18870 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 73 /Thursday, April 16, 1998 / Notices

Yreka, California 96097; telephone 530–

841–4468.

Dated: April 9, 1998.

Jan Ford,

Acting Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 98–10064 Filed 4–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Florida Advisory Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the rules and

regulations of the U.S. Commission on

Civil Rights, that a meeting of the

Florida Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 2:00 p.m.

and adjourn at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday,

May 7, 1998, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel,

400 SE 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida

33131. The purpose of the meeting is to

discuss the immigration in Florida

project and discuss the civil rights

progress and/or problems in the State

and Nation.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact Bobby

D. Doctor, Director of the Southern

Regional Office, 404–562–7000 (TDD

404–562–7004). Hearing-impaired

persons who will attend the meeting

and require the services of a sign

language interpreter should contact the

Regional Office at least ten (10) working

days before the scheduled date of the

meeting.

The meeting will be conducted

pursuant to the provisions of the rules

and regulations of the Commission.

Dated at Washington, DC, April 8, 1998.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 98–10128 Filed 4–15–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development

Administration

Notice of Petitions by Producing Firms

for Determination of Eligibility To

Apply for Trade Adjustment

Assistance

AGENCY: Economic Development

Administration (EDA).

ACTION: To Give Firms an Opportunity

to Comment.

Petitions have been accepted for filing

on the dates indicated from the firms

listed below.

LIST OF PETITION ACTION BY TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR PERIOD 03/26/98–04/10/98

Firm name Address

Date petition accepted

Product

The Egg Lady, Inc. .................... P.O. Box 190, Johnson City,

NY 13790.

04/07/98 Ornamental Ceramic Eggs, Plates, Teapots and Accessories.

Heise Industries, Inc. ................ 196 Commerce Street, East

Berlin, CT 06023.

03/03/98 Blow Molds for Manufacturing Blow Molded Containers of

Rubber or Plastic.

General Vinyls, Inc. DBA Bray

Company.

6921 Front Street, Barnhart,

MO 63012.

03/27/98 Promotional Advertising Items, Document Wallets and Cadaver Bags.

Skokie Tool Corporation ........... 7650 North Austin Avenue,

Skokie, IL 60077.

03/27/98 Computer Chassis Parts and Automotive Stereo Speaker

Screens.

Advanced Energy Sources, Inc 1031 S. Santa Fe Avenue,

Compton, CA 90221.

03/30/98 Lead Acid Gel Storage Batteries.

Trailmate, Inc. ........................... 2359 Trailmate Drive, Sarasota, FL 34243.03/30/98 Specialty Bicycles, Tricycles and Recumbents and Mowers

and Edgers.

B & B Industries Supplies, L.L.C P.O. Box 77757, Baton Rouge,

LA 70820.

03/31/98 Wire Rope Slings, Tarpaulins, Industrial Belts, Fittings and

Chains.

Seqel Software, Inc. .................. 98 Everett Street, Durango,

CO 81301.

04/02/98 Jackets, Pants, Hats, Shorts, Shirts and Belts.

Tempset, Inc. ............................ 4204 Miami Street, St. Louis,

MO 63116.

04/02/98 Thermostats for Home Ovens.

Pease Industries, Inc. ............... 7100 Dixie Highway, Fairfield,

OH 45014.

04/02/98 Residential Entry Doors of Wood, Steel, and Fiberglas.

Emerald Packaging ................... 33050 Western Avenue, Union

City, CA 94587.

04/06/98 Packaging Bags and rolls of Printed Plastic Sheets.

Carolina Maid Products, Inc. ..... P.O. Box 308, Highway 52,

Granite Quarry, NC 28072.

04/06/98 Women’s Dresses.

Bianchi International .................. 100 Calle Cortez, Temecula,

CA 92590.

04/06/98 Backpacks, Satchels, Duffles, Gun Holsters and Accessories.

Terra Enterprises, Inc., dba The

Earth Works.

15851 FM 624, Robstown, TX

78380.

04/07/98 Ceramic Tableware.

The petitions were submitted

pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade Act

of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341). Consequently,

the United States Department of

Commerce has initiated separate

investigations to determine whether

increased imports into the United States

of articles like or directly competitive

with those produced by each firm

contributed importantly to total or

partial separation of the firm’s workers,

or threat thereof, and to a decrease in

sales or production of each petitioning

firm.

Any party having a substantial

interest in the proceedings may request

a public hearing on the matter. A

request for a hearing must be received

by Trade Adjustment Assistance, Room

7315, Economic Development

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230, no

later than the close of business of the

tenth calendar day following the

publication of this notice.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance official program number and

title of the program under which these

petitions are submitted is 11.313, Trade

Adjustment Assistance.
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Dated: April 9, 1998.

Anthony J. Meyer,

Coordinator, Trade Adjustment and

Technical Assistance.

[FR Doc. 98–10068 Filed 4–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–24–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Policies Regarding the Conduct of

Five-year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Orders; Policy Bulletin

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Policy Bulletin; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

is proposing policies regarding the

conduct of five-year (‘‘sunset’’) reviews

of antidumping and countervailing duty

orders and suspended investigations

pursuant to the provisions of sections

751(c) and 752 of the Tariff Act of 1930,

as amended, and the Department’s

regulations. The proposed policies are

intended to complement the applicable

statutory and regulatory provisions by

providing guidance on methodological

or analytical issues not explicitly

addressed by the statute and

regulations.

DATES: To be assured of consideration,

written comments must be received not

later than May 12, 1998. Rebuttal

comments must be received not later

than June 2, 1998.

ADDRESSES: A signed original and six

copies of each set of comments,

including reasons for any

recommendation, along with a cover

letter identifying the commenter’s name

and address, should be submitted to

Robert S. LaRussa, Assistant Secretary

for Import Administration, Central

Records Unit, Room 1870, U.S.

Department of Commerce, Pennsylvania

Avenue and 14th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20230; Attention:

Sunset Policy Bulletin.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Melissa G. Skinner, Office of Policy,

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, at (202) 482–1560, or

Stacy J. Ettinger, Office of the Chief

Counsel for Import Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce, at (202) 482–

4618.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

policy bulletin proposes guidance

regarding the conduct of sunset reviews.

As described below, the proposed

policies are intended to complement the

applicable statutory and regulatory

provisions by providing guidance on

methodological or analytical issues not

explicitly addressed by the statute and

regulations. We invite public comment

on the policies.

Request for Comment

The Department solicits comments

pertaining to its proposed policies

concerning sunset reviews. Initial

comments should be received by the

Assistant Secretary not later than May

12, 1998. Any rebuttals to the initial

comments should be received by the

Assistant Secretary not later than June 2,

1998. Commenters should file a signed

original and six copies of each set of

initial and rebuttal comments. All

comments will be available for public

inspection and photocopying in the

Import Administration’s Central

Records Unit, Room B–099, between the

hours of 8:30 am and 5:00 pm on

business days.

Each person submitting a comment

should include the commenter’s name

and address, and give reasons for any

recommendations. To facilitate their

consideration by the Department, initial

and rebuttal comments regarding these

proposed policies should be submitted

in the following format: (1) number each

comment in accordance with the

paragraph numbering of the proposed

policy being addressed; (2) begin each

comment on a separate page; (3) provide

a brief summary of the comment (a

maximum of three sentences) and label

this section ‘‘Summary of the

Comment;’’ and (4) concisely state the

issue identified and discussed in the

comment and provide reasons for any

recommendation.

To help simplify the processing and

distribution of comments, the

Department requests the submission of

initial and rebuttal comments in

electronic form to accompany the

required paper copies. Comments filed

in electronic form should be on a DOS

formatted 3.5′′ diskette in either

WordPerfect format or a format that the

WordPerfect program can convert and

import into WordPerfect. Please make

each comment a separate file on the

diskette and name each separate file

using the paragraph numbering of the

proposed policy being addressed in the

comment.

Comments received on diskette will

be made available to the public on the

Internet at the following address: ‘‘http:/

/www.ita.doc.gov/importladmin/

records/’’. In addition, upon request, the

Department will make comments filed

in electronic form available to the

public on 3.5′′ diskettes (at cost), with

specific instructions for accessing

compressed data (if necessary). Any

questions concerning file formatting,

document conversion, access on the

Internet, or other electronic filing issues

should be addressed to Andrew Lee

Beller, IA Webmaster, at (202) 482–

0866.

Dated: April 10, 1998.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

Policy Bulletin 98:3

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

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Orders

Sunset Review Policies

I. Overview

II. Sunset Reviews in Antidumping

Proceedings

A. Determination of Likelihood of

Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping

1. In general

2. Basis for likelihood determination

3. Likelihood of continuation or recurrence

of dumping

4. No likelihood of continuation or

recurrence of dumping

5. Treatment of zero or de minimis margins

B. Magnitude of the Margin of Dumping

That is Likely to Prevail

1. In general

2. Use of a more recently calculated margin

3. Duty absorption

C. Consideration of Other Factors

1. In general

2. Example

3. Timing of determination of good cause

III. Sunset Reviews in Countervailing Duty

Proceedings

A. Determination of Likelihood of

Continuation or Recurrence of a

Countervailable Subsidy

1. In general

2. Basis for likelihood determination

3. Continuation, temporary suspension, or

partial termination of a subsidy program

4. Subsidies for which benefits are

allocated over time

5. Elimination of a subsidy program or

exclusion of subject companies by the

foreign government

6. Treatment of zero or de minimis rates

B. Net Countervailable Subsidy That is

Likely to Prevail

1. In general

2. Determination of net countervailable

subsidy; company-specific rates

3. Adjustments to the net countervailable

subsidy

4. Nature of the countervailable subsidy

C. Consideration of Other Factors

1. Programs determined to provide

countervailable subsidies in other

investigations or reviews

2. Programs newly alleged to provide

countervailable subsidies