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from individuals identifying themselves

as representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, available

for public disclosure in their entirety.

Please mail comments to Lucille

Billingsley, Bureau of Reclamation,

2800 Cottage Way, MP–410, Sacramento

CA 95825.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

be placed on a mailing list for any

subsequent information, please contact

Lucille Billingsley at the address above,

or by telephone at (916) 978–5215 (TDD,

978–5608).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under

provision of Section 3405(e) of the

CVPIA (Title 34 Pub. L. 102–575), ‘‘The

Secretary [of the Interior] shall establish

and administer an office on Central

Valley Project water conservation best

management practices that

shall*** develop criteria for

evaluating the adequacy of all water

conservation plans developed by project

contractors, including those plans

required by section 210 of the

Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.’’ Also,

according to Section 3405(e)(1), these

criteria will be developed ‘‘* * * with

the purpose of promoting the highest

level of water use efficiency reasonably

achievable by project contractors using

best available cost-effective technology

and best management practices.’’

The Criteria states that all parties

(Contractors) that contract with

Reclamation for water supplies

(municipal and industrial contracts over

2,000 irrigable acre-feet and agricultural

contracts over 2,000 irrigable acres) will

prepare Plans which will be evaluated

by Reclamation based on the following

required information detailed in the

sections listed below to develop,

implement, monitor, and update their

Plans. The sections are:

1. Description of the District.

2. Inventory of Water Resources.

3. Best Management Practices (BMPs)

for Agricultural Contractors.

4. BMP’s for Urban Contractors.

5. Plan Implementation.

6. Exemption Process.

7. Regional Criteria.

8. Five Year Revisions.

Public comment on Reclamation’s

preliminary (i.e., draft) determination of

the Cities of Avenal, Coalinga, and

Huron, along with Broadview Water

District and West Stanislaus Irrigation

District, are invited at this time. A copy

of these Plans will be available for

review at Reclamation’s MP Regional

Office located in Sacramento, California,

and MP’s South-Central California Area

Office located in Fresno, California.

Dated: November 1, 2000.

Charles B. Johnson,

Acting Regional Resources Manager, MidPacific Region.

[FR Doc. 00–28769 Filed 11–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731–TA–706

(Review)]

Canned Pineapple Fruit From Thailand

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of a full five-year

review concerning the antidumping

duty order on canned pineapple fruit

from Thailand.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice of the scheduling of a full review

pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the

Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5))

(the Act) to determine whether

revocation of the antidumping duty

order on canned pineapple fruit from

Thailand would be likely to lead to

continuation or recurrence of material

injury within a reasonably foreseeable

time. For further information

concerning the conduct of this review

and rules of general application, consult

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,

subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part

207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D.J.

Na (202–708–4727), Office of

Investigations, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain

information on this matter by contacting

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810. Persons with mobility

impairments who will need special

assistance in gaining access to the

Commission should contact the Office

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.

General information concerning the

Commission may also be obtained by

accessing its internet server (http://

www.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background.—On September 1, 2000,

the Commission determined that

responses to its notice of institution of

the subject five-year review were such

that a full review pursuant to section

751(c)(5) of the Act should proceed (65

FR 55047, September 12, 2000). A

record of the Commissioners’ votes, the

Commission’s statement on adequacy,

and any individual Commissioner’s

statements are available from the Office

of the Secretary and at the

Commission’s web site.

Participation in the review and public

service list.—Persons, including

industrial users of the subject

merchandise and, if the merchandise is

sold at the retail level, representative

consumer organizations, wishing to

participate in this review as parties

must file an entry of appearance with

the Secretary to the Commission, as

provided in section 201.11 of the

Commission’s rules, by 45 days after

publication of this notice. A party that

filed a notice of appearance following

publication of the Commission’s notice

of institution of the review need not file

an additional notice of appearance. The

Secretary will maintain a public service

list containing the names and addresses

of all persons, or their representatives,

who are parties to the review.

Limited disclosure of business

proprietary information (BPI) under an

administrative protective order (APO)

and BPI service list.—Pursuant to

section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s

rules, the Secretary will make BPI

gathered in this review available to

authorized applicants under the APO

issued in the review, provided that the

application is made by 45 days after

publication of this notice. Authorized

applicants must represent interested

parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C.

§ 1677(9), who are parties to the review.

A party granted access to BPI following

publication of the Commission’s notice

of institution of the review need not

reapply for such access. A separate

service list will be maintained by the

Secretary for those parties authorized to

receive BPI under the APO.

Staff report.—The prehearing staff

report in the review will be placed in

the nonpublic record on February 21,

2001, and a public version will be

issued thereafter, pursuant to section

207.64 of the Commission’s rules.

Hearing.—The Commission will hold

a hearing in connection with the review

beginning at 9:30 a.m. on March 13,

2001, at the U.S. International Trade

Commission Building. Requests to

appear at the hearing should be filed in

writing with the Secretary to the

Commission on or before March 5, 2001.

