81 FR 78851 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 217 (November 9, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 217 (November 9, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-27019 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 9, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 78851-78852] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-27019] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Single-Molecule Nucleic Acid Sequencing Systems and Reagents, Consumables, and Software for Use With Same, DN 3182; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing under 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., [[Page 78852]] 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 Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. on November 2, 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 single-molecule nucleic acid sequencing systems and reagents, consumables, and software for use with same. The complaint names as respondents Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd. of the United Kingdom; Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Inc. of Cambridge, MA; and Metrichor, Ltd of the United Kingdom. The complainant requests that the Commission issue an 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. 3182'') 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). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements. \3\ Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Issued: November 3, 2016. Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2016-27019 Filed 11-8-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
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ADDRESSES: Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S. were identified in the collections at the organization not identified in this notice
Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN: University of Wisconsin, Madison. The that wish to request transfer of control
CENWO–PM–AB, 1616 Capital Avenue, University of Wisconsin material was of these human remains and associated
Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402) transferred to SARC in 2015. Currently funerary objects should submit a written
995–2674, email sandra.v.barnum@ SARC houses all known materials from request with information in support of
usace.army.mil. 39WW7. the request to Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S.
Based on morphological Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
characteristics, archaeological context, CENWO–PM–AB, 1616 Capital Avenue,
hereby given in accordance with the
and associated funerary objects, the Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402)
Native American Graves Protection and
remains are determined to be Native 995–2674, email sandra.v.barnum@
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
American. No known individuals were usace.army.mil, by December 9, 2016.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
identified. The 31 associated funerary After that date, if no additional
of human remains and associated
objects are 1 basketry fragment, 17 requestors have come forward, transfer
funerary objects under the control of the
beads, 1 ceramic body sherd, 3 of control of the human remains and
Omaha District. The human remains
projectile point fragments, 2 stone associated funerary objects to the Three
and associated funerary objects were
knives, 1 sandstone abrader, 1 piece Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
removed from one site, 39WW7, in
modified shell, 1 piece unmodified Reservation, North Dakota, may
Walworth, SD. This notice is published
shell, 1 squash seed, 1 faunal fragment, proceed.
as part of the National Park Service’s
1 lot of cedar wood fragments, and 1 lot The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
administrative responsibilities under
of wood sticks. Omaha District is responsible for
NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The Site 39WW7 is an earthlodge village notifying the Three Affiliated Tribes of
determinations in this notice are the and associated cemetery. Based on the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
sole responsibility of the museum, village organization, fortifications, Dakota, that this notice has been
institution, or Federal agency that has geographic location, and features, as published.
control of the Native American human well as the associated artifact
remains and associated funerary objects. Dated: October 24, 2016.
assemblage, the site is believed to
The National Park Service is not represent at least two major time
Melanie O’Brien,
responsible for the determinations in periods, the Akaska Focus of the Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
this notice. Extended Coalescent (AD 1500–1675) [FR Doc. 2016–26976 Filed 11–8–16; 8:45 am]
Consultation and the Le Beau Phase of the Post BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
Contact Coalescent (AD 1675–1780) of
A detailed assessment of the human
the Plans Village tradition. Based on
remains and associated funerary objects INTERNATIONAL TRADE
oral tradition, historic accounts,
was made by State Archaeological COMMISSION
archaeological evidence, geographical
Research Center and Omaha District
location, and physical anthropological
professional staff in consultation with Notice of Receipt of Complaint;
interpretations, both the Extended and
representatives of the Three Affiliated Solicitation of Comments Relating to
Post Contact Coalescent variants are
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, the Public Interest
believed to be ancestral Arikara. The
North Dakota.
Arikara are represented today by the AGENCY: U.S. International Trade
History and Description of the Remains Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Commission.
Between 1954 and 1956, human Berthold Reservation. ACTION: Notice.
remains representing, at minimum, 125 Determinations Made by the Omaha
individuals were removed from site SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
District
39WW7, also known as Swan Creek the U.S. International Trade
Officials of the Omaha District have Commission has received a complaint
Site, in Walworth County, SD. The determined that:
partial human remains of 102 of these entitled Certain Single-Molecule Nucleic
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Acid Sequencing Systems and Reagents,
individuals are currently located at the human remains described in this notice
South Dakota State Archaeological Consumables, and Software for Use
represent the physical remains of 102 With Same, DN 3182; the Commission is
Research Center (SARC), under the individuals of Native American
managerial control of the Omaha soliciting comments on any public
ancestry. interest issues raised by the complaint
District. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
The human remains were originally or complainant’s filing under the
the 31 objects described in this notice Commission’s Rules of Practice and
reported to be all stored at the W. H. are reasonably believed to have been
Over Museum, SD, but were transferred Procedure.
placed with or near individual human
to SARC beginning in 1974. During the remains at the time of death or later as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
1980s much of the collection was sent part of the death rite or ceremony. R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,
to the University of Tennessee, • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there U.S. International Trade Commission,
Knoxville, to be inventoried. When is a relationship of shared group 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC
returned to SARC, inventoried human identity that can be reasonably traced 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The
remains were reburied at site 39ST15 in between the Native American human public version of the complaint can be
1986. Since the reburial, however, accessed on the Commission’s
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remains and associated funerary objects
additional fragmentary human remains and the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Electronic Document Information
of 102 individuals (mostly individual Fort Berthold Reservation, North System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov,
elements) and 31 associated funerary Dakota. and will be available for inspection
objects have been located in the during official business hours (8:45 a.m.
