82_FR_31763 82 FR 31634 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

82 FR 31634 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 129 (July 7, 2017)

Page Range31634-31635
FR Document2017-14249

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Shielded Electrical Ribbon Cables and Products Containing the Same, DN 3234; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 129 (Friday, July 7, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 129 (Friday, July 7, 2017)]
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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 Shielded 
Electrical Ribbon Cables and Products Containing the Same, DN 3234; the 
Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised 
by the complaint or complainant's filing pursuant to 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 filed on behalf of 3M Company and 3M Innovative 
Properties Company on June 30, 2017. 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

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importation of certain shielded electrical ribbon cables and products 
containing the same. The complaint names as respondents Amphenol 
Corporation of Wallingford, CT; Amphenol Interconnect Products 
Corporation of Endicott, NY; Amphenol Cables on Demand Corporation of 
Endicott, NY; Amphenol Assemble Technology (Xiamen) Co., Ltd., of 
China; Amphenol (Xiamen) High Speed Cable Co., Ltd., of China, and 
Amphenol East Asia Limited (Taiwan) of China. The complainant requests 
that the Commission issue a general exclusion order, a cease and desist 
order, 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. 3234'') 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.
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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: June 30, 2017.
Katherine M. Hiner,
Supervisory Attorney.
[FR Doc. 2017-14249 Filed 7-6-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                                                                                        BURDEN BREAKDOWN—Continued
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Annual burden
                                                     Citation 30 CFR part 250,                                                                                                           Average number of
                                                                                                   Reporting and recordkeeping requirement *                 Hour burden                                                       hours
                                                       subpart D and NTL(s)                                                                                                              annual responses                    (rounded)

                                                                                                                                                           Written 5 ........        24 written reports .............               120

                                                    490(o)(5) ...........................     Request approval to use drill pipe for well testing ....     2 .....................   4 requests ........................               8

                                                    490(q)(1) ...........................     Seal and mark for the presence of H2S cores to be transported—no burden as facilities would rou-                                         0
                                                                                                                               tinely mark transported cores.

                                                    490(q)(9) ...........................     Request approval to use gas containing H2S for in-           2 .....................   2 requests ........................               4
                                                                                                strument gas.

                                                    490(q)(12) .........................      Analyze produced water disposed of for H2S con-              3 .....................   164 submittals .................               492
                                                                                                tent and submit results to BSEE.

                                                    NTL ...................................   Voluntary submit to USCG read only access to the             .25 ..................    80 submittals ...................               20
                                                                                                EPIRB data for their moored drilling rig fleet be-
                                                                                                fore hurricane season.
                                                       * In the future, BSEE may require electronic filing of some submissions.