A nonparty who has testimony that may

aid the Commission’s deliberations may

request permission to present a short

statement at the hearing. All parties and

nonparties desiring to appear at the

hearing and make oral presentations

should attend a prehearing conference

to be held at 9:30 a.m. on March 8, 2001,

at the U.S. International Trade

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1For purposes of these investigations, Commerce

has defined the subject merchandise as ‘‘Steel wire

rope, which encompasses ropes, cables, and

cordage of iron or carbon or stainless steel, other

than stranded wire, not fitted with fittings or made

up into articles, and not made up of brass-plated

wire.’’

2Commerce has made a preliminary

determination of sales at not LTFV with respect to

the subject imports from Malaysia. Pending

Commerce’s final determination of sales at LTFV,

the final phase of the Commission’s antidumping

investigation with respect to Malaysia is also being

scheduled, for purposes of efficiency.

Commission Building. Oral testimony

and written materials to be submitted at

the public hearing are governed by

sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), 207.24,

and 207.66 of the Commission’s rules.

Parties must submit any request to

present a portion of their hearing

testimony in camera no later than 7

days prior to the date of the hearing.

Written submissions.—Each party to

the review may submit a prehearing

brief to the Commission. Prehearing

briefs must conform with the provisions

of section 207.65 of the Commission’s

rules; the deadline for filing is March 2,

2001. Parties may also file written

testimony in connection with their

presentation at the hearing, as provided

in section 207.24 of the Commission’s

rules, and posthearing briefs, which

must conform with the provisions of

section 207.67 of the Commission’s

rules. The deadline for filing

posthearing briefs is March 22, 2001;

witness testimony must be filed no later

than three days before the hearing. In

addition, any person who has not

entered an appearance as a party to the

review may submit a written statement

of information pertinent to the subject of

the review on or before March 22, 2001.

On April 16, 2001, the Commission will

make available to parties all information

on which they have not had an

opportunity to comment. Parties may

submit final comments on this

information on or before April 18, 2001,

but such final comments must not

contain new factual information and

must otherwise comply with section

207.68 of the Commission’s rules. All

written submissions must conform with

the provisions of section 201.8 of the

Commission’s rules; any submissions

that contain BPI must also conform with

the requirements of sections 201.6,

207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s

rules. The Commission’s rules do not

authorize filing of submissions with the

Secretary by facsimile or electronic

means.

In accordance with sections 201.16(c)

and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules,

each document filed by a party to the

review must be served on all other

parties to the review (as identified by

either the public or BPI service list), and

a certificate of service must be timely

filed. The Secretary will not accept a

document for filing without a certificate

of service.

Authority: This review is being conducted

under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act

of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to

section 207.62 of the Commission’s rules.

By order of the Commission.

Dated: Issued: November 2, 2000.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–28725 Filed 11–08–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 731–TA–868–870

(Final)]

Steel Wire Rope from China, India, and

Malaysia

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of the final phase of

antidumping investigations.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice of the scheduling of the final

phase of antidumping investigations

Nos. 731–TA–868–870 (Final) under

section 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930

(19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)) (the Act) to

determine whether an industry in the

United States is materially injured or

threatened with material injury, or the

establishment of an industry in the

United States is materially retarded, by

reason of less-than-fair-value imports

from China, India, and Malaysia of steel

wire rope, provided for in subheadings

7312.10.60 and 7312.10.90 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States.1

For further information concerning

the conduct of this phase of the

investigations, hearing procedures, and

rules of general application, consult the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,

subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 2, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff

Clark (202–205–3195), Office of

Investigations, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain

information on this matter by contacting

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810. Persons with mobility

impairments who will need special

assistance in gaining access to the

Commission should contact the Office

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.

General information concerning the

Commission may also be obtained by

accessing its internet server (http://

www.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The final phase of these investigations

is being scheduled as a result of

affirmative preliminary determinations

by the Department of Commerce that

imports of steel wire rope from China

and India are being sold in the United

States at less than fair value within the

meaning of section 733 of the Act (19

U.S.C. 1673b).2 The investigations were

requested in petitions filed on March 1,

2000, by the Committee of Domestic

Steel Wire Rope and Specialty Cable

Manufacturers.

Participation in the Investigations and

Public Service List

Persons, including industrial users of

the subject merchandise and, if the

merchandise is sold at the retail level,

representative consumer organizations,

wishing to participate in the final phase

of these investigations as parties must

file an entry of appearance with the

Secretary to the Commission, as

provided in section 201.11 of the

Commission’s rules, no later than 21

days prior to the hearing date specified

in this notice. A party that filed a notice

of appearance during the preliminary

phase of the investigations need not file

an additional notice of appearance

during this final phase. The Secretary

will maintain a public service list

containing the names and addresses of

all persons, or their representatives,

who are parties to the investigations.

Limited Disclosure of Business

Proprietary Information (BPI) Under an

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

and BPI Service List

Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the

Commission’s rules, the Secretary will

make BPI gathered in the final phase of

these investigations available to

authorized applicants under the APO

issued in the investigations, provided

that the application is made no later

than 21 days prior to the hearing date

specified in this notice. Authorized

applicants must represent interested

parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9),

who are parties to the investigations. A

party granted access to BPI in the

preliminary phase of the investigations

need not reapply for such access. A

separate service list will be maintained