Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 97 / Friday, May 18, 2001 / Notices 27629

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–533–810]

Stainless Steel Bar From India: Final

Results of Antidumping Duty New

Shipper Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final results of

antidumping duty new shipper review:

Stainless steel bar from India.

SUMMARY: On March 6, 2001, the

Department of Commerce published the

preliminary results of the new shipper

review of the antidumping duty order

on stainless steel bar from India. This

review covers one manufacturer/

exporter, Snowdrop Trading Pvt. Ltd.

and sales of the subject merchandise to

the United States during the period

February 1 through September 30, 2000.

We received no comments on the

preliminary results of review. The final

results do not differ from the

preliminary results of review, in which

we found that the respondent did not

make sales in the United States at prices

below normal value.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 18, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Blanche Ziv, Office 1, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20230;

telephone (202) 482–4207.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

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 citations to the

Department of Commerce’s (‘‘the

Department’s’’) regulations are to 19

CFR Part 351 (2000).

Background

On March 6, 2001, the Department

published in the Federal Register the

preliminary results of its new shipper

review of stainless steel bar from India.

See Preliminary Results of the New

Shipper Review, 66 FR 13496 (March 6,

2001). We invited parties to comment

on our preliminary results of review. We

received no comments. The Department

has now completed the new shipper

review in accordance with section 751

of the Act.

Scope of the Review

Imports covered by this review are

shipments of stainless steel bar (‘‘SSB’’).

SSB means articles of stainless steel in

straight lengths that have been either

hot-rolled, forged, turned, cold-drawn,

cold-rolled or otherwise cold-finished,

or ground, having a uniform solid cross

section along their whole length in the

shape of circles, segments of circles,

ovals, rectangles (including squares),

triangles, hexagons, octagons, or other

convex polygons. SSB includes coldfinished SSBs that are turned or ground

in straight lengths, whether produced

from hot-rolled bar or from straightened

and cut rod or wire, and reinforcing bars

that have indentations, ribs, grooves, or

other deformations produced during the

rolling process.

Except as specified above, the term

does not include stainless steel semifinished products, cut length flat-rolled

products (i.e., cut length rolled products

which if less than 4.75 mm in thickness

have a width measuring at least 10 times

the thickness, or if 4.75 mm or more in

thickness having a width which exceeds

150 mm and measures at least twice the

thickness), wire (i.e., cold-formed

products in coils, of any uniform solid

cross section along their whole length,

which do not conform to the definition

of flat-rolled products), and angles,

shapes and sections.

The SSB subject to these orders is

currently classifiable under subheadings

7222.10.0005, 7222.10.0050,

7222.20.0005, 7222.20.0045,

7222.20.0075, and 7222.30.0000 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (‘‘HTSUS’’). Although the

HTSUS subheadings are provided for

convenience and customs purposes, our

written description of the scope of this

order is dispositive.

Final Results of the Review

We received no comments from

interested parties on our preliminary

results. In addition, we have determined

that no changes to our analysis are

warranted for purposes of these final

results. The weighted-average dumping

margin for Snowdrop for the period

February 1, 2000 through September 30,

2000, is as follows:

Manufacturer/Exporter Margin

(percent)

Snowdrop Trading Pvt. Ltd.

(‘‘Snowdrop’’) ........................ 0.00

Because the weighted-average dumping

margin is zero, we will instruct the

Customs Service to liquidate entries

made during this review period without

regard to antidumping duties for the

subject merchandise that Snowdrop

exported.

Cash-Deposit Requirements

The following deposit requirements

shall be effective upon publication of

this notice of final results of

administrative review for all shipments

of stainless steel bar from India, entered,

or withdrawn from warehouse, for

consumption on or after the publication

date, as provided for by section

751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The cashdeposit rate for the reviewed company

will be the rate indicated above; (2) for

previously investigated or reviewed

companies, the cash-deposit rate will

continue to be the company-specific rate

published for the most recent period; (3)

if the exporter is not a firm covered in

this or any previous review or the

original less-than-fair-value

investigation, but the manufacturer is,

the cash-deposit rate will be the rate

established for the most recent period

for the manufacturer of the

merchandise; and (4) the cash-deposit

rate for all other manufacturers or

exporters will continue to be 12.45

percent, the all-others rate.

These deposit requirements shall

remain in effect until publication of the

final results of the next administrative

review.

This notice serves as a final reminder

to importers of their responsibility

under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a

certificate regarding the reimbursement

of antidumping duties prior to

liquidation of the relevant entries

during this review period. Failure to

comply with this requirement could

result in the Secretary’s presumption

that reimbursement of antidumping

duties occurred and the subsequent

assessment of double antidumping

duties.

This notice also serves as the only

reminder to parties subject to

administrative protective order (‘‘APO’’)

of their responsibility concerning the

disposition of proprietary information

disclosed under APO in accordance

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely

notification of return/destruction of

APO materials or conversion to judicial

protective order is hereby requested.

Failure to comply with the regulations

and the terms of an APO is a

sanctionable violation.

We are issuing and publishing these

final results in accordance with sections

751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and

19 CFR 351.214.

27630 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 97 / Friday, May 18, 2001 / Notices

Dated: May 14, 2001.

