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making a level of trade adjustment, but

the level of trade in the home market is

at a more advanced stage of distribution

than the level of trade of the CEP, we

have made a CEP offset to NV in

accordance with section 773(a)(7)(B) of

the Act.

Currency Conversion

We made currency conversions, in

accordance with section 773(A)(a) of the

Act, based on the official exchange rates

in effect on the dates of the U.S. sales

as certified by the Federal Reserve Bank

of New York.

Preliminary Results of Review

As a result of our review, we

preliminarily determine that the

following margins exist for the period

September 1, 1998, through August 31,

1999:

Manufacturer/exporter Percent

margin

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd .. 3.88

Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho, Ltd ........ 0.00

The Department will disclose to

parties the calculations performed in

connection with these preliminary

results within five days of the date of

publication of this notice. Interested

parties may request a hearing within 30

days of the publication. Any hearing, if

requested, will be held 44 days after the

publication of this notice, or the first

workday thereafter. Interested parties

may submit case briefs not later than 30

days after the date of publication of this

notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues

raised in the case briefs, may be filed

not later than 35 days after the date of

publication of this notice. The

Department will publish a notice of the

final results of this administrative

review, which will include the results of

its analysis of issues raised in any such

case briefs, within 120 days of the

publication of these preliminary results.

Assessment Rates

Upon completion of this

administrative review, the Department

shall determine, and the Customs

Service shall assess, antidumping duties

on all appropriate entries. For

assessment purposes, we calculated an

importer-specific assessment rate for the

subject merchandise by dividing the

dumping margin calculated for the U.S.

sale examined by the total entered value

of the sale examined. Pursuant to 19

CFR 351.106(c)(2), we will instruct the

Customs Service to liquidate without

regard to antidumping duties all entries

for any importer for whom the

assessment rate is de minimis (i.e., less

than 0.50 percent). The Department will

issue appraisement instructions directly

to the Customs Service.

Cash Deposit Instructions

The following cash deposit

requirements will be effective for all

shipments of the subject merchandise

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,

for consumption on or after the

publication date of the final results of

this administrative review, as provided

by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) the

cash deposit rates for MHI and TKS will

be those established in the final results

of this review, except if the rate is less

than 0.50 percent, and therefore, de

minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR

351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash

deposit rate will be zero; (2) for

previously reviewed or investigated

companies not listed above, the cash

deposit rate will continue to be the

company-specific rate published for the

most recent period; (3) if the exporter is

not a firm covered in this review, a prior

review, or the original LTFV

investigation, but the manufacturer is,

the cash deposit rate will be the rate

established for the most recent period

for the manufacturer of the

merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit

rate for all other manufacturers or

exporters will continue to be 58.69

percent, the ‘‘All Others’’ rate made

effective by the LTFV investigation.

These requirements, 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

351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding

the reimbursement of antidumping

duties prior to liquidation of the

relevant entries during these review

periods. 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.

We are issuing and publishing this

determination in accordance with

sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the

Act.

Dated: September 29, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 101200E]

Pacific Fishery Management Council;

Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery

Management Council’s (Council) Highly

Migratory Species Plan Development

Team (HMSPDT) will hold a work

session which is open to the public.

DATES: The work session will be

Tuesday, November 14, 2000, 8 a.m. to

5 p.m.; Wednesday, November 15, 2000,

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Thursday,

November 16, 2000, from 8 a.m. until

business for the day is completed.

ADDRESSES: The work session will be

held in the large conference room at

NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science

Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive,

Room D-203, La Jolla, CA 92038-0271;

telephone: (619) 546-7000.

Council address: Pacific Fishery

Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth

Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan

Waldeck, Pacific Fishery Management

Council; (503) 326-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

primary purpose of the work session is

to continue development of the draft

fishery management plan (FMP) for

highly migratory species (HMS).

Specific agenda topics may include:

species landed by HMS gears, bycatch

species, data collection species,

management issues and options,

research and data collection programs,

and review of draft FMP sections.

Management measures that may be

adopted in the FMP for HMS fisheries

off the West Coast include permit and

reporting requirements for commercial

and recreational harvest of HMS

resources, time and/or area closures to

minimize gear conflicts or bycatch,

adoption or confirmation of state

regulations for HMS fisheries, and

allocations of some species to

noncommercial use. The FMP is likely

to include a framework management

process to add future new measures,

including the potential for collaborative

management efforts with other regional

fishery management councils with

interest in HMS resources. It would also

include essential fish habitat and habitat

areas of particular concern, including

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fishing and nonfishing threats, as well

as other components of FMPs required

under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act

(Magnuson-Stevens Act).

The proposed FMP and its associated

regulatory analyses would be the

Council’s fourth FMP for the exclusive

economic zone off the West Coast.

Development of the FMP is timely,

considering the new mandates under

the Magnuson-Stevens Act, efforts by

the United Nations to promote

conservation and management of HMS

resources through domestic and

international programs, and the

increased scope of activity of the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission in

HMS fisheries in the eastern Pacific

Ocean.

