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under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of

1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Industry-specific information may be

obtained from Mr. Peder Andersen

(202–205–3388), Office of Industries,

U.S. International Trade Commission,

Washington, DC 20436. For information

on the legal aspects of this investigation

contact Mr. William Gearhart of the

Office of the General Counsel (202–205–

3091). The media should contact Ms.

Margaret O’Laughlin, Office of External

Relations (202–205–1819). Hearing

impaired individuals are advised that

information on this matter can be

obtained by contacting the TDD

terminal on (202) 205–1810.

Background

As requested by the House Committee

on Ways and Means in a letter dated

August 13, 1997, the Commission,

pursuant to section 332(g) of the Tariff

Act of 1930, has instituted an

investigation and will prepare a report

examining key developments pertinent

to the competitiveness of the U.S. large

civil aircraft industry, focusing on the

period 1992–96, and to the extent

possible, 1997. The Commission will

address changes in the structure of the

global large civil aircraft industry,

including the Boeing-McDonnell

Douglas merger and the restructuring of

Airbus Industrie. The report will also

examine the emergence of Russian

producers of large civil aircraft and the

potential for Asian parts suppliers to

form consortia to manufacture

airframes. In addition, the Commission

will address the implementation and

status of the 1992 U.S.-EU Large Civil

Aircraft Agreement, developments in

the global market for aircraft, including

the emergence of markets for regional jet

aircraft and jumbo jets, issues involving

‘‘open skies’’ agreements and ‘‘free

flight’’ systems, as well as other

developments affecting the

competitiveness of the U.S. industry.

The report in this investigation will

be similar in scope to the report

prepared by the Commission in

investigation No. 332–332, Global

Competitiveness of U.S. AdvancedTechnology Manufacturing Industries:

Large Civil Aircraft, prepared at the

request of the Senate Committee on

Finance and transmitted to the

Committee in August 1993. The report

was published in August 1993 (USITC

Publication 2667) and may be accessed

through the USITC Internet server

(http://www.usitc.gov or ftp://

ftp.usitc.gov).

Public Hearing

A public hearing in connection with

the investigation will be held at the U.S.

International Trade Commission

Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington,

DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on March 17,

1998. All persons will have the right to

appear, by counsel or in person, to

present information and to be heard.

Requests to appear at the public hearing

should be filed with the Secretary,

United States International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC 20436, no later than

5:15 p.m., March 3, 1998. Any

prehearing briefs (original and 14

copies) should be filed not later than

5:15 p.m., March 3, 1998; the deadline

for filing post-hearing briefs or

statements is 5:15 p.m., March 31, 1998.

In the event that, as of the close of

business on March 3, 1998, no witnesses

are scheduled to appear at the hearing,

the hearing will be cancelled. Any

person interested in attending the

hearing as an observer or nonparticipant may call the Secretary of the

Commission (202–205–1816) after

March 3, 1998 to determine whether the

hearing will be held.

Written Submissions

In lieu of or in addition to

participating in the hearing, interested

parties are invited to submit written

statements concerning the matters to be

addressed by the Commission in its

report on this investigation. Commercial

or financial information that a submitter

desires the Commission to treat as

confidential must be submitted on

separate sheets of paper, each clearly

marked ‘‘Confidential Business

Information’’ at the top. All submissions

requesting confidential treatment must

conform with the requirements of

section § 201.6 of the Commission’s

Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR

201.6). All written submissions, except

for confidential business information,

will be made available in the Office of

the Secretary of the Commission for

inspection by interested parties. To be

assured of consideration by the

Commission, written statements relating

to the Commission’s report should be

submitted to the Commission at the

earliest practical date and should be

received no later than the close of

business on March 31, 1998. All

submissions should be addressed to the

Secretary, United States International

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC 20436.

Persons with mobility impairments

who will need special assistance in

gaining access to the Commission

should contact the Office of the

Secretary at (202) 205–2000. General

information concerning the Commission

may also be obtained by accessing its

Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).

Issued: September 24, 1997.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–26021 Filed 9–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337–TA–383]

Certain Hardware Logic Emulation

Systems and Components Thereof;

Notice of Commission Determination

Granting Complainant’s Petition to

Modify the Amount of Respondents’

Temporary Relief Bond

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Commission has determined to grant

complainant’s petition to modify

respondents’ temporary relief bond in

the above-captioned investigation.

Respondents’ temporary relief bond for

all entries made since issuance of

temporary relief in this investigation

remains at 43 percent of the entered

value of the subject imported articles if

entered value equals transaction value

as defined in applicable U.S. Customs

Service regulations. Respondents’

temporary relief bond for all entries

made since issuance of temporary relief

in this investigation is increased to 180

percent of the entered value of the

subject imported articles if entered

value does not equal transaction value

as defined in applicable U.S. Customs

Service regulations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay

H. Reiziss, Esq., Office of the General

Counsel, U.S. International Trade

Commission, telephone 202–205–3116.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

investigation and temporary relief

proceedings were instituted on March 8,

1996, based upon a complaint and

motion for temporary relief filed on

January 26, 1996, by Quickturn Design

Systems, Inc. (‘‘Quickturn’’). 61 Fed.

