Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 116 /Wednesday, June 17, 1998 / Notices 33053

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C–401–056]

Viscose Rayon Staple Fiber From

Sweden; Final Results of

Countervailing Duty Administrative

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Final Results of

Countervailing Duty Administrative

Review.

SUMMARY: On February 9, 1998, the

Department of Commerce published in

the Federal Register its preliminary

results of administrative review of the

countervailing duty order on viscose

rayon staple fiber from Sweden for the

period January 1, 1996 through

December 31, 1996 (63 FR 6534). The

Department has now completed this

administrative review in accordance

with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended. For information on

the net subsidy for each reviewed

company, and for all non-reviewed

companies, please see the Final Results

of Review section of this notice. We will

instruct the U.S. Customs Service to

assess countervailing duties as detailed

in the Final Results of Review section of

this notice.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 17, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stephanie Moore or Eric Greynolds,

Office of CVD/AD Enforcement VI,

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone:

(202) 482–2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Pursuant to 19 C.F.R. 355.22(a), this

review covers only those producers or

exporters of the subject merchandise for

which a review was specifically

requested. Accordingly, this review

covers Svenska Rayon AB (Svenska).

This review also covers the period

January 1, 1996 through December 31,

1996, and six programs.

We published the preliminary results

on February 9, 1998 (63 FR 6534). We

invited interested parties to comment on

the preliminary results. We received no

comments from any of the parties.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the statute are references to

the provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930,

as amended by the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act (URAA) effective

January 1, 1995 (the Act). The

Department is conducting this

administrative review in accordance

with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Act. In

addition, unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Department’s regulations

are to 19 C.F.R. part 355 (1997).

Scope of the Review

Imports covered by this review are

shipments from Sweden of regular

viscose rayon staple fiber and high-wet

modulus (modal) viscose rayon staple

fiber. Such merchandise is classifiable

under item number 5504.10.00 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). The

HTS item is provided for convenience

and Customs purposes. The written

description remains dispositive.

Analysis of Programs

Based upon the responses to our

questionnaire, we determine the

following:

I. Program Found to Confer Subsidies

Recruitment Subsidy Program

In the preliminary results, based on

facts available, we found that this

program conferred countervailable

subsidies on the subject merchandise.

We did not receive any comments on

this program from the interested parties,

and our review of the record has not led

us to change our findings from the

preliminary results. Accordingly, the

net subsidy for this program of 0.06

percent ad valorem remains unchanged

from the preliminary results.

II. Programs Found to be Not Used

In the preliminary results, we found

that Svenska did not apply for or receive

benefits under the following programs:

A. Grants for Temporary Employment

for Public Works

B. Regional Development Grant

C. Transportation Grants

D. Location-of-Industry Loans

We did not receive any comments on

these programs from the interested

parties, and our review of the record has

not led us to change our findings from

the preliminary results.

III. Program Found to be Terminated

In the preliminary results, we found

the following program to be terminated

and that no residual benefits were being

provided:

A. Manpower Reduction Grants Program

We did not receive any comments on

this program from the interested parties,

and our review of the record has not led

us to change our findings from the

preliminary results.

Final Results of Review

In accordance with 19 C.F.R.

355.22(c)(4)(ii), we calculated an

individual subsidy rate for each

producer/exporter subject to this

administrative review. For the period

January 1, 1996 through December 31,

1996, we determined the net subsidy for

Svenska to be 0.06 percent ad valorem.

As provided for in the Act, any rate

less than 0.5 percent ad valorem in an

administrative review is de minimis.

See section 703(b)(4)(A) of the Act.

Accordingly, we will instruct the U.S.

Customs Service (‘‘Customs’’) to

liquidate without regard to

countervailing duties all shipments of

this merchandise exported on or after

January 1, 1996, and on or before

December 31, 1996. The Department

will also instruct Customs to collect a

cash deposit of estimated countervailing

duties of zero percent ad valorem, as

provided for by section 751(a) of the

Act, on all shipments of this

merchandise from Svenska, entered, or

withdrawn from warehouse, for

consumption on or after the date of

publication of the final results of this

review.

Because the URAA replaced the

general rule in favor of a country-wide

rate with a general rule in favor of

individual rates for investigated and

reviewed companies (see section

777A(e) of the Act), the procedures for

establishing countervailing duty rates,

including those for non-reviewed

companies, are now essentially the same

as those in antidumping cases, except as

provided for in section 777A(e)(2)(B) of

the Act. The requested review will

normally cover only those companies

specifically named. See 19 C.F.R.

