59174 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 193 / Wednesday, October 4, 2000 / Notices

April 7, 2000, a notice of initiation of a

new shipper administrative review of

Atlas covering the period February 1,

1999 through January 31, 2000 (65 FR

18295). The initiation notice incorrectly

stated the period of review as being

February 1, 1998 through January 31,

1999. The period covered by this review

is February 1, 1999 through January 31,

2000. See 351.214(g)(1)(A).

Scope of Review

Imports covered by this review are

shipments of stainless steel bar (‘‘SSB’’).

SSB means articles of stainless steel in

straight lengths that have been either

hot-rolled, forged, turned, cold-drawn,

cold-rolled or otherwise cold-finished,

or ground, having a uniform solid cross

section along their whole length in the

shape of circles, segments of circles,

ovals, rectangles (including squares),

triangles, hexagons, octagons, or other

convex polygons. SSB includes coldfinished SSBs that are turned or ground

in straight lengths, whether produced

from hot-rolled bar or from straightened

and cut rod or wire, and reinforcing bars

that have indentations, ribs, grooves, or

other deformations produced during the

rolling process.

Except as specified above, the term

does not include stainless steel semifinished products, cut length flat-rolled

products (i.e., cut length rolled products

which if less than 4.75 mm in thickness

have a width measuring at least 10 times

the thickness, or if 4.75 mm or more in

thickness having a width which exceeds

150 mm and measures at least twice the

thickness), wire (i.e., cold-formed

products in coils, of any uniform solid

cross section along their whole length,

which do not conform to the definition

of flat-rolled products), and angles,

shapes and sections.

The SSB subject to these orders is

currently classifiable under subheadings

7222.10.0005, 7222.10.0050,

7222.20.0005, 7222.20.0045,

7222.20.0075, and 7222.30.0000 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (‘‘HTSUS’’). Although the

HTSUS subheadings are provided for

convenience and customs purposes, our

written description of the scope of this

order is dispositive.

Treatment of Sales of Tolled

Merchandise

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.401(h) of its

regulations, the Department will not

consider a toller or subcontractor to be

a manufacturer or producer when the

toller or subcontractor does not acquire

ownership of the finished products and

does not control the relevant sales of the

subject merchandise and the foreign like

product. In determining whether a

company that uses a subcontractor in a

tolling arrangement is a producer

pursuant to 19 CFR 351.401(h), we

examine all relevant facts surrounding a

tolling agreement. Atlas claims that

under the tolling arrangement with its

unaffiliated subcontractor, Atlas is the

producer of the subject merchandise at

issue. In support of this claim, Atlas

reports that it: (1) Purchases all of the

inputs, (2) pays the subcontractor a

processing fee, and (3) maintains

ownership at all times of the inputs as

well as the final product. Based on this

evidence, we preliminarily determine

that Atlas is the producer of the tolled

merchandise, and hence the appropriate

respondent.

United States Price

In calculating the price to the United

States, we used export price (‘‘EP’’), in

accordance with section 772(a) of the

Act, because the subject merchandise

was sold directly to the first unaffiliated

purchaser in the United States prior to

importation into the United States and

the use of constructed export price was

not otherwise indicated.

We calculated EP based on the CIF

price to the United States. In accordance

with section 772(c)(2) of the Act, we

made deductions, as appropriate, for

foreign inland freight, international

freight, marine insurance, and brokerage

and handling.

Normal Value

Atlas reported no home market sales

or third country sales during the POR.

Therefore, in accordance with section

773(e) of the Act, we calculated a

constructed value (‘‘CV’’) for Atlas

based on the sum of the respondent’s

cost of materials, labor, overhead,

general and administrative expenses

(‘‘GNA’’), profit, and U.S. packing costs.

With respect to G&A, we used the

amounts reported by Atlas in their April

28, 2000 response. With respect to

profit, we used the profit from the 1999–

2000 financial statements submitted by

Atlas in their September 1, 2000

response. We divided that amount by its

total cost of production, also as reported

in their 1999–2000 financial statements.

Preliminary Results of the Review

As a result of our comparison of EP

and CV, we preliminarily determine the

following weighted-average dumping

margin:

Manufacturer/

exporter Period of review

Margin

(percent)

Atlas Stainless

Corporation ... 2/1/99–1/31/00 0.00

Public Comment

Interested parties may request a

hearing within 30 days of the date of

publication of this notice. Any hearing,

if requested, will be held two days after

the scheduled date for submission of

rebuttal briefs (see below). Interested

parties may submit written arguments in

case briefs within 30 days of the date of

publication of this notice. Rebuttal

briefs, limited to issues raised in case

briefs, may be filed no later than five

days after the date of filing the case

briefs. Parties who submit briefs in these

proceedings should provide a summary

of the arguments not to exceed five

pages and a table of statutes,

regulations, and cases cited. Copies of

case briefs and rebuttal briefs must be

served on interested parties in

accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(f)(3).

The Department will issue the final

results of this administrative review

within 120 days from the publication of

these preliminary results.

This notice also serves as a

preliminary reminder to importers of

their responsibility under 19 CFR

351.402(f) 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 doubled antidumping duties.

This new shipper review and notice

are in accordance with sections

751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

Dated: September 27, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–25465 Filed 10–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–U

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Applications for Duty-Free Entry of

Scientific Instruments

Pursuant to Section 6(c) of the

Educational, Scientific and Cultural

Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub.

