21072 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 83 / Monday, May 1, 1995 / Notices

Dated: April 18, 1995.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.

Appendix: Amended HTS List for Cotton

Yarn From Peru (C–333–002)

Subheadings 5205.1110 through

5206.4500, inclusive.

[FR Doc. 95–10653 Filed 4–28–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

[C–333–402]

Certain Textile Mill Products From

Peru; Notice of Scope Amendment

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of amendment to the

existing conversion of the scope of the

order from the Tariff Schedules of the

United States Annotated to the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule.

SUMMARY: On January 1, 1989, the

United States fully converted to the

international harmonized system of

tariff classification. On January 11,

1989, the Department of Commerce (the

Department) published the Conversion

to Use of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of Classifications for

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Proceedings (54 FR 993; January 11,

1989) (1989 Conversion) for all

antidumping and countervailing duty

orders in effect or investigations in

progress as of January 1, 1989. On

October 5, 1994, the Department

published a proposed amendment to the

conversion (59 FR 50726). Interested

parties were invited to comment on this

proposed amended conversion. The

Department also requested the U.S.

Customs Department to comment on the

proposed amendment to the conversion.

Based on our analysis of the comments

received, the Department is now

publishing an amended conversion of

the scope of the countervailing duty

order on certain textile mill products

from Peru.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 1, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Martina Tkadlec or Kelly Parkhill,

Office of Countervailing Compliance,

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,

DC 20230, telephone (202) 482–2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

In 1985, the Department issued a

countervailing duty order on Certain

Textile Mill Products from Peru (C–333–

402) (50 FR 9871; March 12, 1985). The

scope of this order was originally

defined solely in terms of the Tariff

Schedules of the United States

Annotated (TSUSA) item numbers; no

narrative product description was

provided. On January 1, 1989, the

United States fully converted from the

TSUSA to the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule (HTS). Section 1211 of the

Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness

Act of 1988 directed the Department to

‘‘take whatever actions are necessary to

conform, to the fullest extent

practicable, with the tariff classification

system of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule (for) all * * * orders * * *’’

in effect at the time of the

implementation of the HTS.

Accordingly, on January 11, 1989,

after reviewing comments received from

the public, the Department published

the 1989 Conversion for all antidumping

and countervailing duty orders in effect

or investigations in progress as of

January 1, 1989 (54 FR 993). That notice

also included the conversion of the

scope of the countervailing duty order

on certain textile mill products from

Peru from TSUSA to HTS item numbers.

The 1989 Conversion was based on a

one-to-one correspondence of the

TSUSA and HTS item numbers. In the

notice, the Department stated that it

would review the HTS classifications at

any time during a proceeding upon

receipt of new information or additional

comments.

Subsequently, as a result of comments

submitted to the Department by the

importing public and advice received

from the U.S. Customs Service, the

Department determined (1) that the

1989 Conversion did not accurately

reflect the scope of the countervailing

duty order on certain textile mill

products from Peru and, therefore, (2)

that the 1989 Conversion should be

amended. On October 5, 1994, the

Department published a proposed

amendment to the 1989 Conversion and

invited interested parties to comment

(59 FR 50726). The Department also

requested comments on the proposed

conversion from the U.S. Customs

Service.

Based on our analysis of the

comments received, the Department has

amended the 1989 Conversion

governing the countervailing duty order

on certain textile mill products from

Peru. The HTS numbers included in this

order are listed in the attached

Appendix.

Analysis of Comments Received

Comments from the Government of

Peru: The Government of Peru (GOP)

contends that the HTS subheadings

5208.1260, 5208.1920, and 5208.2240

cover products that should properly be

classified under the countervailing duty

order on cotton sheeting and sateen (C–

333–001). The GOP therefore suggests

that these products should be excluded

by including these HTS subheadings in

the scope, but at the 10-digit level.

Department’s Position: We disagree.

(1) Based on average yarn number, the

sheeting under the HTS subheading

5208.1260 is not within the scope of the

countervailing duty order on cotton

sheeting and sateen from Peru.

Therefore, the products under this

subheading should be covered by the

countervailing duty order on certain

textile mill products from Peru.

(2) The HTS subheading 5208.1920 is

listed in the scope of both the

countervailing duty order on certain

textile mill products from Peru and the

countervailing order on cotton sheeting

and sateen from Peru, but the coverage

is clearly defined under both orders

through footnotes. Under the

countervailing duty order on certain

textile mill products from Peru, the HTS

subheading 5208.1920 applies to

‘‘fabric, not wholly of satin weave,’’

while under the countervailing order on

cotton sheeting and sateen from Peru,

the HTS subheading 5208.1920 applies

to ‘‘fabric, wholly of satin weave.’’

Consequently, there is no overlap

between the two countervailing duty

orders.

(3) The HTS subheading 5208.2240 is

for bleached goods only, including

bleached sheeting. However, the

countervailing order on cotton sheeting

and sateen from Peru does not cover

bleached sheeting. Therefore, goods

under this HTS subheading should be

covered under the countervailing duty

order on certain textile mill products

from Peru.

Other Comments: Based on comments

from the U.S. Customs Service and

advice from the U.S. International Trade

Commission, we are making the

following changes to the HTS-defined

scope, as published on October 5, 1994

(59 FR 50726), so that it better reflects

the original TSUSA-defined scope of

this countervailing duty order:

1. We are inserting the following HTS

subheadings: 5111.1120, 5111.1130,

5111.1910, 5111.2005, 5111.2010,

5111.2090, 5111.3005, 5111.3010,

5111.3090, 5111.9040, 5111.9050,

5111.9090, 5112.1110, 5112.1920,

5112.2010, 5112.2020, 5112.2030,

5112.3010, 5112.3020, 5112.3030,

5112.9040, 5112.9050, 5112.9090,

5210.1140, 5210.1160, 5210.1200,

5210.1920, 5210.1940, 5210.1960,

5210.2160, 5210.2940, 5210.2960,

5211.1100, 5211.1900, 5211.2100,
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5211.2900, 5513.4100, 5810.9910,

6302.5130.

2. We are deleting the footnote

‘‘Coverage limited to fabric, wholly or in

part of fine animal hair’’ from HTS

subheadings 5112.1120 and 5112.1990.

3. We are deleting HTS subheadings

5701.1016 and 5805.0025 because

products covered under these HTS

subheadings were excluded from the

original TSUSA-defined scope of this

countervailing duty order.

4. As a result of HTS subheading

changes made effective on January 1,

1995, the HTS subheading 5701.1020

was replaced by 5701.1040 and

5701.1090. However, since 5701.1040

covers hand-made carpets, which were

excluded from the original TSUSAdefined scope, we are replacing

5701.1020 only with 5701.1090, which

covers other carpets.

5. We are inserting HTS subheadings

5407.7100, 5407.7200, 5407.7300, and

5407.7400 with the following footnote:

‘‘Coverage limited to fabric, not

containing 85 percent or more by weight

of polyester filaments.’’

6. We are inserting HTS subheadings

6302.2150 and 6302.3150 with the

following footnote: ‘‘Coverage limited to

pillowcases, other than bolster cases.’’

Instructions to Customs

The Department will instruct the U.S.

Customs Service to liquidate without

regard to countervailing duties all

unliquidated entries of certain textile

mill products from Peru not covered by

the attached Appendix that were

exported from Peru on or after May 18,

1992. The Department will also instruct

the U.S. Customs Service to liquidate at

the appropriate countervailing duty rate

all unliquidated entries of the subject

merchandise covered in the attached

Appendix that were exported on or after

May 18, 1992, and on or before

December 31, 1994.

In addition, we are instructing the

Customs Service to terminate the

suspension of liquidation for all entries

of certain textile mill products from

Peru not covered in the attached

Appendix, that are entered or

withdrawn from the warehouse on or

after the date of publication of this

notice. The Department will also

instruct the U.S. Customs Service to

continue to suspend liquidation and

collect the appropriate cash deposit of

estimated countervailing duties for the

subject merchandise listed in the

attached Appendix, entered or

withdrawn from the warehouse, on or

after the date of publication of this

notice.

Dated: April 18, 1995.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.

