33904 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 127 / Monday, July 1, 1996 / Notices

Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of

Foreign Government Subsidies on

Articles of Cheese Subject to an InQuota Rate of Duty

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Publication of Quarterly Update

to Annual Listing of Foreign

Government Subsidies on Articles of

Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of

Duty.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(the Department), in consultation with

the Secretary of Agriculture, has

prepared a quarterly update to its

annual list of foreign government

subsidies on articles of cheese subject to

an in-quota rate of duty. We are

publishing the current listing of those

subsidies that we have determined exist.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brian Albright or Maria MacKay, Office

of Countervailing Compliance, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230,

telephone: (202) 482–2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

702(a) of the Trade Agreements Act of

1979 (as amended)(the Act) requires the

Department to determine, in

consultation with the Secretary of

Agriculture, whether any foreign

government is providing a subsidy with

respect to any article of cheese subject

to an in-quota rate of duty, as defined

in section 702(h)(4) of the Act, and to

publish an annual list and quarterly

updates of the type and amount of those

subsidies.

The Department has developed, in

consultation with the Secretary of

Agriculture, information on subsidies

(as defined in section 702(h)(2) of the

Act) being provided either directly or

indirectly by foreign governments on

articles of cheese subject to an in-quota

rate of duty. The appendix to this notice

lists the country, the subsidy program or

programs, and the gross and net

amounts of each subsidy for which

information is currently available.

The Department will incorporate

additional programs which are found to

constitute subsidies, and additional

information on the subsidy programs

listed, as the information is developed.

The Department encourages any

person having information on foreign

government subsidy programs which

benefit articles of cheese subject to an

in-quota rate of duty to submit such

information in writing to the Assistant

Secretary for Import Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20230.

This determination and notice are in

accordance with section 702(a) of the

Act.

Dated: June 25, 1996.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

APPENDIX.—SUBSIDY PROGRAMS ON CHEESE SUBJECT TO AN IN-QUOTA RATE OF DUTY

Country Program(s) Gross 1Subsidy

(cents per pound)

Net 2 Subsidy

(cents per pound)

Austria ............................................... European Union (EU) Restitution Payments ................ 32.6 32.6

Belgium ............................................. EU Restitution Payments .............................................. 29.4 29.4

Canada ............................................. Export Assistance on Certain Types of Cheese .......... 25.5 25.5

Denmark ........................................... EU Restitution Payments .............................................. 30.5 30.5

Finland .............................................. EU Restitution Payments .............................................. 30.4 30.4

France ............................................... EU Restitution Payments .............................................. 28.5 28.5

Germany ........................................... EU Restitution Payments .............................................. 32.2 32.2

Greece .............................................. EU Restitution Payments .............................................. 0.00 0.00

Ireland ............................................... EU Restitution Payments .............................................. 29.1 29.1

Italy ................................................... EU Restitution Payments .............................................. 56.5 56.5

Luxembourg ...................................... EU Restitution Payments .............................................. 29.4 29.4

Netherlands ...................................... EU Restitution Payments .............................................. 27.6 27.6

Norway .............................................. Indirect (Milk) Subsidy .................................................. 19.1 19.1

Consumer Subsidy ....................................................... 42.3 42.3

61.4 61.4

Portugal ............................................ EU Restitution Payments .............................................. 28.1 28.1

Spain ................................................. EU Restitution Payments .............................................. 28.9 28.9

Switzerland ....................................... Deficiency Payments .................................................... 182.2 182.2

U.K. ................................................... EU Restitution Payments .............................................. 29.7 29.7

1 Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(5).

2 Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(6).

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

[C–559–802]

Antifriction Bearings and Parts Thereof

(AFBs.) From Singapore; Termination

of Countervailing Duty Administrative

Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of termination of

countervailing duty administrative

reviews.

SUMMARY: On June 15, 1995 (60 FR

31447), in response to a request from the

Government of Singapore (GOS) and the

Minebea group of companies (NMB

Singapore Ltd., Pelmec Industries Pte.

Ltd., Minebea Trading Pte. Ltd., and

Minebea Company Limited Singapore

Branch), the Department of Commerce

(the Department) initiated

administrative reviews of the

countervailing duty orders on

antifriction bearings and parts thereof

from Singapore for the Minebea group.

In accordance with 19 CFR 355.22(a)(5)

(Interim Regulations, 60 FR 25137, (May

11, 1995)), the Department is now

terminating these reviews because the

GOS and the Minebea group have

withdrawn their request for reviews.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brian Albright or Norma Paola

Herna ́ndez, Office of Countervailing

Compliance, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
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Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)

482–2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On May 31, 1995, the Department

received a request for administrative

reviews of these countervailing duty

orders from the GOS and the Minebea

group, producers and exporters of the

subject merchandise from Singapore, for

the period January 1, 1994, through

December 31, 1994. No other interested

party requested reviews of the

countervailing duty order. On June 15,

1995, the Department published in the

Federal Register (60 FR 31447) a notice

of ‘‘Initiation of Countervailing Duty

Administrative Reviews’’ initiating

administrative reviews of the

countervailing duty orders on the

Minebea group for that period. On June

16, 1996, the GOS and the Minebea

group withdrew their request for

reviews.

