5610 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 22 / Thursday, February 3, 2005 / Notices 

1The petitioners are Allegheny Ludlum Corp., 

United Auto Workers Local 3303, Zanesville Armco 

Independent Organization and the United 

Steelworkers of America, and AFL–CIO/CLC.

Scope of the Investigation 

For purposes of this investigation, the 

products covered are all purified CMC, 

sometimes also referred to as purified 

sodium CMC, polyanionic cellulose, or 

cellulose gum, which is a white to offwhite, non-toxic, odorless, 

biodegradable powder, comprising 

sodium CMC that has been refined and 

purified to a minimum assay of 90 

percent. Purified CMC does not include 

unpurified or crude CMC, CMC 

Fluidized Polymer Suspensions, and 

CMC that is cross-linked through heat 

treatment. Purified CMC is CMC that 

has undergone one or more purification 

operations which, at a minimum, reduce 

the remaining salt and other by-product 

portion of the product to less than ten 

percent. 

The merchandise subject to this 

investigation is classified in the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) at subheading 

3912.31.00. This tariff classification is 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes; however, the written 

description of the scope of this 

investigation is dispositive. 

Amended Preliminary Determination 

In accordance with section 735(e) of 

the Act, we have determined that 

significant ministerial errors were made 

in the calculation of Noviant’s 

preliminary margin. Specifically, we 

have determined that there were errors 

concerning the calculation of 

constructed export price (‘‘CEP’’) profit, 

third-party commissions, indirect 

selling expenses, currency conversions, 

billing adjustments, and level of trade. 

We have disregarded comments by 

petitioner as they were not timely filed 

in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.224(c)(2). For a detailed discussion 

of the above-cited ministerial error 

allegations and the Department’s 

analysis, see Memorandum to Richard 

O. Weible, ‘‘Allegation of Significant 

Ministerial Errors; Preliminary 

Determination in the Antidumping Duty 

Investigation of Purified 

Carboxymethylcellulose from the 

Netherlands’’ dated January 27, 2005, a 

public version of which is on file in 

room B–099 of the main Commerce 

building. 

Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.224(e), we are amending the 

preliminary determination of the 

antidumping duty investigation of 

Purified CMC to correct these significant 

ministerial errors. The revised 

preliminary weighted-average dumping 

margins are as follows:

Exporter/manufacturer 

Original 

weighted-average margin 

percentage 

Revised 

weighted-average margin 

percentage 

Noviant BV ............................................................................................................................................................... 27.11 13.27 

All others .................................................................................................................................................................. 22.21 12.84 

Continuation of Suspension of 

Liquidation 

In accordance with section 

735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we are directing 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(‘‘CBP’’) to continue to suspend 

liquidation of all imports of Purified 

CMC from the Netherlands. CBP shall 

require a cash deposit or the posting of 

a bond equal to the weighted-average 

amount by which the normal value 

exceeds the export price or CEP, as 

indicated in the chart above. These 

suspension of liquidation instructions 

will remain in effect until further notice. 

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

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

Dated: January 28, 2005. 

Joseph A. Spetrini, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration.

[FR Doc. 05–2089 Filed 2–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration 

[A–583–830] 

Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From 

Taiwan; Notice of Extension of Time 

Limits for Preliminary Results in 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 3, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elizabeth Eastwood or Jill Pollack at 

(202) 482–3874 or (202) 482–4593, 

respectively, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office 2, Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background 

On June 30, 2004, the Department 

published in the Federal Register (69 

FR 39409) a notice of initiation of an 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on stainless 

steel plate in coils from Taiwan. The 

period of review (POR) is May 1, 2003, 

through April 30, 2004, and the 

preliminary results are currently due no 

later than January 31, 2004. 

Extension of Preliminary Results 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 

the Department shall make a 

preliminary determination in an 

administrative review of an 

antidumping order within 245 days after 

the last day of the anniversary month of 

the date of publication of the order. The 

Act further provides, however, that the 

Department may extend the 245-day 

period to 365 days if it determines it is 

not practicable to complete the review 

within the foregoing time period. We 

determine that it is not practicable to 

complete this administrative review 

within the time limits mandated by 

section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act because 

the Department received a filing from 

the petitioners in this administrative 

review 1 on January 21, 2005, in which 

the petitioners allege that Ta Chen 

Stainless Pipe Co., Ltd. misclassified 

entries of subject merchandise made 

during the POR as non-subject 

merchandise. The Department requires 

further time in order to analyze the 

issue. Consequently, we have extended 

the deadline for completing the 

preliminary results until May 31, 2005.

This extension is in accordance with 

section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act (19 

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 22 / Thursday, February 3, 2005 / Notices 5611

U.S.C. 1675(a)(3)(A)) and 19 CFR 

351.213(h)(2).

Dated: January 28, 2005. 

Barbara E. Tillman, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration.

