81_FR_65858 81 FR 65673 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

81 FR 65673 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 185 (September 23, 2016)

Page Range65673-65674
FR Document2016-22991

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Audio Processing Hardware, Software, and Products Containing the Same, DN 3175; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing under Sec. 210.8(b) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 185 (Friday, September 23, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 185 (Friday, September 23, 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 Audio Processing 
Hardware, Software, and Products Containing the Same, DN 3175; the 
Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised 
by the complaint or complainant's filing under Sec.  210.8(b) of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.

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 https://edis.usitc.gov, 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.
    General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained 
by accessing its Internet server at United States International Trade 
Commission (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this 
investigation may be viewed on the Commission's Electronic Document 
Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired 
persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by 
contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has received a complaint and 
a submission pursuant to Sec.  210.8(b) of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.8(b)) filed on behalf of Andrea 
Electronics Corp. on September 19, 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 audio 
processing hardware, software, and products containing the same. The 
complaint names as respondents Apple Inc. of Cupertino, CA; Samsung 
Electronics Co., Ltd. of Korea; and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. 
of Ridgefield Park, NJ. 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 Sec.  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 Sec.  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. 3175'') in a prominent place on the cover page 
and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures, 
Electronic Filing Procedures).\1\ 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 
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 information, including confidential business 
information and documents for which confidential treatment is properly 
sought, submitted to the Commission for purposes of this Investigation 
may be disclosed to and used: (i) By the Commission, its employees and 
Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the 
records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal 
investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to the 
programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 
U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract 
personnel,\2\ solely for cybersecurity purposes. All nonconfidential 
written submissions will be available for public inspection at the 
Office of the Secretary and on EDIS.\3\
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    \2\ All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure 
agreements.
    \3\ Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.
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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 Sec. Sec.  
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.