L. 89–651; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part

301), we invite comments on the

question of whether instruments of

equivalent scientific value, for the

purposes for which the instruments

shown below are intended to be used,

are being manufactured in the United

States.

Comments must comply with 15 CFR

301.5(a)(3) and (4) of the regulations and

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be filed within 20 days with the

Statutory Import Programs Staff, U.S.

Department of Commerce, Washington,

DC 20230. Applications may be

examined between 8:30 A.M. and 5 P.M.

in Room 4211, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.

Docket Number: 00–030. Applicant:

Central Institute for the Deaf, 4560

Clayton Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110.

Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model

H–7500. Manufacturer: Hitachi, Japan.

Intended Use: The instrument is

intended to be used for studies of the

biological ultrastructure of the nervous

system during research regarding the

development of the olivocochlear

innervation based on procedures that

represent a refinement in established

techniques and methods developed

specifically to address issues concerning

this application. In addition, the

instrument will be used for educational

purposes for the training of graduate

students, medical students, postdoctoral

fellows and medical residents.

Application accepted by Commissioner

of Customs: September 13, 2000.

Docket Number: 00–031. Applicant:

University of Georgia, The Applied

Genetics Technology Resource and

Business Facility (AGTEC), 111

Riverbend Road, Athens, GA 30602.

Instrument: (Two) Plant Growth

Chambers, Model GC8–2H.

Manufacturer: Enconair Ecological

Chambers, Canada. Intended Use: The

instrument is intended to be used for

studies of plants that have been

recovered from cell culture for the

purpose of determining gene function

by expressing the genes in genetically

engineered plants. Application accepted

by Commissioner of Customs:

September 13, 2000.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 00–25466 Filed 10–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Minority Business Development

Agency

[Docket No. 000724217–0217–01]

RIN 0640–ZA08

Solicitation of Applications for the

Minority Business Development Center

(MBDC) Program

AGENCY: Minority Business

Development Agency, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Minority Business

Development Agency (MBDA)

published a document in the Federal

Register of August 28, 2000, concerning

solicitation of competitive applications

from organizations to operate new and

enhanced Minority Business

Development Centers (MBDC) under its

Minority Business Development Center

(MBDC) Program. This document

extends the closing date of the award to

no later than 5 p.m., EDT on October 6,

2000.

DATES: The closing date for receipt of

applications has been extended until

October 6, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Applicants must submit one

signed original plus two (2) copies of

the application. Completed application

packages must be submitted to: Minority

Business Development Center Program

Office, Room 5600, Minority Business

Development Agency, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th & Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

If the application is hand-delivered by

the applicant or its representative, the

application must be delivered to Room

1874, which is located at Entrance #10,

15th Street, NW, between Pennsylvania

and Constitution Avenues. Applicants

are encouraged to submit their proposal

electronically via the World Wide Web.

However, the following paper forms

must be submitted with original

signatures in conjunction with any

electronic submissions by the closing

date and time stated above: (1) SF–424,

Application for Federal Assistance; (2)

the SF–424B, Assurances-NonConstruction Programs; (3) the SF–LLL

(Rev. 7–97) (if applicable), Disclosure of

Lobbying Activities; (4) Department of

Commerce Form CD–346 (if applicable),

Applicant for Funding Assistance; and

(5) the CD–511, Certifications Regarding

Debarment, Suspension and Other

Responsibility Matters; Drug-Free

Workplace Requirements and Lobbying.

MBDA’s web site address to submit an

application on-line is www.mbda.gov/egrants. All required forms are located at

this web address.

Failure to submit a signed, original

SF–424 with the application, or

separately in conjunction with

submitting a proposal electronically, by

the deadline will result in the

application being rejected and returned

to the applicant. Failure to sign and

submit with the application, or

separately in conjunction with

submitting a proposal electronically, the

forms identified above by the deadline

will automatically cause an application

to lose two (2) points. Failure to submit

other documents or information may

adversely affect an applicant’s overall

score.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information, contact the MBDA

Regional Office for the geographic

service area in which the project will be

located.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

Federal Register issue of August 28,

2000, in FR Doc. 00–21858, on page

52069, in the third column (third

paragraph), change the date from

September 29, 2000 to October 6, 2000.

Applications will be accepted until 5:00

p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

Dated: September 22, 2000.

Edith Jett McCloud,

Associate Director for Management, Minority

Business Development Agency.

Juanita E. Berry,

Federal Register Liaison Officer, Minority

Business Development Agency.

[FR Doc. 00–25467 Filed 10–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–21–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Minority Business Development

Agency

[Docket No. 000724218–0217–01]

RIN 0640–ZA09

Solicitation of Applications for the

Native American Business

Development Center (NABDC) Program

AGENCY: Minority Business

Development Agency, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Minority Business

Development Agency (MBDA)

published a document in the Federal

Register of August 28, 2000, concerning

solicitation of competitive applications

from organizations to operate new and

enhanced Native American Business

Development Centers (NABDC) under

its Native American Business

Development Center (NABDC) Program.

This document extends the closing date

of the award to no later than 5:00 p.m.,

EDT on October 6, 2000.

DATES: The closing date for receipt of

applications has been extended until

October 6, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Applicants must submit one

signed original plus two (2) copies of

the application. Completed application

packages must be submitted to: Native

American Business Development Center

Program Office, Room 5600, Minority

Business Development Agency, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th &

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.