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with the Canadian Section of the

NAFTA Secretariat pursuant to Article

1904 of the North American Free-Trade

Agreement. Panel review was requested

of the final material injury

determination made by the Canadian

International Trade Tribunal, respecting

Certain Prepared Baby Foods

Originating In or Exported from the

United States of America. This

determination was published in the

Canada Gazette 1998.I.1062, on May 9,

1998. The NAFTA Secretariat has

assigned Case Number CDA–USA–98–

1904–01 to this request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James R. Holbein, United States

Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat, Suite

2061, 14th and Constitution Avenue,

Washington, D.C. 20230, (202) 482–

5438.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter

19 of the North American Free-Trade

Agreement (‘‘Agreement’’) establishes a

mechanism to replace domestic judicial

review of final determinations in

antidumping and countervailing duty

cases involving imports from a NAFTA

country with review by independent

binational panels. When a Request for

Panel Review is filed, a panel is

established to act in place of national

courts to review expeditiously the final

determination to determine whether it

conforms with the antidumping or

countervailing duty law of the country

that made the determination.

Under Article 1904 of the Agreement,

which came into force on January 1,

1994, the Government of the United

States, the Government of Canada and

the Government of Mexico established

Rules of Procedure for Article 1904

Binational Panel Reviews (‘‘Rules’’).

These Rules were published in the

Federal Register on February 23, 1994

(59 FR 8686).

A first Request for Panel Review was

filed with the Canadian Section of the

NAFTA Secretariat, pursuant to Article

1904 of the Agreement, on June 5, 1998,

requesting panel review of the final

material injury determination described

above.

The Rules provide that:

(a) A Party or interested person may

challenge the final determination in

whole or in part by filing a Complaint

in accordance with Rule 39 within 30

days after the filing of the first Request

for Panel Review (the deadline for filing

a Complaint is July 6, 1998);

(b) A Party, investigating authority or

interested person that does not file a

Complaint but that intends to appear in

support of any reviewable portion of the

final determination may participate in

the panel review by filing a Notice of

Appearance in accordance with Rule 40

within 45 days after the filing of the first

Request for Panel Review (the deadline

for filing a Notice of Appearance is July

20, 1998); and

(c) The panel review shall be limited

to the allegations of error of fact or law,

including the jurisdiction of the

investigating authority, that are set out

in the Complaints filed in the panel

review and the procedural and

substantive defenses raised in the panel

review.

Dated: June 15, 1998.

James R. Holbein,

United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 98–18260 Filed 7–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–GT–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

Notice of Government Owned

Inventions Available for Licensing

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology Commerce.

SUMMARY: The inventions listed below

are owned in whole or in part by the

U.S. Government, as represented by the

Department of Commerce. The

Department of Commerce’s ownership

interest in the inventions are available

for licensing in accordance with 35

U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR Part 404 to

achieve expeditious commercialization

of results of Federally funded research

and development.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Technical and licensing information on

these inventions may be obtained by

writing to: National Institute of

Standards and Technology, Industrial

Partnerships Program, Building 820,

Room 213, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; Fax

301–869–2751. Any request for

information should include the NIST

Docket No. and Title for the relevant

invention as indicated below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST may

enter into a Cooperative Research and

Development Agreement (‘‘CRADA’’)

with the licensee to perform further

research on the inventions for purposes

of commercialization. The inventions

available for licensing are:

NIST Docket Number: 94–020/030.

Title: Miniature X-Ray Source.

Abstract: The invention is jointly

owned by the U.S. Government, as

represented by the Secretary of

Commerce, and the United States Navy.

The United States Navy has transferred

custody of their interest in the invention

to the National Institute of Standards

and Technology. A miniature x-ray

source only a few millimeters across has

applications as an x-ray source for a

number of medical applications

including non-invasive intracavitary

radiotherapy, diagnostic medical x-ray

imaging, and intraoperative

radiotherapy. Also, for example, an xray source according to the invention

may be placed in the mouth of a patient

and an x-ray film placed outside the

mouth so as to obtain an image of the

mandibular joint close to the ear. Other

scientific applications for this tiny

radiation source include small x-ray

microscopes, fluorescence analysis

absorptometry, radiography and x-ray

tomography. The miniature x-ray source

has a cathode which may comprise a

gated array of field emission elements,

an array of solid state miniature

thermionic cathodes, or ferroelectric

cathodes. Each of these cathodes can be

manufactured using photolithographic

and etching techniques commonly

found in the semiconductor industry.

The anode may be a foil, a thin film of

metal deposited on the inside surface of

a wall of the evacuated chamber or a

self-supporting body of a metal that

produces x-rays in response to electron

impacts.

NIST Docket Number: 95–036US.

Title: X-Ray Lithography Mask

Inspection System.

Abstract: The invention is jointly

owned by the U.S. Government, as

represented by the Secretary of

Commerce, and Wisconsin Alumni

Research Foundation. The invention

uses an x-ray conversion microscope to

form an enlarged image of the actual xray pattern that an x-ray mask would

project onto a resist. Present x-ray mask

inspection is done by electron

microscopes where the image produced

is representative of the interaction of

high energy electrons with the features

on the mask. The proposed technique

would instead form images from the xray transmission of the mask, the

quantity most relevant to the mask’s

performance in the x-ray lithography

process.

NIST Docket Number: 96–022US.

Title: Methods For Machining Hard

Materials Using Alcohols.

