81 FR 5782 - Certain Computing or Graphics Systems, Components Thereof, and Vehicles Containing Same; Institution of Investigation
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 22 (February 3, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 5782-5784] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-01961] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337-TA-984] Certain Computing or Graphics Systems, Components Thereof, and Vehicles Containing Same; Institution of Investigation AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on December 28, 2015, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Advanced Silicon Technologies LLC of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain computing or graphics systems, components thereof, and vehicles containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,339,428 (``the '428 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,546,439 (``the '439 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,630,935 (``the '935 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 8,933,945 (``the '945 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists or is in the process of being established as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders. ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information contained therein, is 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., Room 112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone [[Page 5783]] (202) 205-2000. Hearing impaired individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at (202) 205- 2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server at http://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205-2560. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2015). Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on January 27, 2016, ordered that-- (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of certain computing or graphics systems, components thereof, and vehicles containing same by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 1-6, 8, 9, 10-14, 16, 17, and 25-29 of the '428 patent; claims 1-11 and 14-16 of the '439 patent; claims 1, 2, and 4-8 of the '935 patent; and claims 1-11 and 21 of the '945 patent, and whether an industry in the United States exists or is in the process of being established as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337; (2) Pursuant to Commission Rule 210.50(b)(1), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), the presiding administrative law judge shall take evidence or other information and hear arguments from the parties and other interested persons with respect to the public interest in this investigation, as appropriate, and provide the Commission with findings of fact and a recommended determination on this issue, which shall be limited to the statutory public interest factors set forth in 19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(1), (f)(1), (g)(1); (3) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of investigation shall be served: (a) The complainant is: Advanced Silicon Technologies LLC, 118 Maplewood Avenue, Unit C-2/Box 8, Portsmouth, NH 03801. (b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint is to be served: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Petuelring 130, D-80788, Munich, Germany. BMW of North America, LLC, 300 Chestnut Ridge Road, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677. BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC, 1400 Highway 101 South, Greer, SC 29651. Fujitsu Ten Limited, 1-2-28, Gosho-dori, 1-chome, Hyogo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken 652-8510, Japan. Fujitsu Ten Corp. of America, Inc., 30155 Hudson Drive, Novi, MI 48377. Harman International Industries, Inc., 400 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT 06901. Harman Becker Automotive Systems, Inc., 39001 West Twelve Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48331. Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH, Becker-Goring-Strasse 16, Karlsbad 76307, Germany. Honda Motor Co., Ltd., 2-1-1, Minami-Aoyama, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 107-8556, Japan. Honda North America, Inc., 700 Van Ness Avenue, Torrance, CA 90501. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., 1919 Torrance Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90501. Honda Engineering North America, Inc., 24000 Honda Parkway, Marysville, OH 43040. Honda of America Mfg., Inc., 24000 Honda Parkway, Marysville, OH 43040. Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC, 1800 Honda Drive, Lincoln, AL 35096. Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC, 2755 North Michigan Avenue, Greensburg, IN 47240. Honda R&D Americas, Inc., 1900 Harpers Way, Torrance, CA 90501. NVIDIA Corporation, 2701 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95050. Renesas Electronics Corporation, Toyosu Foresia, 3-2-24 Toyosu, Koto- ku, Tokyo 135-0061, Japan. Renesas Electronics America, Inc., 2801 Scott Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA 95050. Texas Instruments Inc., 12500 TI Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75243. Toyota Motor Corporation, 1 Toyota-cho, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 471-8571, Japan. Toyota Motor North America, Inc., 601 Lexington Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10022. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., 19001 South Western Avenue, Torrance, CA 90501. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., 25 Atlantic Avenue, Erlanger, KY 41018. Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc., 4000 Tulip Tree Drive, Princeton, IN 47670. Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc., 1001 Cherry Blossom Way, Georgetown, KY 40324. Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi, Inc., 1200 Magnolia Way, Blue Springs, MS 38828. Volkswagen AG, Brieffach 1849, D-38436 Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., 2200 Ferdinand Porsche Drive, Herndon, VA 20171. Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations, LLC, 8001 Volkswagen Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37416. Audi AG, Ettinger Strasse, D-85045, Ingolstadt, Germany. Audi of America, LLC, 2200 Ferdinand Porsche Drive, Herndon, VA 20171. (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and (4) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the presiding Administrative Law Judge. Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 210.13 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such responses will be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the Commission of the complaint and the notice of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation will not be granted unless good cause therefor is shown. Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each allegation in the complaint and in this notice may be deemed to constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations of the complaint and this [[Page 5784]] notice, and to authorize the administrative law judge and the Commission, without further notice to the respondent, to find the facts to be as alleged in the complaint and this notice and to enter an initial determination and a final determination containing such findings, and may result in the issuance of an exclusion order or a cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent. By order of the Commission. Issued: January 29, 2016. Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2016-01961 Filed 2-2-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
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information specific to the activity II. Data Description of Respondents:
eliminating unneeded information. Individuals or households; not-for-profit
The information we collect in the OMB Control Number: 1024–0026.
