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BILLING CODE 3410-11-M DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce

(DOC)has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). *Agency:* Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Commerce. *Title:* Quarterly Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons. *Form Number(s):* BE-85. *Agency Approval Number:* 0608-0065. *Type of Request:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Burden:* 5,000 hours. *Number of Respondents:* 125 per quarter, 500 annually. *Average Hours Per Response:* 10 hours. *Needs and Uses:* The BE-85, Quarterly Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons, obtains quarterly data from financial services providers that have receipts from or payments to unaffiliated foreign persons in the financial services covered by the survey. The data 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, and improve the ability of U.S. businesses to identify and evaluate market opportunities. The data from the survey are primarily intended as general purpose statistics. They are needed to answer any number of research and policy questions related to cross-border trade in financial services. *Affected Public:* U.S. businesses, state and local governments, non-profit institutions or other for-profit institutions. *Frequency:* Quarterly. *Respondent's Obligation:* Mandatory. *Legal Authority:* International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act (Pub. L. 94-472, 22 U.S.C. 3101-3108) and section 5408 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-418, 15 U.S.C. 4908(b)). *OMB Desk Officer:* Paul Bugg,

(DOC)has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). *Agency:* Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Commerce. *Title:* Quarterly Survey of Insurance Transactions by U.S. Insurance Companies with Foreign Persons. *Form Number(s):* BE-45. *Agency Approval Number:* 0608-0066. *Type of Request:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Burden:* 7,200 hours. *Number of Respondents:* 225 per quarter, 900 annually. *Average Hours Per Response:* 8 hours. *Needs and Uses:* The BE-45, Quarterly Survey of Insurance Transactions by U.S. Insurance Companies with Foreign Persons, obtains quarterly data from U.S. insurance companies that have engaged in reinsurance transactions with foreign persons, that have earned premiums from, or incurred losses to, foreign persons in the capacity of primary insurers, or that have engaged in auxiliary insurance services transactions with foreign persons. The data are needed to monitor U.S. international trade in insurance 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 insurance services, conduct trade promotion, and improve the ability of U.S. businesses to identify and evaluate market opportunities. The data from the survey are primarily intended as general purpose statistics. They are needed to answer any number of research and policy questions related to cross-border trade in services. *Affected Public:* U.S. insurance companies that transact with foreign persons in insurance services. *Frequency:* Quarterly. *Respondent's Obligation:* Mandatory. *Legal Authority:* International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act (Pub. L. 94-472, 22 U.S.C. 3101-3108). *OMB Desk Officer:* Paul Bugg,

(202)395-3093. You may obtain copies of the above information collection proposal by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, or e-mail *dhynek@doc.gov.* Send comments on the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to the Office of Management and Budget, O.I.R.A., Attention PRA Desk Officer for BEA, e-mail *pbugg@omb.eop.gov,* or by FAX at 202-395-7245. Dated: June 15, 2006. Madeleine Clayton, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E6-9686 Filed 6-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-06-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce

(DOC)has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). *Agency:* Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Commerce. *Title:* Quarterly Survey of Transactions Between U.S. and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons in Selected Services and in Intangible Assets. *Form Number(s):* BE-25. *Agency Approval Number:* 0608-0067. *Type of Request:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Burden:* 35,200 hours. *Number of Respondents:* 550 per quarter, 2,200 annually. *Average Hours Per Response:* 16 hours. *Needs and Uses:* The BE-25, Quarterly Survey of Transactions Between U.S. and Unaffiliated Foreign Persons in Selected Services and in Intangible Assets, obtains quarterly data from companies that have receipts from or payments to unaffiliated foreign persons in any of the types of transactions covered by the survey. The data are needed to monitor trade in services and in intangible assets, analyze its impact on the U.S. and foreign economies, compile and improve the U.S. economic accounts, support U.S. commercial policy on services and intangible assets, conduct trade promotion, and improve the ability of U.S. businesses to identify and evaluate market opportunities. The data from the surveys are primarily intended as general purpose statistics. They are needed to answer any number of research and policy questions related to cross-border trade in services. *Affected Public:* U.S. businesses, state and local governments, non-profit institutions or other for-profit institutions. *Frequency:* Quarterly. *Respondent's Obligation:* Mandatory. *Legal Authority:* International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act (Pub. L. 94-472, 22 U.S.C. 3101-3108). *OMB Desk Officer:* Paul Bugg,