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    Issued: September 20, 2016.
 Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2016-22991 Filed 9-22-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 185 / Friday, September 23, 2016 / Notices 65673 INTERNATIONAL TRADE Co., Ltd. of Korea; and Samsung and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). COMMISSION Electronics America, Inc. of Ridgefield Submissions should refer to the docket Park, NJ. The complainant requests that number (‘‘Docket No. 3175’’) in a Notice of Receipt of Complaint; the Commission issue a limited prominent place on the cover page and/ Solicitation of Comments Relating to exclusion order, cease and desist orders or the first page. (See Handbook for the Public Interest and impose a bond upon respondents’ Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic AGENCY: U.S. International Trade alleged infringing articles during the 60- Filing Procedures).1 Persons with Commission. day Presidential review period pursuant questions regarding filing should to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j). contact the Secretary (202–205–2000). ACTION: Notice. Proposed respondents, other interested parties, and members of the Any person desiring to submit a SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade public are invited to file comments, not document to the Commission in Commission has received a complaint to exceed five (5) pages in length, confidence must request confidential entitled Certain Audio Processing inclusive of attachments, on any public treatment. All such requests should be Hardware, Software, and Products interest issues raised by the complaint directed to the Secretary to the Containing the Same, DN 3175; the or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should Commission and must include a full Commission is soliciting comments on address whether issuance of the relief statement of the reasons why the any public interest issues raised by the specifically requested by the Commission should grant such complaint or complainant’s filing under complainant in this investigation would treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents § 210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of affect the public health and welfare in for which confidential treatment by the Practice and Procedure. the United States, competitive Commission is properly sought will be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa conditions in the United States treated accordingly. All such requests R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, economy, the production of like or should be directed to the Secretary to U.S. International Trade Commission, directly competitive articles in the the Commission and must include a full 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC United States, or United States statement of the reasons why the 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The consumers. Commission should grant such public version of the complaint can be In particular, the Commission is treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents accessed on the Commission’s interested in comments that: (i) Explain how the articles for which confidential treatment by the Electronic Document Information Commission is properly sought will be potentially subject to the requested System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov, treated accordingly. All information, remedial orders are used in the United and will be available for inspection including confidential business States; during official business hours (8:45 a.m. (ii) identify any public health, safety, information and documents for which to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the or welfare concerns in the United States confidential treatment is properly Secretary, U.S. International Trade relating to the requested remedial sought, submitted to the Commission for Commission, 500 E Street SW., orders; purposes of this Investigation may be Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) (iii) identify like or directly disclosed to and used: (i) By the 205–2000. competitive articles that complainant, General information concerning the Commission, its employees and Offices, its licensees, or third parties make in the and contract personnel (a) for Commission may also be obtained by United States which could replace the accessing its Internet server at United developing or maintaining the records subject articles if they were to be of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in States International Trade Commission excluded; (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The internal investigations, audits, reviews, (iv) indicate whether complainant, public record for this investigation may and evaluations relating to the complainant’s licensees, and/or third be viewed on the Commission’s programs, personnel, and operations of party suppliers have the capacity to Electronic Document Information the Commission including under 5 replace the volume of articles System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. potentially subject to the requested U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. Hearing-impaired persons are advised exclusion order and/or a cease and government employees and contract that information on this matter can be desist order within a commercially personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity obtained by contacting the reasonable time; and purposes. All nonconfidential written Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) (v) explain how the requested submissions will be available for public 205–1810. remedial orders would impact United inspection at the Office of the Secretary SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The States consumers. and on EDIS.3 Commission has received a complaint Written submissions must be filed no This action is taken under the and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b) later than by close of business, eight authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act of the Commission’s Rules of Practice calendar days after the date of of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and Procedure (19 CFR 210.8(b)) filed publication of this notice in the Federal and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the on behalf of Andrea Electronics Corp. Register. There will be further Commission’s Rules of Practice and on September 19, 2016. The complaint opportunities for comment on the alleges violations of section 337 of the Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)). public interest after the issuance of any Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in final initial determination in this By order of the Commission. the importation into the United States, sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES investigation. the sale for importation, and the sale Persons filing written submissions 1 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: within the United States after must file the original document https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_ importation of certain audio processing electronically on or before the deadlines filing_procedures.pdf. hardware, software, and products stated above and submit 8 true paper 2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate containing the same. The complaint copies to the Office of the Secretary by nondisclosure agreements. names as respondents Apple Inc. of noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f) 3 Electronic Document Information System Cupertino, CA; Samsung Electronics of the Commission’s Rules of Practice (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:22 Sep 22, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23SEN1.SGM 23SEN1