entities; businesses or other for-profit
special use applications allows park Title: Special Park Use Applications
entities; and Federal, State, local and
managers to determine if the requested (Portions of 36 CFR 1 through 7, 13, 20,
tribal governments.
use is consistent with the laws and NPS 34).
regulations referenced above and with Form Numbers: NPS Forms 10–930, Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
the public interest. The park manager 10–930S, 10–931, 10–932, and 10–933. obtain or retain a benefit.
must also determine that the requested Type of Request: Extension of a Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
activity will not cause unacceptable currently approved collection of
impacts to park resources and values. information.
Completion
Number of Number of Total annual
Activity time per
respondents responses burden hours
response
Form 10–930:
Individuals ................................................................................................. 5,000 5,000 .5 2,500
Private Sector ........................................................................................... 4,000 4,000 .5 2,000
Government .............................................................................................. 500 500 .5 250
Form 10–930s:
Individuals ................................................................................................. 4,000 4,000 .25 1,000
Private Sector ........................................................................................... 1,000 1,000 .25 250
Government .............................................................................................. 200 200 .25 50
Form 10–931:
Individuals ................................................................................................. 600 600 .25 150
Private Sector ........................................................................................... 2,000 2,000 .25 500
Government .............................................................................................. 55 55 .25 14
Form 10–932:
Individuals ................................................................................................. 50 50 .5 25
Private Sector ........................................................................................... 660 660 .5 330
Government .............................................................................................. 50 50 .5 25
Form 10–933:
Individuals ................................................................................................. 20,000 20,000 .25 5,000
Private Sector ........................................................................................... 300 300 .25 75
Government .............................................................................................. 50 50 .25 13
Totals ................................................................................................. 38,465 38,465 ........................ 12,182
III. Comments information from public review, we complaint alleges violations of section
cannot guarantee that it will be done. 337 based upon the importation into the
We invite comments concerning this
Dated: January 28, 2016. United States, the sale for importation,
information collection on:
and the sale within the United States
• Whether or not the collection of Madonna L. Baucum,
after importation of certain computing
information is necessary, including Information Collection Clearance Officer,
National Park Service. or graphics systems, components
whether or not the information will thereof, and vehicles containing same
have practical utility; [FR Doc. 2016–02056 Filed 2–2–16; 8:45 am]
by reason of infringement of certain
• The accuracy of the burden for this BILLING CODE 4310–70–P
claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,339,428
collection of information; (‘‘the ’428 patent’’); U.S. Patent No.
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility, 6,546,439 (‘‘the ’439 patent’’); U.S.
and clarity of the information to be INTERNATIONAL TRADE Patent No. 6,630,935 (‘‘the ’935 patent’’);
collected; and COMMISSION and U.S. Patent No. 8,933,945 (‘‘the ’945
• Ways to minimize the burden to [Investigation No. 337–TA–984] patent’’). The complaint further alleges
respondents, including use of that an industry in the United States
automated information techniques or Certain Computing or Graphics exists or is in the process of being
other forms of information technology. Systems, Components Thereof, and established as required by subsection
Please note that the comments Vehicles Containing Same; Institution (a)(2) of section 337.
submitted in response to this notice are of Investigation The complainant requests that the
a matter of public record. We will AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission institute an investigation
include or summarize each comment in Commission. and, after the investigation, issue a
our request to OMB to approve this IC. limited exclusion order and cease and
ACTION: Notice.
Before including your address, phone desist orders.