Abstract: This invention is jointly

owned by the U.S. Government, as

represented by the Secretary of

Commerce, and the University of

Maryland. The present invention

provides a method for machining hard

materials using the machining fluids

containing long chain alcohol in which

the machining fluid is applied to a

machining tool and then lubricates the

machining of the workpiece by the
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machining tool and protects the

machining tool during machining. The

method is particularly useful when used

with machining tools having a Mohs

hardness of at least 9 and is most

particularly useful when used with

diamond machining tools.

NIST Docket Number: 97–014US.

Title: Microroughness-Blind Optical

Scattering Instrument.

Abstract: A microroughness-blind

optical scanner for detecting particulate

contamination on bare silicon wafers

focuses p-polarized light onto the

surface of a sample. Scattered light is

collected through independently

rotatable polarizers by one or more

collection systems uniformly distributed

over a hemispherical shell centered over

the sample. The polarizer associated

with each collection system is rotated to

cancel the corresponding Jones vector,

thereby preventing detection of

microroughness-scattered light, yielding

higher sensitivity to particulate defects.

The sample is supported on a

positioning system permitting the beam

to be scanned over the sample surface

of interest.

Dated: July 2, 1998.

Robert E. Hebner,

Acting Deputy Director.

[FR Doc. 98–18211 Filed 7–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Coastal Zone Management: Federal

Consistency Appeal by Chevron U.S.A.

Production Company by an Objection

by the State of Florida Department of

Community Affairs

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration,

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of appeal and request for

comments.

Chevron U.S.A. Production Company

(Appellant), filed with the Secretary of

Commerce (Secretary) a notice of appeal

pursuant to section 307(c)(3)(B) of the

Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972

(CZMA), as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1451 et

seq., and the Department of Commerce’s

implementing regulations, 15 C.F.R. Part

930, Subpart H. The appeal is taken

from an objection by the State of Florida

(State) to the Appellant’s consistency

certification for a Development and

Production Plan to produce up to 21

natural gas wells in the Destin Dome 56

Unit, some 15 miles from Florida waters

and approximately 25 miles from

Pensacola. The Appellant has certified

that the project is consistent with the

State’s coastal management program.

The CZMA provides that a timely

objection by a state precludes any

federal agency from issuing licenses or

permits for the activity unless the

Secretary finds that the activity is either

‘‘consistent with the objectives’’ of the

CZMA (Ground I) or ‘‘necessary in the

interest of national security’’ (Ground

II). Section 307(c)(3)(A). To make such

a determination, the Secretary must find

that the proposed project satisfies the

requirements of 15 CFR 930.121 or

930.122.

The Appellant requests that the

Secretary override the State’s

consistency objections based on Ground

I. To make the determination that the

proposed activity is ‘‘consistent with the

objectives’’ of the CZMA, the Secretary

must find that: (1) the proposed activity

furthers one or more of the national

objectives or purposes contained in

§§ 302 or 303 of the CZMA, (2) the

adverse effects of the proposed activity

do not outweigh its contribution to the

national interest, (3) the proposed

activity will not violate the Clean Air

Act or the Federal Water Pollution

Control Act, and (4) no reasonable

alternative is available that would

permit the activity to be conducted in a

manner consistent with the State’s

coastal management program. 15 CFR

930.121.

Public comments are invited on the

findings that the Secretary must make as

set forth in the regulations at 15 CFR

930.121. Comments are due within 30

days of the publication of this notice

and should be sent to Ms. Mary O’Brien,

Attorney-Adviser, Office of the

Assistant General Counsel for Ocean

Services, National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 1305 EastWest Highway, Room 6111, Silver

Spring, MD 20910. Copies of comments

will also be forwarded to the Appellant

and the State.

All nonconfidential documents

submitted in this appeal are available

for public inspection during business

hours at the offices of the State and the

Office of the Assistant General Counsel

for Ocean Services.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Mary O’Brien, Attorney-Adviser,

Office of the Assistant General Counsel

for Ocean Services, National Oceanic

and Atmospheric Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 1305 EastWest Highway, Room 6111, Silver

Spring, MD 20910, 301–713–2967.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog No.

11.419 Coastal Zone Management Program

Assistance)

Dated: June 25, 1998.

Monica Medina,

General Counsel.

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BILLING CODE 3510–08–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control

Program: Conditional Approvals,

Findings Documents, Responses to

Comments, and Records of Decision

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce, and the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Conditional Approval

of Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control

Programs and Availability of Findings

Documents, Responses to Comments,

and Records of Decision for Alabama,

Alaska, California, Connecticut, Hawaii,

Louisiana, and Washington.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

conditional approval of the Coastal

Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs

(coastal nonpoint programs) and of the

availability of the Findings Documents,

Responses to Comments, and Records of

Decision for Alabama, Alaska,

California, Connecticut, Hawaii,

Louisiana, and Washington. Section

6217 of the Coastal Zone Act

Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA),

16 U.S.C. section 1455b, requires states

and territories with coastal zone

management programs that have

received approval under section 306 of

the Coastal Zone Management Act to

develop and implement coastal

nonpoint programs. Coastal states and

territories were required to submit their

coastal nonpoint programs to the

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA) and the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

for approval in July 1995.

NOAA and EPA have approved, with

conditions, the coastal nonpoint

programs submitted by Alabama,

Alaska, California, Connecticut, Hawaii,

Louisiana, and Washington.

NOAA and EPA have prepared a

Findings Document for each 6217

program submitted for approval. The

Findings Documents were prepared by

NOAA and EPA to provide the rationale

for the agencies’ decision to approve