Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 237 / Wednesday, December 10, 1997 / Notices 65093

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a letter

dated May 15, 1992, the United States

Trade Representative (USTR) requested

that the United States International

Trade Commission conduct an

investigation assessing the quantitative

economic effects of significant U.S.

import restraint programs operating in

the U.S. economy. The request also

asked the Commission to prepare

reports updating the analysis, with

delivery of those reports to be made on

2-year intervals following the

submission of the first report. The first

report was delivered to the USTR in

November 1993 and the first update was

transmitted in December 1995. A letter

from USTR sent March 10, 1997

requested that the second update be

delayed to February 1999 to allow the

analysis to incorporate important

information due to be released very near

the previously scheduled December

1997 due date.

In this second biennial update report,

the Commission will, as was done in the

first two reports, assess the economic

effects of significant U.S. import

restraints on U.S. consumers, on the

activities of U.S. firms, on the income

and employment of U.S. workers, and

on the net economic welfare of the

United States. The investigation will not

include import restraints resulting from

final antidumping or countervailing

duty investigations, section 337 or 406

investigations, or section 301 actions.

The initial notice of institution of this

investigation was published in the

Federal Register of June 17, 1992 (57 FR

27063).

PUBLIC HEARING: A public hearing in

connection with this investigation will

be held on May 12, 1998, beginning at

9:30 a.m. It will be held in the

Commission’s hearing room at 500 E

Street, SW., Washington, D.C. 20436.

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, D.C., not later

than the close of business, 5:15 p.m., on

May 5, 1998. Hearing statements should

be filed not later than May 8, 1998. Any

posthearing submissions must be filed

not later than COB June 12, 1998. In the

event that, as of the close of business on

May 5, 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 non-participant may call the

Secretary to the Commission (202–205–

1816) after May 7, 1998, to determine

whether the hearing will be held.

WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS: Interested persons

are invited to submit written statements

concerning the matters to be addressed

in the report. Commercial or financial

information that a party desires the

Commission to treat as confidential

must be submitted on separate sheets of

paper, each clearly marked

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’ at

the top. (Generally, submission of

separate confidential and public

versions of the submission would be

appropriate.) All submissions requesting

confidential treatment must conform

with the requirements of § 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

to the Commission for inspection by

interested persons. To be assured of

consideration, written submissions must

be filed by June 12, 1998.

Issued: December 4, 1997.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32336 Filed 12–9–97; 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 Issuance of a Permanent

Limited Exclusion Order and a

Permanent Cease and Desist Order

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Commission has issued a permanent

limited exclusion order and a

permanent cease and desist order in the

above-captioned investigation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay

H. Reiziss, Esq., Office of the General

Counsel, U.S. International Trade

Commission, telephone 202–205–3116.

General information concerning the

Commission may also be obtained by

accessing the Commission’s Internet

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

ftp.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

action is taken under the authority of

section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 19

U.S.C. 1337, and Commission rule

210.50, 19 CFR 210.50.

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’’). The

respondents are Mentor Graphics

Corporation (‘‘Mentor’’) of Wilsonville,

Oregon and Meta Systems (‘‘Meta’’) of

Saclay, France (collectively

‘‘respondents’’). Meta is a wholly owned

subsidiary of Mentor. The products at

issue are hardware logic emulation

systems, subassemblies thereof, and

components thereof, including

hardware logic emulation software, that

are used in the semiconductor

manufacturing industry to design and

test the electronic circuits of

semiconductor devices.

After an 11-day evidentiary hearing in

April–May 1996, the presiding

administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’) issued

an initial determination (‘‘ID’’) granting

complainant Quickturn’s motion for

temporary relief. On August 5, 1996, the

Commission determined not to modify

or vacate the ID and issued a temporary

limited exclusion order against Mentor

and Meta and a temporary cease and

desist order against Mentor, and

determined that the amount of

respondents’ bond during the pendency

of temporary relief should be forty-three

(43) percent of the entered value of

imported hardware logic emulation

systems and components thereof.

After a 14-day evidentiary hearing

and two days of closing arguments, the

ALJ, on July 31, 1997, issued a final ID

finding that respondents had violated

section 337 by infringing claims of all

five of Quickturn’s asserted patents. On

that same date, the ALJ issued a

recommended determination (‘‘RD’’)

recommending the issuance of a

permanent exclusion order and a cease

and desist order. On October 2, 1997,

the Commission issued its notice of the

decision not to review the ALJ’s final ID,

thereby finding that respondents are in

violation of section 337. The

Commission also requested briefs on the

issues of remedy, the public interest,

and bonding. On October 16, 1997,

Quickturn, respondents, and the

Commission investigative attorneys

submitted comments on those issues,

and on October 23, 1997, all parties

submitted reply comments.

