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the sum of indirect selling expenses and

inventory carrying costs incurred in the

United States, and deleted another

variable (INDEXPU) from the final

margin program. For a complete listing

of the changes the Department has made

to its final margin program, please see

the Department’s analysis memorandum

and final margin computer program.

Comment 12: Respondents argue that

the Department did not calculate CV

profit consistent with its determination

of the CV profit rate. Respondents assert

that the Department calculated the CV

profit rate as the ratio of total home

market profit on above-cost sales to the

sum of the total cost of manufacture,

G&A, net financial expense, and packing

expenses. However, the Department

applied the CV profit rate to a larger

base, in calculating the profit amount

used to calculate profit for CV.

Respondents maintain that the CV profit

rate should be applied to the same

expenses that were included in the

denominator used to calculate the CV

profit rate. Therefore, respondents state

that the Department should correct its

program to exclude direct and indirect

selling expenses from the base to which

the CV profit ratio was applied.

The petitioners did not comment on

this argument.

Department’s Position: We agree with

respondents and have corrected this

error for the final results.

Final Results of Review

As a result of our review, we have

determined that the following margins

exist:

Manufacturer/

exporter Time period

Margin

(percent)

Imphy/UgineSavoie ........ 1/1/96—12/31/96 7.46

The Department shall determine, and

the Customs Service shall assess,

antidumping duties on all appropriate

entries. Individual differences between

United States price and normal value

may vary from the percentages stated

above. The Department will issue

appraisement instructions directly to

the Customs Service. The final results of

this review shall be the basis for the

assessment of antidumping duties on

entries of merchandise covered by this

review. For duty assessment purposes,

we calculated an importer-specific

assessment rate by aggregating the

dumping margins calculated for all U.S.

sales to each importer and dividing this

amount by the total value of subject

merchandise entered during the POR for

each importer.

Furthermore, the following deposit

requirements will be effective upon

publication of this notice of final results

of review for all shipments of certain

stainless steel wire rods from France

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,

for consumption on or after the

publication date, as provided for by

section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) the cash

deposit rates for the reviewed

companies will be the rates for those

firms as stated above; (2) if the exporter

is not covered in this review, or the

original investigation, but the

manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate

will be the rate established for the most

recent period for the manufacturer of

the merchandise; and (3) the cash

deposit rate for all other manufacturers

or exporters will continue to be 24.51

percent for stainless steel wire rods, the

all others rate established in the LTFV

investigation. See Amended Final

Determination and Antidumping Duty

Order: Certain Stainless Steel Wire Rods

from France (59 FR 4022, January 28,

1994).

These deposit requirements, when

imposed, shall remain in effect until

publication of the final results of the

next administrative review.

This notice serves as a final reminder

to importers of their responsibility

under 19 CFR 353.26 to file a certificate

regarding the reimbursement of

antidumping duties prior to liquidation

or the relevant entries during this

review period. Failure to comply with

this requirement could result in the

Secretary’s presumption that

reimbursement of antidumping duties

occurred and the subsequent assessment

of double antidumping duties.

This notice also serves as the only

reminder to parties subject to

administrative protective order (APO) of

their responsibility concerning the

disposition of proprietary information

disclosed under APO in accordance

with section 353.34(d) of the

Department’s regulations. Timely

notification of return/destruction of

APO materials or conversion to judicial

protective order is hereby requested.

Failure to comply with the regulations

and the terms of an APO is a

sanctionable violation.

This administrative review and notice

are in accordance with section 751(a)(1)

of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and 19

CFR 353.33(c)(5).

Dated: May 26, 1998.

Richard W. Moreland,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–14759 Filed 6–2–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

[Docket No. 970520119–7284–02]

RIN 0693–ZA15

Grant Funds—Materials Science and

Engineering Laboratory—Availability

of Funds

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to inform potential applicants that the

Materials Science and Engineering

Laboratory (MSEL), National Institute of

Standards and Technology (NIST), is

continuing its program for grants and

cooperative agreements in the following

fields of research: Ceramics, Metallurgy,

Polymer Sciences, Neutron Scattering

Research and Spectroscopy. Each

applicant must submit one signed

original and two copies of each proposal

along with a Grant Application,

(Standard Form 424 REV. 7/95 and

other required forms), as referenced

under the provisions of OMB Circular

A–110 and 15 CFR 24.

