12198 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 43 / Monday, March 6, 1995 / Notices

within the scope of the order.

Makita Inc., Makita U.S.A.—

Clarification to determine whether

Chain Morticer model 7104L is

within the scope of the order.

A–588–055 Acrylic Sheet

Sumitomo Chemical America, Inc.—

Clarification to determine whether

acrylic sheet with light scattering

properties is within the scope of the

order.

A–588–604 Tapered Roller Bearings

and Parts Thereof

Koyo Seiko—Clarification to

determine whether certain forgings

are within the scope of the order.

Affirmative preliminary ruling

issued on February 28, 1994.

A–588–809 Small Business Telephone

Systems and Subassemblies and

Parts Thereof

Iwatsu America, Inc. and Iwatsu

Electric Co.—Clarification to

determine whether certain circuit

cards are within the scope of the

order.

Country: Venezuela.

A–307–805 Circular Welded NonAlloy Steel Pipe

Self-initiation. Clarification to

determine whether pipe produced

to API 5L line pipe specifications or

to both ASTM A–53 standard pipe

specification and the API 5L line

pipe specification (dual-certified

pipe), when intended for use as

standard pipe or when actually

used as standard pipe, is within the

scope of the order. Affirmative

preliminary scope ruling issued on

January 13, 1994.

Country: Argentina.

C–357–803 Leather

Petitioners—Clarification to

determine whether upper bovine

leather without hair on, not whole,

prepared after tanning is within the

scope of the countervailing duty

order.

Country: Sweden.

A–401–040 Stainless Steel Plate

Armco, Inc., G.O. Carlson, Allegheny

Ludlum Corp., and Washington

Steel Corp.—Clarification to

determine whether Stavax, Ramax,

and 904L are within the scope of

the finding. Affirmative preliminary

scope ruling issued on November

16, 1994.

Country: Germany.

A–428–801 Antifriction Bearings

(other than Tapered Roller

Bearings) and Parts Thereof

Consolidated Saw Mill International

(CSMI) Inc.—Clarification to

determine whether certain Cambio

bearings contained in its sawmill

debarker are within the scope of the

order. Affirmative preliminary

ruling issued on December 16,

1994.

Marquart Switches—Clarification to

determine whether certain steel

balls are within the scope of the

order.

Country: Taiwan.

A–583–810 Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts

Consolidated International

Automotive, Inc.—Clarification to

determine whether certain nickelplated lug nuts are within the scope

of the order.

A–583–603 Stainless Steel Cookware

Max Burton Enterprises, Inc.—

Clarification to determine whether

the Max Burton StoveTop Smoker is

within the scope of the order.

A–583–508 Porcelain-on-Steel

Cookware

Blair Corp.—Clarification to

determine whether product number

271911, eight-quart stock pot and

product number 271921, twelvequart stock pot are within the scope

of the order.

Blair Corp.—Clarification to

determine whether product number

1001, seven piece cookware set is

within the scope of the order.

A–583–816 Certain Stainless Steel

Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings

Top Line Process Equipment

Corporation—Clarification to

determine whether various stainless

steel tube fittings with non-welded

end-connections, and other

products, are within the scope of

the order.

VI. Pending Anticircumvention Inquiry

Requests as of December 31, 1994

Country: Mexico.

A–201–806 Steel Wire Rope

Committee of Domestic Steel Wire

Rope and Specialty Cable

Manufacturers—Anticircumvention

inquiry to determine whether a

producer of steel wire rope in

Mexico is circumventing the

antidumping order by importing

steel wire strand into the United

States where it is wound into steel

wire rope. Affirmative preliminary

determination of circumvention

published June 3, 1994.

Country: Japan.

A–588–602 Carbon Steel Butt-Weld

Pipe Fittings

U.S. Fittings Group—

Anticircumvention inquiry to

determine whether a producer of

Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe

Fittings in Japan is circumventing

the antidumping duty order by

shipping parts to Thailand for

processing and importing the

finished product into the United

States.

Country: Germany.

A–428–811 Hot-Rolled Lead and

Bismuth Carbon Steel Products

Inland Steel Bar Company and USS

Kolbe Steel Company—

Anticircumvention inquiry to

determine whether a producer of

steel in Germany is circumventing

the antidumping duty order by

shipping leaded steel billets to its

wholly-owned subsidiary in the

Netherlands, hot-rolling the billets

into bars and rods and then

exporting them to the United States.

Interested parties are invited to

comment on the accuracy of the list of

pending scope clarification requests.

Any comments should be submitted to

the Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, Room B–099, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th Street

and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230.

Dated: February 24, 1995.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.

[FR Doc. 95–5430 Filed 3–3–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. 931090–4048]

RIN 0625–AA06

Allocation of Duty-Exemptions for

Calendar Year 1995 Among Watch

Producers Located in the Virgin

Islands

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce; and Office of

the Secretary, Department of the

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This action allocates 1995

duty-exemptions for watch producers

located in the Virgin Islands pursuant to

Pub. L. 97–446.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Faye

Robinson, (202) 482–1660.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to Pub. L. 97–446, the Departments of

the Interior and Commerce (the

Departments) share responsibility for

the allocation of duty exemptions

among watch assembly firms in the

United States insular possessions and

the Northern Mariana Islands. In

accordance with § 303.3(a) of the
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regulations (15 CFR part 303), this

action establishes the total quantity of

duty-free insular watches and watch

movements for 1995 at 5,100,000 units

and divides this amount among the

three insular possessions of the United

States and the Northern Mariana

Islands. Of this amount, 3,600,000 units

may be allocated to Virgin Islands

producers, 500,000 to Guam producers,

500,000 to American Samoa producers

and 500,000 to Northern Mariana

Islands producers (59 FR 8847).

