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[FR Doc. 00–25779 Filed 10–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701–TA–402 and 731–

TA–892–893 (Preliminary)]

Honey From Argentina and China

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of countervailing and

antidumping duty investigations and

scheduling of preliminary phase

investigations.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice of the institution of investigations

and commencement of preliminary

phase countervailing and antidumping

duty investigations Nos. 701–TA–402

and 731–TA–892–893 (Preliminary)

under sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the

Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a)

and 1673b(a)) (the Act) to determine

whether there is a reasonable indication

that an industry in the United States is

materially injured or threatened with

material injury, or the establishment of

an industry in the United States is

materially retarded, by reason of

imports from Argentina and China of

honey, provided for in subheadings

0409.00.00, 1702.90, and 2106.90.99 of

the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States, that are alleged to be sold

in the United States at less than fair

value, and by reason of imports from

Argentina of honey, provided for in

subheadings 0409.00.00, 1702.90, and

2106.90.99 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States, that are

alleged to be subsidized by the

Government of Argentina. Unless the

Department of Commerce extends the

time for initiation pursuant to section

702(c)(1)(B) and 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act

(19 U.S.C. 1671a(c)(1)(B) and

1673a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must

reach preliminary determinations in

countervailing duty and antidumping

duty investigations in 45 days, or in this

case by November 13, 2000. The

Commission’s views are due at the

Department of Commerce within five

business days thereafter, or by

November 20, 2000.

For further information concerning

the conduct of these investigations 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,

subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 29, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Messer (202–205–3193), 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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background.—These investigations

are being instituted in response to a

petition filed on September 29, 2000, by

the American Honey Producers

Association (AHPA), Bruce, South

Dakota, and the Sioux Honey

Association (SHA), Sioux City, Iowa.

Participation in the investigations and

public service list.—Persons (other than

petitioners) wishing to participate in the

investigations as parties must file an

entry of appearance with the Secretary

to the Commission, as provided in

§§ 201.11 and 207.10 of the

Commission’s rules, not later than seven

days after publication of this notice in

the Federal Register. 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 and

antidumping 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 these investigations

upon the expiration of the period for

filing entries of appearance.

Limited disclosure of business

proprietary information (BPI) under an

administrative protective order (APO)

and BPI service list.—Pursuant to

§ 207.7(a) of the Commission’s rules, the

Secretary will make BPI gathered in

these investigations available to

authorized applicants representing

interested parties (as defined in 19

U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are parties to the

investigations under the APO issued in

the investigations, provided that the

application is made not later than seven

days after the publication of this notice

in the Federal Register. A separate

service list will be maintained by the

Secretary for those parties authorized to

receive BPI under the APO.

Conference.—The Commission’s

Director of Operations has scheduled a

conference in connection with these

investigations for 9:30 a.m. on October

20, 2000, at the U.S. International Trade

Commission Building, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC. Parties wishing to

participate in the conference should

contact Mary Messer (202–205–3193)

not later than October 17, 2000, to

arrange for their appearance. Parties in

support of the imposition of

countervailing and antidumping duties

in these investigations and parties in

opposition to the imposition of such

duties will each be collectively

allocated one hour within which to

make an oral presentation at the

conference. A nonparty who has

testimony that may aid the

Commission’s deliberations may request

permission to present a short statement

at the conference.

Written submissions.—As provided in

§§ 201.8 and 207.15 of the

Commission’s rules, any person may

submit to the Commission on or before

October 25, 2000, a written brief

containing information and arguments

pertinent to the subject matter of the

investigations. Parties may file written

testimony in connection with their

presentation at the conference no later

than three days before the conference. If

briefs or written testimony contain BPI,

they must conform with the

requirements of §§ 201.6, 207.3, and

207.7 of the Commission’s rules. The

Commission’s rules do not authorize

filing of submissions with the Secretary

by facsimile or electronic means.

In accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and

207.3 of the rules, each document filed

by a party to the investigations must be

served on all other parties to the

investigations (as identified by either

the public or BPI service list), and a

certificate of service must be timely

filed. The Secretary will not accept a

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document for filing without a certificate

of service.

Authority: These investigations are being

conducted under authority of title VII of the

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published

pursuant to § 207.12 of the Commission’s

rules.

Issued: October 2, 2000.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–25732 Filed 10–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–U

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(CERCLA)

Notice is hereby given that on

September 27, 2000 a proposed Consent

Decree (‘‘Decree’’) in United States v.

