81 FR 23520 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 77 (April 21, 2016)

Page Range		23520-23521
FR Document		2016-09212

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Sleep-Disordered Breathing Treatment Systems and Components Thereof DN 3140; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing under section 210.8(b) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.8(b)).

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION


Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating 
to the Public Interest

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade 
Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Sleep-Disordered 
Breathing Treatment Systems and Components Thereof DN 3140; the 
Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised 
by the complaint or complainant's filing under section 210.8(b) of the 
Commission's

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Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.8(b)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the 
Commission, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000. The public version of 
the complaint can be accessed on the Commission's Electronic Document 
Information System (EDIS) at EDIS,\1\ and will be 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, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000.
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    \1\ Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.
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    General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained 
by accessing its Internet server at United States International Trade 
Commission (USITC) at USITC.\2\ The public record for this 
investigation may be viewed on the Commission's Electronic Document 
Information System (EDIS) at EDIS.\3\ Hearing-impaired persons are 
advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting 
the Commission's TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810.
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    \2\ United States International Trade Commission (USITC): http://edis.usitc.gov.
    \3\ Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has received a complaint and 
a submission pursuant to section 210.8(b) of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure filed on behalf of ResMed Corp; ResMed Inc. and 
ResMed Ltd. on April 14, 2016. The complaint alleges violations of 
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the 
importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the 
sale within the United States after importation of certain sleep-
disordered breathing treatment systems and components thereof. The 
complaint names as respondents BMC Medical Co., Ltd. of China; 3B 
Medical, Inc. of Lake Wales, FL; and 3B Products, L.L.C. of Lake Wales, 
FL. The complainant requests that the Commission issue a limited 
exclusion order, cease and desist orders and impose a bond upon 
respondents' alleged infringing articles during the 60-day Presidential 
review period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).
    Proposed respondents, other interested parties, and members of the 
public are invited to file comments, not to exceed five (5) pages in 
length, inclusive of attachments, on any public interest issues raised 
by the complaint or section 210.8(b) filing. Comments should address 
whether issuance of the relief specifically requested by the 
complainant in this investigation would affect the public health and 
welfare in the United States, competitive conditions in the United 
States economy, the production of like or directly competitive articles 
in the United States, or United States consumers.
    In particular, the Commission is interested in comments that:
    (i) Explain how the articles potentially subject to the requested 
remedial orders are used in the United States;
    (ii) identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in the 
United States relating to the requested remedial orders;
    (iii) identify like or directly competitive articles that 
complainant, its licensees, or third parties make in the United States 
which could replace the subject articles if they were to be excluded;
    (iv) indicate whether complainant, complainant's licensees, and/or 
third party suppliers have the capacity to replace the volume of 
articles potentially subject to the requested exclusion order and/or a 
cease and desist order within a commercially reasonable time; and
    (v) explain how the requested remedial orders would impact United 
States consumers.
    Written submissions must be filed no later than by close of 
business, eight calendar days after the date of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. There will be further opportunities for 
comment on the public interest after the issuance of any final initial 
determination in this investigation.
    Persons filing written submissions must file the original document 
electronically on or before the deadlines stated above and submit 8 
true paper copies to the Office of the Secretary by noon the next day 
pursuant to section 210.4(f) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). Submissions should refer to the docket 
number (``Docket No. 3140'') in a prominent place on the cover page 
and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures, 
Electronic Filing Procedures \4\). Persons with questions regarding 
filing should contact the Secretary (202-205-2000).
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    Any person desiring to submit a document to the Commission in 
confidence must request confidential treatment. All such requests 
should be directed to the Secretary to the Commission and must include 
a full statement of the reasons why the Commission should grant such 
treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents for which confidential treatment 
by the Commission is properly sought will be treated accordingly. All 
nonconfidential written submissions will be available for public 
inspection at the Office of the Secretary and on EDIS.\5\
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    This action is taken under the authority of section 337 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and of sections 201.10 
and 210.8(c) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 
CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: April 15, 2016.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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As requested, to the extent possible, submissions should be received not Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government
