Department of Commerce January 25, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On September 28, 2005, the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on brake rotors from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). See Brake Rotors From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the Twelfth New Shipper Review, 70 FR 56634 (September 28, 2005) (``Preliminary Results''). We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the Preliminary Results. We made one change to the dumping margin calculations for the final results. See Analysis for the Final Results of Brake Rotors from the People's Republic of China: Dixion Brake System (Longkou) Ltd., dated January 18, 2006, (``Dixion Final Analysis Memo''); see also Analysis for the Final Results of Brake Rotors from the People's Republic of China: Laizhou Wally Automobile Co., Ltd., dated January 18, 2006, (``Wally Final Analysis Memo'')

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) publishes this notice to announce that it will allow for a third year of bonus funding, on a non-competitive basis, to the Houston Minority Business Enterprise Center (MBEC) (formally known as the Houston Minority Business Development Center (MBDC)), as originally funded under the Federal Register notice of August 28, 2000 (65 FR 52069). In its August 28, 2000 notice, MBDA solicited competitive applications from organizations to operate MBECs. The MBEC Program provides funding for general business assistance to minority business enterprises (MBEs) in various markets throughout the United States and stipulated that no award to operate a MBEC may be longer than five funding periods. MBDA changes this policy to allow for a third year of bonus funding for a total of six funding periods. This action is taken in light of the fact that the Houston MBEC (Grijalva and Allen) has had an ``excellent'' performance rating for five consecutive years. Furthermore, this action supports the Agency's efforts in rebuilding minority firms impacted by Hurricanes Rita and Katrina. The Houston MBEC non-competitively received additional funding in the amount of $300,000, specifically to assist the minority firms impacted by Hurricane Katrina, as it was the closest proximity to the Gulf Coast and able to immediately respond to the need for additional services. This is in addition to the amount of $400,375 for the continuation of general business assistance to MBEs in program year 2006.