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section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The 

cash deposit rates for the companies 

listed above will be the rates established 

in the final results of this review, except 

if the rate is less than 0.5 percent and, 

therefore, de minimis, the cash deposit 

will be zero; (2) for previously reviewed 

or investigated companies not listed 

above, the cash deposit rate will 

continue to be the company-specific rate 

published for the most recent final 

results in which that manufacturer or 

exporter participated; (3) if the exporter 

is not a firm covered in these reviews, 

a prior review, or the original less-thanfair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the 

manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate 

will be the rate established for the most 

recent final results for the manufacturer 

of the merchandise; and (4) if neither 

the exporter nor the manufacturer is a 

firm covered in this or any previous 

review or the LTFV conducted by the 

Department, the cash deposit rate will 

be 38.72 percent, the ‘‘all-others’’ rate 

established in the LTFV. See Amended 

Final Determination. These cash deposit 

requirements, when imposed, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Verification 

The Department intends to conduct 

sales verifications after these 

preliminary results for Ispat, Tata, and 

JSW. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice serves as a preliminary 

reminder to importers of their 

responsibility under 19 CFR 

351.402(f)(2) 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. 

These preliminary results of review 

are issued and published in accordance 

with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of 

the Act. 

Dated: December 19, 2007. 

David M. Spooner, 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–821–802] 

Extension of Time to Submit 

Comments Concerning the Initialed 

Draft Amendment to the Agreement 

Suspending the Antidumping 

Investigation on Uranium from the 

Russian Federation 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(‘‘the Department’’) and the Russian 

Federation’s Federal Atomic Energy 

Agency (‘‘Rosatom’’) have initialed a 

draft amendment to the Agreement 

Suspending the Antidumping 

Investigation on Uranium from the 

Russian Federation (‘‘Suspension 

Agreement’’). See Initialed Draft 

Amendment to the Agreement 

Suspending the Antidumping 

Investigation on Uranium from the 

Russian Federation; Request for 

Comment, 72 FR 68124 (December 4, 

2007) (‘‘Draft Amendment’’). On 

December 20, 2007, Power Resources, 

Inc. (‘‘PRI’’) and Crow Butte Resources, 

Inc (‘‘CBR’’), U.S. producers of uranium 

concentrates, requested a one-week 

extension to the comment period 

outlined in the Draft Amendment. The 

Department is granting this request in 

full. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sally C. Gannon at (202) 482–0162, 

Import Administration, International 

Trade Administration, U.S. Department 

of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution 

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On October 30, 1992, the Department 

suspended the antidumping duty 

investigation involving uranium from 

Russia on the basis of an agreement by 

its government to restrict the volume of 

direct or indirect exports to the United 

States in order to prevent the 

suppression or undercutting of price 

levels of U.S. domestic uranium. See 

Antidumping; Uranium from 

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, 

Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan; 

Suspension of Investigations and 

Amendment of Preliminary 

Determinations, 57 FR 49220 (October 

30, 1992). 

The Suspension Agreement was 

subsequently amended, by agreement of 

both governments, on March 11, 1994, 

October 3, 1996, and May 7, 1997. See, 

respectively, Amendment to Agreement 

Suspending the Antidumping 

Investigation on Uranium from the 

Russian Federation, 59 FR 15373 (April 

1, 1994); Amendments to the Agreement 

Suspending the Antidumping 

Investigation on Uranium from the 

Russian Federation, 61 FR 56665 

(November 4, 1996); and Amendment to 

Agreement Suspending the 

Antidumping Investigation on Uranium 

from the Russian Federation, 62 FR 

37879 (July 15, 1997). On July 31, 1998, 

the Department notified interested 

parties of an administrative change with 

respect to the Suspension Agreement. 

See Agreement Suspending the 

Antidumping Investigation on Uranium 

from the Russian Federation, 63 FR 

40879 (July 31, 1998). On November 27, 

2007, the Department and Rosatom 

initialed a new draft amendment to the 

Suspension Agreement. 

Extension Request 

The Department provided parties with 

thirty days from the publication date of 

the Draft Amendment in the Federal 

Register to submit comments on the 

proposed amendment. The Draft 

Amendment published in the Federal 

Register on December 4, 2007, and, 

therefore, comments were due on 

January 3, 2008. On December 20, 2007, 

PRI and CBR requested a one-week 

extension to the deadline for submitting 

comments on the proposed amendment. 

PRI and CBR stated in their submission 

that the complexity of the Suspension 

Agreement and Draft Amendment, 

coupled with the December holiday, 

necessitate additional time for PRI and 

CBR to review and analyze the Draft 

Amendment and submit meaningful 

comments. 

For the reasons stated in PRI’s and 

CBR’s submission, the Department is 

granting this request in full. The 

comments on the Draft Amendment are 

now due on January 10, 2008. 

Dated: December 21, 2007. 

David M. Spooner, 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

North American Free Trade Agreement 

(NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel 

Reviews: Notice of Withdrawal of Panel 

Review 

AGENCY: NAFTA Secretariat, United 

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Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: On December 20, 2007, a Notice 

of Withdrawal of Request for Panel 

Review of the Changed Circumstances 

Review and the Complaint regarding 

Gray Portland Cement and Clinker from 

Mexico was filed on behalf of Holcim 

Apasco, S.A. de C.V. and Cementos 

Apasco, S.A. de C.V. (Secretariat File 

No. USA–MEX–2007–1904–02). 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Withdrawal of 

the Request for Panel Review and the 

Complaint, the panel review is 

terminated as of December 20, 2007. A 

panel has not been appointed to this 

panel review. Pursuant to Rule 71(2) of 

the Rules of Procedure for Article 1904 

Binational Panel Review, this panel 

review is terminated. 

