82_FR_42161 82 FR 41991 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

82 FR 41991 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 170 (September 5, 2017)

Page Range41991-41992
FR Document2017-18739

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Wi-Fi Enabled Electronic Devices and Components Thereof, DN 3246; 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 170 (Tuesday, September 5, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41991-41992]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18739]


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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 Wi-Fi Enabled 
Electronic Devices and Components Thereof, DN 3246; 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,

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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 Sharp Corporation and Sharp 
Electronics Corporation on August 29, 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 wi-fi 
enabled electronic devices and components thereof. The complaint names 
as respondents Hisense Co., Ltd. of China; Hisense Electric, Co. Ltd. 
of China; Hisense International (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd. of Hong Kong; 
Hisense USA Corporation of Suwanee, GA; Hisense Electronics 
Manufacturing Company of America Corporation of Suwanee, GA; Hisense 
USA Multimedia R & D Center, Inc. of Suwanee, GA; and Hisense Inc. of 
Huntington Beach, CA. The complainant requests that the Commission 
issue a limited exclusion order and 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. 3246'') 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: August 30, 2017.
William R. Bishop,
 Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-18739 Filed 9-1-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                  phase) occupations identified. The                      human remains and associated funerary                 Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; and The
                                                  human remains include adults,                           objects were removed. These tribes are                Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
                                                  juveniles and children of both sexes. No                the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of                     • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(4),
                                                  known individuals were identified. The                  Cherokee Indians, and the United                      TVA has decided to transfer control of
                                                  4,711 associated funerary objects                       Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in                 the culturally unidentifiable associated
                                                  include 1 stone adze; 1 biface fragment;                Oklahoma. None of these Indian tribes                 funerary objects to the Alabama-
                                                  17 bone awls; 1 bone fish hook; 1 stone                 agreed to accept control of the human                 Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously
                                                  celt; 2 Little Bear Creek projectile                    remains and associated funerary objects.              listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes
                                                  points; 1non-cortical flake; 2                          After further consultation, TVA has                   of Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal
                                                  unidentified projectile points; 4,680                   decided to transfer control of the human              Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
                                                  shell beads; 3 shell gorgets/pendants; 1                remains and associated funerary objects               and The Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
                                                  stone discoidal; and 1 turtle shell net                 to the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
                                                  gage.                                                                                                         Additional Requestors and Disposition
                                                                                                          (previously listed as the Alabama-
                                                     From September of 1938 to January of                 Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-                     Representatives of any federally
                                                  1939, human remains representing, at                    Quassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe                recognized Indian Tribe not identified
                                                  minimum, 84 individuals were removed                    of Louisiana; and The Muscogee (Creek)                in this notice that wish to request
                                                  from the Laws site (1MS100) on Pine                     Nation.                                               transfer of control of these human
                                                  Island in Marshall County, AL, after                                                                          remains and associated funerary objects
                                                  TVA purchased the land on April 21,                     Determinations Made by the Tennessee                  should submit a written request with
                                                  1937. Excavations began at the levee                    Valley Authority                                      information in support of the request to
                                                  adjacent to the river and proceeded by                     Officials of TVA have determined                   Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 400 West
                                                  both vertical slicing and horizontal                    that:                                                 Summit Hill Drive, WT11D, Knoxville,
                                                  excavations. There appear to have been                     • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the               TN 37902–1401, telephone (865) 632–
                                                  at least four occupations at this site,                 human remains described in this notice                7458, email tomaher@tva.gov, by
                                                  including a pre-ceramic period with                     are Native American based on their                    October 5, 2017. After that date, if no
                                                  steatite vessels; a village using                       presence in prehistoric archeological                 additional requestors have come
                                                  limestone-tempered pottery during the                   sites and osteological analysis.                      forward, transfer of control of the
                                                  Flint River phase (A.D. 500–1000); a late                  • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the               human remains and associated funerary
                                                  Mississippian occupation using shell-                   human remains described in this notice                objects to the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe
                                                  tempered ceramics and rectilinear wall                  represent the physical remains of 290                 of Texas (previously listed as the
                                                  trench structures (Crow Creek phase,                    individuals of Native American                        Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas);
