Notices. Proposed collection; comment request

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BILLING CODE 3410-11-M DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Census Bureau Census Coverage Measurement Person Followup Interview and Person Followup Reinterview Operations ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request. 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, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before March 6, 2006. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the *Internet at DHynek@doc.gov* ). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Magdalena Ramos, U.S.

Census Bureau, Building 2, Room 2126, Washington, DC 20233-9200, 301-763-4295. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract In preparation for the 2010 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau will conduct a Census Coverage Measurement

(CCM)test as part of the 2006 Census Test. The 2006 CCM operations will occur in Travis County, Texas; and on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota. The purpose of the 2006 CCM test is not to measure the coverage of the 2006 Census Test per se, but rather to test ways of improving previous coverage measurement methods. In particular, the focus of the 2006 CCM test is to test improved matching operations and data collection efforts designed to obtain more accurate information about where a person should have been enumerated according to our residence rules. This focus is motivated by:

(1)Problems encountered with coverage measurement in Census 2000 in determining a person's residence (relative to our residence rules),

(2)the significant number of duplicate enumerations in Census 2000, and

(3)expanded goals for coverage measurement in the 2010 Census. The latter refers to our objective of producing, for the first time, separate estimates of coverage error components—omissions and erroneous inclusions including duplicates (see Definition of Terms). The data collection and matching methodologies for previous coverage measurement programs were designed only to measure net coverage error, which reflects the difference between omissions and erroneous inclusions (see Definition of Terms). In order to produce separate estimates of these coverage error components, we need to develop and test changes to our data collection and matching methods. In particular, the CCM efforts will focus on ways to obtain better information about addresses where people should have, and could have, been enumerated during the census. The 2006 CCM test will be comprised of two overlapping samples, a population sample (P sample) and a sample of census records. The P sample will be obtained by independently rostering persons in housing units within the CCM sampled block clusters. The independent roster is obtained during the CCM Person Interview (PI), the results of which will be matched to census enumerations in the sample blocks, in surrounding blocks and across the entire site. A separate **Federal Register** notice was previously published describing the PI operations. After the CCM PI and matching operations have taken place, some cases will receive the CCM Person Followup

(PFU)interview. Generally, these will be cases where additional information is needed to determine residence status or where inconsistencies were observed during the matching operations. We also will conduct a quality control operation of the PFU called the Person Followup Reinterview (PFURI). II. Method of Collection After the CCM Person Interview and the initial person matching operations are complete, the cases requiring a PFU interview will be identified. The estimated workload for the PFU is approximately 2,000 cases in Travis County, Texas; and 200 cases on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota. A sample of the PFU cases will be selected for Person Followup Reinterview (PFURI). This sample consists of approximately 200 cases in Travis County, Texas; and 20 cases on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota. The PFU and PFURI operations will be conducted from January 8, 2007 to February 3, 2007. The PFU operation will use an interviewer-administered paper questionnaire. The questionnaire will contain the English version of the questionnaire on one side of the form and the Spanish version on the reverse side. The PFU questionnaire is designed to collect information to determine where a person should have been counted as of Census Day and as of the CCM PI date (relative to our residence rules). In order to clarify residence status, particularly for more complex living situations, the questionnaire will collect additional addresses where a person lived or stayed in 2006. The PFU questionnaire also will collect information to help determine if person records with similar names and data collected in the PI or the census actually refer to the same person. This includes both possible matches between the P sample and census enumerations and possible person duplications in the P sample or census enumerations. The PFURI operation will use an interviewer-administered paper questionnaire to determine if the source of the PFU data (for example, a household member; a specific proxy respondent) can be confirmed. If the PFURI cannot confirm the source of the original PFU interview, then a PFURI interviewer will conduct a replacement PFU interview. Definition of Terms Components of Coverage Error—The two components of census coverage error are census omissions (missed persons) and erroneous inclusions. The latter includes duplicates and persons who should not have been enumerated at a particular address (per our residence rules). Net Coverage Error—Reflects the difference between omissions and erroneous inclusions. A positive net error indicates an undercount, while a negative net error indicates an overcount. For more information about Census 2000 coverage measurement efforts, please visit the following page of the Census Bureau's Web site: *http://www.census.gov/dmd/www/refroom.html.* III. Data *OMB Number:* None. *Form Number:* DD-1301. *Type of Review:* Regular. *Affected Public:* Individuals or households. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 2420. *Estimated Times per Response:* 20 minutes. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 807. *Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Public:* There is no cost to the respondents except their time to respond. *Respondent Obligation:* Mandatory. *Legal Authority:* Title 13 of the United States Code, sections 141 and 193. 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;

(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 the information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: December 27, 2005. Madeleine Clayton, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E5-8158 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Opportunity to Request Administrative Review of Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila E. Forbes, Office of AD/CVD Operations, Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone:

(202)482-4697. Background: Each year during the anniversary month of the publication of an antidumping or countervailing duty order, finding, or suspension of investigation, an interested party, as defined in section 771(9) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, may request, in accordance with section 351.213

