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In reviewing eligible candidates, the

Department of Commerce will consider

such selection factors as:

—Depth of experience in the Haitian

market;

—Import/export experience;

—Industry or service sector represented;

—When possible, contribution to

diversity based on company size,

location, demographics, and

traditional under-representation in

business; and,

—Stated commitment to actively

participate in BDC activities and

meetings.

To be considered for membership,

please provide the following: name and

title of individual proposed for

consideration; name and address of

company or organization sponsoring

each individual; company’s or

organization’s product or service line;

size of company or organization; export

experience/foreign investment

experience; a brief statement (not more

than 2 pages) on why each candidate

should be considered for membership

on the Council; the particular segment

of the business community each

candidate would represent; and a

statement that the applicant is not a

registered Foreign Agent under the

FARA.

DEADLINE: In order to receive full

consideration, requests must be received

no later than June 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Please send your requests

for consideration to Ms. Elizabeth Jaffee,

Haiti Desk Officer, Office of Latin

America and the Caribbean, by fax on

202/482–0464 or by mail at Room 3025,

U.S. Department of Commerce,

Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Elizabeth Jaffee, Haiti Desk Officer,

Office of Latin America/Caribbean,

Room 3025, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Washington, DC 20230,

telephone: 202/482–4302.

Authority: Act of February 14, 1903, c.552,

as amended, 15 U.S.C. 1512, 32 Stat. 825.

Dated: April 28, 1998.

Walter M. Bastian,

Director, Office of Latin America and the

Caribbean.

[FR Doc. 98–11657 Filed 4–30–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

North American Free-Trade Agreement

(NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel

Reviews; Request for Panel Review

AGENCY: NAFTA Secretariat, United

States Section, International Trade

Administration, Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of first request for panel

review.

SUMMARY: On April 14, 1998, Cemex,

S.A. de C.V. filed a first Request for

Panel Review with the U.S. Section of

the NAFTA Secretariat pursuant to

Article 1904 of the North American Free

Trade Agreement. A second request for

Panel Review was filed by Cementos de

Chihuahua S.A. de C.V. Panel review

was requested of the final antidumping

determination review made by the

International Trade Administration in

the sixth administrative review

respecting Gray Portland Cement and

Clinker from Mexico. This

determination was published in the

Federal Register on March 16, 1998 (63

FR 12764). The NAFTA Secretariat has

assigned Case Number USA–MEX–98–

1904–02 to this request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James R. Holbein, United States

Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat, Suite

2061, 14th and Constitution Avenue,

Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482–5438.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter

19 of the North American Free-Trade

Agreement (‘‘Agreement’’) establishes a

mechanism to replace domestic judicial

review of final determinations in

antidumping and countervailing duty

cases involving imports from a NAFTA

country with review by independent

binational panels. When a Request for

Panel Review is filed, a panel is

established to act in place of national

courts to review expeditiously the final

determination to determine whether it

conforms with the antidumping or

countervailing duty law of the country

that made the determination.

Under Article 1904 of the Agreement,

which came into force on January 1,

1994, the Government of the United

States, the Government of Canada and

the Government of Mexico established

Rules of Procedure for Article 1904

Binational Panel Reviews (‘‘Rules’’).

These Rules were published in the

Federal Register on February 23, 1994

(59 FR 8686). The panel review in this

matter will be conducted in accordance

with these Rules.

A first Request for Panel Review was

filed with the U.S. Section of the

NAFTA Secretariat, pursuant to Article

1904 of the Agreement, on April 14,

1998, requesting panel review of the

final antidumping duty administrative

review described above.

The Rules provide that:

(a) A Party or interested person may

challenge the final determination in

whole or in part by filing a Complaint

in accordance with Rule 39 within 30

days after the filing of the first Request

for Panel Review (the deadline for filing

a Complaint is May 14, 1998);

(b) A Party, investigating authority or

interested person that does not file a

Complaint but that intends to appear in

support of any reviewable portion of the

final determination may participate in

the panel review by filing a Notice of

Appearance in accordance with Rule 40

within 45 days after the filing of the first

Request for Panel Review (the deadline

for filing a Notice of Appearance is May

29, 1998); and

(c) The panel review shall be limited

to the allegations of error of fact or law,

including the jurisdiction of the

investigating authority, that are set out

in the Complaints filed in the panel

review and the procedural and

substantive defenses raised in the panel

review.

Dated: April 15, 1998.

James R. Holbein,

U.S. Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 98–11587 Filed 4–30–98; 8:45 am]

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COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

Notice of Meeting

The next meeting of the Commission

of Fine Arts is scheduled for 21 May

1998 at 10:00 AM in the Commission’s

offices at the National Building Museum

(Pension Building), Suite 312, Judiciary

Square, 441 F Street, NW., Washington,

DC 20001. The meeting will focus on a

variety of projects affecting the

appearance of the city.

Inquiries regarding the agenda and

requests to submit written or oral

statements should be addressed to

Charles H. Atherton, Secretary,

Commission of Fine Arts, at the above

address or call 202–504–2200.

Individuals requiring sign language

interpretation for the hearing impaired

should contact the Secretary at least 10

days before the meeting date.

Dated in Washington, DC 23 April 1998.

Charles H. Atherton,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11570 Filed 4–30–98; 8:45 am]

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