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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 61, No. 112

Monday, June 10, 1996

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

National Sheep Industry Improvement

Center; Solicitation of Nominations of

Board Members

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice: Invitation to submit

nominations.

SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBS) announces

that it is accepting nominations for the

Board of the National Sheep Industry

Improvement Center. Board members

shall manage and oversee the Center’s

activities. Nominations may be

submitted by any qualified organization

in the national sheep or goat industry.

Nominators should state the

qualifications of the nominating

organization in their submission, as well

as the qualifications of individual

nominees. Qualification statements for

the nominating organizations must

substantiate their national status and

include (1) the number and percent of

members that are active sheep or goat

producers and (2) the primary interests

of the organization. Individuals

proposed as nominees for the Board

must complete an Advisory Committee

Membership Background Information

form. This action is taken to carry out

section 759 of the Federal Agriculture

Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

for the establishment of a National

Sheep Industry Improvement Center.

The intended effect of this notice is to

obtain nominations for the Board.

DATES: RBS hereby announces that it

will receive nominations, statements on

qualification of nominee, and

qualifications of the nominating

organization. The closing date for

acceptance by RBS of nominations is

July 25, 1996. Nominations must be

received by, or postmarked, on or

before, this date.

ADDRESSES: Submit nominations and

statements on qualifications to

Cooperative Services, RBS, USDA, Ag

Box 3252, Washington, DC 20250–3252,

Attn.: National Sheep Improvement

Center, Nominations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Thomas H. Stafford, Director,

Cooperative Marketing Division,

Cooperative Services, RBS, USDA, Ag

Box 3252, Washington, DC 20250–3252,

telephone (202) 690–0368, (This is not

a toll free number.) FAX 202–690–2723,

or e-mail tstaff@rurdev.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Agriculture Improvement and

Reform Act of 1996, known as the 1996

Farm Bill, directs the Secretary of

Agriculture to establish a National

Sheep Industry Improvement Center.

The Center shall (1) promote strategic

development activities and collaborative

efforts by private and State entities to

maximize the impact of Federal

assistance to strengthen and enhance

production and marketing of sheep or

goat products in the United States; (2)

optimize the use of available human

capital and resources within the sheep

or goat industries; (3) provide assistance

to meet the needs of the sheep or goat

industry for infrastructure development,

business development, production,

resource development, and market and

environmental research; (4) advance

activities that empower and build the

capacity of the United States sheep or

goat industry to design unique

responses to special needs of the sheep

or goat industries on both a regional and

national basis; and (5) adopt flexible

and innovative approaches to solving

the long-term needs of the United States

sheep or goat industry. The Center will

have a Revolving Fund established in

the Treasury to carry out the purposes

of the Center. Management of the Center

will be vested in a Board of Directors,

which may appoint an Executive

Director, other officers, and employees.

The Board shall be composed of 7

voting members of whom 4 shall be

active producers of sheep or goats in the

United States, 2 shall have expertise in

finance and management, and 1 shall

have expertise in lamb, wool, goat or

goat product marketing. The Board will

include 2 non-voting members, the

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural

Development and the Under Secretary

of Agriculture for Research, Education,

and Economics. Board members will not

receive compensation for serving on the

Board, but shall be reimbursed for

travel, subsistence, and other necessary

expenses.

National organizations eligible to

make nominations shall (1) consist

primarily of active sheep or goat

producers in the United States and (2)

have as their primary interest the

production of sheep or goats in the

United States.

The Secretary of Agriculture shall

appoint the voting members from

submitted nominations. Member’s term

of office shall be 3 years. Board

members shall initially serve staggered

terms of 1, 2, or 3 years, as determined

by the Secretary. Voting members are

limited to two terms. The Board shall

meet not less than once each fiscal year.

On or before April 4, 1997, the Board

shall hold public hearings on policy

objectives of the Center.

The statement of qualifications of the

individual nominees is being obtained

by using Form AD–755, Advisory

Committee Membership Background

Information. The requirements of this

form are incorporated under OMB

number 0505–0001.

Dated: May 31, 1996.

Dayton J. Watkins,

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative

Service.

