69734 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 224 / Monday, November 20, 2000 / Notices

contact the Department for the date and

time of the hearing. The Department

will publish the final results of this

changed-circumstances review,

including the results of its analysis of

issues raised in any written comments,

within 270 days after the date of this

initiation or within 80 days if all parties

agree to our preliminary results.

We are issuing and publishing this

determination and notice in accordance

with sections 751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1) of

the Act and section 351.216 of the

Department’s regulations.

Dated: November 13, 2000.

Holly A. Kuga,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–485–803]

Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From

Romania; Notice of Rescission of

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of rescission of the

antidumping duty administrative review

for the period August 1, 1999 through

July 31, 2000.

SUMMARY: On October 2, 2000, in

response to a request made by

Bethlehem Steel Corporation and U.S.

Steel Group, a unit of USX Corporation

(collectively, petitioners), the

Department of Commerce (the

Department) published a notice of

initiation of antidumping duty

administrative review of cut-to-length

carbon steel plate from Romania, for the

period August 1, 1999 through July 31,

2000. Because the petitioners have

withdrawn the only request for review,

the Department is rescinding this review

in accordance with 19 CFR

351.213(d)(1).

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 20, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred

Baker or Robert James, Enforcement

Group III, Office 8, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

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

telephone (202) 482–2924 and (202)

482–0649, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (the Tariff Act), are references

to the provisions effective January 1,

1995, the effective date of the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act. In addition,

unless otherwise indicated, all citations

to the Department’s regulations are to

the regulations codified at 19 CFR Part

351 (2000).

Background

On August 31, 2000, petitioners

requested that the Department conduct

an administrative review for the period

August 1, 1999 through July 31, 2000 of

Sidex, S.A., a producer of the subject

merchandise, Metalexportimport, S.A.,

and Windmill International PTE, Ltd.,

exporters of the subject merchandise.

There were no other requests for review.

On October 2, 2000, the Department

published a notice of initiation of

antidumping duty administrative review

of cut-to-length carbon steel plate from

Romania, in accordance with 19 CFR

351.221(c)(1)(i). See Initiation of

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Administrative Reviews and Requests

for Revocation in Part, 65 FR 58733

(October 2, 2000). On October 3, 2000,

petitioners withdrew their request for

review.

Rescission of Review

Pursuant to Departmental regulations,

the Department will rescind an

administrative review ‘‘if a party that

requested the review withdraws the

request within 90 days of the date of

publication of notice of initiation of the

requested review.’’ See 19 CFR

351.213(d)(1). The petitioners’

withdrawal of their request for review

was within the 90-day time limit;

accordingly, we are rescinding the

administrative review for the period

August 1, 1999 through July 31, 2000,

and will issue appropriate assessment

instructions to the U.S. Customs

Service.

This notice serves as a 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(a)(3). Timely

written notification of the return or

destruction of APO materials or

conversion to judicial protective order is

hereby requested. Failure to comply

with the regulations and terms of an

APO is a sanctionable violation. This

determination is issued and published

in accordance with 19 CFR

351.213(d)(4) and sections 751(a)(1) and

777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act.

Dated: November 9, 2000.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement

Group III.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–549–502]

Notice of Extension of the Time Limit

for Preliminary Results of Antidumping

Duty Administrative Review: Certain

Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes

from Thailand

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 20, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Javier Barrientos or Samantha

Denenberg, AD/CVD Enforcement

Group III, Office 7, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

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

telephone: (202) 482–2243 and (202)

482–1386, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (the Act) are to the provisions

effective January 1, 1995, the effective

date of the amendments made to the Act

by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

In addition, unless otherwise indicated,

all citations to the Department of

Commerce’s (the Department’s)

regulations are to 19 CFR part 351 (April

1999).

Background

On May 1, 2000, the Department

published a notice of initiation of the

administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on Certain

Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes

from Thailand, covering the period

March 1, 1999 through February 29,

2000 (65 FR 25303). The preliminary

results are currently due no later than

December 1, 2000.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary

Results

Because of the complex issues

enumerated in the Memorandum from

Barbara E. Tillman to Joseph A.

Spetrini, Extension of Time Limit for the

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 224 / Monday, November 20, 2000 / Notices 69735

Preliminary Results of Administrative

Review of Certain Welded Carbon Steel

Pipes & Tubes from Thailand, dated

November 6, 2000, and on file in the

Central Records Unit (CRU) of the Main

Commerce Building, Room B–099, we

find that it is not practicable to

complete this review by the scheduled

deadline. Therefore, in accordance with

section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the

Department is extending the time period

for issuing the preliminary results of

review by 120 days (i.e., until March 31,

2001).

Dated: November 6, 2000.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, AD/CVD

Enforcement Group III.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Emory University, et al.; Notice of

Consolidated Decision on Applications

for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific

Instruments

This is a decision consolidated

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). Related records can be viewed

between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Room

4211, U.S. Department of Commerce,

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC.

