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Bring a lunch and field gear, including

waterproof boots. The public is

encouraged to attend but must bring its

own transportation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joni

Quarnstrom, Public Affairs Specialist,

Siuslaw National Forest, 541/750–7075

or write to Acting Forest Supervisor,

Siuslaw National Forest, P.O. Box 1148,

Corvallis, OR 97339.

Dated: September 18, 2000.

Y. Robert Iwamoto,

Acting Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 00–24864 Filed 9–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service

Information Collection Activity;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the

Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites

comments on this information

collection for which RUS intends to

request approval from the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by November 27, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: F.

Lamont Heppe, Jr., Program

Development & Regulatory Analysis,

Rural Utilities Service, USDA, 1400

Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522,

Room 4034 South Building,

Washington, D.C. 20250–1522.

Telephone: (202) 720–0736. FAX: (202)

720–4120.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: 7 CFR Part 1794, Environmental

Policies and Procedures.

OMB Control Number: 0572–0117.

Type of Request: Extension of a

previously approved collection with

change.

Abstract: The information collection

contained in this rule are requirements

prescribed the National Environmental

Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended

(42 U.S.C. 4321–4346), the Council on

Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Regulations for Implementing the

Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR

parts 1500–1508), and certain related

Federal environmental laws, statutes,

regulations, and Executive Orders.

The major events which influenced

the promulgation of the revisions to this

rule was the 1994 reorganization of the

U.S. Department of Agriculture, which

transferred the water and waste program

from the former Farmers Home

Administration to RUS, reforms within

the electric and telecommunications

programs, and fundamental changes in

RUS’ implementation of the CEQ

regulations.

RUS applicants provide

environmental documentation, as

prescribed by the rule, to assure that

policy contained in NEPA is followed.

The burden varies depending on the

type, size, and location of each project,

which then prescribes the type of

information collection involved. The

collection of information is only that

information that is essential for RUS to

provide environmental safeguards and

to comply with NEPA as implemented

by the CEQ regulations.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 229 hours per

response.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit and non-profit institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

600.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 3.

Estimate Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 440,000 hours.

Copies of this information collection

can be obtained from Bob Turner,

Program Development and Regulatory

Analysis, Rural Utilities Service at (202)

720–0696.

Comments are invited on (a) whether

the collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

the functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of burden including

the validity of the methodology and

assumption used; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques on

other forms of information technology.

All responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval. All comments will

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: September 21, 2000.

Christopher A. McLean,

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.

[FR Doc. 00–24924 Filed 9–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration

Notice of Petitions by Producing Firms

for Determination of Eligibility To

Apply for Trade Adjustment

Assistance

AGENCY: Economic Development

Administration (EDA), Commerce.

ACTION: To give firms an opportunity to

comment.

Petitions have been accepted for filing

on the dates indicated from the firms

listed below.

LIST OF PETITION ACTION BY TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR PERIOD AUGUST 16, 2000–SEPTEMBER 22, 2000

Firm name Address Date petition

accepted Product

American Coat & Pad Company.1220 Curtain Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21218.28–Aug–2000 .................... Coat and shoulder padding.

Eastham Forge, Inc ............. 1055 Archie Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701.28–Aug–2000 .................... Forged valve parts for oilfield wellhead equipment.

Byer Manufacturing Co., Inc.

(The).

74 Mill Street, Orono, ME

04473.

30–Aug–2000 .................... Camp and casual folding furniture of wood and canvas—cots, chairs, stools, loungers & tables.

Henges Manufacturing,

L.L.C.

12100 Prichard Farm Rd.,

Maryland Hts., MO

63043.

01–Sep–2000 .................... Pre-fabricated buildings, primarily used within an existing warehouse or manufacturing plant.

Hagale Industries, Inc .......... 601 East South Street,

Ozark, MO 65721.

01–Sep–2000 .................... Men’s shirts and trousers.

Great Western Inorganics,

Inc.

17400 Highway 72, Arvada, CO 80007.15–Sep–2000 .................... Iron sulfide and bromide.

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LIST OF PETITION ACTION BY TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR PERIOD AUGUST 16, 2000–SEPTEMBER 22, 2000—

Continued

Firm name Address Date petition

accepted Product

Ameritex Yarn, L.L.C ........... 840 Plantation Drive, Burlington, NC 27215.15–Sep–2000 .................... Cotton yarn.

