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(E) European Regional Development

Fund Aid

(F) Article 56 Rebates

(G) Regional Selective Assistance

(H) ECSC Article 56(b)(2)

Redeployment Aid

(I) BRITE/EuRAM II

(J) Inner Urban Areas Act of 1978

Preliminary Results of Review

In accordance with section

355.22(c)(4)(ii) of the Department’s

Interim Regulations, we have calculated

an individual subsidy rate for each

producer/exporter subject to this

administrative review. For the period

January 1, 1994 through December 31,

1994, we preliminarily determine the

net subsidy for United Engineering

Steels Limited to be 1.69 percent ad

valorem. If the final results of this

review remain the same as these

preliminary results, the Department

intends to instruct the U.S. Customs

Service to assess countervailing duties

for United Engineering Steels Limited at

1.69 percent ad valorem. The

Department also intends to instruct the

U.S. Customs Service to collect a cash

deposit of 1.69 percent of the f.o.b.

invoice price on all shipments of the

subject merchandise from United

Engineering Steels Limited, entered, or

withdrawn from warehouse, for

consumption on or after the date of

publication of the final results of this

review.

The URAA replaced the general rule

in favor of a country-wide rate with a

general rule in favor of individual rates

for investigated and reviewed

companies. The procedures for

countervailing duty cases are now

essentially the same as those in

antidumping cases, except as provided

for in section 777A(e)(2)(B) of the Act.

Requests for administrative reviews

must now specify the companies to be

reviewed. See § 355.22(a) of the Interim

Regulations. The requested review will

normally cover only those companies

specifically named. Pursuant to 19

C.F.R. § 355.22(g), for all companies for

which a review was not requested,

duties must be assessed at the cash

deposit rate, and cash deposits must

continue to be collected, at the rate

previously ordered. As such, the

countervailing duty cash deposit rate

applicable to a company can no longer

change, except pursuant to a request for

a review of that company. See FederalMogul Corporation and The Torrington

Company v. United States, 822 F.Supp.

782 (CIT 1993) and Floral Trade Council

v. United States, 822 F.Supp. 766 (CIT

1993) (interpreting 19 C.F.R. 353.22(e),

the antidumping regulation on

automatic assessment, which is

identical to 19 C.F.R. 355.22(g)).

Therefore, the cash deposit rates for all

companies except those covered by this

review will be unchanged by the results

of this review. We will instruct Customs

to continue to collect cash deposits for

non-reviewed companies at the most

recent company-specific or countrywide rate applicable to the company.

Accordingly, the cash deposit rates

that will be applied to non-reviewed

companies covered by this order are

20.33 percent ad valorem for ASW and

9.76 percent ad valorem for all other

non-reviewed companies, which are the

rates calculated in the most recently

completed administrative proceeding.

See Lead Bar II, 60 FR at 54841. These

rates shall apply to all non-reviewed

companies until a review of a company

assigned these rates is requested. In

addition, for the period January 1, 1994

through December 31, 1994, the

assessment rates applicable to all nonreviewed companies covered by this

order are the cash deposit rates in effect

at the time of entry.

Public Comment

Parties to the proceeding may request

disclosure of the calculation

methodology and interested parties may

request a hearing not later than 10 days

after the date of publication of this

notice. Interested parties may submit

written arguments in case briefs on

these preliminary results within 30 days

of the date of publication. Rebuttal

briefs, limited to arguments raised in

case briefs, may be submitted seven

days after the time limit for filing the

case brief. Parties who submit argument

in this proceeding are requested to

submit with the argument (1) a

statement of the issue and (2) a brief

summary of the argument. Any hearing,

if requested, will be held seven days

after the scheduled date for submission

of rebuttal briefs. Copies of case briefs

and rebuttal briefs must be served on

interested parties in accordance with 19

C.F.R. 355.38.

