2942 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 8 / Thursday, January 12, 1995 / Notices

In accordance with §§ 353.22(a) and

355.22(a) of the regulations, an

interested party as defined by § 353.2(k)

may request in writing that the

Secretary conduct an administrative

review. For antidumping reviews, the

interested party must specify for which

individual producers or resellers

covered by an antidumping finding or

order it is requesting a review, and the

requesting party must state why it

desires the Secretary to review those

particular producers or resellers. If the

interested party intends for the

Secretary to review sales of merchandise

by a reseller (or a producer if that

producer also resells merchandise from

other suppliers) which were produced

in more than one country of origin, and

each country of origin is subject to a

separate order, then the interested party

must state specifically which reseller(s)

and which countries or origin for each

reseller the request is intended to cover.

Seven copies of the request should be

submitted to the Assistant Secretary for

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, Room B–99, U.S.

Department of Commerce, Washington,

D.C. 20230. The Department also asks

parties to serve a copy of their requests

to the Office of Antidumping

Compliance, Attention: John Kugelman,

in room 3065 of the main Commerce

Building. Further, in accordance with

§ 353.31(g) or 355.31(g) of the

regulations, a copy of each request must

be served on every party on the

Department’s service list.

The Department will publish in the

Federal Register a notice of ‘‘Initiation

of Antidumping (Countervailing) Duty

Administrative Review,’’ for request

received by January 31, 1995. If the

Department does not receive, by January

31, 1995, a request for review of entries

covered by an order or finding listed in

this notice and for the period identified

above, the Department will instruct the

Customer Service to assess antidumping

or countervailing duties on those entries

at a rate equal to the cash deposit of (or

bond for) estimated antidumping or

countervailing duties required on those

entries at the time of entry, or

withdrawal from warehouse, for

consumption and to continue to collect

the cash deposit previously ordered.

This notice is not required by statute,

but is published as a service to the

international trading community.

Dated: January 6, 1995.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.

[FR Doc. 95–833 Filed 1–11–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–M

North American Free-Trade Agreement

(NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational 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 4, 1995 Molson

Breweries (Western Division), Labatt

Breweries of British Columbia, Pacific

Western Brewing Company (a Division

of Pacific Pinnacle Investments Ltd.)

and the Brewers Association of Canada

filed a First Request for Panel Review

with the Canadian Section of the

NAFTA Secretariat pursuant to Article

1904 of the North American Free Trade

Agreement. Panel review was requested

of the rescission of the injury

determination made by the Canadian

International Trade Tribunal of Certain

Malt Beverages from the United States

of America. This determination was

published in the Canada Gazette on

December 10, 1994, vol. 128, no. 50, p.

4636. The NAFTA Secretariat has

assigned Case Number CDA–95–1904–

01 to this request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James R. Holbein, United States

Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat, Suite

2061, 14th and Constitution Avenue,

Washington, D.C. 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 U.S. Section of the

NAFTA Secretariat, pursuant to Article

1904 of the Agreement, on January 4,

1995, requesting panel review of the

rescission of the injury 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 3, 1995);

(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

February 20, 1995); 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 6, 1995.

James R. Holbein,

United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 95–835 Filed 1–11–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–GT–M

North American Free-Trade Agreement

(NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational 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 December 9, 1994

Muehlstein International, Ltd. filed a

First Request for Panel Review with the

Mexican Section of the NAFTA

Secretariat pursuant to Article 1904 of

the North American Free Trade

Agreement. Panel review was requested

of final antidumping determination

made by the Secretaria de Comercio y

Fomento Industrial de Mexico

respecting Polystyrene and Impact

Crystal from the Federal Republic of

Germany and the United States of

America. This determination was

published in the Diario Oficial on

November 11, 1994. The NAFTA

Secretariat has assigned Case Number

MEX–94–1904–03 to this request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James R. Holbein, United States

Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat, Suite
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2061, 14th and Constitution Avenue,

Washington, D.C. 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 U.S. Section of the

NAFTA Secretariat, pursuant to Article

1904 of the Agreement, on December 9,

1994, requesting panel review of the

final antidumping determination

described above.

