80 FR 72736 - Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Likely Impact on the U.S. Economy and on Specific Industry Sectors

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 224 (November 20, 2015)

Page Range		72736-72738
FR Document		2015-29659

Following receipt on November 5, 2015 of a request from the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the Commission has instituted investigation No. TPA-105-001, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Likely Impact on the U.S. Economy and on Specific Industry Sectors, under section 105(c) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4204(c)), for the purpose of assessing the likely impact of the Agreement on the U.S. economy as a whole and on specific industry sectors and the interests of U.S. consumers. In addition to the United States, the Agreement includes Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam.

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. TPA-105-001]


Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Likely Impact on the U.S. 
Economy and on Specific Industry Sectors

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation and scheduling of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: Following receipt on November 5, 2015 of a request from the 
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the Commission has instituted 
investigation No. TPA-105-001, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: 
Likely Impact on the U.S. Economy and on Specific Industry Sectors, 
under section 105(c) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities 
and Accountability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4204(c)), for the purpose of 
assessing the likely impact of the Agreement on the U.S. economy as a 
whole and on specific industry sectors and the interests of U.S. 
consumers. In addition to the United States, the Agreement includes 
Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, 
New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam.

DATES: 
    December 22, 2015: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the 
public hearing.
    December 29, 2015: Deadline for filing pre-hearing briefs and 
statements.
    January 13, 2016: Public hearing.
    January 22, 2016: Deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and 
statements.
    February 15, 2016: Deadline for filing all other written 
submissions.
    May 18, 2016: Anticipated date for transmitting Commission report 
to the President and Congress.

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, including the Commission's hearing 
rooms, are located in the United States International Trade Commission 
Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC. All written submissions 
should be addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade 
Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436. The public record 
for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic 
docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Leader Jose Signoret (202-205-
3125 or [email protected]) or Deputy Project Leader Laura 
Bloodgood (202-708-4726 or [email protected]) for information 
specific to this investigation. For information on the legal aspects of 
this investigation, contact William Gearhart of the

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Commission's Office of the General Counsel (202-205-3091 or 
[email protected]). The media should contact Margaret 
O'Laughlin, Office of External Relations (202-205-1819 or 
[email protected]). Hearing-impaired individuals may obtain 
information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal 
at 202-205-1810. General information concerning the Commission may also 
be obtained by accessing its Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). 
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.

Background

    On November 5, 2015, the Commission received a letter from the USTR 
stating that the President notified Congress, also on November 5, 2015, 
of his intent to enter into the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement 
with the countries of Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, 
Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. As 
requested by the USTR and as required by section 105(c) of the 
Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 
2015 (2015 Act), the Commission will submit to the President and 
Congress a report assessing the likely impact of the Trans-Pacific 
Partnership (TPP) Agreement on the U.S. economy as a whole and on 
specific industry sectors and the interests of U.S. consumers. In 
assessing the likely impact, the Commission will include the impact the 
agreement will have on the U.S. gross domestic product; exports and 
imports; aggregate employment and employment opportunities; and the 
production, employment, and competitive position of industries likely 
to be significantly affected by the agreement. In preparing its 
assessment, the Commission will also review available economic 
assessments regarding the Agreement, including literature concerning 
any substantially equivalent proposed agreement. The Commission will 
provide a description of the analytical methods used and conclusions 
drawn in such literature, and a discussion of areas of consensus and 
divergence between the Commission's analyses and conclusions and other 
economic assessments reviewed.
    Section 105(c)(2) of the 2015 Act requires that the Commission 
submit its report to the President and the Congress not later than 105 
days after the President enters into the agreement. The USTR requested 
that the Commission provide the report as soon as possible. Section 
105(c)(4) of the 2015 Act requires the President to make the 
Commission's assessment under section 105(c)(2) available to the 
public.

Public Hearing

    The Commission will hold a public hearing in connection with this 
investigation at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 500 
E Street SW., Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on January 13, 
2016, and continuing on additional days, if necessary. Requests to 
appear at the public hearing should be filed with the Secretary no 
later than 5:15 p.m., December 22, 2015. All pre-hearing briefs and 
statements must be filed not later than 5:15 p.m., December 29, 2015; 
and all post-hearing briefs and statements, which should focus on 
matters raised at the hearing, must be filed not later than 5:15 p.m., 
January 22, 2016. In order to appear at the hearing, all interested 
parties and other persons appearing must file a pre-hearing brief or 
statement that sets forth the information and arguments they intend to 
present at the hearing. An extension of time for filing requests to 
appear, pre-hearing and post-hearing statements, and all other written 
submissions will not be granted unless the Chairman determines that the 
condition for granting an extension of time in section 201.14(b)(2) of 
the Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.14(b)(2)) is 
met. All requests to appear and all pre-hearing and post-hearing briefs 
and statements should otherwise be filed in accordance with the 
requirements in the ``Written Submissions'' section below. In the event 
that, as of the close of business on December 22, 2015, 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 should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-
2000 after December 22, 2015, for information concerning whether the 
hearing will be held.

