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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service
Solicitation of Nominations, Advisory
Committee on Biotechnology and 21st
Century Agriculture
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary,
Research, Education, and Economics,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App., the
Agricultural Research Service is
requesting nominations for qualified
persons to serve as members of the
Secretary’s Advisory Committee on
Biotechnology and 21st Century
Agriculture (AC21). The charge for the
AC21 is two-fold: To examine the longterm impacts of biotechnology on the
U.S. food and agriculture system and
USDA; and to provide guidance to
USDA on pressing individual issues,
identified by the Office of the Secretary,
related to the application of
biotechnology in agriculture.
DATES: Written nominations must be
received by fax or postmarked on or
before April 29, 2009.
ADDRESSES: All nomination materials
should be sent to Michael Schechtman,
Designated Federal Official, Office of
the Deputy Secretary, USDA, 202B
Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building, 14th
and Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Schechtman, Telephone (202)
720–3817.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Nominations are being sought for open
Committee seats to supplement a pool of
nominations received on or before
December 22, 2008. AC21 members
serve terms of up to 2 years, with terms
for around half of the Committee
members generally expiring in most
years. The committee’s Charter allows
for a committee of 20 to 25 members
and there are currently a minimum of 12
slots on the Committee that need to be
filled, including that of the Chair. Equal
opportunity practices, in line with
USDA policies, will be followed in all
membership appointments to the
Committee. To ensure that
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recommendations of the Committee take
into account the needs of the diverse
groups served by the Department,
membership shall include, to the extent
practicable, individuals with
demonstrated ability to represent
minorities, women, and persons with
disabilities.
Nominees of the AC21 should have
recognized expertise in one or more of
the following areas: Recombinant-DNA
(rDNA) research and applications using
plants; rDNA research and applications
using animals; rDNA research and
applications using microbes; food
science; silviculture and related forest
science; fisheries science; ecology;
veterinary medicine; the broad range of
farming or agricultural practices; weed
science; plant pathology; biodiversity;
applicable laws and regulations relevant
to agricultural biotechnology policy;
risk assessment; consumer advocacy
and public attitudes; public health/
epidemiology; ethics, including
bioethics; human medicine;
biotechnology industry activities and
structure; intellectual property rights
systems; and international trade.
Members will be selected by the
Secretary of Agriculture in order to
achieve a balanced representation of
viewpoints to address effectively USDA
biotechnology policy issues under
consideration. Background information
regarding the work of the AC21,
including reports already developed by
the Committee, is available on the
USDA Web site at https://www.usda.gov/
wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_
1OB?navid=BIOTECH&
parentnav=AGRICULTURE&
navtype=RT.
Nominations for AC21 membership
must be in writing and provide the
appropriate background documents
required by USDA policy, including
background disclosure form AD–755.
All nomination materials should be sent
to Michael Schechtman at the address
listed in the ADDRESSES section. Forms
may also be submitted by fax to (202)
690–4265. To obtain form AD–755 only,
please contact Dianne Fowler, Office of
Pest Management Policy, telephone
(202) 720–4074, fax (202) 720–3191; email Dianne.fowler@ars.usda.gov.
The AC21 meets in Washington, DC,
up to four (4) times per year. The
function of the AC21 is solely advisory.
Members of the AC21 and its
subcommittees serve without pay, but
with reimbursement of travel expenses
and per diem for attendance at AC21
and subcommittee functions for those
AC21 members who require assistance
in order to attend the meetings. While
away from home or their regular place
of business, those members will be
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eligible for travel expenses paid by the
Office of the Under Secretary, Research,
Education, and Economics, USDA,
including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, at the same rate as a person
employed intermittently in the
government service is allowed under
Section 5703 of Title 5, United States
Code.
Submitting Nominations:
Nominations should be typed and
include the following:
1. A brief summary of no more than
two (2) pages explaining the nominee’s
suitability to serve on the AC21.
2. A resume or curriculum vitae.
3. A completed copy of form AD–755.
All nominations must be post marked
no later than April 29, 2009.
Katherine Smith,
Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Research,
Education and Economics.
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International Trade Administration
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Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from
France: Initiation of Antidumping Duty
Changed–Circumstances Review
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request from
SKF Aeroengine France S.A.S.U., the
Department of Commerce is initiating a
changed–circumstances review of the
antidumping duty order on ball bearings
and parts thereof from France.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 30, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristin Case or Richard Rimlinger, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 5, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;
(202) 482–3174 or (202) 482–4477,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The Department of Commerce (the
Department) published an antidumping
duty order on ball bearings and parts
thereof from France on May 15, 1989.
