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Development Administration,
Department of Commerce, Room 7800,
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230. Nominations
may be submitted via facsimile to (202)
273–4723; all facsimiles should be
addressed to the attention of Assistant
Secretary for Economic Development
David A. Sampson. E-mail submissions
must be addressed to saci@eda.doc.gov
and should include all nomination
materials (including attachments) in a
single transmission. The Department
strongly encourages applicants to
submit nominations by facsimile or email. Nominations sent by postal mail
may be suspended or substantially
delayed in delivery, since all postal mail
sent to the Department is subject to
extensive security screening.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Office of Chief Counsel, Economic
Development Administration,
Department of Commerce, Room 7005,
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230, telephone (202)
482–4687.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
February 3, 2005, the Secretary of
Commerce (the ‘‘Secretary’’) and the
Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development jointly announced the
President’s Strengthening America’s
Communities Initiative (the
‘‘Initiative’’). The Initiative proposes to
transfer and consolidate 18 Federal
economic and community development
programs from the Departments of
Agriculture, Commerce, Health and
Human Services, Housing and Urban
Development and Treasury within the
Department, ultimately comprising a
$3.71 billion unified grant program.
On February 9, 2005, the President’s
Domestic Policy Council requested the
Secretary to form the Committee. The
objectives and duties of the Committee
will be to provide advice and
recommendations to the Secretary, and
to develop a comprehensive written
report of policy parameters to assist in
implementing the Initiative, including
advising on its legislation, regulations
and other guidance. The Committee’s
report will encompass all aspects of the
envisioned Initiative, including policy
findings and declarations,
organizational structure, eligibility,
program delivery, monitoring and
performance measures. The Committee
is expected to deliver its report to the
Secretary by May 31, 2005. Thereafter,
the Committee may be asked to advise
the Secretary on additional issues
relating to the Initiative.
The Committee is intended to have a
balanced membership from diverse
backgrounds and geographical regions,
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including the private sector, state, local
and tribal government officials,
community-based organizations,
academia and the research community.
Nominees should possess an extensive
knowledge of, and background in, the
fields of rural or urban economic or
community development. Nominees
should also possess recognized
development policy expertise and
excellent leadership, communication
and organizational skills. The
evaluation criteria for selecting
members and the specific instructions
for submitting nominations contained in
the March 1, 2005 notice shall continue
to apply. Additional information on the
Initiative is available on the
Department’s Web site at https://
www.commerce.gov/SACI/index.htm.
Privacy Act
Section 301 of Title 5 United States
Code and 15 CFR Part 4, Subpart B
authorize and govern collection of this
information. The primary use of this
information is to allow officials of the
Department and its operating units to
review applications and to conduct
vetting of applicants to make decisions
concerning the nomination or renomination of candidates for
membership on the Committee. Records
may be disclosed under the following
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Federal, state, or local agency
maintaining civil, criminal, or other
relevant enforcement information, if
necessary to obtain information relevant
to a Department decision concerning the
assignment, hiring, or retention of an
individual; the issuance of a security
clearance; the letting of a contract; or
the issuance of a license, grant, or
benefit. (2) To any Federal, state, local,
or foreign agency charged with the
responsibility of investigating or
prosecuting any violation or potential
violation of law or contract, whether
civil, criminal, or regulatory in nature,
and whether arising by general statute
or particular program statute or contract,
rule, regulation, or order, to protect the
interests of the Department. (3) To any
Federal, state, local, or international
agency, in response to its request, in
connection with the assignment, hiring,
or retention of an individual, the
issuance of a security clearance, the
reporting of an investigation of an
individual, the letting of a contract, or
any other benefit of the requesting
agency, to the extent that the
information is relevant and necessary to
the requesting agency’s decisions on the
matter. (4) To a Member of Congress
submitting a request involving an
individual when the individual has
requested assistance from the Member
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with respect to the subject matter of the
record. (5) To the Department of Justice
in connection with determining whether
disclosure is of the record is required
under the Freedom of Information Act.
Collection of this information,
including your Social Security number
is voluntary but failure to furnish it will
result in your application not being
considered. Collection of your Social
Security number is authorized under
Executive Order No. 9397. The
Department will use this number to
distinguish you from other members of
the public who may have the same or
similar name.
Dated: March 29, 2005.
David A. Sampson,
Assistant Secretary for Economic
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Secretary
Strengthening America’s Communities
Advisory Committee
Office of the Secretary,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Strengthening America’s
Communities Advisory Committee (the
‘‘Committee’’) will hold its first meeting
on April 15, 2005 in Fresno, California.
At this meeting, the Committee will
discuss topics relating to the successful
implementation of the President’s
Strengthening America’s Communities
Initiative (the ‘‘Initiative’’). The
objectives and duties of the Committee
are to provide advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of
Commerce (the ‘‘Secretary’’), and to
develop a comprehensive written report
of policy parameters to assist in
implementing the Initiative, including
advising on its legislation, regulations
and other guidance.
DATES: Friday, April 15, 2005; beginning
at approximately 9 a.m. (p.s.t.) and
ending at approximately 4 p.m. (p.s.t.).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at Fresno City Hall, City Council
Chamber Room, 2600 Fresno Street,
Fresno, California 93721–3600. Requests
for sign language interpretation and
other auxiliary aids must be transmitted
by facsimile or e-mail to the contact
person listed below no later than April
5, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jedd Vertman, Attorney Advisor,
Economic Development Administration,
Department of Commerce, Room 7005,
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1401 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230, telephone (202)
482–4687, facsimile (202) 482–5671, email: jvertman@eda.doc.gov. Please note
that any correspondence sent by regular
mail may be substantially delayed or
suspended in delivery, since all regular
mail sent to the Department is subject to
extensive security screening. For
information about the Initiative, please
visit the Department of Commerce’s (the
‘‘Department’s’’) Web site at https://
www.commerce.gov/SACI/index.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting will be open to the public and
seating will be available, but may be
limited. Reservations are not accepted.
The prospective agenda for the
Committee meeting is as follows:
Agenda
1. Opening remarks and
introductions.
2. General discussion of the Initiative
and the operations of, and the issues to
be addressed by, the Committee.
3. Assignments of members to
subcommittees.
4. Working lunch & subcommittee
break-out sessions. The lunch and
subcommittee sessions will run
concurrently and are expected to last
approximately three hours.
Subcommittee sessions are not open to
the public.
5. The full Committee will convene to
discuss a summary of the individual
subcommittee sessions.
This agenda is subject to change and
a copy of the agenda will be made
available to the public the morning of
the Committee meeting. Members of the
public may submit written statements to
the Committee by submitting them to
the contact person listed above at any
time before or after the Committee
meeting.
Dated: March 28, 2005.
David A. Sampson,
Assistant Secretary for Economic
Development, Economic Development
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
A–570–848
Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat from the
People’s Republic of China: Partial
Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: In response to a request from
Qingdao Jinyongxiang Aquatic Foods
Co., Ltd., the Department of Commerce
initiated an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on freshwater
crawfish tail meat from the People’s
Republic of China for exports of subject
merchandise by Qingdao Jinyongxiang
Aquatic Foods Co., Ltd. The period of
review is September 1, 2003, through
August 31, 2004. The Department of
Commerce is now rescinding the
administrative review with respect to
Qingdao Jinyongxiang Aquatic Foods
Co., Ltd. because Qingdao Jinyongxiang
Aquatic Foods Co., Ltd. made no
exports of subject merchandise into the
United States during the period of
review.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 31, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scot
Fullerton or Benjamin Kong, 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) 482–1386 and (202)
482–7907, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 27, 2004, Qingdao
Jinyongxiang Aquatic Foods Co., Ltd.
(‘‘JYX Aquatic’’) requested an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on freshwater
crawfish tail meat from the People’s
Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’) for subject
merchandise exported during the period
September 1, 2003, through August 31,
2004. On October 22, 2004, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) initiated an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on freshwater
crawfish tail meat from the PRC with
respect to, among other companies, JYX
Aquatic. See Initiation of Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews, 69 FR 62022 (October 22,
2004).
On October 29, 2004, the Department
issued its antidumping questionnaire to
JYX Aquatic. On December 13, 2004,
Qingdao Jinyongxiang Trade Co., Ltd.
(‘‘JYX Trade’’), a party that did not
request an administrative review,
submitted what it stated was its
response to the Department’s
questionnaire of October 29, 2004. In
this submission at page A–3, JYX Trade
stated that JYX Aquatic did not export
subject merchandise to the United
States during the period of review
(‘‘POR’’). The Department confirmed
through import data from U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) that JYX
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Aquatic indeed made no exports of
subject merchandise during the POR.