                                                  A.D. 1500–1700); and burials with Euro-                 ancestry.                                             Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town;
                                                  American trade goods circa A.D. 1670–                      • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),                Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; and The
                                                  1715. The human remains include                                                                               Muscogee (Creek) Nation may proceed.
                                                                                                          the 4,960 objects described in this
                                                  adults, juveniles and infants of both                                                                            TVA is responsible for notifying The
                                                                                                          notice are reasonably believed to have
                                                  sexes. No known individuals were                                                                              Consulted Tribes that this notice has
                                                                                                          been placed with or near individual
                                                  identified. The 249 associated funerary                                                                       been published.
                                                                                                          human remains at the time of death or
                                                  objects include 1 bone awl; 1 canine
                                                                                                          later as part of the death rite or                      Dated: August 29, 2017.
                                                  bone; 2 pieces of fired clay; 1 graphite
                                                                                                          ceremony.                                             Sarah Glass,
                                                  nodule; 1 modified bone; 241 shell
                                                  beads; 1 shell ear plug; and 1 shell                       • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a                 Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
                                                  pendant.                                                relationship of shared group identity                 [FR Doc. 2017–18687 Filed 9–1–17; 8:45 am]
                                                     From October to November of 1937,                    cannot be reasonably traced between the               BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
                                                  human remains representing, at                          Native American human remains and
                                                  minimum, 11 individuals were removed                    associated funerary objects and any
                                                  from site 1MS121 on Pine Island in                      present-day Indian Tribe.
                                                                                                                                                                INTERNATIONAL TRADE
                                                  Marshall County, AL, after TVA                             • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1)(i), at
                                                                                                                                                                COMMISSION
                                                  purchased the site on April 19, 1937.                   the time of excavation of the human
                                                  There were excavations in both the                      remains and associated funerary objects,              Notice of Receipt of Complaint;
                                                  village and adjacent mound. There are                   the land from which the cultural items                Solicitation of Comments Relating to
                                                  no radiocarbon dates for this site.                     were removed was not the tribal land of               the Public Interest
                                                  Artifacts recovered from the site                       any federally recognized Indian tribe.
                                                  indicate both a Woodland and                               • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1)(ii),              AGENCY: U.S. International Trade
                                                  Mississippian occupation. The human                     the following tribes are aboriginal to the            Commission.
                                                  remains include adults, juveniles and                   area from which the cultural items were               ACTION: Notice.
                                                  infants of both sexes. No known                         excavated: The Cherokee Nation,
                                                                                                          Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and                 SUMMARY:    Notice is hereby given that
                                                  individuals were identified. No
                                                                                                          United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee                     the U.S. International Trade
                                                  associated funerary objects are present.
                                                     At the time of the excavation and                    Indians in Oklahoma. None of these                    Commission has received a complaint
                                                  removal of these human remains and                      tribes agreed to accept control of the                entitled Certain Wi-Fi Enabled
                                                  associated funerary objects, the land                   human remains or associated funerary                  Electronic Devices and Components
                                                  from which the human remains and                        objects.                                              Thereof, DN 3246; the Commission is
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                                                  associated funerary objects were                           • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(2)(i),               soliciting comments on any public
                                                  removed was not the tribal land of any                  TVA has decided to transfer control of                interest issues raised by the complaint
                                                  federally recognized Indian tribe. On                   the culturally unidentifiable human                   or complainant’s filing pursuant to the
                                                  May 2, 2017, TVA consulted with all                     remains to the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe                Commission’s Rules of Practice and
                                                  federally recognized Indian tribes who                  of Texas (previously listed as the                    Procedure.
                                                  are recognized as aboriginal to the area                Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas);                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:   Lisa
                                                  from which these Native American                        Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town;                        R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,