[FR Doc. 96–14512 Filed 6–7–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–32–P

Inviting Preapplications for Technical

Assistance for Rural Transportation

Systems

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBS) announces

the availability of approximately

$500,000 in competing Rural Business

Enterprise Grant (RBEG) funds for fiscal

year (FY) 1996 specifically for technical

assistance for rural transportation

systems. The funds are designed to

assist public bodies and private

nonprofit corporations serving rural

areas in providing technical assistance,

for planning and developing

transportation systems, and for training

for rural communities needing

improved passenger transportation

systems or facilities in order to promote

economic development through a link
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between transportation and economic

development initiatives.

DATES: The deadline for receipt of a

preapplication in the Rural

Development State Office is July 1,

1996. Preapplications received after that

date will not be considered for FY 1996

funding.

ADDRESSES: Entities wishing to apply for

assistance should contact the Rural

Development State Offices to receive

further information and copies of the

preapplication package. A list of State

Offices follows:

State Director, Rural Development, Sterling

Center Suite 601, 4121 Carmichael Road,

Montgomery, AL 36106–3683

State Director, Rural Development, 634 S

Bailey, Suite 103, Palmer, AK 99645

State Director, Rural Development, 3003

North Central Avenue, Suite 900, Phoenix,

AZ 85012

State Director, Rural Development, 700 W

Capitol, P O Box 2778, Little Rock, AR

72203

State Director, Rural Development, 194 West

Main Street, Suite F, Woodland, CA

95695–2915

State Director, Rural Development, 655 Parfet

Street, Room E100, Lakewood, CO 80215

State Director, Rural Development, 5201 S

Dupont Highway, P O Box 400, Camden,

DE 19934–9998

State Director, Rural Development, 4440 NW

25th Pl, P O Box 147010, Gainesville, FL

32614–7010

State Director, Rural Development, Stephens

Federal Building, 355 E Hancock Avenue,

Athens, GA 30601

State Director, Rural Development, Federal

Building, Room 311, 154 Waianuenue

Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720

State Director, Rural Development, 3232

Elder Street, Boise, ID 83705

State Director, Rural Development, Illini

Plaza, Suite 103, 1817 South Neil Street,

Champaign, IL 61820

State Director, Rural Development, 5975

Lakeside Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46278

State Director, Rural Development, Federal

Building, Rm 873, 210 Walnut Street, Des

Moines, IA 50309

State Director, Rural Development, 1201 SW

Summit Executive Court, P O Box 4653,

Topeka, KS 66604

State Director, Rural Development, 771

Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Lexington, KY

40503

State Director, Rural Development, 3727

Government Street, Alexandria, LA 71302

State Director, Rural Development, 444

Stillwater Avenue, Suite 2, P O Box 405,

Bangor, ME 04402–0405

State Director, Rural Development, 451 West

Street, Amherst, MA 01002

State Director, Rural Development, 3001

Coolidge Road, Suite 200, East Lansing, MI

48823

State Director, Rural Development, 410 Farm

Credit Service Building, 375 Jackson Street,

St Paul, MN 55101

State Director, Rural Development, Federal

Building, Room 831, 100 W Capitol Street,

Jackson, MS 39269

State Director, Rural Development, 601

Business Loop 70 West, Parkade Center,

Suite 235, Columbia, MO 65203

State Director, Rural Development, 900

Technology Blvd., Suite B, P O Box 850,

Bozeman, MT 59771

State Director, Rural Development, Federal

Building, Room 308, 100 Centennial Mall

N, Lincoln, NE 68508

State Director, Rural Development, 1390

South Curry Street, Carson City, NV

89703–5405

State Director, Rural Development, Tarnsfield

Plaza, Suite 22, 1016 Woodlane Road, Mt

Holly, NJ 08060

State Director, Rural Development, Federal

Building, Room 3414, 517 Gold Avenue,

SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

State Director, Rural Development, Galleries

of Syracuse, 441 S Salina Street, Syracuse,

NY 13202

State Director, Rural Development, 4405

Bland Road, Suite 260, Raleigh, NC 27609

State Director, Rural Development, Federal

Building, Room 208, 3rd & Rosser, P O Box

1737, Bismarck, ND 58502

State Director, Rural Development, Federal

Building, Room 507, 200 North High

Street, Columbus, OH 43215

State Director, Rural Development, USDA