The criteria for the calculation of the

1995 duty-exemption allocations among

insular producers are set forth in

§ 303.14 of the regulations.

The Departments have verified the

data submitted on application form

ITA–334P by producers in the Virgin

Islands and inspected the current

operations of all producers in

accordance with § 303.5 of the

regulations.

The verification established that in

calendar year 1994 the Virgin Islands

watch assembly firms shipped 2,269,461

watches and watch movements into the

customs territory of the United States

under Pub. L. 97–446. The dollar

amount of creditable corporate income

taxes paid by Virgin Islands producers

during calendar year 1994 plus the

creditable wages paid by the industry

during calendar year 1994 to residents

of the territory totalled $5,694,887.

There are no producers in Guam,

American Samoa or the Northern

Mariana Islands.

The calendar year 1995 Virgin Islands

annual allocations set forth below are

based on the data verified by the

Departments in the Virgin Islands. The

allocations reflect adjustments made in

data supplied on the producers’ annual

application forms (ITA–334P) as a result

of the Departments’ verification; and

reallocation of the duty-exemptions

which have been voluntarily

relinquished by some producers

pursuant to § 303.6(b)(2) of the

regulations.

The duty-exemption allocations for

calendar year 1995 in the Virgin Islands

are as follows:

Name of firm Annual

allocation

Belair Quartz, Inc ...................... 500,000

Hampden Watch Co., Inc ......... 250,000

Progress Watch Co., Inc .......... 650,000

Unitime Industries, Inc .............. 500,000

Tropex, Inc ................................ 400,000

Timex V.I., Inc .......................... 742,000

Susan G. Esserman,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

Leslie M. Turner,

Assistant Secretary for Territorial and

International Affairs.

[FR Doc. 95–5431 Filed 3–3–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P and 4310–93–P

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[Docket No. 950227061–5061–01; I.D.

020695C]

RIN 0648–XX11

Northeast Fishing Industry Grants

(FIG) Program

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability of Federal

assistance.

SUMMARY: NMFS issues this notice

describing the conditions under which

applications will be accepted under the

FIG Program and how NMFS will

determine which applications it will

fund. This notice implements the

second round of the FIG Program, for

which $4.5 million is available to fund

innovative proposals to assist the

Northeast fishing industry to promote

the development of commercial fishing

and markets for underexploited species;

develop methods for eliminating or

reducing bycatch; and create new

business and alternative employment

opportunities for those who have been

affected by the decline of the traditional

fisheries.

DATES: Applications must be received

by May 5, 1995. Applicants must submit

one signed original and two copies of

the complete application. No facsimile

applications will be accepted.

Generally, the time required to process

applications is 120 days from the

closing date of the solicitation.

ADDRESSES: Applications should be sent

to the Northeast Regional Office,

National Marine Fisheries Service, One

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA

01930–2298, telephone: (508) 281–9256

or (508) 281–9267. Application kits,

with instructions for completion, may

be obtained from that office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenneth Beal or Joyce Lacerda, NMFS,

at (508) 281–9267.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Under the provisions of Public Law

103–211, the Emergency Supplemental

Appropriations Act of 1994, $30 million

has been provided to the U.S.

Department of Commerce (Department)

for the Northeast Fisheries Assistance

Program (NFAP) to address the needs of

those directly affected by the decline of

the traditional fisheries in the Northeast.

Of the total package, $18 million has

been designated to the Economic

Development Administration to provide

economic adjustment assistance to

communities; $12 million has been

designated to NMFS for direct industry

assistance in the form of (1) loan

guarantees under the Fisheries

Obligation Guarantee Program to help

restructure existing debt, (2) grants to

assist the fishing industry which has

been affected by the decline of the

traditional groundfish and scallop

fisheries and, (3) Fishing Family

Assistance Centers in the Northeast to

serve as clearinghouses for all possible

assistance available from Federal and

state sources.

Of the $12.0 million in NFAP funds

administered by NMFS $9.0 million is

being provided directly to the private

sector through grants under the FIG

Program, which is authorized under 15

U.S.C. 713c–3(d). These grants are being

provided in two rounds. The availability

of $4.5 million for the first round was

announced in the Federal Register on

July 8, 1994 (59 FR 35107). In response

to that notice, 201 proposals were

received. Of those 201 proposals, 28

were recommended for funding. Eleven

of the 28 projects will address

development of commercial fisheries

and markets for underexploited finfish

and shellfish species; nine will focus on

aquaculture as a method for enhancing

natural production of groundfish and

shellfish stocks, and also as a

commercial enterprise; and eight will

explore various aspects of new business

opportunities for displaced fishermen.

Federal support for these projects ranges

from $20,000 to $654,900, with an

average Federal funding level of

$160,714.

Since July 1994, when the first round

of the FIG Program was implemented,

the situation with respect to the New

England groundfish stocks has

worsened. As recent stock assessments

indicated that groundfish populations

were on the verge of collapse, NMFS

approved the New England Fishery

Management Council’s request for

implementation of emergency

regulations while a more comprehensive

plan is developed to restore the stocks.

In recognition of the adverse impact of

further reductions in fisheries access on

the fishing industry, the second round

of the FIG Program, through which $4.5

million will be provided, will