Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 1 / Wednesday, January 2, 2002 / Notices 59

Final Results of Changed Circumstances 

Review, 59 FR 6944, 6945 (February 14, 

1994) and Canadian Brass, 57 FR 20460. 

Therefore, if the evidence demonstrates 

that, with respect to the production and 

sale of the subject merchandise, the new 

company essentially operates as the 

same business entity as the former 

company, the Department will assign 

the new company the cash deposit rate 

of its predecessor. 

We have examined the information 

provided by Dupont Dow and DDE 

Japan in their September 27, 2001 letter 

and determined that SDEM and DDE 

Japan are the successor-in-interest 

companies to SDP and its predecessor, 

Showa Neoprene. The management, 

production facilities, supplier 

relationships, sales facilities and 

customer base are essentially unchanged 

from those of SDP, and before that, 

Showa Neoprene. Therefore, we 

determine that the new joint venture 

entities essentially operate in the same 

manner as the predecessor companies of 

SDP and Showa Neoprene. 

Final Results of Review 

Based on our analysis in the 

Preliminary Results, we find that 

effective January 1, 1998, the 

restructured manufacturing and 

marketing joint ventures, SDEM and 

DDE Japan, are the successor-in-interest 

companies to Dupont Showa Denko 

(SDP) and its predecessor, Showa 

Neoprene. Further, SDEM and DDE 

Japan should be given the same 

antidumping duty treatment as SDP and 

its predecessor, Showa Neoprene, i.e.,

zero percent antidumping duty cash 

deposit rate. 

Comment: Successorship Effective Date 

DuPont Dow and DDE Japan state that 

the final determination should 

explicitly indicate that, according to the 

facts on the record, SDEM and DDE 

Japan became the successor-in-interest 

companies to SDP and its predecessor, 

Showa Neoprene, effective January 1, 

1998. Department’s Position: We agree 

with DuPont Dow and DDE Japan and 

the effective date of January 1, 1998 is 

reflected in the Final Results of Review 

section below. 

Cash Deposit 

The cash deposit determination from 

this changed circumstances review will 

apply to all entries of the subject 

merchandise entered, or withdrawn 

from warehouse, for consumption on or 

after the date of publication of the final 

results of this changed circumstances 

review. This deposit rate shall remain in 

effect until publication of the final 

results of the next relevant 

administrative review. We will instruct 

the U.S. Customs Service accordingly. 

Notification 

This notice also serves as a final 

reminder to parties subject to 

administrative protective orders (APOs) 

of their responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Failure to 

timely notify the Department in writing 

of the return/destruction of APO 

material is a sanctionable violation. 

We are issuing these final results and 

notice in accordance with sections 

751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 

Sec. 351.216 of the Department’s 

regulations.

Dated: December 21, 2001. 

Faryar Shirzad, 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–32244 Filed 12–31–01; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–806] 

Notice of Extension of Time Limit for 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping 

New Shipper Review: Silicon Metal 

From the People’s Republic of China

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 2, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jacqueline Arrowsmith or Maureen 

Flannery, Office of AD/CVD 

Enforcement VII, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, N.W., Washington DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–5255 or (202) 482–

3020, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Applicable Statute 

Unless otherwise indicated, all 

citations to the statute are references to 

the provisions effective January 1, 1995, 

the effective date of the amendments 

made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) 

by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. 

In addition, unless otherwise indicated, 

all citations to the Department’s 

regulations are to the current 

regulations, codified at 19 CFR part 351 

(2000). 

Background 

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.213(b)(2), on June 29, 2001, the 

Department received the timely and 

properly filed June 28, 2001 request 

from Groupstars Chemical Company, 

Ltd., that we conduct a new shipper 

review of its sales of silicon metal. On 

July 31, 2001, the Department initiated 

a new shipper review of the 

antidumping duty order on silicon 

metal for the period of review (POR) of 

June 1, 2000 through May 31, 2001 (66 

FR 41508). 

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary 

Results 

Section 351.214(i)(1) of the 

Department’s regulations requires the 

Department to issue preliminary results 

of a new shipper review within 180 

days of the date of initiation. However, 

if the Secretary concludes that a new 

shipper review is extraordinarily 

complicated, the Secretary may extend 

the 180-day period to 300 days under 

section 351.214(i)(2) of the Department’s 

regulations. Because of the problems the 

respondent has encountered in meeting 

the Department’s filing requirements 

and the resultant delay to the analysis 

and verification, we find this review to 

be extraordinarily complicated. 

Therefore, in accordance with section 

351.214(i)(2) of the regulations, the 

Department is extending the 180-day 

time limit to 300 days. Since the 300th 

day falls on a federal holiday, the due 

date for the preliminary results is now 

the next business day, May 28, 2002. 

The final results will continue to be due 

90 days after the date of issuance of the 

preliminary results.

Dated: December 20, 2001. 

Joseph A. Spetrini, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration, Group III.

[FR Doc. 01–32248 Filed 12–31–01; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration 

[C–475–819] 

Certain Pasta From Italy: Amended 

Final Results of the Fourth 

Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Amendment of final results of 

Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Review. 

