III [‘‘the

Regulations’’] are found at 15 CFR part

325 (1986). Pursuant to this authority, a

certificate of review was issued on July

2, 1992 to Chris D. McFarland (d/b/a

McChris International).

A certificate holder is required by law

to submit to the Department of

Commerce annual reports that update

financial and other information relating

to business activities covered by its

certificate (Section 308 of the Act, 15

U.S.C. 4018, Section 235.14(a) of the

Regulations, 15 CFR 325.14 (a)). The

annual report is due within 45 days

after the anniversary date of the

issuance of the certificate of review

[Sections 325.14 (b) of the Regulations,

15 CFR 325.14 (b)). Failure to submit a

complete annual report may be the basis

for revocation (Sections 325.10(a) and

325.14(c) of the Regulations, 15 CFR

325.10(a)(3) and 325.14(c)).

On June 21, 1996, the Department of

Commerce sent to Chris D. McFarland

(d/b/a McChris Internationa) a letter

containing annual report questions with

a reminder that its annual report was

due on August 16, 1996. Additional

reminders were sent on August 26, 1996

and on October 10, 1996. The

Department has received no written

response from Chris D. McFarland (d/b/

a McChris International) to any of these

letters.

On November 20, 1996, and in

accordance with Section 325.10(c)[2] of

the Regulations, [15 CFR 325.10(c)(2)],

the Department of Commerce sent a

letter by certified mail to notify Chris D.

McFarland (d/b/a McChris

International) that the Department was

formally initiating the process to revoke

its certificate for failure to file an annual

report. In addition, a summary of this

letter allowing Chris D. McFarland (d/b/

a McChris International) thirty days to

respond was published in the Federal

Register on November 26, 1996 at 61 FR

60091. Pursuant to 325.10(c)(2) of the

Regulations (15 CFR 325.10(c)(2)), the

Department considers the failure of

Chris D. McFarland (d/b/a McChris
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International) to respond to be an

admission of the statements contained

in the notification letter.

The Department has determined to

revoke the certificate issued to Chris D.

McFarland (d/b/a McChris

International) for its failure to file an

annual report. The Department has sent

a letter, dated January 2, 1997, to notify

Chris D. McFarland (d/b/a McChris

International) of its determination. The

revocation is effective thirty (30) days

from the date of publication of this

notice. Any person aggrieved by this

decision may appeal to an appropriate

U.S. district court within 30 days from

the date on which this notice is

published in the Federal Register

325.10(c)(4) and 325.11 of the

Regulations, 15 CFR 324.10(c)(4) and

325.11 of the Regulations, 15 CFR

325.10(c) (4) and 325.11.

Dated: January 2, 1997.

W. Dawn Busby,

Director, Office of Export Trading Company

Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–454 Filed 1–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

Proposed Collection of Information;

Comment Request; Customer

Satisfaction Surveys

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35), the Consumer Product

Safety Commission requests comments

on a proposed collection of information

consisting of three surveys of users of

the Commission’s Hot-line, National

Injury Information Clearinghouse, and

State Partners program. The

Commission will use the results of these

surveys to measure customer

satisfaction with these three activities

and to prepare a report on customer

satisfaction required by Executive Order

12862 and the Government Performance

and Review Act of 1993.

DATES: Written comments concerning

the proposed collection of information

must be received by the Office of the

Secretary not later than March 10, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be captioned ‘‘Customer Service

Surveys’’ and mailed to the Office of the

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety

Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207,

or delivered to that office, room 502,

4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda,

Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information about the proposed

collection of information, or to obtain a

copy of any of the survey forms to be

used for this collection of information,

call or write William Zamula,

Directorate for Economic Analysis,

Consumer Product Safety Commission,

Washington, DC 20207; telephone: (301)

504–0962, extension 1331.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

The Government Performance and

Review Act (GPRA) (Pub. L. 103–62, 107

Stat. 287; 31 U.S.C. §§ 1115–1119)

directs Federal agencies to improve

their effectiveness and public

accountability by promoting ‘‘a new

focus on results, service quality, and

customer satisfaction.’’ Executive Order

12862, dated September 11, 1993,

requires Federal agencies to establish

customer service standards and to

publish customer service plans. That

order further requires agencies to

measure results against their customer

service standards and to report those

results to their customers at least once

each year. Agencies are also required to

report those results to the National

Performance Review, which will

transmit them to the President and Vice

President. Reports are due each

September from 1997 through 1999.

Three Commission activities provide

services directly to the public:

The CPSC Hot-line, a toll-free service

that provides consumers with

information about recalls of unsafe

consumer products and information

about using products safely;

The National Injury Information

Clearinghouse, which provides data

about incidents involving injuries

associated with consumer products; and

The State Partners program, which

supports product safety efforts of states

and territories by providing news

releases, training, speakers, and

exhibits.

B. Surveys of Customer Satisfaction

During 1997, the Commission

proposes to conduct three brief surveys

to measure customer satisfaction with

each of these programs. These surveys

will be conducted by mail and

telephone. The Commission will use the

results of these surveys to prepare the

report required by Executive Order

12862 and the GPRA, and to make any

appropriate improvement to the

programs. In 1996, the Commission

conducted customer-service surveys on

the Hot-line, the Clearinghouse, and the

State Partners program.

C. Estimated Burden

The Commission staff estimates that

the total hourly burden to the public

imposed by these three surveys will be

approximately 13.5 hours. The number

of respondents, amount of time for each

response, and hourly burden of each of

the three surveys are listed below:

TOTAL HOUR BURDEN FOR THREE SURVEYS

Survey

Number of

completed

interviews

Time per respondent

(minutes)

Total

hour

burden

(hours)

Hot-line Survey ............................................................................................................................................... 180 2 6

Clearinghouse Survey .................................................................................................................................... 150 2 5

State and Local Partners ............................................................................................................................... 49 3 2.5

Total ..................................................................................................................................................... 379 .................... 13.5

The staff estimates that the total

monetary cost to the public of the three

surveys will be approximately $160.

This cost estimate was obtained by

estimating the value of respondents’

time at $12, the average hourly wage in

the private sector.

The Commission staff estimates that

the agency will expend approximately

200 hours of professional staff time to

collect the information during these

three surveys, and another 240 hours of

professional staff time to analyze the

data and prepare the reports required by

the Executive Order. The average cost of

professional staff time to the

Commission is $35 an hour. Thus, the