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circumstances determination after close

of business (‘‘COB’’) on March 3, 1995

and the deadline for submitting

comments to the determination was

March 6, 1995, petitioner indicates that

it was not allotted ‘‘sufficient time’’ to

comment on the Department’s analysis.

Respondent states that, while the

Department could have based its

negative preliminary critical

circumstances determination on factors

other than the CPSC ban and its effect

on shipments, the Department correctly

found that critical circumstances do not

exist.

DOC Position: We first note that the

Department’s preliminary negative

critical circumstance determination was

not based solely on the effect of the

CPSC ban on Thai Merry’s shipments

during the post-petition period. In

making the negative preliminary critical

circumstances determination, the

Department stated that its decision was

‘‘[b]ased on (1) an evaluation of

apparent domestic consumption during

the pre- and post-petition period, as

calculated by petitioner, (2) Thai

Merry’s share of domestic consumption

during the pre- and post-petition

periods, (3) the shipment data provided

by respondent as compared to previous

periods, and (4) consideration of the

circumstances surrounding the large

increase in shipment in May

1994 * * *’’ (see, page 7 of unpublished

version of the Department’s March 3,

1995 preliminary negative critical

circumstances Federal Register notice).

Because no additional information has

been provided by petitioner that

conflicts with our preliminary

determination, we continue to find that

critical circumstances do not exist.

With regard to petitioner’s claim that

it did not have sufficient time to analyze

the Department’s preliminary negative

critical circumstances determination,

we note that petitioner did not request

additional information under

administrative protective order (‘‘APO’’)

(i.e., the Department’s February 27, 1995

analysis memo) with which to make its

analysis until late in the afternoon of

March 6, 1995 (i.e., the deadline date).

Additionally, we note that on March 6,

1995, the Department offered petitioner

an extension for filing comments on the

preliminary negative critical

circumstances determination if

requested. Petitioner specifically

declined to make an extension request

(see, March 7, 1995 memo to case file

from David R. Boyland, Case Analyst,

Office of Countervailing Investigations).

Continuation of Suspension of

Liquidation

We are directing the Customs Service

to continue to suspend liquidation of all

entries of disposable lighters, that are

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,

for consumption on or after October 24,

1994, the date of publication of our

affirmative determination in the Federal

Register. The Customs Service shall

require a cash deposit or the posting of

a bond equal to the estimated amount by

which the FMV of the merchandise of

this investigation exceeds the USP, as

shown below. This suspension of

liquidation will remain in effect until

further notice. The weighted-average

dumping margins are as follows:

Producer/manufacturer/exporter

Weighted-average margin percentage

Thai Merry .................................... 25.04

All Others ...................................... 25.04

International Trade Commission (ITC)

Notification

In accordance with section 735(d) of

the Act, we have notified the ITC of our

determination. The ITC will now

determine, within 45 days, whether

these imports are materially injuring, or

threatening material injury to the U.S.

industry. If the ITC determines that

material injury, or threat of material

injury, does not exist, the proceeding

will be terminated and all securities

posted will be refunded or cancelled. If

the ITC determines that such injury

does exist, the Department will issue an

antidumping order directing Customs

officials to assess antidumping duties on

all imports of the subject merchandise

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,

for consumption on or after the effective

date of the suspension of liquidation.

Notification to Interested Parties

This notice also serves as the only

reminder to parties of their

responsibility concerning the return or

destruction of proprietary information

disclosed under APO in accordance

with 19 CFR 353.34(d). Failure to

comply is a violation of the APO.

This determination is published

pursuant to section 735(d) of the Act

and 19 CFR 353.20(a)(4).

Dated: March 8, 1995.

Susan G. Esserman,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 030795B]

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for a

scientific research permit (P418A).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Mason Weinrich of the Cetacean

Research Unit, P.O. Box 159, Gloucester,

MA 01930, has applied in due form for

a permit to take humpback whales

(Megaptera novaeangliae), fin whales

(Balaenoptera physalus), right whales

(Eubalaena glacialis), and sei whales

(Balaenoptera borealis) for the purpose

of scientific research.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before April 17, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The application and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following offices:

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring,

MD 20910, (301/713–2289);

Director, Northeast Region, NMFS,

One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA

01930–2298 (508/281–9250).

Written data or views, or requests for

a public hearing on this request, should

be submitted to the Chief, Permits

Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected

Resources, 1335 East-West Highway,

Silver Spring, MD 20910, within 30

days of the publication of this notice.