(202)395-3093. You may obtain copies of the above information collection proposal by writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, or e-mail *dhynek@doc.gov.* Send comments on the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to the Office of Management and Budget, O.I.R.A., Attention PRA Desk Officer for BEA, e-mail *pbugg@omb.eop.gov,* or by FAX at 202-395-7245. Dated: June 15, 2006 Madeleine Clayton, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E6-9687 Filed 6-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-06-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 26-2006] Foreign-Trade Zone 231—Stockton, CA, Application for Subzone Status, Medline Industries, Inc., (Medical Supply Distribution) An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Port of Stockton, grantee of FTZ 231, requesting special-purpose subzone status for the medical supply distribution facility of Medline Industries, Inc., located in Lathrop, California. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on June 15, 2006. The Medline facility (277,200 sq. ft./12.49 acres/30 employees) is located at 18250 Murphy Parkway, Lathrop, California. The facility is used for warehousing and distribution of foreign-origin and domestic medical supplies for the U.S. market and export. FTZ procedures would be utilized to support Medline's import and domestic distribution activity. Finished medical supplies to be admitted to the proposed subzone for distribution would include: medical gloves of natural rubber, surgical/medical gloves of plastic, apparel items of cotton and man-made fibers (gowns, shirts, overalls, caps, baby shirts, scrubs, covers, socks, pajamas, slippers), woven/non-woven bed linens, towels, pillows, diapers, aprons, canes, walkers, wheelchairs, scooters, grab bars, beds, commodes, wooden bedroom furniture, folios, leather and man-made fiber travel bags, thermometers, vacuum pumps, watch cases, and toiletry items. The application states that all quota-class textile and apparel products classified under Textile Import Quota categories would be admitted to the proposed subzone under domestic (duty-paid) status (19 CFR § 146.43), and any products subject to antidumping duties would be admitted under domestic (duty-paid) or privileged foreign status (19 CFR § 146.41). FTZ procedures would exempt Medline from Customs duty payments on foreign products that are re-exported. On domestic sales, the company would be able to defer payments until merchandise is shipped from the facility and entered for U.S. consumption. Medline also plans to utilize certain logistical benefits that will help facilitate the distribution of domestic and foreign merchandise in a consolidated manner. The application indicates that all of the above-cited savings from FTZ procedures would help improve the facility's international competitiveness. In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the Board. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is August 21, 2006. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to September 5, 2006. A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available for public inspection at each of the following locations: U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland Federal Building North Tower, Suite 630N, Oakland, California 94612; and, Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 1115, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20230-0002; Tel:

(202)482-2862. Dated: June 15, 2006. Pierre V. Duy, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-9799 Filed 6-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 25-2006] Foreign-Trade Zone 231 -- Stockton, California, Application for Expansion An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones

(FTZ)Board (the Board) by the Stockton Port District, grantee of FTZ 231, requesting authority to expand its zone in the Stockton area within and adjacent to the San Francisco/Oakland/Sacramento Consolidated Customs port of entry. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on June 14, 2006. FTZ 231 was approved on April 15, 1998 (Board Order 967, 63 FR 23719, 4/30/98). The general-purpose zone currently consists of three sites (3,111 acres) in the Stockton area: *Site 1* (600 acres) -- within the Port of Stockton complex on the Stockton Deepwater Ship Channel; *Site 2* (1,058 acres) -- Rough and Ready Island on the Stockton Deepwater Ship Channel; and, *Site 3* (1,453 acres) -- Stockton Metropolitan Airport. The applicant is now requesting authority to expand an existing site and to include four new sites in the area: Expand *Site 2* to include an additional 375 acres within the Port's Rough and Ready Island (total acreage - 1,433 acres); *Proposed Site 4* (67 acres) -- within the 72-acre ProLogis Park Tracy I, located at Grant Line Road and Paradise Avenue, Tracy; *Proposed Site 5* (168 acres) -- ProLogis Park Tracy II, 1941 North Chrisman Road, Tracy; *Proposed Site 6* (77 acres) -- within the 600-acre ProLogis Park Patterson Pass, 25882 South Corporate Court, Tracy; and, *Proposed Site 7* (106 acres) -- ProLogis Park Duck Creek, 4720 East Farmington Road, Stockton. The sites will provide public warehousing and distribution services to area businesses. No specific manufacturing authority is being requested at this time. Such requests would be made to the Board on a case-by-case basis. In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the Board. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is August 21, 2006. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to September 5, 2006. A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available for public inspection at each of the following locations: Port of Stockton Executive Office, 2201 W. Washington Street, Stockton, CA 95201; and, Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 1115, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. Dated: June 14, 2006. Pierre V. Duy, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-9820 Filed 6-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 24-2006] Foreign-Trade Zone 126 -- Reno, Nevada, Application for Expansion/Reorganization An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada, grantee of FTZ 126, requesting authority to expand and reorganize its zone in the Reno, Nevada, area, in the Reno Customs port of entry. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR Part 400). It was formally filed on June 14, 2006. FTZ 126 was approved on April 4, 1986 (Board Order 328, 51 FR 12904, 4/16/86) and expanded on February 25, 1997 (Board Order 872, 62 FR 10520, 3/7/97), and on December 15, 1999 (Board Order 1066, 64 FR 72642, 12/28/99). The general-purpose zone currently consists of seven sites in the Reno area: *Site 1* (15 acres) -- located on Spice Island Drive near the Reno International Airport, Sparks; *Site 2* (9 acres, 482,000 sq. ft.) -- located at 450-475 Lillard Drive, Sparks; *Site 3* (30 acres) -- consisting of four related but non-contiguous parcels located at 205 Parr Blvd., 365 Parr Circle, 345 Parr Circle and 800 Stillwell Road in Reno; *Site 4* (1,281 acres) -- Nevada Pacific Industrial Park, Nevada Pacific Parkway & East Newlands Drive, Fernley (expires 8/1/07); *Site 5* (1,215 acres) -- Asamera Ranch Industrial Center, Waltham Way Bridge and the Patrick Exit, Sparks (expires 8/1/07); *Site 6* (2,035 acres) -- Reno-Tahoe International Airport (expires 8/1/07); *Site 7* (2,953 acres) -- Reno-Stead Airport, including a 33-acre TNT Logistics/Michelin North America, Inc., facility located at 14551 Industry Circle, Reno (expires 8/1/07). The applicant is now requesting authority to expand and reorganize the zone project as described below. Sites 1, 2 and 3 will remain unchanged. Sites 4-7 will be reorganized with certain existing areas being removed and, in some cases, new areas added. Proposed Sites 4 and 5 are based on existing Site 4. Proposed Site 6 is drawn from existing Site 5. Proposed Sites 7 and 8 are related to existing Site 7. Proposed Sites 9-13 are based on existing Site 6. The site plan (except for Sites 1-3) will be reorganized as follows: *Proposed Site 4* (200 acres) -- within the 5,000-acre Crossroads Commerce Center, Nevada Pacific Parkway and East Newlands Drive, Fernley (Lyon County); *Proposed Site 5* (20 acres) -- within the 110-acre Fernley Industrial Park, Lyon Drive and Industrial Drive, Fernley; *Proposed Site 6* (768 acres) -- consists of seven parcels located within the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center located in Patrick (Storey County): *Proposed Site 6A* (622 acres, 2 parcels) located at Tahoe Reno Industrial Center southwest of Denmark and USA Parkway; and, *Proposed Site 6B* (146 acres, 5 parcels) located at Patrick Business Park on Waltham Way; *Proposed Site 7* (38 acres) consists of two parcels at the Reno-Stead Airport in Reno (Washoe County): *Proposed Site 7A* (33 acres) -- TNT Logistics/Michelin North America Inc. warehouse facility located at 14551 Industry Circle; and, *Proposed Site 7B* (5 acres) -- Reno Stead Airport located at 4895 Texas Avenue; *Proposed Site 8* (53 acres, 4 parcels) -- Sage Point Business Park located on or near Lear Boulevard at Military Road, Reno; *Proposed Site 9* (25 acres) -- consists of three parcels within the Dermody Business Park at 5360 Capital Court and 1312 and 1316 Capital Boulevard, Reno; *Proposed Site 10* (10 acres) -- Dermody Aircenter, 4879 Aircenter Circle, Reno; *Proposed Site 11* (18 acres) -- warehouse located at 45 Vista Boulevard, Sparks; *Proposed Site 12* (100 acres, 6 parcels) -- South Meadows Business Park located at 1150, 1160, 1170, 1175, 1190 and 1195 Trademark Drive, Reno; and, *Proposed Site 13* (10 acres) -- within the Reno-Tahoe International Airport, 700 South Rock Boulevard, Reno. The proposed sites are owned by Sonterra Development Company (Site 4), DP Industrial LLC (Sites 5, 6B, 8-12), Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center LLC (Site 6A), Paul and Eleanor Sade Trust (Site 7A), and Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority (Sites 7B & 13). No specific manufacturing requests are being made at this time. Such requests would be made to the Board on a case-by-case basis. In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the Board. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is August 21, 2006. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to September 5, 2006). A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available for public inspection at each of the following locations: U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, One East First Street, 16th Floor, Reno, Nevada 89501; and, Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 1115, Washington, DC 20230. Dated: June 14, 2006. Pierre V. Duy, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-9821 Filed 6-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 23-2006] Foreign-Trade Zone 49 -- Newark, New Jersey, Area, Application For Expansion An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones

(FTZ)Board (the Board), by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 49, requesting authority to expand its zone to include four additional sites in the Newark, New Jersey area, within the Newark/New York Customs port of entry. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on June 14, 2006. FTZ 49 was approved on April 6, 1979 (Board Order 146, 44 FR 22502, 4/16/79) and expanded as follows: on May 26, 1983 (Board Order 211, 48 FR 24958, 6/3/83); on October 23, 1987 (Board Order 365, 52 FR 41599, 10/29/87); on April 19, 1990 (Board Order 470, 55 FR 17478, 4/25/90); on December 15, 1999 (Board Order 1067, 64 FR 72642, 12/28/99); and, on April 14, 2006 (Board Order 1446, 71 FR 23895, 4/25/06). The general-purpose zone project currently consists of six sites: *Site 1* (2,077 acres) -- Port Newark/Elizabeth Port Authority Marine Terminal; *Site 2* (64 acres) -- Global Terminal and Container Services and adjacent Jersey Distribution Services facility in Jersey City and Bayonne; *Site 3* (124 acres) -- Port Authority Industrial Park, adjacent to the Port Newark/Elizabeth Port Authority Marine terminal; *Site 4* (198 acres) -- Port Authority Auto Marine Terminal and adjacent Greenville Industrial Park in Bayonne and Jersey City; *Site 5* (40 acres) -- the jet fuel storage and distribution system at Newark International Airport in Newark and Elizabeth; and, *Site 6* (407 acres) -- within the 441-acre South Kearny Industrial Park located 100 Central Avenue in Kearny (Hudson County). The applicant is now requesting authority to expand the general-purpose zone to include four additional sites in Middlesex and Union Counties: *Proposed Site 7* (114 acres) -- I-Port 12 industrial park located at exit 12 of the New Jersey Turnpike in Carteret (listed as Site “A” in the application); *Proposed Site 8* (176 acres) -- within the 183-acre I-Port 440 industrial park, located east of State Street and north of the Outer Bridge Crossing in Perth Amboy (listed as Site “B” in the application); *Proposed Site 9* (317 acres) -- Port Reading Business Park located on Port Reading Avenue in Woodbridge (listed as Site “C” in the application); and, *Proposed Site 10* (73 acres) -- Port Elizabeth Business Park located at 10 North Avenue East in Elizabeth (listed as Site “D” in the application). The proposed sites are owned by Titan-PDC Carteret Urban Renewal, LLC (Site 7); P/A PDC Perth Amboy LLC (Site 8); and, ProLogis (Sites 9 and 10). The sites are either vacant or partially developed and will be used for warehousing and distribution activities. No specific manufacturing requests are being made at this time. Such requests would be made to the Board on a case-by-case basis. In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the Board. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the address listed below. The closing period for their receipt is August 21, 2006. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to September 5, 2006). A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available for public inspection at each of the following locations: U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, 744 Broad Street, Suite 1505, Newark, NJ 07102; and, Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 1115, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. Dated: June 14, 2006. Pierre V. Duy, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-9822 Filed 6-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 22-2006] Foreign-Trade Zone 84 - Houston, TX, Application for Subzone Status, Academy Sports and Outdoors, (Apparel, Footwear, and Sporting Goods) An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Port of Houston Authority, grantee of FTZ 84, requesting special-purpose subzone status for the warehousing and distribution facilities (apparel, footwear, and sporting goods) of Academy Sports and Outdoors (Academy), located in Katy and Brookshire, Texas. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on June 13, 2006. The proposed subzone would include Academy's warehousing facilities at two sites near Houston, Texas: *Site 1* - (5 parcels) Mason Road Distribution Center (warehouse/94 acres/1,471,000 sq.ft. under roof/300 employees) - 1800 N. Mason Road, Katy (Harris County), Texas, about 15 miles west of Houston; and *Site 2* - (2 parcels) West Distribution Center (future warehouse/165 acres) situated on FM 362 North near FM 359, Brookshire (Waller County), Texas, about eight miles west of Site 1. The facilities are used for warehousing and distribution of foreign-origin and domestic sporting goods, outdoor recreational equipment, apparel, and footwear for the U.S. market. FTZ procedures would be utilized to support Academy's distribution activity. Finished products to be admitted to the proposed subzone for distribution would include: camping gear, fishing gear, bicycles, games machines, sleds, travel/sports bags (not of cotton; Other - Textile Quota Category 870, will be admitted under privileged foreign