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). The panel review in this 

matter was requested and terminated 

pursuant to these Rules. 

Dated: December 20, 2007. 

Caratina L. Alston, 

United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Notice of Allocation of Tariff Rate 

Quotas (TRQ) on the Import of Certain 

Worsted Wool Fabrics for Calendar 

Year 2008 

December 21, 2007. 

AGENCY: Department of Commerce, 

International Trade Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of allocation of 2008 

worsted wool fabric tariff rate quota. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Department) has determined the 

allocation for Calendar Year 2008 of 

imports of certain worsted wool fabrics 

under tariff rate quotas established by 

Title V of the Trade and Development 

Act of 2000 (Public Law No. 106–200), 

as amended by the Trade Act of 2002 

(Public Law 107–210) and the 

Miscellaneous Trade Act of 2004 (Public 

law 108–249), and the Pension 

Protection Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–

280). The companies that are being 

provided an allocation are listed below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Carrigg, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482–2573. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

BACKGROUND: 

Title V of the Trade and Development 

Act of 2000 as amended by the Trade 

Act of 2002, the Miscellaneous Trade 

Act of 2004 and the Pension Protection 

Act of 2006, creates two tariff rate 

quotas, providing for temporary 

reductions in the import duties on two 

categories of worsted wool fabrics 

suitable for use in making suits, suittype jackets, or trousers. For worsted 

wool fabric with average fiber diameters 

greater than 18.5 microns (Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States 

(HTSUS) heading 9902.51.11), the 

reduction in duty is limited to 5,500,000 

square meters in 2008. For worsted wool 

fabric with average fiber diameters of 

18.5 microns or less (HTSUS heading 

9902.51.15), the reduction is limited to 

5,000,000 square meters in 2008. The 

Miscellaneous Trade Act of 2004 

requires the President to ensure that 

such fabrics are fairly allocated to 

persons (including firms, corporations, 

or other legal entities) who cut and sew 

men’s and boys’ worsted wool suits and 

suit-like jackets and trousers in the 

United States and who apply for an 

allocation based on the amount of such 

suits cut and sewn during the prior 

calendar year. Presidential Proclamation 

7383, of December 1, 2000, authorized 

the Secretary of Commerce to allocate 

the quantity of worsted wool fabric 

imports under the tariff rate quotas. 

The Miscellaneous Trade Act also 

authorized Commerce to allocate a new 

HTS category, HTS 9902.51.16. This 

HTS refers to worsted wool fabric with 

average fiber diameter of 18.5 microns 

or less. The amendment further 

provides that HTS 9902.51.16 is for the 

benefit of persons (including firms, 

corporations, or other legal entities) who 

weave worsted wool fabric in the United 

States. For HTS 9902.51.16, the 

reduction in duty is limited to 2,000,000 

square meters in 2008. 

On January 22, 2001 the Department 

published interim regulations 

establishing procedures for applying for, 

and determining, such allocations (66 

FR6459, 15 CFR 335). These interim 

regulations were adopted, without 

change, as a final rule published on 

October 24, 2005 (70 FR 61363). On 

September 5, 2007, the Department 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register (72 FR 50934) soliciting 

applications for an allocation of the 

2008 tariff rate quotas with a closing 

date of October 5, 2007. The Department 

received timely applications for the HTS 

9902.51.11 tariff rate quota from 9 firms. 

The Department received timely 

applications for the HTS 9902.51.15 

tariff rate quota from 14 firms. The 

Department received timely 

applications for the HTS 9902.51.16 

tariff rate quota from 1 firm. All 

applicants were determined eligible for 

an allocation. Most applicants 

submitted data on a business 

confidential basis. As allocations to 

firms were determined on the basis of 

this data, the Department considers 

individual firm allocations to be 

business confidential. 

FIRMS THAT RECEIVED 

ALLOCATIONS 

FIRMS THAT RECEIVED ALLOCATIONS: HTS 9902.51.11, FABRICS, OF

WORSTED WOOL, WITH AVERAGE FIBER

DIAMETER GREATER THAN 18.5 MICRON, 

CERTIFIED BY THE IMPORTER AS SUITABLE FOR USE IN MAKING SUITS, SUITTYPE JACKETS, OR TROUSERS (PROVIDED

FOR IN SUBHEADING 5112.11.60 AND

5112.19.95). 

Amount allocated: 5,500,000 square meters. 

Companies Receiving Allocation: 

Adrian Jules LTD-Rochester, NY 

Hartmarx Corporation—Chicago, IL 

Hugo Boss Cleveland, Inc-Brooklyn, OH 

JA Apparel Corp.—New York, NY 

John H. Daniel Co.—Knoxville, TN 

Majer Brands Company, Inc.-Old Forge, PA 

Saint Laurie Ltd—New York, NY 

Sewell Clothing Company, Inc.—Bremen, GA 

The Tom James Co.—Franklin, TN 


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