82 FR 38937 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 157 (August 16, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 157 (August 16, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-17313 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 38937-38938] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-17313] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Periodontal Laser Devices, Components Thereof, and Advertisements and Claims Regarding the Same, DN 3241; 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 Millennium Dental Technologies, Inc. on August 10, 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 importation of certain periodontal laser devices, components thereof, and advertisements and claims regarding the same. The complaint names as respondents Fotona d.o.o of Slovenia; and Fotona, LLC of Dallas TX. The complainant requests that the Commission issue a limited exclusion order, cease and desist orders, and impose a bond upon respondents' alleged infringing articles during the 60-day Presidential review period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j). Proposed respondents, other interested parties, and members of the public are invited to file comments, not to exceed five (5) pages in length, [[Page 38938]] 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. 3241'') 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): https://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: August 10, 2017. Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2017-17313 Filed 8-15-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
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complainant in this investigation would Commission and must include a full entitled Certain Periodontal Laser
affect the public health and welfare in statement of the reasons why the Devices, Components Thereof, and
the United States, competitive Commission should grant such Advertisements and Claims Regarding
conditions in the United States treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents the Same, DN 3241; the Commission is
economy, the production of like or for which confidential treatment by the soliciting comments on any public
directly competitive articles in the Commission is properly sought will be interest issues raised by the complaint
United States, or United States treated accordingly. All such requests or complainant’s filing pursuant to the
consumers. should be directed to the Secretary to Commission’s Rules of Practice and
In particular, the Commission is the Commission and must include a full Procedure.
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
public interest after the issuance of any Commission has received a complaint
Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)). and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b)
final initial determination in this
investigation.
By order of the Commission. of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
Persons filing written submissions Issued: August 11, 2017. and Procedure filed on behalf of
must file the original document Lisa R. Barton, Millennium Dental Technologies, Inc.
electronically on or before the deadlines Secretary to the Commission. on August 10, 2017. The complaint
stated above and submit 8 true paper [FR Doc. 2017–17314 Filed 8–15–17; 8:45 am]
alleges violations of section 337 of the
copies to the Office of the Secretary by Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in
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noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f) the importation into the United States,
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice the sale for importation, and the sale
and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). INTERNATIONAL TRADE within the United States after
Submissions should refer to the docket COMMISSION importation of certain periodontal laser
number (‘‘Docket No. 3242’’) in a devices, components thereof, and
prominent place on the cover page and/ Notice of Receipt of Complaint; advertisements and claims regarding the
or the first page. (See Handbook for Solicitation of Comments Relating to same. The complaint names as
Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic the Public Interest respondents Fotona d.o.o of Slovenia;
Filing Procedures).1 Persons with and Fotona, LLC of Dallas TX. The
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade complainant requests that the
questions regarding filing should Commission.
contact the Secretary (202–205–2000). Commission issue a limited exclusion
ACTION: Notice.
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Any person desiring to submit a order, cease and desist orders, and
document to the Commission in impose a bond upon respondents’
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
confidence must request confidential alleged infringing articles during the 60-
the U.S. International Trade
treatment. All such requests should be day Presidential review period pursuant
Commission has received a complaint
directed to the Secretary to the to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).
2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate
Proposed respondents, other
1 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: nondisclosure agreements. interested parties, and members of the
https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_ 3 Electronic Document Information System public are invited to file comments, not
filing_procedures.pdf. (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov. to exceed five (5) pages in length,
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inclusive of attachments, on any public questions regarding filing should DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
interest issues raised by the complaint contact the Secretary (202–205–2000).
or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should Antitrust Division
Any person desiring to submit a
address whether issuance of the relief document to the Commission in
specifically requested by the Notice Pursuant to the National
confidence must request confidential Cooperative Research and Production
complainant in this investigation would
treatment. All such requests should be Act of 1993—The Open Group, L.L.C.
affect the public health and welfare in
directed to the Secretary to the
the United States, competitive Notice is hereby given that, on July
conditions in the United States Commission and must include a full
statement of the reasons why the 24, 2017, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
economy, the production of like or National Cooperative Research and
directly competitive articles in the Commission should grant such
treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
United States, or United States et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), The Open Group,
consumers. for which confidential treatment by the
L.L.C. (‘‘TOG’’) has filed written
In particular, the Commission is Commission is properly sought will be
notifications simultaneously with the
interested in comments that: treated accordingly. All such requests
Attorney General and the Federal Trade
should be directed to the Secretary to Commission disclosing changes in its
(i) Explain how the articles
the Commission and must include a full membership. The notifications were
potentially subject to the requested
statement of the reasons why the filed for the purpose of extending the
remedial orders are used in the United
States; Commission should grant such Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
(ii) identify any public health, safety,
for which confidential treatment by the under specified circumstances.