SUMMARY: On December 12, 2001, the 

Department of Commerce published in 

the Federal Register its final results of 

the fourth administrative review of the 

countervailing duty order on certain 

pasta from Italy for the period January 

60 Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 1 / Wednesday, January 2, 2002 / Notices 

1 through December 31, 1999 (66 FR 

64214). On December 10, 2001, we 

received a timely filed ministerial error 

allegation. Based on our analysis of this 

information, the Department of 

Commerce has revised the net subsidy 

rate for N. Puglisi & F. Industria Paste 

Alimentari S.p.A.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 2, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meg 

Weems or Craig Matney, AD/CVD 

Enforcement, Group I, Office 1, Import 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Room 1870, 14th Street and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–2613 or 

482–1778, respectively. 

Corrections 

N. Puglisi & F. Industria Paste 

Alimentari S.p.A. (‘‘Puglisi’’) 

On December 10, 2001, respondent 

Puglisi timely filed a ministerial error 

allegation. Puglisi states that, with 

respect to a Law 64/86 industrial 

development loan (‘‘IDL’’), the 

Department of Commerce (‘‘the 

Department’’) failed to deduct loan 

guarantee payments from the gross loan 

subsidy received by Puglisi during the 

period of review, resulting in a clerical 

error. Puglisi further explains that the 

Department added the loan guarantee 

payments to the ‘‘total amount of 

interest and fee payments made’’ and 

then again added the loan guarantee 

payments to the ‘‘total benchmark 

interest and fees,’’ thereby nullifying the 

deduction of these fees from the 

countervailable subsidy. Puglisi 

suggests that the clerical error be 

corrected by either not including the 

annual fee payments in the ‘‘benchmark 

interest and fee amounts,’’ or by 

deducting the annual fee payments from 

the gross countervailable subsidy for the 

loan. The petitioner has not commented 

on this ministerial error allegation. 

We agree with Puglisi that the 

Department miscalculated the duty rate 

for one of Puglisi’s Law 64/86 IDLs by 

inadvertently nullifying the deduction 

of the loan guarantee fees from the 

countervailable subsidy. We have 

corrected this error for the amended 

final results by deducting the annual fee 

payments from the ‘‘total interest and 

fee payments made,’’ while excluding 

them from the ‘‘benchmark interest and 

fee amounts.’’

In the final results, we specified a 

total duty rate of 7.18 percent for 

Puglisi. In calculating this rate, we 

erroneously calculated the subsidy rate 

for Puglisi’s Law 64/86 IDL to be 0.14 

percent. The Law 64/86 IDL subsidy rate 

should have been 0.08 percent. 

Amended Final Results of Review 

Pursuant to the Department’s 

regulations at 19 CFR 351.224(e), we 

correct the ad valorem rate for Puglisi to 

be 7.12 percent. 

The Department will instruct the 

Customs Service (‘‘Customs’’) to assess 

countervailing duties on all appropriate 

entries on or after January 1, 1999, and 

on or before December 31, 1999. The 

Department will issue liquidation 

instructions directly to Customs. The 

amended cash deposit requirements are 

effective for all shipments of the subject 

merchandise entered, or withdrawn 

from warehouse, for consumption on or 

after the date of publication of this 

notice and shall remain in effect until 

publication of the final results of the 

next administrative review. 

This amendment to the final results of 

the countervailing duty administrative 

review is in accordance with section 

751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act, as amended, 

(19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1), 19 CFR 351.213, 

and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5)).

Dated: December 26, 2001. 

Richard W. Moreland, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for, Import 

Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–32247 Filed 12–31–01; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 122701A]

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Deep Seabed 

Mining Regulations for Exploration 

Licenses

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. 

L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before March 4, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6086, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington DC 20230 (or via Internet at 

MClayton@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Joseph P. Flanagan at 301-

713-3155, ext. 201 (or via Internet at 

joseph.flanagan@noaa.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

NOAA regulations at 15 CFR 970 

govern the issuing and monitoring of 

exploration licenses under the Deep 

Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act. 

Persons seeking a license must submit 

certain information that allows NOAA 

to ensure the applicant meets the 

standards of the Act. Persons with 

licenses are required to conduct 

monitoring and make reports, and they 

may request revisions to or transfers of 

licenses.

II. Method of Collection

Paper submissions are used.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648-0145.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.

Estimated Time Per Response: 2000-

4000 hours per application (no 

applications are expected) and 20 hours 

per report.

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 40.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $120.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology.

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record.

Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 1 / Wednesday, January 2, 2002 / Notices 61

Dated: December 21, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–32239 Filed 12–31–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 072401A]

Small Takes of Marine Mammals 

Incidental to Specified Activities; 

Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental 

to Power Plant Operations

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of a renewal 

of a Letter of Authorization.

SUMMARY: In accordance with provisions 

of the Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA) as amended, notification is 

hereby given that a Letter of 

Authorization (LOA) to unintentionally 

take small numbers of pinnipeds 

incidental to routine operations of the 

Seabrook Station nuclear power plant, 

Seabrook, NH (Seabrook Station) has 

been issued to the North Atlantic Energy 

Service Corporation (North Atlantic).