DATES: Applications must be received

no later than the close of business

September 30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Applications should be

submitted to the National Institute of

Standards and Technology, Materials

Science and Engineering Laboratory,

Building 223, Room A305, Gaithersburg,

Maryland 20899–0001; Attention: Patty

Salpino. Each application package

should be clearly marked to identify the

field of research.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Technical inquiries should be directed

to the following Program Managers: Dr.

Ronald Munro—(301) 975–6127

[Ceramics Division], Bruno Fanconi—

(301) 975–6762 [Polymers Division],

John Manning—(301) 975–6157

[Metallurgy Division—transformations,

phases, microstructure and kinetic

processes in metals and their alloys], Dr.

Neville Pugh—(301) 975–5960

[Metallurgy Division—sensors for

analytical models for metallurgical

processes], Richard Ricker—(301) 975–

6023 [Metallurgy Division—degradation

of materials in their service

environment], John Rush—(301) 976–

6220 [NIST Center for Neutron

Research]. Inquiries should be general

in nature.

Specific inquiries as to a laboratory’s

needs, the usefulness or merit of any

particular project, or other inquiries

with the potential to provide and
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competitive advantage to an applicant

are not acceptable.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance: ‘‘Measurement and

Engineering Research and Standards’’,

No. 11.609.

Eligibility: Academic institutions,

non-Federal agencies, independent and

industrial laboratories are eligible to

apply.

Authority: As authorized under 15

U.S.C. 272(b)(6) and (c)(16), the MSEL

conducted a basic and applied research

program directly and through grants and

cooperative agreements to eligible

recipients.

Funding Availability: Approximately

$500,000 is available to support grants

and cooperative agreements under this

program. All awards are contingent on

the availability of funds.

Type of Funding Instrument: The

MSEL Grants Program is limited to

innovative ideas generated by the

proposal writer on what research will be

performed and how. Grants awarded

under the MSEL program will generally

provide financial assistance to the

recipient without substantial NIST

involvement in the projects. Cooperative

agreements awarded for MSEL projects

will generally involve a close working

relationship between a group of NIST

experts and the recipient.

Award Period: Proposals will be

considered for research projects from

one to three years. When a proposal for

a multi-year award is approved, funding

will initially be provided for only the

first year of the program. If an

application is selected for funding, NIST

has no obligation to provide any

additional funding in connection with

that award. Renewal of an award to

increase funding or extend the period of

performance is at the total discretion of

NIST. Funding for each subsequent year

of a multi-year proposal will be

contingent upon satisfactory progress, in

relation to the mission of the MSEL

program, and the availability of funds.

The annual awards must have scopes of

work that are clearly severable and can

be easily separated into annual

increments of meaningful work, which

represent solid accomplishments if

prospective funding is not made

available to the applicant, (i.e., the

scopes of work for each funding period

must produce identifiable and

meaningful results in and of

themselves).

Program Objectives

All proposals submitted must be in

accordance with the program objectives

listed below. The appropriate Program

Manager for each field of research may

be contacted for clarification of the

program objectives.

I. Ceramics Division, 852—The

primary objective is to supplement

division activities in the area of ceramic

processing, tribology, composites,

machining, interfacial chemistry, and

microstructural analysis.

II. Polymers Division, 854—The

primary objective is to support division

programs in polymer blends,

composites, electrical applications, as

well as, dental and medical polymeric

materials through participation in

research on metrology, synthesis,

processing and characterization of

structure, mechanical, thermal and

electrical properties.

III. Metallurgy Division, 855—The

primary objective is to develop

techniques to predict, measure and

control transformations, phases,

microstructure and kinetic processes as

well as mechanical, physical and

chemical properties in metals and their

alloys.

