3702 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 16 / Monday, January 26, 1998 / Notices

described in the application, subject to

the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations,

including § 400.28, and subject to the

further requirement that all foreign

origin cheese products admitted to the

subzone shall be reexported.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of

January 1998.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.

Dennis Puccinelli,

Acting Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–1804 Filed 1–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

BUREAU: International Trade

Administration, U.S. and Foreign

Commercial Service.

TITLE: The President’s ‘‘E’’ Award and

The President’s ‘‘E’’ Certificate of

Service.

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 the

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 March 27, 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. Phone number (202) 482–

3272.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument and instructions should be

directed to: Evelyn Scott, Room 3810,

Department of Commerce, 14th Street

and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230; phone (202)

482–1289, fax (202) 482–0729.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The President’s ‘‘E’’ Award for

Excellence in Exporting is our nation’s

highest award to honor American

exporters. ‘‘E’’ Awards recognize firms

and organizations for their competitive

achievements in world markets, as well

as the benefits of their success to the

U.S. economy. The President’s ‘‘E Star’’

Award recognizes the sustained

superior international marketing

performance of ‘‘E’’ Award winners.

II. Method of Collection

An application form is the vehicle

designed to determine eligibility for the

award within established criteria. The

completed application is submitted to

the appropriate U.S. Department of

Commerce Export Assistance Center for

review and endorsement, and then

forwarded to the Office of Domestic

Operations in the U.S. and Foreign

Commercial Service, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Washington, D.C., for

processing.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0625–0065.

Form Number: ITA 725P.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: U.S. firms and

organizations and American

subsidiaries of foreign-owned or

controlled corporations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

60.

Estimated Time per Response: 27.4

hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 1,644.

Estimated Total Annual Cost:

$68,000.

IV. Requested 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: January 20, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–1749 Filed 1–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Initiation of Antidumping and

Countervailing Duty Administrative

Reviews and Requests for Revocation

in Part

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Initiation of

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Administrative Reviews and Request for

Revocation in Part.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

has received requests to conduct

administrative reviews of various

antidumping and countervailing duty

orders and findings with December

anniversary dates. In accordance with

our regulations, we are initiating those

administrative reviews. The Department

of Commerce also received a request to

revoke one antidumping duty order in

part.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 26, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Holly A. Kuga, Office of AD/CVD

Enforcement, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202)

482–4737.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Department of Commerce (the

Department) has received timely

requests, in accordance with 19 CFR

351.213(b) (1997), for administrative

reviews of various antidumping and

countervailing duty orders and findings

with December anniversary dates. The

Department also received a timely

request to revoke in part the

antidumping duty order on welded

ASTM A–312 stainless steel pipe from

Taiwan.

Initiation of Reviews

In accordance with section 19 CFR

351.221(c)(1)(i), we are initiating

administrative reviews of the following

antidumping and countervailing duty

orders and findings. We intend to issue

the final results of these reviews not

later than December 31, 1998.