Appendix: Amended HTS List for

Certain Textile Mill Products

From Peru (C–333–402)

5106.1000* 5208.1180 5511.3000

5106.2000* 5208.1260 5513.4100

5107.1000* 5208.1280 5702.3110

5107.2000* 5208.1300 5702.3120

5108.1060* 5208.1920‡ 5702.4110

5108.2060* 5208.1940 5702.4120

5109.1060 5208.1960 5702.5120

5109.9060 5208.1980 5702.5140

5111.1120 5208.2120 5702.9130

5111.1130 5208.2140 5702.9140

5111.1170 5208.2160 5703.1000

5111.1910 5208.2240 5801.1000

5111.1960 5208.2260 5801.3300

5111.2005 5208.2280 5801.3400

5111.2010 5208.2940 5801.3500

5111.2090 5208.2960 5810.9910

5111.3005 5208.2980 6002.4200

5111.3010 5209.1100 6301.2000

5111.3090 5209.1200 6302.2150▼

5111.9040 5209.2100 6302.3150▼

5111.9050 5210.1140 6302.5130

5111.9090 5210.1160 6304.9915

5112.1110 5210.1200 6306.1100

5112.1120 5210.1920 6306.2100

5112.1920 5210.1940 6306.9100

5112.1990 5210.1960

5112.2010 5210.2160

5112.2020 5210.2940

5112.2030 5210.2960

5112.3010 5211.1100

5112.3020 5211.1900

5112.3030 5211.2100

5112.9040 5211.2900

5112.9050 5406.1000

5112.9090 5406.2000

5204.1100 5407.7100♦

5204.1900 5407.7200♦

5204.2000 5407.7320♦

5207.1000 5407.7400♦

5207.9000 5511.1000

5208.1140 5511.2000

*Coverage limited to single or multiple (folded)

or cabled yarn, not exceeding 22 nm per single

yarn.

— Coverage limited to fabric, not wholly of

satin weave.

▼ Coverage limited to fabric, not containing 85

percent or more by weight of polyester filaments. ♦ Coverage limited to pillowcases, other than

bolster cases.

[FR Doc. 95–10652 Filed 4–28–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

Minority Business Development

Agency

Business Development Center

Applications: Boston, Massachusetts

AGENCY: Minority Business

Development Agency, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Executive

Order 11625 and 15 U.S.C. 1512, the

Minority Business Development Agency

(MBDA) is soliciting competitive

applications to operate its Boston

Minority Business Development Center

(MBDC).

The purpose of the MBDC Program is

to provide business development

services to the minority business

community to help establish and

maintain viable minority businesses. To

this end, MBDA funds organizations to

identify and coordinate public and

private sector resources on behalf of

minority individuals and firms; to offer

a full range of client services to minority

entrepreneurs; and to serve as a conduit

of information and assistance regarding

minority business. The MBDC will

provide service in the Boston

Metropolitan Area. The award number

of the MBDC will be 01–10–95001–01.

DATES: The closing date for applications

is June 12, 1995. Applications must be

received in MBDA Headquarters’

Executive Secretariat on or before June

12, 1995. A preapplication conference

will be held on May 25, 1995, from

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Thomas

P. O’Neill Federal Office Building, 10

Causeway Street, Room 1088, Boston

Massachusetts.

ADDRESSES: Completed application

packages should be submitted to the

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,

MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

AGENCY, EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT,

14th and CONSTITUTION AVENUE,

N.W., ROOM 5073, WASHINGTON,

D.C. 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND AN

APPLICATION PACKAGE CONTACT:

Heyward Davenport, Regional Director

at (212) 264–3262.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Contingent upon the availability of

Federal funds, the cost of performance

for the first budget period (13 months)

from October 1, 1995 to October 31,

1996, is estimated at $222,196. The total

Federal amount of $188,867 and is

composed of $184,260 plus the Audit

Fee amount of $4,607. The application

must include a minimum cost share

15% ($33,329) in non-federal (cost

sharing) contributions for a total project

cost of $222,196. Cost-sharing

contributions may be in the form of

cash, client fees, third party in-kind

contributions, non-cash applicant

contributions or combinations thereof.

The funding instrument for this

project will be a cooperative agreement.

For those applicants who are not

incumbent organizations or who are

incumbents that have experienced

closure due to a break in service, a 30-

day start-up period will be added to

their first budget period, making it a 13-

month award. Competition is open to