                                                       Estimated Reporting and                                     submission for OMB approval. As a                            or complainant’s filing pursuant to the
                                                    Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:                            result of your comments, we will make                        Commission’s Rules of Practice and
                                                    There are no non-hour cost burdens                             any necessary adjustments to the burden                      Procedure.
                                                    associated with this collection                                in our submission to OMB.                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:      Lisa
                                                       Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA                          Public Availability of Comments:
                                                                                                                                                                                R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,
                                                    (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an                     Before including your address, phone
                                                                                                                                                                                U.S. International Trade Commission,
                                                    agency may not conduct or sponsor a                            number, email address, or other
                                                                                                                                                                                500 E Street SW., Washington, DC
                                                    collection of information unless it                            personal identifying information in your
                                                                                                                                                                                20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The
                                                    displays a currently valid OMB control                         comment, you should be aware that
                                                                                                                                                                                public version of the complaint can be
                                                    number. Until OMB approves a                                   your entire comment—including your
                                                                                                                                                                                accessed on the Commission’s
                                                    collection of information, you are not                         personal identifying information—may
                                                                                                                                                                                Electronic Document Information
                                                    obligated to respond.                                          be made publicly available at any time.
                                                       Comments: Before submitting an ICR                                                                                       System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov,
                                                                                                                   While you can ask us in your comment
                                                    to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A)                              to withhold your personal identifying                        and will be available for inspection
                                                    requires each agency ‘‘. . . to provide                        information from public review, we                           during official business hours (8:45 a.m.
                                                    notice . . . and otherwise consult with                        cannot guarantee that we will be able to                     to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the
                                                    members of the public and affected                             do so.                                                       Secretary, U.S. International Trade
                                                    agencies concerning each proposed                                BSEE Information Collection                                Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
                                                    collection of information . . .’’.                             Clearance Officer: Nicole Mason, (703)                       Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
                                                    Agencies must specifically solicit                             787–1607.                                                    205–2000.
                                                    comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the                                                                                         General information concerning the
                                                                                                                     Dated: June 6, 2017.                                       Commission may also be obtained by
                                                    collection is necessary or useful; (b)                         Douglas Morris,
                                                    evaluate the accuracy of the burden of                                                                                      accessing its Internet server at United
                                                                                                                   Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.               States International Trade Commission
                                                    the proposed collection of information;
                                                    (c) enhance the quality, usefulness, and                       [FR Doc. 2017–14236 Filed 7–6–17; 8:45 am]                   (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The
                                                    clarity of the information to be                               BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P                                       public record for this investigation may
                                                    collected; and (d) minimize the burden                                                                                      be viewed on the Commission’s
                                                    on the respondents, including the use of                                                                                    Electronic Document Information
                                                    technology.                                                    INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                          System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
                                                       Agencies must also estimate the non-                        COMMISSION                                                   Hearing-impaired persons are advised
                                                    hour paperwork cost burdens to                                                                                              that information on this matter can be
                                                    respondents or recordkeepers resulting                         Notice of Receipt of Complaint;                              obtained by contacting the
                                                    from the collection of information.                            Solicitation of Comments Relating to                         Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)
                                                    Therefore, if you have other non-hour                          the Public Interest                                          205–1810.
                                                    burden costs to generate, maintain, and                        AGENCY: U.S. International Trade                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                    disclose this information, you should                          Commission.                                                  Commission has received a complaint
                                                    comment and provide your total capital                         ACTION: Notice.                                              and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b)
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                                                    and startup cost components or annual                                                                                       of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
                                                    operation, maintenance, and purchase                           SUMMARY:    Notice is hereby given that                      and Procedure filed on behalf of 3M
                                                    of service components. For further                             the U.S. International Trade                                 Company and 3M Innovative Properties
                                                    information on this burden, refer to 5                         Commission has received a complaint                          Company on June 30, 2017. The
                                                    CFR 1320.3(b)(1) and (2), or contact the                       entitled Certain Shielded Electrical                         complaint alleges violations of section
                                                    Bureau representative listed previously                        Ribbon Cables and Products Containing                        337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
                                                    in this notice.                                                the Same, DN 3234; the Commission is                         1337) in the importation into the United
                                                       We will summarize written responses                         soliciting comments on any public                            States, the sale for importation, and the
                                                    to this notice and address them in our                         interest issues raised by the complaint                      sale within the United States after


