[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56139-56141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27538]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee Request for 
Public Comments

AGENCY: Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security, Bureau of 
Export Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments on the potential market 
impact of proposed disposals of excess commodities from the National 
Defense Stockpile. This action concerns the Department of Defense 
proposed disposal plans under Fiscal Year (FY) 1997 Annual Materials 
Plan (AMP) and revisions to the FY 1996 AMP.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise the public that the interagency 
National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee is seeking public 
comment on the market impact of proposed disposals of excess materials 
currently held in the National Defense Stockpile.

DATES: Comments must be received by December 7, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments (10 copies) should be sent to Richard V. 
Meyers, Co-Chair, Stockpile Market Impact Committee, Office of 
Strategic Industries and Economic Security, Room 3878, U.S. Department 
of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard V. Meyers, Office of Strategic 
Industries and Economic Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 
482-3634; or Stephen G. Brundage, Office of International Energy and 
Commodities Policy, U.S. Department of State, (202) 647-2871; co-chairs 
of the National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authority of the Strategic and 
Critical Materials Stock Piling Act of 1979, as amended, (50 U.S.C. 98 
et seq.), the Department of Defense (as National Defense Stockpile 
Manager) maintains a stockpile of strategic and critical materials to 
supply the military, industrial, and essential civilian needs of the 
United States for national defense. Section 3314 of the Fiscal Year 
(FY) 1993 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (50 U.S.C. 98h-1) 
formally established a Market Impact Committee (the Committee) to 
``advise the National Defense Stockpile Manager on the projected 
domestic and foreign economic effects of all acquisitions and disposals 
of materials from the stockpile * * *.'' The Committee includes 
representatives from the Departments of Commerce, State, Agriculture, 
Defense, Energy, Interior, Treasury and the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency and is co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and 
State. The NDAA for Fiscal Year 1993 directs the Committee to ``consult 
from time to time with representatives of producers, processors 

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and consumers of the types of materials stored in the stockpile.''
    The Department of Defense, Defense National Stockpile Center 
(DNSC), has submitted to the Committee for its consideration and 
recommendations the proposed FY 1997 Annual Materials Plan (AMP) and 
revisions to the FY 1996 AMP for the disposal of the listed Stockpile 
materials. These AMP documents are reprinted below. Following Committee 
review, the AMP documents with Committee recommendations are submitted 
to the Congress by DNSC for approval.
    Included in the proposed FY 1997 and revisions to the FY 1996 AMP 
below, are the proposed maximum disposal quantities for each listed 
material. Please note that these quantities are not sales target 
disposal quantities. They are only a statement of the proposed maximum 
disposal quantity of each material that can be sold in a particular 
fiscal year. The quantity of each material that will actually be 
offered for sale will depend on the market for the material at the time 
of the offering as well as on the quantity of material approved for 
disposal by the Congress.

