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However, administrative reviews of

periods prior to January 1, 1995 could

still be conducted and on April 28, 1995

an administrative review of this order

was requested for the period January 1,

1994 through December 31, 1994. 60 FR

25885 (May 15, 1995).

On September 6, 1995, in a case

involving the countervailing duty order

on ceramic tile from Mexico, Ceramica,

the CAFC ruled that, absent an injury

determination by the ITC, the

Department may not assess

countervailing duties under section

1303(a)(1) on entries from Mexico of

dutiable merchandise which occurred

on or after April 23, 1985, the effective

date of Mexico’s Bilateral Agreement

with the United States. On February 21,

1996, the Department implemented the

CAFC’s ruling in the case of Mexican

ceramic tile and amended the effective

date of the revocation from January 1,

1995 to April 23, 1985. 61 FR 6630.

Because the order on leather wearing

apparel is a Mexican order and involves

the same set of pertinent facts (i.e., the

ITC did not make an injury

determination), the CAFC’s decision

applies to the order on leather wearing

apparel from Mexico.

As a result, on March 29, 1996, the

Department of Commerce (the

Department) published in the Federal

Register its notice of intent to terminate

the countervailing duty administrative

review and to amend the revocation of

the countervailing duty order on leather

wearing apparel from Mexico to be

effective April 23, 1985. We invited

interested parties to comment but

received no comments. Accordingly, we

are terminating the instant review of

this countervailing duty order. Also, we

are amending the previous revocation of

this order, which affects all

unliquidated entries, to be effective

April 23, 1985, rather than January 1,

1995, in recognition of the Ceramica

decision.

Scope of the Review

Imports covered by this review are

shipments of Mexican leather wearing

apparel. These products include leather

coats and jackets for men, boys, women,

girls, and infants, and other leather

apparel products including leather

vests, pants, and shorts. Also included

are outer leather shells and parts and

pieces of leather wearing apparel. This

merchandise is currently classifiable

under Harmonized Tariff Schedule

(HTS) item numbers 4203.10.4030,

4203.10.4060, 4203.10.4085 and

4203.10.4095. The HTS item numbers

are provided for convenience and

Customs purposes. The written

description remains dispositive.

Notice of Termination of the

Countervailing Duty Administrative

Review and Amendment of the

Revocation of the Countervailing Duty

Order

This notice serves as notification to

the public of our termination of the

instant administrative review, covering

the period January 1, 1994 through

December 31, 1994, and amendment of

the revocation of the countervailing

duty order on Mexican leather wearing

apparel to be effective April 23, 1985.

This revocation applies to all

unliquidated entries of subject

merchandise entered, or withdrawn

from warehouse, for consumption on or

after April 23, 1985.

We will instruct the U.S. Customs

Service to terminate the suspension of

liquidation as of the date of publication

of this notice and to liquidate all

unliquidated entries of the subject

merchandise entered, or withdrawn

from warehouse, for consumption on or

after April 23, 1985, without regard to

countervailing duties. We will instruct

the U.S. Customs Service to refund with

interest any estimated countervailing

duties collected with respect to those

entries. We note that the requirement for

a cash deposit of estimated

countervailing duties was previously

terminated in conjunction with the

section 753 determination.

This notice serves as a reminder to

parties subject to administrative

protective order (APO) of their

responsibility concerning the

disposition of proprietary information

disclosed under APO in accordance

with 19 CFR 355.34(d). Timely written

notification of return/destruction of

APO materials or conversion to judicial

protective order is hereby requested.

Failure to comply with the regulations

and the terms of an APO is a

sanctionable violation.

This notice is published in

accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the

Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and 19 CFR

355.22.

Dated: May 17, 1996.

Paul L. Joffe,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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Oil Country Tubular Goods From

Argentina; Extension of Time Limit for

Countervailing Duty Administrative

Review

May 20, 1996.

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit

for countervailing duty administrative

review.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(the Department) is extending the time

limit for preliminary and final results of

the 1994 administrative review of the

countervailing duty order on oil country

tubular goods from Argentina. This

extension is made pursuant to the Tariff

Act of 1930, as amended by the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act (hereinafter,

‘‘the Act’’).

