[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 200 (Thursday, October 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53800-53801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27493]


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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.

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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
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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 in-line 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.
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    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,

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subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207), as amended by 62 FR 39438, July 23, 
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1997.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 25, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane J. Mazur (202-205-3184), Office 
of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street 
SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired 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:

Background

    The final phase of these investigations is being scheduled as a 
result of affirmative preliminary determinations by the Department of 
Commerce that imports of SRAMs from Korea and Taiwan are being sold in 
the United States at less than fair value within the meaning of section 
733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1673b). The investigations were 
requested in a petition filed on February 25, 1997, by Micron 
Technology, Inc., Boise, ID.

Participation in the Investigations and Public Service List

    Persons, including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, 
if the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer 
organizations, wishing to participate in the final phase of these 
investigations 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, no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date 
specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance 
during the preliminary phase of the investigations need not file an 
additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary 
will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses 
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the 
investigations.

Limited Disclosure of Business Proprietary Information (BPI) Under an 
Administrative Protective Order (APO) and BPI Service List

    Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the 
Secretary will make BPI gathered in the final phase of these 
investigations available to authorized applicants under the APO issued 
in the investigations, provided that the application is made no later 
than 21 days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. 
Authorized applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by 
19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to the investigations. A party 
granted access to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigations 
need not reapply for such access. A separate service list will be 
maintained by the Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI 
under the APO.

Staff Report

    The prehearing staff report in the final phase of these 
investigations will be placed in the nonpublic record on February 3, 
1998, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to 
section 207.22 of the Commission's rules.

Hearing

    The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the final 
phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on February 18, 
1998, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Requests to 
appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to 
the Commission on or before February 10, 1998. A nonparty who has 
testimony that may aid the Commission's deliberations may request 
permission to present a short statement at the hearing. All parties and 
nonparties desiring to appear at the hearing and make oral 
presentations should attend a prehearing conference to be held at 9:30 
a.m. on February 12, 1998, at the U.S. International Trade Commission 
Building. Oral testimony and written materials to be submitted at the 
public hearing are governed by sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 
207.24 of the Commission's rules. Parties must submit any request to 
present a portion of their hearing testimony in camera no later than 7 
days prior to the date of the hearing .

Written Submissions

    Each party who is an interested party shall submit a prehearing 
brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must conform with the 
provisions of section 207.23 of the Commission's rules; the deadline 
for filing is February 10, 1998. Parties may also file written 
testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing, as 
provided in section 207.24 of the Commission's rules, and posthearing 
briefs, which must conform with the provisions of section 207.25 of the 
Commission's rules.
    The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is February 26, 1998; 
witness testimony must be filed no later than three days before the 
hearing. In addition, any person who has not entered an appearance as a 
party to the investigation may submit a written statement of 
information pertinent to the subject of the investigations on or before 
February 26, 1998. On March 19, 1998, the Commission will make 
available to parties all information on which they have not had an 
opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final comments on this 
information on or before March 23, 1998, but such final comments must 
not contain new factual information and must otherwise comply with 
section 207.30 of the Commission's rules. All written submissions must 
conform with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's rules; 
any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the 
requirements of sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's 
rules.
    In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's 
rules, each document filed by a party to the investigations must be 
served on all other parties to the investigations (as identified by 
either the public or BPI service list), and a certificate of service 
must be timely filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for 
filing without a certificate of service.

    Authority: These investigations are being conducted under 
authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is 
published pursuant to section 207.21 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: October 9, 1997.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-27493 Filed 10-15-97; 8:45 am]
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