Faryar Shirzad,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–12597 Filed 5–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[Docket No. 010327081–1106–02]

RIN 0648

Request for Proposals for FY 2001—

NOAA Educational Partnership

Program With Minority Serving

Institutions: Environmental

Entrepreneurship Program

AGENCY: Office of Finance and

Administration (OFA), National Oceanic

and Atmospheric Administration

(NOAA). Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of request for proposals.

SUMMARY: The Office of Finance and

Administration (OFA) in the National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA), United States

Department of Commerce, is soliciting

proposals for the NOAA Educational

Partnership Program with Minority

Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI)

Environmental Entrepreneurship

Program. The goal of the Program is to

strengthen the capacity of Minority

Serving Institutions to foster student

careers in environmental fields. The

Program will provide funds on a

competitive basis to eligible minority

serving institutions to support

education, training, research, and

outreach in environmental fields related

to NOAA’s mission. The term

‘‘environmental fields’’ is defined as

those environmental, natural and social

sciences and engineering, professional

and technical fields that are relevant to

NOAA’s mission which is to ‘‘describe

and predict changes in the Earth’s

environment, and conserve and manage

wisely the Nation’s coastal and marine

resources to ensure sustainable

economic opportunities.’’

Eligible Minority Serving Institutions

(MSIs) include educational institutions

identified by the Department of

Education as (i) Historically Black

Colleges and Universities, (ii) HispanicServing Institutions, and (iii) Tribal

Colleges and Universities (see Section

III. Eligibility.)

In Fiscal Year 2001, NOAA expects to

make available a total of $3,300,000 to

support the EPP/MSI Environmental

Entrepreneurship Program. The funds

will be allocated competitively to

support projects at eligible minority

serving institutions, of up to three years

duration, in the following two

categories:

(1) Program Development and

Enhancement Grants—approximately

six grants, each up to $250,000 total for

up to three years. These grants will

support the development of effective

academic education, training, and

research programs, at eligible MSIs,

focused on issues directly related to

NOAA’s environmental management,

assessment, and prediction mission. The

goal is to enhance education, training,

and research opportunities that will

strengthen developing environmental

programs at MSIs and facilitate the entry

of MSI students into careers in

environmental fields.

(2) Environmental Restoration

Demonstration Projects—approximately

six grants, each up to $300,000 total for

up to three years. These grants will

support the engagement of MSI faculties

and students in demonstration projects

that integrate education and training

opportunities with outreach and/or

research activities focused on the

application of sound methods and

technologies to environmental

restoration and ecosystem protection.

While partnerships, particularly with

NOAA programs and facilities, are

encouraged where appropriate, there is

no requirement for a partner or a

requirement for the applicant to provide

matching funds. NOAA retains the right

to allocate funds differently than

indicated above if the number of

proposals received is not balanced

across these two categories, or the

proposal quality does not warrant the

stated allocation. In such cases, funds

may be shifted between the two grant

categories.

DATES: A Letter of Intent is requested by

June 18, 2001. Proposals must be

received by 5 p.m. (Eastern Daylight

Savings Time) on July 20, 2001. (See

Section VI. Instructions for Application:

Timetable)

ADDRESSES: Proposals should be

submitted to: Dr. Francis Schuler, EPP/

MSI Environmental Entrepreneurship

Program, National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration, Room

11837, SSMC3 (R/SG), 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Francis Schuler, EPP/MSI

Environmental Entrepreneurship

Program, NOAA, Room 11837 SSMC3

(R/SG), 1315 East-West Highway, Silver

Spring, MD 20910. Tel. (301) 713–2445

ext. 158; e-mail: msi@oar.noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Program Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1540, 49 U.S.C.

44720, 33 U.S.C. 883d, 33 U.S.C. 1442, 16

U.S.C. 1854(e), 16 U.S.C. 661, 16 U.S.C.

753(a), 16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 1431,

33 U.S.C. 883a and Executive Orders 12876,

12900 and 13021. Catalog of Federal

Assistance Number: 11.481—Educational

Partnership Program with Minority Serving

Institutions.

II. Program Description

Background

To meet its principal goals of

environmental stewardship, assessment,

and prediction, NOAA provides science,

technology, and services to describe and

predict changes in the Earth’s

environment, and conserve and manage

wisely the Nation’s coastal and marine

resources to ensure sustainable

economic opportunities. NOAA has

made a commitment to expand and

strengthen its partnership with MSIs. In

accordance with NOAA’s overall

mission, and with the policy of NOAA

and the U.S. Department of Commerce

to increase education and training of

underrepresented minorities in NOAArelated sciences at MSIs, the purposes of

the NOAA EPP/MSI Environmental

Entrepreneurship Program are:

1. To provide opportunities for

undergraduate MSI students to gain

exposure to the fields related to NOAA’s

mission and to increase the number of

underrepresented minority students

pursuing professional environmentalrelated career fields.

2. To build the capacity of

educational programs in environmental

fields at MSIs in order to facilitate

entrance of well-prepared students into

environmental career fields or advanced

academic programs.

3. To accelerate the development of

strong partnerships, where appropriate,

with NOAA programs and facilities or

with other universities and research

institutions, industry, government

agencies, and organizations (public,

nonprofit, or private) that strengthen

cooperative education and training,

student experiential internships, and

faculty development opportunities in

environmental fields.

4. To design and encourage the

structuring and implementation of

curricula and training opportunities that

facilitate the integration of

environmental knowledge with

entrepreneurship for students interested

in pursuing careers in the field of

environmental restoration.

Rationale

The recruitment of minorities,

particularly underrepresented