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address from public disclosure, which

we will honor to the extent allowable by

law. There also may be circumstances in

which we would withhold a

respondent’s identity from public

disclosure, as allowable by law. If you

wish us to withhold your name and/or

address, you must state this

prominently at the beginning of your

comment. We will make all submissions

from organizations or businesses, and

from individuals identifying themselves

as representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, available

for public disclosure in their entirety.

You may request a Summary of the

DEIS or the entire DEIS (with

appendices in printed copy or on

computer disk). Copies may be obtained

from the above address, by telephone

(605) 394–9757 ext. 3004, or through

email at kparr@gp.usbr.gov. Copies are

also available for public inspection and

review on the internet at

‘‘www.dka.gp.usbr.gov’’ in the ‘‘Current

Activities’’ section under ‘‘Angostura

Unit’’.

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for additional addresses where

the DEIS is available for public

inspection and review.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenneth Parr, Rapid City Field Office,

515 9th Street, Room 101, Rapid City,

SD 57701 telephone—(605) 394–9757

ext. 3004, or email kparr@gp.usbr.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

DEIS Public Inspection and Review

Locations

Offices

• Bureau of Reclamation, Rapid City

Field Office, 515 9th Street, Room 101,

Rapid City, SD 57701—telephone (605)

394–9757 ext. 3004.

• Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas

Area Office, 304 East Broadway Ave.,

Bismarck, ND 58502—telephone (701)

250–4242.

• Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains

Regional Office, 316 North 26th Street,

Billings, MT 59101—telephone (406)

247–7638.

• Bureau of Reclamation,

Reclamation Service Center Library,

Building 67, Room 167, Denver Federal

Center, Sixth and Kipling, Denver, CO

80225—telephone (303) 445–2072.

• Bureau of Reclamation, Program

Analysis Office, Room 7456, 1849 C

Street NW, Washington, DC 20240—

telephone (202) 208–4662.

• Angostura Irrigation District in

South Dakota, Main Street, Oral, SD

57766.

Libraries

South Dakota State Library, Mercedes

MacKay Building, 800 Governors Drive,

Pierre, South Dakota 57501–2294.

Rapid City Public Library, 610 Quincy

Street, Rapid City, SD 57701–3655.

Hot Springs Library, 1543 Baltimore

Avenue, Hot Springs, South Dakota

57747.

Custer County Library, 447 Crook #4,

Custer, South Dakota 57730.

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Piya Wiconi Road, Kyle, South Dakota

57752.

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Dakota 57625.

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Brule Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule, South

Dakota 57548.

Pine Ridge Library, Main St., Box 439,

Pine Ridge, South Dakota 57770.

Hearing Process Information

Organizations and individuals

wishing to present oral statements are

strongly encouraged to contact Kenneth

Parr, Bureau of Reclamation, Rapid City

Field Office, at the address above,

telephone (605) 394–9757 ext. 3004, or

email at kparr@gp.usbr.gov, to announce

their intention to participate in the

public hearing. Requests to make

presentations will also be accepted at

the hearings. Written statements may

also be submitted at the hearings.

Oral statements at the public hearings

will be limited to 5 minutes. If time

permits, the hearing officer may allow

speakers to extend their oral statement

after all persons wishing to comment

have been heard. Whenever possible,

speakers will be scheduled according to

the time preference requested in their

letter or telephone request. Scheduled

speakers not present at the public

hearing when called will lose their

privilege in the scheduled order and

will be recalled at the end of all the

scheduled speakers. Those registering at

the meetings may choose from the

remaining time slots.

Please notify Reclamation at least 2

weeks in advance of the scheduled

hearing if you require special needs in

order to participate in the public

hearing. Those having special needs

should contact Kenneth Parr at (605)

394–9757 or through the Federal Relay

System at (800) 877–8339 or via e-mail

at kparr@gp.usbr.gov. Smoking will be

prohibited in the hearing room and

surrounding area.

Dated: January 3, 2001.

Gerald Kelso,

Assistant Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 01–1530 Filed 1–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation 332–425]

U.S.-Korea FTA: The Economic Impact

of Establishing a Free Trade

Agreement (FTA) Between the United

States and the Republic of Korea

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation and

scheduling of public hearing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 9, 2001.

SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request

on December 18, 2000, from the Senate

Committee on Finance (Committee), the

Commission instituted investigation No.

332–425, U.S.-Korea FTA: The

Economic Impact of Establishing a Free

Trade Agreement (FTA) Between the

United States and the Republic of Korea,

under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of

1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)). The

Commission plans to submit its report

by September 18, 2001.

As requested by the Committee, in its

report the Commission will provide to

the extent possible:

• An overview of the Korean

economy

• An overview of the current

economic relationship between the

United States and the Republic of Korea,

including a discussion of the important

industry sectors in both countries

• An inventory and analysis of the

main barriers (tariff and nontariff) to

trade between the United States and the

Republic of Korea

• To the extent data are available, the

estimated effects of eliminating all

quantifiable trade barriers (tariff and

nontariff), with special attention to

agricultural goods, on:

• The volume of trade in goods and

services between the two countries

• Sectoral output and gross domestic

product for each country

• Wages and employment across

industry sectors for each country

• Final prices paid by consumers in

each country

• A qualitative assessment of the

effects of removing nonquantifiable

trade barriers

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Information may be obtained from

Christine McDaniel, Project Leader

(TEL: 202–708–5404; EMAIL:

cmcdaniel@usitc.gov), Office of

Economics, or Alan Fox, Deputy Project

Leader (TEL: 202–205–3267; EMAIL:

afox@usitc.gov), Office of Economics,

U.S. International Trade Commission,

Washington, DC, 20436. For information

on the legal aspects, contact William

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1For purposes of these investigations certain

welded large diameter line pipe are welded circular

carbon and alloy products of a kind used in oil and

gas pipelines with an outside diameter greater than

16 inches, regardless of stenciling. The products are

provided for in subheadings 7305.11.10,

7305.11.50, 7305.12.10, 7305.12.50, 7305.19.10, and

7305.19.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of

the United States.

