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BILLING CODE 3510-DS-M DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-570-891] Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of New Shipper Review AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce DATES: *Effective Date:* August 2, 2007. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the “Department”) has determined that the request for a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on hand trucks and certain parts thereof (“Hand Trucks”) from the People's Republic of China (“PRC”), received July 2, 2007, meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for initiation.

The period of review (“POR”) of this new shipper review is December 1, 2006, through May 31, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Quigley or Robert Bolling, 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)482-4551 or

(202)482-3434, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The notice announcing the antidumping duty order on hand trucks from the PRC was published on December 2, 2004. *See Antidumping Duty Order: Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China,* 69 FR 70122 (December 2, 2004). On July 2, 2007, we received a new shipper review request from New-Tec Integration (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. (“New-Tec”). New-Tec certified that it is both the producer and exporter of the subject merchandise upon which the respective request for a new shipper review is based. Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the “Act”), and 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i), New-Tec certified that it did not export hand trucks to the United States during the period of investigation (“POI”). In addition, pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), New-Tec certified that, since the initiation of the investigation, it has never been affiliated with any exporter or producer who exported hand trucks to the United States during the POI, including those not individually examined during the investigation. As required by 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B), New-Tec also certified that its export activities were not controlled by the central government of the PRC. In addition to the certifications described above, New-Tec submitted documentation establishing the following:

(1)The date on which it first shipped hand trucks for export to the United States;

(2)the volume of its first shipment; and

(3)the date of its first sale to an unaffiliated customer in the United States. Initiation of New Shipper Review Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(d)(1), we find that the request submitted by New-Tec meets the threshold requirements for initiation of a new shipper review for shipments of hand trucks from the PRC produced and exported by New-Tec. The POR is December 1, 2006, through May 31, 2007. *See* 19 CFR 351.214(g)(1)(i)(B). We intend to issue preliminary results of this review no later than 180 days from the date of initiation, and final results no later than 90 days from the date the preliminary results are issued. *See* section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act. It is the Department's usual practice, in cases involving non-market economies, to require that a company seeking to establish eligibility for an antidumping duty rate separate from the country-wide rate provide evidence of *de jure* and *de facto* absence of government control over the company's export activities. Accordingly, we will issue a questionnaire to New-Tec, including a separate-rate section. The review will proceed if the response provides sufficient indication that New-Tec is not subject to either *de jure* or *de facto* government control with respect to its exports of hand trucks. However, if New-Tec does not demonstrate its eligibility for a separate rate, it will be deemed not separate from other companies that exported during the POI, and its new shipper review will be rescinded. On August 17, 2006, the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (H.R. 4) was signed into law. Section 1632 of H.R. 4 temporarily suspends the authority of the Department to instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect a bond or other security in lieu of a cash deposit in a new shipper review. Therefore, the posting of a bond or other security under section 751(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Act in lieu of a cash deposit is not available in this case. Importers of hand trucks produced by and exported by New-Tec must continue to post cash deposits of estimated antidumping duties on each entry of subject merchandise ( *i.e.* , hand trucks) at the PRC-wide entity rate of 383.6 percent. Interested parties that need access to proprietary information in this new shipper review should submit applications for disclosure under administrative protective order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and 351.306. This initiation and notice are in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214 and 351.221(c)(1)(i). Dated: July 26, 2007. Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E7-14923 Filed 8-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-533-823, A-834-807, A-307-820] Silicomanganese from India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela: Final Results of Expedited Five-year (“Sunset”) Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On April 2, 2007, the Department of Commerce (“the Department”) published in the **Federal Register** the notice of initiation of the first five-year sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on silicomanganese from India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (“the Act”). *See Initiation of Five-year (“Sunset”) Reviews* , 72 FR 15652 (April 2, 2007) (“ *Notice of Initiation* ”). On the basis of notices of intent to participate and adequate substantive responses filed on behalf of domestic interested parties, and inadequate responses from respondent interested parties, the Department has conducted expedited sunset reviews of these orders pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C). As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department finds that revocation of the antidumping duty orders is likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the “Final Results of Review” section of this notice. EFFECTIVE DATE: August 2, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Douthit or Dara Iserson, AD/CVD Operations, Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. 20230; telephone:

(202)482-5050, or

(202)482-4052, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The antidumping duty orders on silicomanganese from India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela were published in the **Federal Register** on May 23, 2002. * See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Orders: Silicomanganese from India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela * , 67 FR 36149 (May 23, 2002). On April 2, 2007, the Department initiated the first sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on silicomanganese from India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. *See Notice of Initiation* . The Department received notices of intent to participate from Felman Producation Inc. (“Felman”), Eramet Marietta Inc. (“Eramet”) (collectively “domestic interested parties”), within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). Domestic interested parties claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as producers of the subject merchandise. On May 1 and May 2, 2007, the Department received substantive responses from domestic interested parties Felman and Eramet, respectively, within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). On May 8, 2007, the Department received a timely substantive response from Nava Bharat Ventures Limited (“Nava Bharat”), a respondent interested party from India. 1 Nava Bharat claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(A) of the Act as a producer/exporter of subject merchandise. On May 22, 2007, the Department determined that Nava Bharat did not provide an adequate response to the *Notice of Initiation* in accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(A) because its shipments accounted for less than 50 percent of exports of subject merchandise to the United States over the five calendar years preceding the initiation of this review. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(1), on the same day, the Department notified the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) of its adequacy determination. *See Memorandum to Barbara E. Tillman from the Sunset Team, Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Silicomanganese from India: Adequacy Determination* , dated May 22, 2007. The Department, therefore, has conducted expedited sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act. 1 Nava Bharat received an extension to May 8, 2007, to submit its substantive response. Scope of the Orders For purposes of these orders, the products covered are all forms, sizes and compositions of silicomanganese, except low-carbon silicomanganese, including silicomanganese briquettes, fines and slag. Silicomanganese is a ferroalloy composed principally of manganese, silicon and iron, and normally contains much smaller proportions of minor elements, such as carbon, phosphorous and sulfur. Silicomanganese is sometimes referred to as ferrosilicon manganese. Silicomanganese is used primarily in steel production as a source of both silicon and manganese. Silicomanganese generally contains by weight not less than 4 percent iron, more than 30 percent manganese, more than 8 percent silicon and not more than 3 percent phosphorous. Silicomanganese is properly classifiable under subheading 7202.30.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Some silicomanganese may also be classified under HTSUS subheading 7202.99.5040. The low-carbon silicomanganese excluded from this scope is a ferro alloy with the following chemical specifications: minimum 55 percent manganese, minimum 27 percent silicon, minimum 4 percent iron, maximum 0.10 percent phosphorus, maximum 0.10 percent carbon and maximum 0.05 percent sulfur. Low-carbon silicomanganese is used in the manufacture of stainless steel and special carbon steel grades, such as motor lamination grade steel, requiring a very low carbon content. It is sometimes referred to as ferromanganese-silicon. Low-carbon silicomanganese is classifiable under HTSUS subheading 7202.99.5040. This scope covers all silicomanganese, regardless of its tariff classification. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope remains dispositive. Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in the substantive responses by parties to these sunset reviews are addressed in the *Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders of Silicomanganese from India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela; Final Results from Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, to David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration* , dated concurrently with this notice (“ *Decision Memo* ”), which is hereby adopted in this notice. The issues discussed in the *Decision Memo* include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the rate likely to prevail if the orders were revoked. Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in these sunset reviews and the corresponding recommendation 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 Department's Web page at *http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn* . The paper copy and electronic version of the *Decision Memo* are identical in content. Final Results of Reviews The Department determines that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on silicomanganese from India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the following duty rates: Manufacturers/Exporters/Producers Weighted-Average Margin (percent) India Nava Bharat 15.32 Universal Ferro and Allied Chemicals, Ltd. 20.53 All Others Rate 17.74 Kazakhstan Alloy 2000, S.A. 247.88 Kazakhstan-Wide Rate 247.88 Venezuela Hornos Eléctricos de Venezuela, S.A. All Others Rate 24.62 International Trade Commission

(ITC)Notification In accordance with section 752(c)(3) of the Act, we will notify the ITC of the final results of this expedited sunset review. Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order 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 19 CFR 351.305. Timely notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective orders 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: July 25, 2007. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E7-14947 Filed 8-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration A-469-805 Stainless Steel Bar from Spain: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On March 28, 2007, the Department of Commerce published the preliminary results of the 2005/2006 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel bar from Spain. We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the preliminary results. Based on our analysis of the comments received we did not make changes for the final results. The final weighted-average dumping margin for a single respondent is listed below in the “Final Results of the Review” section of this notice. EFFECTIVE DATE: August 2, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dmitry Vladamirov or Minoo Hatten, AD/CVD Operations, Office 5, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:

(202)482-0665 and

(202)482-1690, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On March 28, 2007, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published *Stainless Steel Bar from Spain: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review* , 72 FR 14522 (March 28, 2007) ( *Preliminary Results* ) in the **Federal Register** . The period of review is March 1, 2005, through February 28, 2006. We invited parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. On April 27, 2007, we received a case brief from the respondent, Sidenor Industrial SL (Sidenor). On May 7, 2007, Carpenter Technology Corporation, Valbruna Slater Stainless, Inc., and Electralloy Corporation, a Division of G.O. Carlson, Inc. (collectively, the domestic interested parties), filed a rebuttal brief. At the request of Sidenor, we held a hearing on May 16, 2007. We have conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Scope of Order The product covered by this order is stainless steel bar (SSB). SSB means articles of stainless steel in straight lengths that have been either hot-rolled, forged, turned, cold-drawn, cold-rolled or otherwise cold-finished, or ground, having a uniform solid cross section along their whole length in the shape of circles, segments of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), triangles, hexagons, octagons or other convex polygons. SSB includes cold-finished SSBs that are turned or ground in straight lengths, whether produced from hot-rolled bar or from straightened and cut rod or wire, and reinforcing bars that have indentations, ribs, grooves, or other deformations produced during the rolling process. Except as specified above, the term does not include stainless steel semi-finished products, cut length flat-rolled products ( *i.e.* , cut length rolled products which if less than 4.75 mm in thickness have a width measuring at least 10 times the thickness, or if 4.75 mm or more in thickness having a width which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness), wire (i.e., cold-formed products in coils, of any uniform solid cross section along their whole length, which do not conform to the definition of flat-rolled products), and angles, shapes and sections. The SSB subject to this order is currently classifiable under subheadings 7222.10.0005, 7222.10.0050, 7222.20.0005, 7222.20.0045, 7222.20.0075, and 7222.30.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope of this order is dispositive. Analysis of Comments Received All comments raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in this review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel bar from Spain are addressed in the “Issues and Decision Memorandum” from Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary, to David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary, dated July 26, 2007 (Decision Memorandum), which is hereby adopted by this notice. The Decision Memorandum, which is a public document, is on file in the Central Records Unit, main Commerce building, Room B-099, and is accessible on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/index.html. The paper copy and electronic version of the Decision Memorandum are identical in content. Changes Since The Preliminary Results With respect to Sidenor, in the *Preliminary Results* , we determined that the use of adverse facts available is appropriate as the basis for the weighted-average dumping margin. For these final results of review, we have continued to rely on the use of adverse facts available in establishing the weighted-average dumping margin for Sidenor for the period of review. Therefore, there were no changes since the *Preliminary Results* . Use of Adverse Facts Available In accordance with section 776(b) of the Act, we determine that the use of adverse facts available as the basis for the weighted-average dumping margin is appropriate for Sidenor. As explained in the *Preliminary Results* and in the Memorandum from Mark Todd to Neal Halper, entitled “Use of Adverse Facts Available for the Preliminary Determination,” dated March 22, 2007 (AFA Memo), we determined that the cost-of-production