(2004)of the Department of Commerce (the Department) Regulations, that the Department conduct an administrative review of that antidumping or countervailing duty order, finding, or suspended investigation. Opportunity to Request a Review: Not later than the last day of January 2006, 1 interested parties may request administrative review of the following orders, findings, or suspended investigations, with anniversary dates in January for the following periods: 1 Or the next business day, if the deadline falls on a weekend, federal holiday or any other day when the Department is closed. Period Antidumping Duty Proceedings BRAZIL: Brass Sheet and Strip A-351-603 1/1/05 - 12/31/05 BRAZIL: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand A-351-837 1/1/05 - 12/31/05 BRAZIL: Stainless Steel Wire Rod A-351-819 1/1/05 - 12/31/05 CANADA: Brass Sheet and Strip A-122-601 1/1/05 - 12/31/05 FRANCE: Stainless Steel Wire Rods A-427-811 1/1/05 - 12/31/05 INDIA: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand A-533-828 1/1/05 - 12/31/05 MEXICO: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand A-201-831 1/1/05 - 12/31/05 SOUTH AFRICA: Ferrovanadium A-791-815 1/1/05 - 12/31/05 SOUTH KOREA: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand A-580-852 1/1/05 - 12/31/05 SOUTH KOREA: Top-of-the Stove Stainless Steel Cooking Ware A-580-601 1/1/05 - 12/31/05 TAIWAN: Top-of-the-Stove Stainless Steel Cooking Ware A-583-603 1/1/05 - 4/17/05 THAILAND: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand A-549-820 1/1/05 - 12/31/05 THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Crepe Paper Products A-570-895 6/24/04 - 12/31/05 THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Ferrovanadium A-570-873 1/1/05 - 12/31/05 THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Folding Gift Boxes A-570-866 1/1/05 - 12/31/05 THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Potassium Permanganate A-570-001 1/1/05 - 12/31/05 THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Wooden Bedroom Furniture A-570-890 6/24/04 - 12/31/05 Countervailing Duty Proceedings BRAZIL: Brass Sheet and Strip C-351-604 1/1/05 - 12/31/05 SOUTH KOREA: Top-of-the-Stove Stainless Steel Cooking Ware C-580-602 1/1/05 - 12/31/05 TAIWAN: Top-of-the-Stove Stainless Steel Cooking Ware C-583-604 1/1/05 - 4/17/05 Suspension Agreements RUSSIA: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel A-821-808 1/1/05 - 12/31/05 In accordance with section 351.213(b) of the regulations, an interested party as defined by section 771(9) of the Act may request in writing that the Secretary conduct an administrative review. The Department changed its requirements for requesting reviews for countervailing duty orders. For both antidumping and countervailing duty reviews, the interested party must specify the individual producers or exporters covered by an antidumping finding or an antidumping or countervailing duty order or suspension agreement for which it is requesting a review, and the requesting party must state why it desires the Secretary to review those particular producers or exporters. 2 If the interested party intends for the Secretary to review sales of merchandise by an exporter (or a producer if that producer also exports merchandise from other suppliers) which were produced in more than one country of origin and each country of origin is subject to a separate order, then the interested party must state specifically, on an order-by-order basis, which exporter(s) the request is intended to cover. 2 If the review request involves a non-market economy and the parties subject to the review request do not qualify for separate rates, all other exporters of subject merchandise from the non-market economy country who do not have a separate rate will be covered by the review as part of the single entity of which the named firms are a part. As explained in *Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties* , 69 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003), the Department has clarified its practice with respect to the collection of final antidumping duties on imports of merchandise where intermediate firms are involved. The public should be aware of this clarification in determining whether to request an administrative review of merchandise subject to antidumping findings and orders. See also the Import Administration web site at http://ia.ita.doc.gov. Six copies of the request should be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Room 1870, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230. The Department also asks parties to serve a copy of their requests to the Office of Antidumping/Countervailing Operations, Attention: Sheila Forbes, in room 3065 of the main Commerce Building. Further, in accordance with section 351.303(f)(l)(i) of the regulations, a copy of each request must be served on every party on the Department's service list. The Department will publish in the **Federal Register** a notice of “Initiation of Administrative Review of Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation” for requests received by the last day of January 2006. If the Department does not receive, by the last day of January 2006, a request for review of entries covered by an order, finding, or suspended investigation listed in this notice and for the period identified above, the Department will instruct the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess antidumping or countervailing duties on those entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of (or bond for) estimated antidumping or countervailing duties required on those entries at the time of entry, or withdrawal from rehouse, for consumption and to continue to collect the cash deposit previously ordered. This notice is not required by statute but is published as a service to the international trading community. Dated: December 16, 2005. Thomas F. Futtner, Acting Office Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office 4 for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E5-8211 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Initiation of Five-Year (“Sunset”) Reviews AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: In accordance with section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (“the Act”), the Department of Commerce (“the Department”) is automatically initiating five-year (“Sunset Reviews”) of the antidumping duty orders listed below. The International Trade Commission (“the Commission”) is publishing concurrently with this notice its notice of *Institution of Five-Year Review* which covers these same orders. EFFECTIVE DATE: January 3, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Department official identified in the *Initiation of Review(s)* section below at AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th & Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230. For information from the Commission contact Mary Messer, Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission at

(202)205-3193. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Department's procedures for the conduct of Sunset Reviews are set forth in 19 CFR 351.218. Guidance on methodological or analytical issues relevant to the Department's conduct of Sunset Reviews is set forth in the Department's Policy Bulletin 98.3 - *Policies Regarding the Conduct of Five-Year (“Sunset”) Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders; Policy Bulletin* , 63 FR 18871 (April 16, 1998) (“ *Sunset Policy Bulletin* ”). Initiation of Reviews In accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(c), we are initiating the Sunset Reviews of the following antidumping duty orders: DOC Case No. ITC Case No. Country Product Department Contact A-570-822 731-TA-624 PRC Helical Spring Lock Washers (2nd Review) Maureen Flannery

(202)482-3020 A-583-820 731-TA-625 Taiwan Helical Spring Lock Washers (2nd Review) Maureen Flannery

(202)482-3020 A-351-824 731-TA-671 Brazil Silicomanganese (2nd Review) Zev Primor

(202)482-4114 A-570-828 731-TA-672 PRC Silicomanganese (2nd Review) Zev Primor

(202)482-4114 A-823-805 731-TA-673 Ukraine Silicomanganese (2nd Review) Zev Primor

(202)482-4114 A-351-806 731-TA-471 Brazil Silicon Metal (2nd Review) Maureen Flannery

(202)482-3020 A-570-806 731-TA-472 PRC Silicon Metal (2nd Review) Maureen Flannery

(202)482-3020 A-475-828 731-TA-865 Italy Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings Dana Mermelstein

(202)482-1391 A-557-809 731-TA-866 Malaysia Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings Dana Mermelstein

(202)482-1391 A-565-801 731-TA-867 Philippines Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings Dana Mermelstein

(202)482-1391 Filing Information As a courtesy, we are making information related to Sunset proceedings, including copies of the Department's regulations regarding *Sunset Reviews* (19 CFR 351.218) and Sunset Policy Bulletin, the Department's schedule of Sunset Reviews, case history information ( *i.e.* , previous margins, duty absorption determinations, scope language, import volumes), and service lists available to the public on the Department's sunset Internet website at the following address: “http://ia.ita.doc.gov/sunset/.” All submissions in these Sunset Reviews must be filed in accordance with the Department's regulations regarding format, translation, service, and certification of documents. These rules can be found at 19 CFR 351.303. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(c), the Department will maintain and make available a service list for these proceedings. To facilitate the timely preparation of the service list(s), it is requested that those seeking recognition as interested parties to a proceeding contact the Department in writing within 10 days of the publication of the Notice of Initiation. Because deadlines in Sunset Reviews can be very short, we urge interested parties to apply for access to proprietary information under administrative protective order (“APO”) immediately following publication in the **Federal Register** of the notice of initiation of the sunset review. The Department's regulations on submission of proprietary information and eligibility to receive access to business proprietary information under APO can be found at 19 CFR 351.304-306. Information Required from Interested Parties Domestic interested parties (defined in section 771(9)(C), (D), (E), (F), and

(G)of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)) wishing to participate in these Sunset Reviews must respond not later than 15 days after the date of publication in the **Federal Register** of this notice of initiation by filing a notice of intent to participate. The required contents of the notice of intent to participate are set forth at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(ii). In accordance with the Department's regulations, if we do not receive a notice of intent to participate from at least one domestic interested party by the 15-day deadline, the Department will automatically revoke the orders without further review. *See* 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii). If we receive an order-specific notice of intent to participate from a domestic interested party, the Department's regulations provide that *all parties* wishing to participate in the Sunset Review must file complete substantive responses not later than 30 days after the date of publication in the **Federal Register** of this notice of initiation. The required contents of a substantive response, on an order-specific basis, are set forth at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3). Note that certain information requirements differ for respondent and domestic parties. Also, note that the Department's information requirements are distinct from the Commission's information requirements. Please consult the Department's regulations for information regarding the Department's conduct of Sunset Reviews. 1 Please consult the Department's regulations at 19 CFR Part 351 for definitions of terms and for other general information concerning antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings at the Department. 1 In comments made on the interim final sunset regulations, a number of parties stated that the proposed five-day period for rebuttals to substantive responses to a notice of initiation was insufficient. This requirement was retained in the final sunset regulations at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(4). As provided in 19 CFR 351.302(b), however, the Department will consider individual requests for extension of that five-day deadline based upon a showing of good cause. This notice of initiation is being published in accordance with section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c). Dated: December 14, 2005. Thomas F. Futtner, Acting Office Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office 4 for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E5-8210 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Advance Notification of Sunset Reviews AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Upcoming Sunset Reviews. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Every five years, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, the Department of Commerce (“the Department”) and the International Trade Commission automatically initiate and conduct a review to determine whether revocation of a countervailing or antidumping duty order or termination of an investigation suspended under section 704 or 734 would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or a countervailable subsidy (as the case may be) and of material injury. Upcoming Sunset Reviews for February 2006 The following Sunset Reviews are scheduled for initiation in February 2006 and will appear in that month's Notice of Initiation of Five-Year Sunset Reviews. Antidumping Duty Orders Department Contact Fresh Garlic from the People's Republic of China (A-570-831) - (2nd Review) Maureen Flannery

(202)482-3020 Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel from Italy (A-475-811) - (2nd Review) Dana Mermelstein

(202)482-1391 Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel from Japan (A-588-831) - (2nd Review) Dana Mermelstein

(202)482-1391 Countervailing Duty Orders Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel from Italy (C-475-812) - (2nd Review) David Goldberger

(202)482-4136 Suspended Investigations No suspended investigations are scheduled for initiation in February 2006 The Department's procedures for the conduct of Sunset Reviews are set forth in 19 CFR 351.218. Guidance on methodological or analytical issues relevant to the Department's conduct of Sunset Reviews is set forth in the Department's Policy Bulletin 98.3--Policies Regarding the Conduct of Five-Year (“Sunset”) Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders; Policy Bulletin, 63 FR 18871 (April 16, 1998) (“Sunset Policy Bulletin”). The Notice of Initiation of Five-Year (“Sunset”) Reviews provides further information regarding what is required of all parties to participate in Sunset Reviews. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(c), the Department will maintain and make available a service list for these proceedings. To facilitate the timely preparation of the service list(s), it is requested that those seeking recognition as interested parties to a proceeding contact the Department in writing within 10 days of the publication of the Notice of Initiation. Please note that if the Department receives a Notice of Intent to Participate from a member of the domestic industry within 15 days of the date of initiation, the review will continue. Thereafter, any interested party wishing to participate in the Sunset Review must provide substantive comments in response to the notice of initiation no later than 30 days after the date of initiation. This notice is not required by statute but is published as a service to the international trading community. Dated: December 14, 2005. Thomas F. Futtner, Acting Office Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office 4 for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E5-8212 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration (A-570-827) Notice of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review and Intent to Revoke Order in Part: Certain Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of China AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: M.A. Notch Corporation (Notch) filed a request for a changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty

(AD)order on certain cased pencils from the People's Republic of China (PRC). Specifically, Notch requests that the Department revoke the AD order with respect to a large novelty pencil, which is described below. Certain domestic interested parties have affirmatively expressed a lack of interest in the continuation of the order with respect to this product. 1 In response to the request, the Department initiated a changed circumstances review of the AD order on certain cased pencils from the PRC. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. 1 These domestic interested parties are Sanford Corporation, Musgrave Pencil Company, Rose Moon, Inc., and General Pencil Company, domestic manufacturers of cased pencils, (collectively, the domestic interested parties). EFFECTIVE DATE: January 3, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Stolz or Charles Riggle, AD/CVD Operations, Office 8, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14 th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone

(202)482-4474 and

(202)482-0650, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On April 14, 2005, Notch, a U.S. importer, filed a request asking the Department to revoke the AD order on certain cased pencils from the PRC with respect to a large novelty pencil. *See* Notch letter to the Secretary, dated April 5, 2005 (Notch Request Letter). Specifically, Notch requests that the Department revoke the AD order with respect to imports of certain cased pencils meeting the following description: novelty jumbo pencil that is octagonal in shape, approximately ten inches long, one inch in diameter, and three-and-one eighth inches in circumference, composed of turned wood encasing one-and-one half inches of sharpened lead on one end and a rubber eraser on the other end. *See* Notch Request Letter at 1. On May 6, 2005, the domestic interested parties submitted a letter to the Department stating that they “ * * * do not object to exclusion of items meeting the description set forth in the quoted description” (as stated above). On August 22, 2005, 2 the Department initiated a changed circumstances review. *See Notice of Initiation of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Certain Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of China* , 70 FR 51336 (August 30, 2005). 2 This is the signature date. On August 25, 2005, we informed all interested parties that comments on the initiation of the changed circumstances review and/or comments with respect to whether the domestic interested parties account for substantially all of the production of the domestic like product, were due 21 days subsequent to publication of the initiation notice in the **Federal Register** . No interested party submitted comments. Scope of the Order Imports covered by this order are shipments of certain cased pencils of any shape or dimension (except as described below) which are writing and/or drawing instruments that feature cores of graphite or other materials, encased in wood and/or man-made materials, whether or not decorated and whether or not tipped ( *e.g.* , with erasers, etc.) in any fashion, and either sharpened or unsharpened. The pencils subject to the order are currently classifiable under subheading 9609.10.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Specifically excluded from the scope of the order are mechanical pencils, cosmetic pencils, pens, non-cased crayons (wax), pastels, charcoals, chalks, and pencils produced under U.S. patent number 6,217,242, from paper infused with scents by the means covered in the above-referenced patent, thereby having odors distinct from those that may emanate from pencils lacking the scent infusion. Also excluded from the scope of the order are pencils with all of the following physical characteristics: 1) length: 13.5 or more inches; 2) sheath diameter: not less than one-and-one quarter inches at any point (before sharpening); and 3) core length: not more than 15 percent of the length of the pencil. Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the order is dispositive. Prior Changed Circumstance Rulings The Department has published the final results of the following changed circumstances reviews to date:

(1)On November 4, 2003 the Department published the final results of a changed circumstances review that excluded from the scope of the order pencils with all of the following physical characteristics: 1) length: 13.5 or more inches; 2) sheath diameter: not less than one-and-one quarter inches at any point (before sharpening); and 3) core length: not more than 15 percent of the length of the pencil. *See Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, and Determination to Revoke Order in Part: Certain Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of China* , 68 FR 62428 (November 4, 2003).

