81_FR_18709 81 FR 18647 - Government in the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

81 FR 18647 - Government in the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 62 (March 31, 2016)

Page Range18647-18648
FR Document2016-07358

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 62 (Thursday, March 31, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 62 (Thursday, March 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18647-18648]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07358]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[USITC SE-16-011]


Government in the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United States International Trade 
Commission.

TIME AND DATE: April 5, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.

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PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, Telephone: 
(202) 205-2000.

STATUS: Open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 
    1. Agendas for future meetings: None.
    2. Minutes.
    3. Ratification List.
    4. Vote in Inv. Nos. 701-TA-462 and 731-TA-1156-1158 (Review) and 
731-TA-1043-1045 (Second Review) (Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from 
China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam). The 
Commission is currently scheduled to complete and file its 
determinations and views of the Commission on April 18, 2016.
    5. Outstanding action jackets: None.
    In accordance with Commission policy, subject matter listed above, 
not disposed of at the scheduled meeting, may be carried over to the 
agenda of the following meeting.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: March 28, 2016.
William R. Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-07358 Filed 3-29-16; 11:15 am]
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                                                     2. Minimize the need to confine fish                 they meet the technical requirements                  Marine Fisheries Service, and U.S.
                                                  in holding systems, mechanically                        listed in the Challenge description and               Army Corps of Engineers were
                                                  crowd, or remove fish from the water.                   also by feasibility, flexibility to                   consulted in identifying and selecting
                                                     3. Not result in a significant increase              changing conditions (water level,                     the topic of this prize competition.
                                                  in the time it takes fish to pass the dam               temperature, and debris), overall costs,              Direct and indirect input from various
                                                  and preferably it will result in a                      and scalability.                                      stakeholders and partners associated
                                                  decrease in passage time. For example,                     Eligibility Rules: To be able to win a             with the fish recovery program efforts
                                                  if fish currently pass the dam within 24                prize under this competition, an                      by these agencies were also considered.
                                                  hours after arrival, a system that                      individual or entity must:                            In addition, the Bureau of Reclamation
                                                  increased passage time by more than                        1. Agree to the rules of the                       maintains an open invitation to the
                                                  50% (12 hours) would result in a                        competition (15 U.S.C. 3719(g)(1));                   public to suggest prize competition
                                                  significant impact to passage time.                        2. Be an entity that is incorporated in            topics at www.usbr.gov/research/
                                                     4. Minimize impacts to recreation                    and maintains a primary place of                      challenges.
                                                  (e.g., boating, swimming).                              business in the United States, or (b) in                 Public Disclosure: InnoCentive, Inc. is
                                                     5. Minimize impact to upstream-                      the case of an individual, a citizen or               administering this challenge under a
                                                  migrating fish and other biotic species                 permanent resident of the United States               challenge support services contract with
                                                  in the system.                                          (15 U.S.C. 3719(g)(3));                               the Bureau of Reclamation. Participation
                                                     Project Deliverables: This is an                        3. Not be a Federal entity or Federal              is conditioned on providing the data
                                                  Ideation Challenge that requires only a                 employee acting within the scope of                   required on InnoCentive’s online
                                                  written proposal to be submitted. At                    their employment; (15 U.S.C.                          registration form. Personal data will be
                                                  least one solution will be deemed the                   3719(g)(4));                                          processed in accordance with
                                                  winner. The submitted proposal should                      4. Assume risks and waive claims                   InnoCentive’s Privacy Policy which can
                                                  include the following:                                  against the Federal Government and its                be located at http://
                                                     1. Detailed description of a method                  related entities (15 U.S.C. 3719(i)(1)(B));           www.innocentive.com/privacy.php.
                                                  and/or device. The Solver must describe                 and,                                                  Before including your address, phone
                                                  with a high level of technical detail as                   5. Not use Federal facilities, or                  number, email address, or other
                                                  to how the system would meet or not                     consult with Federal employees during                 personal identifying information in your
                                                  meet each of the ‘‘must have’’ and ‘‘nice               the competition unless the facilities and             proposal, you should be aware that the
                                                  to have’’ attributes in technical                       employees are made available to all                   Seeker is under no obligation to
                                                  requirements described above. The                       individuals and entities participating in             withhold such information from public
                                                  Solver should expect that their                         the competition on an equitable basis.                disclosure, and it may be made publicly
                                                  submittal will be reviewed by experts in                   The following individuals or entities
