81_FR_30435 81 FR 30341 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

81 FR 30341 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 94 (May 16, 2016)

Page Range30341-30342
FR Document2016-11481

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain L-Tryptophan, L- Tryptophan Products, and Their Methods of Production, DN 3147; 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)).

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 94 (Monday, May 16, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 94 (Monday, May 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
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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 L-Tryptophan, L-
Tryptophan Products, and Their Methods of Production, DN 3147; 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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    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 
10, 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 L-tryptophan, L-tryptophan products, and their 
methods of production. The complaint names as respondents CJ 
CheilJedang Corp. of Korea; CJ America, Inc. of Downers Grove, IL; and 
PT CheilJedang Indonesia of Indonesia. The complainant requests that 
the Commission issue an exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
    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;

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    (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. 3147'') 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: May 11, 2016.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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                                                      Authority: The authority for institution of           notice of investigation. Extensions of                Street SW., Washington, DC 20436,
                                                    this investigation is contained in section 337          time for submitting responses to the                  telephone (202) 205–2000.
                                                    of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and              complaint and the notice of                              General information concerning the
                                                    in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules             investigation will not be granted unless
                                                    of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10
                                                                                                                                                                  Commission may also be obtained by
                                                    (2015).
                                                                                                            good cause therefor is shown.                         accessing its Internet server at United
                                                                                                               Failure of a respondent to file a timely           States International Trade Commission
                                                       Scope of Investigation: Having
                                                                                                            response to each allegation in the                    (USITC) at USITC.2 The public record
                                                    considered the complaint, the U.S.
                                                                                                            complaint and in this notice may be                   for this investigation may be viewed on
                                                    International Trade Commission, on
                                                                                                            deemed to constitute a waiver of the                  the Commission’s Electronic Document
                                                    May 10, 2016, ordered that—
                                                       (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of                    right to appear and contest the                       Information System (EDIS) at EDIS.3
                                                                                                            allegations of the complaint and this                 Hearing-impaired persons are advised
                                                    section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
                                                                                                            notice, and to authorize the                          that information on this matter can be
                                                    amended, an investigation be instituted
                                                                                                            administrative law judge and the                      obtained by contacting the
                                                    to determine whether there is a
                                                                                                            Commission, without further notice to                 Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)
                                                    violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of
                                                                                                            the respondent, to find the facts to be as            205–1810.
                                                    section 337 in the importation into the
                                                                                                            alleged in the complaint and this notice
                                                    United States, the sale for importation,                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                                                                            and to enter an initial determination
                                                    or the sale within the United States after                                                                    Commission has received a complaint
                                                                                                            and a final determination containing
                                                    importation of certain electrical                                                                             and a submission pursuant to section
                                                                                                            such findings, and may result in the
                                                    conductor composite cores and                                                                                 210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of
                                                                                                            issuance of an exclusion order or a cease
                                                    components thereof by reason of                                                                               Practice and Procedure filed on behalf
                                                                                                            and desist order or both directed against
                                                    infringement of one or more of claims 1,                                                                      of Immersion Corporation. on May 10,
                                                                                                            the respondent.
                                                    3–6, 9, 12–15, 20–23, 25–27, 29, 30, 36,                                                                      2016. The complaint alleges violations
                                                    38, 44, 52, 59–62, 64–67, and 69–71 of                    By order of the Commission.                         of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930
                                                    the ’319 patent and claims 1–3, 8–10,                     Issued: May 11, 2016.                               (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into
                                                    20, 21, 26, 27, 29, 33–37, 51, 58, and 63–              Lisa R. Barton,                                       the United States, the sale for
