49994 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 185 / Wednesday, September 24, 1997 / Notices

1The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19

CFR § 207.2(f)).

2For purposes of these investigations, stainless

steel wire rod is defined as articles of stainless steel

that are hot-rolled or hot-rolled annealed and/or

pickled and/or descaled rounds, squares, octagons,

hexagons or other shapes, in coils, that may also be

coated with a lubricant containing copper, lime, or

oxalate. Stainless steel wire rod is made of alloy

steel containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or less of

carbon and 10.5 percent or more of chromium, with

or without other elements. Stainless steel wire rod

is manufactured only by hot-rolling or hot-rolling,

annealing, and/or pickling and/or descaling, is

normally sold in coiled form, and is of solid cross

section. Most stainless steel wire rod sold in the

United States is round in cross-sectional shape,

annealed and pickled, and later cold-finished into

stainless steel wire or small-diameter bar, with the

most common size of stainless steel wire rod being

5.5 millimeters (0.217 inches) in diameter. Stainless

steel wire rod grades SF20T and K–M35FL are

excluded from the scope of these investigations.

Surface Mining Reclamation and

Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave.,

NW., Room 210—SIB, Washington, DC

20240, or electronically to

jtreleas@osmre.gov.

Dated: September 17, 1997.

Richard G. Bryson,

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.

[FR Doc. 97–25358 Filed 9–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA–382]

Certain Flash Memory Circuits and

Products Containing Same; Notice of

Rescission of Limited Exclusion Order

and Cease and Desist Order

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the U.S. International Trade

Commission has rescinded the limited

exclusion order and the cease and desist

order previously issued in the abovecaptioned investigation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl

P. Bretscher, Esq., Office of the General

Counsel, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20436, telephone

(202) 205–3107.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

authority for the Commission’s action is

contained in section 337 of the Tariff

Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C.

§ 1337), and in section 210.76 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (19 CFR § 210.76).

On June 2, 1997, the Commission

issued a limited exclusion order and a

cease and desist order in the

investigation based upon a finding that

respondents Samsung Electric

Company, Ltd. and Samsung

Semiconductor, Inc. (collectively,

‘‘Samsung’’) had violated section 337 of

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19

U.S.C. § 1337), by importing, selling for

importation, and/or selling after

importation certain flash memory

circuits that infringed claims 1, 2, or 4

of complainant SanDisk Corporation’s

(‘‘SanDisk’’) U.S. Letters Patent

5,418,752 and/or claim 27 of

complainant’s U.S. Letters Patent

5,172,338.

On August 22, 1997, Samsung and

SanDisk filed a joint petition to rescind

the limited exclusion order and the

cease and desist order on the basis of a

settlement agreement they had reached.

Samsung and SanDisk asserted that

their settlement agreement constituted

‘‘changed conditions of fact or law’’

sufficient to justify recision of the orders

under Commission rule 210.76(a), 19

C.F.R. § 210.76(a).

Having reviewed the parties’

submissions, the Commission

determined that the petition and

settlement agreement satisfy the

requirements of rule 210.76(a). The

Commission therefore issued an order

rescinding the cease and desist order

and the limited exclusion order

previously issued in the investigation.

Copies of the Commission’s order and

all other nonconfidential documents

filed in connection with this

investigation are or will be available for

inspection during official business

hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the

Office of the Secretary, U.S.

International Trade Commission, 500 E

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20436,

telephone (202) 205–2000. Hearing

impaired persons are advised that

information on this matter can be

obtained by contacting the

Commission’s TDD terminal at (202)

205–1810.

Issued: September 18, 1997.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–25357 Filed 9–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 701–TA–373 and Nos.

731–TA–769 Through 775 (Preliminary)]

Stainless Steel Wire Rod From

Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain,

Sweden, and Taiwan

Determinations

On the basis of the record 1 developed

in the subject investigations, the United

States International Trade Commission

determines, pursuant to section 703(a)

of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

§ 1671b(a)), that there is a reasonable

indication that an industry in the

United States is materially injured or

threatened with material injury by

reason of imports from Italy of stainless

steel wire rod,2 provided for in

subheading 7221.00.00 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States, that are alleged to be

subsidized by the Government of Italy.

Further, the Commission determines,

pursuant to section 733(a) of the Tariff

Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1673b(a)), that

there is a reasonable indication that an

industry in the United States is

materially injured or threatened with

material injury by reason of imports

from Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea,

Spain, Sweden, and Taiwan of stainless

steel wire rod that are alleged to be sold

in the United States at less than fair

value (LTFV).

Commencement of Final Phase

Investigations

Pursuant to section 207.18 of the

Commission’s rules, as amended in 61

FR 37818 (July 22, 1996), the

Commission also gives notice of the

commencement of the final phase of its

investigations. The Commission will

issue a final phase notice of scheduling

which will be published in the Federal

Register as provided in section 207.21

of the Commission’s rules upon notice

from the Department of Commerce

(Commerce) of affirmative preliminary

determinations in the investigations

under sections 703(b) or 733(b) of the

Act, as appropriate, or, if the

preliminary determinations are

negative, upon notice of affirmative

final determinations in those

investigations under sections 705(a) or

735(b) of the Act, as appropriate. Parties

that filed entries of appearance in the

preliminary phase of the investigations

need not enter a separate appearance for

the final phase of the investigations.