See Antidumping Duty Orders: Ball
Bearings, Cylindrical Roller Bearings,
Spherical Plain Bearings, and Parts
Thereof From France, 54 FR 20902 (May
15, 1989). On August 11, 2000, the
Department revoked the order, effective
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May 1, 1999, with respect to sales of ball
bearings by SNFA S.A. (SNFA). See
Antifriction Bearings (Other Than
Tapered Roller Bearings) and Parts
Thereof From France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, Romania, Singapore, Sweden,
and the United Kingdom; Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Reviews and Revocation of Orders in
Part, 65 FR 49219 (August 11, 2000).
On March 2, 2007, pursuant to a
request from SNFA, SKF France S.A.,
and SKF Aerospace France S.A.S., we
initiated a changed–circumstances
review in order to determine whether
SNFA was a successor–in-interest to
SKF France S.A. following SNFA’s
acquisition by that company or,
alternatively, that post–acquisition
SNFA was the successor–in-interest to
the pre–acquisition SNFA. See Ball
Bearings and Parts Thereof from France:
Initiation of an Antidumping Duty
Changed–Circumstances Review, 72 FR
9513 (March 2, 2007). During the course
of the changed–circumstances review,
the companies informed the Department
that SNFA would be changing its name
to SKF Aeroengine France S.A.S.U.
(SKF Aeroengine).
On June 29, 2007, we initiated an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on ball bearings
and parts thereof from France for the
period May 1, 2006, through April 30,
2007, with respect to SKF France S.A.
and SKF Aerospace France S.A.S. See
Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews, Request for Revocation in Part
and Deferral of Administrative Review,
72 FR 35690 (June 29, 2007). On
October 26, 2007, we rescinded the
changed–circumstances review and
explained that, because we had initiated
an administrative review with respect to
SKF France S.A. and SKF Aerospace
France S.A.S., we would address any
issues that had arisen during the course
of the changed–circumstances review in
the context of the administrative review.
See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof
from France and Italy: Rescission of
Antidumping Duty Changed–
Circumstances Reviews, 72 FR 60798
(October 26, 2007). In the final results
of the 2006/07 administrative review,
we determined that post–acquisition
SNFA was the successor–in-interest to
pre–acquisition SNFA and that, during
the period of review, SNFA had not
changed its name to SKF Aeroengine.
See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof
From France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
and the United Kingdom: Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Reviews and Rescission of Reviews in
Part, 73 FR 52823 (September 11, 2008),
and accompanying Issues and Decision
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Memorandum at comment 12 (AFBs
Final Results).
On February 6, 2009, SKF Aeroengine
requested that, because the Department
appeared to have left open the effect of
the name change on its determination in
AFBs Final Results, the Department
either confirm that its determination
encompassed the name change or, in the
alternative, the Department initiate a
changed–circumstances review to
determine whether SKF Aeroengine is
the successor–in-interest to SNFA.
No other party submitted comments.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
ball bearings (other than tapered roller
bearings) and parts thereof. These
products include all bearings that
employ balls as the rolling element.
Imports of these products are classified
under the following categories:
antifriction balls, ball bearings with
integral shafts, ball bearings (including
radial ball bearings) and parts thereof,
and housed or mounted ball bearing
units and parts thereof.
Imports of these products are
classified under the following
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) subheadings:
3926.90.45, 4016.93.00, 4016.93.10,
4016.93.50, 6909.19.5010, 8431.20.00,
8431.39.0010, 8482.10.10, 8482.10.50,
8482.80.00, 8482.91.00, 8482.99.05,
8482.99.2580, 8482.99.35, 8482.99.6595,
8483.20.40, 8483.20.80, 8483.50.8040,
8483.50.90, 8483.90.20, 8483.90.30,
8483.90.70, 8708.50.50, 8708.60.50,
8708.60.80, 8708.70.6060, 8708.70.8050,
8708.93.30, 8708.93.5000, 8708.93.6000,
8708.93.75, 8708.99.06, 8708.99.31,
8708.99.4960, 8708.99.50, 8708.99.5800,
8708.99.8080, 8803.10.00, 8803.20.00,
8803.30.00, 8803.90.30, and 8803.90.90.
