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Accordingly, the Department is

continuing to base the all-others rate on

a weighted-average of all the margins

alleged in the petition. As a result, the

all-others rate is 51.34 percent.

Continuation of Suspension of

Liquidation

In accordance with section

735(c)(1)(B) of the Act for Hage Fittings,

Nirobo Metalverarbeitungs and Schulz

we are directing the Customs Service to

continue to suspend liquidation of all

entries of subject merchandise from

Germany that are entered, or withdrawn

from warehouse, for consumption on or

after the date 90 days prior date of

publication of the Preliminary

Determination in the Federal Register.

For all other companies, we are

directing the Customs Service to

continue suspend liquidation of entries

of subject merchandise from Germany

that are entered, or withdrawn from

warehouse, for consumption on or after

August 2, 2000 (the date of publication

of the Preliminary Determination in the

Federal Register). We will instruct the

Customs Service to require a cash

deposit or the posting of a bond equal

to the weighted-average amount by

which the normal value exceeds the

U.S. price, as indicated in the chart

below. These suspension-of-liquidation

instructions will remain in effect until

further notice. The weighted-average

dumping margins are as follows:

Exporter/manufacturer

Weightedaverage

margin

(percent)

Hage Fittings ............................ 76.24

Nirobo Metalverarbeitungs ....... 76.24

Schulz ....................................... 76.24

All Others .................................. 51.34

ITC Notification

In accordance with section 735(d) of

the Act, we have notified the

International Trade Commission (‘‘ITC’’)

of our determination. As our final

determination is affirmative, the ITC

will, within 45 days, determine whether

these imports are materially injuring, or

threaten material injury to, the U.S.

industry. If the ITC determines that

material injury, or threat of material

injury does not exist, the proceeding

will be terminated and all securities

posted will be refunded or canceled. If

the ITC determines that such injury

does exist, the Department will issue an

antidumping duty order directing

Customs officials to assess antidumping

duties on all imports of the subject

merchandise entered for consumption

on or after the effective date of the

suspension of liquidation.

This determination is issued and

published in accordance with sections

735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

Dated: October 10, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–26520 Filed 10–13–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–580–810, A–583–815]

Continuation of Antidumping Duty

Orders: Certain Welded Stainless Steel

Pipe from South Korea and Taiwan

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Continuation of

Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain

Welded Stainless Steel Pipe from South

Korea and Taiwan.

SUMMARY: On February 4, 2000, the

Department of Commerce (‘‘the

Department’’), pursuant to sections

751(c) and 752 of the Tariff Act of 1930,

as amended (‘‘the Act’’), determined

that revocation of the antidumping duty

orders on certain welded stainless steel

pipe from South Korea and Taiwan is

likely to lead to continuation or

recurrence of dumping. See 65 FR 5607

(February 4, 2000).

On October 2, 2000, the International

Trade Commission (‘‘the Commission’’),

pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act,

determined that revocation of the

antidumping duty orders on certain

welded stainless steel pipe from South

Korea and Taiwan would be likely to

lead to continuation or recurrence of

material injury to an industry in the

United States within a reasonably

foreseeable time. See 65 FR 58806

(October 2, 2000). Therefore, pursuant

to 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4), the Department

is publishing notice of continuation of

the antidumping duty orders on certain

welded stainless steel pipe from South

Korea and Taiwan.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Effective Date of

Continuation: October 16, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Martha V. Douthit or James P. Maeder,

Office of Policy for Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–5050 or (202) 482–

3330, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On July 1, 1999, the Department

initiated, and the Commission

instituted, sunset reviews (64 FR 35588

and 64 FR 35694) of the antidumping

duty orders on certain welded stainless

steel pipe from South Korea and Taiwan

pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. As

a result of its reviews, the Department

found on February 4, 2000, that

revocation of the antidumping duty

orders on certain welded stainless steel

pipe from South Korea and Taiwan

would likely lead to continuation or

recurrence of dumping and notified the

Commission of the magnitude of the

margins likely to prevail were the orders

revoked. See 65 FR 5607 (February 4,

2000).

On October 2, 2000, the Commission

determined, pursuant to section 751(c)

of the Act, that revocation of the

antidumping duty orders on certain

welded stainless steel pipe from South

Korea and Taiwan would be likely to

lead to continuation or recurrence of

material injury to an industry in the

United States within a reasonably

foreseeable time. See Certain Welded

Stainless Steel Pipe from Korea and

Taiwan, 65 FR 58806 (October 2, 2000)

and USITC Publication 3351,

Investigation Nos. 731–TA–540 and 541

(Review) (October 2000).

