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• To value coal, we used the price of

steam coal reported in The Gazette of

India, June 16, 1994. We adjusted the

value of coal to reflect inflation through

the period of review using WPI

published by the IMF.

• To value electricity, we used the

price of electricity on March 1, 1995

reported in Current Energy Scene in

India, July 1995, by the Centre for

Monitoring Indian Economy.

• To value truck freight, we used the

rate reported in an August 1993 cable

from the U.S. Embassy in India

submitted for the Final Determination of

Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain

Helical Spring Lock Washers from the

People’s Republic of China (58 FR

48833, September 20, 1993). We

adjusted the truck freight rates to reflect

inflation through the period of review

using WPI published by the IMF.

• To value rail freight, we used the

price reported in a December 1989 cable

from the U.S. Embassy in India

submitted for the Final Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review: Shop Towels of Cotton from the

People’s Republic of China (56 FR 4040,

February 1, 1991). We adjusted the rail

freight rates to reflect inflation through

the period of review using WPI

published by the IMF.

Non-shippers

Baoding and Hainan Garden stated

that they did not have shipments during

the period of review, and we confirmed

this with the United States Customs

Service. Therefore, we are treating them

as non-shippers for this review, and are

rescinding this review with respect to

these companies. See Proposed Rule,

section 351.213(d)(3) (61 FR 7365). The

cash deposit rates for these firms will

continue to be the rates established in

the most recently completed final

determination.

Preliminary Results of the Review

We preliminarily determine that the

following dumping margins exist:

Manufacturer/

exporter Time period

Margin

(percent)

Yude Chemical Industry

Company ... 8/1/94–7/31/95 20.78 *

Zhenxing

Chemical

Industry

Company ... 8/1/94–7/31/95 20.78 *

Manufacturer/

exporter Time period

Margin

(percent)

PRC Rate 1 .... 8/1/94–7/31/95 85.20

1This rate will be applied to all firms which

have not demonstrated that they are separate

from the PRC government, including, but not

limited to, the following firms for which a review was requested: China National Chemical

Construction Corporation, Beijing Branch;

China National Chemical Construction Corporation, Qingdao Branch; Jinxing Chemical

Factory; Mancheng Xinyu Chemical Factory,

Beijing; Mancheng Xinyu Chemical Factory,

Shijiazhuang; Shunping Lile; Sinochem Hebei

Import and Export Corporation; Sinochem

Qingdao; and Sinochem Shandong.

*Yude and Zhenxing have been collapsed

for the purposes of this administrative review.

However, we have listed them separately on

this chart for Customs purposes.

Parties to the proceeding may request

disclosure within 5 days of the date of

publication of this notice. Any

interested party may request a hearing

within 10 days of publication. Any

hearing, if requested, will be held 44

days after the publication of this notice,

or the first workday thereafter.

Interested parties may submit case briefs

within 30 days of the date of publication

of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, which

must be limited to issues raised in the

case briefs, may be filed not later than

37 days after the date of publication.

The Department will publish a notice of

final results of this administrative

review, which will include the results of

its analysis of issues raised in any such

comments.

The Department shall determine, and

the Customs Service shall assess,

antidumping duties on all appropriate

entries. Individual differences between

United States price and NV may vary

from the percentage stated above. Upon

completion of this review, the

Department will issue appraisement

instructions directly to the Customs

Service.

Furthermore, the following deposit

rates will be effective upon publication

of the final results of these

administrative reviews for all shipments

of sulfanilic acid from the PRC entered,

or withdrawn from warehouse, for

consumption on or after the publication

date, as provided for by section

751(a)(2)(c) of the Act: (1) the cash

deposit rate for reviewed companies

named above which have separate rates

will be the rates for those firms

established in the final results of this

review; (2) for the companies named

above which were not found to have a

separate rate, as well as for all other PRC

exporters, the cash deposit rate will be

the highest margin ever in the LTFV

investigation or in this or prior

administrative reviews, the PRC rate;

and (3) the cash deposit rate for nonPRC exporters of subject merchandise

from the PRC will be the rate applicable

to the PRC supplier of that exporter.

These deposit rates, when imposed,

shall remain in effect until publication

of the final results of the next

administrative review.

This notice also serves as a

preliminary reminder to importers of

their responsibility under 19 CFR

353.26 to file a certificate regarding the

reimbursement of antidumping duties

prior to liquidation of the relevant

entries during this review period.

Failure to comply with this requirement

could result in the Secretary’s

presumption that reimbursement of

antidumping duties occurred and the

subsequent assessment of double

antidumping duties.

This administrative review and notice

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

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

CFR 353.22.

Dated: May 29, 1996.

Paul L. Joffe,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 96–14309 Filed 6–6–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

[C–122–825]

Notice of Postponement of Preliminary

Countervailing Duty Determination:

Certain Laminated Hardwood Flooring

From Canada

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 7, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Boyland or Daniel Lessard, Office

of Countervailing Duty Investigations,

U.S. Department of Commerce, Room

3099, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230;

telephone (202) 482- 4198, or (202) 482–

1778, respectively.

Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the statute are references to

the provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930,

as amended by the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act effective January 1,

1995 (the Act).

Postponement

On March 27, 1996, the Department of

Commerce (the Department) initiated a

countervailing duty investigation of

certain laminated hardwood flooring

(LHF) from Canada (see Notice of

Initiation of Countervailing Duty

Investigation: Certain Laminated
29078 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 111 / Friday, June 7, 1996 / Notices

Hardwood Flooring from Canada 61 FR

30280 (April 4, 1996)). On May 20,

1996, the Ad Hoc Committee on

Laminated Hardwood Trailer Flooring

Imports (the petitioners) alleged that

Nilus Leclerc Inc. (Leclerc), the Quebec

producer of LHF in this investigation, is

receiving upstream subsidies, as

described under section 771A of the

Act.

