National Defense Stockpile; market impact of proposed disposals of excess commodities,
[Federal Register: October 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 195)]
[Notices]
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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.
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
Current FY Revised FY Proposed FY Material
Units
2000 quantity 2000 quantity 2001 quantity
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
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.
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