[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 195 (Friday, October 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54863-54865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26394]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Export Administration
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 comment on the potential market
impact of proposed disposals of excess commodities currently held in
the National Defense Stockpile under the Fiscal Year 2001 Annual
Materials Plan (AMP) and revisions to commodity disposals approved
under the FY 2000 AMP.
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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise the public that the National Defense
Stockpile Market Impact Committee (co-chaired by the Departments of
Commerce and State) is seeking public comment on the potential market
impact of proposed disposals of excess materials from the National
Defense Stockpile as set forth in Attachment 1 to this notice.
DATES: Comments must be received by November 8, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Richard V. Meyers, Co-
Chair, Stockpile Market Impact Committee, Office of Strategic
Industries and Economic Security, Room 3876, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20230; FAX (202) 482-5650.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard V. Meyers, Office of Strategic
Industries and Economic Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202)
482-3634; or Stephen H. Muller, Office of International Energy and
Commodity Policy, U.S. Department of State, (202) 647-3423; 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 (DOD), 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
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Manager on the projected domestic and foreign economic effects of all
acquisitions and disposals of materials from the stockpile * * *.'' The
Committee must also balance market impact concerns with the statutory
requirement to protect the Government against avoidable loss.
The Committee is comprised of 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 FY 1993 NDAA directs the
Committee to ``consult from time to time with representatives of
producers, processors and consumers of the types of materials stored in
the stockpile.''
Attachment 1 lists the current FY 2000 AMP quantities, the proposed
revisions to the FY 2000 AMP quantities, and the proposed FY 2001 AMP.
The Committee is seeking public comment on the potential market impact
of the sale of these materials as proposed in the revised FY 2000 AMP
and FY 2001 AMP.
The quantities listed in Attachment 1 are not sales target disposal
quantities. They are only a statement of the proposed maximum disposal
quantity of each listed material that may 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
as well as on the quantity of each material approved for disposal by
Congress.
The Committee requests that interested parties provide written
comments, supporting data and documentation, and any other relevant
information on the potential market impact of the sale of these
commodities. Although comments in response to this Notice must be
received by November 8, 1999 to ensure full consideration by the
Committee, interested parties are encouraged to submit additional
comments and supporting information 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 Committee's
market impact review process.
Public comments received will be made available at the Department
of Commerce for public inspection and copying. Material that is
national security classified or business confidential 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: October 5, 1999.
R. Roger Majak,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
Attachment 1
Proposed Annual Material Plans for FY 2001 and Revised FY 2000
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Current FY Revised FY Proposed FY
Material Units 2000 quantity 2000 quantity 2001 quantity
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Aluminum Oxide, Abrasive............. ST 6,000 6,000 6,000
Aluminum Oxide, Fused Crude.......... ST 65,000 65,000 5,000
Analgesics........................... AMA Lb \1\ 2,815 \1\ 2,815 \1\ 2,815
Antimony............................. ST 5,000 5,000 5,000
Asbestos (all types)................. ST 20,000 20,000 0
Bauxite, Metallurgical (Jamaican).... LDT 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000
Bauxite, Metallurgical (Surinam)..... LDT 1,500,000 1,500,000 \1\ 1,000,000
Bauxite, Refractory.................. LCT \1\ 4,000 \1\ 4,000 \1\ 4,000
Beryl Ore............................ ST 2,000 4,000 4,000
Beryllium Metal...................... ST 40 40 40
Beryllium Copper Master Alloy........ ST 1,250 1,500 1,500
Cadmium.............................. LB 1,200,000 1,200,000 1,200,000
Celestite............................ SDT 3,600 3,600 3,600
Chromite, Chemical................... SDT 100,000 100,000 \1\ 100,000
Chromite, Metallurgical.............. SDT 250,000 250,000 \1\ 250,000
Chromite, Refractory................. SDT 100,000 100,000 100,000
Chromium, Ferro...................... ST 150,000 150,000 150,000
Chromium, Metal...................... ST 0 500 500
Cobalt............................... LB Co 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000
Columbium, Carbide Powder............ LB Cb 21,500 21,500 \1\ 21,500
Columbium Concentrates (Minerals).... LB Cb 200,000 200,000 200,000
Columbium, Ferro..................... LB Cb 400,000 400,000 \1\ 300,000
Columbium Metal Ingots............... LB Cb 20,000 20,000 20,000
Diamond Bort......................... CT \1\ 65,000 \1\ 0 ..............