Agricultural Center, Stillwater, OK 74074

State Director, Rural Development, 101 SW

Main Street, Suite 1410, Portland, OR

97204–2333

State Director, Rural Development, 1 Credit

Union Place, Suite 330, Harrisburg, PA

17110–2996

State Director, Rural Development, New San

Juan Office Building, Room 501, 159 Carlos

E Chardon Street, Hato Rey, PR 00918–

5481

State Director, Rural Development, Strom

Thurmond Federal Building, 1835

Assembly Street, Room 1007, Columbia, SC

29201

State Director, Rural Development, Federal

Building, Room 308, 200 4th Street, SW,

Huron, SD 57350

State Director, Rural Development, 3322

West End Avenue, Suite 300, Nashville,

TN 37203–1071

State Director, Rural Development, Federal

Building, Suite 102, 101 South Main,

Temple, TX 76501

State Director, Rural Development, Federal

Building, Room 5438, 125 South State

Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84138

State Director, Rural Development, City

Center, 3rd Floor, 89 Main Street,

Montpelier, VT 05602

State Director, Rural Development, Culpeper

Building, Suite 238, 1606 Santa Rosa Road,

Richmond, VA 23229

State Director, Rural Development, Federal

Building, Room 319, 301 Yakima Street,

PO Box 2427, Wenatchee, WA 98807

State Director, Rural Development, 75 High

Street, PO Box 678, Morgantown, WV

26505

State Director, Rural Development, 4949

Kirschling Court, Stevens Point, WI 54481

State Director Rural Development,

Federal Building, Rm 1005,

P O Box 820,

Casper, WY 82602

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carole S. Boyko, Rural Development

Specialist, Specialty Lenders Division,

Room 2245, South Agriculture Building,

14th and Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20250–0700.

Telephone: (202)720–1400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Refer to

section 310B (c) and 310B (j) (7 U.S.C.

1932) of the Consolidated Farm and

Rural Development Act, as amended,

and FmHA Instruction 1942–G for the

information collection requirements of

the RBEG program. The RBEG program

was previously administered by the

former Rural Development

Administration. Under the

reorganization of the Department of

Agriculture, the responsibility for

administering this program was

transferred to the Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBS). Part 1942–G

of title 7 of the Code of Federal

Regulations provides details on what

information must be contained in the

preapplication package.

The RBEG program is authorized by

section 310 B of the Consolidated Farm

and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.

1932). The primary objective of the

program is to improve the economic

conditions of rural areas. The RBEG

program will achieve this objective by

assisting public bodies and private

nonprofit corporations serving rural

areas in providing technical assistance

for planning and developing

transportation systems, and for training

for rural communities needing

improved passenger transportation

systems or facilities in order to promote

economic development through a link

between transportation and economic

development initiatives.

RBEG grants are competitive and will

be awarded to nonprofit institutions and

public bodies based on specific

selection criteria, as required by

legislation and set forth in 7 CFR part

1942, subpart G. Project selection will

be given to those projects that contribute

the most to the improvement of

economic conditions in rural areas.

Preapplications will be tentatively

scored by the State Offices and

submitted to the National Office for

review and selection.

Fiscal Year 1996 Preapplication

Submission

Due to the short preapplication period

remaining for FY 1996 funds, qualified

applicants should begin the

preapplication process as soon as

possible and have their preapplications

submitted to the State Offices no later

than July 1, 1996. Each preapplication

received in a State Office will be

reviewed to determine if the
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preapplication is consistent with the

eligible purposes outlined in 7 CFR part

1942, subpart G. Copies of 7 CFR part

1942, subpart G, will be provided to any

interested applicant by making a request

to the Rural Development State Office or

the RBS National Office.

All eligible preapplications, along

with tentative scoring sheets and the

State Director’s recommendation, will

be referred to the National Office no

later than July 15, 1996, for final scoring

and selection for award.