collections. Human remains of 95 of Additional Requestors and Disposition to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the
these individuals were identified at Lineal descendants or representatives Secretary, U.S. International Trade
SARC and seven of these individuals of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
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Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) relating to the requested remedial information and documents for which
205–2000. orders; confidential treatment is properly
General information concerning the (iii) identify like or directly sought, submitted to the Commission for
Commission may also be obtained by competitive articles that complainant, purposes of this Investigation may be
accessing its Internet server at United its licensees, or third parties make in the disclosed to and used: (i) By the
States International Trade Commission United States which could replace the Commission, its employees and Offices,
(USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The subject articles if they were to be and contract personnel (a) for
public record for this investigation may excluded; developing or maintaining the records
be viewed on the Commission’s (iv) indicate whether complainant, of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in
Electronic Document Information complainant’s licensees, and/or third internal investigations, audits, reviews,
System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. party suppliers have the capacity to and evaluations relating to the
Hearing-impaired persons are advised replace the volume of articles programs, personnel, and operations of
that information on this matter can be potentially subject to the requested the Commission including under 5
obtained by contacting the exclusion order and/or a cease and U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.
Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) desist order within a commercially government employees and contract
205–1810. reasonable time; and personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The (v) explain how the requested purposes. All nonconfidential written
Commission has received a complaint remedial orders would impact United submissions will be available for public
and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b) States consumers. inspection at the Office of the Secretary
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice Written submissions must be filed no and on EDIS.3
and Procedure (19 CFR 210.8(b)) filed later than by close of business, eight
calendar days after the date of This action is taken under the
on behalf of Pacific Biosciences of
publication of this notice in the Federal authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act
California, Inc. on November 2, 2016.
Register. There will be further of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337),
The complaint alleges violations of
opportunities for comment on the and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
public interest after the issuance of any Commission’s Rules of Practice and
U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into the
final initial determination in this Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).
United States, the sale for importation,
and the sale within the United States investigation. By order of the Commission.
after importation of certain single- Persons filing written submissions Issued: November 3, 2016.
molecule nucleic acid sequencing must file the original document Lisa R. Barton,
systems and reagents, consumables, and electronically on or before the deadlines Secretary to the Commission.
software for use with same. The stated above and submit 8 true paper [FR Doc. 2016–27019 Filed 11–8–16; 8:45 am]
complaint names as respondents Oxford copies to the Office of the Secretary by
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
Nanopore Technologies Ltd. of the noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f)
United Kingdom; Oxford Nanopore of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
Technologies, Inc. of Cambridge, MA; and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). INTERNATIONAL TRADE
and Metrichor, Ltd of the United Submissions should refer to the docket COMMISSION
Kingdom. The complainant requests number (‘‘Docket No. 3182’’) in a
that the Commission issue an exclusion prominent place on the cover page and/
order, cease and desist orders and [Investigation No. 731–TA–1314 (Final)]
or the first page. (See Handbook for
impose a bond upon respondents’ Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic Phosphor Copper from Korea;
alleged infringing articles during the 60- Filing Procedures 1). Persons with Scheduling of the Final Phase of an
day Presidential review period pursuant questions regarding filing should Antidumping Duty Investigation
to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j). contact the Secretary (202–205–2000).
Proposed respondents, other Any person desiring to submit a AGENCY: United States International
interested parties, and members of the document to the Commission in Trade Commission.
public are invited to file comments, not confidence must request confidential
to exceed five (5) pages in length, treatment. All such requests should be ACTION: Notice.
inclusive of attachments, on any public directed to the Secretary to the
interest issues raised by the complaint Commission and must include a full SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives
or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should statement of the reasons why the notice of the scheduling of the final
address whether issuance of the relief Commission should grant such phase of antidumping investigation No.
specifically requested by the treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents 731–TA–1314 (Final) pursuant to the
complainant in this investigation would for which confidential treatment by the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to
affect the public health and welfare in Commission is properly sought will be determine whether an industry in the
the United States, competitive treated accordingly. All such requests United States is materially injured or
conditions in the United States should be directed to the Secretary to threatened with material injury, or the
economy, the production of like or the Commission and must include a full establishment of an industry in the
directly competitive articles in the statement of the reasons why the United States is materially retarded, by
United States, or United States Commission should grant such reason of imports of phosphor copper
consumers. treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents from Korea, provided for in subheading
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In particular, the Commission is for which confidential treatment by the 7405.00.10 of the Harmonized Tariff
interested in comments that: Commission is properly sought will be Schedule of the United States,
(i) Explain how the articles treated accordingly. All information, preliminarily determined by the
potentially subject to the requested including confidential business
remedial orders are used in the United 2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate
States; 1 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: nondisclosure agreements.
(ii) identify any public health, safety, https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_ 3 Electronic Document Information System
or welfare concerns in the United States filing_procedures.pdf (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 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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