Scope of the Orders

The merchandise subject to these

orders are certain welded austenitic

stainless steel pipe that meets the

standards and specifications set forth by

the American Society for Testing and

Materials (‘‘ASTM’’) for the welded

form of chromium-nickel pipe

designated ASTM A–312. The

merchandise covered by the scope of

these orders also includes austenitic

welded stainless steel made according

to the standards of other nations which

are comparable to ASTM A–312. Pipes

are produced by forming stainless steel

flat-rolled products into a tubular

configuration and welding along the

seam. Pipes are a commodity product

generally used as a conduit to transmit

liquids or gases. Major applications for

pipes include, but are not limited to,

digester lines, blow lines,

pharmaceutical lines, petrochemical

stock lines, brewery process and

transport lines, general food processing

lines, automotive paint lines, and paper

process machines. Imports are currently

classifiable under the following

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) subheadings:

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7306.40.5005, 7306.40.5015,

7306.40.5040, 7306.40.5065, and

7306.40.5085. Although these

subheadings include both pipes and

tubes, the scope of these orders is

limited to welded austenitic stainless

steel. Although the HTSUS subheadings

are provided for convenience and

Customs purposes, our written

description of the scope of these orders

are dispositive.

Determination

As a result of the determination by the

Department and the Commission that

revocation of the antidumping duty

orders on certain welded stainless steel

pipe from South Korea and Taiwan

would be likely to lead to continuation

or recurrence of dumping and material

injury to an industry in the United

States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of

the Act and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(1), the

Department hereby orders the

continuation of the antidumping duty

orders on certain welded stainless steel

pipe from South Korea and Taiwan. The

Department will instruct the Customs

Service to continue to collect

antidumping duty deposits at the rates

in effect at the time of entry for all

imports of subject merchandise. The

effective date of continuation of these

orders will be the date of publication in

the Federal Register of this notice.

Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) and

751(c)(6) of the Act, the Department

intends to initiate the next five-year

review of the orders on certain welded

stainless steel pipe from South Korea

and Taiwan not later than September

2005.

Dated: October 10, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–26519 Filed 10–13–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

North American Free-Trade

Agreement, Article 1904 NAFTA Panel

Reviews; Request for Panel Review

AGENCY: NAFTA Secretariat, United

States Section, International Trade

Administration, Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of first request for panel

review.

SUMMARY: On September 22, 2000,

Whirlpool Corporation and Inglis

Limited filed a First Request for Panel

Review with the Canadian Section of

the NAFTA Secretariat pursuant to

Article 1904 of the North American Free

Trade Agreement. Panel review was

requested of the final injury

determination made by the Canadian

International Trade Tribunal, respecting

Certain Refrigerators, Dishwashers and

Dryers, Originating in or Exported from

the United States of America and

Produced by, or on Behalf of, White

Consolidated Industries, Inc. and

Whirlpool Corporation, their Respective

Affiliates, Successors and Assigns. This

determination was published in the

Canada Gazette, Part I, (Vol. 134, No.

35, pp. 2694) on August 26, 2000. The

NAFTA Secretariat has assigned Case

Number CDA–USA–00–1904–04 to this

request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Caratina L. Alston, United States

Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat, Suite

2061, 14th and Constitution Avenue,

Washington, D.C. 20230, (202) 482–

5438.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter

19 of the North American Free-Trade

Agreement (‘‘Agreement’’) establishes a

mechanism to replace domestic judicial

review of final determinations in

antidumping and countervailing duty

cases involving imports from a NAFTA

country with review by independent

binational panels. When a Request for

Panel Review is filed, a panel is

established to act in place of national

courts to review expeditiously the final

determination to determine whether it

conforms with the antidumping or

countervailing duty law of the country

that made the determination.

Under Article 1904 of the Agreement,

which came into force on January 1,

1994, the Government of the United

States, the Government of Canada and

the Government of Mexico established

Rules of Procedure for Article 1904

Binational Panel Reviews (‘‘Rules’’).

These Rules were published in the

Federal Register on February 23, 1994

(59 FR 8686).

A first Request for Panel Review was

filed with the Canadian Section of the

NAFTA Secretariat, pursuant to Article

1904 of the Agreement, on September

22, 2000, requesting panel review of the

final determination described above.

The Rules provide that:

(a) A Party or interested person may

challenge the final determination in

whole or in part by filing a Complaint

in accordance with Rule 39 within 30

days after the filing of the first Request

for Panel Review (the deadline for filing

a Complaint is October 23, 2000);

(b) A Party, investigating authority or

interested person that does not file a

Complaint but that intends to appear in

support of any reviewable portion of the

final determination may participate in

the panel review by filing a Notice of

Appearance in accordance with Rule 40

within 45 days after the filing of the first

Request for Panel Review (the deadline

for filing a Notice of Appearance is

November 06, 2000); and

(c) The panel review shall be limited

to the allegations of error of fact or law,

including the jurisdiction of the

investigating authority, that are set out

in the Complaints filed in the panel

review and the procedural and

substantive defenses raised in the panel

review.

Dated: September 26, 2000.

Caratina L. Alston,

United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 00–26415 Filed 10–13–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 101000D]

Raised Footrope Whiting Trawl

Exemption Requests and Notifications

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before December 15,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 6086, 14th and

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington

DC 20230 (or via Internet at

MClayton@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Peter Christopher, NMFS,

1 Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA

01930 (phone 978-281-9288).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: