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the market, nor improves the way

existing technical needs are met.

Channels of Marketing

The applicant states that steel

producers, with few exceptions, sell

directly to manufacturers of grader

blades and draft keys through company

sales forces. The applicant claims that,

because carbon grader blade and draft

key steels are used for precisely the

same products as are the boron-added

versions of the products, boron-added

grader blade and draft key carbon steel

from Canada is sold in precisely the

same sales channels as plain grader

blade and draft key carbon steel from

Canada.

Cost of Modification

The applicant alleges that, by adding

about 0.0016 percent boron to high

carbon steels, Canadian producers have

been able to avoid dumping duties

ranging from 1.47 percent to 68.7

percent, and that the cost of avoiding

these duties, relative to the total value

of the product itself, is negligible. The

applicant estimates that Canadian

producers can realize a value of 1.25

percent to 68.5 percent by avoiding the

duties under the order in this case by

adding 0.0016 percent boron to their

product.

Other interested parties, Co-Steel

Lasco, Caterpillar Inc., and Algoma

Steel Inc., submitted comments arguing

that the Department cannot initiate a

‘‘minor alterations’’ anticircumvention

inquiry on a type of merchandise which

the Department has previously

determined to be outside the scope of

the order. These interested parties base

their argument on the decision of the

Court of International Trade (CIT) in

Hylsa, S.A. v. United States, Slip Op.

98–10 (February 3, 1998), which upheld

the earlier decision of the CIT in

Wheatland Tube Co. v. United States,

973 F. Supp. 149 (CIT 1997). As the

Department disagrees with the decision

in Hylsa, and as it is appealing this

decision to the Federal Circuit, the

Department is not bound to apply it to

the determination of whether to initiate

the requested inquiry.

Based on our evaluation of the

application, we determine that a formal

inquiry is warranted. Accordingly, we

are initiating a circumvention inquiry

concerning the antidumping duty order

on cut-to-length carbon steel plate from

Canada, pursuant to section 781(c) of

the Tariff Act. In accordance with 19

CFR 351.225(l)(2), we will not instruct

the Customs Service to suspend

liquidation and require a cash deposit of

estimated duties on the merchandise

which is the subject of this inquiry

unless and until we issue an affirmative

preliminary determination.

The Department will, following

consultation with the interested parties,

establish a schedule for questionnaires

and comments on the issues. The

Department intends to issue its final

determination within 300 days of the

date of publication of this initiation.

This notice is published in

accordance with section 781(c) of the

Tariff Act (19 U.S.C. 1677j(c)) and 19

CFR 351.225.

Dated: May 20, 1998.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–14150 Filed 5–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 051898B]

New England Fishery Management

Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery

Management Council (Council) is

scheduling a public meeting of its

enforcement oversight committee in

June, 1998 to consider actions affecting

New England fisheries in the exclusive

economic zone (EEZ).

Recommendations from this group will

be brought to the full Council for formal

consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June

16, 1998. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and

times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

Saugus, MA. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific locations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

J. Howard, Executive Director, New

England Fishery Management Council

(781) 231–0422. Requests for special

accommodations should be addressed to

the New England Fishery Management

Council, 5 Broadway, Saugus, MA

01906–1036; telephone: (781) 231–0422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates and Agenda

Tuesday, June 16, 1998, 9:30 a.m.—

Enforcement Committee.

Meeting

Location: Council Office, 5 Broadway,

Saugus, MA 01906; telephone (781)

231–0422.

The committee will discuss the

effectiveness of current management

measures, especially of trip limits, and

review the penalty schedule used by

General Counsel Northeast.

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 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 Paul

J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5

days prior to the meeting dates.

Dated: May 21, 1998.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–14127 Filed 5–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 052198B]

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for

amendment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Moana Productions, Inc., 311 Portlock

Road, Honolulu, HI 96825, has

requested an amendment to

Photography Permit No. 867–1388.

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments

must be received on or before June 29,

1998.

ADDRESSES: The amendment request

and related documents are available for

review upon written request or by

appointment in the following office(s):

Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713–

2289);

Regional Administrator, Alaska

Region, NMFS, 709 W. 9th Street,
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Federal Building, Room 461, P.O. Box

21668, Juneau, Alaska 99802 (907/586–

7012); and

Regional Administrator, Southwest

Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd.,

Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802 (562/

980–4001).

Written comments or requests for a

public hearing on this request should be

submitted to the Chief, Permits and

Documentation Division, F/PR1, Office

of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315

East-West Highway, Room 13822, Silver

Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals

requesting a hearing should set forth the

specific reasons why a hearing on this

particular amendment request would be

appropriate.

