Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 77 /Wednesday, April 22, 1998 / Notices 19899

same time as importers would normally

deposit estimated duties on this

merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the

estimated weighted-average dumping

margins as noted below. The ‘‘All

Others’’ rate applies to all exporters of

SRAMs not specifically listed below.

The ad valorem weighted-average

dumping margins are as follows:

Manufacturer/producer/exporter

Weighted-average margin

percentage

Advance Microelectronics Products Inc ............................................................................................................................................... 113.85

Alliance Semiconductor Corporation ................................................................................................................................................... 50.15

Best Integrated Technology, Inc .......................................................................................................................................................... 113.85

Integrated Silicon Solutions (Taiwan), Inc ........................................................................................................................................... 7.56

Texas Instruments-Acer Incorporated ................................................................................................................................................. 113.85

United Microelectronics Corporation .................................................................................................................................................... 93.71

Winbond Electronics Corporation ........................................................................................................................................................ 101.53

All Others ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 41.75

This amended order is published

pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act

and 19 CFR 353.21.

Dated: April 17, 1998.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–10737 Filed 4–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, 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 5:00 P.M. in

Room 4211, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th and Constitution

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

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: 98–006. Applicant:

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, Morgantown, WV 26505–

2888. Instrument: Stereological

Microscope System, Model BX50.

Manufacturer: Olympus Denmark,

Denmark. Intended Use: See notice at 63

FR 11870, March 11, 1998. Reasons: The

foreign instrument provides

sophisticated sampling procedures to

achieve efficient and unbiased estimates

of cell number, cell density and cell size

for stereological characterization of 2-D

and 3-D microscopic images. Advice

received from: National Institutes of

Health, March 5, 1998.

Docket Number: 98–007. Applicant:

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,

MN 55455. Instrument: 7-Channel

Multi-electrode Manipulator, System

Echorn 7. Manufacturer: Thomas

Recording, Germany. Intended Use: See

notice at 63 FR 11870, March 11, 1998.

Reasons: The foreign instrument

provides a seven-channel electrode

micropositioner for brain cell recording

during visually guided movements in

monkeys. Advice received from:

National Institutes of Health, March 6,

1998.

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.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 98–10739 Filed 4–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

University of Vermont; Notice of

Decision on Application for Duty-Free

Entry of Scientific Instrument

This decision is made 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 AM and 5:00 PM in Room 4211,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C.

Docket Number: 98–002. Applicant:

University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

05405. Instrument: HD Collector

Upgrade for Mass Spectrometer.

Manufacturer: Pro-Vac Services, United

Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice at 63

FR 8164, February 18, 1998.

Comments: None received. Decision:

Approved. No instrument of equivalent

scientific value to the foreign

instrument, for such purposes as it is

intended to be used, is being

manufactured in the United States.

Reasons: This is a compatible accessory

for an existing instrument purchased for

the use of the applicant.

The accessory is pertinent to the

intended uses and we know of no

comparable domestic accessory which

can be readily adapted to the existing

instrument.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 98–10738 Filed 4–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Deep Seabed Mining Final Regulations

for Exploration Licenses; Proposed

Collection; Comment Request

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).
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DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before June 22, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to James P. Lawless, Office

of Ocean and Coastal Resources

Management, SSMC–4, 1305 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

(telephone 301–713–3155, ext. 194).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

Public Law 96–282, the Deep Seabed

Hard Mineral Resources Act, authorizes

the Administrator of NOAA to issue

licenses to eligible U.S. citizen

applicants for the exploration of deep

seabed mineral resources. Information

must be submitted as part of a license

application so that NOAA can

determine if statutory requirements for

eligibility are met. License holders are

required to do environmental

monitoring and to submit reports to

allow NOAA to track activities and their

impact on the environment.

II. Method of Collection

The requirements are contained in 15

CFR 970. No forms are used.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0145.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Regular Submission.

Affected Public: Businesses and other

for-profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.

Estimated Time Per Response: An

annual report is expected to take about

20 hours. An application would take

from 2,000–4,000 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 40 hours (no applications have

been received for a number of years and

none are expected).

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: April 17, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–10670 Filed 4–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–08

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 041698E]

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management

Council; Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council and the New

England Fishery Management Council

will hold a Joint Dogfish Committee

meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Friday, May 8, 1998, from 10:00 a.m.

until 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at

the Holiday Inn Logan Airport, 225

McLellan Highway, E. Boston, MA;

telephone: 617–569–5250.

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council, 300 S. New

Street, Dover, DE 19904, telephone:

302–674–2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher Moore, Ph.D., Acting

Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic

Fishery Management Council;

telephone: 302–674–2331, ext. 16.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of this meeting is to establish

qualifying criteria for limited access

permits, adopt the definition of

overfishing, discuss stock rebuilding

strategies, and adopt draft management

measures.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before this

Committee for discussion, in accordance

with the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

those issues may not be the subject of

formal action during this meeting.

Action will be restricted to those issues

specifically identified in the agenda

listed in this notice.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Joanna Davis at the Mid-Atlantic

Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days

prior to the meeting date.

Dated: April 16, 1998.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–10727 Filed 4–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 041698D]

North Pacific Fishery Management

Council (Council); Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of committee meetings.

SUMMARY: The Council’s Vessel Bycatch

Accountability (VBA) Committee and

the newly-established Halibut Bycatch

Mortality Avoidance Program (HMAP)

and Individual Vessel Checklist

Program (IVCP) Committees have

scheduled meetings for May 13–15,

1998, in Seattle, WA.

DATES: The VBA Committee will meet

Wednesday, May 13, 1998, between 8:00

a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

The HMAP Committee will meet

beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday,

May 14, 1998, with the IVCP Committee

beginning later that same day. The

meeting will conclude at noon on

Friday, May 15, 1998.

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at

the Nordby Conference Center, Suite A,

Fishermen’s Terminal, 1711 West

Nickerson, Seattle, WA.

Council address: North Pacific

Fishery Management Council, 605 W.

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK

99501–2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Witherell, telephone: 907–271–

2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The VBA

Committee will continue work to

finalize options for analysis of a