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Notices Federal Register

64412

Vol. 60, No. 241

Friday, December 15, 1995

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Public Hearings on the Effects of

Lifting the Export Ban on Alaskan

North Slope Crude Oil

AGENCY: Bureau of Export

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce’s Bureau of Export

Administration (BXA) is holding public

hearings to determine the effects on the

environment and the economy of lifting

the ban on the export of Alaskan North

Slope (ANS) crude oil. BXA is

conducting the hearings pursuant to the

legislation that the President signed on

November 28, which, among other

things, requires him to conduct an

environmental review, as well as to

examine the effect of exports on jobs,

consumers, and supplies of oil. This

notice identifies the issues on which the

Department is interested in obtaining

the public’s views. It also sets forth the

procedures for public participation in

the hearings.

DATES: The hearings will be held in

Washington, DC, on January 3, 1996;

Seattle, Washington, on January 5, 1996;

Anchorage, Alaska on January 8, 1996;

and Bakersfield, California on January

10, 1996. Requests to speak must be

submitted by December 22, 1995. The

hearing in Washington, DC will be held

in the main auditorium of the Herbert

Hoover Building, which is located at

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC, 20230. The

hearing in Seattle will be held in

Building 9 Auditorium, at the NOAA

Western Regional Center, which is

located at 7600 Sand Point Way, N.E.,

Seattle, Washington 98115. The hearing

in Anchorage will be held in the

auditorium of the Anchorage Museum

of History and Art, which is located at

121 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage,

Alaska. The hearing in Bakersfield will

be held at the Sheraton Bakersfield, in

the Belridge Room which is located at

5101 California Avenue, Bakersfield,

California 93309.

ADDRESSES: Send requests to speak and

written copies of the oral presentation to

Steven C. Goldman, Acting Director,

Office of Chemical and Biological

Controls and Treaty Compliance, Room

2093, Bureau of Export Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC, 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bernard Kritzer, Manager, Short Supply

Program, Office of Chemical and

Biological Controls and Treaty

Compliance, Room 2089, Bureau of

Export Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC, 20230, Telephone

(202) 482–0894.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background and Specific Comments

Requested

A. Background

On November 28, 1995, the President

signed legislation (S. 395) authorizing

exports of Alaskan North Slope (ANS)

crude oil when transported in U.S.-flag

tankers, unless the President determines

that such exports would not be in the

national interest. The statute requires

the President to consider the results of

an ‘‘appropriate environmental review’’

and other issues prior to making his

national interest determination.

As amended by S. 395, Section

28(s)(1) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30

U.S.C. 185) provides that:

In evaluating whether exports of this

oil are in the national interest, the

President shall, at a minimum consider:

1. whether exports of ANS crude oil

would diminish the total quantity or

quality of petroleum available to the

United States;

2. the results of an appropriate

environmental review, including

consideration of appropriate measures

to mitigate any potential effects of

exports of this oil on the environment,

which shall be completed within four

months of the date of enactment; and

3. whether exports of this oil are

likely to cause sustained material oil

supply shortages or sustained oil price

increases significantly above world

market levels that would cause

sustained material adverse employment

effects in the United States or that

would cause substantial harm to

consumers, including noncontiguous

States and Pacific territories.

B. Specific Comments Requested

The U.S. Department of Commerce is

holding public hearings as part of its

environmental review. The Department

is soliciting public comments on the

environmental and oil supply and

pricing issues described above to ensure

that the public has a meaningful

opportunity to address the issues

identified in the legislation. The

Department has decided to conduct four

public hearings in order for the public

to provide suggestions to the

Administration as early as practicable

about issues that should be considered

in preparing the required review of

environmental and economic factors for

the President’s consideration.

The Department is particularly

interested in comments and information

on the following questions:

1. Whether exports of ANS crude oil

would diminish the total quantity or

quality of petroleum available to the

United States;

2. Whether exports of ANS crude oil

would result in changes in tanker

movements out of Valdez, Alaska, and

whether such movements would pose

any substantial new risks to the

environment beyond the risks that may

exist under current tanker movements to

the U.S. west coast and Hawaii;

3. Whether exports of ANS crude oil

would increase imports of foreign oil

impacting air quality in PADD V by

affecting the level of refinery emissions;

4. Whether exports of ANS crude oil

and the projected increases in Alaska

and California onshore oil production

would affect air quality by affecting oil

field emissions and terminal facilities,

and;

5. Whether exports of ANS crude oil

are likely to cause sustained material oil

supply shortages or sustained oil price

increases significantly above world

market levels that would cause

sustained material adverse employment

affects in the United States or that

would cause substantial harm to

consumers, including noncontiguous

States and Pacific territories.
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II. Public Hearings and Comment

Procedures

The hearings will be held in

Washington, D.C. on January 3, 1996;

Seattle, Washington, on January 5, 1996;

Anchorage, Alaska on January 8, 1996;

and Bakersfield, California on January

10, 1996. The hearings will commence

at 8:30 a.m. and end at 5:30 p.m.