65674 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 185 / Friday, September 23, 2016 / Notices Issued: September 20, 2016. Eventbrite link: https:// suspicious transactions on a Lisa R. Barton, www.eventbrite.com/e/freedom-of- consolidated suspicious activity report Secretary to the Commission. information-act-foia-advisory- (SARs) form. This simplified the process [FR Doc. 2016–22991 Filed 9–22–16; 8:45 am] committee-meeting-october-25-2016- through which banks inform their BILLING CODE 7020–02–P registration-27600140764. regulators and law enforcement about To request additional suspected criminal activity. In 2011, accommodations (e.g., a transcript), FinCEN transitioned from industry email foia-advisory-committee@ specific paper forms to one NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS nara.gov or call 202–741–5783. electronically filed dynamic and ADMINISTRATION Members of the media who wish to interactive BAS–SAR for use by all Office of Government Information register, those who are unable to register filing institutions. Services online, and those who require special Information about suspicious accommodations, should contact Kate transactions conducted or attempted by, [NARA–2016–055] Russ at the phone number, mailing at, through, or otherwise involving address, or email address listed above. credit unions are collected through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) FinCEN’s BSA E-filing system by credit Advisory Committee; Meeting Patrice Little Murray, unions. A SAR is to be filed no later Committee Management Officer. AGENCY: National Archives and Records than 30 calendar days from the date of [FR Doc. 2016–22893 Filed 9–22–16; 8:45 am] the initial detection of facts that may Administration (NARA). ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory BILLING CODE 7515–01–P constitute a basis for filing a SAR. If no Committee meeting. suspect can be identified, the period for filing a SAR is extended to 60 days. SUMMARY: In accordance with the NATIONAL CREDIT UNION FinCEN and law enforcement agencies Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 ADMINISTRATION use the information on BSA–SARs and U.S.C. App) and the second United the supporting documentation retained States Open Government National Agency Information Collection by the banks for criminal investigation Action Plan (NAP) released on Activities: Proposed Collections; and prosecution purposes. December 5, 2013, NARA announces an Comment Request Adjustments in burden are due to an upcoming Freedom of Information Act AGENCY: National Credit Union increase in total filings of suspicious (FOIA) Advisory Committee meeting. Administration (NCUA). activity by federally insured credit DATES: The meeting will be October 25, ACTION: Notice and request for comment. unions. The decrease in burden is due 2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT. to adjustments made to the reporting You must register for the meeting by SUMMARY: The National Credit Union and recordkeeping burden to align with 5:00 p.m. EDT on October 23, 2016. Administration (NCUA), as part of a FinCEN requirements. LOCATION: National Archives and continuing effort to reduce paperwork Type of Review: Extension of a Records Administration (NARA); 700 and respondent burden, invites the previously approved collection. Pennsylvania Avenue NW.; Archivist’s general public and other Federal Affected Public: Private Sector: Not- Reception Room (Room 105); agencies to comment on extensions of for-profit institutions. Washington, DC 20408. previously approved collections, as Estimated No. of Respondents/ required by the Paperwork Reduction Recordkeepers: 5,887. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Estimated No. of Responses per Russ, Designated Federal Officer for this Chapter 35). Respondent: 14.24. committee, by mail at National Archives Estimated Annual Responses: 83,859. and Records Administration; Office of DATES: Written comments should be Estimated Burden Hours per Government Information Services; 8601 received on or before November 22, Response: 1. Adelphi Road—OGIS; College Park, MD 2016 to be assured consideration. Estimated Total Annual Burden 20740–6001, by telephone at 202–741– ADDRESSES: Interested persons are Hours: 83,859. 5783, or by email at foia-advisory- invited to submit written comments on OMB Number: 3133–0167. committee@nara.gov. the information collections to Dawn Title: Foreign Branching; 12 CFR SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Wolfgang, National Credit Union 741.11. Agenda and meeting materials: You Administration, 1775 Duke Street, Abstract: Pursuant to Part 741, may find all meeting materials at Alexandria, Virginia 22314; Fax No. Section 741.11 of the NCUA Rules and https://ogis.archives.gov/foia-advisory- 703–519–8579; or Email at Regulations, an insured credit union committee/2016-2018-term/Meetings. PRAComments@NCUA.gov. that wishes to establish a branch office htm. The purpose of this meeting is to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: outside the United States (other than discuss the FOIA issues on which the Requests for additional information branches located on United States Committee is focusing its efforts. should be directed to the address above. military installations or embassies) must Procedures: The meeting is open to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: apply for and receive approval from the the public. Due to access procedures, OMB Number: 3133–0094. NCUA regional director before you must register in advance if you wish Title: Suspicious Activity Report by establishing that branch. The to attend the meeting. You will also go Depository Institutions. application must include (1) a business through security screening when you Abstract: The Financial Crimes plan, (2) written approval by the state sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES enter the building. Seating in the Enforcement Network (FinCEN), supervisory agency if the applicant is a meeting room is limited and will be Department of the Treasury, was granted state-chartered credit union, and (3) available on a first-come, first-served broad authority to require suspicious documentation evidencing written basis. Registration for the meeting will transaction reporting under the Bank permission from the host country to go live via Eventbrite on October 3, Secrecy Act (BSA) (31 U.S.C. 5318(g)). establish the branch that explicitly 2016, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. To register for FinCEN joined with the bank regulators recognizes NCUA’s authority to examine the meeting, please do so at this in adopting and requiring reports of and take any enforcement actions, VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:22 Sep 22, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23SEN1.SGM 23SEN1


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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 https://edis.usitc.gov, 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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