355.22(a). Pursuant to 19 C.F.R.

355.22(g), for all companies for which a

review was not requested, duties must

be assessed at the cash deposit rate, and

cash deposits must continue to be

collected at the rate previously ordered.

As such, the countervailing duty cash

deposit rate applicable to a company

can no longer change, except pursuant

to a review of that company. See

Federal-Mogul Corporation and The

Torrington Company v. United States,

822 F.Supp. 782 (CIT 1993) and Floral

Trade Council v. United States, 822

F.Supp. 766 (CIT 1993) (interpreting 19

C.F.R. 353.22(e), the antidumping

regulation on automatic assessment,

which is virtually identical to 19 C.F.R.

355.22(g)). Therefore, the cash deposit

rates for all companies except those

covered by this review will be

unchanged by the results of this review.
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We will instruct Customs to continue

to collect cash deposits for nonreviewed companies at the most recent

company-specific or country-wide rate

applicable to the company. Accordingly,

the cash deposit rates that will be

applied to non-reviewed companies

covered by this order will be the rate for

that company established in the most

recently completed administrative

proceeding conducted under the URAA.

If such a review has not been

conducted, the rate established in the

most recently completed administrative

proceeding pursuant to the statutory

provisions that were in effect prior to

the URAA amendments is applicable.

These rates shall apply to all nonreviewed companies until a review of a

company assigned these rates is

requested. In addition, for the period

January 1, 1996 through December 31,

1996, the assessment rates applicable to

all non-reviewed companies covered by

this order are the cash deposit rates in

effect at the time of entry.

This notice serves as a reminder to

parties subject to administrative

protective order (APO) of their

responsibility concerning the

disposition of proprietary information

disclosed under APO in accordance

with 19 C.F.R. 355.34(d). Timely written

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 is issued

and published in accordance with

sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the

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

1677 f (i)).

Dated: June 8, 1998.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D.061198D]

Advisory Committee to the United

States Section to the International

Commission for the Conservation of

Atlantic Tunas Bluefin Tuna Rebuilding

Workshop

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee to

the U.S. Section to the International

Commission for the Conservation of

Atlantic Tunas announces a second

bluefin tuna rebuilding workshop.

DATES: The workshop is scheduled for

Friday, June 26, 1998, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30

p.m.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held

at the Holiday Inn, 8777 Georgia

Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jonathon Krieger,(301)713-2276.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

workshop has the following objectives:

(1) to discuss the Magnuson-Stevens

National Standard Guidelines regarding

bluefin tuna rebuilding, (2) to obtain

Advisory Committee input on the

Atlantic Tunas Convention Act required

Comprehensive Research and

Monitoring plan for Atlantic Highly

Migratory Species developed by NMFS

in consultation with the Advisory

Committee and circulated as a draft to

the Advisory Committee in April and (3)

further develop advice regarding an

appropriate rebuilding plan for Atlantic

bluefin tuna.

Special Accommodations

The meeting locations are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Jonathon Krieger

at (301) 713–2276 at least 5 days prior

to the meeting date.

Dated: June 11, 1998.

Gary C. Matlock,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title, Associated Form, and OMB

Number: Application for Discharge of

Member or Survivor of Member of

Group Certified to Have Performed

Active Duty with the Armed Forces of

the United States; DD Form 2168; OMB

Number 0704–0100.

Type of Request: Reinstatement.

Number of Respondents: 3,000.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 3,000.

Average Burden Per Response: 30

minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 1,500.

Needs and Uses: This information

collection requirement is necessary to

implement 38 U.S.C. 106 (Pub. L. 95–

202, Section 401), which directs the

Secretary of Defense to determine if

civilian employment or contractual

service rendered by groups to the

Armed Forces of the United States shall

be considered active duty. This

information is collected on DD Form

2168, ‘‘Application for Discharge of

Member or Survivor of Member of

Group Certified to Have Performed

Active Duty with the Armed Forces of

the United States,’’ which provides the

necessary data to assist each of the

Military Departments in determining if

an applicant was a member of a group

which has performed active military

service. Those individuals who have

been recognized as a member of an

approved group are eligible for benefits

provided for by laws administered by

the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Edward C.

Springer.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Springer at the Office of

Management and Budget, Desk Officer

for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Robert

Cushing.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: June 10, 1998.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate ODS Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 98–16004 Filed 6–16–98; 8:45 am]

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