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                                                  41992                      Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 170 / Tuesday, September 5, 2017 / Notices

                                                  U.S. International Trade Commission,                    specifically requested by the                         directed to the Secretary to the
                                                  500 E Street SW., Washington, DC                        complainant in this investigation would               Commission and must include a full
                                                  20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The                    affect the public health and welfare in               statement of the reasons why the
                                                  public version of the complaint can be                  the United States, competitive                        Commission should grant such
                                                  accessed on the Commission’s                            conditions in the United States                       treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents
                                                  Electronic Document Information                         economy, the production of like or                    for which confidential treatment by the
                                                  System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov,                directly competitive articles in the                  Commission is properly sought will be
                                                  and will be available for inspection                    United States, or United States                       treated accordingly. All such requests
                                                  during official business hours (8:45 a.m.               consumers.                                            should be directed to the Secretary to
                                                  to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the                         In particular, the Commission is                   the Commission and must include a full
                                                  Secretary, U.S. International Trade                     interested in comments that:                          statement of the reasons why the
                                                  Commission, 500 E Street SW.,                              (i) Explain how the articles                       Commission should grant such
                                                  Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)                   potentially subject to the requested                  treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents
                                                  205–2000.                                               remedial orders are used in the United                for which confidential treatment by the
                                                    General information concerning the                    States;                                               Commission is properly sought will be
                                                  Commission may also be obtained by                         (ii) Identify any public health, safety,           treated accordingly. All information,
                                                  accessing its Internet server at United                 or welfare concerns in the United States              including confidential business
                                                  States International Trade Commission                   relating to the requested remedial                    information and documents for which
                                                  (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The                   orders;                                               confidential treatment is properly
                                                  public record for this investigation may                   (iii) Identify like or directly                    sought, submitted to the Commission for
                                                  be viewed on the Commission’s                           competitive articles that complainant,                purposes of this Investigation may be
                                                  Electronic Document Information                         its licensees, or third parties make in the           disclosed to and used: (i) By the
                                                  System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.                United States which could replace the                 Commission, its employees and Offices,
                                                  Hearing-impaired persons are advised                    subject articles if they were to be                   and contract personnel (a) for
                                                  that information on this matter can be                  excluded;                                             developing or maintaining the records
                                                  obtained by contacting the                                 (iv) Indicate whether complainant,                 of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in
                                                  Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)                      complainant’s licensees, and/or third                 internal investigations, audits, reviews,
                                                  205–1810.                                               party suppliers have the capacity to                  and evaluations relating to the
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                                                                          replace the volume of articles                        programs, personnel, and operations of
                                                  Commission has received a complaint                     potentially subject to the requested                  the Commission including under 5
                                                  and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b)                 exclusion order and/or a cease and                    U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.
                                                  of the Commission’s Rules of Practice                   desist order within a commercially                    government employees and contract
                                                  and Procedure filed on behalf of Sharp                  reasonable time; and                                  personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity
                                                  Corporation and Sharp Electronics                          (v) Explain how the requested                      purposes. All nonconfidential written
                                                  Corporation on August 29, 2017. The                     remedial orders would impact United                   submissions will be available for public
                                                  complaint alleges violations of section                 States consumers.                                     inspection at the Office of the Secretary
                                                                                                             Written submissions must be filed no               and on EDIS.3
                                                  337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
                                                                                                          later than by close of business, eight                   This action is taken under the
                                                  1337) in the importation into the United
                                                                                                          calendar days after the date of                       authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act
                                                  States, the sale for importation, and the
                                                                                                          publication of this notice in the Federal             of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337),
                                                  sale within the United States after
                                                                                                          Register. There will be further                       and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the
                                                  importation of certain wi-fi enabled
                                                                                                          opportunities for comment on the                      Commission’s Rules of Practice and
                                                  electronic devices and components
                                                                                                          public interest after the issuance of any             Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).
                                                  thereof. The complaint names as
                                                                                                          final initial determination in this
                                                  respondents Hisense Co., Ltd. of China;                                                                         By order of the Commission.
                                                                                                          investigation.
                                                  Hisense Electric, Co. Ltd. of China;                                                                            Issued: August 30, 2017.
                                                                                                             Persons filing written submissions
                                                  Hisense International (Hong Kong) Co.                                                                         William R. Bishop,
                                                                                                          must file the original document
                                                  Ltd. of Hong Kong; Hisense USA                                                                                Supervisory Hearings and Information
                                                                                                          electronically on or before the deadlines
                                                  Corporation of Suwanee, GA; Hisense                                                                           Officer.
                                                                                                          stated above and submit 8 true paper
                                                  Electronics Manufacturing Company of
                                                                                                          copies to the Office of the Secretary by              [FR Doc. 2017–18739 Filed 9–1–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  America Corporation of Suwanee, GA;
                                                                                                          noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f)              BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                  Hisense USA Multimedia R & D Center,
                                                                                                          of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
                                                  Inc. of Suwanee, GA; and Hisense Inc.
                                                                                                          and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)).
                                                  of Huntington Beach, CA. The
                                                                                                          Submissions should refer to the docket                JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE
                                                  complainant requests that the
                                                                                                          number (‘‘Docket No. 3246’’) in a                     UNITED STATES
                                                  Commission issue a limited exclusion
                                                                                                          prominent place on the cover page and/
                                                  order and a cease and desist order and                                                                        Meeting of the Judicial Conference
                                                                                                          or the first page. (See Handbook for
                                                  impose a bond upon respondents’                                                                               Advisory Committee on Rules of
                                                                                                          Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic
                                                  alleged infringing articles during the 60-                                                                    Evidence
                                                                                                          Filing Procedures 1). Persons with
                                                  day Presidential review period pursuant
                                                                                                          questions regarding filing should                     AGENCY: Advisory Committee on Rules
                                                  to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).
                                                                                                          contact the Secretary (202–205–2000).                 of Evidence, Judicial Conference of the
                                                     Proposed respondents, other
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                                                                                                             Any person desiring to submit a                    United States.
                                                  interested parties, and members of the
                                                                                                          document to the Commission in
                                                  public are invited to file comments, not                                                                      ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
                                                                                                          confidence must request confidential
                                                  to exceed five (5) pages in length,
                                                                                                          treatment. All such requests should be
                                                  inclusive of attachments, on any public                                                                         2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate
                                                  interest issues raised by the complaint                   1 Handbook  for Electronic Filing Procedures:       nondisclosure agreements.
                                                  or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should                   https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_            3 Electronic Document Information System

                                                  address whether issuance of the relief                  filing_procedures.pdf.                                (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.



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Document Created: 2017-09-02 03:24:44
Document Modified: 2017-09-02 03:24:44
CategoryRegulatory Information
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 41991 

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