IV. Metallurgy Division, 855—The

primary objective is to develop new and

improved sensors, measurement

techniques, and analytical models for

metallurgical structures and processes

in order to facilitate the development

and adoption of intelligent processing

systems for materials.

V. NIST Center for Neutron Research,

856—The primary objective is to

develop high resolution cold and

thermal neutron research approaches

and related physics, chemistry,

macromolecular and materials

applications.

Proposal Review Process

Proposals will be reviewed in a twostep process. First, a panel of at least

three individuals knowledgeable about

the particular scientific area described

above that the proposal addresses, and

that are not employed by the applicable

division, will conduct a technical

review of proposals. Second, the chief of

each division will make final award

selections.

Technical Evaluation Criteria

The criteria the technical reviewers

will use in evaluating the proposals are

as follows:

1. Rationality. Reviewers will

consider the coherence of the

applicant’s approach and the extent to

which the proposal effectively addresses

scientific and technical issues.

2. Qualifications of Technical

Personnel. Reviewers will consider the

professional accomplishments, skills,

and training of the proposed personnel

to perform the work in the project.

3. Resources Availability. Reviewers

will consider the extent to which the

proposer has access to necessary

facilities and other support to

accomplish project objectives.

4. Technical Merit of Contribution.

Reviewers will consider the potential

technical effectiveness of the proposal

and the value it would contribute to the

field of materials science and

engineering.

Each of these factors will be given

equal weight in the evaluation process.

Selection Procedure

In making final award selections, the

chief of each division will take into

account the score received by the

applicant and the compatibility of the

applicant’s proposal with the program

objectives of the particular division that

the proposal addresses. These objectives

are described above in the ‘‘Program

Objectives’’ section. If an award is made

to an applicant that does not receive the

highest score in its category by technical

reviewers, the division chief shall

justify the selection in writing.

Application Process

Matching Requirements: There are no

matching requirements.

Application Kit: An application kit,

containing all required applications

forms and certifications is available by

calling Patty Salpino at (301) 975–5731.

An application kit includes the

following:

SF 424 (Rev 7/97)—Application for

Federal Assistance

SF 424 A (Rev 7/97)—Budget

Information—Non-Construction

Programs

SF 424B (Rev 7/97)—Assurances—Non

Construction Programs

CD 511 (7/91)—Certification Regarding

Debarment, Suspension, and Other

Responsibility Matters; Drug-Free

Workplace Requirements and

Lobbying

CD 512 (7/91)—Certification Regarding

Debarment, Suspension,

Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusions—Lower Tier Covered

Transactions and Lobbying

SF–LLL—Disclosure of Lobbying

Activities

Paperwork Reduction Act: The

Standard Form 424 and Standard Form

LLL mentioned in this notice are subject

to the requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act and have been approved

by OMB under Control Numbers 0348–

0043, 0348–0044, 0348–0040 and 0348–

0046. Notwithstanding any other

provision of law, no person is required

to respond to nor shall a person be

subject to a penalty for failure to comply
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with a collection of information subject

to the requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act unless that collection of

information displays a current valid

OMB control number.

Primary Application Certification: all

primary applicants must submit a

completed form CD–511, ‘‘Certifications

Regarding Debarment, Suspension and

Other Responsibility Matters; Drug-Free

Workplace Requirements and

Lobbying,’’ and the following

explanations are hereby provided:

1. Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension. Prospective participants (as

defined at 15 CFR Part 26, Section 105)

are subject to 15 CFR Part 26,

‘‘Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension’’ and the related section of

the certification form prescribed above

applies.

2. Drug-Free Workplace. Grantees (as

defined at 15 CFR Part 26, Section 605)

are subject to 15 CFR Part 26, Subpart

F, ‘‘Governmentwide Requirements for

Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)’’ and the

related section of the certification form

prescribed above applies.

