350 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 2 / Wednesday, January 3, 2001 / Notices

All certified organizations and

associations, including those that were

previously certified in the States or

units having vacant positions on the

Board, will be notified simultaneously

in writing of the beginning and ending

dates of the established nomination

period and will be provided with

required nomination forms and

background information sheets.

The names of qualified nominees

received by the established due date

will be submitted to the Secretary of

Agriculture for consideration as

appointees to the Board.

The information collection

requirements referenced in this notice

have been previously approved by the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) under the provisions of 44

U.S.C., Chapter 35 and have been

assigned OMB No. 0581–0093, except

Board member nominee information

sheets are assigned OMB No. 0505–

0001.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.

Dated: December 27, 2000.

Barry L. Carpenter,

Deputy Administrator, Livestock and Seed

Program.

[FR Doc. 01–94 Filed 1–2–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Docket No. DA 00–09B]

United States Standards for Grades of

Nonfat Dry Milk (Spray Process);

United States Standards for Instant

Nonfat Dry Milk; United States

Standards for Grades of Dry Buttermilk

and Dry Buttermilk Product

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This document gives notice of

the availability of revisions to the

United States Standards for Grades of

Nonfat Dry Milk (Spray Process), the

United States Standards for Instant

Nonfat Dry Milk, and the United States

Standards for Grades of Dry Buttermilk

and Dry Buttermilk Product. The

changes reduce the Standard Plate

Count (bacterial estimates) for U.S. Extra

Grade nonfat dry milk (spray process)

and instant nonfat dry milk to a

maximum of 10,000 per gram for U.S.

Extra Grade dry buttermilk and dry

buttermilk product to a maximum of

20,0000 per gram, and for U.S. Standard

Grade dry buttermilk and dry buttermilk

product to a maximum of 75,000 per

gram.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This notice is effective

February 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The revised Standards are

available from Duane R. Spomer, Chief,

Dairy Standardization Branch, Dairy

Programs, Agricultural Marketing

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

Room 2746, South Building, Stop 0230,

P.O. Box 96456, Washington, DC 20090–

6456 or at www.ams.usda.gov/dairy/

stand.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Duane R. Spomer, (202) 720–7473.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

203 (c) of the Agricultural Marketing

Act of 1946, as amended, directs and

authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture

‘‘to develop and improve standards of

quality, condition, quantity, grade, and

packaging and recommend and

demonstrate such standards in order to

encourage uniformity and consistency

in commercial practices * * *. ’’ AMS

is committed to carrying out this

authority in a manner that facilitates the

marketing of agricultural commodities

and will make copies of official

standards available upon request. The

United States Standards for Grades of

Nonfat Dry Milk (Spray Process), the

United States Standards for Instant

Nonfat Dry Milk, and the United States

Standards for Grades of Dry Buttermilk

and Dry Buttermilk Product no longer

appear in the Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR); however, they are

maintained by USDA.

AMS is revising the United States

Standards for Grades of Nonfat Dry Milk

(Spray Process), the United States

Standards for Instant Nonfat Dry Milk,

and the United States Standards for

Grades of Buttermilk and Buttermilk

Product using the procedures it

published in the August 13, 1997,

Federal Register and that appear in Part

36 of Title 7 of the CFR.

The notice which included a request

for comments on the proposed changes

was published in the Federal Register

on September 8, 2000 (65 FR 54477–

54478).

The current United States Standards

for Grades of Nonfat Dry Milk (Spray

Process) have been in effect since May

22, 1996, the United States Standards

for Instant Nonfat Dry Milk have been

effect since August 7, 1996, and the

United States Standards for Grades of

Buttermilk and Buttermilk Product have

been in effect since August 23, 1991.

AMS proposed changes to these

standards in response to a request by the

American Dairy Products Institute

(ADPI), a trade association representing

the dry milk industry. ADPI requested

that the maximum number of bacteria

allowed in nonfat dry milk, instant

nonfat dry milk, dry buttermilk and dry

buttermilk product be reduced.

AMS published a notice in the

Federal Register detailing the proposed

changes and providing a comment

period of 60 days, which ended on

November 7, 2000.

The American Dairy Products

Institute filed a comment supporting the

proposed changes. No other comments

were received.

Accordingly, the changes proposed in

the United States Standards for Grades

of Nonfat Dry Milk (Spray Process), the

United States Standards for Instant

Nonfat Dry Milk, and the United States

Standards for Grades of Buttermilk and

Buttermilk Product are incorporated in

the revised standards.

The revised United States Standards

for Grades of Nonfat Dry Milk (Spray

Process), the revised United States

Standards for Instant Nonfat Dry Milk

and the revised United States Standards

for Grades of Dry Buttermilk and Dry

Buttermilk Product are available either

through the above address or accessing

AMS Home Page on the Internet at

www.ams.usda.gov/dairy/stand.htm.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627.

Dated: December 27, 2000.

Kenneth C. Clayton,

Associate Administrator, Agricultural

Marketing Service.

[FR Doc. 01–93 Filed 1–2–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–570–831]

Fresh Garlic From the People’s

Republic of China: Initiation of New

Shipper Antidumping Duty Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of initiation of new

shipper antidumping duty review.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

has received a request to conduct a new

shipper review of the antidumping duty

order on fresh garlic from the People’s

Republic of China. In accordance with

section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended, and 19 CFR

351.214(d), we are initiating this new

shipper review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 3, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Edythe Artman or Richard Rimlinger,

Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 2 / Wednesday, January 3, 2001 / Notices 351

1The Commission voted 2–1 to publish this

policy statement for public comment.