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 24, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brian Albright or Rick Herring, Office of

Countervailing Compliance, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C., 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–2786.

POSTPONEMENT: Under the Act, the

Department may extend the deadline for

completion of the preliminary results of

an administrative review if it

determines that it is not practicable to

complete those results within the

statutory time limit of 245 days. The

Department finds that it is not

practicable to complete the preliminary

results of the 1994 administrative

review of oil country tubular goods from

Argentina within this time limit. See

Memorandum to the File dated May 9,

1996.

In accordance with section

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department

will extend the time for completion of

the preliminary results of this review

from a 245-day period to no later than

a 365-day period.

Dated: May 20, 1996.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.

[FR Doc. 96–13168 Filed 5–23–96; 8:45 am]

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National Institute of Standards and

Technology

Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige

National Quality Award

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology, Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.

2, notice is hereby given that there will

be a closed meeting of the Judges Panel

of the Malcolm Baldrige National

Quality Award on Tuesday, June 11,

1996. The Judges Panel is composed of

nine members prominent in the field of

quality management and appointed by

the Director of the National Institute of

Standards and Technology. The purpose

of this meeting is to begin the review

process of the 1996 Award applicants to

be recommended as Award winners.

The applications under review contain

trade secrets and proprietary

commercial information submitted to

the Government in confidence.

DATES: The meeting will convene June

11, 1996, at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn at

4:00 p.m. on June 11, 1996. The entire

meeting will be closed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the National Institute of Standards and

Technology, Administration Building,

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Harry Hertz, Director for Quality

Programs, National Institute of

Standards and Technology,

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899,

telephone number (301) 975–2361.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Assistant Secretary for Administration,

with the concurrence of the General

Counsel, formally determined on March

29, 1996, that the meeting of the Judges

Panel will be closed pursuant to Section

10(d) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, as

amended by Section 5(c) of the

Government in the Sunshine Act, P.L.

94–409. The meeting, which involves

examination of records and discussion

of Award applicant data, may be closed

to the public in accordance with Section

552b(c)(4) of Title 5, United States Code,

since the meeting is likely to disclose

trade secrets and commercial or

financial information obtained from a

person and privileged or confidential.

Dated: May 17, 1996.

Samuel Kramer,

Associate Director.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

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Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of photography permit

no. 993 (P597).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Mr. Michael Kundu, Arcturus

Adventure Communications, 1026–A

56th Street SE, Everett, WA 98203, has

been issued a permit to take by Level B

harassment several species of nonthreatened, non-endangered marine

mammals for purposes of commercial

photography.

ADDRESSES: The permit 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, P.O. Box

21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668 (907/

586–7221); and

Director, Northwest Region, NMFS,

7600 Sand Point Way, NE, BIN C15700,

Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115–0070 (206/

526–6150).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

November 15, 1995, notice was

published in the Federal Register (60

FR 57400) that the above-named

applicant had submitted a request for a

permit to take several species of marine

mammals by Level B harassment during

the course of commercial photographic

activities. The requested permit has

been issued, under the authority of

section 104(c)(6) of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.).

Dated: May 8, 1996.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Extension of an Import Limit for

Certain Wool Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in the

Former Yugoslav Republic of

Macedonia

May 21, 1996.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing a

limit.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 28, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Naomi Freeman, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212. For information on the

quota status of this limit, refer to the

Quota Status Reports posted on the

bulletin boards of each Customs port or

call (202) 927–5850. For information on

embargoes and quota re-openings, call

(202) 482–3715.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March

3, 1972, as amended; section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7

U.S.C. 1854).

Pursuant to section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended,

the Government of the United States is

extending the current limit on Category

434 for an additional one-year period

beginning on May 26, 1996 and

extending through May 25, 1997 at a

level of 8,391 dozen.

A description of the textile and

apparel categories in terms of HTS

numbers is available in the

CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel

Categories with the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (see

Federal Register notice 60 FR 65299,

published on December 19, 1995). Also

see 60 FR 57853, published on

November 22, 1995.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

May 21, 1996.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: Under the terms of

section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956,

as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); and in

accordance with the provisions of Executive

Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended,

you are directed to prohibit, effective on May