33530 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 121 / Friday, June 22, 2001 / Notices

1The petitioner in this investigation is the Rebar

Trade Action Coalition (RTAC), and its individual

members, AmeriSteel, Auburn Steel Co., Inc.,

Birmingham Steel Corp., Border Steel, Inc., Marion

Steel Company, Riverview Steel, and Nucor Steel

and CMC Steel Group.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–449–804]

Notice of Final Determination of Sales

at Less Than Fair Value: Steel

Concrete Reinforcing Bars From Latvia

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 22, 2001.

ACTION: Notice of final determinations of

sales at less than fair value.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher Smith or Gabriel Adler, at

(202) 482–1442 or (202) 482–3813,

respectively; AD/CVD Enforcement,

Office 5, Group II, Import

Administration, Room 1870,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the statute are references to

the provisions effective January 1, 1995,

the effective date of the amendments

made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act)

by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act

(URAA). In addition, unless otherwise

indicated, all citations to Department of

Commerce (Department) regulations

refer to the regulations codified at 19

CFR part 351 (April 2001).

Final Determination

We determine that steel concrete

reinforcing bars (rebar) from Latvia are

being sold, or are likely to be sold, in

the United States at less than fair value

(LTFV), as provided in section 735 of

the Act. The estimated margins of sales

at LTFV are shown in the Continuation

of Suspension of Liquidation section of

this notice.

Case History

The preliminary determination in this

investigation was issued on January 16,

2001. See Notice of Preliminary

Determination of Sales at Less Than

Fair Value and Postponement of Final

Determination: Steel Concrete

Reinforcing Bars From Latvia, 66 FR

8348 (January 30, 2001) (Preliminary

Determination). The petitioner 1 and the

sole respondent, JSC Liepajas Metalurgs

(LM), filed case briefs on May 8, 2001,

and rebuttal briefs on May 14, 2001.

Section 734(m) of the Act states that

in the case of regional industry

investigations, the administering

authority shall offer exporters the

opportunity to enter into suspension

agreements. Proposed and finalized

agreements in these cases must comport

with the requirements set forth under

section 734 of the Act for the

suspension of antidumping duty

investigations. The exporter

participating in the instant investigation

was aware of its opportunity to propose

a suspension agreement. However, the

Department did not accept a suspension

agreement in this proceeding. See

Memorandum from Holly A. Kuga to

The File, dated April 2, 2001.

Scope of Investigation

For purposes of this investigation, the

product covered is all steel concrete

reinforcing bars sold in straight lengths,

currently classifiable in the Harmonized

Tariff Schedule of the United States

(HTSUS) under item number 7214.20.00

or any other tariff item number.

Specifically excluded are plain rounds

(i.e., non-deformed or smooth bars) and

rebar that has been further processed

through bending or coating. HTSUS

subheadings are provided for

convenience and Customs purposes.

The written description of the scope of

this proceeding is dispositive.

Period of Investigation

The period of investigation (POI) is

April 1, 1999, through March 31, 2000.

This period corresponds to the four

most recent fiscal quarters prior to the

month of the filing of the petition (i.e.,

June 2000).

Verification

As provided in section 782(i) of the

Act, we conducted verification of the

cost and sales information submitted by

LM from February 26 through March 2,

2001, and April 9 through April 13,

2001, respectively. We used standard

verification procedures including

examination of relevant accounting and

production records, and original source

documents provided by the respondent.

Analysis of Comments Received

All issues raised in the case and

rebuttal briefs by parties to this

antidumping proceeding are listed in

the Appendix to this notice and

addressed in the Decision Memorandum

for the instant investigation, dated June

14, 2001, which is hereby adopted by

this notice. The Decision Memorandum

for this case is on file in room B–099 of

the main Department of Commerce

building. In addition, a complete

version of the Decision Memorandum

can be accessed directly on the World

Wide Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/

summary/list.htm. The paper and

electronic versions of the Decision

Memorandum are identical in content.

Changes Since the Preliminary

Determinations

Based on our findings at verification

and analysis of comments received, we

have made adjustments to the

calculation methodology in calculating

the final dumping margins in this

proceeding. These adjustments are

discussed in detail in the Decision

Memorandum. For the final

determination, we (1) revised the

reported brokerage expense for the U.S.

and German markets to account for the

respondent’s clerical errors and a

verification finding; and (2) revised the

general and administrative expense ratio

to account for findings at verification.