(2)On March 27, 2003 the Department published the final results of a changed circumstances review that excluded from the scope of the order pencils produced under U.S. patent number 6,217,242, from paper infused with scents by the means covered in the above-referenced patent, thereby having odors distinct from those that may emanate from pencils lacking the scent infusion. *See Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, and Determination to Revoke Order in Part: Certain Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of China* , 68 FR 14942 (March 27, 2003). Preliminary Results of AD Changed Circumstances Review and Intent to Revoke in Part Section 751(d)(1) of the Act and section 351.222(g) of the Department's regulations provide that the Department may revoke an AD or countervailing duty order, in whole or in part, after conducting a changed circumstances review and concluding from the available information that changed circumstances sufficient to warrant revocation or termination exist. The Department may conclude that changed circumstances sufficient to warrant revocation (in whole or in part) exist when producers accounting for substantially all of the production of the domestic like product to which the order pertains have expressed a lack of interest in the order, in whole or in part. *See* section 782(h)(2) of the Act and section 351.222 (g)(1)(I) of the Department's regulations. Based on an affirmative statement by the domestic interested parties, producers of the like product, and the fact that no party has commented otherwise, we find that no interest exists in continuing the AD order with respect to large novelty pencils described in the proposed scope language below. Therefore, we are hereby notifying the public of our preliminary intent to revoke, in part, the AD order on certain cased pencils from the PRC with respect to imports of novelty pencils that meet the description below. New Scope of the Order Upon publication of the final results of this changed circumstances review, if there are no changes from the preliminary results, we intend to modify the scope of the AD order to read as follows: Imports covered by this order are shipments of certain cased pencils of any shape or dimension (except as noted below) which are writing and/or drawing instruments that feature cores of graphite or other materials, encased in wood and/or man-made materials, whether or not decorated and whether or not tipped ( *e.g.* , with erasers, etc.) in any fashion, and either sharpened or unsharpened. The pencils subject to the order are currently classifiable under subheading 9609.10.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Specifically excluded from the scope of the order are mechanical pencils, cosmetic pencils, pens, non-cased crayons (wax), pastels, charcoals, chalks, and pencils produced under U.S. patent number 6,217,242, from paper infused with scents by the means covered in the above-referenced patent, thereby having odors distinct from those that may emanate from pencils lacking the scent infusion. Also excluded from the scope of the order are pencils with all of the following physical characteristics: 1) length: 13.5 or more inches; 2) sheath diameter: not less than one-and-one quarter inches at any point (before sharpening); and 3) core length: not more than 15 percent of the length of the pencil. In addition, pencils with all of the following physical characteristics are excluded from the scope of the order: novelty jumbo pencils that are octagonal in shape, approximately ten inches long, one inch in diameter before sharpening, and three-and-one eighth inches in circumference, composed of turned wood encasing one-and-one half inches of sharpened lead on one end and a rubber eraser on the other end. Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes our written description of the scope of the order is dispositive. If the final partial revocation occurs, we intend to instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection

(CBP)to liquidate, without regard to applicable antidumping duties, all unliquidated entries of pencils that meet the above-noted exclusion, and to refund any estimated antidumping duties collected on such merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after December 1, 2001, the day after the most recent period for which the Department issued assessment instructions to CBP (12/1/2000-11/30/2001), in accordance with section 351.222 of the Department's regulations. We will also instruct CBP to pay interest on such refunds with respect to the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after December 1, 2001, in accordance with section 778 of the Act. *See Notice of Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, and Intent to Revoke Order in Part: Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products from Japan* , 68 FR 1436 (January 10, 2003). The current cash deposit rate will remain in effect for all entries of subject merchandise until completion of an administrative review. Public Comment Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. Written comments may be submitted by interested parties not later than 14 days after the date of publication of this notice. Parties who submit argument in this proceeding are requested to submit with the argument:

(1)a statement of the issue, and

(2)a brief summary of the argument. Pursuant to section 351.309(d) of the Department's regulations, rebuttals to written comments, limited to the issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the deadline for submission of case briefs. Also, interested parties may request a hearing within 30 days of publication of this notice. Any hearing, if requested, may be held no later than two days after the deadline for the submission of rebuttal briefs, or the first workday thereafter. All written comments shall be submitted in accordance with section 351.303 of the Department's regulations and shall be served on all interested parties on the Department's service list. The Department will issue the final results of this review within the time limits established in section 351.216(e) of its regulations. This notice is published in accordance with section 751(b)(1) of the Act and sections 351.216 and 351.222 of the Department's regulations. Dated: December 7, 2005. Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E5-8213 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration (A-507-502) Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order on Certain In-Shell Pistachios from Iran AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (“the Department”) and the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) that revocation of the antidumping duty order on certain in-shell pistachios (“in-shell pistachios”) from Iran would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, the Department is publishing notice of continuation of this antidumping duty order. EFFECTIVE DATE: January 3, 2006. CONTACT INFORMATION: Dana Mermelstein, AD/CVD Operations, Office 6, or John Drury, AD/CVD Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone:

