284 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 2 / Tuesday, January 4, 2000 / Notices

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David J. Goldberger Office 2, AD/CVD

Enforcement Group I, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–4136.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended, are to the provisions effective

January 1, 1995, the effective date of the

amendments made to the Tariff Act by

the Uruguay Round Agreements Act

(URAA). In addition, unless otherwise

indicated, all citations to the

Department of Commerce’s (the

Department’s) regulations are to 19 CFR

Part 351 (1998).

Background

The Department published in the

Federal Register on May 19, 1999, a

‘‘Notice of Opportunity to Request

Administrative Review’’ of the

antidumping duty order on pure

magnesium from the People’s Republic

of China (‘‘PRC’’). On May 28, 1999,

Rossborough Manufacturing Company

L.P. (‘‘Rossborough’’), a U.S. importer,

requested that the Department conduct

an administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on pure

magnesium from the PRC produced/

exported by Taiyuan East-United

Magnesium Company Ltd. for the period

May 1, 1998, through April 30, 1999.

On June 30, 1999, the Department

initiated an administrative review (64

FR 35124). On August 5, 1999, the

Department sent a questionnaire to the

PRC Department of Treaty and Law,

Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic

Cooperation to be transmitted to

Taiyuan East-United Magnesium

Company Ltd. On December 22, 1999,

Rossborough withdrew its request for a

review.

Section 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1) of the

Department’s regulations provides that

the Secretary may permit a party that

requests a review to withdraw the

request within 90 days after the date of

publication of the notice of initiation of

the requested review. The regulation

also states that the Secretary may extend

this time limit if the Secretary decides

that it is reasonable to do so. In this

case, although the importer has

withdrawn its request for a review more

than 90 days from the date of initiation,

because the Department has not yet

devoted considerable time and

resources to this proceeding, the

Department has determined that it is

reasonable to extend the time limit for

Rossborough’s withdrawal of its request

for a review. Moreover, no other

interested party requested a review and

we have received no comments

regarding Rossborough’s withdrawal of

its request for a review. Therefore, we

are terminating this review of the

antidumping duty order on pure

magnesium from the PRC. This notice is

published in accordance with section

751 of the Act and section 19 CFR

351.213(d)(1) of the Department’s

regulations.

Dated: December 23, 1999.

Richard W. Moreland,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–27 Filed 1–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Application for Duty-Free Entry of

Scientific Instrument

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 an instrument of equivalent

scientific value, for the purposes for

which the instrument shown below is

intended to be used, is being

manufactured in the United States.

Comments must comply with 15 CFR

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

be filed within 20 days with the

Statutory Import Programs Staff, U.S.

Department of Commerce, Washington,

D.C. 20230. Application may be

examined between 8:30 A.M. and 5:00

P.M. in Room 4211, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Docket Number: 99–033. Applicant:

Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of

Energy, 211 TASF, Iowa State

University, Ames, IA 50011–3020.

Instrument: UHV Surface Analysis

System, Model Multiprobe S.

Manufacturer: Omicron Vakuum Physik

GmbH, Germany. Intended Use: The

instrument is intended to be used for

the characterization and fundamental

surface structural studies of a class of

intermetallic materials known as

quasicrystals. The objectives of the

research will include the following: (1)

To determine the near-atomic level

structure of the clean surfaces of a

variety of quasicrystalline materials as a

function of surface preparation, (2) To

ascertain if any of the surface

preparation methods affect single phase

samples to such a degree that they

become multiphase, (3) To determine

metal film growth characteristics when

deposited on quasicrystalline substrates

and (4) To determine the effect of

typical environmental gases on surface

structure. Application accepted by

Commissioner of Customs: December

14, 1999.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 00–99 Filed 1–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C–201–505]

Final Results of Full Sunset Review

and Revocation of Countervailing Duty

Order: Porcelain-on-Steel Cooking

Ware From Mexico

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Final Results of Full

Sunset Review and Revocation of

Countervailing Duty Order: Porcelainon-Steel Cooking Ware from Mexico.

SUMMARY: On August 26, 1999, the

Department of Commerce (‘‘the

Department’’) published a notice of

preliminary results of the full sunset

review of the countervailing duty order

on porcelain-on-steel cooking ware from

Mexico (64 FR 46651) pursuant to

section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930,

as amended (‘‘the Act’’). We provided

interested parties an opportunity to

comment on our preliminary results. We

did not receive comments from any

interested party. As a result of this

review, the Department finds that

revocation of the countervailing duty

order would not be likely to lead to

continuation or recurrence of

countervailable subsidy. Therefore, we

are revoking this countervailing duty

order effective January 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Martha V. Douthit or Melissa G.

Skinner, Office of Policy for Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–6397 or (202) 482–

1560, respectively.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.

Statute and Regulations

This review was conducted pursuant

to sections 751(c) and 752 of the Act.

