Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 116 /Wednesday, June 17, 1998 / Notices 33093

1The products covered by these investigations are

stainless steel sheet and strip in coils. Stainless

steel is an alloy steel containing, by weight, 1.2

percent or less of carbon and 10.5 percent or more

of chromium, with or without other elements. The

subject sheet and strip products are flat-rolled

products in coils that are less than 4.75 mm in

thickness, and that are annealed or otherwise heat

treated and pickled or otherwise descaled. The

subject sheet and strip products may also be further

processed (e.g., cold-rolled, polished, aluminized,

coated, etc.) provided that they maintain the

specified dimensions of sheet and strip following

such processing. These products, if imported, are

currently classified in the following subheadings of

the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United

States (HTS): 7219.13.00, 7219.14.00, 7219.32.00,

7219.33.00, 7219.34.00, 7219.35.00, 7219.90.00,

7220.12.10, 7220.12.50, 7220.20.10, 7220.20.60,

7220.20.70, 7220.20.80, 7220.20.90, and 7220.90.00.

certain stainless steel sheet and strip,1

that are alleged to be subsidized by the

Governments of France, Italy, and

Korea. The Commission also gives

notice of institution of investigations

and commencement of preliminary

phase antidumping investigations Nos.

731–TA–797–804 (Preliminary) under

section 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C.

1673b(a)) to determine whether there is

a reasonable indication that an industry

in the United States is materially

injured or threatened with material

injury, or the establishment of an

industry in the United States is

materially retarded, by reason of

imports from France, Germany, Italy,

Japan, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, and the

United Kingdom of certain stainless

steel sheet and strip, that are alleged to

be sold in the United States at less than

fair value. Unless the Department of

Commerce extends the time for

initiation pursuant to section

732(c)(1)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C.

1673a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must

reach preliminary determinations in

countervailing duty/antidumping

investigations in 45 days, or in this case

by July 27, 1998. The Commission’s

views are due at the Department of

Commerce within five business days

thereafter, or by August 3, 1998.

For further information concerning

the conduct of these investigations and

rules of general application, consult the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,

subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 10, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Diane J. Mazur (202–205–3184), Office

of Investigations, U.S. International

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain

information on this matter by contacting

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810. Persons with mobility

impairments who will need special

assistance in gaining access to the

Commission should contact the Office

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.

General information concerning the

Commission may also be obtained by

accessing its internet server (http://

www.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

These investigations are being

instituted in response to petitions filed

on June 10, 1998, by counsel for

Allegheny Ludlum Corporation; Armco,

Inc.; Washington Steel Division of

Bethlehem Steel Corp., the United

Steelworkers of America, AFL–CIO;

Butler Armco Independent Union; and

Zanesville Armco Independent

Organization, Inc.

Participation in the investigations and

public service list

Persons (other than petitioners)

wishing to participate in the

investigations as parties must file an

entry of appearance with the Secretary

to the Commission, as provided in

sections 201.11 and 207.10 of the

Commission’s rules, not later than seven

days after publication of this notice in

the Federal Register. Industrial users

and (if the merchandise under

investigation is sold at the retail level)

representative consumer organizations

have the right to appear as parties in

Commission countervailing duty/

antidumping investigations. The

Secretary will prepare a public service

list containing the names and addresses

of all persons, or their representatives,

who are parties to these investigations

upon the expiration of the period for

filing entries of appearance.

Limited Disclosure of Business

Proprietary Information (BPI) Under an

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

and BPI Service List

Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the

Commission’s rules, the Secretary will

make BPI gathered in these

investigations available to authorized

applicants representing interested

parties (as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9))

who are parties to these investigations

under the APO issued in these

investigations, provided that the

application is made not later than seven

days after the publication of this notice

in the Federal Register. A separate

service list will be maintained by the

Secretary for those parties authorized to

receive BPI under the APO.

Conference

The Commission’s Director of

Operations has scheduled a conference

in connection with these investigations

for 9:30 a.m. on July 1, 1998, at the U.S.

International Trade Commission

Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington,

DC. Parties wishing to participate in the

conference should contact Diane Mazur

(202–205–3184) not later than June 29,

1998, to arrange for their appearance.

Parties in support of the imposition of

countervailing/antidumping duties in

these investigations and parties in

opposition to the imposition of such

duties will each be collectively

allocated one hour within which to

make an oral presentation at the

conference. A nonparty who has

testimony that may aid the

Commission’s deliberations may request

permission to present a short statement

at the conference.

Written Submissions

As provided in sections 201.8 and

207.15 of the Commission’s rules, any

person may submit to the Commission

on or before July 6, 1998, a written brief

containing information and arguments

pertinent to the subject matter of the

investigations. Parties may file written

testimony in connection with their

presentation at the conference no later

than three days before the conference. If

briefs or written testimony contain BPI,

they must conform with the

requirements of sections 201.6, 207.3,

and 207.7 of the Commission’s rules.

In accordance with sections 201.16(c)

and 207.3 of the rules, each document

filed by a party to the investigations

must be served on all other parties to

the investigations (as identified by

either the public or BPI service list), and

a certificate of service must be timely

filed. The Secretary will not accept a

document for filing without a certificate

of service.

