82 FR 44658 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 184 (September 25, 2017)

Page Range		44658-44659
FR Document		2017-20318

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Magnetic Data Storage Tapes and Cartridges Containing the Same (II), DN 3253; 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 184 (Monday, September 25, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44658-44659]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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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 Magnetic Data 
Storage Tapes and Cartridges Containing the Same (II), DN 3253; 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 FUJIFILM Corporation on 
September 19, 2017. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into

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the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the 
United States after importation of certain magnetic data storage tapes 
and cartridges containing the same (II). The complaint names as 
respondents Sony Corporation of Japan; Sony Storage Media Solutions 
Corporation of Japan; Sony Storage Media Manufacturing Corporation of 
Japan; Sony DADC US Inc. of Terre Haute, Indiana; and Sony Latin 
America Inc. of Miami, FL. 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, 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. 3253'') 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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    \1\ Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf.
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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: September 19, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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investigations need not file an a prehearing brief to the Commission. By order of the Commission.
additional notice of appearance during Prehearing briefs must conform with the Issued: September 19, 2017.
this final phase. The Secretary will provisions of section 207.23 of the Lisa R. Barton,
maintain a public service list containing Commission’s rules; the deadline for Secretary to the Commission.
the names and addresses of all persons, filing is November 21, 2017. Parties may [FR Doc. 2017–20371 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am]
or their representatives, who are parties also file written testimony in connection BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
to the investigations. with their presentation at the hearing, as
Limited disclosure of business provided in section 207.24 of the
proprietary information (BPI) under an Commission’s rules, and posthearing INTERNATIONAL TRADE
administrative protective order (APO) briefs, which must conform with the COMMISSION
and BPI service list.—Pursuant to provisions of section 207.25 of the
section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s Commission’s rules. The deadline for Notice of Receipt of Complaint;
rules, the Secretary will make BPI filing posthearing briefs is December 5, Solicitation of Comments Relating to
gathered in the final phase of these 2017. In addition, any person who has the Public Interest
investigations available to authorized not entered an appearance as a party to AGENCY: U.S. International Trade
applicants under the APO issued in the the investigations may submit a written Commission.
investigations, provided that the statement of information pertinent to
ACTION: Notice.
application is made no later than 21 the subject of the investigations,
days prior to the hearing date specified including statements of support or SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
in this notice. Authorized applicants opposition to the petition, on or before the U.S. International Trade
must represent interested parties, as December 5, 2017. On December 20, Commission has received a complaint
defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are 2017, the Commission will make entitled Certain Magnetic Data Storage
parties to the investigations. A party available to parties all information on Tapes and Cartridges Containing the
granted access to BPI in the preliminary which they have not had an opportunity Same (II), DN 3253; the Commission is
phase of the investigations need not to comment. Parties may submit final soliciting comments on any public
reapply for such access. A separate comments on this information on or interest issues raised by the complaint
service list will be maintained by the before December 22, 2017, but such or complainant’s filing pursuant to the
Secretary for those parties authorized to final comments must not contain new Commission’s Rules of Practice and
receive BPI under the APO. factual information and must otherwise Procedure.
Staff report.—The prehearing staff comply with section 207.30 of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
report in the final phase of these Commission’s rules. All written R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,
investigations will be placed in the submissions must conform with the U.S. International Trade Commission,
nonpublic record on November 14, provisions of section 201.8 of the 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC
2017, and a public version will be Commission’s rules; any submissions 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The
issued thereafter, pursuant to section that contain BPI must also conform with public version of the complaint can be
207.22 of the Commission’s rules. the requirements of sections 201.6, accessed on the Commission’s
—The Commission will hold a hearing 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s Electronic Document Information
in connection with the final phase of rules. The Commission’s Handbook on System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov,
these investigations beginning at 9:30 E-Filing, available on the Commission’s and will be available for inspection
a.m. on Tuesday, November 28, 2017, Web site at https://www.usitc.gov/ during official business hours (8:45 a.m.
at the U.S. International Trade secretary/documents/handbook_on_ to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the
Commission Building. Requests to filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates upon Secretary, U.S. International Trade
appear at the hearing should be filed the Commission’s rules with respect to Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
in writing with the Secretary to the electronic filing. Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
Commission on or before November Additional written submissions to the 205–2000.
22, 2017. A nonparty who has Commission, including requests General information concerning the
testimony that may aid the pursuant to section 201.12 of the Commission may also be obtained by
Commission’s deliberations may Commission’s rules, shall not be accessing its Internet server at United
request permission to present a short accepted unless good cause is shown for States International Trade Commission
statement at the hearing. All parties accepting such submissions, or unless (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The
and nonparties desiring to appear at the submission is pursuant to a specific public record for this investigation may
the hearing and make oral request by a Commissioner or be viewed on the Commission’s
presentations should participate in a Commission staff. Electronic Document Information
prehearing conference to be held on In accordance with sections 201.16(c) System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
November 27, 2017, at the U.S. and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, Hearing-impaired persons are advised
International Trade Commission each document filed by a party to the that information on this matter can be
Building, if deemed necessary. Oral investigations must be served on all obtained by contacting the
testimony and written materials to be other parties to the investigations (as Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)
submitted at the public hearing are identified by either the public or BPI 205–1810.
governed by sections 201.6(b)(2), service list), and a certificate of service
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
201.13(f), and 207.24 of the must be timely filed. The Secretary will Commission has received a complaint
Commission’s rules. Parties must not accept a document for filing without and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b)
submit any request to present a a certificate of service. of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
portion of their hearing testimony in Authority: These investigations are and Procedure filed on behalf of
camera no later than 7 business days being conducted under authority of title FUJIFILM Corporation on September 19,
prior to the date of the hearing. VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice 2017. The complaint alleges violations
Written submissions.—Each party is published pursuant to section 207.21 of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930
who is an interested party shall submit of the Commission’s rules. (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into

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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.
FR Citation		82 FR 44658