Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 140 /Wednesday, July 22, 1998 / Notices 39269

Environmental Staff, RUS, Stop 1571,

1400 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, D.C., 20250–1571,

telephone (202) 720–1784, E-mail

bquigel@rus.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

headquarters and warehouse facility is

proposed to be located one mile south

of Dunn on U.S. Highway 421. The

facility will be located on a 35 acre tract

of land owned by South River Electric

Membership Corporation. The

headquarters and warehouse facility

will consist of a 35,000 square foot

headquarters building, a 10,000 square

foot warehouse building, and a 3,500

square foot administration building.

RUS considered the alternatives of no

action, expanding South River Electric

Membership Corporation’s existing

headquarters building, engineering and

operations building, and warehouse

located on 2.3 acres in Dunn, North

Carolina. Under the no action

alternative, RUS would not approve

financing assistance for construction of

the headquarters and warehouse facility.

Since RUS believes that South River

Electric Membership Corporation has a

need to expand its existing headquarters

building, engineering and operations

building, and warehouse to alleviate

overcrowded conditions, it does not

consider the no action alternative to be

acceptable The expansion of the existing

headquarters building, engineering and

operations building, and warehouse is

not practicable as there is not enough

space available for the needed

expansion.

Copies of the BER and FONSI are

available for review at, or can be

obtained from, RUS at the address

provided herein or from Mr. Marty G.

Hinson, Manager of Engineering, South

River Electric Membership Corporation,

P.O. Box 391, Dunn, North Carolina,

28335–0931 telephone (910) 892–8071.

Dated: July 15, 1998.

Blaine D. Stockton, Jr.,

Assistant Administrator, Electric Program.

[FR Doc. 98–19523 Filed 7–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–533–502]

Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipes

and Tubes From India; Amended Final

Results of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

United States Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of amended final results

of antidumping duty administrative

review.

SUMMARY: On June 16, 1998, the

Department of Commerce (the

Department) published the final results

of administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on Certain

Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes

from India (63 FR 32825). The period of

review is May 1, 1996 through April 30,

1997. Subsequent to the publication of

the final results, we received comments

from the respondent alleging various

ministerial errors. After analyzing the

comments submitted, we are amending

our final results to correct certain

ministerial errors. Based on the

correction of these ministerial errors, we

have changed the margin for Rajinder

Pipes Ltd. and Rajinder Steel, Ltd

(collectively called ‘‘RSL’’).

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 22, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gregory Thompson or Robin Gray,

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–0410/4023.

APPLICABLE STATUTE: Unless otherwise

indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act

of 1930, as amended (the Tariff Act), are

references to the provisions effective

January 1, 1995, the effective date of the

amendments made to the Tariff Act by

the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In

addition, unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Department’s regulations

are to 19 CFR Part 353 (April 1997).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On June 16, 1998, the Department

published the final results of its

administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on certain

welded carbon steel pipes and tubes

from India covering the period May 1,

1996 through April 30, 1997 (63 FR

32825). After publication of our final

results, we received timely allegations

from RSL that we had made ministerial

errors in calculating the final results.

A summary of each allegation along

with the Department’s response is

included below. We corrected our

calculations, where we agree that we

made ministerial errors, in accordance

with section 751(h) of the Tariff Act.

Clerical Error Allegations

Allegation 1: RSL alleges that we

inadvertently miscalculated the credit

expense for sales made directly from the

factory. Specifically, RSL states that

when calculating credit expenses for

these sales, we should have included

the excise duty in the gross unit price.

Department’s Position: We agree and

have changed the margin program

accordingly. Excise taxes were included

in gross unit price for all other sales.

The omission of such taxes on these

transactions was inadvertent.

Allegation 2: RSL alleges that the

excise duties should have been

deducted from the home-market prices

for purpose of comparison to the U.S.

prices.

Department’s Position: We agree and

have changed the margin program

accordingly. This was an inadvertent

programming error.

Allegation 3: RSL asserts that we used

the incorrect level-of-trade adjustment

figure. RSL states that the correct figure

is the one which equates level one with

level two.

Department’s Position: We agree that

this was an inadvertent programming

error and have changed the margin

program accordingly.

Allegation 4: RSL states that we

inadvertently rejected its inventory

carrying costs by not using them in the

commission offset calculation.

Department’s Position: We agree that

this was an inadvertent programming

error and have changed the margin

program accordingly.

Amended Final Results of Review

As a result of the amended margin

calculations, the following weightedaverage percentage margin exists for the

period May 1, 1996, through April 30,

1997:

lllllllllllllllllllll

Manufacturer/Exporter

lllllllllllllllllllll

Percentage Margin

RSL ...........................................................29.81

lllllllllllllllllllll

The Department shall determine, and

the Customs Service shall assess,

antidumping duties on all appropriate

entries. We have calculated, wherever

possible, an exporter/importer-specific

assessment rate for RSL’s sales to the

United States. We will also direct the

Customs Service to collect cash deposits

of estimated antidumping duties on all

appropriate entries in accordance with

the procedures discussed in the final

results of review (63 FR 32825, 32833)

and as amended by this determination.

The amended deposit requirements are

effective for all shipments of the subject

merchandise entered, or withdrawn

from warehouse, for consumption on or

after the date of publication of this

notice and shall remain in effect until

publication of the final results of the

next administrative review.
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This notice also serves as a final

reminder to importers of their

responsibility under 19 CFR 353.26 to

file a certificate regarding the

reimbursement of antidumping duties

prior to liquidation of the relevant

entries during this review period.