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number, email address, or other SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for
personal identifying information in your complaint was filed with the U.S. any confidential information contained
comment, you should be aware that International Trade Commission on therein, is available for inspection
your entire comment, including your December 28, 2015, under section 337 of during official business hours (8:45 a.m.
personal identifying information, may the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the
be made publicly available at any time. U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Advanced Secretary, U.S. International Trade
While you can ask us in your comment Silicon Technologies LLC of Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room
to withhold your personal identifying Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The 112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone
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notice, and to authorize the Building at 10:30 a.m. on March 1, 2016. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
administrative law judge and the All other aspects of the schedule remain
[OMB Number 1121–0243]
Commission, without further notice to unchanged.
the respondent, to find the facts to be as For further information concerning Agency Information Collection
alleged in the complaint and this notice these investigations see the Activities; Proposed eCollection;
and to enter an initial determination eComments Requested; Renewal of a
Commission’s notice cited above.
and a final determination containing Currently Approved Collection: Office
such findings, and may result in the Authority: These investigations are being
of Justice Programs’ Community
issuance of an exclusion order or a cease conducted under authority of title VII of the
Partnership Grants Management
and desist order or both directed against Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
System (GMS)
the respondent. pursuant to section 207.21 of the
Commission’s rules. AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, U.S.
By order of the Commission.
By order of the Commission. Department of Justice
Issued: January 29, 2016.
ACTION: 60-day notice.
Lisa R. Barton, Issued: January 28, 2016.
Secretary to the Commission. Lisa R. Barton, SUMMARY: The Department of Justice
[FR Doc. 2016–01961 Filed 2–2–16; 8:45 am] Secretary to the Commission. (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP),
[FR Doc. 2016–01901 Filed 2–2–16; 8:45 am] will be submitting the following
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
information collection request to the
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
Office of Management and Budget
INTERNATIONAL TRADE (OMB) for review and approval in
COMMISSION accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–531–533 and
FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
731–TA–1270–1273 (Final)] COMMISSION
will be accepted for sixty days (60) until
April 4, 2016.
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) [F.C.S.C. Meeting and Hearing Notice No.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
Resin From Canada, China, India, and 2–16]
Oman; Revised Schedule for Hearing you have additional comments on the
in Final Investigations Sunshine Act Meeting estimated public burden or associated
response time, suggestions, or need a
AGENCY: United States International The Foreign Claims Settlement copy of the proposed information
Trade Commission. Commission, pursuant to its regulations collection instrument with instructions
ACTION: Notice. or additional information, please
(45 CFR part 503.25) and the
contact: Maria Swineford, (202) 616–
Government in the Sunshine Act (5
DATES: Effective Date: January 21, 2016. 0109, Office of Audit, Assessment, and
U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in Management, Office of Justice Programs,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: regard to the scheduling of open
Joanna Lo (202–205–1888), Office of U.S. Department of Justice, 810 Seventh
meetings as follows: Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 or
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW., Thursday, February 11, 2016: maria.swineford@usdoj.gov.
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
impaired persons can obtain 10:00 a.m.—Oral hearings on Objection comments and suggestions from the
information on this matter by contacting to Commission’s Proposed public and affected agencies concerning
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– Decisions in Claim Nos. LIB–III–017 the proposed collection of information
205–1810. Persons with mobility and LIB–III–014. are encouraged. Your comments should
impairments who will need special 12:30 p.m.—Issuance of Proposed address one or more of the following
assistance in gaining access to the Decisions in claims against Libya. four points:
—Evaluate whether the proposed
Commission should contact the Office Status: Open. collection of information is necessary
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
All meetings are held at the Foreign for the proper performance of the
General information concerning the
Claims Settlement Commission, 600 E functions of the agency, including
Commission may also be obtained by
Street NW., Washington, DC. Requests whether the information will have
accessing its Internet server (http://
for information, or advance notices of practical utility;
www.usitc.gov). The public record for —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
these investigations may be viewed on intention to observe an open meeting,
estimate of the burden of the
the Commission’s electronic docket may be directed to: Patricia M. Hall,
proposed collection of information,
(EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov. Foreign Claims Settlement Commission,
including the validity of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 600 E Street NW., Suite 6002, methodology and assumptions used;
October 15, 2015, the Commission Washington, DC 20579. Telephone: —Enhance the quality, utility, and
established a schedule for conducting (202) 616–6975. clarity of the information to be
the final phase of investigations on Brian M. Simkin, collected; and
polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin —Minimize the burden of the collection
Chief Counsel.
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from Canada, China, India, and Oman of information on those who are to
(80 FR 68563, November 5, 2015). The [FR Doc. 2016–02155 Filed 2–1–16; 4:15 pm] respond, including through the use of
Commission is revising its schedule by BILLING CODE 6770–BA–P appropriate automated, electronic,
changing the time of the hearing. mechanical, or other technological
The Commission’s new schedule for collection techniques or other forms
the hearing in these investigations is as of information technology, e.g.,
follows: The hearing will be held at the permitting electronic submission of
U.S. International Trade Commission responses.
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