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

Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19

CFR § 207.2(f)).

2Commissioner Carol T. Crawford dissenting.

3CR nails are roofing nails made of steel, having

a length of 13⁄16 inch to 113⁄16 inches (or 20.64 to

46.04 millimeters), a head diameter of 0.330 inch

to 0.415 inch (or 8.38 to 10.54 millimeters), and a

shank of 0.100 inch to 0.125 inch (or 2.54 to 3.18

millimeters), whether or not galvanized, that are

collated with two wires.

4 The Commission further determines, pursuant

to 19 USC § 1673(b)(4)(B), that it would not have

found material injury by reason of subject imports

but for the suspension of liquidation of the

merchandise under investigation.

certain acesulfame potassium and

blends and products containing same

that infringe claims 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of

U.S. Letters Patent 4,695,629 and claims

1 and 2 of U.S. Letters Patent 4,158,068.

The complaint further alleges that there

exists an industry in the United States

as required by subsection (a)(2) of

section 337.

The complainants request that the

Commission institute an investigation

and, after a hearing, issue a permanent

exclusion order and a permanent cease

and desist order.

ADDRESSES: The complaint and

supplements, except for any

confidential information contained

therein, are 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., Room

112, Washington, D.C. 20436, telephone

202–205–2000. Hearing-impaired

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juan

Cockburn, Esq., Office of Unfair Import

Investigations, U.S. International Trade

Commission, telephone 202–205–2572.

General information concerning the

Commission may also be obtained by

accessing its internet server (http://

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

Authority

The authority for institution of this

investigation is contained in section 337

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended,

and in section 210.10 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 19 C.F.R. § 210.10 (1997).

Scope of Investigation

Having considered the complaint, the

U.S. International Trade Commission,

on November 13, 1997, ORDERED

THAT

(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of

section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended, an investigation be instituted

to determine whether there is a

violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of

section 337 in the importation into the

United States, the sale for importation,

or the sale within the United States after

importation of certain acesulfame

potassium or blends or products

containing same by reason of

infringement of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 of

U.S. Letters Patent 4,695,629 or claims

1 or 2 of U.S. Letters Patent 4,158,068,

and whether there exists an industry in

the United States as required by

subsection (a)(2) of section 337.

(2) For the purpose of the

investigation so instituted, the following

are hereby named as parties upon which

this notice of investigation shall be

served:

(a) The complainants are—

Nutrinova Nutrition Specialties and

Food Ingredients GmbH, D—65 926,

Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic

of Germany

Nutrinova Inc., 25 Worlds Fair Drive,

Somerset, New Jersey 08873

(b) The respondents are the following

companies alleged to be in violation of

section 337, and are the parties upon

which the complaint is to be served:

Hangzhou Sanhe Food Company Ltd.,

258 Qiutao Road, Hangzhou,

Zheijiang, People’s Republic of China

JRS International, Inc., 141 Lanza

Avenue, Bldg. 12, Garfield, New

Jersey 07026

Dingsheng, Inc., 5323 Tyler Avenue,

Temple City, California 91780

WYZ Tech, Inc., 4570 Eucalyptus Ave.

#B, Chino, California 91710

(c) Juan Cockburn, Esq., Office of

Unfair Import Investigations, U.S.

International Trade Commission, 500 E

Street, S.W., Room 401–Q, Washington,

D.C. 20436, shall be the Commission

investigative attorney, party to this

investigation; and

(3) For the investigation so instituted,

the Honorable Sidney Harris is

designated as the presiding

administrative law judge.

Responses to the complaint and the

notice of investigation must be

submitted by the named respondents in

accordance with section 210.13 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 19 C.F.R. § 210.13. Pursuant

to 19 C.F.R. §§ 201.16(d) and 210.13(a)

of the Commission’s Rules, such

responses will be considered by the

Commission if received not later than 20

days after the date of service by the

Commission of the complaint and the

notice of investigation. Extensions of

time for submitting responses to the

complaint will not be granted unless

good cause therefor is shown.

Failure of a respondent to file a timely

response to each allegation in the

complaint and in this notice may be

deemed to constitute a waiver of the

right to appear and contest the

allegations of the complaint and this

notice, and to authorize the

administrative law judge and the

Commission, without further notice to

the respondent, to find the facts to be as

alleged in the complaint and this notice

and to enter both an initial

determination and a final determination

containing such findings, and may

result in the issuance of a limited

exclusion order or a cease and desist

order or both directed against such

respondent.

Issued: November 14, 1997.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–30547 Filed 11–19–97; 8:45 am]

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[Investigations Nos. 731–TA–757 and 759

(Final)]

Collated Roofing Nails from China and

Taiwan

Determinations

On the basis of the record 1 developed

in the subject investigations, the United

States International Trade Commission

determines,2 pursuant to section 735(b)

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

§ 1673d(b)) (the Act), that an industry in

the United States is threatened with

material injury by reason of imports

from China and Taiwan of collated

roofing nails (‘‘CR nails’’),3 provided for

in subheading 7317.00.55 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States, that have been found by

the Department of Commerce to be sold

in the United States at less than fair

value (LTFV).4

Background

The Commission instituted these

investigations effective November 26,

1996, following receipt of a petition

filed with the Commission and the

Department of Commerce by the Paslode

Division of Illinois Tool Works, Vernon

Hills, IL. The final phase of the

investigations was scheduled by the

Commission following notification of

preliminary determinations by the

Department of Commerce that imports

of CR nails from China and Taiwan were
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being sold at LTFV within the meaning

of section 733(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C.