Although the HTSUS item numbers
above are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of the order is
dispositive.
Initiation of Changed–Circumstances
Review
Pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act), as amended,
and 19 CFR 351.216, the Department
will conduct a changed–circumstances
review upon receipt of information
concerning, or a request from an
interested party for a review of, an
antidumping duty order which shows
changed circumstances sufficient to
warrant a review of the order. SKF
Aeroengine claims that it has satisfied
the criteria to warrant such a review. We
agree that the information submitted by
SKF Aeroengine demonstrates changed
circumstances sufficient to warrant a
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service
Solicitation of Nominations, Advisory Committee on Biotechnology
and 21st Century Agriculture
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary, Research, Education, and
Economics, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App., the Agricultural Research Service
is requesting nominations for qualified persons to serve as members of
the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century
Agriculture (AC21). The charge for the AC21 is two-fold: To examine the
long-term impacts of biotechnology on the U.S. food and agriculture
system and USDA; and to provide guidance to USDA on pressing individual
issues, identified by the Office of the Secretary, related to the
application of biotechnology in agriculture.
DATES: Written nominations must be received by fax or postmarked on or
before April 29, 2009.
ADDRESSES: All nomination materials should be sent to Michael
Schechtman, Designated Federal Official, Office of the Deputy
Secretary, USDA, 202B Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building, 14th and
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Schechtman, Telephone (202)
720-3817.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Nominations are being sought for open
Committee seats to supplement a pool of nominations received on or
before December 22, 2008. AC21 members serve terms of up to 2 years,
with terms for around half of the Committee members generally expiring
in most years. The committee's Charter allows for a committee of 20 to
25 members and there are currently a minimum of 12 slots on the
Committee that need to be filled, including that of the Chair. Equal
opportunity practices, in line with USDA policies, will be followed in
all membership appointments to the Committee. To ensure that
recommendations of the Committee take into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by the Department, membership shall include, to
the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to
represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
Nominees of the AC21 should have recognized expertise in one or
more of the following areas: Recombinant-DNA (rDNA) research and
applications using plants; rDNA research and applications using
animals; rDNA research and applications using microbes; food science;
silviculture and related forest science; fisheries science; ecology;
veterinary medicine; the broad range of farming or agricultural
practices; weed science; plant pathology; biodiversity; applicable laws
and regulations relevant to agricultural biotechnology policy; risk
assessment; consumer advocacy and public attitudes; public health/
epidemiology; ethics, including bioethics; human medicine;
biotechnology industry activities and structure; intellectual property
rights systems; and international trade. Members will be selected by
the Secretary of Agriculture in order to achieve a balanced
representation of viewpoints to address effectively USDA biotechnology
policy issues under consideration. Background information regarding the
work of the AC21, including reports already developed by the Committee,
is available on the USDA Web site at https://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?navid=BIOTECH&parentnav=AGRICULTURE&navtype=RT.
Nominations for AC21 membership must be in writing and provide the
appropriate background documents required by USDA policy, including
background disclosure form AD-755. All nomination materials should be
sent to Michael Schechtman at the address listed in the ADDRESSES
section. Forms may also be submitted by fax to (202) 690-4265. To
obtain form AD-755 only, please contact Dianne Fowler, Office of Pest
Management Policy, telephone (202) 720-4074, fax (202) 720-3191; e-mail
Dianne.fowler@ars.usda.gov.
The AC21 meets in Washington, DC, up to four (4) times per year.
The function of the AC21 is solely advisory. Members of the AC21 and
its subcommittees serve without pay, but with reimbursement of travel
expenses and per diem for attendance at AC21 and subcommittee functions
for those AC21 members who require assistance in order to attend the
meetings. While away from home or their regular place of business,
those members will be
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eligible for travel expenses paid by the Office of the Under Secretary,
Research, Education, and Economics, USDA, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, at the same rate as a person employed intermittently in
the government service is allowed under Section 5703 of Title 5, United
States Code.
Submitting Nominations: Nominations should be typed and include the
following:
1. A brief summary of no more than two (2) pages explaining the
nominee's suitability to serve on the AC21.
2. A resume or curriculum vitae.
3. A completed copy of form AD-755.
All nominations must be post marked no later than April 29, 2009.
Katherine Smith,
Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Research, Education and Economics.
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