22518 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 87 / Friday, May 4, 2001 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Five-Year Record Retention Period;

Proposed Information Collection

ACTION: Proposed 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,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before July 3, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of

the Chief Information Officer,

Department of Commerce, Room 6086,

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Dawnielle Battle, BXA

ICB Liaison, Office of Planning,

Evaluation and Management,

Department of Commerce, Room 6883,

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The increase corresponds with the

five year statute of limitations for

criminal actions brought under the

Export Administration Act of 1979 and

predecessor acts, and the five year

statute for administrative compliance

proceedings. Without this authority,

potential violators could discard records

demonstrating violations of the EAR

prior to the expiration of the five-year

statute of limitations.

II. Method of Collection

Recordkeeping.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0694–0096.

Form Number: Not applicable.

Type of Review: Regular submission

for extension of a currently approved

collection.

Affected Public: Individuals,

businesses or other for-profit and notfor-profit institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

154,816.

Estimated Time Per Response: 10

seconds per response.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 259.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: No

start-up capital expenditures.

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 will also become a matter of public

record.

Dated: May 1, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–11314 Filed 5–3–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–U

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Procedures for Acceptance or

Rejection of a Rated Order; Proposed

Information Collection

ACTION: Proposed 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,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before July 3, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of

the Chief Information Officer,

Department of Commerce, Room 6086,

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Dawnielle Battle, BXA

ICB Liaison, Office of Planning,

Evaluation and Management,

Department of Commerce, Room 6883,

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The record keeping requirement is

necessary for administration and

enforcement of delegated authority

under the Defense Production Act of

1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061,

et seq.) and the selective Service Act of

1948 (50 U.S.C. App. 468). Any person

(supplier) who receives a priority rated

order under DPAS regulation (15 CFR

700) must notify the customer of

acceptance or rejection of that order

within a specified period of time. Also,

if shipment against a priority rated order

will be delayed, the supplier must

immediately notify the customer.

II. Method of Collection

Written submission.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0694–0092.

Form Number: Not applicable.

Type of Review: Regular submission

for extension of a currently approved

collection.

Affected Public: Individuals,

businesses or other for-profit and notfor-profit institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

25,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1 to 15

minutes per response.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 31,500.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: No

start-up capital expenditures.

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

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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 will also become a matter of public

record.

Dated: May 1, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–11315 Filed 5–3–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–JT–U

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–570–835, A–549–812]

Continuation of Antidumping Duty

Orders: Furfuryl Alcohol From the

People’s Republic of China and

Thailand

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Continuation of

Antidumping Duty Orders: Furfuryl

Alcohol from the People’s Republic of

China and Thailand.

SUMMARY: On September 5, 2000, the

Department of Commerce (‘‘the

Department’’), pursuant to sections

751(c) and 752(c) of the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’),

determined that revocation of the

antidumping duty orders on furfuryl

alcohol from the People’s Republic of

China (‘‘PRC’’) and Thailand would

likely lead to continuation or recurrence

of dumping (65 FR 53701). On April 26,

2001, the International Trade

Commission (‘‘the Commission’’),

pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act,

determined that revocation of the

antidumping duty orders on furfuryl

alcohol from the PRC and Thailand

would likely lead to continuation or

recurrence of material injury to an

industry in the United States within a

reasonably foreseeable time (66 FR

21015). Therefore, pursuant to 751(d)(2)

of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(4), the

Department is publishing notice of the

continuation of the antidumping duty

orders on furfuryl alcohol from the PRC

and Thailand.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 4, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Martha V. Douthit or James P. Maeder,

Office of Policy for Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–5050 or (202) 482–

3330, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On May 1, 2000, the Department

initiated (65 FR 25309), and the

Commission instituted (65 FR 25363),

sunset reviews of the antidumping duty

orders on furfuryl alcohol from the PRC

and Thailand, pursuant to section 751(c)

of the Act. As a result of its 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 margins likely

to prevail were the orders to be revoked.

See Furfuryl Alcohol From the People’s

Republic of China and Thailand; Final

Results of Antidumping Duty Sunset

Reviews, 65 FR 53701 (September 5,

2000).

On April 26, 2001, the Commission

determined, pursuant to section 751(c)

of the Act, that revocation of the

antidumping duty orders on furfuryl

alcohol from the PRC and Thailand

would likely lead to continuation or

recurrence of material injury to an

industry in the United States within a

reasonably foreseeable time. See

Furfuryl Alcohol from China and

Thailand, 66 FR 21015 (April 26, 2001)

and USITC Publication 3412 (April

2001), Investigations Nos. 731–TA–703

and 705 (Review).

Scope of the Orders

The merchandise covered in these

antidumping duty orders is furfuryl

alcohol (C4 H3 OCH2OH). Furfuryl

alcohol is a primary alcohol and is

colorless or pale yellow in appearance.

It is used in the manufacture of resins

and as a wetting agent and solvent for

coating resins, nitrocellulose, cellulose

acetate, and other soluble dyes. The

product subject to these orders is

classifiable under subheading

2932.13.00 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States

(‘‘HTSUS’’). Although the HTSUS

subheading is provided for convenience

and customs purposes, our written

description of the scope of these orders

is dispositive.

Determination

As a result of the determination by the

Department and the Commission that

revocation of the antidumping duty

orders would likely lead to continuation

or recurrence of dumping 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 on furfuryl alcohol from the

PRC and Thailand. The effective date of

continuation of these orders will be the

date of publication in the Federal

Register of this Notice of Continuation.

Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act,

the Department intends to initiate the

next five-year review of these orders no

later than April 2006.

Effective January 20, 2001, Bernard T.

Carreau is fulfilling the duties of the

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

April 30, 2001.

Bernard T. Carreau,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group 1, Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–11308 Filed 5–3–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–570–840]

Manganese Metal From the People’s

Republic of China; Rescission of

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of rescission of the

antidumping duty administrative

review.

SUMMARY: In response to February 27,

2001, and February 28, 2001, requests

by certain producers/exporters of

manganese metal from the People’s

Republic of China, the Department of

Commerce initiated an administrative

review of the antidumping duty order

on manganese metal from the People’s

Republic of China, covering the period

February 1, 2000, through February 6,

2001. See Initiation of Antidumping and

Countervailing Administrative Reviews

and Requests for Revocations In Part, 66

FR 16037 (March 22, 2001). Based on

timely withdrawals of the requests for

review from these companies, we are

rescinding this review in its entirety in

accordance with § 351.213(d)(1) of our

regulations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 3, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg

Campbell or Suresh Maniam, AD/CVD

Enforcement, Group I, Office 1, Import

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–2239 and (202)

482–0176, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: