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The Department of Commerce has published a Federal Register Notice seeking public comments regarding the potential market impact of proposed increases in the disposal levels of items from the National Defense Stockpile under the Fiscal Year 2003 and 2004 Annual Materials Plans (AMPs). Public comments are due by November 14, 2002. Proposed Revisions
The National Defense Stockpile, maintained by the Department of Defense (DOD), is an inventory of materials that are critical to meeting defense and essential civilian requirements.
The National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee, co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and State, provides expert advice to the DOD on the projected domestic and foreign economic effects of all acquisitions and disposals of materials from the Stockpile.
The AMP specify the proposed maximum quantity of each material that may be sold in a particular fiscal year. The actual quantity of each material that will be offered for sale will depend on the market for the material at the time and the quantity of material approved for disposal by Congress.
To obtain a copy of, or more information about, the Federal Register Notice, please contact either Richard V. Meyers, Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Department of Commerce, Tel: (202) 482-3634, Fax: (202) 482-5650, or Email; or Terri L. Robl, Office of International Energy and Commodity Policy, U.S. Department of State, Tel: (202) 647-3423 or Fax: (202) 647-8758. A copy of the Federal Register Notice and additional information about the National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee also are available on this Web site.
| Revised | Revised | Proposed | Proposed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2003 | FY 03 | FY 004 | FY 2004 | ||||
| Material | Unit | Quantity | Quantity | Notes | Quantity | Notes | |
| Aluminum Oxide, Abrasive | ST | 6,000 | |||||
| Antimony | ST | 5,000 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Bauxite, Metallurgical Jamaican | LDT | 2,000,000 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Bauxite, Refractory | LCT | 43,000 | 1 | 43,000 | 1 | ||
| Beryl Ore | ST | 4,000 | 4,000 | 1 | |||
| Beryllium Metal | ST | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Beryllium Copper Master Alloy | ST | 1,000 | 1,200 | 1 | 1,200 | 1 | |
| Cadmium | LB | 1,200,000 | 400,000 | 1 | |||
| Celestite | SDT | 3,600 | 12,794 | 2 | 12,794 | 1 | |
| Chromite, Chemical | SDT | 100,000 | 1 | 100,000 | 1 | ||
| Chromite, Metallurgical | SDT | 100,000 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Chromite, Refractory | SDT | 100,000 | 100,000 | 1 | |||
| Chromium, Ferro | ST | 150,000 | 150,000 | 1 | |||
| Chromium, Metal | ST | 500 | 500 | ||||
| Cobalt | LB Co | 6,000,000 | 6,000,000 | ||||
| Columbium Carbide Powder | LB Cb | 21,500 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Columbium Concentrates | LB Cb | 560,000 | 560,000 | ||||
| Columbium Metal Ingots | LB Cb | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||||
| Diamond Stone | ct | 600,000 | 1,000,000 | 1 | 600,000 | 1 | |
| Fluorspar, Acid Grade | SDT | 12,000 | 1 | 12,000 | 1 | ||
| Fluorspar, Metallurgical Grade | SDT | 60,000 | 1 | 60,000 | 1 | ||
| Germanium | Kg | 8,000 | 8,000 | ||||
| Graphite | ST | 3,760 | 4,800 | 1 | 2,000 | 1 | |
| Iodine | LB | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||
| Jewel Bearings | PC | 82,051,558 | 1 | 82,051,558 | 1 | ||
| Kyanite | SDT | 150 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Lead | ST | 60,000 | 60,000 | ||||
| Manganese, Battery Grade, Natural | SDT | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||||
| Manganese, Battery Grade, Synthetic | SDT | 3,011 | 1 | 3,011 | 1 | ||
| Manganese, Chemical Grade | SDT | 40,000 | 40,000 | ||||
| Manganese, Ferro | ST | 25,000 | 50,000 | ||||
| Manganese, Metal, Electrolytic | ST | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||
| Manganese, Metallurgical Grade | SDT | 250,000 | 250,000 | 1 | |||
| Mica, All | LB | 8,500,000 | 1 | 5,000,000 | 1 | ||
| Palladium | Tr Oz | 350,000 | 1 | 200,000 | 1 | ||
| Platinum | Tr Oz | 50,000 | 1 | 25,000 | 1 | ||
| Platinum - Iridium | Tr Oz | 6,000 | 6,000 | ||||
| Quartz Crystals | Lb | 216,648 | 1 | 150,000 | 1 | ||
| Quinidine | OZ | 750,000 | 2,211,122 | 2 | 2,211,122 | 1 | |
| Rubber | LT | 75,000 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Sebacic Acid | LB | 600,000 | 600,000 | ||||
| Silver (Coins) | Tr Oz | 5,000,000 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Talc | ST | 2,000 | 1 | 1,000 | 1 | ||
| Tantalum Carbide Powder | LB Ta | 4,000 | 4,000 | 1 | |||
| Tantalum Metal Ingots | LB Ta | 40,000 | 40,000 | ||||
| Tantalum Metal Powder | LB Ta | 50,000 | 1 | 40,000 | 1 | ||
| Tantalum Minerals | LB Ta | 500,000 | 500,000 | ||||
| Tantalum Oxide | LB Ta | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||||
| Thorium | LB | 7,100,000 | 1/3 | 7,100,000 | 1/3 | ||
| Tin | MT | 12,000 | 12,000 | ||||
| Titanium Sponge | ST | 7,000 | 7,000 | ||||
| Tungsten Ferro | LB W | 300,000 | 300,000 | ||||
| Tungsten Metal Powder | LB W | 300,000 | 300,000 | ||||
| Tungsten Ores & Concentrates | LB W | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||
| VTE, Chestnut | LT | 250 | 1 | 0 | |||
| VTE, Quebracho | LT | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||
| VTE, Wattle | LT | 6,500 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Zinc | ST | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||
Notes: 1. Actual quantity will be limited to remaining sales authority or inventory. 2. Previously approve by MIC. Submission to Congress pending. 3. The radioactive nature of this material may restrict sales or disposal options. Efforts are underway to determine the environmentally and economically feasible disposition of the material. |
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