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3The ‘‘all others’’ category in a non-market

economy proceeding, unlike the ‘‘all others’’

category in a market-economy investigation, only

includes companies that demonstrated entitlement

to separate rates and expressed a willingness to

participate in the proceeding, but whose responses

were not examined due to limited Department

resources.

We note that the ‘‘all others’’ rate for this final

determination is the rate assigned to Nantong, the

only investigated respondent with a rate above de

minimis. This is consistent with our methodology

of setting the ‘‘all others’’ rate in NME cases on the

weighted average of calculated margins, excluding

rates that are de minimis, based entirely on facts

available, or calculated for voluntary respondents.

See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less

Than Fair Value: Certain Non-Frozen Apple Juice

Concentrate from the People’s Republic of China.

65 FR 19873 (April 13, 2000).

Preliminary Determinations, we found

preliminarily that critical circumstances

existed with respect to both countries.

Since the preliminary determinations,

we have received comments on the

issue of critical circumstances from

Usha, Fasten, Nantong, Dragon Trading

Inc., and the petitioner. After

consideration of these comments, which

are discussed in detail in the respective

Decision Memorandum for each case,

we find that critical circumstances exist

in the India case for both Usha and all

other Indian producer/exporters of

subject merchandise. We also find that

critical circumstances exist in the PRC

case for Nantong, the six companies

which received an ‘‘all others’’ 3 rate,

and all non-responsive companies,

which are included in the ‘‘PRC-wide’’

category. Finally, we find that critical

circumstances do not exist for Fasten

because Fasten’s final dumping margin

is de minimis. These determinations are

discussed in detail in the Decision

Memorandum for each case.

Continuation of Suspension of

Liquidation

In accordance with section

735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we are directing

the Customs Service to continue to

suspend liquidation of all entries of

steel wire rope exported from India and

the PRC, with the exception of

merchandise produced by Fasten Co.,

Ltd. and exported by Fasten Group

Import and Export Co., Ltd., that are

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,

for consumption on or after July 4, 2000,

(90 days prior to the date of publication

of the preliminary determinations in the

Federal Register). The Customs Service

shall continue to require a cash deposit

or the posting of a bond based on the

estimated weighted-average dumping

margins shown below. Because we have

determined that steel wire rope

produced by Fasten Co., Ltd. and

exported by Fasten Group Import and

Export Co., Ltd., in the PRC is not being

sold at LTFV, we are not directing the

Customs Service to suspend liquidation

of this merchandise. The suspension of

liquidation instructions will remain in

effect until further notice.

Because we have determined that

steel wire rope from Malaysia is not

being sold at LTFV, we are not directing

the Customs Service to suspend

liquidation of steel wire rope exported

from Malaysia.

We determine that the following

weighted-average dumping margins for

India, the PRC, and Malaysia exist:

Manufacturer/exporter Margin

(percent)

India:

Usha Martin Industries, Ltd ... 38.63

All Others .............................. 38.63

People’s Republic of China:

Fasten Group Import and Export Co., Ltd ...................... 2 0.02

Haicheng Greatx Industry

Co. Ltd.1 ............................ 42.23

Henan Baoi Wire Rope Factory 1 .................................. 42.23

Jiangsu COFCO 1 ................. 42.23

Jiangsu Guo Tai 1 ................. 42.23

Liaoning Metals & Minerals

Import & Export Corp.1 ...... 42.23

Nantong Wire Rope Company 1 ................................. 42.23

Nantong Zhongde ................. 42.23

PRC–Wide Rate .................... 58.00

Malaysia:

Kiswire SDN.BHD ................. 2 0.26

All Others .............................. 2 0.26

1All others.

2 De minimis.

The PRC-wide rate applies to all

entries of the subject merchandise

except for entries from exporters/

factories that are identified individually

above.

International Trade Commission

Notification

In accordance with section 735(d) of

the Act, we have notified the

International Trade Commission (ITC) of

our determinations. As our final

determinations are affirmative for India

and the PRC, the ITC will determine,

within 45 days, whether imports of

subject merchandise from India and the

PRC are causing material injury, or

threaten material injury, to an industry

in the United States. If the ITC

determines that material injury or threat

of injury does not exist, the proceedings

will be terminated and all securities

posted will be refunded or canceled. If

the ITC determines that such injury

does exist, the Department will issue

antidumping orders directing Customs

Service officials to assess antidumping

duties on all imports of the subject

merchandise entered, or withdrawn

from warehouse for consumption on or

after the effective date of the suspension

of liquidation.

These determinations are issued and

published in accordance with sections

735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

Dated: February 14, 2001.

Timothy J. Hauser,

Acting Under Secretary for International

Trade.

Appendix

Issues Covered in Decision Memorandum for

India

1. Facts Available

2. Major Input Rule

3. Financial Expense Ratio

4. Duty Drawback

5. Home Market Credit Expense

6. Home Market Warehousing Expense

7. Critical Circumstances

8. Treatment of Negative Margins

9. Ministerial Errors

Issues Covered in Decision Memorandum for

the PRC

1. Surrogate Value for Wire Rod

2. Surrogate Value for Fiber Cores

3. Surrogate Value for Wood Pallets

4. Surrogate Value for Sulphuric Acid

5. Surrogate Value for Nuts and Bolts

6. Surrogate Value for Hydrochloric Acid

7. Surrogate Value for Lead

8. Surrogate Value for Electricity

9. Surrogate Value for Zinc Nitrate

10. Use of a Market Economy Rate for Ocean

Freight

11. Critical Circumstances

12. Correction of Ministerial Error for

Valuing International Freight

13. Correction of Ministerial Error for the

Conversion Factor of Wood Reels

Issues Covered in Decision Memorandum for

Malaysia

1. Mandatory Respondents and ‘‘All Others’’

Rate

2. Cost Reporting for Grade and Lay of Rope

3. Model Match Hierarchy

4. Adjustments to Home Market and U.S.

Market Short-Term Borrowing Rates

5. Treatment of Negative Margins

6. General and Administrative Expense

7. Financial Expense Ratio

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–588–604]

Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts

Thereof, Finished and Unfinished,

From Japan; Rescission of

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

12762 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 40 / Wednesday, February 28, 2001 / Notices

ACTION: Notice of rescission of

antidumping duty administrative

review.