Gearhart (TEL: 202–205–3091; EMAIL:

wgearheart@ustic.gov), Office of the

General Counsel. Hearing impaired

individuals are advised that information

on this matter can be obtained by

contacting the TDD terminal on (202)

205–1810.

Background: In its letter to the

Commission, the Committee stated that

a number of the United States’ trading

partners have aggressively pursued free

trade area negotiations that may

segment markets to the commercial

disadvantage of the United States. The

Committee indicated that over the

course of the next several months it

expects to ask the Commission for a

series of investigations under section

332 related to the economic impact of

negotiating bilaterally or regionally with

particular trading partners in the

absence of a new round of multilateral

talks.

Public Hearing: A public hearing in

connection with the investigation will

be held at the U.S. International Trade

Commission Building, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

on May 17, 2001. All persons shall have

the right to appear, by counsel or in

person, to present information and to be

heard. Requests to appear at the public

hearing should be filed with the

Secretary, United States International

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC 20436, no later than

5:15 p.m., April 27, 2001. Any

prehearing briefs (original and 14

copies) should be filed no later than

5:15 p.m., May 4, 2001; the deadline for

filing post-hearing briefs or statements

is 5:15 p.m., May 25, 2001. In the event

that, as of the close of business on April

27, 2001, no witnesses are scheduled to

appear at the hearing, the hearing will

be canceled. Any person interested in

attending the hearing as an observer or

nonparticipant may call the Secretary of

the Commission (202–205–1806) after

April 27, 2001, to determine whether

the hearing will be held.

Written Submissions: In lieu of or in

addition to participating in the hearing,

interested parties are invited to submit

written statements (original and 14

copies) concerning the matters to be

addressed by the Commission in its

report on this investigation. Commercial

or financial information that a submitter

desires the Commission to treat as

confidential must be submitted on

separate sheets of paper, each clearly

marked ‘‘Confidential Business

Information’’ at the top. All submissions

requesting confidential treatment must

conform with the requirements of

section 201.6 of the Commission’s Rules

of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR

201.6). All written submissions, except

for confidential business information,

will be made available in the Office of

the Secretary of the Commission for

inspection by interested parties. To be

assured of consideration by the

Commission, written statements relating

to the Commission’s report should be

submitted to the Commission at the

earliest practical date and should be

received no later than the close of

business on May 25, 2001. All

submissions should be addressed to the

Secretary, United States International

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC 20436. The

Commission’s rules do not authorize

filing submissions with the Secretary by

facsimile or electronic means.

Persons with mobility impairments

who will need special assistance in

gaining access to the Commission

should contact the Office of the

Secretary at 202–205–2000. General

information concerning the Commission

may also be obtained by accessing its

Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).

List of Subjects

Republic of Korea, Free Trade

Agreement, Tariffs, and Imports.

Issued: January 10, 2001.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–1489 Filed 1–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 731–TA–919–920

(Preliminary)]

Certain Welded Large Diameter Line

Pipe From Japan and Mexico

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of antidumping

investigations and scheduling of

preliminary phase investigations.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice of the institution of investigations

and commencement of preliminary

phase antidumping investigations Nos.

731–TA–919–920 (Preliminary) under

section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930

(19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)) (the Act) to

determine whether there is a reasonable

indication that an industry in the

United States is materially injured or

threatened with material injury, or the

establishment of an industry in the

United States is materially retarded, by

reason of imports from Japan and

Mexico of certain welded large diameter

line pipe 1 that are alleged to be sold in

the United States at less than fair value.

Unless the Department of Commerce

extends the time for initiation pursuant

to section 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act (19

U.S.C. 1673a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission

must reach a preliminary determination

in antidumping investigations in 45

days, or in this case by February 26,

2001. The Commission’s views are due

at the Department of Commerce within

five business days thereafter, or by

March 5, 2001.

For further information concerning

the conduct of these investigations and

rules of general application, consult the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,

subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 10, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Diane J. Mazur (202–205–3184), Office

of Investigations, U.S. International

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain

information on this matter by contacting

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810. Persons with mobility

impairments who will need special

assistance in gaining access to the

Commission should contact the Office

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.

General information concerning the

Commission may also be obtained by

accessing its internet server (http://

www.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background.—These investigations

are being instituted in response to a

petition filed on January 10, 2001, by

Berg Steel Pipe Corp., Panama City, FL;

American Steel Pipe Division of

American Cast Iron Pipe Co.,

Birmingham, AL; and Stupp Corp.,

Baton Rouge, LA.

Participation in the investigations and

public service list.—Persons (other than

petitioners) wishing to participate in the

investigations as parties must file an

entry of appearance with the Secretary

to the Commission, as provided in

sections 201.11 and 207.10 of the

Commission’s rules, not later than seven

days after publication of this notice in

the Federal Register. Industrial users

and (if the merchandise under

investigation is sold at the retail level)

representative consumer organizations