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1See Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews:

Top-of-the-Stove Stainless Steel Cookware from the

Republic of Korea and Taiwan, 64 FR 40570 (July

27, 1990).

2See Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review:

Top-of-the-Stove Stainless Steel Cookware from

Taiwan, 64 FR 48372 (September 3, 1999); and

Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review: Top-ofthe-Stove Stainless Steel Cookware from the

Republic of Korea, 64 FR 48374 (September 3,

1999).

3See Porcelain-on-Steel Cooking Ware from

China, Mexico, and Taiwan, and Top-of-the-Stove

Stainless Steel Cooking Ware from Korea and

Taiwan, 65 FR 17902 (April 5, 2000).

on TOS cookware from Taiwan and

Korea would be likely to lead to

continuation or recurrence of material

injury to an industry in the United

States within a reasonably foreseeable

time (65 FR 17902 (April 5, 2000)).

Therefore, pursuant to 19 CFR

351.218(f)(4), the Department is

publishing this notice of the

continuation of the antidumping duty

orders and countervailing duty orders

on TOS cookware from Taiwan and

Korea.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 18, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Darla D. Brown, Office of Policy for

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3207.

Background

On February 1, 1999, the Department

initiated, and the Commission

instituted, sunset reviews (64 FR 4840

and 64 FR 4896, respectively) of the

antidumping duty orders and

countervailing duty orders on TOS

cookware from Taiwan and Korea

pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. As

a result of these reviews, the

Department found that revocation of the

antidumping duty orders would likely

lead to continuation or recurrence of

dumping and notified the Commission

of the magnitude of the margin likely to

prevail were the orders revoked. 1 In

addition, the Department found that

revocation of the countervailing duty

orders would likely lead to continuation

or recurrence of a countervailable

subsidy and notified the Commission of

the net subsidy likely to prevail, as well

as the nature of the subsidy. 2

On April 5, 2000, the Commission

determined, pursuant to section 751(c)

of the Act, that revocation of the

antidumping duty orders and

countervailing duty orders on TOS

cookware from Taiwan and Korea

would likely lead to continuation or

recurrence of material injury to an

industry in the United States within a

reasonably foreseeable time. 3

Scope

The merchandise subject to these

antidumping duty orders and

countervailing duty orders is TOS

cookware from Korea and Taiwan. The

subject merchandise is all non-electric

cooking ware of stainless steel which

may have one or more layers of

aluminum, copper or carbon steel for

more even heat distribution. The subject

merchandise includes skillets, frying

pans, omelette pans, saucepans, double

boilers, stock pots, dutch ovens,

casseroles, steamers, and other stainless

steel vessels, all for cooking on stove top

burners, except tea kettles and fish

poachers. Excluded from the scope of

the order are stainless steel oven ware

and stainless steel kitchen ware. The

Department has issued several scope

clarifications for these two orders. For

imports of the subject merchandise from

South Korea, certain stainless steel pasta

and steamer inserts are within the scope

(63 FR 41545 (August 4, 1998)), certain

stainless steel eight-cup coffee

percolators are within the scope (58 FR

11209; February 24, 1993), and certain

stainless steel stock pots and covers are

within the scope of the order (57 FR

57420 (December 4, 1992)). For imports

of the subject merchandise from

Taiwan, ‘‘universal pan lids’’ are not

within the scope of the order (57 FR

57420 (December 4, 1992)) and Max

Burton’s StoveTop Smoker is within the

scope of the order (60 FR 36782 (July 18,

1995)). Moreover, as a result of a

changed circumstances review, the

Department revoked the order on Korea

with regards to certain stainless steel

camping ware (1) made of single-ply

stainless steel having a thickness no

greater than 6.0 millimeters; and (2)

consists of 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 quart

saucepans without handles and with

lids that also serve as fry pans (62 FR

3662 (January 24, 1997)). Subject

merchandise is currently classifiable

under Harmonized Tariff Schedule

(HTS) item numbers 7323.93.00 and

9604.00.00. The HTS item numbers are

provided for convenience and customs

purposes only. The written description

remains dispositive.

Determination

As a result of the determinations by

the Department and the Commission

that revocation of these antidumping

duty orders and countervailing duty

orders would likely lead to continuation

or recurrence of dumping,

countervailable subsidies, and material

injury to an industry in the United

States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of

the Act, the Department hereby orders

the continuation of the antidumping

duty orders and countervailing duty

orders on TOS cookware from Taiwan

and Korea. The Department will instruct

the U.S. Customs Service to continue to

collect duty deposits at the rate in effect

at the time of entry for all imports of

subject merchandise.

As a result, pursuant to section

751(c)(6)(A) of the Act, the Department

intends to initiate the next five-year

review of these orders not later than

March 2005.

Dated: April 12, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–9685 Filed 4–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Export Trade Certificate of Review

ACTION: Notice of application.

SUMMARY: The Office of Export Trading

Company Affairs (‘‘OETCA’’),

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce, has received

an application for an Export Trade

Certificate of Review. This notice

summarizes the conduct for which

certification is sought and requests

comments relevant to whether the

Certificate should be issued.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Morton Schnabel, Director, Office of

Export Trading Company Affairs,

International Trade Administration,

(202) 482–5131 (this is not a toll-free

number) or E-mail at oetca@ita.doc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of

the Export Trading Company Act of

1982 (15 U.S.C. 4001–21) authorizes the

Secretary of Commerce to issue Export

Trade Certificates of Review. A

Certificate of Review protects the holder

and the members identified in the

Certificate from state and federal

government antitrust actions and from

private, treble damage antitrust actions

for the export conduct specified in the

Certificate and carried out in

compliance with its terms and

conditions. Section 302(b)(1) of the Act

and 15 CFR 325.6(a) require the

Secretary to publish a notice in the

Federal Register identifying the

applicant and summarizing its proposed

export conduct.