Although non-emergency issues not

contained in the HMSPDT meeting

agenda may come before the HMSPDT

for discussion, those issues may not be

the subject of formal HMSPDT action

during these meetings. HMSPDT action

will be restricted to those issues

specifically listed in this document and

any issues arising after publication of

this document that require emergency

action under section 305(c) of the

Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the

public has been notified of the

HMSPDT’s intent to take final action to

address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

The meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to Ms.

Carolyn Porter at (503) 326-6352 at least

5 days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: October 12, 2000.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[Docket No. 000817236-0236-01; I.D.

091100B]

RIN 0648-ZA92

General Grant Administration Terms

and Conditions of the CoastalOcean

Program

AGENCY: Center for Sponsored Coastal

Ocean Research/Coastal Ocean Program

(CSCOR/COP), National Ocean Service

(NOS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice for financial assistance

for project research grants and

cooperative agreements.

SUMMARY: It is the intent of NOAA/NOS/

CSCOR/COP to provide direct financial

assistance in the form of discretionary

research grants and cooperative

agreements under its program for the

management of coastal ecosystems.

This document does not solicit

proposals but rather describes the

general grant administration terms and

conditions of the CSCOR/COP program

for fiscal year 2001. It is CSCOR/COP’s

intent to issue supplemental

Announcements of Opportunities (AOs)

to request proposals on specific projects

throughout the year on an as-needed

basis. Any AOs will be issued through

the Federal Register. Information

regarding these announcements will be

made available on the CSCOR/COP

Home Page and CSCOR/COP’s e-mail

list. These announcements will provide

specific program descriptions.

CSCOR/COP supports research on

critical issues that exist in the Nation’s

estuaries, coastal waters, and the Great

Lakes and translates research findings

into accessible information for coastal

managers, planners, lawmakers, and the

public. CSCOR/COP’s projects are

multi-disciplinary, large in scale, and

long in duration (usually 3 to 5 years.)

Projects covering more than 1 year will

usually be funded on an annual basis.

DATES: Effective October 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Center for Sponsored

Coastal Ocean Research/Coastal Ocean

Program, National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East

West Highway, Room 9700, Silver

Spring, MD 20910-3282

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leslie McDonald, CSCOR/COP Grants

Administrator,(301)713-3338/x137.

NOAA Standard Form and COPspecific application forms are accessible

with instructions on the following COP

Internet Site: http://www.cop.noaa.gov,

under the COP Grants Support section,

Part D, Application Forms for Initial

Proposal Submission. If you are unable

to access this information, you may call

COP at 301-713-3338 to leave a mailing

request. Further information on this

program may be viewed at the same web

site.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

(1) Program Authority(s): 16 U.S.C

1456c, 33 U.S.C 1121 et seq.; 33 U.S.C

883a et seq.; 33 U.S.C 1442; and Pub. L.

105-383.

(2) Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance (CFDA): 11.478 Coastal

Ocean Program.

(3) Program Description: NOAA’s

CSCOR/COP provides predictive

capability for managing coastal

ecosystems through sponsorship of

research. CSCOR/COP seeks to deliver

the highest quality science in a timely

manner for important coastal decisions.

It supports research on critical issues

that exist in the Nation’s estuaries,

coastal waters, and Great Lakes and

translates its findings into accessible

information for coastal managers,

planners, lawmakers, and the public.

The COP also supports educational

activities at the graduate and

undergraduate level to facilitate the

development of qualified professionals

in the fields of coastal science,

management, and policy.

Coastal Ecosystem Oceanography

CSCOR/COP supports the

conservation and management of marine

ecosystems through sponsorship of

improved ecological and oceanographic

predictions for resource management.

Studies focus on (1) understanding

critical processes that control the

abundance, distribution, and

replenishment of fishery resources; (2)

determining critical habitat processes

that influence fishery ecosystems; and

(3) quantifying ecosystem species

interactions to develop models that can

be used in management decisions.

Current efforts support studies dealing

with Bering Sea pollock, cod and

haddock on Georges Bank, salmon in

the Pacific Northwest, and the finfish

and shellfish resources of the Gulf of

Mexico.

Cumulative Coastal Impacts

CSCOR/COP sponsors a series of

regional watershed projects on the

causes and impacts of multiple stresses

on coastal ecosystems. Studies focus on

(l) developing indicators of stress; (2)

predicting impacts of multiple stresses

(3) valuing natural resources in

ecological and economical terms; and

(4) predicting the outcomes of

management strategies. Current efforts

are located in Chesapeake Bay, Florida

Bay and the Keys, the Great Lakes and

coastal areas of South Carolina, the

Pacific Northwest, and coral reefs in

Florida and Hawaii.

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and

Hypoxia

CSCOR/COP also sponsors studies on

the ecology and oceanography of

harmful algal blooms (HABs), focusing

on identifying and modeling linkages

between the physiology, ecology,