Department of Commerce January 15, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On September 10, 2007, the U.S. Department of Commerce (``the Department'') published in the Federal Register its preliminary results of the administrative review of the countervailing duty (``CVD'') order on corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products (``corrosion- resistant carbon steel plate'') from the Republic of Korea (``Korea'') for the period of review (``POR'') January 1, 2005, through December 31, 2005. See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: 72 FR 51602 (September 10, 2007) (``Preliminary Results''). We preliminarily found that Pohang Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (``POSCO'') and Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. (``Dongbu'') received de minimis countervailable subsidies during the POR. We received comments on our preliminary results from POSCO, a respondent company. The final results are listed in the section ``Final Results of Review'' below.

Notice is hereby given that Joseph R. Mobley, Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster 404, Honolulu, HI 96822 has withdrawn his application for an amendment to his existing scientific research permit.

Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued Permit 10017 to California Department of Parks and Recreation (CDPR) in Half Moon Bay, California.

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will meet Tuesday, February 5, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, February 6, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology is composed of fifteen members appointed by the Director of NIST who are eminent in such fields as business, research, new product development, engineering, labor, education, management consulting, environment, and international relations. The purpose of this meeting is to review and make recommendations regarding general policy for the Institute, its organization, its budget, and its programs within the framework of applicable national policies as set forth by the President and the Congress. Agenda items will include preparation of the VCAT annual report, with break-out sessions for the three sub-committee groups on Information Technology, Nanotechnology, and Biosciences to discuss recommendations made to NIST throughout the year, with input back to the full committee. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the NIST Web site at https://www.nist.gov/director/vcat/ agenda.htm. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must submit name, e-mail address and phone number to Denise Herbert (denise.herbert@nist.gov or 301-975-5607) no later than February 1, 2008.