Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 25, 2001 / Notices 20787

Commission will convene at 10 a.m. and

adjourn at 1 p.m. on May 17, 2001, at

the Biltmore Hotel, 401 South Meridian,

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73108. The

purpose of the meeting is to receive

planning input for project development.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact

Melvin L. Jenkins, Director of the

Central Regional Office, 913–551–1400

(TDD 913–551–1414). Hearing-impaired

persons who will attend the meeting

and require the services of a sign

language interpreter should contact the

Regional Office at least ten (10) working

days before the scheduled date of the

meeting.

The meeting will be conducted

pursuant to the provisions of the rules

and regulations of the Commission.

Dated at Washington, DC, April 20, 2001.

Edward A. Hailes, Jr.,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 01–10276 Filed 4–24–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

DOC has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13.

Bureau: International Trade

Administration.

Title: Application for the President’s

‘‘E’’ and ‘‘E Star’’ Awards for Export

Expansion.

Agency Form Number: ITA–725P.

OMB Number: 0625–0065.

Type of Request: Regular Submission.

Estimated Burden: 1,644 hours.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

60.

Est. Avg. Hours Per Response: 27.4

hours.

Needs and Uses: The President’s ‘‘E’’

Award for Excellence in Exporting is

our nation’s highest award to honor

American exporters. ‘‘E’’ Awards

recognize firms and organizations for

their competitive achievements in world

markets, as well as the benefits of their

success to the U.S. economy. The

President’s ‘‘E Star’’ Award recognizes

the sustained superior international

marketing performance of ‘‘E’’ Award

winners.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions;

Individuals or households; Farms; and

State, local, or tribal governments.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,

(202) 395–7340.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Paperwork Clearance

Officer, (202) 482–3129, Department of

Commerce, Room 6086, 14th and

Constitution, NW., Washington, DC

20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent to

David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room

10202, New Executive Office Building,

Washington, DC 20503 within 30 days

of the publication of this notice in the

Federal Register.

Dated: April 20, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–10281 Filed 4–24–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–U

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–533–809]

Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges

From India: Notice of Rescission of

New Shipper Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of rescission of new

shipper review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 25, 2001.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(the Department) is rescinding the new

shipper review of certain forged

stainless steel flanges from India

manufactured or exported by Snowdrop

Trading Pvt. Ltd. (Snowdrop) because

record evidence does not indicate that

Snowdrop had any U.S. sales suitable

for use in a dumping analysis during the

period of review, i.e., February 1, 1999

through February 29, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas Killiam or Robert James, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–5222 and (202)

482–0649, respectively.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

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, all references to the

Department’s regulations are to 19 CFR

part 351 (April 2000).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On April 3, 2000, in response to a

request from Snowdrop, the Department

published a Notice of Initiation of New

Shipper Review (65 FR 17485). This

review covered sales or entries of

stainless steel flanges exported by

Snowdrop during the period February 1,

1999 through February 29, 2000. On

January 31, 2001, the Department

published in the Federal Register its

Notice of Preliminary Results of New

Shipper Review: Certain Forged

Stainless Steel Flanges from India (66

FR 8380).

In its original and supplemental

questionnaire responses, Snowdrop

indicated that it had a single U.S. sale

during the period of review to Texas

Metal Works (Texas Metal), a firm in

Houston, Texas. Snowdrop also

indicated that it did not sell the foreign

like product in the home market and,

therefore, indicated that sales to Canada

should be used as the only viable thirdcountry comparison market. All sales to

Canada were to a single firm, Provincial

Flange & Fittings, Ltd., of Ontario

(Provincial). However, documentation

developed in a series of supplemental

questionnaires, as well as the

Department’s November 2000

verification, demonstrates that

Snowdrop’s alleged ‘‘sale’’ to Texas

Metal Works actually involved a

transaction between Snowdrop and its

third-country customer, Provincial. See,

e.g., the Department’s January 19, 2001

verification report, on file in room B–

099 of the main Commerce Building.

Thus, Snowdrop is proposing that we

base both normal value and U.S. price

on sales to a single entity, Provincial.

We find it inappropriate to base U.S.

price on a sale to the same entity that

is also functioning as the sole

comparison market customer. Any

analysis of dumping attempts to

measure the extent of price

discrimination, if any, between the U.S.

market and an appropriate, viable

comparison market. Here, the two

markets are one and the same: to wit,

sales to Provincial in Canada. Therefore,

because no credible measure of

dumping is possible under these

circumstances, we are rescinding this

new shipper administrative review. See

Memorandum to Joseph A. Spetrini,

‘‘Rescission of New Shipper Review of

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Snowdrop Trading Pvt., Ltd.,’’ dated

April 18, 2001.

Rescission of Review

The record evidence does not indicate

that Snowdrop made a sale to the

United States during the period of

review which can serve as the basis for

any dumping analysis. In the absence of

such a sale, the Department has no

grounds for proceeding with this

review. Accordingly, the Department is

rescinding this new shipper review, in

accordance with section 351.214(f) of

the Department’s regulations.

This notice is published in

accordance with section 777(i)(1) of the

Tariff Act.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD

Enforcement Group III.

[FR Doc. 01–10279 Filed 4–24–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–427–001]

Sorbitol From France: Notice of

Rescission of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of rescission of

antidumping duty administrative

review.

SUMMARY: On June 2, 2000 the

Department of Commerce (the

Department) published in the Federal

Register the notice of initiation of an

administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on sorbitol

from France for Amylum France and

Amylum SPI Europe. See Initiation of

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Administrative Reviews, 65 FR 35320

(June 2, 2000). This review covers the

period April 1, 1999 through March 31,

2000. We are now rescinding this

review because we have determined that

the respondents had no shipments

during the period of review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 25, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred

Baker or Robert James, AD/CVD

Enforcement Group III—Office 8, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;

telephone (202) 482–2924 (Baker), (202)

482–0649 (James).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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

(URAA). In addition, unless otherwise

indicated, all references to the

Department’s regulations are to 19 CFR

Part 351 (2000).

Background

The Department published an

antidumping duty order on sorbitol

from France on April 9, 1982 (47 FR

15391). The Department published a

notice of ‘‘Opportunity to Request an

Administrative Review’’ of the

antidumping duty order for the 1999/

2000 review period on April 12, 2000

(65 FR 19736). On May 5, 2000 the

Department published a correction to

the original April 12, 2000

‘‘Opportunity to Request Administrative

Review.’’ On April 28, 2000 Roquette

America, Inc. (petitioner) requested that

the Department conduct an

administrative review of the

antidumping duty order for the period

April 1, 1999 through March 31, 2000

covering the exports of the French

manufacturers/exporters Amylum

France and Amylum SPI Europe

(collectively Amylum). We published a

notice of initiation of the review on June

2, 2000 (65 FR 35320).

Scope of the Review

The merchandise under review is

crystalline sorbitol. Crystalline sorbitol

is a polyol produced by the catalytic

hydrogenation of sugars (glucose). It is

used in the production of sugarless gum,

candy, groceries, and pharmaceuticals.

Crystalline sorbitol is currently

classifiable under item 2905.44.0000 of

the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTSUS). Although the

HTSUS subheading is provided for

convenience and Customs purposes, the

written description of the merchandise

under review is dispositive of whether

or not the merchandise is covered by the

review.

Rescission of Review

On June 22, 2000, in response to the

Department’s questionnaire, Amylum

stated that it had made no shipments of

the subject merchandise to the United

States during the period of review

(POR). The Department then examined

U.S. Customs data, and found no

evidence that Amylum had any

shipments during the POR.

Consequently, on August 15, 2000 the

Department invited petitioner to submit

for the record any contrary information

it may have. On August 18, 2000

petitioner submitted publicly available

Customs data which it argued

demonstrated that Amylum must have

had shipments during the POR.

Subsequently, the Department examined

Customs entry documentation for

relevant imports during the POR. From

this examination and our prior review of

Customs data, we determined that

Amylum had no shipments during the

POR. For additional information, see the

Memorandum from Robert James to

Joseph Spetrini, dated March 27, 2001,

on file in the Central Records Unit of the

Department of Commerce building.

Because there is no evidence suggesting

that Amylum had any entries during the

POR, we are rescinding this review

pursuant to section 351.213(d)(3) of the

Department’s regulations.

This notice is in accordance with

sections 751 of the Tariff Act and

section 351.213(d) of the Department’s

regulations.

Dated: April 19, 2001.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement

Group III.

[FR Doc. 01–10280 Filed 4–24–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C–580–835]

Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils

From the Republic of Korea: Extension

of Preliminary Results of

Countervailing Duty Administrative

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit

for preliminary results of countervailing

duty administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 25, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tipten Troidl or Darla Brown, Office of

AD/CVD Enforcement VI, Group II,

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,

DC 20230; telephone: 202–482–1767 or

202–482–2849, respectively.

Statutory Time Limits

Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act

of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires

the Department to make a preliminary

determination within 245 days after the