The Rules provide that:

(a) A Party or interested party 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 January 9, 1995);

(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

January 23, 1995); 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 6, 1995.

James R. Holbein,

United States Secretary NAFTA Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 95–834 Filed 1–11–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–GT–M

Minority Business Development

Agency

Business Development Center

Applications: Philadelphia, PA

AGENCY: Minority Business

Development Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Executive

Order 11625 and 15 U.S.C. 1512, the

Minority Business Development Agency

(MBDA) is soliciting competitive

applications to operate its Philadelphia

Minority Business Development Center

(MBDC).

The purpose of the MBDC Program is

to provide business development

services to the minority business

community to help establish and

maintain viable minority businesses. To

this end, MBDA funds organizations to

identify and coordinate public and

private sector resources on behalf of

minority individuals and firms; to offer

a full range of client services to minority

entrepreneurs; and to serve as a conduit

of information and assistance regarding

minority business. The MBDC will

provide service in the Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania Metropolitan Area. The

award number of the MBDC will be 03–

10–95007–01.

DATES: The closing date for applications

is February 15, 1995. Applications must

be received in the MBDA Headquarters’

Field Coordination Division on or before

February 15, 1995.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of

Commerce, Minority Business

Development Agency, Office of

Operations and Regional Management,

Field Coordination Division, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 5075,

Washington, D.C. 20230, (202) 482–

6022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

William Fuller, Acting Regional Director

at (212) 264–3262.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Contingent upon the availability of

Federal funds, the cost of performance

for the first budget period (13 months)

from May 1, 1995 to May 31, 1996, is

estimated at $388,898. The total Federal

amount is $330,563 and is composed of

$322,500 plus the Audit Fee amount of

$8,063. The application must include a

minimum cost share of 15%, $58,335 in

non-federal (cost-sharing) contributions

for a total project cost of $388,898. Costsharing contributions may be in the

form of cash, client fees, third party inkind contributions, non-cash applicant

contributions or combinations thereof.

The funding instrument for this

project will be a cooperative agreement.

For those applicants who are not

incumbent organizations or who are

incumbents that have experienced

closure due to a break in service, a 30-

day start-up period will be added to

their first budget period, making it a 13-

month award. Competition is open to

individuals, non-profit and for-profit

organizations, state and local

governments, American Indian tribes

and educational institutions.

Applications will be evaluated on the

following criteria: The knowledge,

background and/or capabilities of the

firm and its staff in addressing the needs

of the business community in general

and, specifically, the special needs of

minority businesses, individuals and

organizations (45 points), the resources

available to the firm in providing

business development services (10

points); the firm’s approach (techniques

and methodologies) to performing the

work requirements included in the

application (25 points); and the firm’s

estimated cost for providing such

assistance (20 points). An application

must receive at least 70% of the points

assigned to each evaluation criteria

category to be considered

programmatically acceptable and

responsive. Those applications

determined to be acceptable and

responsive will then be evaluated by the

Director of MBDA. Final award

selections shall be based on the number

of points received, the demonstrated

responsibility of the applicant, and the

determination of those most likely to

further the purpose of the MBDA

program. Negative audit findings and

recommendations and unsatisfactory

performance under prior Federal awards

may result in an application not being

considered for award. The applicant

with the highest point score will not

necessarily receive the award. Periodic

reviews culminating in year-to-date

evaluations will be conducted to

determine if funding for the project

should continue. Continued funding

will be at the total discretion of MBDA

based on such factors as the MBDC’s

performance, the availability of funds

and Agency priorities.

The MBDC shall be required to

contribute at least 15% of the total

project cost through non-Federal

contributions. To assist in this effort, the

MBDC may charge client fees for

services rendered. Fees may range from

$10 to $60 per hour based on the gross

receipts of the client’s business.

Anticipated processing time of this

award is 120 days. Executive order

12372, ‘‘Intergovernmental Review of

Federal Programs,’’ is not applicable to

this program. Federal funds for this

project include audit funds for non-CPA