The Commission, having determined

that a violation of section 337 has

occurred in the importation, sale for

importation, or sale in the United States

of the accused hardware logic emulation

systems and components thereof,

including software, considered the

issues of the appropriate form of such

relief, whether the public interest

precludes issuance of such relief, and

respondents’ bond during the 60-day

Presidential review period.
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The Commission determined that a

permanent limited exclusion order and

a permanent cease and desist order

directed to domestic respondent Mentor

are the appropriate form of relief. The

Commission further determined that the

statutory public interest factors do not

preclude the issuance of such relief, and

that respondents’ bond under the

permanent limited exclusion order and

the permanent cease and desist order

shall be in the amount of 43 percent of

the entered value of the imported

articles if the entered value is based on

transaction value as defined by the U.S.

Customs Service, and 180 percent of the

entered value of such articles if the

entered value is based on other than

transaction value.

Copies of all nonconfidential

documents filed in connection with this

investigation 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 SW.,

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 on 202–

205–1810.

Issued: December 3, 1997.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32335 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

President’s Advisory Board on Race

ACTION: President’s Advisory Board on

Race; notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The President’s Advisory

Board on Race will meet on December

17, 1997, in Fairfax County, Virginia at

a site to be determined. The meeting

will start at approximately 9:00 a.m. and

end at approximately 3:30 p.m. The

agenda will include a discussion of the

experiences and challenges in primary

and secondary education for students of

different races and of programs that are

addressing some of those challenges.

The meeting will be open to the

public on a first-come, first-seated basis.

Interested persons are encouraged to

attend. Members of the public may

submit to the contact person, any time

before or after the meeting, written

statements to the Board. Written

comments may be submitted by mail,

telegram, or facsimile, and should

contain the writer’s name, address and

commercial, government, or

organizational affiliation, if any.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact our

main office number, (202) 395–1010, for

the exact location of the meeting. Other

comments or questions regarding this

meeting may be directed to Randy

Ayers, (202) 395–1010, or via facsimile,

(202) 395–1020.

Dated: December 5, 1997.

Robert Wexler,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 97–32364 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–AR–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

December 5, 1997.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has

submitted the following public

information collection requests (ICR’s)

to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of each

individual ICR, with applicable

supporting documentation, may be

obtained by calling the Department of

Labor, Departmental Clearance Officer,

Todd R. Owen ((202) 219–5096 ext. 143)

or by E-Mail to Owen-Todd@dol.gov.

Individuals who use a

telecommunication device for the deaf

(TTY/TDD) may call (202) 219–4720

between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern

Time, Monday–Friday.

Comments should be sent to the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attn: BLS, DM, ESA, ETA,

MSHA, OSHA, PWBA, or VETS, Office

of Management and Budget, Room

10235, Washington, DC 20503 ((202)

395–7316), on or before January 9, 1998.

The OMB is particularly interested in

comments which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

• Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration.

Title: Job Training Partnership Act

(JTPA) Annual Service Delivery Area

Report.

OMB Number: 1205–0341

(reinstatement without change).

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Number of Respondents: 59.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1

hour.

Total Burden Hours: 59.

Total annualized capital/startup

costs: 0.

Total annual costs: 0.

Description: The requested

information will be used to assess JTPA

local financial participant data.

Participant and financial data will be

used to respond to Congressional

oversight, to prepare budget requests,

and make annual reports to Congress

per statute.

Agency: Occupational Safety and

Health Administration.

Title: Asbestos in General Industry (29

Part 1910.1001).

OMB Number: 1218–0133 (extension).

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Business and other

for-profit, Federal and State

government, Local or Tribal

governments.

Number of Respondents: 233.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: Time

per response ranges from 5 minutes to

maintain records to 1.5 hour for

employees to receive a medical exam.

Total Burden Hours: 43,197.

Total annualized capital/startup

costs: 0.

Total annual costs: $1,625,143.

Description: The purpose of the

Asbestos in General Industry Standard

and its information collection

requirements are designed to provide

protection from the adverse health

effects associated with occupational

exposure to asbestos. The standard

requires employers to monitor employee

exposure to asbestos, to monitor

employee health and to provide

employees with information about their

exposures and health effects from

exposure to asbestos.

Agency: Occupational Safety and

Health Administration.

Title: OSHA Data collection System.

OMB Number: 1218–0209 (extension).