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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.

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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.

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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

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last day of the anniversary month of an

order/finding for which a review is

requested and a final determination

within 120 days after the date on which

the preliminary determination is

published. However, if it is not

practicable to complete the review

within the time period, section

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the

Department to extend these deadlines to

a maximum of 365 days and 180 days,

respectively.

Background

On October 2, 2000, the Department

published a notice of initiation of

administrative review of the

countervailing duty order on stainless

steel sheet and strip from the Republic

of Korea, covering the period November

17, 1998 through December 31, 1999

(see 65 FR 58733). The preliminary

results are currently due no later than

May 3, 2001.

Extension of Preliminary Results of

Review

We determine that it is not practicable

to complete the preliminary results of

this review within the original time

limit. Therefore, the Department is

extending the time limits for completion

of the preliminary results until no later

than August 31, 2001. See Decision

Memorandum from Melissa G. Skinner,

Office Director for AD/CVD Office VI, to

Holly A. Kuga, Acting Deputy Assistant

Secretary, dated concurrently with this

notice, which is on public file in the

Central Records Unit, Room B–099 of

the Department of Commerce. We

intend to issue the final results no later

than 120 days after the publication of

the preliminary results.

This extension is in accordance with

section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

Dated: April 18, 2001.

Thomas F. Futtner,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 042001A]

Western Alaska Community

Development Quota (CDQ) Program

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Proposed information

collection; comment request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.

L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before June 25, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Department of Commerce, Room 6086,

14th and Constitution Avenue NW,

Washington, DC 20230 (or via Internet

at MClayton@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Obren Davis, F/AKR2,

P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668

(phone 907–586–7241).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The purpose of the CDQ program is to

allocate a portion of the quotas for

certain species to Western Alaska

communities so that these communities

can start and support regionally-based

commercial seafood or other fisheryrelated businesses. In order to obtain an

allocation, a community must submit a

Community Development Plan, file any

necessary amendments to the Plan and

submit various reports to allow tracking

of activities, including the amount of

fish caught as part of the quota. NOAA

needs the information to manage the

program and to insure that the CDQ

program is accomplishing its intended

purposes and to track quotas.

II. Method of Collection

Delivery and catch reports may be

submitted electronically, using either

NOAA-supplied or respondent’s

software. These reports may also be

faxed. Notifications are provided in

person to an observer on-site or by

phone or radio. All other requirements

are met by submission of paper forms or

paper documents that comply with the

CDQ regulations.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0269.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions, business or other for-profit

organizations, and state, local, or tribal

government.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

85.

Estimated Time Per Response: 520

hours for a CDP proposal, 40 hours for

an annual CDP report, 20 hours for an

annual CDP budget report, 8 hours for

an annual CDP budget reconciliation,

report, 8 hours for a substantial

amendment to a CDP, 4 hours for a

technical amendment to a CDP, 1 hour

for a CDQ delivery report, 15 minutes

for a CDQ catch report, 2 minutes for a

shoreside processor to provide

notification of a CDQ delivery, 2

minutes for vessels to provide

notifications to observers prior to hauls

or sets.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 3,746.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $1,000.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: April 18, 2001.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 042001B]

Sea Grant Program Application

Requirements for Grants, for John A.

Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships, and

for Designation as a Sea Grant College

or Regional Consortia

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Proposed information

collection; comment request.