the Commission will provide its advice later than 5:15 p.m., June 24, 2016. All employees and contract personnel (a)
and statistics separately and written submissions must conform to for cybersecurity purposes or (b) in
individually for each U.S. Harmonized the provisions of section 201.8 of the monitoring user activity on U.S.
Tariff Schedule subheading for all Commission’s Rules of Practice and government classified networks. The
products subject to the request. The Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8 Commission will not otherwise disclose
USTR indicated that those sections of and the Commission’s Handbook on any confidential business information in
the Commission’s report and working Filing Procedures require that interested a manner that would reveal the
papers that contain the Commission’s parties file documents electronically on operations of the firm supplying the
advice and assessment will be classified or before the filing deadline and submit information.
as ‘‘confidential.’’ The USTR also stated eight (8) true paper copies by 12:00 p.m. Summaries of Written Submissions:
that his office considers the eastern time on the next business day. The Commission intends to publish
Commission’s report to be an inter- In the event that confidential treatment summaries of the positions of interested
agency memorandum that will contain of a document is requested, interested persons. Persons wishing to have a
pre-decisional advice and be subject to parties must file, at the same time as the summary of their position included in
the deliberative process privilege. eight paper copies, at least four (4) the report should include a summary
The Commission has instituted the additional true paper copies in which with their written submission. The
investigation under section 332(g) of the the confidential information must be summary may not exceed 500 words,
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)) in deleted (see the following paragraph for should be in MSWord format or a format
order to facilitate the filing and further information regarding that can be easily converted to MSWord,
inspection of written submissions and confidential business information). and should not include any confidential
also to make the report a part of an Persons with questions regarding business information. The summary will
established Commission reporting electronic filing should contact the be published as provided if it meets
series. As requested by the USTR, the Office of the Secretary, Docket Services these requirements and is germane to
Commission will provide its report to Division (202–205–1802). the subject matter of the investigation.
the USTR containing the requested Any submissions that contain The Commission will identify the name
advice by September 29, 2016. The confidential business information must of the organization furnishing the
USTR asked that the Commission issue also conform to the requirements of summary and will include a link to the
a public version of the report as soon as section 201.6 of the Commission’s Rules Commission’s Electronic Document
possible thereafter, containing only the of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR Information System (EDIS) where the
unclassified information, with any 201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules full written submission can be found.
confidential business information requires that the cover of the document
By order of the Commission.
deleted. and the individual pages be clearly
Public Hearing: A public hearing in marked as to whether they are the Issued: April 15, 2016.
connection with this investigation will ‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘non-confidential’’ Lisa R. Barton,
be held at the U.S. International Trade version, and that the confidential Secretary to the Commission.
Commission Building, 500 E Street SW., business information is clearly [FR Doc. 2016–09182 Filed 4–20–16; 8:45 am]
Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. identified by means of brackets. All BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
on Thursday June 9, 2016. Requests to written submissions, except for
appear at the public hearing should be confidential business information, will
filed with the Secretary no later than be made available for inspection by INTERNATIONAL TRADE
5:15 p.m., May 23, 2016. All pre-hearing interested parties. COMMISSION
briefs and statements should be filed no Disclosure of Confidential Business
later than 5:15 p.m., May 25, 2016; and Information: The Commission may Notice of Receipt of Complaint;
all post-hearing briefs and statements include some or all of the confidential Solicitation of Comments Relating to
should be filed no later than 5:15 p.m., business information submitted in the the Public Interest
June 14, 2016. All requests to appear, course of this investigation in the report AGENCY: U.S. International Trade
and pre- and post-hearing briefs and it sends to the USTR. Additionally, all Commission.
statements should be filed by the above information, including confidential ACTION: Notice.
dates but otherwise in accordance with business information, submitted in this
the requirements of the ‘‘written investigation may be disclosed to and SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
submissions’’ section below. used: (i) By the Commission, its the U.S. International Trade
Written Submissions: In lieu of or in employees and Offices, and contract Commission has received a complaint
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addition to appearing at the hearing, personnel (a) for developing or entitled Certain Sleep-Disordered
interested parties are invited to file maintaining the records of this or a Breathing Treatment Systems and
written submissions concerning this related proceeding, or (b) in internal Components Thereof DN 3140; the
investigation. All written submissions investigations, audits, reviews, and Commission is soliciting comments on
should be addressed to the Secretary. evaluations relating to the programs, any public interest issues raised by the
Except for requests to appear and pre- personnel, and operations of the complaint or complainant’s filing under
and post-hearing briefs, all written Commission including under 5 U.S.C. section 210.8(b) of the Commission’s

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Contact		Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000. The public version of the complaint can be accessed on the Commission's Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at EDIS,\1\ and will be 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, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000.
FR Citation		81 FR 23520