                                                    65 of the ’162 patent, and whether an                   Secretary to the Commission.                          importation, and the sale within the
                                                    industry in the United States exists as                 [FR Doc. 2016–11446 Filed 5–13–16; 8:45 am]           United States after importation of
                                                    required by subsection (a)(2) of section                BILLING CODE 7020–02–P                                certain L-tryptophan, L-tryptophan
                                                    337;                                                                                                          products, and their methods of
                                                       (2) For the purpose of the                                                                                 production. The complaint names as
                                                    investigation so instituted, the following              INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                   respondents CJ CheilJedang Corp. of
                                                    are hereby named as parties upon which                  COMMISSION                                            Korea; CJ America, Inc. of Downers
                                                    this notice of investigation shall be                                                                         Grove, IL; and PT CheilJedang Indonesia
                                                    served:                                                 Notice of Receipt of Complaint;                       of Indonesia. The complainant requests
                                                       (a) The complainant is: CTC Global                   Solicitation of Comments Relating to                  that the Commission issue an exclusion
                                                    Corporation, 2026 McGaw Avenue,                         the Public Interest                                   order and cease and desist orders.
                                                    Irvine, CA 92614,                                       AGENCY: U.S. International Trade                         Proposed respondents, other
                                                       (b) The respondents are the following                                                                      interested parties, and members of the
                                                                                                            Commission.
                                                    entities alleged to be in violation of                                                                        public are invited to file comments, not
                                                                                                            ACTION: Notice.
                                                    section 337, and are the parties upon                                                                         to exceed five (5) pages in length,
                                                    which the complaint is to be served:                    SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given that                inclusive of attachments, on any public
                                                    Mercury Cable & Energy, Inc., 30448                     the U.S. International Trade                          interest issues raised by the complaint
                                                       Rancho Viejo Road, Suite 200, San                    Commission has received a complaint                   or section 210.8(b) filing. Comments
                                                       Juan Capistrano, CA 92675                            entitled Certain L-Tryptophan, L-                     should address whether issuance of the
                                                    Shenzhen Zm Hesheng Power                               Tryptophan Products, and Their                        relief specifically requested by the
                                                       Development, Co., Ltd., Rm. 1518                     Methods of Production, DN 3147; the                   complainant in this investigation would
                                                       Pengji Wisdom, 50# Bagualing, Futian                 Commission is soliciting comments on                  affect the public health and welfare in
                                                       Shenzhen China 61436608                              any public interest issues raised by the              the United States, competitive
                                                       (c) The Office of Unfair Import                      complaint or complainant’s filing under               conditions in the United States
                                                    Investigations, U.S. International Trade                section 210.8(b) of the Commission’s                  economy, the production of like or
                                                    Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite                     Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR               directly competitive articles in the
                                                    401, Washington, DC 20436; and                          210.8(b)).                                            United States, or United States
                                                       (3) For the investigation so instituted,             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa                 consumers.
                                                    the Chief Administrative Law Judge,                     R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,                  In particular, the Commission is
                                                    U.S. International Trade Commission,                    U.S. International Trade Commission,                  interested in comments that:
                                                    shall designate the presiding                           500 E Street SW., Washington, DC                         (i) Explain how the articles
                                                    Administrative Law Judge.                               20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The                  potentially subject to the requested
                                                       Responses to the complaint and the                   public version of the complaint can be                remedial orders are used in the United
                                                    notice of investigation must be                         accessed on the Commission’s                          States;
                                                    submitted by the named respondents in
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                                                                                                            Electronic Document Information                          (ii) identify any public health, safety,
                                                    accordance with section 210.13 of the                   System (EDIS) at EDIS,1 and will be                   or welfare concerns in the United States
                                                    Commission’s Rules of Practice and                      available for inspection during official              relating to the requested remedial
                                                    Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to                   business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.)               orders;
                                                    19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such                    in the Office of the Secretary, U.S.
                                                    responses will be considered by the                     International Trade Commission, 500 E                   2 United States International Trade Commission
                                                    Commission if received not later than 20                                                                      (USITC): http://edis.usitc.gov.
                                                    days after the date of service by the                     1 Electronic Document Information System              3 Electronic Document Information System