(COP)questionnaire responses submitted by Sidenor are incomplete and cannot be used to calculate an accurate dumping margin for Sidenor. Specifically, as a result of the serious deficiencies that we identified and that Sidenor failed repeatedly to address with respect to its reporting of the COP information, we are unable to determine adequately whether the reported COP information reflects, reasonably and accurately, the costs incurred by Sidenor to produce the merchandise under consideration. Without this information, we cannot calculate an accurate dumping margin for this company. Therefore, as a consequence of the requested necessary information being absent from the record, we find that our reliance on facts otherwise available is warranted pursuant to section 776(a)(1) of the Act. Furthermore, we find that Sidenor has withheld requested information, failed to provide such information in the form and manner required, impeded the conduct of this review, and reported information that could not be verified. As such, pursuant to sections 776(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), and

(D)of the Act, we find that the use of facts available for the final results is warranted. For a detailed discussion, please refer to the AFA Memo. See also the Decision Memorandum for a complete discussion of this issue.In addition, we find that Sidenor did not act to the best of its ability in reporting the COP information. Despite our repeated requests for information and our generous provisions of extensions of due dates to respond, in some instances Sidenor continued to refrain from providing certain requested information regarding its reported costs; in other instances it provided confusing and sometimes contradictory information; yet in other instances it de-emphasized the significance or downplayed the necessity of our repeated requests for certain critical information by claiming that we had been “misinterpreting” or “misunderstanding” its COP response. See, *e.g.* , Sidenor's January 24, 2007, third supplemental Section D questionnaire response at pages 1, 5, and 6. Therefore, we find that Sidenor has failed to cooperate to the best of its ability because Sidenor failed consistently to address certain critical elements for which we sought clarification or explanation in order to alleviate our concerns regarding the accuracy and reliability of Sidenor's reporting of its COP information. Accordingly, for these final results we find that, in selecting from among the facts otherwise available, an adverse inference is warranted. See the AFA Memo and the Decision Memorandum for a complete discussion of this issue. As total adverse facts available, we have applied the highest rate determined in the less-than-fair-value investigation, which is 62.85 percent. See *Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Stainless Steel Bar From Spain* , 59 FR 66931 (December 28, 1994). Furthermore, as required by section 776(c) of the Act, we corroborated this margin with respect to Sidenor, to the extent practicable. For a detailed explanation of how we corroborated this margin, see the *Preliminary Results* . See also the Decision Memorandum for a complete discussion of this issue. Final Results of the Review As a result of our review, we determine a dumping margin of 62.85 percent for Sidenor for the period March 1, 2005, through February 28, 2006. Assessment Rates The Department will determine and U.S. Customs and Border Protection

(CBP)shall assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b). Because we are relying on total adverse facts available to establish Sidenor's dumping margin, we will instruct CBP to apply a dumping margin of 62.85 percent to all entries of subject merchandise during the period of review produced and/or exported by Sidenor. The Department intends to issue instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of these final results of review. Cash-Deposit Requirements The following deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of this notice of final results of administrative review for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication, consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act:

(1)the cash-deposit rate for Sidenor will be 62.85 percent;

(2)for previously investigated companies not listed above, the cash-deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent period;

(3)if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a previous review, or the original less-than-fair-value

(LTFV)investigation but the manufacturer is, the cash-deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise;

(4)the cash-deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 25.77 percent, which is the “all others” rate established in the LTFV investigation. See *Amended Final Determination and Antidumping Duty Order: Stainless Steel Bar From Spain* , 60 FR 11656 (March 2, 1995). These deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice. Notification This notice serves as a 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 Department's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties. This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order