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                                                    importation of certain shielded                          public interest after the issuance of any             of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337),
                                                    electrical ribbon cables and products                    final initial determination in this                   and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the
                                                    containing the same. The complaint                       investigation.                                        Commission’s Rules of Practice and
                                                    names as respondents Amphenol                               Persons filing written submissions                 Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).
                                                    Corporation of Wallingford, CT;                          must file the original document                         By order of the Commission.
                                                    Amphenol Interconnect Products                           electronically on or before the deadlines
                                                                                                                                                                     Issued: June 30, 2017.
                                                    Corporation of Endicott, NY; Amphenol                    stated above and submit 8 true paper
                                                                                                                                                                   Katherine M. Hiner,
                                                    Cables on Demand Corporation of                          copies to the Office of the Secretary by
                                                                                                             noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f)              Supervisory Attorney.
                                                    Endicott, NY; Amphenol Assemble
                                                    Technology (Xiamen) Co., Ltd., of                        of the Commission’s Rules of Practice                 [FR Doc. 2017–14249 Filed 7–6–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    China; Amphenol (Xiamen) High Speed                      and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)).                      BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                    Cable Co., Ltd., of China, and Amphenol                  Submissions should refer to the docket
                                                    East Asia Limited (Taiwan) of China.                     number (‘‘Docket No. 3234’’) in a
                                                    The complainant requests that the                        prominent place on the cover page and/                INTERNATIONAL TRADE
                                                    Commission issue a general exclusion                     or the first page. (See Handbook for                  COMMISSION
                                                    order, a cease and desist order, and                     Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic              [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–564 and 731–
                                                    impose a bond upon respondents’                          Filing Procedures 1). Persons with                    TA–1338 and 1340 (Final)]
                                                    alleged infringing articles during the 60-               questions regarding filing should
                                                    day Presidential review period pursuant                  contact the Secretary (202–205–2000).                 Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From
                                                    to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).                                       Any person desiring to submit a                    Japan and Turkey; Determinations
                                                       Proposed respondents, other                           document to the Commission in
                                                                                                                                                                      On the basis of the record 1 developed
                                                    interested parties, and members of the                   confidence must request confidential
                                                                                                                                                                   in the subject investigations, the United
                                                    public are invited to file comments, not                 treatment. All such requests should be
                                                                                                                                                                   States International Trade Commission
                                                    to exceed five (5) pages in length,                      directed to the Secretary to the
                                                                                                                                                                   (‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant
                                                    inclusive of attachments, on any public                  Commission and must include a full
                                                                                                                                                                   to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’),
                                                    interest issues raised by the complaint                  statement of the reasons why the
                                                                                                                                                                   that an industry in the United States is
                                                    or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should                    Commission should grant such
                                                                                                                                                                   materially injured by reason of imports
                                                    address whether issuance of the relief                   treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents
                                                                                                             for which confidential treatment by the               of steel concrete reinforcing bar
                                                    specifically requested by the                                                                                  (‘‘rebar’’) from Japan and Turkey,
                                                    complainant in this investigation would                  Commission is properly sought will be
                                                                                                             treated accordingly. All such requests                provided for in subheadings 7213.10,
                                                    affect the public health and welfare in                                                                        7214.20, and 7228.30 of the Harmonized
                                                    the United States, competitive                           should be directed to the Secretary to
                                                                                                             the Commission and must include a full                Tariff Schedule of the United States;
                                                    conditions in the United States                                                                                subject imports from Japan and Turkey
                                                    economy, the production of like or                       statement of the reasons why the
                                                                                                             Commission should grant such                          have been found by the Department of
                                                    directly competitive articles in the                                                                           Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) to be sold in
                                                    United States, or United States                          treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents
                                                                                                             for which confidential treatment by the               the United States at less than fair value
                                                    consumers.                                                                                                     (‘‘LTFV’’), and subject imports from
                                                       In particular, the Commission is                      Commission is properly sought will be
                                                                                                             treated accordingly. All information,                 Turkey have been found to be
                                                    interested in comments that:
                                                                                                             including confidential business                       subsidized by that country’s
                                                       i. Explain how the articles potentially
                                                                                                             information and documents for which                   government.
                                                    subject to the requested remedial orders
                                                    are used in the United States;                           confidential treatment is properly                    Background
                                                       ii. identify any public health, safety,               sought, submitted to the Commission for
                                                                                                                                                                     The Commission, pursuant to sections
                                                    or welfare concerns in the United States                 purposes of this Investigation may be
                                                                                                                                                                   705(b) and 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
                                                    relating to the requested remedial                       disclosed to and used: (i) By the
                                                                                                                                                                   1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)),
                                                    orders;                                                  Commission, its employees and Offices,
                                                                                                                                                                   instituted these investigations effective
                                                       iii. identify like or directly                        and contract personnel (a) for
                                                                                                             developing or maintaining the records                 September 20, 2016, following receipt of
                                                    competitive articles that complainant,
                                                                                                             of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in            a petition filed with the Commission
                                                    its licensees, or third parties make in the
                                                                                                             internal investigations, audits, reviews,             and Commerce by the Rebar Trade
                                                    United States which could replace the
                                                                                                             and evaluations relating to the                       Action Coalition and its individual
                                                    subject articles if they were to be
                                                                                                             programs, personnel, and operations of                members: Bayou Steel Group, LaPlace,
                                                    excluded;
                                                       iv. indicate whether complainant,                     the Commission including under 5                      Louisiana; 2 Byer Steel Group, Inc.,
                                                    complainant’s licensees, and/or third                    U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.                    Cincinnati, Ohio; Commercial Metals
                                                    party suppliers have the capacity to                     government employees and contract                     Company, Irving, Texas; Gerdau
                                                    replace the volume of articles                           personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity                  Ameristeel U.S. Inc., Tampa, Florida;
                                                    potentially subject to the requested                     purposes. All nonconfidential written                 Nucor Corporation, Charlotte, North
                                                    exclusion order and/or a cease and                       submissions will be available for public              Carolina; and Steel Dynamics, Inc.,
                                                    desist order within a commercially                       inspection at the Office of the Secretary             Pittsboro, Indiana. The final phase of
                                                    reasonable time; and                                     and on EDIS.3                                         the investigations was scheduled by the
                                                                                                                                                                   Commission following notification of
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                                                       v. explain how the requested remedial                    This action is taken under the
                                                    orders would impact United States                        authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act            preliminary determinations by
                                                    consumers.                                                                                                     Commerce that imports of rebar from
                                                       Written submissions must be filed no                     1 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures:       Turkey were subsidized within the
                                                    later than by close of business, eight                   https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_
                                                                                                             filing_procedures.pdf.                                  1 The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the
                                                    calendar days after the date of                             2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate     Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19
                                                    publication of this notice in the Federal                nondisclosure agreements.                             CFR 207.2(f)).
                                                    Register. There will be further                             3 Electronic Document Information System             2 Bayou Steel Group was no longer a petitioner in

                                                    opportunities for comment on the                         (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.                       the final phase of these investigations.



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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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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 Citation82 FR 31634 

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