                                                    Commission of the complaint and the                     (EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.                        (EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.



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                                                       (iii) identify like or directly                        By order of the Commission.                         2000. General information concerning
                                                    competitive articles that complainant,                    Issued: May 11, 2016.                               the Commission may also be obtained
                                                    its licensees, or third parties make in the             Lisa R. Barton,                                       by accessing its Internet server at http://
                                                    United States which could replace the                   Secretary to the Commission.                          www.usitc.gov. The public record for
                                                    subject articles if they were to be                     [FR Doc. 2016–11481 Filed 5–13–16; 8:45 am]           this investigation may be viewed on the
                                                    excluded;                                               BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                                                                                                                                  Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
                                                       (iv) indicate whether complainant,                                                                         at http://edis.usitc.gov.
                                                    complainant’s licensees, and/or third                                                                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
                                                    party suppliers have the capacity to                    INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                   Office of Unfair Import Investigations,
                                                    replace the volume of articles                          COMMISSION                                            U.S. International Trade Commission,
                                                    potentially subject to the requested                                                                          telephone (202) 205–2560.
                                                    exclusion order and/or a cease and                      [Investigation No. 337–TA–996]
                                                                                                                                                                    Authority: The authority for institution of
                                                    desist order within a commercially                                                                            this investigation is contained in section 337
                                                                                                            Certain Quartz Slabs and Portions
                                                    reasonable time; and                                                                                          of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and
                                                                                                            Thereof Institution of Investigation
                                                       (v) explain how the requested                                                                              in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules
                                                    remedial orders would impact United                     AGENCY: U.S. International Trade                      of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10
                                                    States consumers.                                       Commission.                                           (2015).
                                                       Written submissions must be filed no                 ACTION: Notice.
                                                    later than by close of business, eight                                                                           Scope of Investigation: Having
                                                    calendar days after the date of                         SUMMARY:    Notice is hereby given that a             considered the complaint, the U.S.
                                                    publication of this notice in the Federal               complaint was filed with the U.S.                     International Trade Commission, on
                                                    Register. There will be further                         International Trade Commission on                     May 10, 2016, ordered that—
                                                    opportunities for comment on the                        April 14, 2016, under section 337 of the                 (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of
                                                    public interest after the issuance of any               Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19                    section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
                                                    final initial determination in this                     U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Cambria                     amended, an investigation be instituted
                                                    investigation.                                          Company LLC of Belle Plaine,                          to determine whether there is a
                                                       Persons filing written submissions                   Minnesota. The complaint, as                          violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of
                                                    must file the original document                         supplemented, alleges violations of                   section 337 in the importation into the
                                                    electronically on or before the deadlines               section 337 based upon the importation                United States, the sale for importation,
                                                    stated above and submit 8 true paper                    into the United States, the sale for                  or the sale within the United States after
                                                    copies to the Office of the Secretary by                importation, and the sale within the                  importation of certain quartz slabs and
                                                    noon the next day pursuant to section                   United States after importation of                    portions thereof by reason of
                                                    210.4(f) of the Commission’s Rules of                   certain quartz slabs and portions thereof             infringement of the claim of the ’670
                                                    Practice and Procedure (19 CFR                          by reason of infringement of the claims               patent; the claim of the ’154 patent; the
                                                    210.4(f)). Submissions should refer to                  of U.S. Patent No. D712,670 (‘‘the ’670               claim of the ’058 patent; the claim of the
                                                    the docket number (‘‘Docket No. 3147’’)                 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. D713,154 (‘‘the            ’576 patent; the claim of the ’577 patent;
                                                    in a prominent place on the cover page                  ’154 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. D737,058              and the claim of the ’630 patent, and
                                                    and/or the first page. (See Handbook for                (‘‘the ’058 patent’’); U.S. Patent No.                whether an industry in the United
                                                    Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic                D737,576 (‘‘the ’576 patent’’); U.S.                  States exists as required by subsection
                                                    Filing Procedures 4.) Persons with                      Patent No. D737,577 (‘‘the ’577 patent’’);            (a)(2) of section 337;
                                                    questions regarding filing should                       and U.S. Patent No. D738,630 (‘‘the ’630                 (2) For the purpose of the
                                                    contact the Secretary (202–205–2000).                   patent’’). The complaint further alleges              investigation so instituted, the following
                                                       Any person desiring to submit a                      that an industry in the United States                 are hereby named as parties upon which
                                                    document to the Commission in                           exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of            this notice of investigation shall be
                                                    confidence must request confidential                    section 337.                                          served:
                                                    treatment. All such requests should be                     The complainant requests that the                     (a) The complainant is: Cambria
                                                    directed to the Secretary to the                        Commission institute an investigation                 Company LLC, 805 Enterprise Drive
                                                    Commission and must include a full                      and, after the investigation, issue a                 East, Suite H, Belle Plaine, MN 56011.
                                                    statement of the reasons why the                        general exclusion order, or in the                       (b) The respondents are the following
                                                    Commission should grant such                            alternative a limited exclusion order,                entities alleged to be in violation of
                                                    treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents                  and cease and desist orders.                          section 337, and are the parties upon
                                                    for which confidential treatment by the                 ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for                  which the complaint is to be served:
                                                    Commission is properly sought will be                   any confidential information contained                Wilsonart LLC, 2501 Wilsonart Drive,
                                                    treated accordingly. All nonconfidential                therein, is available for inspection                     Temple, TX 76504.
                                                    written submissions will be available for               during official business hours (8:45 a.m.             Dorado Soapstone LLC, 940 South Jason
                                                    public inspection at the Office of the                  to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the                       Street, Unit 9, Denver, CO 80223.
                                                    Secretary and on EDIS.5                                 Secretary, U.S. International Trade                      (c) The Office of Unfair Import
                                                       This action is taken under the                       Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room                    Investigations, U.S. International Trade
                                                    authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act              112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone                  Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite
                                                    of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337),                   (202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired                      401, Washington, DC 20436; and
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                                                    and of sections 201.10 and 210.8(c) of                  individuals are advised that information                 (3) For the investigation so instituted,
                                                    the Commission’s Rules of Practice and                  on this matter can be obtained by                     the Chief Administrative Law Judge,
                                                    Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).                    contacting the Commission’s TDD                       U.S. International Trade Commission,
                                                                                                            terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons                   shall designate the presiding
                                                      4 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures:
                                                                                                            with mobility impairments who will                    Administrative Law Judge.
                                                    http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/
                                                    rules/handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf.                need special assistance in gaining access                Responses to the complaint and the
                                                      5 Electronic Document Information System              to the Commission should contact the                  notice of investigation must be
                                                    (EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.                          Office of the Secretary at (202) 205–                 submitted by the named respondents in


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
ContactLisa 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 Citation81 FR 30341 

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