(APO)of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act. Dated: July 26, 2007. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E7-15039 Filed 8-1-07; 8:45 am] Billing Code: 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-570-890] Wooden Bedroom Furniture From The People's Republic of China: Notice of Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On March 7, 2007, the Department of Commerce (“the Department”) initiated the second administrative review of the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from the People's Republic of China (“PRC”) covering the period January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006. *See Notice of Initiation of Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China,* 72 FR 10159 (March 7, 2007) (“ *Initiation Notice* ”). 1 Between March 7 and June 6, 2007, several parties withdrew their requests for review. Therefore, the Department is rescinding the administrative review of sales of wooden bedroom furniture with respect to the entities for whom all review requests have been withdrawn. 1 On May 30, 2007, the Department published a subsequent notice clarifying that Country Roots Furniture Inc. was omitted from the Initiation Notice. *See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part,* 72 FR 29968, 29969 n. 5 (May 30, 2007). DATES: *Effective Date:* August 2, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Bolling, 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)482-3434 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On January 4, 2005, the Department published in the **Federal Register** the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from the PRC. * See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China, * 70 FR 329 (January 4, 2005). On January 3, 2007, the Department published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from the PRC for the period January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006. *See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation: Opportunity to Request Administrative Review,* 72 FR 99 (January 3, 2007). The Department received multiple timely requests for review and on March 7, 2007, in accordance with section 751(a) of Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (“the Act”), published in the **Federal Register** a notice of the initiation of the antidumping duty administrative review of wooden bedroom furniture from the PRC for the 2006 period of review. *See Initiation Notice.* Partial Rescission of Review Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will rescind an administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation. In response to a timely filed extension request from Petitioners to extend the withdrawal deadline, the Department extended the deadline for withdrawing review requests. Because all requesting parties withdrew their respective requests for review of the following entities, the Department is rescinding this review with respect to these entities, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1): Alexandre International Corp., Southern Art Development Ltd., Alexandre Furniture (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., Southern Art Furniture Factory Art Heritage International Ltd., Super Art Furniture Co. Ltd., Artwork Metal & Plastic Co., Ltd., Jibson Industries Ltd., Always Loyal International Billy Wood Industrial (Dong Guan), Great Union Industrial (Dongguan) Co., Ltd., Time Faith Ltd. Changshu HTC Import & Export Co. Ltd. Cheng Meng Furniture

(PTE)Co., Ltd., 2 Cheng Meng Decoration & Furniture (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. 2 The Department received a request from petitioners to review Chen Meng Furniture

(PTE)Co. Ltd. However, we have determined that the correct name for this company is review Cheng Meng Furniture

(PTE)Co. Ltd. Chuan Fa Furniture Factory Clearwise Co., Ltd. COE, Ltd. Dalian Huafeng Furniture Co., Ltd. Dongguan Cambridge Furniture Co., Ltd., Glory Oceanic Co., Ltd. Dongguan Chunsan Wood Products Co., Ltd., Trendex Industries Limited Dongguan Creation Furniture Co., Ltd., Creation Industries Co., Ltd. Dongguan Grand Style Furniture Co., Ltd., Hong Kong DaZhi Furniture Company Ltd. Dongguan Great Reputation Furniture Co., Ltd. Dongguan Hero Way Woodwork Co., Ltd., Hero Way Enterprises, Ltd., Dongguan Da Zhong Woodwork Co., Ltd., Well Earth International Ltd. Dongguan Hung Sheng Artware Products Co., Ltd., Coronal Enterprise Co., Ltd. Dongguan Kin Feng Furniture Co., Ltd. Dongguan Kingstone Furniture Co., Ltd., Kingstone Furniture Co., Ltd. Dongguan Liaobushangdun Huada Furniture Factory, Great Rich

(HK)Enterprises Co., Ltd. Dongguan Lung Dong Furniture Co., Ltd., Dongguan Dong He Furniture Co., Ltd. Dongguan Singways Furniture Co., Ltd. Dongguan Sunrise Furniture Co., Taicang Sunrise Wood Industry Co., Ltd., Shanghai Sunrise Furniture Co., Ltd., Fairmont Designs Dongying Huanghekou Furniture Industry Co., Ltd. Dorbest Ltd., Rui Feng Woodwork Co., Ltd., Rui Feng Lumber Development Co., Ltd., aka, Dorbest Ltd., Rui Feng Woodwork (Dongguan) Co., Ltd., Rui Feng Lumber Development (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Dream Rooms Furniture (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Eurosa (Kunshan) Co., Ltd., Eurosa Furniture Co.,

(PTE)Ltd. Ever Spring Furniture Co., Ltd., S.Y.C. Family Enterprise Co., Ltd. Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Ltd. Foshan Guanqiu Furniture Co., Ltd. Garri Furniture (Dong Guan) Co., Ltd., Molabile International, Inc., Weei Geo Enterprise Co., Ltd. Green River Wood (Dongguan) Ltd. Guangzhou Maria Yee Furnishings, Ltd., Pyla HK Ltd. Hainan Jong Bao Lumber Co., Ltd., Jibbon Enterprise Co., Ltd. Hamilton & Spill Ltd. Hang Hai Woodcrafts Art Factory Hualing Furniture (China) Co., Ltd., Tony House Manufacture (China) Co., Ltd., Buysell Investments Ltd., Tony House Industries Co., Ltd. Jardine Enterprise, Ltd. Jiangmen Kinwai Furniture Decoration Co., Ltd. Jiangmen Kinwai International Furniture Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Weifu Group Company Fullhouse Furniture Manufacturing Corp Jiangsu Xiangsheng Bedtime Furniture Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Yuexing Furniture Group Co., Ltd. Jiedong Lehouse Furniture Co., Ltd. King's Way Furniture Industries Co., Ltd., Kingsyear, Ltd. Kuan Lin Furniture (Dong Guan) Co., Ltd., Kuan Lin Furniture Factory, Kuan Lin Furniture Co., Ltd. Kunshan Lee Wood Product Co., Ltd. Kunshan Summit Furniture Co. Ltd. Langfang TianCheng Furniture Co., Ltd. Leefu Wood (Dongguan) Co., Ltd., King Rich International, Ltd. Link Silver Ltd. (V.I.B.), Forward Win Enterprises Co. Ltd., Dongguan Haoshun Furniture Ltd. Locke Furniture Factory, Kai Chan Furniture Co. Ltd., Kai Chan (Hong Kong) Enterprise Ltd., Taiwan Kai Chan Co. Ltd. Longrange Furniture Co. Ltd. Maria Yee, Inc. Nanhai Baiyi Woodwork Co. Ltd. Nanhai Jiantai Woodwork Co. Ltd., Fortune Glory Industrial, Ltd. (HK Ltd.) Nantong Dongfang Orient Furniture Co., Ltd. Nantong Yushi Furniture Co., Ltd. Nathan International Ltd., Nathan Rattan Factory Ningbo Furniture Industries Limited, Techniwood Industries Ltd., Ningbo Hengrun Furniture Co., Ltd. Orient International Holding Shanghai Foreign Trading Co., Ltd. Passwell Corporation, Pleasant Wave Ltd. Perfect Line Furniture Co., Ltd. Primewood International Co., Ltd., Prime Best International Co., Ltd., Prime Best Factory, Liang Huang (Jiaxing) Enterprise Co., Ltd. PuTian JingGong Furniture Co., Ltd. Qingdao Liangmu Co., Ltd. Restonic (Dongguan) Furniture Ltd., Restonic Far East (Samoa) Ltd. RiZhao SanMu Woodworking Co., Ltd. Season Furniture Manufacturing Co., Season Industrial Development Co. Sen Yeong International Co. Ltd., Sheh Hau International Trading Ltd. Shanghai Jian Pu Export & Import Co., Ltd. Shanghai Maoji Imp. & Exp. Co. Ltd. Sheng Jing Wood Products (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Telstar Enterprises Ltd. Shenyang Shining Dongxing Furniture Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Forest Furniture Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Jiafa High Grade Furniture Co., Ltd., Golden Lion International Trading Ltd. Shenzhen New Fudu Furniture Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Wonderful Furniture Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Xiande Furniture Factory Shing Mark Enterprise Co., Ltd., Carven Industries Ltd. (BVI), Carven Industries Limited (HK), Dongguan Zhenxin Furniture Co., Ltd., Dongguan Yongpeng Furniture Co., Ltd. Shun Feng Furniture Co., Ltd. Songgang Jasonwood Furniture Factory, Jasonwood Industrial Co., Ltd. S.A. Starwood Furniture Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Starwood Industries Ltd. Strongson Furniture (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Strongson Furniture Co., Ltd., Strongson

(HK)Co. Sunforce Furniture (Hui-Yang) Co., Ltd., SunFung Wooden Factory, Sun Fung Co., Shin Feng Furniture Co. Ltd., Stupendous International Co. Ltd. Superwood Co. Ltd., Lianjiang Zongyu Art Products Co., Ltd. Tarzan Furniture Industries, Ltd., Samso Industries Ltd. Tianjin Fortune Furniture Co. Ltd. Tianjin Master Home Furniture Tianjin Phu Shing Woodwork Enterprise Co., Ltd. Tube-Smith Enterprises (ZhangZhou) Co., Ltd., Tube-Smith Enterprise (Haimen) Co., Ltd., Billionworth Enterprise, Ltd. U-Rich Furniture (ZhangZhou) Co., Ltd., U-Rich Furniture, Ltd. Wanhengtong Nueevder (Furniture) Manufacture Co., Ltd., Dongguan Wanhengtong Industry Co., Ltd. Woodworth Wooden Industries (Dong Guan) Co., Ltd. Xiamen Yongquan Sci-Tech Development Co., Ltd. Xingli Arts & Crafts Factory of Yangchun Yida Co. Ltd., Yitai Worldwide Ltd., Yili Co., Ltd., Yetbuild Co., Ltd. Yihua Timber Industry Co., Ltd., aka Guangdong Yihua Timber Industry Co., Ltd. ZhangZhou Sanlong Wood Product Co., Ltd. Zhangjiagang Daye Hotel Furniture Co., Ltd. Zhangzhou Guohui Industrial & Trade Co. Ltd. Zhanjiang Sunwin Arts & Crafts Co., Ltd. Zhong Shan Fullwin Furniture Co., Ltd. Zhongshan Fookyik Furniture Co., Ltd. Zhongshan Golden King Furniture Industrial Co., Ltd. Zhoushan For-Strong Wood Co., Ltd. Assessment The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries for the above-named entities. For those companies for which this review has been rescinded, antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department will issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to CBP 15 days after the publication of this notice in the **Federal Register** . In addition, the Department is rescinding this review with respect to the following entities which did not receive a separate rate in any completed prior segment of this proceeding. For purposes of initiation of this administrative review, the Department accepted requests for review of these entities based upon the premise that such entities would seek to demonstrate in this review that they were, in law and in fact, separate from the PRC-wide entity, and therefore, entitled to a rate separate from the rate established for the PRC-wide entity. However, as the requests for review of these entities have been withdrawn, these entities may be subject to this review as part of the single PRC-wide entity. 3 Therefore, the Department will provide assessment instructions to CBP for the PRC-wide entity, which includes the following companies, after the final results of this administrative review. 3 If one of the companies remaining under review does not qualify for a separate rate, all other exporters of wooden bedroom furniture from the PRC that have not qualified for a separate rate are deemed to be covered by this review as part of the single PRC-wide entity of which the named exporter is a part. Engmost Investments Limited Golden Well International (HK), Ltd. Hainan Rulai Furniture Co., Ltd. Huizhou Jadom Furniture Co., Ltd., Jadom Furniture Co., Ltd. Kong Fong Furniture, Kong Fong Mao Iek Hong Kunshan Junsen Furniture Co., Ltd. Nathan China Group Putian Ou Dian Furniture Co., Ltd. Time Crown (U.K.) International Ltd., China United International Co. Tradewinds Furniture Ltd. Tradewinds International Enterprise Ltd. Trendex Industries Limited