Representatives of parties to the

proceeding may request disclosure of

proprietary information under

administrative protective order no later

than 10 days after the representative’s

client or employer becomes a party to

the proceeding, but in no event later

than the date the case briefs, under 19

C.F.R. 355.38, are due. The Department

will publish the final results of this

administrative review including the

results of its analysis of issues raised in

any case or rebuttal brief or at a hearing.

This administrative review and notice

are in accordance with section 751(a)(1)

of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)).

Dated: April 29, 1996.

Paul L. Joffe,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 96–11244 Filed 5–3–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

[Docket No. 950519137–6100–02]

RIN 0693–XX08

Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Program

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.

SUMMARY: The National Institute of

Standards and Technology (NIST)

invites proposals from qualified

organizations for funding projects to

provide manufacturing extension

services to small- and medium-sized

manufacturers in the United States.

NIST will provide assistance for the

creation and support of manufacturing

extension centers in accordance with

the provisions of Section 5121 of the

Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness

Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–418), codified

in 15 U.S.C. 278k, and final rule 15 CFR

part 290 published September 17, 1990

and amendment published May 2, 1994.

Manufacturing extension centers must

be affiliated with a U.S.-based not-forprofit institution or organization.

Support may be provided for a period

not to exceed six years. Support beyond

the initial award is dependent upon

satisfactory performance and the

availability of funds. Applicants are

required to provide 50% or more of the

operating costs for providing these

manufacturing extension services in

year 1 through 3 and an increasing

percentage in years 4 through 6.

DATES: Proposals from qualified

applicants must be received at the

address below by 5 p.m. EDST, July 8,

1996. Selection of awards will be made

in September 1996.

ADDRESSES: Applicants must submit one

signed original and six (6) copies of

their proposal along with a Standard

Form 424, 424–A, and 424–B (Rev 4–

92), Form CD–511 and Form SF–LLL to

the Manufacturing Extension

Partnership, Building 301, Room C121,

National Institute of Standards and

Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–

0001. Plainly mark on the outside of the

package that it contains a manufacturing

extension center proposal.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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For information regarding this

announcement, contact Roger Kilmer of

the Manufacturing Extension

Partnership by calling (301) 975–5020;

or by mailing information requests to

the Manufacturing Extension

Partnership, Building 301, Room C121,

National Institute of Standards and

Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland,

20899–0001. Information packets,

which include background materials on

MEP, existing centers and the necessary

application forms, should be requested

via a one page fax sent to (301) 963–

6556. Please include name,

organization, mailing address, telephone

number, and fax number on this request.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

The catalog number for the award of

Manufacturing Technology Centers

funds in the Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance is 11.611.

Funding Availability

It is anticipated that approximately

$20,000,000 will be available to support

manufacturing extension centers under

their program. The funding level for

individual awards is not prescribed. The

funding requested by the applicant

should be directly related to the level of

activity of the center, which is a

function of the number of manufacturers

in the designated service region, and to

the availability of applicant-provided

cash and in-kind contributions to be

used as cost share.

Award Period

The projects awarded under this

program will have an initial

performance period of one year. These

projects are renewable on an annual

basis up to a maximum of six (6) years

subject to the review requirements

described in 15 CFR 290.8. Renewal of

these projects shall be at the sole

discretion of NIST and shall be based

upon satisfactory performance, priority

of the need for the service, existing

legislative authority, and availability of

funds.

Additional Requirements

(a) Federal policies and procedures.

Recipients and sub-recipients are

subject to all Federal laws and Federal

and NIST policies, regulations, and

procedures applicable to Federal

financial assistance awards. Applicants

under this program are not subject to the

requirements of Executive Order 12372,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs’’.

(b) No obligation for future funding. If

an application is selected for funding,

the Department of Commerce has no

obligation to provide any additional

future funding in connection with that

award. Renewal of an award to increase

funding or to extend the period of

performance is a the total discretion of

the Department of Commerce.

(c) Indirect costs. The total dollar

amount of the indirect cost proposed in

an application under this program must

not exceed the indirect cost rate

negotiated and approved by a cognizant

Federal agency prior to the proposed

effective date of the award or 100

percent of the total proposed direct

costs dollar amount in the application,

whichever is less.