The Department’s procedures for the

conduct of sunset reviews are set forth

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in Procedures for Conducting Five-year

(‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of Antidumping and

Countervailing Duty Orders, 63 FR

13516 (March 20, 1998) (‘‘Sunset

Regulations’’) and in 19 CFR Part 351

(1999) in general. Guidance on

methodological or analytical issues

relevant to the Department’s conduct of

sunset reviews is set forth in the

Department’s Policy Bulletin 98:3—

Policies Regarding the Conduct of Fiveyear (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Orders; Policy Bulletin, 63 FR 18871

(April 16, 1998) (‘‘Sunset Policy

Bulletin’’).

Scope

Imports covered by this order are

shipments of porcelain-on-steel cooking

ware from Mexico, except teakettles,

which do not have self-contained

electric heating elements. All of the

foregoing are constructed of steel, and

are enameled or glazed with vitreous

glasses. This merchandise is classifiable

under item number 7323.94.0020 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule

(‘‘HTSUS’’). The HTSUS item number is

provided for convenience and customs

purposes. The written description

remains dispositive.

Background

On August 26, 1999, the Department

issued the Preliminary Results of Full

Sunset Review: Porcelain-on-Steel

Cooking Ware from Mexico (64 FR

46646 ) (‘‘Preliminary Results’’). In our

Preliminary Results, we found that

revocation of the countervailing duty

order would not be likely to result in

recurrence of a countervailable subsidy.

We provided all interested parties the

opportunity to respond to our

preliminary determination. W received

no comments from any interested party.

Final Results of Review

As described in more detail in the

Preliminary Results, in our analysis of

likelihood of continuation or recurrence

of a countervailable subsidy, we relied

on factual information from the

investigation and administrative

reviews of this order. Because the

Department conducted verification

during the investigation and

administrative reviews, we consider that

the provisions of 19 CFR

351.307(b)(1)(iii) have been met.

As a result of this review, we find that

revocation of the countervailing duty

order on porcelain-on steel cooking

ware from Mexico would not be likely

to lead to continuation or recurrence of

a countervailable subsidy for the

reasons set forth in our Preliminary

Results of review.

As a result of this determination by

the Department that revocation of the

countervailing duty order on porcelainon steel cooking ware from Mexico

would not be likely to lead to

continuation or recurrence of a

countervailable subsidy, the

Department, pursuant to section

751(d)(2) of the Act, is revoking the

countervailing duty order. Pursuant to

751(c)(6)(A)(iv) of the Act, this

revocation is effective January 1, 2000.

The Department will complete any

pending administrative reviews of this

countervailing duty order and will

conduct administrative reviews of

subject merchandise entered prior to the

effective date of revocation in response

to appropriately filed requests for

review.

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.

Dated: December 23, 1999.

Richard W. Moreland,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–30 Filed 1–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

[Notice 2]

National Fire Codes: Request for

Proposals for Revision of Codes and

Standards

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The National Institute of

Standards and Technology (NIST) is

publishing this notice for the National

Fire Protection Association (NFPA) as a

public service. NIST does not

necessarily endorse, approve, or

recommend any of the standards

referenced in the notice.

The National Fire Protection

Association (NFPA) proposes to revise

some of its fire safety codes and

standards and requests proposals from

the public to amend existing NFPA fire

safety codes and standards. The purpose

of this request is to increase public

participation in the system used by the

NFPA to develop its codes and

standards.

DATES: Interested persons may submit

proposals on or before the dates listed

with the standards.

ADDRESSES: Casey C. Grant, Secretary,

Standards Council, NFPA, 1

Batterymarch Park, Quincy,

Massachusetts 02269–9101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Casey C. Grant, Secretary, Standards

Council, at the above address, (617)

770–3000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The NFPA develops fire safety codes

and standards which are known

collectively as the ‘‘National Fire

Codes.’’ Federal agencies frequently use

these codes and standards as the basis

for developing Federal regulations

concerning fire safety. Often, the Office

of the Federal Register approves the

incorporation by reference of these

standards under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1

CFR part 51.

Requests for Proposals

Interested parties may submit

amendments, supported by written date,

views, or arguments to Casey C. Grant,

Secretary, Council, NFPA, at the above

address. Proposals should be submitted

on forms available from the same

address.

Each person must include his or her

name and address, identify the

document and give reasons for the

proposal. Proposals received before or

by 5:00 PM local time on the closing

date indicated will be acted on by the

Committee. The NFPA will consider any

proposal that it receives on or before the

date listed with the code or standard.

At a later date, each NFPA Technical

Committee will issue a report which

will include a copy of written proposals

that the Committee has received and an

account of their disposition by the

Committee. Each person who has

submitted a written proposal will

receive a copy of the report.

Authority: 15 U.S.G. 272.

Dated: December 27, 1999.

Raymond G. Kammer,

Director.