40504 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 145 /Wednesday, July 29, 1998 / Notices

suspension of liquidation will be

refunded or canceled. If, however, the

ITC determines that such injury does

exist, we will issue a countervailing

duty order.

Return or Destruction of Proprietary

Information

This notice serves as the only

reminder to parties subject to

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

of their responsibility concerning the

return or destruction of proprietary

information disclosed under APO in

accordance with 19 CFR 355.34(d).

Failure to comply is a violation of the

APO.

This determination is published

pursuant to section 705(d) of the Act.

Dated: July 20, 1998.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–20015 Filed 7–28–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige

National Quality Award

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology, Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.

2, notice is hereby given that there will

be a closed meeting of the Judges Panel

of the Malcolm Baldrige National

Quality Award on Tuesday, August 11,

1998. The Judges Panel is composed of

nine members prominent in the field of

quality management and appointed by

the Secretary of Commerce. The purpose

of this meeting is to review the stage I

process and selection of applicants for

the consensus stage of the evaluation.

The applications under review contain

trade secrets and proprietary

commercial information submitted to

the Government in confidence.

DATES: The meeting will convene

August 11, 1998, at 8:00 a.m. and

adjourn at 5:00 p.m. on August 11, 1998.

The entire meeting will be closed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the National Institute of Standards and

Technology, Administrative Building,

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Harry Hertz, Director, National

Quality Program, National Institute of

Standards and Technology,

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899,

telephone number (301) 975–2361.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Assistant Secretary for Administration,

with the concurrence of the General

Counsel, formally determined on May

22, 1998, that the meeting of the Judges

Panel will be closed pursuant to Section

10(d) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, as

amended by Section 5(c) of the

Government in the Sunshine Act, Pub.

L. 94–409. The meeting which involves

examination of records and discussion

of Award applicant data, may be closed

to the public in accordance with Section

552(c)(4) of Title 5, United States Code,

since the meeting is likely to disclose

trade secrets and commercial or

financial information obtained from a

person and privileged or confidential.

Dated: July 23, 1998.

Robert E. Hebner,

Acting Deputy Director.

[FR Doc. 98–20252 Filed 7–28–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

Announcement of a Meeting to

Discuss an Opportunity To Join a

Cooperative Research and

Development Consortium on Sprinkler

System Performance Prediction

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The National Institute of

Standards and Technology (NIST)

invites interested parties to attend a

meeting on September 1, 1998 to

discuss the possibility of setting up a

cooperative research consortium on

Sprinkler System Performance

Prediction. The goal of the consortium

is to produce with industrial partners a

fire simulation system capable of

quantifying the performance of existing

and planned fire sprinkler systems in

industrial spaces.

DATES: The meeting will take place on

September 1, 1998 at 9:00 a.m.

Interested parties should contact NIST

to confirm their interest at the address,

telephone number or FAX number

shown below.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place

in Polymers Building (224), Room B245,

National Institute of Standards and

Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–

0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Glenn P. Forney, Chemistry Building

(222), Room A255, National Institute of

Standards and Technology,

Gaithersburg, MD 20899–0001.

Telephone: 301–975–2313; FAX: 301–

975–4052; e-mail: gforney@nist.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any

program undertaken will be within the

scope and confines of The Federal

Technology Transfer Act of 1986 (Public

Law 99–502, 15 U.S.C. 3710a), which

provides federal laboratories including

NIST, with the authority to enter into

cooperative research agreements with

qualified parties. Under this law, NIST

may contribute personnel, equipment,

and facilities but no funds to the

cooperative research program. This is

not a grant program.

The R&D staff of each industrial

partner in the Consortium will be able

to interact with NIST researchers to

produce with industrial partners a fire

simulation system capable of

quantifying the performance of existing

and planned fire sprinkler systems in

industrial spaces. The system consists of

a computational firm model, sprinkler

hardware measurements, and methods

to exchange input data and calculated

results to facilitate its use by industry.

Dated: July 23, 1998.

Robert E. Hebner,

Acting Deputy Director.

[FR Doc. 98–20251 Filed 7–28–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 041598A]

Taking and Importing of Marine

Mammals; Offshore Seismic Activities

in the Beaufort Sea

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of withdrawal of an

application for an incidental harassment

authorization.

SUMMARY: On July 6, 1998, NMFS was

notified by BP Exploration (Alaska)

(BPXA) that BPXA would not be

conducting seismic surveys for oil and

gas exploration in the U.S. Beaufort Sea

during the 1998 open-water season. As

a result, BPXA has requested NMFS to

withdraw its application for an

incidental harassment authorization

under the Marine Mammal Protection

Act (MMPA) and, by this document,

NMFS is noting that withdrawal.