§ 1673b(b)). Notice of the scheduling of

the Commission’s investigations and of

a public hearing 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 May 27, 1997 (62 FR

28731). The hearing was held in

Washington, DC, on September 30,

1997, and all persons who requested the

opportunity were permitted to appear in

person or by counsel.

The Commission transmitted its

determination in this investigation to

the Secretary of Commerce on

November 12, 1997. The views of the

Commission are contained in USITC

Publication 3070 (November 1997),

entitled ‘‘Collated Roofing Nails from

China and Taiwan: Investigation No.

731–TA–757 and 759 (Final).’’

Issued: November 12, 1997.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–30502 Filed 11–19–97; 8:45 am]

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[Investigation No. 337–TA–404]

Certain SDRAMs, DRAMs, ASICs,

RAM-and-LOGIC Chips,

Microprocessors, Microcontrollers,

Processes for Manufacturing Same

and Products Containing Same; Notice

of Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade

Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation

pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1337.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a

complaint was filed with the U.S.

International Trade Commission on

October 16, 1997, under section 337 of

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19

U.S.C. § 1337, on behalf of Samsung

Electronics Co., Ltd. of Seoul, Korea and

Samsung Austin Semiconductor, L.L.C.

of Austin, Texas. A supplementary letter

was filed on November 3, 1997. The

complaint, as supplemented, alleges

violations of section 337 in the

importation into the United States, the

sale for importation, and the sale within

the United States after importation of

certain SDRAMs, DRAMs, ASICs, RAMand-Logic chips, microprocessors,

microcontrollers, and products

containing same by reason of

infringement of claims 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6

of U.S. Letters Patent 5,444,026, and

claim 1 of U.S. Letters Patent 4,972,373.

The complaint further alleges that there

exists an industry in the United States

as required by subsection (a)(2) of

section 337.

The complainants request that the

Commission institute an investigation

and, after the investigation, issue a

permanent exclusion order and a

permanent cease and desist order.

ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for

any confidential information contained

therein, is 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., Room

112, Washington, D.C. 20436, telephone

202–205–2000. Hearing-impaired

individuals are advised that information

on this matter can be obtained by

contacting the Commission’s TDD

terminal on 202–205–1810.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas S. Fusco, Esq., Office of Unfair

Import Investigations, U.S. International

Trade Commission, telephone 202–205–

2571.

Authority

The authority for institution of this

investigation is contained in section 337

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended,

and in section 210.10 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 19 CFR § 210.10 (1997).

Scope of Investigation

Having considered the complaint, the

U.S. International Trade Commission,

on November 13, 1997, Ordered that—

(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of

section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended, an investigation be instituted

to determine whether there is a

violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of

section 337 in the importation into the

United States, the sale for importation,

or the sale within the United States after

importation of certain SDRAMs,

DRAMs, ASICs, RAM-and-Logic chips,

microprocessors, microcontrollers, and

products containing same by reason of

infringement of claims 1, 2, 3, 5, or 6 of

U.S. Letters Patent 5,444,026, or claim 1

of U.S. Letters Patent 4,972,373, and

whether there exists an industry in the

United States as required by subsection

(a)(2) of section 337.

(2) For the purpose of the

investigation so instituted, the following

are hereby named as parties upon which

this notice of investigation shall be

served:

(a) The complainants are—

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung

Main Building 250, Taepyung Ro,

2GA, Chung Ku, Seoul, Korea 100–

742

Samsung Austin Semiconductor, L.L.C.,

12100 Samsung Boulevard, Austin,

Texas 78754

(b) The respondents are the following

companies alleged to be in violation of

section 337, and are the parties upon

which the complaint is to be served:

Fujitsu, Ltd., 6–1 Marunouchi, 1-

Chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100, Japan

Fujitsu Microelectronics, Inc., 3545

North First Street, San Jose, California

(c) Thomas S. Fusco, Esq., Office of

Unfair Import Investigations, U.S.

International Trade Commission, 500 E

Street, SW, Room 401–O, Washington,

D.C. 20436, who shall be the

Commission investigative attorney,

party to this investigation; and

(3) For the investigation so instituted,

the Honorable Paul J. Luckern is

designated as the presiding

administrative law judge.

Responses to the complaint and the

notice of investigation must be

submitted by the named respondents in

accordance with section 210.13 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 19 CFR § 210.13. Pursuant to

19 CFR §§ 201.16(d) and 210.13(a), such

responses will be considered by the

Commission if received no later than 20

days after the date of service by the

Commission of the complaint and notice

of investigation. Extensions of time for

submitting responses to the complaint

will not be granted unless good cause

therefor is shown.

Failure of a respondent to file a timely

response to each allegation in the

complaint and in this notice may be

deemed to constitute a waiver of the

right to appear and contest the

allegations of the complaint and this

notice, and to authorize the

administrative law judge and the

Commission, without further notice to

the respondent, to find the facts to be as

alleged in the complaint and this notice

and to enter both an initial

determination and a final determination

containing such findings, and may

result in the issuance of a limited

exclusion order or a cease and desist

order or both directed against such

respondent.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: November 14, 1997.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–30548 Filed 11–19–97; 8:45 am]

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