Critical Circumstances

Based on our analysis of the

information on the record of this

investigation, we have determined, for

purposes of the final determination, that

critical circumstances do not exist with

respect to imports of rebar from Latvia.

For further details, see Memorandum

from Gary Taverman to Bernard T.

Carreau, ‘‘Antidumping Duty

Investigation of Steel Concrete

Reinforcing Bars from Latvia—Final

Determination of Critical

Circumstances,’’ dated June 14, 2001.

Final Determination of Investigation

We determine that the following

weighted-average percentage dumping

margins for Latvia exist in the period

April 1, 1999, through March 31, 2000:

Manufacturer/exporter Margin

(percent)

Liepajas Metalurgs ..................... 17.21

All Others .................................... 17.21

Continuation of Suspension of

Liquidation

Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B) of the

Act, we are instructing the U.S. Customs

Service to continue to suspend

liquidation of all entries of rebar from

Latvia that are entered, or withdrawn

from warehouse, for consumption on or

after January 30, 2001 (the date of

publication of the Preliminary

Determination in the Federal Register).

The Customs Service shall continue to

require a cash deposit or the posting of

a bond equal to the estimated amount by

which the normal value exceeds the

U.S. price as shown above. The

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suspension of liquidation instructions

will remain in effect until further notice.

International Trade Commission

Notification

In accordance with section 735(d) of

the Act, we have notified the

International Trade Commission (ITC) of

our determination. As our final

determination is affirmative, the ITC

will determine, within 45 days, whether

imports of subject merchandise are

causing material injury, or threaten

material injury, to an industry in the

United States. If the ITC determines that

material injury or threat of injury does

not exist, the proceedings will be

terminated and all securities posted will

be refunded or canceled. If the ITC

determines that such injury does exist,

the Department will issue an

antidumping order directing Customs

Service officials to assess antidumping

duties on all imports of the subject

merchandise entered, or withdrawn

from warehouse, for consumption on or

after the effective date of the suspension

of liquidation.

This determination is issued and

published in accordance with sections

735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

Dated: June 14, 2001.

Faryar Shirzad,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

Appendix—Issues in Decision

Memorandum

1. Whether LM Is Affiliated with a Trading

Company

2. Facts Available

3. Brokerage Expenses in the Third

Country Market

4. Inclusion of Non-Operating Expenses in

Revised G&A Ratio

5. Credit Expenses

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 061901A]

Proposed Information Collection;

Comment Request; Swordfish Import

Certificate of Eligibility

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Notice.

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 August 21, 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 Christopher Rogers,

Highly Migratory Species Management

Division (F/SF1), Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

(phone 301–713–2347).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

Under the provisions of the

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act (16

U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), NOAA is

responsible for management of the

Nation’s marine fisheries. In addition,

NOAA must comply with the United

States’ obligations under the Atlantic

Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16

U.S.C. 971 et seq.). A Certificate of

Eligibility for Swordfish is required

under 50 CFR part 635 to accompany all

imported swordfish. This

documentation certifies that the

accompanying swordfish is not from the

Atlantic Ocean, or is from the Atlantic

Ocean but is larger than the minimum

size, or is Atlantic swordfish pieces

derived from a fish greater than the

minimum size limit. The certificate

must accompany the swordfish from the

point of original export up to and

including the point of first transaction

in the United States. This collection is

necessary to implement the Fishery

Management Plan for Atlantic Tunas,

Sharks, and Swordfish and is consistent

with the objective of that plan to rebuild

Atlantic swordfish and manage a

sustainable fishery.

II. Method of Collection

A paper certificate is completed and

must be maintained.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0363.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

204.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 5,700.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $0.

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: June 15, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–15745 Filed 6–21–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Study of the Commodity Exchange Act

and Rules Thereunder

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation of

comments.

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures

Trading Commission (Commission) is

soliciting comments to assist it in

conducting a study of the Commodity

Exchange Act (Act) and the

Commission’s rules and orders

governing the conduct of registrants

under the Act, as mandated by Section

125 of the Commodity Futures

Modernization Act of 2000 (CFMA).

That provision requires that the

Commission, in conducting the study,

solicit the views of the public,

Commission registrants, registered

entities and registered futures

associations, and that an analysis of