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land, the surface of which is owned by

the United States of America and

managed by the United States Forest

Service. Tract 574 contains 1,045.3 acres

and is situated seven miles west of

Hillsboro, West Virginia on the waters

of Hills Creek and the waters of Robins

Run, a tributary of Spring Creek. The

second tract, known as the

Killingsworth Tract, contains 179 acres

and is situated on the headwaters of

Spruce Run, a tributary of the

Greenbrier River. Both properties are

located on Briery Knob. They each were

mined during the 1940’s by surface

mining methods. A face-up area for an

underground coal mine under permit by

the West Virginia Department of Energy

is located on Tract 574.

In order to establish that the requester

has VER for surface coal mining on the

properties in question, OSM must first

determine that the requester has

demonstrated all necessary rights to

surface mine the coal. On November 17,

1989, the U.S. Department of

Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service

advised OSM of the USDA Office of

General Counsel’s opinion that ‘‘* * *

the owners did not reserve the right to

remove the coal by surface mining when

these lands were acquired by the United

States.’’ This opinion was reaffirmed on

February 6, 1991, subsequent to Mr. Van

Gilder’s acquisition of the coal and his

VER determination request. On April

23, 1991, OSM informed Mr. Van Gilder

that the agency could not consider his

request to be administratively complete

in light of ‘‘* * * the unresolved

difference of opinion concerning the

nature of the property rights you

possess.’’

In December, 1995, Mr. Helmick filed

an action in the United States District

Court for the Northern District of West

Virginia, claiming that his mineral

interests had been taken without just

compensation when the Forest Service

determined that Mr. Van Gilder’s

interest in the tract did not include the

right to conduct surface mining.

Helmick v. United States, No. 95–0115

(N.D. W.Va.) After the Government filed

a motion to dismiss for failure to state

a claim on February 15, 1996, Mr.

Helmick amended his complaint by

adding the Department of the Interior as

a party, by eliminating his claim of a

taking under the Tucker Act, and by

substituting three new counts seeking to

review ‘‘agency action’’ under the APA.

On September 8, 1997, the court in

Helmick ordered the Secretary of the

Interior to render a final VER

determination by December 6, 1997.

In order to comply with the Court’s

order, and because of the time that has

passed since OSM’s last administrative

action in this matter, OSM believes it is

appropriate to reopen the administrative

record to allow all interested persons to

provide any additional factual

information as to whether the requester

has the property right to mine by the

proposed method, and as to whether the

requester has VER under the applicable

standards. If OSM determines that

Walter D. Helmick has VER, he may

apply to the West Virginia Department

of Energy for a permit authorizing the

surface and auger mining of coal on the

two tracts in question. If it is

determined that Mr. Helmick does not

have VER, no surface or auger mining

will be permitted.

Dated: October 9, 1997.

Allen D. Klein,

Regional Director, Appalachian Regional

Coordinating Center.

[FR Doc. 97–27349 Filed 10–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731–TA–758 (Final)]

Collated Roofing Nails From Korea

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission, Commerce.

ACTION: Termination of investigation.

SUMMARY: On October 1, 1997, the

Department of Commerce published

notice in the Federal Register of a

negative final determination of sales at

less than fair value in connection with

the subject investigation (62 FR 51420).

Accordingly, pursuant to section

207.40(a) of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (19 CFR

207.40(a)), the antidumping

investigation concerning collated

roofing nails from Korea (investigation

No. 731–TA–758 (Final)) is terminated.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred

Ruggles (202–205–3187), Office of

Investigations, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired individuals are advised that

information on this matter can be

obtained 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).

AUTHORITY: This investigation is being

terminated under authority of title VII of the

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published

pursuant to section 201.10 of the

Commission’s rules (19 CFR § 201.10).

By order of the Commission.

Issued: October 9, 1997.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–27490 Filed 10–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332–385]

General Agreement on Trade in

Services: Examination of the

Schedules of Commitments Submitted

by Trading Partners of Eastern Europe,

the European Free Trade Area, and

Turkey

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation and

scheduling of public hearing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 6, 1997.

SUMMARY: Following receipt on

September 19, 1997, of a request from

the Office of the United States Trade

Representative (USTR), the Commission

instituted investigation No. 332–385,

General Agreement on Trade in

Services: Examination of the Schedules

of Commitments Submitted by Trading

Partners of Eastern Europe, the

European Free Trade Area, and Turkey,

under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Information

on service industries may be obtained

from Mr. Richard Brown, Office of

Industries (202–205–3438) and Mr.

Scott Ki, Office of Industries (202–205–

2160); economic aspects, from Mr.