AAI Corporation, et al., Civil Action No.

00–WM–1909 was lodged with the

United States District Court for the

District of Colorado. The United States

filed this action pursuant to section

107(a) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), to recover

response costs incurred by the United

States Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’) in conducting response actions

taken at or in connection with the

release or threatened release of

hazardous substances at or from the

RAMP Industries Site located at 1127

and 1107 West 46th Avenue, and 1031

West 46th Avenue, Denver, Colorado

(the ‘‘Site’’).

The Decree provides for the

reimbursement to EPA of $4,753,149.05

by 316 persons (‘‘generators’’) within

the class of persons defined by section

107(a)(3) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.

9607(a)(3) on a volumetric, pro rata

basis. A total of $3,179,615.36 will be

paid by 274 non-federal settling parties

and $1,573,533.69 will be paid by 42

settling federal agencies. Each of the

settling parties’ potential liability at the

Site under sections 106 or 107 of

CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, and

section 7003 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973,

is resolved subject to statutory

reopeners.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to Decree. Comments should be

addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General, Environment and Natural

Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S.

Department of Justice, Washington, DC

20044–7611, and should refer to United

States v. AAI Corp. et al, D.J. Ref. 90–

11–2–1290/2. If requested, the United

States will provide an opportunity for a

public meeting on the proposed

settlement in Denver, Colorado prior to

the final entry of the Decree.

The Decree may be examined at the

offices of the U.S. EPA Region VIII, 999

18th Street, Suite 500 South Tower,

Denver, Colorado and at the Office of

the United States Attorney, District of

Colorado, 1961 Stout Street, 11th Floor,

Denver, CO 80294. A copy of the

proposed consent decree may also be

obtained by mail from the Consent

Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S.

Department of Justice, Washington, DC

20044–7611 either with or without the

multiple signature pages and

attachments. In requesting a copy of the

proposed consent decree, please enclose

a check payable to the Consent Decree

Library for $155.00 for a complete copy

with all signature pages and

attachments or $4.75 for a copy of the

decree without signature pages and

attachments (25 cents per page

reproduction cost).

Walker Smith,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

[FR Doc. 00–25716 Filed 10–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 CFR § 50.7, 38 FR 19029, and

42 U.S.C. 9622(d), notice is hereby given

that on September 6, 2000, a proposed

consent decree in United States v.

Alcoa, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 83–

CV–1623 (N.D.N.Y.), was lodged with

the United States District Court for the

Northern District of New York. The

proposed consent decree resolves the

claims of the United States against

Alcoa, Inc. (‘‘Alcoa’’) and twenty-one

other potentially responsible parties

listed below (‘‘collectively the Settling

Parties’’) at the York Oil Superfund Site

located in Moira, New York (‘‘Site’’),

under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.

Pursuant to the proposed settlement, the

Settling Parties shall reimburse the

United States for certain past and future

response costs; implement the remedial

measures, including any contingent

remedies, selected in the Record of

Decision for the Second Operable Unit

at the Site. The consent decree includes

a covenant not to sue by the United

States under Sections 106 and 107 of

CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, and

under section 7003 of the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act

(‘‘RCRA’’), 42 U.S.C. 6973. The total

value of the settlement is estimated at

approximately $4.4–7.5 million,

depending upon whether the contingent

remedy is implemented at the Site.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to the proposed consent decree.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General of the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice, P.O.

Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station,

Washington, DC 20044, and should refer

to United States v. Alcoa, Civil Action

No. 83–CV–1623 (N.D.N.Y.), D.J. Ref.

90–5–2–1–585/1. Commenters may

request an opportunity for a public

meeting in the affected area, in

accordance with Section 7003(d) of

RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at EPA Region II, Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 290

Broadway, New York, New York 10007–

1866. A copy of the consent decree may

also be obtained in person or by mail

(without attachments) from the

Department of Justice Consent Decree

Library, 13th floor, 1425 New York

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005. In

requesting a copy of the consent decree

(without attachments), please enclose a

check in the amount of $27.00 (25 cents

per page reproduction cost) payable to

the Consent Decree Library.

Bruce Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

[FR Doc. 00–25717 Filed 10–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to The Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that a Consent Decree in United

States v. The Berkley Products

Company, Civil Action. No. 00–CV–

4628, was lodged on September 12,

2000, with the United States District

Court for the Eastern District of