(PF)status), men's/boys' and women's/girls' apparel, furniture, appliances, footwear, knives, pumps, hunting rifles, tools, sporting goods, and garden equipment. All quota-class textile and apparel products classified under Textile Import Quota categories shall be admitted to the proposed subzone under privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41). FTZ procedures would exempt Academy from Customs duty payments on foreign products that are re-exported. On domestic sales, the company would be able to defer payments until merchandise is shipped from the facility and entered for U.S. consumption. Academy also plans to realize logistical benefits through the use of weekly entry procedures. The application indicates that all of the above-cited savings from FTZ procedures would help improve the facility's international competitiveness. In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the Board. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is August 21, 2006. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to September 5, 2006. A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available for public inspection at each of the following locations: U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, 15600 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 530, Houston, TX 77032; and, Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 1115, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, District of Columbia 20230-0002; Tel:

(202)482-2862. Dated: June 13, 2006. Pierre V. Duy, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-9823 Filed 6-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-570-504] Petroleum Wax Candles From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the 2004-2005 Administrative Review AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (“the Department”) is currently conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on petroleum wax candles from the People's Republic of China (“PRC”) covering the period August 1, 2004, through July 31, 2005. This review covers imports of subject merchandise from one manufacturer/exporter: Qingdao Youngson Industrial Co., Ltd. (“Youngson”). We preliminarily find that adverse facts available (“AFA”) are appropriate for Youngson. If these preliminary results are adopted in our final results of review, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries in accordance with these results. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary review results and will issue the final review results no later than 120 days from the date of publication of this notice. DATES: *Effective Date:* June 21, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex Villanueva or Cindy Lai Robinson, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:

(202)482-3208 or 202 482-3797, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Case History On August 28, 1986, the Department published in the **Federal Register** the antidumping duty order on petroleum wax candles from the PRC. *See Antidumping Duty Order: Petroleum Wax Candles From the People's Republic of China,* 51 FR 30686 (August 28, 1986) (“ *Candles Order* ”). On September 28, 2005, in response to Youngson's request and in accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the “Act”), and section 351.213(b) of the Department's regulations, the Department initiated the 2004-2005 administrative review of petroleum wax candles from the PRC on one company. *See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part,* 70 FR 56631 (September 28, 2005). On October 19, 2005, the Department issued an antidumping duty questionnaire to Youngson. On November 23, 2005, Youngson submitted its Section A response to the Department's antidumping duty questionnaire. 1 On December 9, 2005, Youngson submitted its Sections C and D questionnaire response. On December 23, 2005, the Department issued its first Section A supplemental questionnaire to Youngson, and on January 17, 2006, Youngson submitted its response. On January 24, 2006, the Department issued its first Sections C&D supplemental questionnaire to Youngson, and on February 21, 2006, Youngson submitted its response. On February 21, 2006, the Department issued a second Section A supplemental questionnaire, and on March 20, 2006, Youngson submitted its response. On March 9, 2006, the Department issued a second Sections C&D supplemental questionnaire to Youngson. On March 20, 2006, Youngson requested a two-week extension to respond to the Department's March 9, 2006, supplemental questionnaire; the Department granted a one-week extension until March 30, 2006. On March 24, 2006, the Department issued its third Sections A, C, and D supplemental questionnaires to Youngson. Youngson did not submit any responses to the Department's second Sections C&D supplemental questionnaires. Additionally, Youngson did not submit responses to the Department's third Sections A, C, and D supplemental questionnaires. 1 Section A (Organization, Accounti8ng Practices, Markets and Merchandise), C (Sales to the United States), D (Factors of Production), E (Cost of Further Manufacturing Performed in the United States) and Sales and Factors of Production Reconciliations. On January 4, 2006, the Department issued an importer questionnaire to Youngson's importer. The Department received the importer's response on February 9, 2006. On February 1, 2006, the National Candle Association (“NCA”), the Petitioner, submitted its comments on Youngson's Sections A (original and supplemental), C, and D responses. On March 14, 2006, the Petitioner submitted its second set of comments on Youngson's original and supplemental Section D responses. On March 29, 2006, the Petitioner submitted its third set of comments on Youngson's responses. On February 24, 2006, the Department provided all interested parties the opportunity to submit information pertinent to selecting a surrogate country and valuing factors of production (“FOP”) for this administrative review. On March 16, 2006, Youngson requested, and the Department granted, a six-week extension of time to file its surrogate values submission. The deadline for submitting surrogate values information was extended until May 1, 2006. On March 20, 2006, the Department issued a surrogate country memorandum to all interested parties. *See Memorandum to the File “Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China: Selection of a Surrogate Country* ” dated March 20, 2006, from Cindy Lai Robinson through Alex Villanueva, Program Manager, Office 9, Import Administration and James C. Doyle, Director, Office 9, Import Administration. On March 30, 2006, the Department extended the time limit for the preliminary results of this administrative review from May 3, 2006, to June 19, 2006. *See Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,* 71 FR 16120 (March 30, 2006). On March 30, 2006, Youngson advised the Department by telephone that it would not submit responses to the Department's letters dated March 9 and 24, 2006. Furthermore, Youngson stated that it was withdrawing from the instant proceeding. *See Memorandum to the File from Cindy Robinson, Case Analyst, 7th Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China: Regarding Telephone Call with Counsel to Qingdao Youngson Industrial Co., Ltd. (“Youngson”,)* dated March 30, 2006. On March 31, 2006, Youngson filed a letter withdrawing its request for an administrative review. Youngson did not reply to the Department's third supplemental questionnaire. Period of Review The POR covers August 1, 2004, through July 31, 2005. Scope of the Order The products covered by *Candles Order* are certain scented or unscented petroleum wax candles made from petroleum wax and having fiber or paper-cored wicks. They are sold in the following shapes: Tapers, spirals, and straight-sided dinner candles; round, columns, pillars, votives; and various wax-filled containers. The products were classified under the Tariff Schedules of the United States (“TSUS”) 755.25, Candles and Tapers. The product covered are currently classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”) item 3406.00.00. Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience purposes, our written description remains dispositive. *See Candles Order* and *Notice of Final Results of the Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China,* 69 FR 77990 (December 29, 2004). Youngson's Request for Withdrawal of Administrative Review As noted above, Youngson submitted a letter to the Department withdrawing its request for an administrative review on March 31, 2006. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), “the Secretary will rescind an administrative review under this section, in whole or in part, if a party that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of publication of notice of initiation of the requested review. The Secretary may extend this time limit if the Secretary decides that it is reasonable to do so.” The 90-day deadline for withdrawing from this administrative review expired on December 28, 2005. Therefore, Youngson's request to withdraw from the administrative review was submitted 94 days after the deadline established by the Department. During the course of conducting this review, the Department reviewed Youngson's submissions and prepared and sent questionnaires to Youngson and Youngson's importer. As a result of Youngson's deficient and/or incomplete questionnaire responses, the Department sent three supplemental questionnaires for each section of the Department's questionnaire in an attempt to gather necessary information from Youngson. Although Youngson submitted two Section A and the first Sections C&D supplemental questionnaire responses, Youngson did not submit the second Sections C&D supplemental questionnaire responses or the third Sections A, C&D supplemental questionnaire responses. Because of Youngson's supplemental questionnaire responses, the Department had also extended the preliminary results and selected a surrogate country. The Department expended considerable effort and resources in its analysis of Youngson, prior to its late withdrawal during an advanced stage of the review. Therefore, the Department is not rescinding the review of the *Candles Order* with respect to Youngson. This is consistent with past Department practice. *See Antifriction Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and the United Kingdom: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Partial Rescission of Administrative Reviews, Notice of Intent to Rescind Administrative Reviews, And Notice of Intent to Revoke Order in Part,* 69 FR 5950 (February 9, 2004) (“Although we have accepted untimely withdrawals of requests for review elsewhere, the circumstances surrounding the review of INA 2 are different from other situations * * * we had expended effort and resources in our analysis of INA prior to the untimely withdrawal such that we were quite advanced in the review”). *See, also, Antifriction Bearings and Parts Thereof From France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Rescission of Administrative Reviews in Part, and Determination To Revoke Order in Part,* 69 FR 55574 (September 15, 2004) (the Department's decision remained unchanged in the final results). 2 A ball bearings company in Germany, INA-Schaeffler KG (INA). Separate Rates The Department has treated the PRC as a non-market economy (“NME”) country in all previous antidumping cases. *See Brake Rotors From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Twelfth New Shipper Review,* 71 FR 4112 (January 25, 2006). In accordance with section 771(18)(C)(i) of the Act, any determination that a foreign country is an NME country shall remain in effect until revoked by the administering authority. We have no evidence suggesting that this determination should be changed. Therefore, we treated the PRC as an NME country for purposes of this review and calculated normal value (“NV”) by valuing the FOPs in a surrogate country. It is the Department's policy to assign all exporters of the merchandise subject to reviews that are located in NME countries, a single antidumping duty rate unless an exporter can demonstrate an absence of governmental control, both in law ( *de jure* ) and in fact ( *de facto* ), with respect to its export activities. To establish whether an exporter is sufficiently independent of governmental control to be entitled to a separate rate, the Department analyzes the exporter using the criteria established in the *Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Sparklers from the People's Republic of China,* 56 FR 20588 (May 6, 1991) (“ *Sparklers* ”), as amplified in the *Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Silicon Carbide from the People's Republic of China,* 59 FR 22585 (May 2, 1994) (“ *Silicon Carbide* ”). Under the separate rates criteria established in these cases, the Department assigns separate rates to NME exporters only if they can demonstrate the absence of both *de jure* and *de facto* governmental control over their export activities. Because Youngson withdrew from the current administrative review with critical data potentially relevant to separate rates still outstanding, the Department was prevented from conducting a thorough separate rates analysis or from verifying Youngson's information. Therefore, we find that Youngson has not demonstrated that it is entitled to a separate rate, and it is deemed to be included in the PRC-wide entity and will be assigned a single margin as discussed below. Application of Adverse Facts Available (“AFA”) Section 776(a)(2) of the Act provides that, if an interested party:

(A)Withholds information that has been requested by the Department;

(B)fails to provide such information in a timely manner or in the form or manner requested, subject to sections 782(c)(1) and

(e)of the Act;

(C)significantly impedes a proceeding under the antidumping statute; or

(D)provides such information but the information cannot be verified, the Department shall, subject to subsection 782(d) of the Act, use facts otherwise available in reaching the applicable determination. Furthermore, section 776(b) of the Act states that if the Department “finds that an interested party has failed to cooperate by not acting to the best of its ability to comply with a request for information,” the Department, “in reaching the applicable determination under this title, may use an inference that is adverse to the interests of that party in selecting from among the facts otherwise available.” *See also* Statement of Administrative Action (“SAA”) accompanying the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (“URAA”), H.R. Rep. No. 103-316 at 870 (1994). Despite the Department having issued two supplemental Sections A, C&D questionnaires, significant questions affecting separate rates and the margin calculation remain. For example, Youngson failed to provide clarification on its relationship with a “start-up company,” which Youngson claimed never received a business license and was owned by someone who later became an officer of Youngson. The Department requested that Youngson clarify whether the start-up company is the predecessor of Youngson in the Department's first and second Section A supplemental questionnaires. Information regarding Youngson's relationship with this start-up company potentially affects Youngson's U.S. sales, factors of production and separate rates. Additionally, Youngson failed to provide the information in the manner requested. Finally, Youngson's actions have impeded the administrative review procedures such that a verification of Youngson's sales, cost and separate rates information could not be performed. Therefore, the Department has no choice but to rely on the facts otherwise available in order to determine a margin for Youngson, pursuant to section 776(a)(2) of the Act. *See Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils From Japan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,* 70 FR 18369 (April 11, 2005), (“because this company refused to participate in this administrative review, we find that, * * * the use of total facts available is appropriate”) and *Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances: Wax and Wax/Resin Thermal Transfer Ribbons From Japan,* 68 FR 71072 (December 22, 2003), (“Since UC and DNP withheld information requested by the Department, the Department has no choice but to rely on the facts otherwise available in order to determine a margin for these parties”). As facts available, we find Youngson is not separate from the PRC-wide entity. In applying facts otherwise available, section 776(b) of the Act states that if an interested party has failed to cooperate by not acting to the best of its ability to comply with a request for information from the administering authority or the International Trade Commission, the administering authority or the Commission, in reaching the applicable determination under section 776(b) of the Act, may use an inference that is adverse to the interests of that party in selecting from among the facts otherwise available. In the instant proceeding, we find it appropriate to use an inference that is adverse to the interests of Youngson in selecting from among the facts otherwise available. By withdrawing from this administrative review 94 days after the Department's established deadline rather than submitting a response to the Department's March 9 and 24, 2006, supplemental questionnaires, Youngson has failed to cooperate to the best of its ability in this proceeding. In addition, because we have determined that Youngson is not entitled to a separate rate and is part of the PRC-wide entity, the PRC-wide entity is under review. As the PRC-wide entity, in this instance, was uncooperative, we have determined an antidumping duty margin for it based on total AFA pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act. *See e.g., Certain Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of China; Final Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review* , 67 FR 48612 (July 25, 2002). *See,* also, *Porcelain-on-Steel Cooking Ware from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,* 71 FR 24641 (April 26, 2006). As a result, Youngson receives the 108.3 percent, the PRC-wide entity rate. *See* the “Corroboration” section below for a discussion of the probative value of the PRC-wide 108.30 percent rate. Corroboration of AFA Rate for Youngson Section 776(c) of the Act requires that the Department corroborate, to the extent practicable, a figure which it applies as facts available. To be considered corroborated, information must be found to be both reliable and relevant. We are applying as AFA the PRC-wide rate, which is the highest rate from any segment of this administrative proceeding. The information upon which the AFA rate being assigned to Youngson (the PRC-wide rate of 108.30 percent) is based on the highest rate in this proceeding, a rate calculated in the 2001-2002 administrative review. *See Amended Notice of Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China (“Amended Final)* 69 FR 20858 (April 19, 2004). For purposes of corroboration, the Department will consider whether that margin is both reliable and relevant. The AFA rate we are applying for the current review was corroborated in the most recently completed new shipper review subsequent to the *Amended Final. See Notice of Final Results of the Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China* (“ *2002-2003 New Shipper Review* ”) 69 FR 77990 (December 29, 2004). Furthermore, no information has been presented in the current review that calls into question the reliability of this information. With respect to the relevance aspect of corroboration, the Department will consider information reasonably at its disposal to determine whether a margin continues to have relevance. Where circumstances indicate that the selected margin is not appropriate as AFA, the Department will disregard the margin and determine an appropriate margin. For example, in *Fresh Cut Flowers from Mexico: Final Results of Antidumping Administrative Review,* 61 FR 6812 (February 22, 1996), the Department disregarded the highest margin in that case as adverse best information available (the predecessor to “facts available”) because the margin was based on another company's uncharacteristic business expense resulting in an unusually high margin. Similarly, the Department does not apply a margin that has been discredited. *See D&L Supply Co.* v. *United States,* 113 F.3d 1220, 1221 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (the Department will not use a margin that has been judicially invalidated). The information used in calculating this margin was based on sales and production data submitted by the respondents in the 2001-2002 administrative review, together with the most appropriate surrogate value information available to the Department, chosen from submissions by the parties in the 2001-2002 administrative review, as well as gathered by the Department itself. Furthermore, the calculation of this margin was subject to comment from interested parties in the proceeding. Moreover, as there is no information on the record of this review that demonstrates that this rate is not appropriately used as AFA, we determine that this rate has relevance. Based on our analysis as described above, we find that the margin of 108.30 percent is reliable and has relevance. As the rate is both reliable and relevant, we determine that it has probative value. Accordingly, we determine that the calculated rate of 108.30 percent, which is the current PRC-wide rate, is in accordance with the requirement of section 776(c) of the Act that secondary information be corroborated (that it have probative value). Consequently, we have assigned this AFA rate to exports of the subject merchandise from Youngson subject to the PRC-wide rate. Preliminary Results of Review We preliminarily determine that the following margin exists during the period August 1, 2004, through July 31, 2005: Petroleum Wax Candles From the PRC Manufacturer/Exporter Weighted-average margin (percent) PRC-wide Entity (including Qingdao Youngson Industrial Co., Ltd.) 108.30 Public Comment The Department will disclose to parties of this proceeding the information utilized in reaching the preliminary results within ten days of the date of announcement of the preliminary results. An interested party may request a hearing within 30 days of publication of the preliminary results. *See* 19 CFR 351.310(c). Interested parties may submit written comments (case briefs) within 30 days of publication of the preliminary results and rebuttal comments (rebuttal briefs), which must be limited to issues raised in the case briefs, within five days after the time limit for filing case briefs. *See* 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 19 CFR 351.309(d). Parties who submit arguments are requested to submit with the argument:

(1)A statement of the issue;

(2)a brief summary of the argument; and

(3)a table of authorities. Further, the Department requests that parties submitting written comments provide the Department with a diskette containing the public version of those comments. Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department will issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of our analysis of the issues raised by the parties in their comments, within 120 days of publication of the preliminary results. The assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by this review and future deposits of estimated duties shall be based on the final results of this review. Assessment Rates Upon issuing the final results of the review, the Department shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. The Department will issue appropriate appraisement instructions for the company subject to this review directly to CBP within 15 days of publication of the final results of this review. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we will calculate importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of the dumping margins calculated for the examined sales to the total entered value of those same sales. We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review if any importer-specific assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review is above *de minimis* . Cash Deposit Requirements The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of the final results of this administrative review for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act:

(1)For previously investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters not listed above that have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-specific rate published for the most recent period;

(2)for all PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate (including Youngson), the cash deposit rate will be the PRC-wide rate of 108.30 percent; and

(3)the cash deposit rate for all non-PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the PRC exporters that supplied that non-PRC exporter. These deposit requirements, 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 preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) 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. We are issuing and publishing this determination in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. Dated: June 12, 2006. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E6-9800 Filed 6-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration A-570-879 Polyvinyl Alcohol from the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Results of Administrative Review AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On May 15, 2006, the Department of Commerce (the “Department”) published *Polyvinyl Alcohol from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review* , 71 FR 27991 (May 15, 2006) (“ *Final Results* ”), covering the period of review (“POR”) August 11, 2003, through September 30, 2004. We are amending the *Final Results* to correct a ministerial error made in the calculation of the dumping margin for Sinopec Sichuan Vinylon Works (“SVW”), pursuant to section 751(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (“the Act”). EFFECTIVE DATE: June 21, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lilit Astvatsatrian, AD/CVD Operations, Office 8, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:

(202)482-6412. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Scope of the Order The merchandise covered by this order is PVA. This product consists of all PVA hydrolyzed in excess of 80 percent, whether or not mixed or diluted with commercial levels of defoamer or boric acid, except as noted below. The following products are specifically excluded from the scope of this investigation: 1) PVA in fiber form. 2) PVA with hydrolysis less than 83 mole percent and certified not for use in the production of textiles. 3) PVA with hydrolysis greater than 85 percent and viscosity greater than or equal to 90 cps. 4) PVA with a hydrolysis greater than 85 percent, viscosity greater than or equal to 80 cps but less than 90 cps, certified for use in an ink jet application. 5) PVA for use in the manufacture of an excipient or as an excipient in the manufacture of film coating systems which are components of a drug or dietary supplement, and accompanied by an end-use certification. 6) PVA covalently bonded with cationic monomer uniformly present on all polymer chains in a concentration equal to or greater than one mole percent. 7) PVA covalently bonded with carboxylic acid uniformly present on all polymer chains in a concentration equal to or greater than two mole percent, certified for use in a paper application. 8) PVA covalently bonded with thiol uniformly present on all polymer chains, certified for use in emulsion polymerization of non-vinyl acetic material. 9) PVA covalently bonded with paraffin uniformly present on all polymer chains in a concentration equal to or greater than one mole percent. 10) PVA covalently bonded with silan uniformly present on all polymer chains certified for use in paper coating applications. 11) PVA covalently bonded with sulfonic acid uniformly present on all polymer chains in a concentration level equal to or greater than one mole percent. 12) PVA covalently bonded with acetoacetylate uniformly present on all polymer chains in a concentration level equal to or greater than one mole percent. 13) PVA covalently bonded with polyethylene oxide uniformly present on all polymer chains in a concentration level equal to or greater than one mole percent. 14) PVA covalently bonded with quaternary amine uniformly present on all polymer chains in a concentration level equal to or greater than one mole percent. 15) PVA covalently bonded with diacetoneacrylamide uniformly present on all polymer chains in a concentration level greater than three mole percent, certified for use in a paper application. The merchandise subject to this order is currently classifiable under subheading 3905.30.00 of the *Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States* (“HTSUS”). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this order is dispositive. Background On May 15, 2006, the Department published the *Final Results* in the **Federal Register** . On May 16, 2006, we received a ministerial error allegation from SVW. A ministerial error is defined in section 751(h) of the Act and further clarified in 19 CFR 351.224(f) as “an error in addition, subtraction, or other arithmetic function, ministerial error resulting from inaccurate copying, duplication, or the like, and any other similar type of unintentional error which the Secretary considers ministerial.” No other party filed a ministerial error allegation or a rebuttal comment. After analyzing SVW's comments, we agree that a ministerial error existed in the calculations in the *Final Results* with respect to SVW. As a result, we are amending the final results to revise the antidumping margin for SVW, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(e). Allegation: Calculation Error for the Methanol Factor of Production SVW argues that the Department made a ministerial error in calculating the methanol factor of production in its final results. SVW states that it properly reported all inputs used in the production of methanol. SVW alleges that the Department did not include the input 0.6 megapascal (“MPA”) steam by-product in the total factor value of methanol. SVW maintains that this error constitutes a ministerial error because the Department failed to add the input 0.6 MPA steam by-product to its calculation of methanol. Petitioners and Solutia, Inc., a domestic producer of PVA, did not comment on this issue. *Department's Position* : We agree with SVW that we inadvertently excluded 0.6 MPA steam by-product in calculating the total cost of methanol. It was our intention to sum all the inputs used in the production of methanol. In correcting this error, we also noticed that we did not add the input 0.6 MPA steam by-product in our second methanol calculation. For these amended final results, we have also corrected this inadvertent error. *See* the memorandum to the file from Lilit Astvatsatrian, Case Analyst, through Robert Bolling, Program Manager, “Amended Final Analysis Memorandum for the Amended Final Results of Antidumping Review of the Order on Polyvinyl Alcohol (“PVA”) from the People's Republic of China,” dated June 14, 2006. Therefore, for the amended final results, we have included the value of 0.6 MPA steam by-product in the calculation of self-produced methanol in all of our methanol calculations. Amended Final Results As a result of the correction of ministerial errors and amended margin calculations, the following weighted-average margin exists for SVW, for the period August 11, 2003, through September 30, 2004. Polyvinyl Alcohol from the PRC Producer/Exporter Weighted-Average Margin (Percent) SVW 0.03* * This rate is *de minimis* . The Department shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries based on the amended final results. For details on the assessment of antidumping duties on all appropriate entries, *see Final Results* , 71 FR 27991, 27993. These amended final results are published in accordance with sections 751(h) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. Dated: June 14, 2006. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E6-9766 Filed 6-20-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board: Meeting of the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of an Open Meeting. SUMMARY: The U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (Board) will hold a meeting to discuss topics related to the travel and tourism industry. The Board was established on October 1, 2003, and reconstituted October 1, 2005, to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the travel and tourism industry. DATES: July 13, 2006. *Time:* 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

(CDT)ADDRESSES: Specific location TBD, Chicago, Illinois. This program will be physically accessible to people with disabilities. Seating is limited and will be on a first come, first served basis. Requests for sign language interpretation, other auxiliary aids, or pre-registration, should be submitted no later than June 30, 2006, to J. Marc Chittum, U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone 202-482-4501, *Marc.Chittum@mail.doc.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Marc Chittum, U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20230, telephone: 202-482-4501, e-mail: *Marc.Chittum@mail.doc.gov.* Dated: June 15, 2006. Sarah Ellis, Executive Secretary, U. S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board. [FR Doc. 06-5542 Filed 6-16-06; 9:32 am]

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