Requests to speak must be submitted by

December 22, 1996. The hearing in

Washington, DC will be held in the

main auditorium of the Herbert Hoover

Building which is located at 14th Street

and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC, 20230. The hearing in

Seattle will be held in Building 9

Auditorium, at the NOAA Western

Regional Center which is located at

7600 Sand Point Way, NE, Seattle,

Washington 98115. The hearing in the

auditorium of the Anchorage Museum

of History and Art which is located at

121 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage,

Alaska. The hearing in Bakersfield will

be held at the Sheraton Bakersfield,

Belridge Room, which is located at 5101

California Avenue, Bakersfield,

California 93309.

The Department encourages interested

participants to present their views orally

at the hearings. Any person wishing to

make an oral presentation at the

hearings must submit a brief written

request to the Department of Commerce

at the address indicated in the

ADDRESSES section of this notice. The

written requests to participate in the

public hearings should describe the

individual’s interest in the hearing and,

where appropriate, explain why the

individual is a proper representative of

a group or class of person that has such

an interest. The written request must be

received no later than December 22,

1995. In addition, the request to speak

should contain a daytime phone number

where the person who will be making

the oral presentation may be contacted

before the hearing. On the day of the

hearing, speakers should bring 2 copies

of the summary of their oral

presentation to the hearing address

indicated in the DATES section of this

notice.

Persons may submit written

comments for the record if they are

unable to attend the hearings.

Copies of the request to participate in

the public hearings will be maintained

at the Bureau of Export Administration’s

Freedom of Information Records

Inspection Facility, Room 4525, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th Street

and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20230, telephone (202)

482–5653. The records in this facility

may be copied in accordance with the

regulations published in Part 4 of Title

15 of the Code of Federal Regulations

(15 CFR 4.1 et seq.). Information about

the inspection and copying of records

may be obtained from Mr. Ted Zois, the

Bureau of Export Administration’s

Freedom of Information Officer, at the

above address and telephone number

between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30

p.m., Monday through Friday.

Each speaker may be limited to 5 or

10 minutes depending on the number of

presenters. Comments may respond to

the questions posed in Section I of this

notice or any other related issue.

A Commerce official will preside at

the hearings. Representatives from other

Federal agencies participating in the

review also will attend the hearings.

Only those conducting the hearing may

ask questions.

Any further procedural rules for the

proper conduct of the hearing will be

announced by the presiding officer.

Dated: December 13, 1995.

Sue E. Eckert,

Assistant Secretary for Export

Administration.

[FR Doc. 95–30647 Filed 12–14–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P

International Trade Administration

Initiation of Antidumping and

Countervailing Duty Administrative

Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of initiation of

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Administrative Reviews.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(the Department) has received requests

to conduct administrative reviews of

various antidumping and countervailing

duty orders and findings with

November anniversary dates. In

accordance with the Department’s

regulations, we are initiating those

administrative reviews.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 15, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Holly A. Kuga, Office of Antidumping

Compliance, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,

Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone:

(202) 482–4737.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Department has received timely

requests, in accordance with 19 CFR

353.22(a) and 355.22(a) (1994), for

administrative reviews of various

antidumping and countervailing duty

orders and findings with November

anniversary dates.

Initiation of Reviews

In accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(c)

and 355.22(c), we are initiating

administrative reviews of the following

antidumping and countervailing duty

orders and findings. The Department is

not initiating an administrative review

of any exporters and/or producers who

were not named in a review request

because such exporters and/or

producers were not specified as

required under § 353.22(a) (19 CFR

353.22(a)). We intend to issue the final

results of these reviews not later than

November 30, 1996.

Antidumping duty proceedings Period to be

reviewed

KOREA:

Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe

A–580–809

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Hyundai Pipe Co., Ltd.

Korea Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.

Korea Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.

Pusan Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.