                                                                                                                                                                available at any time. Neither
                                                  the field of biology and multiple fields                are not eligible regardless of whether
                                                                                                                                                                InnoCentive nor the Seeker is
                                                  of engineering.                                         they meet the criteria set forth above:
                                                                                                             1. Any individual who employs an                   responsible for human error, theft,
                                                     2. Rationale as to why the Solver                                                                          destruction, or damage to proposed
                                                  believes that the proposed method and/                  evaluator on the Judging Panel or
                                                                                                          otherwise has a material business                     solutions, or other factors beyond its
                                                  or device will work. This rationale                                                                           reasonable control. Solver assumes any
                                                  should address each of the technical                    relationship or affiliation with any
                                                                                                          Judge.                                                and all risks and waives any and all
                                                  requirements and should be supported                                                                          claims against the Seeker and its related
                                                  with relevant examples.                                    2. Any individual who is a member of
                                                                                                          any Judge’s immediate family or                       entities, except in the case of willful
                                                     3. Drawings/sketches of the proposed                                                                       misconduct, for any injury, death,
                                                  downstream fish passage system.                         household.
                                                                                                             3. The Seeker, participating                       damage, or loss of property, revenue, or
                                                     4. Sufficient data to support claims, if
                                                                                                          organizations, and any advertising                    profits, whether direct, indirect, or
                                                  available.
                                                                                                          agency, contractor or other individual or             consequential, arising from
                                                     5. List of equipment required.
                                                     Submitted proposals should not                       organization involved with the design,                participation in this competition,
                                                  include any personal identifying                        production, promotion, execution, or                  whether the injury, death, damage, or
                                                  information or any information the                      distribution of the prize competition; all            loss arises through negligence or
                                                  Solvers do not want to make public or                   employees, representatives and agents                 otherwise.
                                                  consider as their Intellectual Property                 thereof; and all members of the                         Dated: March 28, 2016.
                                                  they do not want to share.                              immediate family or household of any                  David Raff,
                                                     Judging: After the Challenge deadline,               such individual, employee,                            Science Advisor.
                                                  the Seeker will evaluate the submissions                representative, or agent.                             [FR Doc. 2016–07274 Filed 3–30–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  and make a decision with regards to the                    4. Any individual or entity that uses
                                                                                                                                                                BILLING CODE 4332–90–P
                                                  winning solution(s). All Solvers that                   Federal funds to develop the proposed
                                                  submitted a proposal will be notified on                solution now or any time in the past,
                                                  the status of their submissions.                        unless such use is consistent with the
                                                  Decisions by the Seeker cannot be                       grant award, or other applicable Federal              INTERNATIONAL TRADE
                                                  contested.                                              funds awarding document. Note:                        COMMISSION
                                                     Submitted solutions will be evaluated                Submissions that propose to improve or
                                                  by a Judging Panel composed of                          adapt existing federally funded                       [USITC SE–16–011]
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                                                  scientists, engineers, and other related                technologies for the solution sought in
                                                  technical experts. The Judging Panel                    this prize competition are eligible.                  Government in the Sunshine Act
                                                  will also have consultation access to                      Consultation: Fish recovery program                Meeting Notice
                                                  technical experts outside of their                      managers and technical specialists from
                                                  expertise, as determined necessary, to                  across the Bureau of Reclamation, U.S.                AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:   United
                                                  evaluate specific submissions.                          Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and                      States International Trade Commission.
                                                     The Judging Panel will assess the                    Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and                TIME AND DATE: April 5, 2016 at 11:00
                                                  merits of the solution by the degree that               Atmospheric Administration-National                   a.m.


