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To value truck freight, we used therates reported in a September 1991 cablefrom the U.S. Consulate in Indonesiasubmitted for the Final Determination ofSales at Less Than Fair Value: CertainCarbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittingsfrom the People’s Republic of China, 58FR 47859 (Sep. 20, 1993), which was

placed on the record of this review. Weadjusted these rates to reflect inflationthrough the end of the POR usingIndonesian WPI published by the IMF.

Currency Conversion

We made currency conversions inaccordance with section 773A of the Act

based on the rates certified by theFederal Reserve Bank.

Preliminary Results of Review

We preliminarily determine that thefollowing dumping margins exist:

Manufacturer/exporter Time period Margin(percent)

Hebei Founder Import and Export Corp., also known as: Hebei Animal By-ProductsImport and Export Corporation.

02/01/98–01/31/99 ..................................... 4.18

Hunan Provincial Native Produce & Animal By-Products I/E Corp ................................ 02/01/98–01/31/99 ..................................... 0.00

Parties to the proceeding may requestdisclosure within 10 days of the date ofpublication of this notice in accordancewith 19 CFR 351.224(b). Any interestedparty may request a hearing within 30days of publication in accordance with19 CFR 351.310(c). Any hearing, ifrequested, will be held 37 days after thepublication of this notice, or the firstworkday thereafter. Interested partiesmay submit case briefs within 30 daysof the date of publication of this noticein accordance with 19 CFR351.309(b)(2)(ii). Rebuttal briefs, whichmust be limited to issues raised in thecase briefs, may be filed not later than35 days after the date of publication.The Department will publish a notice offinal results of this administrativereview, which will include the results ofits analysis of issues raised in any suchcomments.

The Department shall determine, andthe U.S. Customs Service shall assess,antidumping duties on all appropriateentries. In accordance with 19 CFR351.212(b), we calculated importer-specific duty assessment rates based onthe ratio of the total amount ofantidumping duties calculated for theexamined sales to quantity of the salesused to calculate those duties. This ratewill be assessed uniformly on all entriesof that particular importer for that classor kind of merchandise made during thePOR. The Department will issueappraisement instructions directly tothe U.S. Customs Service.

Furthermore, the following depositrate will be effective upon publicationof the final results of this administrativereview for all shipments of paintbrushesfrom the PRC entered, or withdrawnfrom warehouse, for consumption on orafter the publication date, as providedfor by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1)The cash deposit rate for the reviewedfirms will be the rates established in thefinal results of this review (except thatno deposit will be required for firmswith de minimis margins, i.e., marginsless than 0.5 percent); (2) for previously-

reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporterswith separate rates, the cash deposit ratewill be the company-specific rateestablished for the most recent period;(3) for all other PRC exporters, the ratewill be the PRC-wide rate, which is351.92 percent; and (4) for all other non-PRC exporters of subject merchandisefrom the PRC, the cash deposit rate willbe the rate applicable to the PRCsupplier of that exporter.

These deposit rates, when imposed,shall remain in effect until publicationof the final results of the nextadministrative review.

This notice also serves as apreliminary reminder to importers oftheir responsibility under 19 CFR351.402(f) to file a certificate regardingthe reimbursement of antidumpingduties prior to liquidation of therelevant entries during this reviewperiod. Failure to comply with thisrequirement could result in theSecretary’s presumption thatreimbursement of antidumping dutiesoccurred and the subsequent assessmentof double antidumping duties.

This administrative review and noticeare in accordance with section 751(a)(1)of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and 19CFR 351.213 and 351.221.

Dated: February 28, 2000.

Joseph A. Spetrini,Acting Assistant Secretary for ImportAdministration.[FR Doc. 00–6401 Filed 3–14–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[I.D. 011300C]

Extension of Public Comment Periodfor Draft Environmental ImpactStatement and Application for anIncidental Take Permit for the TacomaWater Department, Green RiverWatershed, Habitat Conservation Plan,King County, Washington

AGENCIES: National Marine FisheriesService (NMFS), National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration,Commerce; Fish and Wildlife Service(FWS), Interior.ACTION: Notice of extended publiccomment period.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 17-day extension of the public commentperiod for the Draft EnvironmentalImpact Statement and application for anIncidental Take Permit (Permit) for theTacoma Water Department, Green RiverWatershed, Habitat Conservation Plan,King County, Washington. The Permitapplication includes: (1) the proposedHabitat Conservation Plan; (2) theproposed Implementing Agreement;and, (3) Draft Environmental ImpactStatement. Direct mailings have beensent to affected State and local agencies,Federal agencies, Tribes, Federal andState legislators, public interest groups,and other interested parties, informingthem of this extension.DATES: Comments must be received atthe appropriate address or fax number(see ADDRESSES) no later than 5:00pm,Pacific standard time, on March 31,2000.

ADDRESSES: Requests for documents onCD ROM should be made by callingFWS at (360)534–9330. Hardbound

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copies are also available for viewing,and partial or complete duplication, atthe following libraries: OlympiaTimberland Library, Reference Desk,313 8th Avenue SE, Olympia, WA,(360)352–0595; Tacoma Main PublicLibrary, 1102 Tacoma Avenue South,Tacoma, WA, (253)591–5666;Enumclaw City Library, 1700 1st Street,Enumclaw, WA, (360)825–2938; AuburnPublic Library, 808 9th Street SE,Auburn, WA, (253)931–3918; and,Seattle Public Library, GovernmentPublications Desk, 1000 4th Avenue,Seattle, WA, (206)386–4636. Thedocuments are also availableelectronically on the World Wide Webat http://www.r1.fws.gov/.