(202)482-1391 or

(202)482-0195, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On March 1, 2005, the Department initiated and the ITC instituted a sunset review of the antidumping duty order on in-shell pistachios from Iran, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (“the Act”). 1 1 See *Initiation of Five-Year (“Sunset”) Reviews* , 70 FR 9919 (March 1, 2005) and *Raw In-Shell Pistachios from Iran* , 70 FR 9976 (March 1, 2005). As a result of its review, the Department found that revocation of the antidumping duty order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail were the order to be revoked. 2 On December 22, 2005, the ITC determined, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty order on in-shell pistachios from Iran would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time. 3 2 *See Certain In-Shell Pistachios from Iran; Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order* , 70 FR 57855 (October 4, 2005). 3 *See Raw In-Shell Pistachios from Iran* , 70 FR 76076 (December 22, 2005) and *USITC Publication 3824, Investigation No. 731-TA-287 (Review* ) (December 2005). Scope of the Order The product covered by the antidumping duty order is raw, in-shell pistachio nuts from which the hulls have been removed, leaving the inner hard shells, and edible meats from Iran. This merchandise is currently provided for in subheading 0802.50.20.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the Department's written description of the merchandise under order is dispositive. Determination As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC that revocation of this antidumping duty order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act, the Department hereby orders the continuation of the antidumping duty order on in-shell pistachios from Iran. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect antidumping duty deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of subject merchandise. The effective date of continuation of this order will be the date of publication in the **Federal Register** of this Notice of Continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6)(A) of the Act, the Department intends to initiate the next five-year review of this order not later than March 2010. This notice is in accordance with sections 751(c) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. Dated: December 23, 2005. Stephen J. Claeys, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E5-8214 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration A-588-835 Oil Country Tubular Goods from Japan: Final Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On September 7, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published in the **Federal Register** the preliminary results and preliminary partial rescission of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on Oil Country Tubular Goods

(OCTG)from Japan. This review covers four manufactures/exporters: JFE Steel Corporation (JFE), Nippon Steel Corporation (Nippon), NKK Tubes

(NKK)and Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (SMI). The period of review

(POR)covers sales of subject merchandise to the United States during the period of August 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004. We provided interested parties with an opportunity to comment on the preliminary results of review. However, we received no comments from interested parties. Consequently, no changes have been made to the dumping margins set forth in the preliminary results of this administrative review. For the margins applicable to each respondent, see the “Final Results of Review” section of this notice. EFFECTIVE DATE: January 3, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Hoadley or Kimberley Hunt, AD/CVD Operations office 6, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:

(202)482-3148 or

(202)482-1272, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 7, 2005, the Department published in the **Federal Register** the preliminary results and preliminary partial rescission of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on OCTG from Japan. *See Oil Country Tubular Goods from Japan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Partial Rescission of Review* , 70 FR 53161 (September 7, 2005) ( *Preliminary Results* ). No interested parties filed case briefs in response to the Department's invitation to comment on the *Preliminary Results* . SCOPE OF THE ORDER The merchandise covered by this order consists of oil country tubular goods, hollow steel products of circular cross-section, including oil well casing, tubing, and drill pipe, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel (both carbon and alloy), whether seamless or welded, whether or not conforming to American Petroleum Institute

(API)or non-API specifications, whether finished or unfinished (including green tubes and limited service OCTG products). This scope does not cover casing, tubing, or drill pipe containing 10.5 percent or more of chromium. The products subject to this order are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item numbers: 7304.21.30.00, 7304.21.60.30, 7304.21.60.45, 7304.21.60.60, 7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20, 7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40, 7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60, 7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10, 7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30, 7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50, 7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80, 7304.29.30.10, 7304.29.30.20, 7304.29.30.30, 7304.29.30.40, 7304.29.30.50, 7304.29.30.60, 7304.29.30.80, 7304.29.40.10, 7304.29.40.20, 7304.29.40.30, 7304.29.40.40, 7304.29.40.50, 7304.29.40.60, 7304.29.40.80, 7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30, 7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60, 7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.60.15, 7304.29.60.30, 7304.29.60.45, 7304.29.60.60, 7304.29.60.75, 7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00, 7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00, 7306.20.10.30, 7306.20.10.90, 7306.20.20.00, 7306.20.30.00, 7306.20.40.00, 7306.20.60.10, 7306.20.60.50, 7306.20.80.10, and 7306.20.80.50. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope of this order is dispositive. FINAL RESULTS OF REVIEW As stated in the *Preliminary Results* , the Department confirmed that neither NKK nor SMI made sales of subject merchandise during the POR. Additionally, neither JFE nor Nippon participated in this review. We did not receive comments on either our preliminary decision to rescind the review with respect to NKK and SMI, nor on our decision to apply an adverse facts available

