[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36517-36518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10108]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[Docket No. 060615167-6167-01]


Correction to Notices of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Decisions

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notices; correction.

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SUMMARY: From September 7, 2005, through November 10, 2005, the 
Department of Commerce issued notices of antidumping and countervailing 
duty decisions in which the title of the official signing the notice 
was incorrect. This document corrects the title of the officials that 
signed notices during that period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paige Rivas, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20230; 
telephone: (202) 482-0651.

Background

    The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Policy and Negotiation (DAS/IA) began serving as the Acting 
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration on January 9, 2005, when 
the position became vacant. The DAS/IA assumed this position under the 
Vacancies Reform Act (VRA) because he is the first principal to the 
Assistant Secretary. The VRA, however, only permits an individual to 
serve in an ``Acting'' capacity for a certain number of days after a 
vacancy has occurred. In this case, the DAS/IA was permitted to serve 
in an ``Acting'' capacity until September 7, 2005. After that time, he/
she must revert to his/her original title, but may perform the non-
exclusive duties of the vacant office. Through an oversight, the DAS/IA 
did not cease using the title ``Acting'' after September 7, 2005. From 
September 7, 2005 through November 10, 2005, the DAS/IA continued to 
sign various antidumping and countervailing duty decisions as ``Acting 
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.'' The DAS/IA also, on 
occasion, delegated those duties to other individuals within the Import 
Administration, who then signed

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decisions as ``Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. On 
November 10, 2005, the President nominated an Assistant Secretary for 
Import Administration. Under the VRA the DAS/IA was authorized to 
resume (and did resume) service as Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Import Administration until the Assistant Secretary for Import 
Administration was sworn into office on January 3, 2006.
    Decisions issued by Import Administration from September 7, 2005, 
through November 10, 2005, were signed by individuals incorrectly using 
the title ``Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration''. The 
Under Secretary for International Trade, on June 19, 2006, designated 
all of the individuals who signed items in the capacity of Acting 
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration from September 7, 2005, 
through November 10, 2005, as ``Acting Deputy Under Secretary for 
International Trade'' for purposes of signing those decisions.

Correction

    For all notices published by the Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, in the 
Federal Register between September 14, 2005 through November 21, 
2005,\1\ that were dated September 7, 2005, through November 10, 2005, 
wherever the title ``Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 
Administration'' appears in the signature line, correct the title to 
read ``Acting Deputy Undersecretary for International Trade''.
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    \1\ These dates account for the lag time between signature date 
and date of publication in the Federal Register.

    Dated: June 21, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
 [FR Doc. E6-10108 Filed 6-26-06; 8:45 am]
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