Section 355.22(a)(5) of the

Department’s regulations stipulates that

the Secretary may permit a party that

requests a review to withdraw the

request not later than 90 days after the

date of publication of the notice of

initiation of the requested review. This

regulation also provides that the

Secretary may extend the time limit for

withdrawal of the request if it is

reasonable to do so.

Based on a statement of no further

interest in the orders filed by the

petitioner, the Department completed

changed circumstances reviews and

revoked these orders effective January 1,

1995. (See Antifriction Bearings and

Parts Thereof from Singapore; Final

Results of Changed Circumstances

Countervailing Duty Reviews and

Revocation Countervailing Duty Orders,

61 FR 20796, May 8, 1996). Further, no

other interested party requested reviews

of the countervailing duty orders in this

case, and we have received no

submissions regarding the GOS and the

Minebea group’s withdrawal of their

request for reviews. Therefore, under

the circumstances presented in these

reviews, we are waiving the 90-day

requirement in section 355.22(a)(5) of

the Department’s regulations.

Accordingly, we are terminating these

reviews of the countervailing duty

orders on antifriction bearings and parts

thereof from Singapore.

This notice is published in

accordance with 19 CFR 355.22(a)(5).

Dated: June 25, 1996.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–M

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 062596A]

RIN 0648–AH58

Atlantic Coast Weakfish; Intent to

Prepare a Supplemental Environmental

Impact Statement

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a

supplemental environmental impact

statement (SEIS); request for written

comments.

SUMMARY: NMFS announces its intent to

prepare an SEIS to assess the impact of

Atlantic Coast weakfish harvests and

possible proposed regulations on the

natural and human environment. This

notice of intent requests public input

(written comments) on issues that

NMFS should consider in preparing the

SEIS. In addition, the SEIS will examine

specific recommendations to the

Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) by

the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries

Commission (Commission) in its

Amendment 3 to the Fishery

Management Plan For Weakfish (Plan)

and new stock assessment information.

Public hearings for the SEIS will be

scheduled at a later date. This notice

also references the published Final

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)

information and announces that NMFS

is considering measures for the 1996

fishing year and beyond for the Atlantic

Coast weakfish fishery in the exclusive

economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: Written comments on the intent

to prepare the SEIS will be accepted

until July 22, 1996. Public hearings will

be announced in the Federal Register at

a later date.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent

to: Richard H. Schaefer, Director, Office

of Fisheries Conservation and

Management (F/CM), National Marine

Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom

Meyer, telephone (301) 713–2339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Section 804(b) of the Atlantic Coastal

Fisheries Cooperative Management Act

(ACFCMA) enacted in December 1993,

(Public Law 103–206) states that, in the

absence of an approved and

implemented fishery management plan

(FMP) under the Magnuson Fishery

Conservation and Management Act

(Magnuson Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.,

and after consultation with the

appropriate Fishery Management

Council(s) (Council), the Secretary of

Commerce (Secretary) may implement

regulations to govern fishing in the EEZ

that are:

1. Necessary to support the effective

implementation of an Atlantic States

Marine Fisheries Commission

(Commission) coastal fishery

management plan (CFMP); and

2. Consistent with the national

standards set forth in section 301 of the

Magnuson Act (16 U.S.C. 1851).

These regulations may include

measures recommended by the

Commission to the Secretary that are

necessary to support the provisions of a

CFMP. Regulations issued by the

Secretary to implement an approved

FMP prepared by the appropriate

Council(s) or the Secretary under the

Magnuson Act shall supersede any

conflicting regulations issued by the

Secretary under section 804(b) of

ACFCMA.

The provisions of sections 307

through 311 of the Magnuson Act (16

U.S.C. 1857 through 1861) regarding

prohibited acts, civil penalties, criminal

offenses, civil forfeitures, and

enforcement shall apply with respect to

regulations issued under section 804(b)

of ACFCMA as if such regulations were

issued under the Magnuson Act.

In accordance with the ACFCMA, the

Secretary of Commerce (Secretary)

implemented a final rule, after

publishing an FEIS, to impose a

moratorium on fishing for weakfish in

the EEZ, Federal Register (60 FR 58246)

on November 27, 1995. However, the

rule was vacated by the U.S. Federal

District Court, Norfolk, Virginia, on

February 16, 1996. The basis for the

court’s decision was that the Atlantic

States Marine Fisheries Commission’s

(Commission) Fishery Management Plan

For Weakfish (FMP) did not contain

recommendations to the Secretary and,

therefore, cannot be considered a valid

FMP under the Act.

The regulations have not been

enforced since the judge issued his

order.

The Commission has recently adopted

Amendment 3 to the FMP (Amendment

3); it includes the following specific

recommendations for Secretarial action

in the EEZ to support the Commission’s

FMP: