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Tag, Cattle, Ear

9905–00–NSH–0027

9905–00–NSH–0028

9905–00–NSH–0029

(60% of the Government’s requirement for

the Department of Agriculture, Minneapolis,

Minnesota)

Beverly L. Milkman,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 98–17106 Filed 6–25–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

North American Free Trade Agreement,

Article 1904 Binational Panel Reviews

AGENCY: NAFTA Secretariat, United

States Section, International Trade

Administration, Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of decision of binational

panel and notice of completion of panel

review.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the third panel

decision issued on April 13, 1998 that

affirmed SECOFI’s second

Determination on Remand, the

binational panel review in Secretariat

File No. MEX–94–1904–01 was

completed on May 25, 1998.

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). The binational panel

review in this matter was conducted in

accordance with these Rules.

Background and Final Decision

The panel in Secretariat File No. 94–

1904–01 was convened to review the

final antidumping duty determination

made by the Secretaria de Comercio y

Fomento Industrial (SECOFI) with

respect to Imports of Cut-to-Length

Plate, Covered by Customs Tariff

Classifications 7208.32.01, 7208.33.01

7208.42.01 and 7208.43.01 of the Tariff

Schedule of the General Tax Import

Law, Originating in and Exported from

the United States of America.

On September 15, 1997 the Panel

issued a decision affirming in part and

remanding in part the first Remand

Determination of SECOFI for further

action. On January 13, 1998 SECOFI

submitted its second Remand

Determination, which was challenged

on February 2, 1998 under the Rules by

New Process Steel Corporation. On

April 13, 1998 after review of all

documents filed in this action on

remand, the Panel denied New Process’s

challenge to SECOFI’s second Remand

Determination dated January 13, 1998

and affirmed the second Remand

Determination in all its parts.

The Secretariat was instructed to

issue a Notice of Completion of Panel

Review on the 31st day following the

issuance of the Notice of Final Panel

Action, if no Request for an

Extraordinary Challenge was filed. No

such request was filed. Therefore, on the

basis of the Panel Order and Rule 80 of

the Article 1904 Panel Rules, the Panel

Review was completed and the panelists

discharged from their duties effective on

May 25, 1998.

Dated: June 4, 1998.

James R. Holbein,

United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 98–17110 Filed 6–25–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–GT–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Minority Business Development

Agency

Phoenix (Formerly Automated

Business Enterprise Locator System

(ABELS)) and Opportunity Databases

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites other

Federal agencies and the general public

to take this opportunity to comment on

proposed 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 25, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument and instructions should be

directed to Juanita Berry, Minority

Business Development Agency (MBDA),

Room 5084, Washington, D.C. 20230, or

call (202) 482–0404.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Phoenix database constitutes the

Minority Business Development

Agency’s (MBDA) listing of ethnic

minority-owned businesses doing

business in the United States. Phoenix

information is gathered on-line via the

Internet’s World Wide Web (WWW).

The information entered in the Phoenix

database will be used to assist minority

enterprises with marketing of goods and

services. The Opportunity database is a

listing of contract and other business

opportunities posted on the MBDA

Website (www.mbda.gov) by public and

private entities. Using a database engine

and special software, the system will

match contract opportunities with

eligible minority companies listed in the

Phoenix database. The purpose for

collecting this information will be to

enable entities with an interest in

contracting with a minority firm to

identify and qualify potential minority

contractors according to various criteria.

MBDA will use the Phoenix database in

conjunction with the Opportunity

database to refer listed minority

companies contract and other business

opportunities via email and fax. Specific

information on the Opportunity form,

such as ‘‘key words’’ and NAICS (North

American Industrial Code Standards)

codes, will be compared with like

information contained in the Phoenix

database of minority companies. When

a match is made, the eligible minority

companies will be notified of any

contract opportunity and the offeror of

the opportunity will be notified of any

eligible minority companies.

II. Method of Collection

The system resides on Y2K (year

2000) compliant platform connected to

the service-provider network via the

Internet and virtual private network.
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III. Data

OMB Number: 0640–0002.

Type of Review: Regular.

Burden: 5,000.

Affected Public: Individuals, State or

local government, Federal agencies, and

profit and non-profit institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

20,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 15

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 5,000.

