81_FR_94205 81 FR 93959 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

81 FR 93959 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 246 (December 22, 2016)

Page Range93959-93960
FR Document2016-30856

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Graphics Processors, DDR Memory Controllers, and Products Containing the Same, DN 3189 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 (19 CFR 210.8(b)).

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION


Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating 
to the Public Interest

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade 
Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Graphics 
Processors, DDR Memory Controllers, and Products Containing the Same, 
DN 3189 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 (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 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 filed on behalf of ZiiLabs Inc., Ltd. on 
December 16, 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 graphics processors, DDR memory 
controllers, and products containing the same. The complaint names as 
respondents Advance Micro Devices, Inc. of Sunnyvale, CA; Lenovo Group 
Ltd. of China; Lenovo Holding Co., Inc. of Morrisville, NC; Lenovo 
(United States) Inc. of Morrisville, NC; LG Electronics, Inc. of Korea; 
LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. of Englewood Cliffs, NJ; LG Electronics 
MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. of San Diego, CA; MediaTek, Inc. of Taiwan; 
MediaTek USA Inc. of San Jose, CA; Motorola Mobility LLC of 
Libertyville, IL; Qualcomm Inc. of San Diego, CA; Sony Corporation of 
Japan; Sony Corporation of America of New York, NY; Sony Electronics 
Inc. of San Diego, CA; Sony Mobile Communications (USA) Inc. of San 
Mateo, CA; Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. of Japan; and Sony 
Interactive Entertainment LLC of San Mateo, CA. The complainant

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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. 3189'') 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.

    Issued: December 19, 2016.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2016-30856 Filed 12-21-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                United States, or United States                         treated accordingly. All such requests                § 210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of
                                                consumers.                                              should be directed to the Secretary to                Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
                                                   In particular, the Commission is                     the Commission and must include a full                210.8(b)).
                                                interested in comments that:                            statement of the reasons why the                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
                                                   (i) Explain how the articles                         Commission should grant such                          R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,
                                                potentially subject to the requested                    treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents                U.S. International Trade Commission,
                                                remedial orders are used in the United                  for which confidential treatment by the               500 E Street SW., Washington, DC
                                                States;                                                 Commission is properly sought will be                 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The
                                                   (ii) identify any public health, safety,             treated accordingly. All information,                 public version of the complaint can be
                                                or welfare concerns in the United States                including confidential business                       accessed on the Commission’s
                                                relating to the requested remedial                      information and documents for which                   Electronic Document Information
                                                orders;                                                 confidential treatment is properly                    System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov,
                                                   (iii) identify like or directly                      sought, submitted to the Commission for               and will be available for inspection
                                                competitive articles that complainant,                  purposes of this Investigation may be                 during official business hours (8:45 a.m.
                                                its licensees, or third parties make in the             disclosed to and used: (i) by the                     to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the
                                                United States which could replace the                   Commission, its employees and Offices,                Secretary, U.S. International Trade
                                                subject articles if they were to be                     and contract personnel (a) for                        Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
                                                excluded;                                               developing or maintaining the records                 Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
                                                   (iv) indicate whether complainant,                   of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in            205–2000.
                                                complainant’s licensees, and/or third                   internal investigations, audits, reviews,               General information concerning the
                                                party suppliers have the capacity to                    and evaluations relating to the                       Commission may also be obtained by
                                                replace the volume of articles                          programs, personnel, and operations of                accessing its Internet server at United
                                                potentially subject to the requested                    the Commission including under 5                      States International Trade Commission
                                                exclusion order and/or a cease and                      U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.                    (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov . The
                                                desist order within a commercially                      government employees and contract                     public record for this investigation may
                                                reasonable time; and                                    personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity                  be viewed on the Commission’s
                                                   (v) explain how the requested                        purposes. All nonconfidential written                 Electronic Document Information
                                                remedial orders would impact United                     submissions will be available for public              System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
                                                States consumers.                                       inspection at the Office of the Secretary             Hearing-impaired persons are advised
                                                   Written submissions must be filed no                 and on EDIS.3                                         that information on this matter can be
                                                later than by close of business, eight                     This action is taken under the                     obtained by contacting the
                                                calendar days after the date of                         authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act            Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)
