[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58372-58373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20044]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

[Docket No. 050923246-5246-01]


National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee Request for 
Public Comments on the Potential Market Impact of Proposed Stockpile 
Disposals for FY 2007

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of inquiry.

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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 comments on the potential market 
impact of the proposed disposal levels for excess materials from the 
National Defense Stockpile for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Annual 
Materials Plan (AMP).

DATES: Comments must be received by November 7, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to either William J. Denk, 
Co-chair, National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee, Office of 
Strategic Industries and Economic Security, Room 3876, Bureau of 
Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; Fax: (202) 482-5650; E-
mail: [email protected]; or to Stanley Specht, Co-chair, National 
Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee, Office of Bilateral Trade 
Affairs, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of 
State, Fax: (202) 647-8758; E-mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eddy Aparicio, Office of Strategic 
Industries and Economic Security, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, telephone: (202) 482-8234; E-mail: 
[email protected].

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 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 Homeland Security, and is co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce 
and State. The FY 1993 NDAA directs the Committee to consult with 
industry representatives that produce, process, or consume the 
materials contained in the stockpile.
    In Attachment 1, the Defense National Stockpile Center (DNSC) lists 
the proposed quantities that are enumerated in the stockpile inventory 
for the FY 2007 Annual Materials Plan (AMP). The Committee is seeking 
public comments on the potential market impact of the sale of these 
materials.
    The quantities listed in Attachment 1 are not disposal or sale 
target 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 by the DNSC. 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 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 7, 2005 to ensure full consideration by the 
Committee, interested parties are encouraged to submit 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 comments are 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. 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 record. The 
Committee will seek to protect such information to the extent permitted 
by law.
    The records related to this Notice will be made accessible in 
accordance with the regulations published in Part 4 of Title 15 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations (15 CFR 4.1, et seq.). Specifically, the 
Bureau of Industry and Security's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 
reading room is located on its Web page found at http://www.bis.doc.gov/foia/default.htm. Copies of the public comments 
received will be maintained on the Web site. If requesters cannot 
access the Web site, they may call (202) 482-2165 for assistance.

    Dated: September 30, 2005.
Matthew S. Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.

Attachment 1

                                     Proposed FY 2007 Annual Materials Plan
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                    Material                                   Unit                  Quantity        Footnote
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Aluminum Oxide, Abrasive........................  ST............................           6,000

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Bauxite, Metallurgical Jamaican.................  LDT...........................       2,000,000
Bauxite, Metallurgical Surinam..................  LDT...........................           2,000
Bauxite, Refractory.............................  LCT...........................          10,000
Beryl Ore.......................................  ST............................           4,000
Beryllium Metal.................................  ST............................              40
Beryllium Copper Master Alloy...................  ST............................           1,200
Chromite, Chemical..............................  SDT...........................           5,000
Chromite, Refractory............................  SDT...........................          93,000
Chromium, Ferro.................................  ST............................         150,000
Chromium, Metal.................................  ST............................           1,000
Cobalt..........................................  LB Co.........................       2,000,000               1
Columbium Concentrates..........................  LB Cb.........................         560,000
Columbium Metal Ingots..........................  LB Cb.........................          20,000
Diamond Stone...................................  ct............................         520,000               1
Fluorspar, Acid Grade...........................  SDT...........................          12,000               1
Fluorspar, Metallurgical Grade..................  SDT...........................          60,000               1
Germanium.......................................  Kg............................           8,000
Graphite........................................  ST............................              60               1
Iodine..........................................  LB............................       1,000,000               1
Jewel Bearings..................................  PC............................      82,051,558               1
Lead............................................  ST............................          35,000               1
Manganese, Battery Grade, Natural...............  SDT...........................          30,000               1
Manganese, Battery Grade, Synthetic.............  SDT...........................           3,011
Manganese, Chemical Grade.......................  SDT...........................          40,000
Manganese, Ferro................................  ST............................         100,000
Manganese, Metallurgical Grade..................  SDT...........................         500,000
Mica, All.......................................  LB............................          17,000               1
Platinum........................................  Tr Oz.........................           9,000               1
Platinum--Iridium...............................  Tr Oz.........................           6,000
Quinidine.......................................  Av Oz.........................          21,000
Talc............................................  ST............................           1,000
Tantalum Carbide Powder.........................  LB Ta.........................           4,000
Tantalum Metal Powder...........................  LB Ta.........................          10,000               1
Tantalum Minerals...............................  LB Ta.........................         500,000
Tantalum Oxide..................................  LB Ta.........................          20,000
Tin.............................................  MT............................          12,000
Tungsten Ferro..................................  LB W..........................         300,000               1
Tungsten Metal Powder...........................  LB W..........................         300,000
Tungsten Ores & Concentrates....................  LB W..........................       8,000,000
VTE, Chestnut...................................  LT............................             120               1
VTE, Quebracho..................................  LT............................           6,000
VTE, Wattle.....................................  LT............................             300               1
Zinc............................................  ST............................         50,000
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Notes:
1. Actual quantity will be limited to remaining inventory.

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