81 FR 29305 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 91 (May 11, 2016)

Page Range		29305-29306
FR Document		2016-11063

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Mobile and Portable Electronic Devices Incorporating Haptics (Including Smartphones and Laptops) and Components Thereof, DN 3146; 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 Mobile and 
Portable Electronic Devices Incorporating Haptics (Including 
Smartphones and Laptops) and Components Thereof, DN 3146; 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)).

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 Immersion Corporation. on May 
5, 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 mobile and portable electronic devices 
incorporating haptics (including smartphones and laptops) and 
components thereof. The complaint names as respondents Apple Inc. of 
Cupertino, CA; AT&T Inc. of Dallas, TX; and AT&T Mobility LLC of 
Atlanta, GA. 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

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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. 3146'') 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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    \4\ Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/rules/handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf.
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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.

     Dated: May 6, 2016.
 Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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ADDRESSES: Nell Murphy, Director of 79th Street, NY, NY 10024, telephone for this investigation may be viewed on
Cultural Resources, American Museum (212) 769–5837, email nmurphy@ the Commission’s Electronic Document
of Natural History, Central Park West at amnh.org, by June 10, 2016. After that Information System (EDIS) at EDIS.3
79th Street, New York, NY 10024, date, if no additional requestors have Hearing-impaired persons are advised
telephone (212) 769–5837, email come forward, transfer of control of the that information on this matter can be
nmurphy@amnh.org. human remains to The Tribes may obtained by contacting the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is proceed. Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)
here given in accordance with the The American Museum of Natural 205–1810.
Native American Graves Protection and History is responsible for notifying The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Tribes listed in the January 16, 2014 Commission has received a complaint
3003, of the revision of a Notice of notice, that this correction notice has and a submission pursuant to section
Inventory Completion for human been published. 210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of
remains under the control of the Dated: April 21, 2016. Practice and Procedure filed on behalf
American Museum of Natural History, Melanie O’Brien, of Immersion Corporation. on May 5,
New York, NY. The human remains Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 2016. The complaint alleges violations
were removed from the Sebonac site, [FR Doc. 2016–11088 Filed 5–10–16; 8:45 am] of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930
Shinnecock Hills, Suffolk County, NY. BILLING CODE 4312–50–P (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into
This notice is published as part of the the United States, the sale for
National Park Service’s administrative importation, and the sale within the
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 United States after importation of
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in certain mobile and portable electronic
COMMISSION
this notice are the sole responsibility of devices incorporating haptics (including
the museum, institution, or Federal Notice of Receipt of Complaint; smartphones and laptops) and
agency that has control of the Native Solicitation of Comments Relating to components thereof. The complaint
American human remains and the Public Interest names as respondents Apple Inc. of
associated funerary objects. The Cupertino, CA; AT&T Inc. of Dallas, TX;
National Park Service is not responsible AGENCY: U.S. International Trade and AT&T Mobility LLC of Atlanta, GA.
for the determinations in this notice. Commission. The complainant requests that the
This notice corrects the minimum ACTION: Notice. Commission issue a limited exclusion
number of individuals published in a order, cease and desist orders and
Notice of Inventory Completion in the SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade impose a bond upon respondents’
Federal Register (79 FR 2876–2877, alleged infringing articles during the 60-
January 16, 2014). Transfer of control of Commission has received a complaint
entitled Certain Mobile and Portable day Presidential review period pursuant
the items in this correction notice has to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).
not occurred. Electronic Devices Incorporating
Haptics (Including Smartphones and Proposed respondents, other
Correction Laptops) and Components Thereof, DN interested parties, and members of the
3146; the Commission is soliciting public are invited to file comments, not
In the Federal Register (79 FR 2877,
comments on any public interest issues to exceed five (5) pages in length,
January 16, 2014), column 1, paragraph
raised by the complaint or inclusive of attachments, on any public
2, sentence 1 has been revised by
complainant’s filing under section interest issues raised by the complaint
substituting the following sentence:
210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of or section 210.8(b) filing. Comments
In 1902, human remains representing, at should address whether issuance of the
minimum, 16 individuals, including 1 adult
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
210.8(b)). relief specifically requested by the
female, 2 adults of unknown sex, and 13
subadults of unknown sex, were removed
complainant in this investigation would
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
from the Sebonac site, Shinnecock Hills, affect the public health and welfare in
R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, the United States, competitive
Suffolk County, NY, during Raymond M. U.S. International Trade Commission,
Harrington’s excavations, sponsored by conditions in the United States
Frederick Ward Putnam and the American 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC economy, the production of like or
Museum of Natural History. 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The directly competitive articles in the
public version of the complaint can be United States, or United States
In the Federal Register (79 FR 2877, accessed on the Commission’s
January 16, 2014), column 2, paragraph consumers.
Electronic Document Information In particular, the Commission is
2, sentence 1 has been revised by System (EDIS) at EDIS,1 and will be
substituting the following sentence: interested in comments that:
available for inspection during official (i) Explain how the articles
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.)
remains described in this notice represent the potentially subject to the requested
in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. remedial orders are used in the United
physical remains of 16 individuals of Native International Trade Commission, 500 E
American ancestry. States;
Street SW., Washington, DC 20436,
(ii) identify any public health, safety,
Additional Requestors and Disposition telephone (202) 205–2000.
or welfare concerns in the United States
General information concerning the
Representatives of any Indian tribe or relating to the requested remedial
Commission may also be obtained by
Native Hawaiian organization not
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orders;
accessing its Internet server at United
identified in this notice that wish to (iii) identify like or directly
States International Trade Commission
request transfer of control of these competitive articles that complainant,
(USITC) at USITC.2 The public record
human remains should submit a written its licensees, or third parties make in the
request with information in support of 1 Electronic Document Information System United States which could replace the
the request to Nell Murphy, Director of (EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.
Cultural Resources, American Museum 2 United States International Trade Commission 3 Electronic Document Information System

of Natural History, Central Park West at (USITC): http://edis.usitc.gov. (EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.

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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 29305