Industrial users, and, if the merchandise

under investigation is sold at the retail

level, representative consumer

organizations have the right to appear as

parties in Commission antidumping and

countervailing duty investigations. The

Secretary will prepare a public service

list containing the names and addresses

of all persons, or their representatives,

who are parties to the investigations.
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Background

On July 30, 1997, a petition was filed

with the Commission and the

Department of Commerce by counsel on

behalf of Al Tech Specialty Steel Corp.,

Dunkirk, NY; Carpenter Technology

Corp., Reading, PA; Republic

Engineered Steels, Massilon, OH; Talley

Metals Technology, Inc., Hartsville, SC;

and the United Steelworkers of

America, AFL–CIO/CLC, alleging that

an industry in the United States is

materially injured and threatened with

material injury by reason of subsidized

imports of stainless steel wire rod from

Italy, and by reason of LTFV imports of

such merchandise from Germany, Italy,

Japan, Korea, Spain, Sweden, and

Taiwan. Accordingly, effective July 30,

1997, the Commission instituted

preliminary countervailing duty

investigation No. 701–TA–373

(Preliminary) and preliminary

antidumping investigations Nos. 731–

TA–769 through 775 (Preliminary).

Notice of the institution of the

Commission’s investigations and of a

public conference to be held in

connection therewith was given by

posting copies of the notice in the Office

of the Secretary, U.S. International

Trade Commission, Washington, DC,

and by publishing the notice in the

Federal Register of August 6, 1997 (62

FR 42263). The conference was held in

Washington, DC, on August 21, 1997,

and all persons who requested the

opportunity were permitted to appear in

person or by counsel.

The Commission transmitted its

determinations in these investigations to

the Secretary of Commerce on

September 15, 1997. The views of the

Commission are contained in USITC

Publication 3060 (September 1997),

entitled ‘‘Stainless Steel Wire Rod from

Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain,

Sweden, and Taiwan: Investigation No.

701–TA–373 and Nos. 731–TA–769

through 775 (Preliminary).’’

Issued: September 19, 1997.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–25355 Filed 9–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Advisory Council on Employee Welfare

and Pension Benefit Plans; Extending

the Time for Receipt of Nominations

for Vacancies Until October 15, 1997

Section 512 of the Employee

Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

(ERISA), 88 Stat. 895, 29 U.S.C. 1142,

provides for the establishment of an

‘‘Advisory Council on Employee

Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans’’ (the

Council), which is to consist of 15

members to be appointed by the

Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) as

follows: Three representatives of

employee organizations (at least one of

whom shall be representative of an

organization whose members are

participants in a multiemployer plan);

three representatives of employers (at

least one of whom shall be

representative of employers maintaining

or contributing to multiemployer plans);

one representative each from the fields

of insurance, corporate trust, actuarial

counseling, investment counseling,

investment management and

accounting; and three representatives

from the general public (one of whom

shall be a person representing those

receiving benefits from a pension plan).

No more than eight members of the

Council shall be members of the same

political party.

Members shall be persons qualified to

appraise the programs instituted under

ERISA. Appointments are for terms of

three years. The prescribed duties of the

Council are to advise the Secretary with

respect to the carrying out of his or her

functions under ERISA, and to submit to

Secretary with respect to the carrying

out of his or her functions under ERISA,

and to submit to the Secretary, or his or

her designee, recommendations with

respect thereto. The Council will meet

at least four times each year, and

recommendations of the Council to the

Secretary will be included in the

Secretary’s annual report to the

Congress on ERISA.

The terms of five members of the

Council expire Friday, November 14,

1997. The groups or fields represented

are as follows: employee organizations

(multiemployer plans), investment

counseling, actuarial counseling,

employers and the general public

(pensioners). In addition, this year

nominations also are being sought for

individuals interested in an

appointment to fill one year of a

unexpired three-year term of a Council

member who died while serving on the

Council. That unexpired term calls for

naming an employee organization

(multiemployer) representative.

Accordingly, notice is hereby given

that any person or organization desiring

to recommend one or more individuals

for appointment to the ERISA Advisory

Council on Employee Welfare and

Pension Benefit Plans to represent any

of the groups or fields specified in the

preceding paragraph, may submit

recommendations to Sharon Morrissey,

Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory

Council, Frances Perkins Building, U.S.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW., suite N–5677,

Washington, DC 20210. This notice is

being issued to extend the period in

which recommendations can be

delivered or mailed. The new date for

receipt of recommendations is on or

before October 15, 1997. Nominations

for a particular category of membership

should come from organizations or

individuals within that category. A

summary of the candidate’s

qualifications should be included with

the nomination.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 19th day of

September, 1997.

Olena Berg,

Assistant Secretary of Labor, Pension and

Welfare Benefits Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–25353 Filed 9–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–29–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards Administration

Wage and Hour Division; Minimum

Wages for Federal and Federally

Assisted Construction; General Wage

Determination Decisions

General wage determination decisions

of the Secretary of Labor are issued in

accordance with applicable law and are

based on the information obtained by

the Department of Labor from its study

of local wage conditions and data made

available from other sources. They

specify the basic hourly wage rates and

fringe benefits which are determined to

be prevailing for the described classes of

laborers and mechanics employed on

construction projects of a similar

character and in the localities specified

therein.

The determinations in these decisions

of prevailing rates and fringe benefits

have been made in accordance with 29

CFR Part 1, by authority of the Secretary

of Labor pursuant to the provisions of

the Davis-Bacon Act of March 3, 1931,

as amended (46 Stat. 1494, as amended,

40 U.S.C. 276a) and of other Federal

statutes referred to in 29 CFR part 1,

Appendix, as well as such additional