DATES: Effective from October 19, 2001, 

until June 26, 2002.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the application, 

Environmental Assessment, LOA, and 

other materials used in this document 

are available by writing to Donna 

Wieting, Chief, Marine Mammal 

Conservation Division, Office of 

Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910–3225, or by telephoning one of 

the contacts listed here.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Simona Perry Roberts, (301) 713–2322, 

ext 106; Jonathan Wendland, (978) 281–

9146.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Sections 101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA 

(16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct the 

Secretary of Commerce to allow, upon 

request, the incidental, but not 

intentional taking of small numbers of 

marine mammals by U.S. citizens who 

engage in a specified activity (other than 

commercial fishing) within a specified 

geographical region if certain findings 

are made and regulations are issued.

Permission may be granted for periods 

of 5 years or less if NMFS finds that the 

taking will have no more than a 

negligible impact on the species or 

stock(s), will not have an unmitigable 

adverse impact on the availability of the 

species or stock(s) for subsistence uses, 

and if regulations are prescribed setting 

forth the permissible method of taking 

and the requirements pertaining to the 

monitoring and reporting of such taking.

Five-year regulations (effective from 

July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2004), 

including mitigation, monitoring, and 

reporting requirements, for the 

incidental taking of harbor seals (Phoca 

vitulina), gray seals (Halichoerus 

grypus), harp seals (Phoca 

groenlandica), and hooded seals 

(Cystophora cristata) by U.S. citizens 

engaged in power plant operations at 

the Seabrook Station nuclear power 

plant, Seabrook, NH are set out in 50 

CFR 216.130 through.137.

Summary of Request

NMFS received a request from North 

Atlantic in June 2001 for renewal of 

their LOA, which expired on July 2, 

2000, to lethally take 20 harbor seals 

and 4 of any combination of gray, harp, 

and hooded seals incidental to power 

plant operations at Seabrook Station.

Permissible Methods of Taking

According to 50 CFR 216.132, LOAs 

issued to North Atlantic for Seabrook 

Station authorize the incidental, but not 

intentional, take of harbor, gray, harp, 

and hooded seals in the course of 

operating the station’s intake cooling 

water system. For a more complete 

description of the intake systems 

utilized at Seabrook Station please refer 

to the final rule (64 FR 28114, May 25, 

1999).

Mitigation Requirements

NMFS, in the May 25, 1999, final rule 

(64 FR 28114), allowed North Atlantic 

to use the 5-year authorization period 

(July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2004) to 

fully explore any feasible mitigation 

methods, and if methods were not found 

to be suitable, to explore and undertake, 

in conjunction with NMFS, steps to 

promote the conservation of the 

population of Gulf of Maine seals as a 

whole.

Monitoring and Reporting 

Requirements

Monitoring under the renewed LOA 

must include: (1) twice daily visual 

inspection of the circulating water and 

service water forebays; (2) daily 

inspections of the intake transition 

structure from April 1 through 

December 1, unless weather conditions 

prevent safe access to the structure; (3) 

screen washings once per day during 

the peak months of seal takes and twice 

a week during non-peak months of seal 

takes; and, (4) examination of the screen 

wash debris to determine if any seal 

remains are present.

Seal takes must be reported to NMFS 

through both oral and written 

notification. NMFS must be notified via 

telephone by the close of business on 

the next day following the discovery of 

any marine mammal or marine mammal 

parts. Written notification to NMFS 

must be made within 30 days and must 

include the results of any examinations 

conducted by qualified members of the 

Marine Mammal Stranding Network as 

well as any other information relating to 

the take.

National Environmental Policy Act

NMFS issued an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) in 1998, in 

conjunction with the notice of proposed 

authorization. As a result of the findings 

made in the EA, NMFS concluded that 

implementation of either the preferred 

alternative or other identified 

alternatives would not have a significant 

impact on the human environment. 

Therefore, preparation of an 

environmental impact statement on 

these actions was not required by 

Section 102(2) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act or its 

implementing regulations. Copies of the 

1998 EA and the Finding of No 

Significant Impact are available upon 

request (see ADDRESSES).

Determinations

NMFS has determined (see 64 FR 

28114, May 25, 1999) that the taking of 

up to 20 harbor seals and 4 of any 

combination of gray, harp, and hooded 

seals, annually from July 1, 1999, 

through June 30, 2004, will have no 

more than a negligible impact (as 

defined in 50 CFR 216.3) on these stocks 

of marine mammals. The best scientific 

information available indicates that 

since 1981, the Western North Atlantic 

harbor seal stock has had an average 

annual rate of increase of 4.2 percent 

(Waring et al., 2000). In addition, the 

Western North Atlantic stocks of gray, 

harp, and hooded seals also appear to be 

increasing in abundance (Waring et al., 

1999, 2000). The small number of takes 

at Seabrook Station relative to current 

population estimates is unlikely to 

reduce the rate of population growth for 

any of these pinniped stocks.

According to North Atlantic reports 

received in NMFS’ Northeast Region, no 

seals have been entrapped since the 

installation of Seal Deterrent Barriers in 

August 1999.