Jack Georges, Inc ............... 823 Main Avenue, Passaic,

NJ 07055.

15–Sep–2000 .................... Leather business cases and accessories.

Century Engineering Co.,

Inc.

4 Orono Street, Clifton, NJ

07015.

20–Sep–2000 .................... Industrial and commercial machinery used for cleaning, deburring, plating nodule removal, surface prep.

and general panel scrubbing for glass, plastic and

metal.

IEC Corporation ................... 3100 Longhorn Blvd., Austin, Texas 78758.22–Sep–2000 .................... Slip ring assemblies used as electrical conductors.

Bay Area, Inc., dba Valley

Sawmill.

10600 Cordova, Anchorage, AK 99515.22–Sep–2000 .................... Heavy timber, dimensional lumber, wood chips and

sawdust.

The petitions were submitted

pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade Act

of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341). Consequently,

the United States Department of

Commerce has initiated separate

investigations to determine whether

increased imports into the United States

of articles like or directly competitive

with those produced by each firm

contributed importantly to total or

partial separation of the firm’s workers,

or threat thereof, and to a decrease in

sales or production of each petitioning

firm.

Any party having a substantial

interest in the proceedings may request

a public hearing on the matter. A

request for a hearing must be received

by Trade Adjustment Assistance, Room

7315, Economic Development

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no

later than the close of business of the

tenth calendar day following the

publication of this notice.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance official program number and title

of the program under which these petitions

are submitted is 11.313, Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

Dated: September 20, 2000.

Anthony J. Meyer,

Coordinator, Trade Adjustment and

Technical Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–24895 Filed 9–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–24–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–201–806]

Carbon Steel Wire Rope From Mexico;

Rescission of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Rescission of

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review.

SUMMARY: On May 1, 2000, the

Department of Commerce (the

Department) initiated an administrative

review of the antidumping duty order

on carbon steel wire rope from Mexico

(65 FR 25303). The Department initiated

this review at the request of the

Committee of Domestic Steel Wire Rope

and Specialty Cable Manufacturers (the

petitioner). This review covers two

manufacturers, Camesa, S.A. de C.V.

(Camesa), and Cablesa, S.A. de C.V.

(Cablesa). The period of review (POR) is

March 1, 1999 through December 31,

1999. On May 10, 2000, Cablesa

certified that it did not have any exports

or sales to the United States during the

POR. On June 15, 2000, the petitioner

withdrew its request for a review of

Camesa. The Department has received

no additional submissions from any

party concerning this review.

Accordingly, we are rescinding this

review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 28, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Hoadley, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce,

Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone:

(202) 482–0666.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (the Act), are references to the

provisions effective January 1, 1995, the

effective date of the amendments made

to the Act by the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act. In addition, unless

otherwise indicated, all citations to the

Department’s regulations are to 19 CFR

Part 351 (1999).

Scope of Review

The merchandise covered by this

order consists of carbon steel wire rope.

Steel wire rope encompasses ropes,

cables, and cordage of iron or carbon

steel, other than stranded wire, not

fitted with fittings or made up into

articles, and not made up of brass plated

wire. Imports of these products are

currently classifiable under the

following Harmonized Tariff Schedule

of the United States (HTSUS)

subheadings: 7312.10.9030,

7312.10.9060 and 7312.10.9090.

Excluded from this review is stainless

steel wire rope, which is classifiable

under the HTSUS subheading

7312.10.6000, and all forms of stranded

wire, with the following exception.

Based on the affirmative final

determination of circumvention of the

antidumping duty order, 60 FR 10831

(Feb. 28, 1995), the Department has

determined that steel wire strand, when

manufactured in Mexico by Camesa and

imported into the United States for use

in the production of steel wire rope,

falls within the scope of the

antidumping duty order on steel wire

rope from Mexico. Such merchandise is

currently classifiable under subheading

7312.10.3020 of the HTSUS.

Although the HTSUS subheadings are

provided for convenience and customs

purposes, our written description of the

scope of this review is dispositive.

Rescission of Review

Section 351.213(d)(1) of the

Department’s regulations allows the

Department to rescind a review if the

party that requested the review

withdraws the request within 90 days of

the publication date of the initiation

notice. The Department published the

initiation notice on May 1, 2000 (65 FR

25303). The petitioner withdrew its

request for a review of Camesa’s sales on

June 15, 2000. The petitioner was the