Request for Public Comments

Interested parties may submit written

comments relevant to the determination

whether a Certificate should be issued.

If the comments include any privileged

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or confidential business information, it

must be clearly marked and a

nonconfidential version of the

comments (identified as such) should be

included. Any comments not marked

privileged or confidential business

information will be deemed to be

nonconfidential. An original and five

copies, plus two copies of the

nonconfidential version, should be

submitted no later than 20 days after the

date of this notice to: Office of Export

Trading Company Affairs, International

Trade Administration, Department of

Commerce, Room 1104H, Washington,

DC 20230, or transmit by E-mail at

oetca@ita.doc.gov. Information

submitted by any person is exempt from

disclosure under the Freedom of

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).

However, nonconfidential versions of

the comments will be made available to

the applicant if necessary for

determining whether or not to issue the

Certificate. Comments should refer to

this application as ‘‘Export Trade

Certificate of Review, application

number 00–00003.’’ A summary of the

application follows.

Summary of the Application

Applicant: North America Fruit

Trading Alliance, L.L.C. (‘‘NAFTA’’), PO

Box 574, Frankfort, Michigan 49635.

Contact: Donald W. Nugent,

President, Telephone: (231) 352–7181.

Application No.: 00–00003.

Date Deemed Submitted: April 10,

2000.

Members (in addition to applicant):

Graceland Fruit, Inc., Frankfort, MI;

Burnette Foods, Inc., Elk Rapids, MI;

Milne Fruit Products, Inc., Prosser, WA

(Controlling Entity: Ocean Spray

Cranberries, Inc., Lakeville, MA); and

Northern Michigan Fruit Co., Omena,

MI.

NAFTA seeks a Certificate to cover

the following specific Export Trade,

Export Markets, and Export Trade

Activities and Methods of Operations.

Export Trade

1. Products

Processed red cherries (prunus

cerasus); cherry products including but

not limited to cherry pie filling, water

pack cherries, cherry juice concentrate,

dried cherries, frozen pack cherries,

individually quick frozen cherries,

cherry sausage, cherry jams, jellies an

sauces.

Processed sweet cherries including

but not limited to individually quick

frozen and stored in freezer (IQF);

cherries canned in water, light syrup,

heavy syrup, extra heavy syrup or as a

pie fill; and juice from sweet cherries.

2. Technology Rights

Patents, trademarks, service marks,

copyrights, trade secrets, know-how,

and semiconductor mask works,

involving cherry processing.

3. Export Trade Facilitation Services (as

they Relate to the Export of Products

and Technology Rights)

Trade promotion, marketing, sales,

and transportation services (including

packing, transportation, wharfing and

handling, trade documentation, freight

forwarding, storage, and customs

clearance).

Export Markets

The Export Markets include all parts

of the world except the United States,

(the fifty states of the United States, the

District of Columbia, the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the

Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam,

the Commonwealth of the Northern

Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory

of the Pacific Islands).

The proposed Export Trade Certificate

of Review would extend antitrust

protection to NAFTA to conduct the

following export trade activities:

1. Negotiate and enter into agreements

with buyers in the Export Markets;

2. Negotiate and enter into agreements

with foreign governments and other

persons in the Export Markets regarding

the quantities, time periods, prices,

terms, and conditions upon which the

Members will export Products and/or

Technology Rights through NAFTA.

3. Allocate export sales and/or Export

Markets among the Members on the

basis of each Member’s commitment of

Products and/or Technology Rights for

export;

4. Establish prices and terms of sale

for the Export Markets;

5. Use the NAFTA or other common

brand or label;

6. Negotiate and enter into agreement,

on behalf of and with the advice of the

Members, for the provision of Export

Trade Facilitation Services (including

trade shows, advertising, and contract

marketing services);

7. Share among the Members the cost

of Export Trade Facilitation Services;

8. Grant exclusive distribution rights

in Export Markets for Products and/or

Technology Rights to non-Members;

‘‘Exclusive’’ means that the nonMember distributor may agree not to

represent any person or firms other than

NAFTA in the export of Products and/

or Technology Rights in any Export

Markets; and/or NAFTA may agree not

to export Products and/or Technology

Rights in any Export Market through

any distributor other than that nonMember distributor;

9. Advise and cooperate with the

United States Government or any

agency of the United States Government

in establishing procedures regulating

the export of Products and/or

Technology Rights; and

10. Conduct product research and

design for Products (and develop,

obtain, and license associated

Technology Rights) only when

conducted exclusively for export,

including meeting foreign regulatory

requirements and foreign buyers

specifications, and identifying and

designing for foreign buyer preferences;

provided, however, that the Export

Trade Activities and Methods of

Operation do not cover activity that

relates to the use of Technology Rights

for the U.S. domestic market.

Definition

‘‘Supplier’’ means a person, including

each member, who produces, provides,

or sells Products, Technology Rights, or

Export Trade Facilitation Services.

Dated: April 12, 2000.

Morton Schnabel,

Director, Office of Export Trading Company

Affairs.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Overseas Trade Missions

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration, Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

invites U.S. companies to participate in

the following overseas trade missions to

be held between August and November

2000. For a more complete description

of the trade mission, obtain a copy of

the mission statement from the Project

Officer indicated below. The

recruitment and selection of private

sector participants for these missions

will be conducted according to the

Statement of Policy Governing

Department of Commerce Overseas

Trade Missions announced by Secretary

Daley on March 3, 1997.

Clean Energy Trade Mission to

Indonesia

Jakarta, Indonesia

August 29–30, 2000

Recruitment closes June 1, 2000

For further information contact: Kathryn

Hollander, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Tel: 202–482–0385, Fax: