The Federal Register

International Services Surveys: BE-85, Quarterly Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial

Tue, Dec 16 2003 11:00:00 GMT

This final rule amends 15 CFR 801.9 to set forth the reporting requirements for the BE85, Quarterly Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons.

The BE85 survey will be conducted by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), U.S. Department of Commerce, under the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act, and under Section 5408 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988. The first survey conducted under this rule will cover transactions in the first quarter of 2004. Data from the BE85 survey are needed to monitor trade in financial services, analyze its impact on the U.S. and foreign economies, compile and improve the U.S. economic accounts, support U.S. commercial policy on financial services, conduct trade promotion, improve the ability of U.S. businesses to identify and evaluate market opportunities, and for other Government uses.

The survey will cover the same financial services presently c

Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tubes From Taiwan

Tue, Dec 16 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the time limits for the preliminary results of the 2002 2003
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on circular welded carbon steel pipe and tubes from Taiwan. This review covers one manufacturer/exporter of the subject merchandise to the United States, Yieh Hsing Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Yieh Hsing), and the period May 1, 2002 through April 30, 2003.

Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determinations: Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide from Australia,

Tue, Dec 16 2003 11:00:00 GMT

On August 20, 2003, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated these antidumping duty investigations of Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide from Australia, Greece, Ireland, Japan, and South Africa, (68 FR 51551, dated August 27, 2003). The notice of initiation stated that the Department would issue preliminary determinations no later than January 7, 2004, 140 days after the date of initiation. See 68 FR 51551. The Department is now postponing the preliminary determinations in these antidumping duty investigations from January 7, 2004 until no later than February 26, 2004. These postponements are made pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

Honey from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of First Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

Tue, Dec 16 2003 11:00:00 GMT

In response to requests from interested parties, the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting the first administrative review of the antidumping duty order on honey from the People's Republic of China. The period of review for those entities with an affirmative critical circumstances finding is February 10, 2001, through November 30, 2002. For all other companies, the period of review is May 11, 2001, through November 30, 2002. Two companies named in the initiation of this review had no exports or sales of the subject merchandise during their applicable period of review, and consequently we rescinded the review of these companies. In addition, we rescinded our review of three companies that are participating in new shipper reviews covering the period February 10, 2001, through November 30, 2002. We preliminarily determine that three companies have failed to cooperate by not acting to the best of their ability to comply with our requests for information and, as a result, should be a

Low Enriched Uranium from France: Extension of the Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty

Tue, Dec 16 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From Korea; Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

Tue, Dec 16 2003 11:00:00 GMT

On September 29, 2003, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results and partial rescission of antidumping duty administrative review on stainless steel buttweld pipe fittings from Korea. The review, as initiated, covered three manufacturers/exporters, Sam Sung Stainless Commerce & Ind. Co., Ltd. (Sam Sung), Sungkwang Bend Co., Ltd. (Sungkwang), and TK Corporation. However, along with the preliminary results we rescinded the review with respect to Sungkwang and TK Corporation because the only party that requested a review of these two companies withdrew the request in a timely manner. Therefore these final results of review cover only Sam Sung. The period of review is February 1, 2002 through January 31, 2003. We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on our preliminary results. We received no comments. Furthermore, the Department made no changes in its analysis following publication of the preliminary results. Therefore, the final results of review ar

Certain Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Taiwan: Final Results and Final Rescission in Part of

Tue, Dec 16 2003 11:00:00 GMT

On July 8, 2003, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the administrative review of the order on certain stainless steel buttweld pipe fittings from Taiwan. See Certain Stainless Steel ButtWeld Pipe Fittings From Taiwan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Notice of Intent to Rescind in Part, 68 FR 40637 (July 8, 2003) (``Preliminary Results''). This review covers one manufacturer/exporter of the subject merchandise. The period of review (``POR'') is June 1, 2001 through May 31, 2002.

We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the preliminary results. Based upon our analysis of the comments received, we have made changes in the margin calculation. Therefore, the final results differ from the preliminary results of this review. The final weightaveraged dumping margin is listed below in the section titled ``Final Results of the Review.''

Preliminary Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Taiwan

Tue, Dec 16 2003 11:00:00 GMT

On July 1, 2003, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') published a notice of initiation of an antidumping duty administrative review on stainless steel plate in coils from Taiwan. See Notice of Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part (``Notice of Initiation'') 68 FR 39055 (July 1, 2003). This review covers two manufacturers/ exporters of the subject merchandise, Yieh United Steel Corporation (``YUSCO''), a Taiwan producer and exporter of subject merchandise, and Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co., Ltd. (``Ta Chen''), a Taiwan producer and exporter of subject merchandise. The period of review (``POR'') is May 1, 2002 through April 30, 2003. We are preliminarily rescinding this review based on evidence on the record indicating that there were no entries into the United States of subject merchandise during the POR from the respondents.

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Revision to the Management of ``Other Species'' Community

Tue, Dec 16 2003 11:00:00 GMT

NMFS issues a final rule to modify the management of the ``other species'' Community Development Quota (CDQ) reserve by eliminating specific allocations of ``other species'' CDQ to individual CDQ managing organizations (CDQ groups) and, instead, allowing NMFS to manage the ``other species'' CDQ reserve with the general limitations used to manage the catch of nonCDQ groundfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action also eliminates the CDQ nonspecific reserve and makes other changes to improve the clarity and consistency of CDQ Program regulations. This action is necessary to improve NMFS' ability to effectively administer the CDQ Program. It is intended to further the goals and objectives of the North Pacific Fishery
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Management Council (Council) with respect to this program.

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Bluefin Tuna Fisheries

Tue, Dec 16 2003 11:00:00 GMT

NMFS has determined that the 2003 fishing year Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) General category quota will be attained by December 10, 2002. Therefore, the General category fishery will be closed effective 11:30 p.m. on December 10, 2003. This action is being taken to prevent overharvest of the total adjusted General category quota of 534.4 metric tons (mt).

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States;

Tue, Dec 16 2003 11:00:00 GMT

NMFS implements measures contained in Amendment 13 to the FMP (Amendment 13). Amendment 13 establishes: A new surfclam overfishing definition; multiyear fishing quotas; a mandatory vessel monitoring system (VMS), when such a system is economically viable; the ability to suspend or adjust the surfclam minimum size limit through a framework adjustment; and an analysis of fishing gear impacts on Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) for surfclams and ocean quahogs. This final rule includes technical corrections to the regulations implementing the FMP in order to clarify the MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) intent not to restrict allocation ownership to only those entities that also own a permitted vessel, and to eliminate the restriction on the transfer of allocation tags of amounts less than 160 bushels (bu) (85 hectoliters (hL)) (i.e., 5 cage tags). The primary purpose of Amendment 13 is to rectify the disapproved surfclam overfishing definition and the EFH analysis and rationale contai

Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan

Tue, Dec 16 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the ALWTRP's implementing regulations. These regulations apply to lobster trap/pot and anchored gillnet fishermen in an area totaling approximately 1,356 square nautical miles (nm2) (4,651 km2), east of Portsmouth, NH for 15 days. The purpose of this action is to provide protection to an aggregation of North Atlantic right whales (right whales).

Taking of Threatened or Endangered Species Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations

Tue, Dec 16 2003 11:00:00 GMT

NMFS is issuing a final rule to prohibit fishing with drift gillnets in the California/Oregon (CA/OR) thresher shark/swordfish drift gillnet fishery in U.S. waters off southern California in waters east of the 120[deg]W., for the months of June, July, and August, when the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA) publishes a notice that El Nino conditions are forecasted or present off southern California. NMFS
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has determined that the incidental take of loggerhead sea turtles by this fishery correlates to the area and season being fished during these oceanographic conditions. If implemented, this time and area closure will result in a reduction in the take of loggerhead turtles by the fishery and would be necessary to avoid the likelihood of the CA/OR drift gillnet fishery jeopardizing the continued existence of the loggerhead turtle population.

Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Oceanographic Surveys off the Northern Yucatan

Tue, Dec 16 2003 11:00:00 GMT

NMFS has received an application from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), a part of Columbia University, for an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take small numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to conducting oceanographic surveys off the northern Yucatan Peninsula in the Gulf of Mexico. Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue an authorization to LDEO to incidentally take, by harassment, small numbers of several species of cetaceans and pinnipeds for a limited period of time within the next year.

Secrecy and License To Export

Tue, Dec 16 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), 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, Public Law 10413 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).