(BVI)The review will continue with respect to all other entities identified in the *Initiation Notice.* 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 assumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders (“APOs”) This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to APOs of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under an APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. 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 which is subject to sanction. This notice is in accordance with section 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4) of the Department's regulations. Dated: July 25, 2007 . Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E7-14953 Filed 8-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Methodist Hospitals of Dallas, et al. Notice of Consolidated Decision on Applications for Duty- Free Entry of Electron Microscopes This is a decision consolidated pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-651,as amended by Pub. L. 106-36, 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301). Related records can be viewed between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Room 2104, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue., NW., Washington, DC. Docket Number: 07-036. Applicant: Methodist Hospitals of Dallas, Dallas, TX. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model H-7650. Manufacturer: Hitachi High Technologies, Japan. Intended Use: See notice at 72 FR 36961, July 6, 2007. Docket Number: 07-037. Applicant: Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles, CA. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Tecnai G2 F20. Manufacturer: FEI Company, The Netherlands. Intended Use: See notice at 72 FR 36961, July 6, 2007. Docket Number: 07-038. Applicant: Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles, CA. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model FP 5600/XX Titan Krios cryo-EM. Manufacturer: FEI Company, The Netherlands. Intended Use: See notice at 72 FR 36961, July 6, 2007. Docket Number: 07-039. Applicant: Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles, CA. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model FP 5600/30 Titan 80-300 S/TEM. Manufacturer: FEI Company, The Netherlands. Intended Use: See notice at 72 FR 36961, July 6, 2007. Docket Number: 07-043. Applicant: Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Technai G2 Spirit TWIN. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: See notice at 72 FR 36961, July 6, 2007. Docket Number: 07-044. Applicant: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Technai G2 Spirit TWIN. Manufacturer: FEI Company, The Netherlands. Intended Use: See notice at 72 FR 36961, July 6, 2007. Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. No instrument of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instrument, for such purposes as these instruments are intended to be used, was being manufactured in the United States at the time the instruments were ordered. Reasons: Each foreign instrument is an electron microscope and is intended for research or scientific educational uses requiring an electron microscope. We know of no electron microscope, or any other instrument suited to these purposes, which was being manufactured in the United States at the time of order of each instrument. Dated July 26, 2007. Faye Robinson, Director. Statutory Import Programs Staff. [FR Doc. E7-14926 Filed 8-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C-570-911] Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. EFFECTIVE DATE: August 2, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Damian Felton or Nancy Decker, AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:

(202)482-0133 and

(202)482-0196, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On June 27, 2007, the Department of Commerce (“the Department”) initiated the countervailing duty investigation of circular welded carbon quality steel pipe from the People's Republic of China. *See Notice of Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation: Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the People's Republic of China* , 72 FR 36668 (July 5, 2007). Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later than August 31, 2007. Postponement of Due Date for Preliminary Determinations Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (“the Act”), requires the Department to issue the preliminary determination in a countervailing duty investigation within 65 days after the date on which the Department initiated the investigation. However, if the Department concludes that the parties concerned in the investigation are cooperating and determines that the investigation is extraordinarily complicated, section 703(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Act allows the Department to postpone making the preliminary determination until no later than the 130 days after the date on which the administering authority initiated the investigation. The Department concludes that, thus far, the parties concerned are cooperating. Furthermore, due to the complexity of the alleged countervailable subsidy practices being investigated, which include provision of goods or services for less than adequate remuneration and government restraints on exports, it is not practicable to complete the preliminary determination of this investigation within the original time limit (i.e., August 31, 2007). Therefore, in accordance with section 703(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Act, we are fully extending the due date for the preliminary determination to no later than 130 days after the day on which the investigation was initiated. As this deadline falls on a weekend, however, the fully extended deadline is the next business day, November 5, 2007. This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act. Dated: July 26, 2007. Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E7-15032 Filed 8-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C-533-821] Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Products from India: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. EFFECTIVE DATE: August 2, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayle Longest or Robert Copyak, AD/CVD Operations, Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:

(202)482-3338 or

(202)482-2209, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On February 2, 2007, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“the Department”) published a notice of initiation of the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from the India covering the period of review January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006. *See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews* , 72 FR 5005 (February 2, 2007). The preliminary results are currently due no later than September 4, 2007. Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (“the Act”), requires the Department to make a preliminary determination within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of an order or finding for which a review is requested. Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act further states that if it is not practicable to complete the review within the time period specified, the administering authority may extend the 245-day period to issue its preliminary results by up to 120 days. Due to new subsidy allegations and the large number of companies and programs in this administrative review, we have determined that it is not practicable to complete the preliminary results of this review within the 245-day period. Therefore, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, we are extending the time period for issuing the preliminary results of the review to 365 days. The preliminary results are now due no later than December 31, 2007. The final results continue to be due 120 days after publication of the preliminary results. This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. Dated: July 27, 2007. Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E7-15017 Filed 8-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [Docket No.: 070725409-7410-01] Solicitation of Applications for Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas on the Imports of Certain Cotton Shirting Fabric to Persons Who Cut and Sew Men's and Boys' Cotton Shirts in the United States AGENCY: Department of Commerce, International trade Administration. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department hereby solicits applications from persons (including firms, corporations, or other legal entities) who cut and sew men's and boys' cotton shirts in the United States for an allocation of the 2007 tariff rate quotas on certain cotton woven fabric. Interested persons must submit ITA Form 4156P to the address listed below. After the Department has made its allocations of the 2007 tariff rate quotas, the Department will publish in the **Federal Register** a notice informing the public of this action. DATES: To be considered, applications must be received or postmarked by 5 p.m. EDT on September 4, 2007. ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted to the Office of Textiles and Apparel, Room 3001, United States Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230 (telephone:

(202)482-4058). Application forms may be obtained from that office (via facsimile or mail) or from the following Internet address: http://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/cottontrq.nsf/TRQApp. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sergio Botero, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202)482-4058. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On December 9, 2006, President Bush signed into law the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (HR 6406/HR 6111) (“the Act”). Section 406(b)(1) of the Act requires the Secretary of Commerce to fairly allocate tariff rate quotas on the import of certain cotton woven fabrics through December 31, 2009. Section 406 (b)(1) authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to issue licenses to eligible manufacturers under headings 9902.52.08 through 9902.52.19 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, specifying the restrictions under each such license on the quantity of cotton woven fabrics that may be entered each year on behalf of the manufacturer. The Act created an annual tariff rate quota providing for temporary reductions through December 31, 2009 in the import duties of cotton woven fabrics suitable for making cotton shirts (new Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

(HTS)headings 9902.52.08, 9902.52.09, 9902.52.10, 9902.52.11, 9902.52.12, 9902.52.13, 9902.52.14, 9902.52.15, 9902.52.16, 9902.52.17, 9902.52.18, and 9902.52.19). The reduction in duty is limited to 85 percent of the total square meter equivalents of all imported woven fabrics of cotton containing 85 percent or more by weight cotton used by manufacturers in cutting and sewing men's and boy's cotton shirts in the United States and purchased by such manufacturer during calendar year 2000. The Act requires that the tariff rate quotas be allocated to persons (including firms, corporations, or other legal entities) who, during calendar year 2000, were manufacturers cutting and sewing men's and boy's cotton shirts in the United States from imported woven fabrics of cotton containing 85 percent or more by weight cotton of the kind described in HTS 9902.52.08 through 9902.5219 purchased by such manufacturer during calendar year 2000. On July 24, 2007, the Department published regulations establishing procedures for allocating the TRQ. 72 FR 40235, 15 CFR 336. In order to receive an allocation, an applicant must submit ITA Form 4156P provided at http://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/cotton.nsf/TRQApp to the address listed above by 5 p.m. on September 4, 2007 in compliance with the requirements of 15 CFR 336. Any business confidential information that is marked business confidential will be kept confidential and protected from disclosure to the full extent permitted by law. Dated: July 27, 2007. R. Matthew Priest, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles and Apparel. [FR Doc. E7-15035 Filed 8-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [Docket No. 030602141-6143-38] RIN 0648-XB71 2007 Monkfish Research Set-aside Program AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; reallocation of set-aside days-at-sea. SUMMARY: NMFS notifies the public of the reallocation of monkfish research days-at-sea

(DAS)as exempted DAS. These are DAS that were set aside under the 2007 Monkfish Research Set-Aside

(RSA)Program, but were not distributed through the NOAA grant process. These exempted DAS may be used for the conduct of monkfish related research activities during fishing year

(FY)2007 (May 1, 2007, through April 30, 2008). Requests for a monkfish DAS exemption must be submitted with a complete application for an exempted fishing permit (EFP). DATES: Projects involving the use of exempted DAS, under this program, must be completed prior to the end of FY 2007, on April 30, 2008. ADDRESSES: Applications for an EFP must be sent to the Regional Administrator (RA), NMFS, Northeast Regional Office, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison McHale, Fishery Policy Analyst, by phone 978-281-9103, by fax 978-281-9135, or by e-mail at *Allison.McHale@noaa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Amendment 2 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan

(FMP)(70 FR 21927, April 28, 2005) established the Monkfish RSA Program, which annually sets aside 500 monkfish DAS from the total number of monkfish DAS allocated to limited access monkfish vessels to be used for cooperative monkfish research programs. Amendment 2 also established a Monkfish Exemption Program, which requires the Regional Administrator

(RA)to reallocate as exempted DAS any monkfish research DAS not allocated through the Monkfish RSA Program. These exempted DAS may be then used by vessels for the conduct of monkfish research activities during the current fishing year (e.g., FY 2007). On June 12, 2006, NMFS published a notice in the **Federal Register** announcing the 2007 Monkfish RSA Program (71 FR 33898), and solicited proposals for monkfish research activities to be conducted under this RSA program. Four proposals were received as part of this solicitation, and three were granted awards totaling 367 monkfish research DAS. As a result, there are 133 DAS available to be reallocated as exempted DAS during FY 2007. Therefore, the RA, pursuant to the regulations governing the monkfish fishery at 50 CFR 648.92(c)(1)(v), reallocates these unused research DAS from the FY 2007 Monkfish RSA Program, as exempted DAS, that may be used for the conduct of monkfish research projects during FY 2007. All requests for monkfish DAS exemptions under the Monkfish DAS Exemption Program must be submitted to the RA along with a complete application for an EFP. The requirements for submitting a complete EFP application are provided in the regulations implementing the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act at § 600.745(b). Classification This action is required by 50 CFR part 648 and is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866. This document contains collection-of-information requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The information requested in an EFP application has been approved under Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)Control Number 0648-0309. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the PRA unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.* Dated:July 26, 2007. James P. Burgess, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7-14934 Filed 8-01-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XB10 Endangered Species; File No. 1526-01 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit modification. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Andre Landry, Sea Turtle and Fisheries Ecology Research Lab, Texas A&M University at Galveston, 5007 Avenue U, Galveston, TX 77553 has been issued a modification to scientific research Permit No. 1526. 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 Kate Swails, (301)713-2289. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 24, 2007, notice was published in the **Federal Register** (72 FR 29132) that a modification of Permit No. 1526, issued August 1, 2005 (70 FR 44091), had been requested by the above-named individual. The requested modification 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 regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 222-226). The modification allows Dr. Landry to expand his sample size. It extends the annual take of sea turtles through 2010; authorizes the attachment of additional satellite transmitters to animals; and allows the collection of biopsy samples of skin and carapace scute tissue from green sea turtles for stable isotope analysis to document life history changes, foraging and habitat selection, migration, and diet in green sea turtles. 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 such endangered or threatened species, and

(3)is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. Dated: July 26, 2007. P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7-15050 Filed 8-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the “Corporation”), is conducting a pre-clearance consultation for renewal of the AmeriCorps Performance Measurement Survey information collection request

(ICR)in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of the individual ICR may be obtained by calling the Corporation for National and Community Service, Brooke Nicholas,

(202)606-6627. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY-TDD) may call

(202)606-3472 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted, identified by the title of the information collection activity, to the Corporation for National and Community Service, Attn: Ms. Brooke Nicholas, by any of the following two methods within 60 days from the date of this publication in the **Federal Register** :

(1)*By fax to:*

(202)3606-3464, *Attention:* Ms. Brooke Nicholas; and

(2)*Electronically by e-mail to: bnicholas@cns.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Description:* The Corporation is strongly committed to making its performance measurement and management systems more results oriented in order to strengthen the accountability and performance of its programs. As part of its effort to do so, there is a need to collect outcome information regarding the Corporation's AmeriCorps programs consisting of AmeriCorps*State and National, AmeriCorps*VISTA, and AmeriCorps*National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC). Information on program performance will be informed by a series of surveys of a sample of AmeriCorps members and sub-grantee organizations that deliver services. *The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:* • Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Corporation, including whether the information will have practical utility; • Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; • Propose ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and • Propose ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses. *Type of Review:* Renewal. *Agency:* Corporation for National and Community Service. *Title:* Performance Measurement in AmeriCorps: Surveys of Members, Organizations and End Beneficiaries. *OMB Number:* 3045-0094. *Frequency:* Annual. *Affected Public:* Individuals and households, community and faith-based organizations, non-profits, state and local government and education institutions. *Number of Respondents:* 10,000. *Estimated Time Per Respondent:* Ten minutes *Total Burden Hours:* 1,667 hours. *Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):* None. *Total Annual Cost (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services):* None. Dated: July 27, 2007. Kevin Cramer, Acting Director, Department of Research and Policy Development. [FR Doc. E7-14944 Filed 8-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6050-$$-P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary National Security Education Board Group of Advisors Meeting AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense Personnel and Readiness. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of a forthcoming meeting of the National Security Education Board Group of Advisors. The purpose of the meeting is to review and make recommendations to the Board concerning requirements established by the David L. Boren National Security Education Act, Title VIII of Public Law 102-183, as amended. DATES: September 7, 2007. Time: 9-11 a.m. ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn on the Hill, Congressional Room (Lobby Level), 415 New Jersey Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kevin Gormley, Program Officer, National Security Education Program, 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1210, Rosslyn P.O. Box 20010, Arlington, Virginia 22209-2248;

(703)696-1991. Electronic mail address: *Gormleyk@ndu.edu.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Security Education Board Group of Advisors meeting is open to the public. The public is afforded the opportunity to submit written statements associated with NSEP. Dated: July 26, 2007. C.R. Choate, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 07-3763 Filed 8-1-07; 8:45 am]

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