                                                publication of this notice in the Federal               of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337),                 205–1810.
                                                Register. There will be further                         and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                opportunities for comment on the                        Commission’s Rules of Practice and                    Commission has received a complaint
                                                public interest after the issuance of any               Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).                  and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b)
                                                final initial determination in this
                                                                                                          By order of the Commission.                         of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
                                                investigation.
                                                                                                          Issued: December 16, 2016                           and Procedure filed on behalf of ZiiLabs
                                                   Persons filing written submissions
                                                                                                        Lisa R. Barton.                                       Inc., Ltd. on December 16, 2016. The
                                                must file the original document
                                                                                                        Secretary to the Commission.                          complaint alleges violations of section
                                                electronically on or before the deadlines
                                                                                                                                                              337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
                                                stated above and submit 8 true paper                    [FR Doc. 2016–30788 Filed 12–21–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                              1337) in the importation into the United
                                                copies to the Office of the Secretary by                BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                                                                                                                              States, the sale for importation, and the
                                                noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f)
                                                                                                                                                              sale within the United States after
                                                of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
                                                                                                        INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                   importation of certain graphics
                                                and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)).
                                                                                                        COMMISSION                                            processors, DDR memory controllers,
                                                Submissions should refer to the docket
                                                                                                                                                              and products containing the same. The
                                                number (‘‘Docket No. 3188’’) in a
                                                                                                        Notice of Receipt of Complaint;                       complaint names as respondents
                                                prominent place on the cover page and/
                                                                                                        Solicitation of Comments Relating to                  Advance Micro Devices, Inc. of
                                                or the first page. (See Handbook for
                                                                                                        the Public Interest                                   Sunnyvale, CA; Lenovo Group Ltd. of
                                                Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic
                                                                                                                                                              China; Lenovo Holding Co., Inc. of
                                                Filing Procedures 1). Persons with                      AGENCY: U.S. International Trade                      Morrisville, NC; Lenovo (United States)
                                                questions regarding filing should                       Commission.                                           Inc. of Morrisville, NC; LG Electronics,
                                                contact the Secretary (202–205–2000).                   ACTION: Notice.                                       Inc. of Korea; LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.
                                                   Any person desiring to submit a
                                                                                                                                                              of Englewood Cliffs, NJ; LG Electronics
                                                document to the Commission in                           SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given that                MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. of San Diego,
                                                confidence must request confidential                    the U.S. International Trade                          CA; MediaTek, Inc. of Taiwan;
                                                treatment. All such requests should be                  Commission has received a complaint                   MediaTek USA Inc. of San Jose, CA;
                                                directed to the Secretary to the                        entitled Certain Graphics Processors,                 Motorola Mobility LLC of Libertyville,
                                                Commission and must include a full                      DDR Memory Controllers, and Products                  IL; Qualcomm Inc. of San Diego, CA;
                                                statement of the reasons why the                        Containing the Same, DN 3189 the                      Sony Corporation of Japan; Sony
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                                                Commission should grant such                            Commission is soliciting comments on                  Corporation of America of New York,
                                                treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents                  any public interest issues raised by the              NY; Sony Electronics Inc. of San Diego,
                                                for which confidential treatment by the                 complaint or complainant’s filing under               CA; Sony Mobile Communications
                                                Commission is properly sought will be
                                                                                                          2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate
                                                                                                                                                              (USA) Inc. of San Mateo, CA; Sony
                                                  1 Handbook  for Electronic Filing Procedures:         nondisclosure agreements.                             Computer Entertainment Inc. of Japan;
                                                https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_              3 Electronic Document Information System            and Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
                                                filing_procedures.pdf.                                  (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.                       of San Mateo, CA. The complainant