Written Submissions

    In lieu of or in addition to participating in the hearing, 
interested parties are invited to file written submissions concerning 
this investigation. All written submissions should be addressed to the 
Secretary. Except in the case of requests to appear at the hearing and 
pre-hearing and post-hearing briefs and statements, all written 
submissions should be received not later than 5:15 p.m., February 15, 
2016. All written submissions must conform with the provisions of 
section 201.8 of the Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 
201.8). Section 201.8 and the Commission's Handbook on Filing 
Procedures requires that interested parties file documents 
electronically on or before the filing deadline and submit eight (8) 
true paper copies by 12:00 p.m. eastern time on the next business day. 
In the event that confidential treatment of a document is requested, 
interested parties must file, at the same time as the eight paper 
copies, at least four (4) additional true paper copies in which the 
confidential information must be deleted (see the following paragraph 
for further information regarding confidential business information). 
Persons with questions regarding electronic filing should contact the 
Secretary (202-205-2000).
    Any submissions that contain confidential business information 
(CBI) must also conform with the requirements of section 201.6 of the 
Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). Section 
201.6 of the rules requires that the cover of the document and the 
individual pages be clearly marked as to whether they are the 
``confidential'' or ``non-confidential'' version, and that the 
confidential business information be clearly identified by means of 
brackets. All written submissions, except for confidential business 
information, will be made available for inspection by interested 
parties. Any confidential business information received by the 
Commission in this investigation and used in preparing this report will 
not be published in a manner that would reveal the operations of the 
firm supplying the information.

Summaries of Written Submissions

    The Commission intends to publish summaries of the positions of 
interested persons in an appendix to its report. Persons wishing to 
have a summary of their position included in the appendix should 
include a summary with either their pre-hearing or post-hearing brief 
or another written submission, or as a separate written submission, and 
the summary must be clearly marked on its front page as being their 
``summary of position for inclusion in the appendix to the Commission's 
report.'' The summary may not exceed 500 words, should be in MSWord 
format or a format that can be easily converted to MSWord, and should 
not include any confidential business information. The summary will be 
published as provided if it meets these requirements and is germane to 
the subject matter of the investigation. In the appendix the Commission 
will identify the name of the organization