Reg. 9486 (March 8, 1996). The

respondents are Mentor Graphics

Corporation of Wilsonville, Oregon

(‘‘Mentor’’) and Meta Systems of Saclay,

France (‘‘Meta’’) (collectively

‘‘respondents’’). The products at issue

are hardware logic emulation systems

that are used in the semiconductor

manufacturing industry to test
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electronic circuit designs for

semiconductor devices.

After an eleven-day evidentiary

hearing, the presiding administrative

law judge (‘‘ALJ’’) issued an initial

determination granting Quickturn’s

motion for temporary relief and a

recommended determination (‘‘TEO

RD’’) regarding the appropriate remedy

and bonding during the pendency of the

permanent relief phase of the

investigation. In his TEO RD, the ALJ

recommended to the Commission that

respondents’ temporary relief bond

(‘‘TEO bond’’) be determined based on

the erosion in sales price that Quickturn

was likely to suffer as a result of

importations during the investigation.

The Commission determined that the

appropriate respondents’ TEO bond

should protect Quickturn against both

sales price erosion and other losses of

gross revenues that would reduce its

research and development budget.

Commission TEO Opinion at 19–21. The

Commission imposed a bond of 43

percent of entered value on

respondents’ emulation systems, of

which 25 percent was to compensate

Quickturn for price erosion and 18

percent was to compensate for lost gross

revenues that would otherwise be used

for research and development.

Commission TEO Opinion at 19–21.

On June 9, 1997, Quickturn petitioned

the Commission pursuant to rule 210.76

for an increase in respondents’ TEO

bond rate from 43 percent of entered

value of the subject emulation systems

to 180 percent of entered value in view

of the entered values that respondents

have declared to the U.S. Customs

Service. Quickturn argued that evidence

gathered in the permanent relief phase

of the investigation revealed that the

TEO bond rate established in the

temporary relief phase (43 percent of

entered value) is inadequate to protect

Quickturn from injury, as required by

section 337. On June 19, 1997,

respondents and the Commission

investigative attorneys (‘‘IAs’’) filed

responses to that petition. The IAs

supported the petition and respondents

opposed it.

On July 22, 1997, the Commission

determined to rule on Quickturn’s

petition to modify the TEO bond rate

after receiving the ALJ’s recommended

determination on remedy and bonding

in the permanent phase of the

investigation. On August 1, 1997, the

ALJ issued his recommended

determination.

A Commission opinion in support of

its determination will be issued shortly.

This action is taken under the

authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act

of 1930, 19 U.S.C. § 1337, and

Commission rule 210.76, 19 CFR

§ 210.76.

Copies of all 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 SW., Washington, D.C. 20436,

telephone 202–205–2000. Hearingimpaired persons are advised that

information on this matter can be

obtained by contacting the

Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810.

Issued: September 24, 1997.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–26022 Filed 9–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. TA–201–67]

Wheat Gluten Industry Council

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution and scheduling of an

investigation under section 202 of the

Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. § 2252)

(the Act).

SUMMARY: Following receipt of a petition

filed on September 19, 1997, on behalf

of the Wheat Gluten Industry Council,

the Commission instituted investigation

No. TA–201–67 under section 202 of the

Act to determine whether wheat gluten,

provided for in subheadings 1109.00.10

and 1109.00.90 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States, is being

imported into the United States in such

increased quantities as to be a

substantial cause of serious injury, or

the threat thereof, to the domestic

industry producing an article like or

directly competitive with the imported

article.

For further information concerning

the conduct of this investigation,

hearing procedures, and rules of general

application, consult the Commission’s

Rules of Practice and Procedure, part

201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part

201), and part 206, subparts A and B (19

CFR part 206), as amended by 61 FR

37818, July 22, 1996.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 19, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elizabeth Haines (202–205–3200), Office

of Investigations, U.S. International

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain

information on this matter by contacting

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810. Persons with mobility

impairments who will need special

assistance in gaining access to the

Commission should contact the Office

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.

General information concerning the

Commission may also be obtained by

accessing its internet server (http://

www.usitc.gov or ftp://ftp.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Participation in the Investigation and

Service list

Persons wishing to participate in the

investigation as parties must file an

entry of appearance with the Secretary

to the Commission, as provided in

section 201.11 of the Commission’s

rules, not later than 21 days after

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register. The Secretary will prepare a

service list containing the names and

addresses of all persons, or their

representatives, who are parties to this

investigation upon the expiration of the

period for filing entries of appearance.

Limited Disclosure of Confidential

Business Information (CBI) Under an

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

and CBI Service List.

Pursuant to section 206.17 of the

Commission’s rules, the Secretary will

make CBI gathered in this investigation

available to authorized applicants under

the APO issued in the investigation,

provided that the application is made

not later than 21 days after the

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register. A separate service list will be

maintained by the Secretary for those

parties authorized to receive CBI under

the APO.

Hearings on Injury and Remedy

The Commission has scheduled

separate hearings in connection with the

injury and remedy phases of this

investigation. The hearing on injury will

be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. on

December 16, 1997, at the U.S.

International Trade Commission

Building. In the event that the

Commission makes an affirmative injury

determination or is equally divided on

the question of injury in this

investigation, a hearing on the question

of remedy will be held beginning at 9:30

a.m. on February 10, 1998. Requests to

appear at the hearings should be filed in

writing with the Secretary to the

Commission on or before December 5,

1997, and January 30, 1998,

respectively. All persons desiring to

appear at the hearings and make oral

presentations should attend prehearing