Those individuals requesting a hearing

should set forth the specific reasons

why a hearing on this particular request

would be appropriate.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register, the

Secretary of Commerce is forwarding

copies of this application to the Marine

Mammal Commission and its

Committee of Scientific Advisors.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject permit is requested under the

authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the Regulations

Governing the Taking and Importing of

Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and

the Regulations Governing the Taking,

Importing, and Exporting of Endangered

Fish and Wildlife (50 CFR part 222).

The applicant seeks authorization to

take annually by harassment a

maximum of 400 individual humpback
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whales, 250 individual fin whales, 50

individual sei whales, and 50 individual

right whales in the Western North

Atlantic. Proposed taking will be by

close approach (within 100 yards) for

photo-identification to continue longterm studies of distribution,

demography, behavior, and ecology of

the cetaceans inhabiting the

Northeastern coastal waters of the

United States.

Dated: March 10, 1995.

Art Jeffers,

Acting Chief, Permits & Documentation

Division, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95–6460 Filed 3–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

[I.D. 030795A]

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for a

scientific research permit (P773#54).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Bradford E. Brown, Ph.D., of the

National Marine Fisheries Service,

Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 75

Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL 33149,

has applied in due form for a permit to

take Atlantic bottlenose dolphins

(Tursiops truncatus) for purposes of

scientific research.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before April 17, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The application and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following offices:

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/713–2289);

Director, Southeast Region, NMFS,

9721 Executive Center Drive, N., St.

Petersburg, FL 33702–2432 (813/893–

3141).

Written data or views, or requests for

a public hearing on this request, should

be submitted to the Chief, Permits

Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected

Resources, 1335 East-West Highway,

Silver Spring, MD 20910, within 30

days of the publication of this notice.

Those individuals requesting a hearing

should set forth the specific reasons

why a hearing on this particular request

would be appropriate.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register, the

Secretary of Commerce is forwarding

copies of this application to the Marine

Mammal Commission and its

Committee of Scientific Advisors.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject permit is requested under the

authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the Regulations

Governing the Taking and Importing of

Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216).

The applicant seeks authorization to

take by harassment a maximum of 2,000

Atlantic bottlenose dolphins per year for

the purpose of locating a maximum of

500 (over a 5-year period) dolphins

suitable for take by capture for

examination, sampling, marking, and

release. The objectives of this study are

to develop health assessment indices of

dolphin populations and individuals in

the southeast, and ultimately to assess

the impact of human activities on

specific populations.

Dated: March 10, 1995.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits & Documentation Division,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95–6453 Filed 3–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

[I.D. 030695F]

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for a

scientific research permit (P532B).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Texas A&M University, Department of

Marine Biology, Galveston, TX 77553–

1675 (Principal Investigators: Dr.

Randall W. Davis, Texas A&M, Dr.

Michael A. Castellini, University of

Alaska, and Dr. Terrie M. Williams,

University of California-Santa Cruz) has

applied in due form for a permit to take

Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)

for purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before April 17, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The application and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following offices:

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/713–2289);

Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O.

Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668

(907/586–7221).

Written data or views, or requests for

a public hearing on this request, should

be submitted to the Chief, Permits

Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected

Resources, 1335 East-West Highway,

Silver Spring, MD 20910, within 30

days of the publication of this notice.

Those individuals requesting a hearing

should set forth the specific reasons

why a hearing on this particular request

would be appropriate.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register, the

Secretary of Commerce is forwarding

copies of this application to the Marine

Mammal Commission and its

Committee of Scientific Advisors.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject permit is requested under the

authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the Regulations

Governing the Taking and Importing of

Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and

the Regulations Governing the Taking,

Importing, and Exporting of Endangered

Fish and Wildlife (50 CFR part 222).

The applicants request authority to

take up to 120 Steller sea lions

(Eumetopias jubatus) annually for 5

years. Of these 40, each of the pups,

females, and juveniles will be flipper

tagged and dye marked, physiologically

handled, blood, blubber and muscle

biopsy sampled, and metabolic rate

measured. Twenty each of the females

and juveniles will carry a radio

transmitter and miniature time-depthstomach temperature recorder, be

injected with Evans blue dye to

determine plasma volume, have their

lung volume measured using the helium

dilution method, have an upper

premolar no. 2 extracted for aging, and

one - two whiskers clipped for stable

isotope analysis. Each year up to 1,000

animals may be inadvertently harassed

and up to six animals may accidentally

die during the course of the research.

Dated: March 10, 1995.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits & Documentation Division,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95–6452 Filed 3–15–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Meeting of the Semiconductor

Technology Council

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of

Public Law 92–463, the ‘‘Federal

Advisory Committee Act,’’ notice is

hereby given that the Semiconductor

Technology Council will hold its initial