Written comments on the permitapplication, Environmental ImpactStatement, Plan, and ImplementingAgreement should be sent to TimRomanski, Project Biologist, FWS, 510Desmond Drive, SE., Suite 102, Lacey,WA, 98503–1273, (telephone: 360/753–5823; facsimile: 360/534–9331), or MikeGrady, Project Biologist, NMFS, 510Desmond Drive, SE., Suite 103, Lacey,Washington, 98503–1273 (telephone:360/753–6052; facsimile: 360/753–9517). Comments will not be accepted ifsubmitted via e-mail or the internet.Comments and materials received willalso be available for public inspection,by appointment, during normal businesshours by calling (360)534–9330.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: TimRomanski, FWS,(phone: 360/753–5823,fax: 360/534–9331, e-mail:TimlRomanski@r1.fws.gov), or MikeGrady, NMFS, (phone: 360/753–6052,fax: 360/753–9517, e-mail:MichaellGradylAT–NMFS–OFO.1PO–OLES.FWCCl1POHUB@fws.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Theoriginal Federal Register publicationannouncing the public comment periodfor this project was announced onJanuary 14, 2000 (65 FR 2390). Thatnotice stated that comments would beaccepted through March 14, 2000. Thepurpose of this extension is to provideadditional review and comment time inresponse to requests from severalparties.

Dated: March 7, 2000.Thomas J. Dwyer,Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife Service,Region 1, Portland, Oregon.

Dated: March 10, 2000.Wanda L. Cain,Chief, Endangered Species Division, Officeof Protected Resources, National MarineFisheries Service.[FR Doc. 00–6413 Filed 3–14–00; 8:45 am]BILLING CODE 3510–22–F, 4310–22–F

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National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration

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International Whaling Commission;Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine FisheriesService (NMFS), National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration (NOAA),Commerce.ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: NOAA makes use of a publicInteragency Committee to assist inpreparing for meetings of theInternational Whaling Commission(IWC). This notice defines guidelines forparticipating on the Committee,provides a tentative schedule ofmeetings and of important dates, anddescribes the procedure for submittingnominations for the U.S. Delegation tothe July IWC meetings.DATES: The March 21, 2000, InteragencyMeeting will be held at 2:00 p.m.Nominations for the U.S. Delegation tothe July IWC meetings are due on April1, 2000. See SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION for tentative 2000 meetingschedules.ADDRESSES: The March 21, 2000,meeting will be held in Room B841–A,Herbert C. Hoover Building, Departmentof Commerce, 14th Street andConstitution Avenue, NW., Washington,D.C. 20230. Copies of nominations forthe U.S. Delegation to the July IWCmeetings should be sent to CathyCampbell, Office of InternationalAffairs, 14th Street and ConstitutionAvenue, Room 6228, Washington, D.C.20230.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Cathy Campbell, (202) 482–2652.SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TheMarch 21, 2000, Interagency Committeemeeting will review recent eventsrelating to the IWC and issues that willarise at the 2000 IWC annual meeting.

The Secretary of Commerce is chargedwith the responsibility of dischargingthe obligations of the United Statesunder the International Convention forthe Regulation of Whaling, 1946. Thisauthority has been delegated to theUnder Secretary for Oceans andAtmosphere, who is also the U.S.Commissioner to the IWC. The U.S.Commissioner has primaryresponsibility for the preparation andnegotiation of U.S. positions oninternational issues concerning whalingand for all matters involving the IWC.He is staffed by the Department ofCommerce and assisted by the

Department of State, the Department ofthe Interior, the Marine MammalCommission, and by other interestedagencies.

Each year, NOAA conducts meetingsand other activities to prepare for theannual meeting of the IWC. The majorpurpose of the preparatory meetings isto provide input in the development ofpolicy by individuals and non-governmental organizations interestedin whale conservation. NOAA believesthat this participation is important forthe effective development andimplementation of U.S. policyconcerning whaling. Any person withan identifiable interest in United Stateswhale conservation policy mayparticipate in the meetings, but NOAAreserves the authority to inquire aboutthe interest of any person who appearsat a meeting and to determine theappropriateness of that person’sparticipation. Foreign nationals andpersons who represent foreigngovernments may not attend. Thesestringent measures are necessary topromote the candid exchange ofinformation and to establish thenecessary basis for the relatively openprocess of preparing for IWC meetingsthat characterizes current practices.

Tentative Meeting Schedule

The tentative schedule of additionalmeetings and deadlines, including thoseof the IWC, during 2000 follows.Specific locations and times will bepublished in the Federal Register.

March 21, 2000 (Rm B841–A, HerbertC. Hoover Building, Department ofCommerce, 14th Street and ConstitutionAvenue, NW., Washington, D.C.):Interagency Committee meeting toreview recent events relating to the IWCand to review U.S. positions for the2000 IWC annual meeting.

April 1, 2000: Nominations for theU.S. Delegation to the July IWCmeetings are due to the U.S.Commissioner, with a copy to CathyCampbell (see ADDRESSES). All personswishing to be considered for the U.S.Commissioner’s recommendation to theDepartment of State concerning thecomposition of the delegation shouldensure that nominations are received bythis date. Prospective Congressionaladvisors to the Delegation shouldcontact the Department of State directly.

May 17, 2000 (Rm 4830, Herbert C.Hoover Building, Department ofCommerce, 14th Street and ConstitutionAvenue, NW., Washington, D.C.):Interagency Committee meeting toreview recent events relating to the IWCand to review U.S. positions for the2000 IWC annual meeting.

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