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                                                requests that the Commission issue a                    prominent place on the cover page and/                INTERNATIONAL TRADE
                                                limited exclusion order, cease and                      or the first page. (See Handbook for                  COMMISSION
                                                desist orders and impose a bond upon                    Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic
                                                                                                                                                              [Investigation No. 337–TA–951]
                                                respondents’ alleged infringing articles                Filing Procedures 1). Persons with
                                                during the 60-day Presidential review                   questions regarding filing should                     Certain Lithium Metal Oxide Cathode
                                                period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).                   contact the Secretary (202–205–2000).                 Materials, Lithium-Ion Batteries for
                                                   Proposed respondents, other
                                                                                                           Any person desiring to submit a                    Power Tool Products Containing
                                                interested parties, and members of the
                                                                                                        document to the Commission in                         Same, and Power Tool Products With
                                                public are invited to file comments, not
                                                                                                        confidence must request confidential                  Lithium-Ion Batteries Containing Same
                                                to exceed five (5) pages in length,
                                                                                                        treatment. All such requests should be                Commission’s Final Determination;
                                                inclusive of attachments, on any public
                                                                                                        directed to the Secretary to the                      Issuance of a Limited Exclusion Order;
                                                interest issues raised by the complaint
                                                                                                        Commission and must include a full                    Termination of the Investigation
                                                or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should
                                                address whether issuance of the relief                  statement of the reasons why the
                                                                                                                                                              AGENCY: U.S. International Trade
                                                specifically requested by the                           Commission should grant such
                                                                                                                                                              Commission.
                                                complainant in this investigation would                 treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents
                                                                                                        for which confidential treatment by the               ACTION: Notice.
                                                affect the public health and welfare in
                                                the United States, competitive                          Commission is properly sought will be                 SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given that
                                                conditions in the United States                         treated accordingly. All such requests                the U.S. International Trade
                                                economy, the production of like or                      should be directed to the Secretary to                Commission has found a violation of
                                                directly competitive articles in the                    the Commission and must include a full                section 337 in this investigation and has
                                                United States, or United States                         statement of the reasons why the                      issued a limited exclusion order
                                                consumers.                                              Commission should grant such                          prohibiting importation of infringing
                                                   In particular, the Commission is                     treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents                lithium metal oxide cathode materials
                                                interested in comments that:                            for which confidential treatment by the               for consumption in the United States.
                                                   (i) Explain how the articles                         Commission is properly sought will be
                                                                                                                                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                potentially subject to the requested                    treated accordingly. All information,
                                                                                                                                                              Panyin A. Hughes, Office of the General
                                                remedial orders are used in the United                  including confidential business                       Counsel, U.S. International Trade
                                                States;                                                 information and documents for which                   Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
                                                   (ii) identify any public health, safety,             confidential treatment is properly                    Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202–
                                                or welfare concerns in the United States                sought, submitted to the Commission for               205–3042. Copies of non-confidential
                                                relating to the requested remedial                      purposes of this Investigation may be                 documents filed in connection with this
                                                orders;                                                 disclosed to and used: (i) By the                     investigation are or will be available for
                                                   (iii) identify like or directly                      Commission, its employees and Offices,                inspection during official business
                                                competitive articles that complainant,                  and contract personnel (a) for                        hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the
                                                its licensees, or third parties make in the             developing or maintaining the records                 Office of the Secretary, U.S.
                                                United States which could replace the                   of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in            International Trade Commission, 500 E
                                                subject articles if they were to be                     internal investigations, audits, reviews,             Street SW., Washington, DC 20436,
                                                excluded;                                               and evaluations relating to the
                                                   (iv) indicate whether complainant,                                                                         telephone 202–205–2000. General
                                                                                                        programs, personnel, and operations of                information concerning the Commission
                                                complainant’s licensees, and/or third                   the Commission including under 5
                                                party suppliers have the capacity to                                                                          may also be obtained by accessing its
                                                                                                        U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.                    Internet server (https://www.usitc.gov).
                                                replace the volume of articles                          government employees and contract
                                                potentially subject to the requested                                                                          The public record for this investigation
                                                                                                        personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity                  may be viewed on the Commission’s
                                                exclusion order and/or a cease and                      purposes. All nonconfidential written
                                                desist order within a commercially                                                                            electronic docket (EDIS) at https://
                                                                                                        submissions will be available for public              edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired
                                                reasonable time; and                                    inspection at the Office of the Secretary
                                                   (v) explain how the requested                                                                              persons are advised that information on
                                                                                                        and on EDIS.3                                         this matter can be obtained by
                                                remedial orders would impact United
                                                                                                           This action is taken under the                     contacting the Commission’s TDD
                                                States consumers.
                                                   Written submissions must be filed no                 authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act            terminal on 202–205–1810.
                                                later than by close of business, eight                  of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337),                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                calendar days after the date of                         and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the                  Commission instituted this investigation
                                                publication of this notice in the Federal               Commission’s Rules of Practice and                    on March 30, 2015, based on a
                                                Register. There will be further                         Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).                  complaint filed by BASF Corporation of
                                                opportunities for comment on the                          By order of the Commission.                         Florham Park, New Jersey and UChicago
                                                public interest after the issuance of any                 Issued: December 19, 2016.                          Argonne LLC of Lemont, Illinois
                                                final initial determination in this                     Lisa R. Barton,
                                                                                                                                                              (collectively, ‘‘Complainants’’). 80 FR
                                                investigation.                                                                                                16696 (Mar. 30, 2015). The complaint
                                                   Persons filing written submissions                   Secretary to the Commission.                          alleges violations of section 337 of the
                                                must file the original document                         [FR Doc. 2016–30856 Filed 12–21–16; 8:45 am]          Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19
                                                electronically on or before the deadlines                                                                     U.S.C. 1337), in the importation into the
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                                                                                                        BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                stated above and submit 8 true paper                                                                          United States, the sale for importation,
                                                copies to the Office of the Secretary by                   1 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures:       and the sale within the United States
                                                noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f)                https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_          after importation of certain lithium
                                                                                                        filing_procedures.pdf.
                                                of the Commission’s Rules of Practice                      2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate
                                                                                                                                                              metal oxide cathode materials, lithium-
                                                and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)).                        nondisclosure agreements.                             ion batteries for power tool products
                                                Submissions should refer to the docket                     3 Electronic Document Information System           containing same, and power tool
                                                number (‘‘Docket No. 3189’’) in a                       (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.                       products with lithium-ion batteries


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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.
FR Citation81 FR 93959 

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