[FR Doc. 05–2088 Filed 2–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration 

The Manufacturing Council: Meeting of 

The Manufacturing Council

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Manufacturing Council 

will hold a full Council meeting to 

discuss topics related to the state of 

manufacturing. The Manufacturing 

Council is a Secretarial Board at the 

Department of Commerce, established to 

ensure regular communication between 

Government and the manufacturing 

sector. This will be the third meeting of 

The Manufacturing Council and will 

include updates by the Council’s three 

subcommittees. For information about 

the Council, please visit the 

Manufacturing Council Web site at: 

http://www.manufacturing.gov/

council.htm.

DATES: February 18, 2005. Time: 1:30 

p.m.

ADDRESSES: Henry Ford Museum, Lovett 

Hall, 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, 

MI 48124. This program is physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be submitted no later than 

February 10, 2005, to The 

Manufacturing Council, Room 4043, 

Washington, DC, 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Manufacturing Council Executive 

Secretariat, Room 4043, Washington, DC 

20230 (Phone: 202–482–1369). The 

Executive Secretariat encourages 

interested parties to refer to The 

Manufacturing Council Web site 

(http://www.manufacturing.gov/

council/) for the most up-to-date 

information about the meeting and the 

Council.

Dated: January 28, 2005. 

Sam Giller, 

Executive Secretary, The Manufacturing 

Council.

[FR Doc. 05–2006 Filed 2–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration 

North American Free-Trade 

Agreement, Article 1904; NAFTA Panel 

Reviews; Request for Panel Review

AGENCY: NAFTA Secretariat, United 

States Section, International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of first request for panel 

review. 

SUMMARY: On January 21, 2005, Tembec, 

Inc. filed a First Request for Panel 

Review with the United States Section 

of the NAFTA Secretariat pursuant to 

Article 1904 of the North American Free 

Trade Agreement. Panel review was 

requested of the Determination under 

Section 129(a)(4) of the Uruguay Round 

Agreements Act, made by the United 

States International Trade Commission, 

respecting Certain Softwood Lumber 

Products from Canada. This 

determination was published in the 

Federal Register, (69 FR 75916) on 

December 20, 2004. The NAFTA 

Secretariat has assigned Case Number 

USA–CDA–2005–1904–03 to this 

request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Caratina L. Alston, United States 

Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat, Suite 

2061, 14th and Constitution Avenue, 

Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482–5438.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter 

19 of the North American Free-Trade 

Agreement (‘‘Agreement’’) establishes a 

mechanism to replace domestic judicial 

review of final determinations in 

antidumping and countervailing duty 

cases involving imports from a NAFTA 

country with review by independent 

binational panels. When a Request for 

Panel Review is filed, a panel is 

established to act in place of national 

courts to review expeditiously the final 

determination to determine whether it 

conforms with the antidumping or 

countervailing duty law of the country 

that made the determination. 

Under Article 1904 of the Agreement, 

which came into force on January 1, 

1994, the Government of the United 

States, the Government of Canada and 

the Government of Mexico established 

Rules of Procedure for Article 1904 

Binational Panel Reviews (‘‘Rules’’). 

These Rules were published in the 

Federal Register on February 23, 1994 

(59 FR 8686). 

A first Request for Panel Review was 

filed with the United States Section of 

the NAFTA Secretariat, pursuant to 

Article 1904 of the Agreement, on 

January 21, 2005, requesting panel 

review of the determination described 

above. 

The Rules provide that: 

(a) A Party or interested person may 

challenge the final determination in 

whole or in part by filing a Complaint 

in accordance with Rule 39 within 30 

days after the filing of the first Request 

for Panel Review (the deadline for filing 

a Complaint is February 22, 2005); 

(b) A Party, investigating authority or 

interested person that does not file a 

Complaint but that intends to appear in 

support of any reviewable portion of the 

final determination may participate in 

the panel review by filing a Notice of 

Appearance in accordance with Rule 40 

within 45 days after the filing of the first 

Request for Panel Review (the deadline 

for filing a Notice of Appearance is 

March 7, 2005); and 

(c) The panel review shall be limited 

to the allegations of error of fact or law, 

including the jurisdiction of the 

investigating authority, that are set out 

in the Complaints filed in the panel 

review and the procedural and 

substantive defenses raised in the panel 

review.

Dated: January 27, 2005. 

Caratina L. Alston, 

United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 05–2014 Filed 2–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–GT–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 012505B]

Endangered Species; Permit No. 1226 

and Permit No. 1239

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Scientific research permit 

modifications.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

requests for modifications to scientific 

research permits No. 1226 submitted by 

the New York State Department of 

Environmental Conservation, Hudson 

River Fisheries Unit, Bureau of Marine 

Resources, 21 South Putt Corners Road, 

New Paltz, New York, 12561–1696 

(Kathryn A. Hattala, Principal 

Investigator) and No. 1239 submitted by 

Dr. Boyd Kynard, U.S. Geological 

Survey, Conte Anadromous Fish 

Research Center, P.O. Box 796, One 

Migratory Way, Turners Falls, 

Massachusetts 01376, have been 

granted.