                      Proposed Fiscal Year 1997 AMP                     
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                                            Current FY      Proposed FY 
          Material               Units     1996 quantity   1997 quantity
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Aluminum Oxide, Abrasive....  ST                   6,000          12,000
Aluminum Oxide, Fused Crude.  ST                  15,000          30,000
Analgesics..................  AMALB                2,500           2,500
Antimony....................  ST                   3,000           3,000
Asbestos (all types)........  ST                  20,000          20,000
Bauxite, Metallurgical        LDT                600,000         600,000
 (Jamaican).                                                            
Bauxite, Metallurgical        LDT                300,000         300,000
 (Surinam).                                                             
Bauxite, Refractory.........  LCT                 80,000          63,000
Beryl Ore...................  ST                   2,000           2,000
Bismuth.....................  LB                 300,000         300,000
Cadmium.....................  LB                 750,000       1,200,000
Celestite...................  SDT                  3,600           3,600
Chromite, Chemical..........  SDT                 50,000         100,000
Chromite, Metallurgical.....  SDT                350,000         250,000
Chromite, Refractory........  SDT                100,000         100,000
Chromium, Ferro.............  ST                  25,000          50,000
Cobalt......................  LBCO             4,000,000       6,000,000
Diamond, Bort...............  CT               1,000,000       1,000,000
Diamond Stone...............  CT               2,000,000       1,000,000
Fluorspar, Acid.............  SDT                200,000         200,000
Fluorspar, Metallurgical....  SDT                 40,000          80,000
Graphite, Natural Malagasy..  ST                   1,220           1,220
Iodine......................  LB               1,000,000       1,000,000
Jewel Bearings..............  PC                       0      31,000,000
Kyanite.....................  SDT                      0           1,200
Lead........................  ST                  60,000          60,000
Manganese, Battery Grade      SDT                 60,000          60,000
 Natural.                                                               
Manganese, Battery Grade      SDT                      0           3,011
 Synthetic.                                                             
Manganese, Chemical Grade...  SDT                 40,000          40,000
Manganese, Ferro Alloys.....  ST                       0          50,000
Manganese, Metal              ST                   2,000           2,000
 Electrolytic.                                                          
Manganese, Metallurgical      SDT                400,000         400,000
 Grade.                                                                 
Mercury.....................  FL                  20,000          20,000
Mica, Muscovite Block.......  LB                 750,000         750,000
Mica, Muscovite Film........  LB                 500,000         500,000
Mica, Muscovite Splittings..  LB                 500,000         500,000
Mica, Phlogopite Splittings.  LB                 500,000         500,000
Nickel......................  ST                  10,000           9,686
Quartz Crystals, Nat........  LB                 300,000               0
Quinidine...................  Av Oz              200,000         200,000
Quinine.....................  Av Oz              200,000         200,000
Sapphire and Ruby...........  CT              10,000,000       6,300,000
Sebacic Acid................  LB                 350,000       1,000,000
Silicon Carbide.............  ST                   4,500           4,500
Silver (for coinage)........  Tr Oz            9,000,000       9,000,000
Talc........................  ST                   1,200           1,000
Thorium Nitrate.............  LB               1,000,000       1,000,000
Tin.........................  MT                  12,000          12,000
Vegetable Tannin Extract,     LT                   2,000           2,000
 Chestnut.                                                              
Vegetable Tannin Extract,     LT                   5,000           5,000
 Quebrac.                                                               
Vegetable Tannin Extract,     LT                   5,000           5,000
 Wattle.                                                                
Zinc........................  ST                  50,000          50,000
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               Proposed Revisions to Fiscal Year 1996 AMP               
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                Material                        Units          Quantity 
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Aluminum Oxide, Abrasive...............  ST                       12,000
Aluminum Oxide, Fused Crude............  ST                       30,000
Cadmium................................  LB                    1,200,000
Chromium, Ferro........................  SDT                      50,000
Cobalt.................................  LBCO                  6,000,000
Diamond, Bort..........................  CT                    1,000,000
Fluorspar, Metallurgical...............  SDT                      80,000
Jewel Bearings.........................  PC                   51,778,337
Kyanite................................  SDT                       1,200
Manganese, B.G. Synthetic..............  SDT                       3,011
Sebacic Acid...........................  LB                    4,508,697
Vanadium Pentoxide.....................  ST V                        333
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    The following list of new materials is presently under 
consideration by the Congress for disposal authority in both FY 96 and 
FY 97. The Committee is seeking public comment on the potential market 
impact of the sale of these materials in the event that Congress does 
grant such disposal authority.

    Proposed New Material Disposal Authority for FY 1996 and FY 1997    
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                                              FY 1996         FY 1997   
           Material              Units       quantity        quantity   
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Aluminum.....................  ST                 62,881               0
Chromium, Electrolytic.......  ST                    500             500
Cobalt.......................  LBCO            6,000,000       6,000,000
Columium, Carbide............  LBCB                2,000           2,000
Columium, Ferro..............  LBCB               60,000          60,000
Germanium....................  KG                  2,000           2,000
Indium.......................  TROZ               50,205               0
Mica, Phlogopite Block.......  LB                 10,000          10,000
Palladium....................  TROZ              100,000         100,000
Platinum.....................  TROZ               50,000          50,000
Rubber.......................  LT                125,138          60,000
Tantalum Carbide Powder......  LBTA                1,000           1,000
Tantalum Minerals............  LBTA               75,000          75,000
Tantalum Oxide...............  LBTA               20,000          20,000
Titanium Sponge..............  ST                  2,000           2,000
Tungsten Ores and Concent....  LB W            2,000,000       2,000,000
Tungsten Carbide Powder......  LB W               10,000          10,000
Tungsten Metal...............  LB W               10,000          10,000
Tungsten, Ferro..............  LB W               10,000          10,000
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    The Committee requests that interested parties provide written 
comments, data, documentation, or any relevant information on the 
potential market impact of the sale of any commodity in the above three 
lists. Although comments in response to this Notice must be received by 
December 7, 1995 to ensure full consideration by the Committee, 
interested parties are encouraged to submit additional comments at any 
time thereafter to keep the Committee informed as to the market impact 
of the sale of these commodities. Public comment is an important 
element of the Market Impact Committee AMP review process.
    Public information will be made available at the Department of 
Commerce for public inspection and copying. Material that is national 
security classified or business confidential information will be 
exempted from public disclosure. Anyone submitting business 
confidential information should clearly identify the business 
confidential portion of the submission and also provide a non-
confidential submission that can be placed in the public file. 
Communications from agencies of the United States Government will not 
be made available for public inspection.
    The public record concerning this notice will be maintained in the 
Bureau of Export Administration's Records Inspection Facility, Room 
4525, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone (202) 482-5653. The records in 
this facility may be inspected and copied in accordance with the 
regulations published in Part 4 of Title 15 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (15 CFR 4.1 et seq.).
    Information about the inspection and copying of records at the 
facility may be obtained from Ms. Margaret Cornejo, the Bureau of 
Export Administration's Freedom of Information Officer, at the above 
address and telephone number.

    Dated: November 2, 1995.
John A. Richards,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Industries and Economic 
Security.
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