Comments may also be submitted by

facsimile at 301/713–0376, provided the

facsimile is confirmed by hard copy

submitted by mail and postmarked no

later than the closing date of the

comment period. Please note that

comments will not be accepted by email or other electronic media.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Trevor Spradlin, 301/713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject amendment to Permit No. 867–

1388, issued on July 25, 1997, (62 FR

50906) is requested under the authority

of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et

seq.) and the Regulations Governing the

Taking and Importing of Marine

Mammals (50 CFR part 216).

Permit No. 867–1388 authorizes the

permit holder to take by Level B

harassment several species of small

delphinid cetaceans in Hawaii and

North Carolina waters for purposes of

commercial photography. The permit

holder now requests authorization to

film the following marine mammals in

Alaska waters: killer whales (Orcinus

orca), Dall’s porpoises (Phocoenoides

dalli), Pacific white-sided dolphins

(Lagenorhynchus obscurus), harbor

porpoises (Phocoena phocoena), and

minke whales (Balaenoptera

acutorostrata).

In compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial

determination has been made that the

activity proposed is categorically

excluded from the requirement to

prepare an environmental assessment or

environmental impact statement.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register,

NMFS is forwarding copies of this

amendment request to the Marine

Mammal Commission and its

Committee of Scientific Advisors.

Dated: May 21, 1998.

Art Jeffers,

Acting Chief, Permits and Documentation

Division, Office of Protected Resources,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–14126 Filed 5–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Financial Products Advisory

Committee; Public Meeting

This is to give notice, pursuant to

Section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section

10(a) and 41 CFR 101–6.1015(b), that

the Commodity Futures Trading

Commission’s Financial Products

Advisory Committee will conduct a

public meeting in the ground level

hearing room at the Commission’s

Washington, DC headquarters located at

1155 21st Street, N.W., Washington, DC

20581, on June 11, 1998, beginning at

1:00 p.m. and lasting until 4:30 p.m.

The agenda will consist of:

Agenda

1. Introductory Remarks by Chairperson

Brooksley Born.

2. Discussion by members of the

Advisory Committee of the

following topics:

A. Use of notional funds by

commodity trading advisors.

B. Placement of foreign exchange

terminals in the United States.

C. Year 2000 preparations of the

futures industry.

3. New developments.

The purpose of this meeting is to

solicit the views of the Committee on

these agenda matters. The Advisory

Committee was created by the

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission for the purpose of advising

the Commission on issues concerning

individuals and industries interested in

or affected by financial markets

regulated by the Commission. The

purposes and objectives of the Advisory

Committee are more fully set forth in

the April 15, 1997 Charter of the

Advisory Committee.

The meeting is open to the public.

The Chairperson of the Advisory

Committee, CFTC Chairperson

Brooksley Born, is empowered to

conduct the meeting in a fashion that

will, in her judgment, facilitate the

orderly conduct of business. Any

member of the public who wishes to file

a written statement with the Advisory

Committee should mail a copy of the

statement to the attention of: the

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission Financial Products

Advisory Committee, c/o Ms. Josiane

Branch, 1155 21st Street, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20581, before the

meeting.

Issued by the Commission in Washington,

D.C., on May 22, 1998.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 98–14188 Filed 5–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6351–01–M

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

Notice of Availability of Guidance

Document on Hazardous Liquid

Chemicals in Children’s Products

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of

guidance document on hazardous liquid

chemicals in children’s products.

SUMMARY: The Commission announces

that it has approved a statement that

provides guidance for manufacturers,

importers, distributors, and retailers of

liquid-filled consumer products that

may contain harmful liquids. To protect

children and other persons from the

toxic effects of exposure to these

chemicals, the Commission

recommends that manufacturers of such

products refrain from filling the

products with hazardous liquids.

Further, the Commission recommends

that, before purchasing such products

for resale, importers, distributors, and

retailers obtain assurances from

manufacturers that liquid-filled

children’s products do not contain

hazardous liquid chemicals.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Frank Krivda, Office of Compliance,

Consumer Product Safety Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20207; telephone

(301) 504–0400, ext. 1372.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of

the guidance document is as follows:

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission,

Washington, DC 20207

Guidance for Hazardous Liquid Chemicals in

Children’s Products

SUMMARY: The U.S. Consumer

Product Safety Commission issues this

guidance to manufacturers, importers,

distributors, and retailers to protect

children from exposure to hazardous

chemicals found in liquid-filled

children’s products, such as rolling

balls, bubble watches, necklaces, pens,

paperweights, keychains, liquid timers,