Comments: None received. Decision:

Approved. No instrument of equivalent

scientific value to the foreign

instruments described below, for such

purposes as each is intended to be used,

is being manufactured in the United

States.

Docket Number: 00–027. Applicant:

Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322.

Instrument: Slice Physiology Setup.

Manufacturer: Luigs and Neumann,

Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 65

FR 58046, September 27, 2000. Reasons:

The foreign instrument provides

superposition of recorded fluorescent

images with positional information from

a microscope for precise positioning of

tissue structures in the field of interest

in the microscope. Advice received

from: National Institutes of Health,

October 30, 2000.

Docket Number: 00–031. Applicant:

University of Georgia, Athens, GA

30602. Instrument: (Two) Plant Growth

Chambers, Model GC8–2H.

Manufacturer: Enconair Ecological

Chambers, Canada. Intended Use: See

notice at 65 FR 59175, October 4, 2000.

Reasons: The foreign instrument

provides: (1) Capability to diagnose

malfunction of chamber via telephone

modem connection and (2) automatic

notification of laboratory personnel of

chamber malfunction by factor

monitoring using synthesized voice

messages. Advice received from:

National Institutes of Health, October

30, 2000.

The National Institutes of Health

advises in its memoranda that (1) the

capabilities of each of the foreign

instruments described above are

pertinent to each applicant’s intended

purpose and (2) it knows of no domestic

instrument or apparatus of equivalent

scientific value for the intended use of

each instrument. We know of no other

instrument or apparatus being

manufactured in the United States

which is of equivalent scientific value to

either of the foreign instruments.

Gerald A. Zerdy,

Program Manager, Statutory Import Programs

Staff.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Export Trade Certificate of Review

ACTION: Notice of Application to Amend

an Export Trade Certificate of Review.

SUMMARY: The Office of Export Trading

Company Affairs (‘‘OETCA’’),

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce, has received

an application to amend an Export

Trade Certificate of Review

(‘‘Certificate’’). This notice summarizes

the proposed amendment and requests

comments relevant to whether the

Certificate should be issued.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Morton Schnabel, Director, Office of

Export Trading Company Affairs,

International Trade Administration,

(202) 482–5131 (this is not a toll-free

number) or E-mail at oetca@ita.doc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of

the Export Trading Company Act of

1982 (15 U.S.C. 4001–21) authorizes the

Secretary of Commerce to issue Export

Trade Certificates of Review. An Export

Trade Certificate of Review protects the

holder and the members identified in

the Certificate from state and federal

government antitrust actions and from

private treble damage antitrust actions

for the export conduct specified in the

Certificate and carried out in

compliance with its terms and

conditions. Section 302(b)(1) of the

Export Trading Company Act of 1982

and 15 CFR 325.6(a) require the

Secretary to publish a notice in the

Federal Register identifying the

applicant and summarizing its proposed

export conduct.

Request for Public Comments

Interested parties may submit written

comments relevant to the determination

whether an amended Certificate should

be issued. If the comments include any

privileged or confidential business

information, it must be clearly marked

and a nonconfidential version of the

comments (identified as such) should be

included. Any comments not marked

privileged or confidential business

information will be deemed to be

nonconfidential. An original and five (5)

copies, plus two (2) copies of the

nonconfidential version, should be

submitted no later than 20 days after the

date of this notice to: Office of Export

Trading Company Affairs, International

Trade Administration, Department of

Commerce, Room 1104, Washington, DC

20230. Information submitted by any

person is exempt from disclosure under

the Freedom of Information Act (5

U.S.C. 552). However, nonconfidential

versions of the comments will be made

available to the applicant if necessary

for determining whether or not to issue

the Certificate. Comments should refer

to this application as ‘‘Export Trade

Certificate of Review, application

number 96–A0005.’’

Spirit Index, Ltd. original Certificate

was issued on November 15, 1996 (61

FR 59217, November 21, 1996).

A summary of the application for an

amendment follows.

Summary of the Application

Applicant: Spirit Index, Ltd., 342

White Horse Pike, Clementon, New

Jersey, 08021–4345.

Contact: Thomas P. Kaczur, Vice

President, Telephone: (800) 581–1002.

Application No.: 96–A0005.

Date Deemed Submitted: November 7,

2000.

Proposed Amendment: Spirit Index,

Ltd. seeks to amend its Certificate to

change the name of the Certificate

holder from Spirit Index, Ltd. originally

located at 342 White Horse Pike to

Thomas P. Kaczur at 259 Rockaway

Street, Islip Terrace, New York 11752–

1104.

Dated: November 13, 2000.

Morton Schnabel,

Director, Office of Export Trading, Company

Affairs.

[FR Doc. 00–29612 Filed 11–17–00; 8:45 am]

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