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                                                  PLACE:  Room 101, 500 E Street SW.,                     exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of            interested persons with respect to the
                                                  Washington, DC 20436, Telephone:                        section 337.                                          public interest in this investigation, as
                                                  (202) 205–2000.                                            The complainants request that the                  appropriate, and provide the
                                                  STATUS: Open to the public.                             Commission institute an investigation                 Commission with findings of fact and a
                                                  MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
                                                                                                          and, after the investigation, issue a                 recommended determination on this
                                                    1. Agendas for future meetings: None.                 limited exclusion order and cease and                 issue, which shall be limited to the
                                                    2. Minutes.                                           desist orders.                                        statutory public interest factors set forth
                                                    3. Ratification List.                                 ADDRESSES: The complaint, as                          in 19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(1), (f)(1), (g)(1);
                                                    4. Vote in Inv. Nos. 701–TA–462 and                   supplemented, except for any                             (3) For the purpose of the
                                                  731–TA–1156–1158 (Review) and 731–                      confidential information contained                    investigation so instituted, the following
                                                  TA–1043–1045 (Second Review)                            therein, is available for inspection                  are hereby named as parties upon which
                                                  (Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from                  during official business hours (8:45 a.m.             this notice of investigation shall be
                                                  China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan,                     to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the                    served:
                                                  Thailand, and Vietnam). The                             Secretary, U.S. International Trade                      (a) The complainants are:
                                                  Commission is currently scheduled to                    Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room                    Illumina, Inc., 5200 Illumina Way, San
                                                  complete and file its determinations and                112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone                     Diego, CA 92122.
                                                  views of the Commission on April 18,                    (202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired                      University of Washington, UW
                                                  2016.                                                   individuals are advised that information                 CoMotion, 4311 11th Avenue NE.,
                                                    5. Outstanding action jackets: None.                  on this matter can be obtained by                        Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98105.
                                                    In accordance with Commission                         contacting the Commission’s TDD                       UAB Research Foundation, 701 20th
                                                  policy, subject matter listed above, not                terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons                      Street South, Administration Building
                                                  disposed of at the scheduled meeting,                   with mobility impairments who will                       770, Birmingham, AL 35233.
                                                  may be carried over to the agenda of the                need special assistance in gaining access                (b) The respondents are the following
                                                  following meeting.                                      to the Commission should contact the                  entities alleged to be in violation of
                                                                                                          Office of the Secretary at (202) 205–                 section 337, and are the parties upon
                                                    By order of the Commission.
                                                                                                          2000. General information concerning                  which the complaint is to be served:
                                                    Issued: March 28, 2016.
                                                                                                          the Commission may also be obtained                   Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd.,
                                                  William R. Bishop,                                      by accessing its internet server at                      Edmund Cartwright House, 4 Robert
                                                  Supervisory Hearings and Information                    http://www.usitc.gov. The public record
                                                  Officer.                                                                                                         Robinson Avenue, Oxford Science
                                                                                                          for this investigation may be viewed on                  Park, Oxford, OX4 4GA, United
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–07358 Filed 3–29–16; 11:15 am]            the Commission’s electronic docket                       Kingdom.
                                                  BILLING CODE 7020–02–P                                  (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.                      Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Inc. 1
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The                     Kendall Square, Bldg 200, Cambridge,
                                                                                                          Office of Unfair Import Investigations,                  MA 02139.
                                                  INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                     U.S. International Trade Commission,
                                                  COMMISSION                                                                                                       (c) The Office of Unfair Import
                                                                                                          telephone (202) 205–2560.                             Investigations, U.S. International Trade
                                                  [Investigation No. 337–TA–991]                            Authority: The authority for institution of         Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite
                                                                                                          this investigation is contained in section 337        401, Washington, DC 20436; and
                                                  Certain Nanopores and Products                          of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and               (4) For the investigation so instituted,
                                                  Containing the Same: Institution of                     in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules           the Chief Administrative Law Judge,
                                                  Investigation                                           of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10
                                                                                                          (2015).                                               U.S. International Trade Commission,
                                                  AGENCY: U.S. International Trade                                                                              shall designate the presiding
                                                  Commission.                                               Scope of Investigation: Having                      Administrative Law Judge.
                                                  ACTION: Notice.                                         considered the complaint, the U.S.                       Responses to the complaint and the
                                                                                                          International Trade Commission, on                    notice of investigation must be
                                                  SUMMARY:    Notice is hereby given that a               March 24, 2016, Ordered That—                         submitted by the named respondents in
                                                  complaint was filed with the U.S.                         (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of                   accordance with section 210.13 of the
                                                  International Trade Commission on                       section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as             Commission’s Rules of Practice and
                                                  February 23, 2016, under section 337 of                 amended, an investigation be instituted               Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to
                                                  the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19                  to determine whether there is a                       19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such
                                                  U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Illumina, Inc.                violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of                  responses will be considered by the
                                                  of San Diego, California; University of                 section 337 in the importation into the               Commission if received not later than 20
                                                  Washington, of Seattle, Washington; and                 United States, the sale for importation,              days after the date of service by the
                                                  UAB Research Foundation of                              or the sale within the United States after            Commission of the complaint and the
                                                  Birmingham, Alabama. A supplement to                    importation of certain nanopores and                  notice of investigation. Extensions of
                                                  the complaint was filed on March 2,                     products containing same by reason of                 time for submitting responses to the
                                                  2016. The complaint, as supplemented,                   infringement of one or more of claims                 complaint and the notice of
                                                  alleges violations of section 337 based                 2–4, 7–9, 13–15, 17, 18, 20–22, 24, 26–               investigation will not be granted unless
                                                  upon the importation into the United                    28, 31–33, 35, 36, and 38–40 of the ’550              good cause therefor is shown.
                                                  States, the sale for importation, and the               patent and claims 1–31 of the ’230                       Failure of a respondent to file a timely
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                                                  sale within the United States after                     patent, and whether an industry in the                response to each allegation in the
                                                  importation of certain nanopores and                    United States exists as required by                   complaint and in this notice may be
                                                  products containing same by reason of                   subsection (a)(2) of section 337;                     deemed to constitute a waiver of the
                                                  infringement of certain claims of U.S.                    (2) Pursuant to Commission Rule                     right to appear and contest the
                                                  Patent No. 8,673,550 (‘‘the ’550 patent’’)              210.50(b)(1), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), the                allegations of the complaint and this
                                                  and U.S. Patent No. 9,170,230 (‘‘the ’230               presiding administrative law judge shall              notice, and to authorize the
                                                  patent’’). The complaint further alleges                take evidence or other information and                administrative law judge and the
                                                  that an industry in the United States                   hear arguments from the parties or other              Commission, without further notice to


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Document Modified: 2016-03-31 00:55:15
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesApril 5, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.
FR Citation81 FR 18647 

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