Estimated Total Annual Cost Per

Respondent: $0—no capital

expenditures are necessary to respond.

IV. Request 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.

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: June 22, 1998.

Wilson D. Haigler,

Chief, Management Control Division, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–17044 Filed 6–25–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–21–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Solicitation for Sea Grant Review

Panelists

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration, Office of

Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

(OAR), National Sea Grant Review

Panel.

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation for Sea

Grant Review Panelists.

SUMMARY: This notice responds to

Section 209(c) of the National Sea Grant

College Program Act, 33 U.S.C. 1128,

which requires the Secretary of

Commerce to solicit nominations for

membership on the Sea Grant Review

Panel at least once a year. This advisory

committee provides advice on the

implementation of the National Sea

Grant College Program.

DATES: Resumes should be sent to the

address specified and must be received

on or before July 27, 1998.

ADDRESS: Dr. Ronald C. Baird, Director;

National Sea Grant College Program;

1315 East-West Highway, Room 11716;

Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Ronald Baird of the National Sea

Grant College Program at the address

given above; telephone (301) 713–2448

or fax number (301) 713–1031.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

209 of the Act establishes a Sea Grant

Review Panel to advise the Secretary of

Commerce, the Under Secretary for

Oceans and Atmosphere, and the

Director of the National Sea Grant

College Program on the implementation

of the Sea Grant Program. The panel

provides advice of such matters as:

(a) The Sea Grant Fellowship

Program;

(b) Applications or proposals for, and

performance under, grants and contracts

award under section 205 and section

205 of the Sea Grant Program

Improvement Act of 1976 as amended

(33 U.S.C. 1124);

(c) The designation and operation of

sea grant colleges and sea grant

institutes; and the operation of the sea

grant program;

(d) The formulation and application

of the planning guidelines and priorities

under section 204(a) and (c)(1) (33

U.S.C. 1123 (a) and (c)(1)); and

(e) Such other matters as the Secretary

refers to the panel for review and

advice.

The Panel is to consist of 15 voting

members composed as follows: Not less

than eight of the voting members of the

panel should be individuals who, by

reason of knowledge, experience, or

training, are especially qualified in one

or more of the disciplines and fields

included in marine science. The other

voting members shall be individuals

who by reason of knowledge,

experience, or training, are especially

qualified in, or representative of,

education, extension service, state

government, industry, economics,

planning, or any other activity which is

appropriate to, and important for, any

effort to enhance the understanding,

assessment, development, utilization, or

conservation of ocean and coastal

resources. No individual is eligible to be

a voting member of the panel if the

individual is (a) the director of a sea

grant college, sea grant regional

consortium, or sea grant program, (b) an

applicant for or beneficiary (as

determined by the Secretary) of any

grant or contract under Section 205 (33

U.S.C. 1124) or (c) a full-time officer or

employee of the United States. The

Director of the National sea grant

College Program and one Director of a

sea grant Program also serve as nonvoting members. Positions on the panel

will become vacant during 1998.

Candidates who are selected to fill these

vacancies will be appointed for a 3-year

term.

Dated: June 22, 1998.

Elbert W. Friday, Jr.,

Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and

Atmospheric Research.

[FR Doc. 98–16986 Filed 6–25–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–12–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 042398D]

Vessel Registration and Fisheries

Information System

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Sustainable Fisheries

Act, passed in October 1996, added

various amendments to the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens

Act). Section 401 of the MagnusonStevens Act requires the Secretary of

Commerce (Secretary) to deliver an

implementation plan for a national

fishing vessel registration and fisheries

information system (System) in a Report

to Congress. NMFS has developed, in

consultation with interested parties, a

draft of the implementation plan.

DATES: Written comments on the

implementation plan must be received

on or before August 25, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments

concerning this notice to: Fisheries

Statistics and Economic Division (F/

ST1), National Marine Fisheries Service,

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring,

MD 20910; (301) 713–2328; fax (301)

713–4137. The implementation plan is

available for public comment by mail

from the address here, or in electronic

form (pdf format) via the world wide

web at http://www.nmfs.gov/sfa.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Holliday, (301) 713–2328.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

401 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act,

amended in 1996, directs the Secretary