(AFA)rate to JFE and Nippon. 1 Accordingly, we do not have any reason to reconsider our preliminary decision. Therefore, consistent with the Department's preliminary results of this review, and in accordance with 19 CFR § 351.213(d)(3), we are rescinding the instant review with respect to both NKK and SMI and have made no changes to the weighted-average dumping margins applied to JFE and Nippon in the preliminary results of this administrative review. 1 As AFA, we applied the highest rate from the investigation, 44.20 percent, which is also the only rate determined in the investigation. *See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Oil Country Tubular Goods from Japan* , 60 FR 155 (August 11, 1995) ( *Amended Final Determination* ). We determine that the following dumping margins exist for the period August 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004: Manufacturer/Exporter Margin (percent) JFE Steel Corporation 44.20 Nippon Steel Corporation 44.20 DUTY ASSESSMENT The Department will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection

(CBP)shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries, pursuant to 19 CFR § 351.212(b). We will direct CBP to assess the dumping rate listed above against all subject merchandise manufactured or exported by JFE or Nippon, and entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption during the POR. For all subject merchandise manufactured by either NKK or SMI that was entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption during the POR, we will direct CBP to liquidate at the “all others” rate, 44.20 percent, as all such sales were made by intermediary companies ( *e.g.* , resellers) not covered in this review, a prior review, or the less than fair value

(LTFV)investigation. *See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties* , 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). The Department will issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to CBP within 15 days of publication of these final results of review. CASH DEPOSIT REQUIREMENTS The following cash deposit rates will be effective with respect to all shipments of OCTG from Japan entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of these final results, as provided for by section 751(a)(1) of the Act:

(1)for JFE and Nippon, the cash deposit rate shall be 44.20 percent (the AFA rate from the investigation);

(2)for previously reviewed or investigated companies not listed above, including NKK and SMI, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate established for the most recent period;

(3)if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the LTFV investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the subject merchandise; and

(4)if neither the exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm covered by this review, a prior review, or the LTFV investigation, the cash deposit rate shall be the “all others” rate established in the LTFV investigation, which is 44.20 percent. *See Amended Final Determination* . These deposit rates, when imposed, shall remain in effect until publication of the final results of the next administrative review. NOTIFICATION TO IMPORTERS This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR § 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. ADMINISTRATIVE PROTECTIVE ORDERS This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to administrative protective orders

(APOs)of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR § 351.305. Timely written notification of the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation that is subject to sanction. This administrative review and notice are issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. Dated: December 23, 2005. Stephen J. Claeys, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E5-8215 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration (A-580-810, A-583-815) Welded ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe from South Korea and Taiwan: Notice of Final Results of Expedited (“Sunset”) Reviews of Antidumping Duty Orders AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On September 1, 2005, the Department of Commerce (“the Department”) published a notice of initiation of the second sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on welded ASTM A-312 stainless steel pipe (“WSSP”) from South Korea (“Korea”) and Taiwan, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (“the Act”). On the basis of a notice of intent to participate and adequate substantive responses from the domestic interested parties and no response from respondent interested parties, the Department has conducted expedited sunset reviews of these antidumping duty orders. As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department finds that revocation of the antidumping duty orders would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the level indicated in the “Final Results of Review” section of this notice. EFFECTIVE DATE: January 3, 2006. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Mermelstein or Martha Douthit, AD/CVD Operations, Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14 th Street and Constitution, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:

(202)482-1391 or

(202)482-5050, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On September 1, 2005, the Department published a notice of initiation of the second sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on WSSP from Korea and Taiwan, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. *See Initiation of Five-year (“Sunset”) Reviews* , 70 FR 52074 (September 1, 2005). We received notices of intent to participate, in each of the two sunset reviews, on behalf of Bristol Metals, L.P. and Marcegaglia U.S.A., Inc. (collectively, “the domestic interested parties”), within the deadline specified in section 351.218(d)(1)(i) of the Department's regulations. The domestic interested parties claimed interested party status as producers of the subject merchandise pursuant to section 771(9)(C) of the Act. The domestic interested parties were petitioners in the original investigations, or successors to petitioners, and have participated in subsequent reviews. On September 29, 2005, the Department received complete substantive responses to the notice of initiation from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day deadline specified in section 351.218(d)(3)(i) of the Department's regulations. The Department received no substantive responses from respondent interested parties. Based on these circumstances, pursuant to sections 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C), the Department has conducted expedited reviews of these orders. Scope of the Orders The merchandise subject to each of these antidumping duty orders is WSSP that meets the standards and specifications set forth by the American Society for Testing and Materials (“ASTM”) for the welded form of chromium-nickel pipe designated ASTM A-312. The merchandise covered by the scope of each order also includes austenitic welded stainless steel pipes made according to the standards of other nations which are comparable to ASTM A-312. WSSP is produced by forming stainless steel flat-rolled products into a tubular configuration and welding along the seam. WSSP is a commodity product generally used as a conduit to transmit liquids or gases. Major applications for steel pipe include, but are not limited to, digester lines, blow lines, pharmaceutical lines, petrochemical stock lines, brewery process and transport lines, general food processing lines, automotive paint lines, and paper process machines. Imports of WSSP are currently classifiable under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTS”) subheadings: 7306.40.5005, 7306.40.5015, 7306.40.5040, 7306.40.5065, and 7306.40.5085. Although these subheadings include both pipes and tubes, the scope of these antidumping duty orders is limited to welded austenitic stainless steel pipes. The HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and Customs purposes, our written description of the scope of these orders is dispositive. Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in substantive responses by parties to these sunset reviews are addressed in the *Issues and Decision Memorandum for Final Results of Expedited (“Sunset”) Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Welded ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe from South Korea and Taiwan* , from Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, to Joseph A. Spetrini, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration ( *Decision Memo* ), dated December 30, 2005, which is hereby adopted by this notice. The issues discussed in the *Decision Memo* include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margin likely to prevail were the order revoked. Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in these reviews and the corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum which is on file in B-099, the Central Records Unit, of the main Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the *Decision Memo* can be accessed directly on the Web at *http://ia.doc.gov/frn* . The paper copy and electronic version of the *Decision Memo* are identical in content. Final Results of Reviews We determine that revocation of the antidumping duty orders would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the following weighted-average margins: Korea Manufacturer/Exporter Weighted Average Margins (percent) Pusan Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. (now SeAH Steel Corporation) 2.67 Sammi Metal Products Co., Ltd. 7.92 All Others 7.00 Taiwan Manufacturer/Exporter Weighted Average Margins (percent) Jaung Yuann Enterprise Co., Ltd. 31.90 Yeun Chyang Industrial Co., Ltd. 31.90 All Others 19.84 This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective orders

