8924 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 38 / Wednesday, February 26, 2003 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR at the reservoir under a management INTERNATIONAL TRADE agreement with Reclamation and the COMMISSION Bureau of Reclamation PCWCD. The Humboldt Sink is also part [Inv. No. 337–TA–488] of the Project and is managed by the Humboldt Project Conveyance, Pershing and Lander Counties, NV State of Nevada under a management In the Matter of Certain Screen Printing agreement with Reclamation. Machines, Vision Alignment Devices AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation is preparing an EIS to Used Therein, and Component Parts Interior. analyze the action of conveying title of Thereof; Notice of Investigation ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an the Humboldt Project and associated AGENCY: International Trade Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). lands to several entities. The Commission. SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2) (c) conveyance is authorized under title ACTION: Institution of investigation of the National Environmental Policy VIII of Public Law 107–282. The pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337. Act (NEPA), the Bureau of Reclamation preliminary estimate of acres of (Reclamation) proposes to prepare an conveyance is as follows: PCWCD SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 48,700 acres (portions of Rye Patch complaint was filed with the U.S. for the Humboldt Project Conveyance. Reservoir and the Battle Mountain International Trade Commission on Reclamation will be conducting public Community Pasture); Pershing County January 17, 2003, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 scoping meetings to elicit comments on 960 acres (portion of the Humboldt Sink U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Speedline the scope and issues to be addressed in area); Lander County 1,100 acres Technologies, Inc. of Franklin, the draft EIS. Reclamation is also (portion of the Battle Mountain seeking written comments, as noted Massachusetts. A letter supplementing Community Pasture); and the State of the complaint was filed on February 7, below. The draft EIS is expected to be Nevada 19,700 acres (portions of Rye issued in early 2004. Public notification 2003. The complaint as supplemented Patch Reservoir, Humboldt Sink, and in alleges violations of section 337 in the will occur for all scoping meetings to be the Battle Mountain Community held for this draft EIS. importation into the United States, the Pasture). sale for importation, and the sale within DATES: Written comments on the scope the United States after importation of of alternatives and impacts to be The environmental impacts of the certain screen printing machines, vision considered should be sent to Project conveyance and associated alignment devices used therein, and Reclamation at the address below by alternatives will be assessed in the EIS. component parts thereof by reason of June 15, 2003. The environmental review in the EIS infringement of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, and 18 ADDRESSES: Written comments should will focus on the potential for Project conveyance to cause adverse of U.S. Patent No. 5,060,063. The be sent to Caryn Huntt DeCarlo, Bureau complaint further alleges that an environmental impacts to natural and of Reclamation, Lahontan Basin Area industry in the United States exists as cultural resources such as recreation, Office, 705 N. Plaza, Room 320, Carson required by subsection (a)(2) of section City, NV 89701; or by telephone at 775– endangered species and other fish and 337. 884–8352; or faxed to 775–882–7592 wildlife, and historic resources. The complainant requests that the (TDD 775–487–5933). Our practice is to make comments, Commission institute an investigation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: including names and home addresses of and, after the investigation, issue a Caryn Huntt DeCarlo, Bureau of respondents, available for public permanent exclusion order and a Reclamation, at the above address and review. Individual respondents may permanent cease and desist order. telephone number. request that we withhold their home ADDRESSES: The complaint and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The address from public disclosure, which supplement, except for any confidential Humboldt Project (Project) is located we will honor to the extent allowable by information contained therein, are along the Humboldt River in law. There may also be circumstances in available for inspection during official northwestern Nevada. Reclamation which we would withhold a business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) began the Project construction in 1935, respondent’s identity from public in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. and in 1941 the first water was disclosure, as allowable by law. If you International Trade Commission, 500 E delivered to the agricultural lands from wish us to withhold your name and/or Street, SW., Room 112, Washington, DC storage in Rye Patch Reservoir. The 20436, telephone 202–205–2000. address, you must state this Pershing County Water Conservation Hearing impaired individuals are prominently at the beginning of your District (PCWCD) assumed operation of advised that information on this matter the Project in 1941. PCWCD has had comment. We will make all submissions can be obtained by contacting the several Project repayment contracts with from organizations or businesses, and Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– Reclamation that have all been repaid. from individuals identifying themselves 205–1810. Persons with mobility Project features include Battle Mountain as representatives or officials of impairments who will need special Community Pasture, Rye Patch Dam and organizations or businesses, available assistance in gaining access to the Reservoir, and the Humboldt Sink. for public disclosure in their entirety. Commission should contact the Office Battle Mountain Community Pasture, Dated: January 31, 2003. of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. General information concerning the located near Battle Mountain, is Frank Michny, approximately 30,000 acres and is Commission may be obtained by managed for grazing by the PCWCD Regional Environmental Officer, Mid-Pacific accessing its Internet server (http:// Region. under a lease agreement with www.usitc.gov). The public record for Reclamation. Rye Patch Reservoir is [FR Doc. 03–4456 Filed 2–25–03; 8:45 am] this investigation may be viewed on the located 26 miles upstream from BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P Commission’s electronic docket at http:/ Lovelock, is 21 miles in length, and has /edis.usitc.gov. a capacity of 190,000 acre-feet. The FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: State of Nevada manages the recreation James B. Coughlan, Esq., Office of

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Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. notice of investigation. Extensions of Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS– International Trade Commission, time for submitting responses to the ON–LINE) at http://dockets.usitc.gov/ telephone 202–205–2221. complaint will not be granted unless eol/public. good cause therefor is shown. Authority: The authority for institution of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In May of Failure of a respondent to file a timely this investigation is contained in section 337 1999, the Commission made original response to each allegation in the of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and final determinations in Certain Stainless complaint and in this notice may be in § 210.10 of the Commission’s rules of Steel Plate from Belgium, Canada, Italy, practice and procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 deemed to constitute a waiver of the Korea, South Africa, and Taiwan, Invs. (2002). right to appear and contest the Nos. 701–TA–376, 377 and 379 and allegations of the complaint and to Scope of Investigation: Having 731–TA–788–793 (Final), USITC Pub. authorize the administrative law judge considered the complaint, the U.S. 3188. A majority of the Commissioners and the Commission, without further International Trade Commission, on found two domestic like products: hot- notice to that respondent, to find the February 19, 2003, ordered that— rolled SSP and cold-rolled SSP. The facts to be as alleged in the complaint (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of Commission reached affirmative and this notice and to enter both an section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as material injury determinations with initial determination and a final amended, an investigation be instituted respect to subject imports of hot-rolled determination containing such findings, to determine whether there is a SSP from each of the six named and may result in the issuance of a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of countries. As to cold-rolled SSP, the limited exclusion order or a cease and section 337 in the importation into the Commission reached negative material desist order or both directed against that United States, the sale for importation, injury and threat determinations with respondent. or the sale within the United States after respect to subject imports from Belgium importation of certain screen printing Issued: February 20, 2003. and Canada, and found the volume of machines, vision alignment devices By order of the Commission. subject imports from Italy, Korea, South used therein, or component parts Marilyn R. Abbott, Africa and Taiwan to be negligible. The thereof by reason of infringement of Secretary. remaining Commissioners found one claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or 18 of U.S. Patent No. [FR Doc. 03–4458 Filed 2–25–03; 8:45 am] like product, and reached affirmative 5,060,063, and whether an industry in BILLING CODE 7020–02–P material injury determinations the United States exists as required by encompassing subject imports of both subsection (a)(2) of section 337. hot-rolled SSP and cold-rolled SSP. (2) For the purpose of the INTERNATIONAL TRADE The affirmative determinations as to investigation so instituted, the following COMMISSION are hereby named as parties upon which hot-rolled SSP were appealed to the this notice of investigation shall be [Inv. Nos. 701–TA–376, 377 and 379 and U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT). served: 731–TA–788–793 (Final)(Remand)] The CIT affirmed the challenged aspect (a) The complainant is—Speedline of the Commission’s determination in Technologies, Inc., 16 Forge Park, Certain Stainless Steel Plate from Acciai Speciali Terni v. United States, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038. Belgium, Canada, Italy, Korea, South 118 F. Supp. 2d 1298 (CIT 2000) . (b) The respondents are the following Africa, and Taiwan; Notice of Final The Commission’s cold-rolled SSP companies alleged to be in violation of Court Decision Affirming Remand determinations were the subject of a section 337, and are the parties upon Determinations separate appeal. The CIT upheld the which the complaint is to be served: AGENCY: International Trade Commission’s determinations. EKRA America, Inc., 34 Saint Martin Commission. Allegheny Ludlum Corp. v. United States, 116 F. Supp. 2d 1276 (CIT 2000). Drive, Marlborough, Massachusetts ACTION: Notice. 01752. On subsequent appeal to the Court of EKRA Germany GmbH, Zeppelinstrasse SUMMARY: The Commission gives notice Appeals for the Federal Circuit, that 16, D–74357, Bonnigheim, Germany. of a final court decision affirming its Court found the Commission’s analysis (c) James B. Coughlan, Esq., Office of final affirmative material injury to be flawed. Allegheny Ludlum Corp. v. Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. determinations, made pursuant to court United States, 287 F.3d 1365 (Fed. Cir. International Trade Commission, 500 E remand, in the countervailing duty and 2002). The Federal Circuit vacated the Street, SW., Suite 401, Washington, DC antidumping duty investigations of decision of the CIT, and remanded for 20436, who shall be the Commission certain stainless steel plate (SSP) from proceedings not inconsistent with its investigative attorney, party to this Belgium, Canada, Italy, Korea, South decision. investigation; and Africa, and Taiwan. On remand, the Commission (3) For the investigation so instituted, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: determined that an industry in the the Honorable Delbert R. Terrill, Jr. is Michael Diehl, Esq., Office of the United States is materially injured by designated as the presiding General Counsel, U.S. International reason of imports of certain stainless administrative law judge. Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., steel plate from Belgium, Canada, Italy, Responses to the complaint and the Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202– Korea, South Africa, and Taiwan that notice of investigation must be 205–3095. General information the U.S. Department of Commerce submitted by the named respondents in concerning the Commission may also be determined were sold in the United accordance with § 210.13 of the obtained by accessing its Internet server States at less than fair value, and the Commission’s rules of practice and (http://www.usitc.gov). Hearing- subject imports from Belgium, Italy, and procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to impaired persons are advised that South Africa that the U.S. Department of 19 CFR 201.16(d) and 210.13(a), such information on this matter can be Commerce determined were subsidized. responses will be considered by the obtained by contacting the Certain Stainless Steel Plate From Commission if received no later than 20 Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– Belgium, Canada, Italy, Korea, South days after the date of service by the 205–1810. The public record for this Africa, and Taiwan, Inv. Nos. 701–TA– Commission of the complaint and the investigation may be viewed on the 376, 377 and 379 (Final) and 731–TA–

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