Authority: These investigations are being

conducted under authority of title VII of the

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended; this notice

is published pursuant to section 207.12 of the

Commission’s rules.

Issued: June 12, 1998.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16130 Filed 6–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[USITC SE–98–010]

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United

States International Trade Commission.

TIME AND DATE: June 24, 1998 at 9:30

a.m.
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PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street S.W.,

Washington, DC 20436.

STATUS: Open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Agenda for future meeting: none.

2. Minutes.

3. Ratification List.

4. Inv. No. 731–TA–698 (Final)

(Remand) (Magnesium from Ukraine)—

briefing and vote.

5. Outstanding action jackets: none.

In accordance with Commission

policy, subject matter listed above, not

disposed of at the scheduled meeting,

may be carried over to the agenda of the

following meeting.

By order of the Commission:

Issued: June 11, 1998.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16201 Filed 6–15–98; 10:27 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration

Proposed Extension of Information

Collection Request Submitted for

Public Comment and

Recommendations

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as

part of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden

conducts a preclearance consultation

program to provide the general public

and other federal agencies with an

opportunity to comment on proposed

and continuing collections of

information in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA

95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This

program helps to ensure that requested

data can be provided in the desired

format, reporting burden (time and

financial resources) is minimized,

collection instruments are clearly

understood, and the impact of collection

requirements on respondents can be

properly assessed. Currently, the

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration is soliciting comments

concerning the proposed extension of

the collection of information included

in the alternative method of compliance

for certain simplified employee

pensions regulation issued pursuant to

the authority of section 110 of the

Employee Retirement Income Security

Act of 1974 (ERISA) which authorizes

the Secretary to prescribe an alternative

method of compliance with the

reporting and disclosure requirements

of Title I of ERISA for certain simplified

pension plans as described in section

408(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of

1986 (the Code), as amended (29 CFR

2520.104–49). A copy of the proposed

information collection request (ICR) can

be obtained by contacting the office

listed below in the addressee section of

this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

addressee section below on or before

August 17, 1998. The Department of

Labor is particularly interested in

comments which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected;

• Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are

invited to submit written comments

regarding the collection of information

of any or all of the Agencies. Send

comments to Mr. Gerald B. Lindrew,

Office of Policy and Research, U.S.

Department of Labor, Pension and

Welfare Benefits Administration, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N–

5647, Washington, DC 20210.

Telephone: (202) 219–4782 (this is not

a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Section 110 of ERISA authorizes the

Secretary to prescribe alternative

methods of compliance with the

reporting and disclosure requirements

of Title I of ERISA for pension plans.

Simplified employee pensions (SEPs)

are established in section 408(k) of the

Code. Although SEPs are primarily a

development of the Code subject to its

requirements, SEPs are also pension

plans subject to the reporting and

disclosure requirements of Title I of

ERISA.

The Department previously issued a

regulation under the authority of section

110 of ERISA (29 CFR 2520.104–49) that

intended to relieve sponsors of certain

SEPs from ERISA’s Title I reporting and

disclosure requirements by prescribing

an alternative method of compliance.

These SEPs are, for purposes of this

Notice, referred to as ‘‘non-model’’ SEPs

because they exclude those SEPs which

are created through use of Internal

Revenue Service (IRS) Form 5305–SEP,

and those SEPs in which the employer

influences the employees as to the

choice of IRAs to which employer

contributions will be made and

prohibits withdrawals by participants.

The disclosure requirements in this

regulation were developed in

conjunction with the Internal Revenue

Service (IRS Notice 81–1). Accordingly,

sponsors of ‘‘non-model’’ SEPs who

satisfy the limited disclosure

requirements of the regulation are

relieved from otherwise applicable

reporting and disclosure requirements

under Title I of ERISA, including the

requirements to file annual reports

(Form 5500 Series) with the

Department, and to furnish summary

plan descriptions (SPDs) and summary

annual reports (SARs) to participants

and beneficiaries.

This ICR includes specific aspects of

the limited disclosure requirements for

eligible ‘‘non-model’’ SEPs. The ICR

generally requires timely written

disclosure to employees eligible to

participant in ‘‘non-model’’ SEPs,

including specific information

concerning: Participation requirements;

allocation formulas for employer

contributions; designated contact

persons for further information; and for

employer recommended IRAs, specific

terms of the IRAs such as rates of return

and any restrictions on withdrawals.

Moreover, general information is

required that provides a clear

explanation of: the operation of the

‘‘non-model’’ SEP; participation

requirements and any withdrawal

restrictions; and the tax treatment of the

SEP-related IRA. Furthermore,

statements must be provided that inform

participants of: any other IRAs under

‘‘non-model’’ SEP other than that to

which employer contributions are made;

any options regarding rollovers and

contributions to other IRAs;

descriptions of IRS disclosure

requirements to participants and

information regarding social security

integration (if applicable); and timely

notification of any amendments to the

terms of the ‘‘non-model’’ SEP.

II. Current Actions

The Office of the Management and

Budget’s approval of this ICR will expire

on September 30, 1998. The existing