SUMMARY: In response to an October 30,

2000 request made by NTN Corporation

(NTN), a manufacturer/exporter of

tapered roller bearings (TRBs) and parts

thereof, finished and unfinished, from

Japan, on November 30, 2000, the

Department of Commerce (the

Department) published the initiation of

an administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on TRBs and

parts thereof, finished and unfinished,

from Japan, covering the period October

1, 1999 through December 31, 1999 (65

FR 71299). This review has now been

rescinded as a result of the timely

withdrawal by NTN of its request for

review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 28, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Deborah Scott or Robert James, AD/CVD

Enforcement, Group III, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–2657 or (202) 482–

0649, respectively.

APPLICABLE STATUTE AND REGULATIONS:

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations

to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended

(the Tariff Act) are references to the

provisions effective January 1, 1995, the

effective date of the amendments made

to the Tariff Act by the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act. In addition, unless

otherwise indicated, all citations to the

Department’s regulations are to 19 CFR

part 351 (April 1, 2000).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On October 6, 1987, the Department

published the antidumping duty order

on TRBs and parts thereof, finished and

unfinished, from Japan (A–588–604) (52

FR 37352). On October 30, 2000, NTN,

a manufacturer/exporter of TRBs from

Japan, requested an administrative

review of the antidumping duty order

on TRBs for the period October 1, 1999

through December 31, 1999. In

accordance with 19 CFR

351.221(c)(1)(i), we published the

initiation of the review on November 30,

2000 (65 FR 71299). On December 8,

2000, NTN withdrew its request for

review.

Rescission of Review

The Department’s regulations, at 19

CFR 351.213(d)(1), provide that the

Department will rescind an

administrative review if a party that

requested a review withdraws the

request within 90 days of the date of

publication of the notice of initiation of

the requested review. NTN withdrew its

request for an administrative review on

December 8, 2000, which is within the

90-day deadline. No other party

requested a review of NTN’s sales.

Therefore, the Department is rescinding

this administrative review with respect

to NTN.

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 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely

written notification of the return or

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.

We are issuing and publishing this

notice in accordance with sections

751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act.

Effective January 20, 2001, Bernard T.

Carreau is fulfilling the duties of the

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

Dated: January 31, 2001.

Bernard T. Carreau,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, AD/CVD

Enforcement II.

[FR Doc. 01–4897 Filed 2–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Private Sector Participation in

Overseas Trade Missions

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration, Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

invites U.S. companies to participate in

the below listed overseas trade

missions. For a more complete

description of each trade mission,

obtain a copy of the mission statement

from the Project Officer indicated for

each mission below. Recruitment and

selection of private sector participants

for these missions will be conducted

according to the Statement of Policy

Governing Department of Commerce

Overseas Trade Missions dated March 3,

1997.

Computer, Telecommunications and

Office Equipment (CTO) Forum and

Seminar Mission, Lagos, Nigeria. March

15–16, 2001. Recruitment Closes on

March 8, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Raymond Cho, U.S. Department of

Commerce. Telephone 202–482–0396;

or e-Mail: RaymondlCho@ita.doc.gov

IT-Telecommunications Trade

Mission to Russia, Moscow and St.

Petersburg. May 12–19, 2001.

Recruitment closes on April 6, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Beatrix Roberts, U.S. Department of

Commerce. Telephone 202–482–2952;

or e-Mail: BeatrixlRoberts@ita.doc.gov

U.S. Franchising Matchmaker Trade

Delegation, Santiago, Chile and Sao

Paulo, Brazil. June 4–9, 2001.

Recruitment closes on April 20, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Sam Dhir, U.S. Department of

Commerce. Telephone 202–482–4756;

or e-Mail: Sam.Dhir@mail.doc.gov Trade

mission applications received after the

above closing dates will be considered

only if space and scheduling constraints

permit. For further information contact

Mr. Reginald Beckham, U.S. Department

of Commerce, telephone 202–482–5478,

or e-mail

ReginaldlBeckham@ita.doc.gov

Dated: February 22, 2001.

Thomas H. Nisbet,

Director, Promotion Planning and Support

Division, Office of Export Promotion

Coordination.

[FR Doc. 01–4833 Filed 2–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–U

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

[Docket No. 000929280–0280–01]

RIN 0693–ZA–42

Announcing Draft Federal Information

Processing Standard (FIPS) for the

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

and Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology (NIST), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

SUMMARY: Recently, NIST announced its

selection for the Advanced Encryption

Standard (AES) in a report available at

http://www.nist.gov/aes/, and this

selection for the AES has now been

described in detail in a Draft Federal

Information Processing Standard (FIPS)

for the AES. The Draft FIPS for the AES

specifies technology that can be used to

protect the confidentiality of sensitive

(unclassified) electronic information.

The AES specification will provide a

FIPS-approved encryption algorithm in

addition to the Triple Data Encryption