The May 15, 1996 upstream subsidy

allegation submitted by petitioners, as

supplemented by additional

information, provides reasonable

grounds for the Department to believe or

suspect that stumpage subsidies

provided by the Government of Quebec

are being passed through to Leclerc

pursuant to the purchase of hardwood

lumber from suppliers. Accordingly, the

Department is extending the deadline

for its preliminary determination in this

countervailing duty investigation in

order to investigate the alleged upstream

subsidies provided to Leclerc.

Under Section 703(g), the preliminary

determination may be extended up to

250 days after the March 7, 1996 filing

of the petition.

Dated: May 31, 1996

Barbara R. Stafford,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 96–14312 Filed 6–6–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

Minority Business Development

Agency

Notice; Solicitation of Business

Development Center Applications for

Boston, Connecticut, and Washington,

DC

AGENCY: Minority Business

Development Agency, Commerce.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Executive

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

Minority Business Development Agency

(MBDA) is soliciting competitive

applications from organizations to

operate the Minority Business

Development Centers (MBDC) listed in

this document.

The purpose of the MBDC Program is

to provide business development

assistance to persons who are members

of groups determined by MBDA to be

socially or economically disadvantaged,

and to business concerns owned and

controlled by such individuals. 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.

In accordance with the Interim Final

Policy published in the Federal Register

on May 31, 1996, the cost-share

requirement for the MBDCs listed in this

notice has been increased to 40%. The

Department of Commerce will fund up

to 60% of the total cost of operating an

MBDC on an annual basis. The MBDC

operator is required to contribute at

least 40% of the total project cost (the

‘‘cost-share requirement’’). Cost-sharing

contributions may be in the form of

cash, client fees, third party in-kind

contributions, non-cash applicant

contributions or combinations thereof.

In addition to the traditional sources of

an MBDC’s cost-share contribution, the

40% may be contributed by local, state

and private sector organizations. It is

anticipated that some organizations may

apply jointly for an award to operate the

center. For administrative purposes, one

organization must be designated as the

recipient organization.

DATES: The closing date for applications

for each MBDC is listed below.

PRE-APPLICATION CONFERENCE: Proper

identification is required for entrance

into any Federal Building.

ADDRESSES: Completed application

packages should be submitted to the

U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority

Business Development Agency, MBDA

Executive Secretariat, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW., room 5073,

Washington, DC. 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

following are MBDCs for which

applications are solicited:

1. MBDC Application: Boston.

Metropolitan Area Serviced: Boston,

Massachusetts.

Award Number: 01–10–96002–01.

Closing Date for Applications: July 8,

1996.

Pre-Application Conference: A preapplication conference will be held on

Wednesday, June 19, 1996, from 10:00

a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Thomas P.

O’Neil Federal Building, 10 Causeway

Street, Room 1088, Boston,

Massachusetts.

For Further Information and an

Application Package, Contact: Heyward

Davenport, Regional Director, at (212)

264–3262 Contingent upon the

availability of Federal funds, the cost of

performance for the first budget period

(13 months) from October 1, 1996 to

October 30, 1997, is estimated at

$314,778. The total Federal amount is

$188,867 and is composed of $184,260

plus the Audit Fee amount of $4,607.

The application must include a

minimum cost share of 40%, $125,911

in non-federal (cost-sharing)

contributions for a total project cost of

$314,778.

2. MBDC Application: Connecticut.

Metropolitan Area Serviced: State of

Connecticut.

Award Number: 02–10–96007–01.

Closing Date for Applications: July 8,

1996.

Pre-Application Conference: A preapplication conference will be held on

Thursday, June 20, 1996, from 10:00

a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at 153 Market Street,

6th Floor, Hartford, Connecticut.

For Further Information and an

Application Package, Contact: Heyward

Davenport, Regional Director, at (212)

264–3262. Contingent upon the

availability of Federal funds, the cost of

performance for the first budget period

(13 months) from October 1, 1996 to

October 30, 1997, is estimated at

$314,778. The total Federal amount is

$188,867 and is composed of $184,260

plus the Audit Fee amount of $4,607.

The application must include a

minimum cost share of 40%, $125,911

in non-federal (cost-sharing)

contributions for a total project cost of

$314,778.

3. MBDC Application: Washington,

D.C.

Metropolitan Area Serviced: District

of Columbia.

Award Number: 03–10–96006–01.

Closing Date for Applications: July 8,

1996.

Pre-Application Conference: A preapplication conference will be held on

Monday, June 24, 1996, from 10:00 a.m.

to 3:00 p.m., at the U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Room 1066, Washington,

D.C.

For Further Information and an

Application Package, Contact: Heyward

Davenport, Regional Director, at (212)

264–3262. Contingent upon the

availability of Federal funds, the cost of

performance for the first budget period

(13 months) from October 1, 1996 to

October 30, 1997, is estimated at

$708,105. The total Federal amount is

$424,863 and is composed of $414,500

plus the Audit Fee amount of $10,363.

The application must include a

minimum cost share of 40%, $283,242

in non-federal (cost-sharing)

contributions for a total project cost of

$708,105.

Standard Paragraphs

The following information and

requirements are applicable to the listed

MBDCs: Boston, Connecticut, and

Washington, D.C.

The funding instrument for this

project will be a cooperative agreement.

If the recommended applicant is the

current incumbent organization, the