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furnishing the summary, and will include a link to the Commission's 
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) where the full written 
submission can be found.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: November 17, 2015.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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(202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired section 337, and are the parties upon INTERNATIONAL TRADE
individuals are advised that information which the complaint is to be served: COMMISSION
on this matter can be obtained by
contacting the Commission’s TDD Nautilus Hyosung Inc., 281 [Investigation No. TPA–105–001]
terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons Gwangpyeong-ro, Gangnam-gu Gu,
Seoul, Republic of Korea. Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement:
with mobility impairments who will Likely Impact on the U.S. Economy and
need special assistance in gaining access Nautilus Hyosung America Inc., 6641 N. on Specific Industry Sectors
to the Commission should contact the Beltline Road, Suite 100, Irving, TX
Office of the Secretary at (202) 205– 75061. AGENCY: United States International
2000. General information concerning Trade Commission.
HS Global, Inc., 381 Thor Pl., Brea, CA
the Commission may also be obtained 92821. ACTION: Institution of investigation and
by accessing its Internet server at scheduling of public hearing.
http://www.usitc.gov. The public record (3) For the investigation so instituted,
for this investigation may be viewed on the Chief Administrative Law Judge, SUMMARY: Following receipt on
the Commission’s electronic docket U.S. International Trade Commission, November 5, 2015 of a request from the
(EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov. shall designate the presiding U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Administrative Law Judge. Commission has instituted investigation
Office of Docket Services, U.S. The Office of Unfair Import No. TPA–105–001, Trans-Pacific
International Trade Commission, Partnership Agreement: Likely Impact
Investigations will not participate as a
telephone (202) 205–1802. on the U.S. Economy and on Specific
party in this investigation.
Industry Sectors, under section 105(c) of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Responses to the complaint and the the Bipartisan Congressional Trade
Authority: The authority for institution of notice of investigation must be Priorities and Accountability Act of
this investigation is contained in section 337 submitted by the named respondents in 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4204(c)), for the purpose
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and accordance with section 210.13 of the of assessing the likely impact of the
in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules
of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Agreement on the U.S. economy as a
(2015). Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to whole and on specific industry sectors
19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such and the interests of U.S. consumers. In
Scope of Investigation: Having responses will be considered by the addition to the United States, the
considered the complaint, the U.S. Commission if received not later than 20 Agreement includes Australia, Brunei
International Trade Commission, on days after the date of service by the Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan,
November 16, 2015, ordered that— Commission of the complaint and the Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru,
(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of notice of investigation. Extensions of Singapore, and Vietnam.
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as time for submitting responses to the DATES:
amended, an investigation be instituted complaint and the notice of December 22, 2015: Deadline for filing
to determine whether there is a investigation will not be granted unless requests to appear at the public hearing.
violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of good cause therefor is shown. December 29, 2015: Deadline for filing
section 337 in the importation into the pre-hearing briefs and statements.
United States, the sale for importation, Failure of a respondent to file a timely January 13, 2016: Public hearing.
or the sale within the United States after response to each allegation in the January 22, 2016: Deadline for filing
importation of certain automated teller complaint and in this notice may be post-hearing briefs and statements.
machines, ATM modules, components deemed to constitute a waiver of the February 15, 2016: Deadline for filing
thereof, and products containing the right to appear and contest the all other written submissions.
same by reason of infringement of one allegations of the complaint and this May 18, 2016: Anticipated date for
or more of claims 1, 2, 5–8, 10, 16–18, notice, and to authorize the transmitting Commission report to the
20, 22, 23, 26, and 27 of the ’616 patent; administrative law judge and the President and Congress.
claims 1–8, 12–18, and 21–27 of the Commission, without further notice to ADDRESSES: All Commission offices,
’461 patent; claims 1–15, 18–20, 22–26, the respondent, to find the facts to be as including the Commission’s hearing
and 28–30 of the ’010 patent; claims 1– alleged in the complaint and this notice rooms, are located in the United States
4, 6, 14, 15, and 19 of the ’761 patent; and to enter an initial determination International Trade Commission
claims 1–5 and 13–24 of the ’163 patent; and a final determination containing Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington,
and claims 1–8 and 12–20 of the ’631 such findings, and may result in the DC. All written submissions should be
patent, and whether an industry in the issuance of an exclusion order or a cease addressed to the Secretary, United
United States exists as required by and desist order or both directed against States International Trade Commission,
subsection (a)(2) of section 337; the respondent. 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC
(2) For the purpose of the 20436. The public record for this
investigation so instituted, the following By order of the Commission.
investigation may be viewed on the
are hereby named as parties upon which Issued: November 17, 2015. Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
this notice of investigation shall be Lisa R. Barton, at https://edis.usitc.gov.
served: Secretary to the Commission. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(a) The complainants are:
[FR Doc. 2015–29669 Filed 11–19–15; 8:45 am] Project Leader Jose Signoret (202–205–
Diebold, Incorporated, 5995 Mayfair
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 3125 or jose.signoret@usitc.gov) or
Road, North Canton, OH 44720. Deputy Project Leader Laura Bloodgood
Diebold Self-Service Systems, 5995 (202–708–4726 or laura.bloodgood@
Mayfair Road, North Canton, OH usitc.gov) for information specific to this
44720. investigation. For information on the
(b) The respondents are the following legal aspects of this investigation,
entities alleged to be in violation of contact William Gearhart of the