(d) Pre-award activities If applicants

incur any costs prior to an award being

made, they do so solely at their own risk

of not being reimbursed by the

Government. Applicants are also hereby

notified that notwithstanding any

written or verbal assurance that they

may have received, there is no

obligation on the part of NIST to cover

pre-award costs.

(e) Delinquent Federal debts. No

award of Federal funds shall be made to

an applicant who has an outstanding

delinquent Federal debt until either:

(1) The delinquent account is paid in

full;

(2) A negotiated repayment schedule

is established and at least one payment

is received; or

(3) Other arrangements satisfactory to

NIST are made.

(f) Past performance. Unsatisfactory

performance under prior Federal awards may

result in an application not being considered

for funding.

(g) Name check review. All non-profit

applicants are subject to a name check

review process. Name checks are

intended to reveal if any key individuals

associated with the applicant have been

convicted of or are presently facing

criminal charges such as fraud, theft,

perjury, or other matters which

significantly reflect on the applicant’s

management honesty or financial

integrity.

(h) Primary applicant certification.

All primary applicants must submit a

completed Form CD–511,

‘‘Certifications Regarding Debarment,

Suspension and Other Responsibility

Matters; Drug-Free Workplace

Requirements and Lobbying,’’ and the

following explanations are hereby

provided.

(1) Nonprocurement debarment and

suspension. Prospective participants (as

defined at 15 CFR part 26, Section 105)

are subject to 15 CFR part 26,

‘‘Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension’’ and the related section of

the certification form prescribed above

applies;

(2) Drug-free workplace. Recipients

(as defined at 15 CFR part 26, section

605) are subject to 15 CFR part 26,

subpart F, ‘‘Governmentwide

Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace

(Grants)’’ and the related section of the

certification form prescribed above

applies;

(3) Anti-lobbying. Persons (as defined

at 15 CFR part 28, Section 105) are

subject to the lobbying provisions of 31

U.S.C. 1352, ‘‘Limitation on use of

appropriated funds to influence certain

Federal contracting and financial

transactions,’’ and the lobbying section

of the certification form prescribed

above applies to applications/bids for

grants, cooperative agreements, and

contracts for more than $100,000, and

loans and loan guarantees for more than

$150,000, or the single family maximum

mortgage limit for affected programs,

whichever is greater; and

(4) Anti-lobbying disclosures. Any

applicant that has paid or will pay for

lobbying using any funds must submit

an SF–LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying

Activities,’’ as required under 15 CFR

part 28, appendix B.

(i) Lower tier certifications. Recipients

shall require applicants/bidders for

subgrants, contracts, subcontracts, or

other lower tier covered transactions at

any tier under the award to submit, if

applicable, a completed Form CD–512,

‘‘Certifications Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered

Transactions and Lobbying’’ and

disclosure form, SF–LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of

Lobbying Activities.’’ Form CD–512 is

intended for the use of recipients and

should not be transmitted to NIST. SF–

LLL submitted by any tier recipient or

subrecipient should be submitted to

NIST in accordance with the

instructions contained in the award

document.

(j) False statements. A false statement

on an application is grounds for denial

or termination of funds and grounds for

possible punishment by a fine or

imprisonment as provided in 18 U.S.C.

1001.

(k) American-made equipment and

products. Applicants are hereby notified

that they are encouraged, to the greatest

extent practicable, to purchase

American-made equipment and

products with the funding provided

under this program in accordance with

Congressional intent.

(l) North American Free Trade

Agreement Patent Notification

Procedures. Pursuant to Executive Order

12889, the Department of Commerce

(DoC) is required to notify the owner of
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any valid patent covering technology

whenever the DoC or its financial

assistance recipient, without making a

patent search, knows (or has

demonstrable reasonable grounds to

know) that technology covered by a

valid United States patent has been or

will be used without a license from the

owner. Applicants selected for awards

under this program are required to

comply with this executive order.

