Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 145 /Wednesday, July 29, 1998 / Notices 40473

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Application for Duty-Free Entry of

Scientific Instrument

Pursuant to Section 6(c) of the

Educational, Scientific and Cultural

Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub.

L. 89–651; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part

301), we invite comments on the

question of whether an instrument of

equivalent scientific value, for the

purposes for which the instrument

shown below is intended to be used, is

being manufactured in the United

States.

Comments must comply with 15 CFR

301.5(a) (3) and (4) of the regulations

and be filed within 20 days with the

Statutory Import Programs Staff, U.S.

Department of Commerce, Washington,

DC 20230. Application may be

examined between 8:30 A.M. and 5:00

P.M. in Room 4211, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.

Docket Number: 98–035. Applicant:

Cornell University, 359 Bard Hall,

Ithaca, NY 14853. Instrument: Scanning

Tunneling Microscope, Model JAFM–

4500XT. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd.,

Japan. Intended Use: The instrument

will be used for studies of crystalline

and amorphous surfaces of insulating

and semiconducting materials in an

ultrahigh vacuum environment at room

and elevated temperatures. Silicate

glasses and their related crystalline

forms are of particular interest.

Investigations will be conducted to

determine (a) the microscopic surface

structure, (b) the surface chemical

variations, (c) how the interactions

between surface constituents influence

changes in the structure and chemistry

when the surface is processed and (d)

how the tunneling electron current is

influenced by subjecting the surface to

electron and photon beams.

Application accepted by Commissioner of

Customs: July 15, 1998.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 98–20266 Filed 7–28–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Membership Opportunity—U.S.-Turkey

Business Development Council

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: As part of its Big Emerging

Market Strategy for Turkey, the

Department of Commerce has

established a Business Development

Council (BDC) in cooperation with the

Turkish Government. The BDC has

established eleven working groups:

energy/environment,

telecommunications, textiles, health,

education, defense, finance, agriculture,

tourism, transportation, and media. The

Department of Commerce is currently

seeking nominations of outstanding

individuals to fill existing vacancies on

the U.S. section of the BDC in the

tourism and textiles sectors. The

Department of Commerce is also

accepting applications for review for

additional U.S. members on the other

BDC working groups. The purpose of

the BDC is to provide a forum through

which U.S. and Turkish private sector

representatives can engage in

constructive exchanges of information

on commercial matters, and in which

governments can exchange information,

solve problems, and work more

effectively on issues of mutual concern

relating to the following:

—Identifying commercial opportunities,

and impediments and issues of

concern to the U.S. and Turkish

business communities;

—Addressing obstacles to trade and

investment;

—Improving the dissemination of

information on U.S.-Turkey market

opportunities;

—Implementing trade/business

development and promotion

programs, including trade missions,

exhibits, seminars, and other events;

and

—Identifying further steps to facilitate

and encourage the development of

commercial expansion and

cooperation between the two

countries.

The inaugural meeting of the BDC was

held in Ankara, Turkey in January 1998

with government and private sector

members from both countries in

attendance. A follow-up session was

held in May 1998 in Istanbul, Turkey

with an upcoming meeting expected to

take place in Washington, DC in the fall

of 1998.

Obligations: Private sector members

are appointed for a two year term and

serve at the discretion of the Secretary

of Commerce and as representatives of

the U.S. business community. They are

expected to participate fully in defining

the agenda for the BDC and in

implementing its work program. They

are fully responsible for travel, living

and personal expenses associated with

their participation, and may be

responsible for a pro rata share of

administrative and communications

costs of the Council.

Criteria: The Council is composed of

two sections, the U.S. section and the

Turkish section. The U.S. section is

chaired by the Under Secretary for

International Trade of the Department of

Commerce and includes 23 members

from the U.S. private sector.

In order to be eligible for membership

in the U.S. section, potential candidates

must be:

—U.S. citizens or permanent U.S.

residents;

—CEOs or other senior management

level employees of a U.S. company or

organization involved in trade with

and/or investment in Turkey; and

— Not a registered foreign agent under

the Foreign Agent Registration Act of

1938, as amended (FARA).

In reviewing eligible candidates, the

Department of Commerce will consider

such selection factors as:

—Depth of experience in the Turkish

market;

—Export/investment experience;

—Industry or service sector represented;

—Company size or, if an organization,

size and number of member

companies;

—Contribution to diversity based on

company size, location,

demographics, and traditional under

representation in business; and

—Stated commitment to actively

participate in BDC activities and

meetings.

To be considered for membership,

please provide the following: name and

title of individual proposed for

consideration; name and address of

organization or company sponsoring

each individual; company or

organization’s product or service line;

size of the company or, if an

organization, the size and number of

member companies; export/foreign

investment experience; a brief statement

(not more than 2 pages) of why each

candidate should be considered for

membership on the Council; the

particular segment of business

community each candidate would

represent; and a personal resume.

DATES: In order to receive full

consideration, requests must be received

no later than Monday, August 31, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Please send your requests

for consideration to Mr. David De Falco,

International Trade Specialist, Office of

European Union and Regional Affairs,

by fax on 202/482–2897 or by mail at

Room 3036, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

David De Falco of the Office of
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European Union and Regional Affairs,

Room 3036, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Washington, DC 20230;

telephone: 202/482–2178.

Authority: Act of February 14, 1903, c. 552,

as amended, 15 U.S.C. 1501 et seq, 32 Stat.

825; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1979, 19

U.S.C. 2171 Note, 93 Stat. 1381.

Dated: July 23, 1998.

Patrick A. Mulloy,

Assistant Secretary, Market Access and

Compliance, International Trade

Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–20230 Filed 7–28–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DA–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C–475–821]

Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty

Determination: Certain Stainless Steel

Wire Rod From Italy

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 29, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Lockard or Eric B. Greynolds,

Office of CVD/AD Enforcement VI,

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone:

(202) 482–2786.

Final Determination

The Department of Commerce (the

Department) determines that

countervailable subsidies are being

provided to producers and exporters of

certain stainless steel wire rod from

Italy: Cogne Acciai Speciali S.r.l.,

Acciaierie Valbruna S.r.l., and

Acciaierie di Bolzano S.p.A. For

information on the estimated

countervailing duty rates, please see the

‘‘Suspension of Liquidation’’ section of

this notice.

Case History

Since the publication of our

preliminary determination in this

investigation on January 7, 1998 (63 FR

809), the following events have

occurred:

On January 21, 1998, and March 4,

1998, we issued supplemental

questionnaires to the Commission of the

European Union (EU), Government of

Italy (GOI), Cogne Acciai Speciali S.r.l.

(CAS), and Acciaierie Valbruna S.r.l.

(Valbruna) and Acciaierie di Bolzano

S.p.A. (Bolzano), (collectively referred

to as Valbruna/Bolzano). We received

responses to these supplemental

questionnaires between February 9,

1998, and March 27, 1998. Respondents

submitted additional information on

April 9, 1998.

On March 5, 1998, the final

determinations in the antidumping and

countervailing duty investigations were

postponed until July 20, 1998 (63 FR

10831). We conducted verification of

the countervailing duty questionnaire

responses from April 15 through May

13, 1998. On May 7, 1998, we

terminated the suspension of

liquidation of all entries of the subject

merchandise entered or withdrawn from

warehouse for consumption on or after

that date. Petitioners and Respondents

filed case briefs on June 11, 1998, and

rebuttal briefs on June 16, 1998.

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the statute are references to

the provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930,

as amended by the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act effective January 1,

1995 (the Act). In addition, unless

otherwise indicated, all citations to the

Department’s regulations are to the

current regulations codified at 19 CFR

351 and published in the Federal

Register on May 19, 1997 (62 FR 27295).

Petitioners

The petition in this investigation was

filed by AL Tech Specialty Steel Corp.;

Carpenter Technology Corp.; Republic

Engineered Steels; Talley Metals

Technology, Inc.; and, United

Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO/CLC

(the Petitioners).

Scope of Investigation

For purposes of this investigation,

certain stainless steel wire rod (SSWR or

subject merchandise) comprises

products that are hot-rolled or hot-rolled

annealed and/or pickled and/or

descaled rounds, squares, octagons,

hexagons or other shapes, in coils, that

may also be coated with a lubricant

containing copper, lime or oxalate.

SSWR is made of alloy steels

containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or

less of carbon and 10.5 percent or more

of chromium, with or without other

elements. These products are

manufactured only by hot-rolling or hotrolling, annealing, and/or pickling and/

or descaling, and are normally sold in

coiled form, and are of solid crosssection. The majority of SSWR sold in

the United States is round in crosssectional shape, annealed and pickled,

and later cold-finished into stainless

steel wire or small-diameter bar.

The most common size for such

products is 5.5 millimeters or 0.217

inches in diameter, which represents

the smallest size that normally is

produced on a rolling mill and is the

size that most wire drawing machines

are set up to draw. The range of SSWR

sizes normally sold in the United States

is between 0.20 inches and 1.312 inches

in diameter. Two stainless steel grades

SF20T and K–M35FL are excluded from

the scope of the investigation. The

percentages of chemical makeup for the

excluded grades are as follows:

SF20T

Carbon ....................... 0.05 max

Manganese ................ 2.00 max

Phosphorous ............. 0.05 max

Sulfur ......................... 0.15 max

Silicon ........................ 1.00 max

Chromium .................. 19.00/21.00

Molybdenum .............. 1.50/2.50

Lead .......................... added (0.10/0.30)

Tellurium .................... added (0.03 min)

K–M35FL

Carbon ....................... 0.015 max

Silicon ........................ 0.70/1.00

Manganese ................ 0.40 max

Phosphorous ............. 0.04 max

Sulfur ......................... 0.03 max

Nickel ......................... 0.30 max

Chromium .................. 12.50/14.00

Lead .......................... 0.10/0.30

Aluminum .................. 0.20/0.35

The products under investigation are

currently classifiable under subheadings

7221.00.0005, 7221.00.0015,

7221.00.0030, 7221.00.0045, and

7221.00.0075 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).

Although the HTSUS subheadings are

provided for convenience and customs

purposes, the written description of the

scope of this investigation is dispositive.

Injury Test

Because Italy is a ‘‘Subsidies

Agreement Country’’ within the

meaning of section 701(b) of the Act, the

International Trade Commission (ITC) is

required to determine whether imports

of the subject merchandise from Italy

materially injure, or threaten material

injury to, a U.S. industry. On September

24, 1997, the ITC published its

preliminary determination finding that

there is a reasonable indication that an

industry in the United States is being

materially injured, or threatened with

material injury, by reason of imports

from Italy of the subject merchandise

(62 FR 49994).

Period of Investigation

The period for which we are

measuring subsidies (the ‘‘POI’’) is

calendar year 1996.