or welfare concerns in the United States
Commission is properly sought will be Specifically, AGESIC, Montevideo,
relating to the requested remedial
orders; treated accordingly. All information, URUGUAY; AVTECH Institute of
including confidential business Technology, Shanghai, PEOPLE’S
(iii) identify like or directly information and documents for which REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Axellience, Lille,
competitive articles that complainant,
confidential treatment is properly FRANCE; Azbil Corporation, Tokyo,
its licensees, or third parties make in the
sought, submitted to the Commission for JAPAN; Bayer Business Services GmbH,
United States which could replace the
purposes of this Investigation may be Leverkusen, GERMANY; BusinessNow,
subject articles if they were to be
disclosed to and used: (i) By the S<borg, DENMARK; Bvolve B.V.,
excluded;
Commission, its employees and Offices, Amersfoort, THE NETHERLANDS;
(iv) indicate whether complainant, Crossfield Technology, LLC, Austin, TX;
and contract personnel (a) for
complainant’s licensees, and/or third Depaus Holding B.V., Amsterdam, THE
developing or maintaining the records
party suppliers have the capacity to NETHERLANDS; Elma Electronic, Inc.,
replace the volume of articles of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in
internal investigations, audits, reviews, Fremont, CA; Hargrove Controls +
potentially subject to the requested Automation, LLC, Mobile, AL; Jemmac
exclusion order and/or a cease and and evaluations relating to the
programs, personnel, and operations of Software Ltd., Cranfield, UNITED
desist order within a commercially KINGDOM; Kepner-Tregoe, Inc.,
reasonable time; and the Commission including under 5
Princeton, NJ; Mentoris Group S.A.C.,
(v) explain how the requested U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.
San Borja, PERU; PDM Technology
remedial orders would impact United government employees and contract
Services Pty. Ltd., Midrand, SOUTH
States consumers. personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity AFRICA; Semantic Designs, Inc.,
purposes. All nonconfidential written Austin, TX; Softing Industrial
Written submissions must be filed no
later than by close of business, eight submissions will be available for public Automation GmbH, Haar, GERMANY;
calendar days after the date of inspection at the Office of the Secretary TOTAL S.A., Paris La Défense,
publication of this notice in the Federal and on EDIS.3 FRANCE; and Xuenn Private Limited,
Register. There will be further This action is taken under the Taipei City, TAIWAN, have been added
opportunities for comment on the authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act as parties to this venture.
public interest after the issuance of any of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), Also, Agency for Public Management
final initial determination in this and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the and eGovernment (DFII), Oslo,
investigation. Commission’s Rules of Practice and NORWAY; Alithya Services Conseils,
Persons filing written submissions Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)). Inc., Quebec, CANADA; BAE Systems,
must file the original document Electronics & Integrated Solutions
By order of the Commission. (E&IS), Wayne, NJ; Centre for Software
electronically on or before the deadlines
Issued: August 10, 2017. Reliability, City University, London,
stated above and submit 8 true paper
copies to the Office of the Secretary by Lisa R. Barton, UNITED KINGDOM; Drovecrest Ltd.,
noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f) Secretary to the Commission. Hedgerley, UNITED KINGDOM;
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice [FR Doc. 2017–17313 Filed 8–15–17; 8:45 am] Emerson Process Management LLLP,
and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). Round Rock, TX; Hotel Technology
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Submissions should refer to the docket Next Generation, Shaumburg, IL; iCMG
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
number (‘‘Docket No. 3241’’) in a Private Limited, Bangalore, INDIA;
prominent place on the cover page and/ Informatica Corporation, Redwood City,
or the first page. (See Handbook for CA; Information Systems Audit and
Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic Control Association, Inc., Rolling
Filing Procedures).1 Persons with Meadows, IL; Infovide-Matrix SA,
2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate Warsaw, POLAND; Marriott
1 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: nondisclosure agreements. International, Bethesda, MD; Maryville
https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_ 3 Electronic Document Information System Data Systems, Inc., St. Louis, MO;
filing_procedures.pdf. (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov. Optimal Business Growth Ltd., Poole,
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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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