(APO)of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with section 351.305 of the Department's regulations. Timely 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 terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction. We are issuing and publishing this determination and notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i) of the Act. Dated: December 23, 2005. Stephen J. Claeys, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E5-8209 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 121605C] Endangered Species; Permit No. 1429 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; modification of scientific research permit. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a request for modification of scientific research Permit No. 1429 submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) has been granted. ADDRESSES: The modification and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s): Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301)713-2289, fax (301)427-2521; and Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; phone (727)824-5312; fax (727)824-5309. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Opay or Amy Hapeman, (301)713-2289. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The requested amendment has been granted under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* ) and the provisions of 50 CFR 222.306 of the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened fish and wildlife (50 CFR 222-226). The modification extends the expiration date of the permit from December 31, 2005, to December 31, 2006, for takes of green ( *Chelonia mydas* ), loggerhead ( *Caretta caretta* ), olive ridley ( *Lepidochelys olivacea* ), leatherback ( *Dermochelys coriacea* ), hawksbill ( *Eretmochelys imbricata* ) and Kemp's ridley ( *Lepidochelys kempii* ) sea turtles. The permit allows the SEFSC to conduct sea turtle bycatch reduction research in the pelagic longline fishery of the western north Atlantic Ocean. The purpose of the research is to develop and test methods to reduce bycatch that occurs incidental to commercial pelagic longline fishing. Issuance of this modification, as required by the ESA was based on a finding that such permit:

(1)was applied for in good faith;

(2)will not operate to the disadvantage of any threatened and endangered species; and

(3)is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. Dated: December 22, 2005. Steve Leathery, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E5-8219 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Open Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education AGENCY: National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE), DOE. ACTION: Notice of teleconference meeting. SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an upcoming open teleconference meeting of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (the Council) and is intended to notify the general public of their opportunity to listen as the Council conducts their meeting by teleconference. This notice also describes the functions of the Council. Notice of the Council's meetings is required under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and by the Council's charter. *Agenda:* The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the status of NACIE vacancies, update on the Designated Federal Officer position, receive updates on FY06 budget, and the development of the February agenda to include other Federal agencies identified in the Executive Order 13336, American Indian and Alaska Native Education. The Council will review and update the NACIE activity plan. *Date and Time:* January 20, 2006; 2 to 4 p.m. *Location:* The Department of Education, Room 1W103, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202. **Note:** Attendees will be required to show picture identification to enter the building. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernard Garcia, Group Leader, Office of Indian Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 202-260-1454. Fax: 202-260-7779. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council advises the Secretary of Education on the funding and administration (including the development of regulations, and administrative policies and practices) of any program over which the Secretary has jurisdiction and includes Indian children or adults as participants or programs that may benefit Indian children or adults, including any program established under Title VII, Part A of the ESEA. The Council submitted to the Congress June 30 a report on the activities of the Council that included recommendations the Council considers appropriate for the improvement of Federal education programs that include Indian children or adults as participants or that may benefit Indian children or adults, and recommendations concerning the funding of any such program. The general public is welcome to listen to the January 20, 2006 open meeting to be held from 2 to 4 p.m. in Washington, DC. Individuals who need accommodations for a disability in order to participate ( *i.e.* , interpreting services, assistive listening devices, materials in alternative format) should notify Bernard Garcia at 202-260-1454 by January 15, 2006. We will attempt to meet requests after this date, but cannot guarantee availability of the requested accommodation. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Records are kept of all Council proceedings and are available for public inspection at the Office of Indian Education, United States Department of Education, Room 5C141, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202. Henry L. Johnson, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education. [FR Doc. 05-24670 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am]

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