William Donnelly, Office of Economics

(202–205–3223); and legal aspects, from

Mr. William Gearhart, 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 USTR

in a letter dated September 19, 1997, the

Commission, pursuant to section 332(g)

of the Tariff Act of 1930, has instituted

an investigation and will prepare a

report that (1) examines the content of

schedules of commitments under the

General Agreement on Trade in Services

(GATS) for the countries specified
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1 The products covered by these investigations

are synchronous, asynchronous, and specialty

SRAMs from Korea and Taiwan, whether assembled

or unassembled. Assembled SRAMs include all

package types. Unassembled SRAMs include

processed wafers or die, uncut die, and cut die.

Processed wafers produced in Korea or Taiwan, but

packaged, or assembled into memory modules, in

a third country, are included in the scope;

processed wafers produced in a third country and

assembled or packaged in Korea or Taiwan are not

included in the scope.

The scope of these investigations includes

modules containing SRAMs. Such modules include

single in-line processing modules (SIPs), single inline memory modules (SIMMs), dual in-line

memory modules (DIMMs), memory cards, or other

collections of SRAMs, whether unmounted or

mounted on a circuit board.

The SRAMs within the scope of these

investigations are classified in statistical reporting

numbers 8542.13.8037 through 8542.13.8049,

8473.30.1000 through 8473.30.9000, and

8542.13.8005 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of

the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS

statistical reporting numbers are provided for

convenience and customs purposes, the written

description of the scope of these investigations is

dispositive.

below, explaining the commitments in

non-technical language; and (2) seeks to

identify the potential benefits and

limitations of foreign commitments. The

Commission will examine sectorspecific commitments scheduled by

Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary,

Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Poland,

Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia,

Switzerland, and Turkey, with respect

to the following industries:

• Distribution services (defined as

wholesaling, retailing, and franchising

services);

• Education services;

• Communication services (defined as

enhanced telecommunication, courier,

and audiovisual services);

• Health care services;

• Professional services (defined as

accounting, advertising, and legal

services);

• Architectural, engineering, and

construction (AEC) services;

• Land-based transport services

(defined as rail and trucking services);

and

• Travel and tourism services.

In addition, the Commission will

examine horizontal commitments

relevant to the specified industries, such

as those regarding investment and

temporary entry and stay of foreign

workers. As requested by the USTR, the

Commission plans to deliver its report

to the USTR by September 18, 1998.

The investigation follows Commission

investigation No. 332–374, General

Agreement on Trade in Services:

Examination of the Schedule of

Commitments Submitted by Asia Pacific

Trading Partners, requested by the

USTR on November 13, 1996;

investigation No. 332–367, General

Agreement on Trade in Services:

Examination of South American Trading

Partners’ Schedules of Commitments,

requested by the USTR on April 9, 1996;

and Commission investigation No. 332–

358, General Agreement on Trade in

Services: Examination of Major Trading

Partners’ Schedules of Commitments,

requested by the USTR on December 28,

1994. In those reports, the Commission

examined the commitments scheduled

by selected trading partners with respect

to the industries delineated above. The

results of investigation No. 332–374

were published in August 1997 in

USITC Publication 3053. The results of

investigation No. 332–367 were

published in December 1996 in USITC

Publication 3007. The results of

investigation No. 332–358 were

published in December 1995 in USITC

Publication 2940. These publications

are available on the ITC 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 April 8, 1998. All persons shall 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 25, 1998. Any

prehearing briefs (original and 14

copies) should be filed not later than

5:15 p.m., March 25, 1998. The deadline

for filing post-hearing briefs or

statements is 5:15 p.m., April 22, 1998.

In the event that, as of the close of

business on March 25, 1998, no

witnesses are scheduled to appear at the

hearing, the hearing will be canceled.

Any person interested in attending the

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

Commission (202–205–1816) after

March 25, 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 C.F.R. 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 April 22, 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.

Issued: October 7, 1997.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–27489 Filed 10–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 731–TA–761 and

762 (Final)]

Static Random Access Memory

Semiconductors From the Republic of

Korea and Taiwan

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission; Commerce.

ACTION: Scheduling of the final phase of

antidumping investigations.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice of the scheduling of the final

phase of antidumping investigations No.

731–TA–761 and 762 (Final) under

section 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930

(19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)) (the Act) to

determine whether an industry in the

United States is materially injured or

threatened with material injury, or the

establishment of an industry in the

United States is materially retarded, by

reason of less-than-fair-value imports

from the Republic of Korea (Korea) and

Taiwan of static random access memory

semiconductors (SRAMs). 1

For further information concerning

the conduct of this phase of the

investigations, 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 207,