The National Office will score

preapplications based on the grant

selection criteria set forth in 7 CFR part

1942, subpart G, and published weights

and will select awardees subject to the

availability of funds and the awardee’s

satisfactory submission of a formal

preapplication and related materials in

accordance with subpart G. Entities

submitting preapplications and

subsequently selected for award will be

invited by the State Office to submit a

formal application. It is anticipated that

grant awardees will be selected by

August 15, 1996. All applicants will be

notified by the Rural Development State

Office of the Agency decision on

awards, and non-selectees will be

provided appeal rights in accordance

with 7 CFR part 11. The information

collection requirements within this

Notice are covered under OMB No.

0575–0132 and 7 CFR part 1942, subpart

G.

Dated: June 3, 1996.

Jill Long Thompson,

Under Secretary, Rural Development.

[FR Doc. 96–14500 Filed 6–7–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–07–U

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–412–803]

Industrial Nitrocellulose from the

United Kingdom: Final Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final results of

antidumping duty administrative

review.

SUMMARY: On February 21, 1996, the

Department of Commerce (the

Department) published the preliminary

results of its administrative review of

the antidumping duty order on

industrial nitrocellulose (INC) from the

United Kingdom. This review covers

one producer/exporter, Imperial

Chemical Industries, PLC (ICI), and

entries of the subject merchandise into

the United States during the period July

1, 1993 through June 30, 1994.

We gave interested parties an

opportunity to comment on our

preliminary results, but we received no

comments. We have not changed the

margin from that presented in our

preliminary results of review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 10, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rebecca Trainor or Maureen Flannery,

Office of Antidumping Compliance,

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4733.

Applicable Statutes and Regulations

Unless otherwise stated, all citations

to the statute and to the Department’s

regulations are references to the

provisions as they existed on December

31, 1994.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On February 21, 1996, the Department

published in the Federal Register (61

FR 6624) the preliminary results of the

administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on INC from

the United Kingdom (55 FR 28270, July

10, 1990). The preliminary results

indicated the existence of a dumping

margin for the respondent. We received

no comments from interested parties on

our preliminary results. The Department

has now completed this administrative

review in accordance with section 751

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended

(the Act).

Scope of the Review

This review covers shipments of INC

from the United Kingdom. INC is a dry,

white, amorphous synthetic chemical

with a nitrogen content between 10.8

and 12.2 percent, which is produced

from the reaction of cellulose with nitric

acid. It is used as a film-former in

coatings, lacquers, furniture finishes,

and printing inks. INC is currently

classifiable under Harmonized Tariff

Schedule (HTS) item number

3912.20.00. The HTS subheadings are

provided for convenience and U.S.

Customs Service purposes. The written

description remains dispositive. The

scope of the antidumping order does not

include explosive grade nitrocellulose,

which has a nitrogen content of greater

than 12.2 percent.

This review covers sales of the subject

merchandise manufactured by ICI and

entered into the United States during

the period July 1, 1993 through June 30,

1994.

Final Results of Review

We determine that a margin of 1.48

percent exists for ICI for the period July

1, 1993 through June 30, 1994.

The Department shall determine, and

the Customs Service shall assess,

antidumping duties on all appropriate

entries. Individual differences between

U.S. price and foreign market value may

vary from the percentage stated above.

The Department will issue appraisement

instructions directly to the Customs

Service.

Furthermore, the following deposit

requirements will be effective upon

publication of this notice of final results

of review for all shipments of INC from

the United Kingdom entered, or

withdrawn from warehouse, for

consumption on or after the publication

date, as provided by section 751(a)(1) of

the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the

reviewed company will be that

established in these final results of this

administrative review; (2) for previously

reviewed or investigated companies not

listed above, the cash deposit rate will

continue to be the company-specific rate

published for the most recent period; (3)

if the exporter is not a firm covered in

this or a previous review or the lessthan-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but

the manufacturer is, the cash deposit

rate will be the most recent rate

established for the manufacturer of the

merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit

rate for all other manufacturers or

exporters will be the ‘‘all others’’ rate of

11.13 percent established in the final

notice of the LTFV investigation.

This notice also serves as a 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 notice also 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 C.F.R. 353.34(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.