On February 9, 2005, the Department
issued a letter to JYX Aquatic stating its
intention to rescind the review with
respect to JYX Aquatic because it did
not export subject merchandise to the
United States during the POR. In its
comments filed on February 22, 2005,
JYX Aquatic agreed that it had made no
U.S. sales during the POR and the
Department should rescind the review
with respect to JYX Aquatic. On
February 25, 2005, the Crawfish
Processors Alliance (‘‘Petitioner’’) filed
rebuttal comments. In its comments,
Petitioner asserts that the review with
respect to JYX Aquatic should be
rescinded for lack of a qualifying sale
during the POR.
Scope of the Order
The product covered by this
antidumping duty order is freshwater
crawfish tail meat, in all its forms
(whether washed or with fat on,
whether purged or unpurged), grades,
and sizes; whether frozen, fresh, or
chilled; and regardless of how it is
packed, preserved, or prepared.
Excluded from the scope of the order are
live crawfish and other whole crawfish,
whether boiled, frozen, fresh, or chilled.
Also excluded are saltwater crawfish of
any type, and parts thereof. Freshwater
crawfish tail meat is currently
classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS)
under item numbers 1605.40.10.10 and
1605.40.10.90, which are the new HTS
numbers for prepared foodstuffs,
indicating peeled crawfish tail meat and
other, as introduced by the U.S.
Customs Service in 2000, and HTS
items 0306.19.00.10 and 0306.29.00,
which are reserved for fish and
crustaceans in general. The HTS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes
only. The written description of the
scope of this order is dispositive.
Rescission of Review
We find it appropriate to rescind the
review with respect to JYX Aquatic as
it made no qualifying sales during the
POR. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3),
the Department may rescind an
administrative review ‘‘with respect to a
particular exporter or producer, if the
Secretary concludes that, during the
period covered by the review, there
were no entries, exports, or sales of the
subject merchandise, as the case may
be.’’ JYX Aquatic states that it did not
export subject merchandise to the
United States during the POR and agrees
that the review with respect to JYX
Aquatic should be rescinded. Import
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Secretary
Strengthening America's Communities Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Strengthening America's Communities Advisory Committee
(the ``Committee'') will hold its first meeting on April 15, 2005 in
Fresno, California. At this meeting, the Committee will discuss topics
relating to the successful implementation of the President's
Strengthening America's Communities Initiative (the ``Initiative'').
The objectives and duties of the Committee are to provide advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of Commerce (the ``Secretary''), and
to develop a comprehensive written report of policy parameters to
assist in implementing the Initiative, including advising on its
legislation, regulations and other guidance.
DATES: Friday, April 15, 2005; beginning at approximately 9 a.m.
(p.s.t.) and ending at approximately 4 p.m. (p.s.t.).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at Fresno City Hall, City
Council Chamber Room, 2600 Fresno Street, Fresno, California 93721-
3600. Requests for sign language interpretation and other auxiliary
aids must be transmitted by facsimile or e-mail to the contact person
listed below no later than April 5, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jedd Vertman, Attorney Advisor,
Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce, Room 7005,
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1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone (202)
482-4687, facsimile (202) 482-5671, e-mail: jvertman@eda.doc.gov.
Please note that any correspondence sent by regular mail may be
substantially delayed or suspended in delivery, since all regular mail
sent to the Department is subject to extensive security screening. For
information about the Initiative, please visit the Department of
Commerce's (the ``Department's'') Web site at https://www.commerce.gov/
SACI/index.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public and
seating will be available, but may be limited. Reservations are not
accepted. The prospective agenda for the Committee meeting is as
follows:
Agenda
1. Opening remarks and introductions.
2. General discussion of the Initiative and the operations of, and
the issues to be addressed by, the Committee.
3. Assignments of members to subcommittees.
4. Working lunch & subcommittee break-out sessions. The lunch and
subcommittee sessions will run concurrently and are expected to last
approximately three hours. Subcommittee sessions are not open to the
public.
5. The full Committee will convene to discuss a summary of the
individual subcommittee sessions.
This agenda is subject to change and a copy of the agenda will be
made available to the public the morning of the Committee meeting.
Members of the public may submit written statements to the Committee by
submitting them to the contact person listed above at any time before
or after the Committee meeting.
Dated: March 28, 2005.
David A. Sampson,
Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, Economic Development
Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-6395 Filed 3-30-05; 8:45 am]
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