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Foreign-Trade Zone 170--Clark County, IN; Application for Expansion

Mon, Nov 24 2003 11:00:00 GMT

An application has been submitted to the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) by the Indiana Port Commission, grantee of ForeignTrade Zone 170, requesting authority to expand its zone in the Clark County, Indiana, area, within the Louisville Customs port of entry. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on November 10, 2003.

FTZ 170 was approved on December 27, 1990 (Board Order 495, 56 FR 673, 1/8/91), and expanded on July 23, 1997 (Board Order 907, 62 FR 40796, 7/30/97). The zone currently consists of three sites in Clark County: Site 1 (35 acres)within the 993acre Clark Maritime Center Complex on Utica Pike at Port Road, Jeffersonville; Site 2 (22 acres) at the Clark County Airport between State Route 31 and the airport terminal, Sellersburg; and, Site 3 (2,000 acres) within the 10,000 acre former Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, 11452 S

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Nov 24 2003 11:00:00 GMT

DOC has submitted to the Office for Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104 13.

Title: SABIT Alumni Questionnaire.

OMB Number: None.

Type of Request: Regular Submission.

Burden: 1048 hours.

Number of Respondents: 1048.

Avg. Hours Per Response: 1 hour per participant.

Needs and Uses: The Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, SABIT Office supports technical assistance and training for professionals from Eurasia, while promoting information exchange and U.S.Eurasian partnerships. Since inception SABIT has trained over 3000 professionals from Eurasia.

The purpose of this questionnaire is to assess the effect the SABIT Program has had on its alumni, in order to make improvements to the program and report results.

Affected Public: SABIT Alumni.

Frequency: At least once per alumnus.

Respondent's Obligation: Vo

Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Malleable Iron Pipe Fittings From the

Mon, Nov 24 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Notice of Request for Information and Extension of Time: Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of China

Mon, Nov 24 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Expedited Reviews: Certain Softwood Lumber Products

Mon, Nov 24 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting expedited reviews of the countervailing duty order on certain softwood lumber products from Canada for the period April 1, 2000 through March 31, 2001. This notice includes the preliminary results for 16 companies. For all 16 companies we applied the Group 2 methodology. See the ``Methodology'' section below for details. For information on estimated net subsidies, see the ``Preliminary Results of Reviews'' section of this notice. If the final results remain the same as these preliminary results of reviews, we will instruct the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to amend the cash deposit rate for each reviewed company as detailed in the ``Preliminary Results of Reviews'' section of this notice. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The Department is also rescinding expedited reviews of five companies. See the ``Partial Rescission'' section below for details.

Closed Meeting of the U.S. Automotive Parts Advisory Committee (APAC)

Mon, Nov 24 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The APAC will have a closed meeting on December 10, 2003 at the U.S. Department of Commerce to discuss U.S.made automotive part sales in Japanese and other Asian markets.

North American Free-Trade Agreement, Article 1904; NAFTA Panel Reviews; Request for Panel Review

Mon, Nov 24 2003 11:00:00 GMT

On November 12, 2003, Domex Marketing, Inc (Domex), L&M Companies, Inc. (L&M), Nuchief Sales, Inc. (Nuchief), Oneonta Trading Corporation (Oneonta), PAC Marketing International, LLC. (PAC), Rainier Fruit Company (Rainier Fruit) and Sage Marketing LLC (Sage) filed a First Request for Panel Review with the Mexican Section of the NAFTA Secretariat pursuant to Article 1904 of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Panel review was requested of the final countervailing duty determination made by the Secretaria de Economia, respecting Apples, Table Apples and Their Varieties of Red Delicious and Its Mutations and Golden Delicious Apples from the United States of America. This determination was published in the Diario Oficial de la Federacion del, on October 21, 2003. The NAFTA Secretariat has assigned Case Number MEXUSA2003190402 to this request.

Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

Mon, Nov 24 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to section 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89651; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301), we invite comments on the question of whether an instrument of equivalent scientific value, for the purposes for which the instrument shown below is intended to be used, is being manufactured in the United States.

Comments must comply with 15 CFR 301.5(a)(3) and (4) of the regulations and be filed within 20 days with the Statutory Import Programs Staff, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Applications may be examined between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Suite 4100W, U.S. Department of Commerce, Franklin Court Building, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC.

Docket Number: 03050.

Applicant: San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 921824614.

Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Tecnai G² 12 TWIN.

Manufacturer: FEI Company, The Netherlands.

Intended Use: The instrument is inten

Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

Mon, Nov 24 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council) and its Administrative Committee will hold meetings.

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

Mon, Nov 24 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a public meeting of the Texas Habitat Protection Advisory Panel (AP).

New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

Mon, Nov 24 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Research Steering Committee in December, 2003. Recommendations from the committee will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

Mon, Nov 24 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Habitat Committee in December, 2003 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Notice of Public Meeting

Mon, Nov 24 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Fur Seal Committee will meet December 11, 2003 at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel.

North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Notice of Public Meeting

Mon, Nov 24 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Joint Protocol Committee of the Alaska Board of Fisheries and Council will meet in December 2003, in Anchorage, AK.

North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Notice of Public Meetings

Mon, Nov 24 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will hold public meetings. December 8 through December 16, 2003.

Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

Mon, Nov 24 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Model Evaluation Workgroup (MEW) will hold a work session, which is open to the public, to discuss documentation of the Chinook and Coho Fishery Regulation Assessment Model (FRAM).

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

Mon, Nov 24 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel, a joint meeting of its Snapper Grouper Committee and Advisory Panel, Highly Migratory Species Committee, Mackerel Committee, Shrimp Committee, Information and Education Committee, and a joint meeting of its Executive Committee and Finance Committee. In addition, there will be a meeting of the full Council.

Notice, One-Day Spectrum Efficiency and New Technology Forum

Mon, Nov 24 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will host a oneday spectrum efficiency and new technology forum. The first panel will discuss incentives for more efficient and beneficial spectrum use and cover such topics as defining efficiency, comparing efficiency to effectiveness, measuring methods of efficiency, and identifying policies to achieve efficient spectrum use. The second panel will discuss the development of new and expanded services and technologies that improve efficiency and streamline technology deployment. Both panels will feature participation from representatives of key industries and organizations that use spectrum, economists and analysts, technologists and futurists, equipment manufacturers, and experts from government and academia.