(m) Paperwork Reduction Act. This

notice contains collection of

information requirements subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) which

have been approved by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB Control

Number 0693–0005, 0348–0043 and

0348–0044). Notwithstanding any other

provision of the law, no person is

required to respond to, nor shall any

person be subject to a penalty for failure

to comply with a collection of

information, subject to the requirements

of the PRA, unless that collection of

information displays a currently valid

OMB Control Number.

Dated: April 30, 1996.

Samuel Kramer,

Associate Director.

[FR Doc. 96–11247 Filed 5–3–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–13–M

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale

National Marine Sanctuary Advisory

Council; Open Meeting

AGENCY: Sanctuaries and Reserves

division (SRD), Office of Ocean and

Coastal Resource Management (OCRM),

National Ocean Service (NOS), National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA), Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Hawaiian Islands Humpback

Whale National Marine Sanctuary

Advisory Council Open Meeting.

SUMMARY: NOAA will conduct a meeting

of the Sancturay Advisory Council

(SAC) for the Hawaiian Islands

Humpback Whale National Marine

Sanctuary on May 8, 1996, in Honolulu,

Hawaii. The SAC was established to

advise NOAA’s Sanctuaries and

Reserves Division regarding the

development and management of the

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale

National Marine Sanctuary. The

Advisory Council was convened under

the National Marine Sanctuaries Act.

TIME AND PLACE: Wednesday, May 8,

1996, from 9:30 AM until 4:00 PM. The

meeting will be held at the Honolulu

International Airport—Interisland

Terminal, Ohia Room #1, 7th floor.

AGENDA: General issues related to the

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale

National Marine Sanctuary are expected

to be discussed, including discussions

concerning the comments received on

the Sanctuary’s Draft Environmental

Impact Statement and Management

Plan, the SAC Charter, an overview of

current Sanctuary programs, and the

formation of issue-specific working

groups.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting will

be open to the public. Seats will be

available on a first-come, first-served

basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Allen tom (808) 879–2818 or Brady

Phillips at (301) 713–3141, ext. 169.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program)

Dated: May 1, 1996.

David L. Evans,

Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for

Ocean Services and Coastal Zone

Management.

[FR Doc. 96–11234 Filed 5–3–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–08–M

[I.D. 042296C]

Marine Mammals and Endangered

Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of modification request

for scientific research permit 837 (P771

#67); request for comments.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the National Marine Mammal

Laboratory has applied in due form for

a modification to permit 837 for

purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before June 5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The modification and

related documents are available for

review upon written request or by

appointment in the following office(s):

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); and

Director, Northwest Region, NMFS,

7600 Point Way NE, BIN C15700,

Building 1, Seattle WA 98115–07009

(206/526–6150).

Written data or views, or requests for

a public hearing on this request, should

be submitted to the Director, Office of

Protected Resources, NMFS, NOAA,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1315

East-West Highway, Room 13130, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject modification 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

Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1151 et seq.), and fur seal

regulations at 50 CFR part 215.

The modification requests

authorization to increase numbers of

animals incidentally harassed during

censusing and other activities; increase

numbers of allowable captures on

Bogoslof Island; conduct activities using

Time-Depth Recorders; and increase

numbers of animals receiving Time-Wet

Recorders. Concurrent with the

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register, the National Marine Fisheries

Service is forwarding copies of this

modification to the Marine Mammal

Commission and its Committee of

Scientific Advisors.

Dated: April 22, 1996.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–11235 Filed 5–3–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

MidAmerica Commodity Exchange

Proposed Futures Contract in the

Mexican Peso

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the

terms and conditions of proposed

commodity futures contract.

SUMMARY: The MidAmerica Commodity

Exchange (MidAm or Exchange) has

applied for designation as a contract

market in Mexican peso futures. The

Director of the Division of Economic

Analysis (Division) of the Commission,

acting pursuant to the authority

delegated by Commission Regulation

140.96, has determined that publication

of the proposal for comment is in the

public interest, will assist the