Failure to comply with this requirement

could result in the Secretary’s

presumption that reimbursement of

antidumping duties occurred and the

subsequent assessment of doubled

antidumping duties.

This notice also serves as a reminder

to parties subject to administrative

protective orders (APO) of their

responsibility concerning the return or

destruction of proprietary information

disclosed under APO in accordance

with 19 CFR 353.34(d) or conversion to

judicial protective order is hereby

requested. Failure to comply with the

regulations and terms of an APO is a

violation which is subject to sanction.

We are issuing and publishing this

determination in accordance with

sections 751(h) and 777(i) of the Tariff

Act and 19 CFR 353.28(c).

Dated: July 15, 1998.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–19525 Filed 7–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[Docket No. 980716181–8181–01]

Cooperative Agreement Program for

American Business Centers in Russia

and the New Independent States

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The International Trade

Administration (ITA) is soliciting

competitive applications to establish

and operate an American Business

Center (ABC) in the city of Khabarovsk,

Russia for a two (2) year multi-year

award period. The ABC will encourage

the export of U.S. goods and services

and stimulate trade and investment in

the Khabarovsk, Russia region. The

award resulting from this

announcement is contingent upon the

availability of appropriated funds.

The ABC will provide, on a user fee

basis, a broad range of business

development and facilitation services to

United States companies in the

Khabarovsk, Russia region. Services

provided by the ABC will be designed

to encourage more U.S. firms to explore

opportunities for trade and investment

in the Khabarovsk, Russia region and to

help them conduct business there more

effectively. The core services to be

provided by the ABC include:

international telephone, fax, and data

transmission; temporary office space;

space for meetings, small seminars, and

small product exhibitions or

demonstrations; secretarial support (e.g.

word processing, typing, message

taking); translator/interpreters;

photocopying; market research;

counseling on local business conditions;

and arranging appointments with

Russian business contacts. The Center

also will work closely with Russian

businesses to help them become more

attractive trading partners; identify and

report obstacles to trade and investment;

and serve as a link between financial

institutions, U.S. companies, and

Russian enterprises.

In addition to these core services, the

ABC will support U.S. Government

activities under the Regional Investment

Initiative (RII). This will include

providing, at cost, support for the

activities of the RII coordinator. Such

support may include office space,

computers, telecommunications

equipment and secretarial and

translation services.

DATES: ITA will accept only those

applications which are received at the

U.S. Department of Commerce, Room

1235, HCHB, no later than 3:00 pm

E.S.T. August 21, 1998. Late

applications will not be accepted and

will not be considered. On July 27, 1998

competitive application kits will be

available from the Department of

Commerce.

ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the

application kit, please send a written

request with a self-addressed mail label

to: Russia-NIS Program Office, U.S. &

Foreign Commercial Service, Room

1235, HCHB, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230.

Requests for application kits also may

be faxed to 202–482–2456. Only one

application kit will be provided to each

organization requesting it, but the kit

may be reproduced by the requester. All

forms necessary to submit an

application will be included in the

application kit The kit will include

Standard Forms 424, Application for

Federal Assistance; 424A, Budget

Information—Non-Construction

Programs, and 424B, Assurances—NonConstruction Programs, Rev 4–88).

Completed applications should be

returned to the same address.

Applicants must submit a signed

original and two copies of the

application and supporting materials. It

is anticipated that it will take ten weeks

after the deadline for receipt of

applications to process applications and

make awards.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Applicants wishing further information

should contact Douglas Barry, RussiaNIS Program Office, U.S. & Foreign

Commercial Service, U.S. Department of

Commerce, room 1235, HCHB,

Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone:

(202) 482–2902, or Fax: (202) 482–2456.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Program Authority

The American Business Center

program is authorized by Title III of the

‘‘Freedom for Russia and Emerging

Eurasian Democracies and Open

Markets Support Act of 1992’’ or the

‘‘FREEDOM Support Act’’, Pub. L. 102–

511. Funding for the program is

provided by the Agency for

International Development under

Section 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance

Act of 1961, as amended.

Eligible Applicants

United States for-profit firms, nonprofit organizations, non-Federal

government agencies, industry and trade

associations, and educational

institutions are eligible to apply. An

enterprise which includes or intends to

include participation of host country

citizens or entities will be considered an

eligible applicant so long as the

applicant is and will remain, throughout

the award period, controlled and

managed by citizens and/or entities of

the United States.

Funding Guidelines

Since it is anticipated that ITA will be

involved in the implementation of the

project for which an award is made, the

funding instrument for the program will

be a cooperative agreement. Examples of

ITA involvement include but are not

limited to the following: supplemental

marketing to promote the ABC,

guidance on eligibility of ABC clients,

and coordination with other U.S.

government assistance programs.

ITA anticipates $320,000 will be

available for the first year of funding for

one (1) multi-year cooperative

agreement award during FY 1999.

Applicants will be requested to submit

a work-plan and budget which cover a

one (1) year period for a total amount of

not more than $320,000 in Federal

funds. Applicants must supply at least

twenty-percent (20%) of total project

costs, with the Federal portion of total

project costs to be no more than eightypercent (80%). A minimum of one half

(1⁄2) of the support supplied by the

applicant must be in the form of cash.