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shipment financing loans to exporters.

The purpose of post-shipment financing

is to enable exporters to extend

favorable payment terms such as

deferred payment, to the foreign

purchaser. Post-shipment financing

loans may not exceed a period of 180

days. Because only exporters are eligible

for the post-shipment loans, they are

countervailable to the extent that they

are provided at preferential interest

rates.

3. Import Tax Deduction for Exporters

(Section 80HHC)

For tax returns filed during the period

of investigation, the Indian government

allowed exporters to claim a tax

deduction related to their export sales.

This tax deduction was calculated by

dividing export sales by total sales and

then multiplying the resulting figure by

the exporter’s profit as shown in the tax

return. This amount is then deducted

from taxable profits. Because this

program is only available to exporters,

we determine it to be countervailable.

4. Import Duty Exemptions Available

Through Advance Licenses

Advance licenses are available to

exporters, to enable them to import raw

material inputs used in the production

of exports duty-free. Recipients of

advance licenses are obligated under the

terms of the license to export the

products produced with the duty-free

imports. The amount of imports allowed

under an advance license is closely

linked to the amount of exports to be

produced. We consider the use of the

advance licenses to be equivalent to a

duty drawback program insofar as

customs duties are not paid on

physically incorporated, imported

products used in the production of

exports. However, where imported

inputs are not physically incorporated

into the exported product, we consider

the duty savings afforded by the

advance license to be a countervailable

export subsidy.

Final Results of Review

As a result of this review, the

Department finds that revocation of the

countervailing duty order would be

likely to lead to continuation or

recurrence of a countervailable subsidy

at the rates listed below:

Manufacturer/exporter Margin

(percent)

All manufacturers/producers/exporters ................................... 47.31

This notice serves as the only

reminder to parties subject to

administrative protective order (‘‘APO’’)

of their responsibility concerning the

disposition of proprietary information

disclosed under APO in accordance

with 19 CFR 351.305 of the

Department’s regulations. Timely

notification of return/destruction of

APO materials or conversion to judicial

protective order is hereby requested.

Failure to comply with the regulations

and the terms of an APO is a

sanctionable violation.

This five-year (‘‘sunset’’) review and

notice are in accordance with sections

751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

Dated: January 31, 2000.

Holly A. Kuga,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 011100F]

Marine Mammals; File No. 738–1454

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for

amendment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Ms. Carole Conway, University of

California, Davis, CA 95616–8521, has

requested an amendment to scientific

research Permit No. 738–1454.

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments

must be received on or before March 9,

2000.

ADDRESSES: The amendment request

and related documents are available for

review upon written request or by

appointment in the following office(s):

Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713–

2289); and

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,

CA 090802–4213.

Written comments or requests for a

public hearing on this request should be

submitted to the Chief, Permits and

Documentation Division, F/PR1, Office

of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315

East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver

Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals

requesting a hearing should set forth the

specific reasons why a hearing on this

particular amendment request would be

appropriate.

Comments may also be submitted by

facsimile at (301) 713–0376, provided

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy

submitted by mail and postmarked no

later than the closing date of the

comment period. Please note that

comments will not be accepted by email or other electronic media.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ruth Johnson, 301/713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject amendment to Permit No. 738–

1454, issued on January 13, 1998(63 FR

38391) is requested under the authority

of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et

seq.), the Regulations Governing the

Taking and Importing of Marine

Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the

regulations governing the taking,

importing, and exporting of endangered

and threatened species (50 CFR 222–

226), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).

Permit No. 739–1454 authorizes the

permit holder to import blue whale

samples from Canada. The permit

holder now requests authorization to

import samples from any where blue

whales are found. Currently, samples

are available in Mexico. No additional

samples above that already authorized is

requested.

In compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial

determination has been made that the

activity proposed is categorically

excluded from the requirement to

prepare an environmental assessment or

environmental impact statement.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register,

NMFS is forwarding copies of this

application to the Marine Mammal

Commission and its Committee of

Scientific Advisors.

Dated: February 1, 2000.

Gene Nitta,

Acting Chief, Permits and Documentation

Division, Office of Protected Resources,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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