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furnishing the summary, and will contacting the Commission’s TDD (b) The respondents are the following
include a link to the Commission’s terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons entities alleged to be in violation of
Electronic Document Information with mobility impairments who will section 337, and are the parties upon
System (EDIS) where the full written need special assistance in gaining access which the complaint is to be served:
submission can be found. to the Commission should contact the Sizewise Rentals LLC, 1600 Genessee,
By order of the Commission. Office of the Secretary at (202) 205– Suite 950, Kansas City, MO 64102;
2000. General information concerning American National Manufacturing Inc.,
Issued: November 17, 2015.
the Commission may also be obtained 252 Mariah Circle, Corona, CA 92879;
Lisa R. Barton,
by accessing its Internet server at Dires LLC and Dires LLC d/b/a Personal
Secretary to the Commission. http://www.usitc.gov. The public record Comfort Beds, 3411 Lake Breeze Drive,
[FR Doc. 2015–29659 Filed 11–19–15; 8:45 am] for this investigation may be viewed on Bldg. 601, Ste. E/F, Orlando, FL 32808.
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P the Commission’s electronic docket (c) The Office of Unfair Import
(EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov. Investigations, U.S. International Trade
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite
INTERNATIONAL TRADE Office of Unfair Import Investigations, 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
COMMISSION U.S. International Trade Commission, (4) For the investigation so instituted,
[Investigation No. 337–TA–971] telephone (202) 205–2560. the Chief Administrative Law Judge,
Authority: The authority for U.S. International Trade Commission,
Certain Air Mattress Systems, institution of this investigation is shall designate the presiding
Components Thereof, and Methods of contained in section 337 of the Tariff Administrative Law Judge.
Using the Same; Institution of Act of 1930, as amended, and in section Responses to the complaint and the
Investigation 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules of notice of investigation must be
Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 submitted by the named respondents in
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade (2015). accordance with section 210.13 of the
Commission. Scope of Investigation: Having Commission’s Rules of Practice and
ACTION: Notice. considered the complaint, the U.S. Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a International Trade Commission, on 19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such
complaint was filed with the U.S. November 16, 2015, ORDERED THAT— responses will be considered by the
(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of Commission if received not later than 20
International Trade Commission on
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as days after the date of service by the
October 16, 2015, under section 337 of
amended, an investigation be instituted Commission of the complaint and the
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 to determine whether there is a
U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Select Comfort notice of investigation. Extensions of
violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of time for submitting responses to the
Corporation of Minneapolis, Minnesota section 337 in the importation into the
and Select Comfort SC Corporation of complaint and the notice of
United States, the sale for importation, investigation will not be granted unless
Greenville, South Carolina. or the sale within the United States after
Supplements were filed on October 28, good cause therefor is shown.
importation of certain air mattress Failure of a respondent to file a timely
2015 and November 5, 2015. The systems, components thereof, and
complaint, as supplemented, alleges response to each allegation in the
methods of using the same by reason of complaint and in this notice may be
violations of section 337 based upon the infringement of one or more of claims 2,
importation into the United States, the deemed to constitute a waiver of the
6, 9, 12, 16, 20 and 22–24 of the ’172 right to appear and contest the
sale for importation, and the sale within patent and claims 1, 5, 6, 16, 22, and 26
the United States after importation of allegations of the complaint and this
of the ’554 patent, and whether an notice, and to authorize the
certain air mattress systems, industry in the United States exists as
components thereof, and methods of administrative law judge and the
required by subsection (a)(2) of section Commission, without further notice to
using the same by reason of 337;
infringement of certain claims of U.S. the respondent, to find the facts to be as
(2) Pursuant to Commission Rule
Patent No. 5,904,172 (‘‘the ’172 patent’’) alleged in the complaint and this notice
210.50(b)(1), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), the
and U.S. Patent No. 7,389,554 (‘‘the ’554 and to enter an initial determination
presiding administrative law judge shall
patent’’). The complaint further alleges take evidence or other information and and a final determination containing
that an industry in the United States hear arguments from the parties and such findings, and may result in the
exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of other interested persons with respect to issuance of an exclusion order or a cease
section 337. the public interest in this investigation, and desist order or both directed against
The complainants request that the as appropriate, and provide the the respondent.
Commission institute an investigation Commission with findings of fact and a By order of the Commission.
and, after the investigation, issue a recommended determination on this Issued: November 17, 2015.
limited exclusion order and cease and issue, which shall be limited to the Lisa R. Barton,
desist orders. statutory public interest factors set forth Secretary to the Commission.
ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for in 19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(1), (f)(1), (g)(1); [FR Doc. 2015–29670 Filed 11–19–15; 8:45 am]
any confidential information contained (3) For the purpose of the BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
therein, is available for inspection investigation so instituted, the following
during official business hours (8:45 a.m. are hereby named as parties upon which
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the this notice of investigation shall be
Secretary, U.S. International Trade DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
served:
Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room (a) The complainants are: Select Foreign Claims Settlement
112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone Comfort Corporation, 9800 59th Avenue Commission
(202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired North, Minneapolis, MN 55442; Select
individuals are advised that information Comfort SC Corporation, 103 Shaw AGENCY:Foreign Claims Settlement
on this matter can be obtained by Street, Greenville, SC 29609. Commission of the United States, DOJ.

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Action		Institution of investigation and scheduling of public hearing.
Dates		December 22, 2015: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the public hearing.
Contact		Project Leader Jose Signoret (202-205- 3125 or [email protected]) or Deputy Project Leader Laura Bloodgood (202-708-4726 or [email protected]) for information specific to this investigation. For information on the legal aspects of this investigation, contact William Gearhart of the Commission's Office of the General Counsel (202-205-3091 or [email protected]). The media should contact Margaret O'Laughlin, Office of External Relations (202-205-1819 or [email protected]). Hearing-impaired individuals may obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal at 202-205-1810. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). 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.
FR Citation		80 FR 72736