Commissioner Gall voted against publication of the

policy statement. Her dissenting statement is

available from the Office of the Secretary, Consumer

Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC

20207–0001.

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0090 or

(202) 482–4477, respectively.

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (the Act), are references to the

provisions effective January 1, 1995, the

effective date of the amendments made

to the Act by the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act. In addition, unless

otherwise indicated, all references are

made to the Department of Commerce’s

(the Department) regulations at 19 CFR

Part 351 (2000).

Background

In a letter dated November 29, 2000,

as amended on December 7, 2000, the

Department received a request from

Clipper Manufacturing Ltd. (Clipper),

pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the

Act and in accordance with 19 CFR

351.214(b), for a new shipper review of

the antidumping duty order on fresh

garlic from the People’s Republic of

China with respect to fresh garlic sold

by Clipper to the United States. This

order has a November anniversary

month. Accordingly, we are initiating a

new shipper review for Clipper as

requested. The period of review is June

1, 2000, through November 30, 2000.

Initiation of Review

In accordance with 19 CFR

351.214(b)(2), Clipper provided

certification that it did not export fresh

garlic from the People’s Republic of

China to the United States during the

period of investigation. Clipper also

certified that, since the investigation

was initiated, it has never been affiliated

with any exporter or producer who

exported the subject merchandise to the

United States during the period of

investigation, including those not

individually examined during the

investigation. It also submitted

documentation establishing the

following: (i) The date on which the

fresh garlic from the People’s Republic

of China was first entered or withdrawn

from warehouse and the date on which

the subject was first shipped to the

United States; (ii) the volume of that

shipment; and (iii) the date of the first

sale to an unaffiliated customer in the

United States. Therefore, in accordance

with section 751(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Act

and 19 CFR 351.214(d)(1), we are

initiating a new shipper review of the

antidumping duty order on fresh garlic

from the People’s Republic of China

with respect to fresh garlic sold by

Clipper to the United States during the

period of review. We intend to issue

final results of this review not later than

270 days after the day on which this

new shipper review is initiated.

Concurrent with publication of this

notice and in accordance with 19 CFR

351.214(e), we will instruct the U.S.

Customs Service to allow, at the option

of the importer, the posting of a bond or

security in lieu of a cash deposit for

each entry of the merchandise exported

by Clipper until the completion of the

review.

The interested parties must submit

applications for disclosure under

administrative protective order in

accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and

351.306.

This initiation and notice are in

accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(ii)

of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214 and

351.221(c)(1)(i).

Dated: December 26, 2000.

Richard W. Moreland,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

Policy Statement on Reporting

Information Under 15 U.S.C. 2064(b)

About Potentially Hazardous Products

Distributed Outside the United States;

Request for Comments

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed policy

statement.

SUMMARY: Section 15(b) of the Consumer

Product Safety Act, 15 U.S.C. 2064(b),

requires manufacturers, distributors,

and retailers of consumer products to

report potential product hazards to the

Commission. The Commission is

seeking public comment on a policy

statement that information concerning

products sold outside of the United

States that may be relevant to evaluating

defects and hazards associated with

products distributed within the United

States is reportable under section 15(b).1

DATES: Comments are due no later than

March 5, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

submitted to the Office of the Secretary,

Consumer Product Safety Commission,

Washington, DC 20207–0001, or

delivered to room 502, 4330 East West

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marc Schoem, Director, Division of

Recalls and Compliance, Consumer

Product Safety Commission,

Washington, DC 20207, telephone (301)

504–0608, ext. 1365, fax. (301) 504–

0359, E-mail address—

mschoem@cpsc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

15(b) of the Consumer Product Safety

Act (CPSA), 15 U.S.C. 2064(b), imposes

specific reporting obligations on

manufacturers, importers, distributors

and retailers of consumer products

distributed in commerce. A firm that

obtains information that reasonably

supports the conclusion that such a

product:

(1) Fails to comply with an applicable

consumer product safety rule or with a

voluntary consumer product safety

standard upon which the Commission

has relied under section 9 of the CPSA,

(2) Contains a defect that could create

a substantial product hazard as defined

in section 15(a)(2) of the CPSA, 15

U.S.C. 2064(a)(2), or

(3) Creates an unreasonable risk of

serious injury or death must

immediately inform the Commission

unless the firm has actual knowledge

that the Commission has been

adequately informed of the failure to

comply, defect, or risk.

The purpose of reporting is to provide

the Commission with the information it

needs to determine whether remedial

action is necessary to protect the public.

To accomplish this purpose, section

15(b) contemplates that the Commission

receive, at the earliest time possible, all

available information that can assist it

in evaluating potential product hazards.

For example, in deciding whether to

report a potential product defect, the

law does not limit the obligation to

report to those cases in which a firm has

finally determined that a product in fact

contains a defect that creates a

substantial product hazard or has

pinpointed the exact cause of such a

defect. Rather, a firm must report if it

obtains information which reasonably

supports the conclusion that a product

it manufactures and/or distributes

contains a defect which could create

such a hazard or that the product creates

an unreasonable risk of serious injury or

death. 15 U.S.C. 2064(b)(2) and (3); 16

CFR 1115.4 and 6.

Nothing in the reporting requirements

of the CPSA or the Commission’s

interpretive regulation at 16 CFR Part

1115 limits reporting to information