Diamond Dies......................... PC \1\ 5,000 \1\ 5,000 \1\ 5,000
Diamond Stone........................ CT 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
Fluorspar, Metallurgical............. SDT 50,000 60,000 60,000
Germanium............................ KG 8,000 8,000 8,000
Graphite............................. ST 3,760 3,760 3,760
Iodine............................... LB 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
Jewel Bearings....................... PC 56,000,000 56,000,000 56,000,000
Kyanite.............................. SDT 150 150 \1\ 150
Lead................................. ST 60,000 60,000 60,000
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Manganese, Battery Grade Natural..... SDT 30,000 30,000 30,000
Manganese, Battery Grade Synthetic... SDT 3,011 3,011 \1\ 3,011
Manganese, Chemical Grade............ SDT 40,000 40,000 40,000
Manganese, Ferro..................... ST 50,000 50,000 50,000
Manganese, Metal Electrolytic........ ST 2,000 2,000 2,000
Manganese, Metallurgical Grade....... SDT 250,000 250,000 250,000
Mica (All Types)..................... LB 2,260,000 2,260,000 2,260,000
Palladium............................ TR Oz 200,000 200,000 200,000
Platinum............................. TR Oz 125,000 125,000 125,000
Platinum-Iridium..................... TR Oz \1\ 4,450 \1\ 1,000 \1\ 1,000
Quinidine............................ Oz 750,000 750,000 750,000
Quinine.............................. Oz 750,000 1,000,000 \1\ 1,000,000
Sebacic Acid......................... LB 400,000 400,000 400,000
Silver (for coinage)................. Tr Oz 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000
Talc................................. ST 1,000 1,000 1,000
Tantalum Carbide Powder.............. LB Ta 4,000 4,000 4,000
Tantalum Metal Ingots................ LB Ta 40,000 40,000 40,000
Tantalum Metal Powder................ LB Ta 50,000 50,000 50,000
Tantalum Minerals.................... LB Ta 200,000 200,000 200,000
Tantalum Oxide....................... LB Ta 20,000 20,000 20,000
Thorium Nitrate \3\.................. LB 6,494,891 6,494,891 \1\ 7,091,891
Tin.................................. MT 12,000 12,000 12,000
Titanium Sponge...................... ST 5,000 5,000 5,000
Tungsten, Carbide Powder............. LB W 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
Tungsten, Ferro...................... LB W 300,000 300,000 300,000
Tungsten, Metal Powder............... LB W 150,000 150,000 150,000
Tungsten Ores & Concentrates......... LB W 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000
Vegetable Tannin Extract, Chestnut... LT \1\ 1,100 \1\ 1,100 \1\ 1,100
Vegetable Tannin Extract, Quebrac.... LT 16,000 16,000 16,000
Vegetable Tannin Extract, Wattle..... LT \1\ 6,500 \1\ 6,500 \1\ 6,500
Zinc................................. ST 50,000 50,000 50,000
Zirconium (Baddeleyite).............. SDT 17,383 17,383 \1\ 17,383
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Notes:
\1\ FY 2000 entries (current or proposed revision) are an adjustment to available inventory. For FY 2001
entries, actual quantity will be limited to remaining sales authority or inventory.
\2\ The radioactive nature of this material may restrict sales or disposal options.
[FR Doc. 99-26394 Filed 10-7-99; 8:45 am]
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