3. Anti-Lobbying. Persons (as defined

at 15 CFR Part 28, Section 105) are

subject to the lobbying provisions of 31

U.S.C. 1352, ‘‘Limitation on use of

appropriated funds to influence certain

Federal contracting and financial

transactions,’’ and the lobbying section

of the certification form prescribed

above applies to applications/bids for

grants, cooperative agreements, and

contracts for more than $100,000, and

loans and loan guarantees for more than

$150,000, or the single family maximum

mortgage limit for affected programs,

whichever is greater.

4. Anti-Lobbying Disclosure. Any

applicant that has paid or will pay for

lobbying using any funds must submit

an SF–LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying

Activities,’’ as required under 15 CFR

Part 28, Appendix B.

5. Lower-Tier Certifications.

Recipients shall require applicants/

bidders for subgrants, contracts,

subcontracts, or other lower tier covered

transactions at any tier under the award

to submit, if applicable, a completed

Form CD–512, ‘‘Certifications Regarding

Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility

and Voluntary Exclusion—Lower Tier

Covered Transactions and Lobbying’’

and disclosure form, SF–LLL,

‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.’’

Form CD–512 is intended for the use of

recipients and should not be transmitted

to NIST. SF–LLL submitted by any tier

recipient or subrecipient should be

submitted to NIST in accordance with

the instructions contained in the award

document.

Preaward Activities: Applicants who

incur any costs prior to an award being

made do so solely at their own risk of

not being reimbursed by the

Government. Notwithstanding any

verbal assurance that may have been

provided, there is no obligation on the

part of NIST to cover preaward costs.

No obligation for Future Funding: If

an application is accepted for funding,

NIST has no obligation to provide any

additional future funding in connection

with that award. Renewal of an award

to increase funding or extend the period

of performance is at the total discretion

of NIST.

Past Performance: Unsatisfactory

performance under prior Federal awards

may result in an application not being

considered for funding.

Name Check Reviews: All for-profit

and nonprofit applicants will be subject

to a name check review process. Name

checks are intended to reveal if any key

individuals associated with the

applicant have been convicted of or are

presently facing criminal charges such

as fraud, theft, perjury, or other matters

which significantly reflect on the

applicant’s management, honesty, or

financial integrity.

False Statements: A false statement on

an application is grounds for denial or

termination of funds, and grounds for

possible punishment by a fine or

imprisonment as provided in 18 U.S.C.

1001.

Delinquent Federal Debts: No award

of Federal funds shall be made to an

applicant who has an outstanding

delinquent Federal debt until either:

1. The delinquent account is paid in

full,

2. A negotiated repayment schedule is

established and at least one payment is

received, or

3. Other arrangements satisfactory to

DoC are made.

Purchase of American-Made

Equipment and Products: Applicants

are hereby notified that they are

encouraged to the greatest extent

practicable, to purchase American-made

equipment and products with funding

provided under this program.

Indirect Costs: The total dollar

amount of the indirect costs proposed in

an application under this program must

not exceed the indirect cost rate

negotiated and approved by a cognizant

Federal agency prior to the proposed

effective date of the award or 100

percent of the total proposed direct

costs dollar amount in the application,

whichever is less.

Federal Policies and Procedures:

Awards under the MSEL Grants

Research Program shall be subject to all

Federal laws and Federal and

Departmental regulations, policies, and

procedures applicable to financial

assistance awards. The MSEL Grants

Program does not directly affect any

state or local government. Accordingly,

the Department of Commerce has

determined that Executive Order 12372

is not applicable to the MSEL Grants

Program.

This funding notice has been

determined not to be not significant for

purposes of Executive Order 12866.

Dated: May 27, 1998.

Robert E. Hebner,

Acting Deputy Director, NIST.

[FR Doc. 98–14733 Filed 6–2–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Final Regulations for Deep Seabed

Mining Commercial Recovery

ACTION: 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, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before August 3, 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 96–283, the Deep Seabed

Hard Mineral Resources Act, authorizes

the Administrator of NOAA to permits

to eligible U.S. citizen applicants for the

commercial recovery of deep seabed

mineral resources. Information must be

submitted as part of a permit

application so that NOAA can

determine if statutory requirements for