82_FR_46474 82 FR 46283 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

82 FR 46283 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 191 (October 4, 2017)

Page Range46283-46284
FR Document2017-21354

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Wafer-Level Packaging Semiconductor Devices and Products Containing Same (Including Cellular Phones, Tablets, Laptops, and Notebooks) and Components Thereof, DN 3262; 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 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 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 Wafer-Level 
Packaging Semiconductor Devices and Products Containing Same (Including 
Cellular Phones, Tablets, Laptops, and Notebooks) and Components 
Thereof, DN 3262; 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 Tessera Advanced 
Technologies, Inc. on September 28, 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 wafer-
level packaging semiconductor devices and products containing same 
(including cellular phones, tablets, laptops, and notebooks) and 
components thereof. The complaint names as respondents Samsung 
Electronics Co., Ltd. of Korea; Samsung Electronics America, Inc. of 
Ridgefield Park, NJ; and Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. of San Jose, CA. 
The complainant requests that the Commission issue a limited exclusion 
and cease and desist orders.
    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,

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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. 3262'') 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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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 29, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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                                                exclusion order and/or a cease and                      U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.                       General information concerning the
                                                desist order within a commercially                      government employees and contract                     Commission may also be obtained by
                                                reasonable time; and                                    personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity                  accessing its Internet server at United
                                                   (v) explain how the requested                        purposes. All nonconfidential written                 States International Trade Commission
                                                remedial orders would impact United                     submissions will be available for public              (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The
                                                States consumers.                                       inspection at the Office of the Secretary             public record for this investigation may
                                                   Written submissions must be filed no                 and on EDIS.3                                         be viewed on the Commission’s
                                                later than by close of business, eight                    This action is taken under the                      Electronic Document Information
                                                calendar days after the date of                         authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act            System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
                                                publication of this notice in the Federal               of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337),                 Hearing-impaired persons are advised
                                                Register. There will be further                         and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the                  that information on this matter can be
                                                opportunities for comment on the                        Commission’s Rules of Practice and                    obtained by contacting the
                                                public interest after the issuance of any               Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).                  Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)
                                                final initial determination in this                                                                           205–1810.
                                                                                                          By order of the Commission.
                                                investigation.                                                                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                   Persons filing written submissions                     Issued: September 28, 2017.
                                                                                                        William R. Bishop,                                    Commission has received a complaint
                                                must file the original document
                                                                                                                                                              and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b)
                                                electronically on or before the deadlines               Supervisory Hearings and Information
                                                                                                        Officer.                                              of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
                                                stated above and submit 8 true paper
                                                                                                                                                              and Procedure filed on behalf of Tessera
                                                copies to the Office of the Secretary by                [FR Doc. 2017–21272 Filed 10–3–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                              Advanced Technologies, Inc. on
                                                noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f)                BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                                                                                                                              September 28, 2017. The complaint
                                                of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
                                                                                                                                                              alleges violations of section 337 of the
                                                and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)).
                                                                                                        INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                   Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in
                                                Submissions should refer to the docket
                                                                                                        COMMISSION                                            the importation into the United States,
                                                number (‘‘Docket No. 3261’’) in a
                                                                                                                                                              the sale for importation, and the sale
                                                prominent place on the cover page and/
                                                                                                        Notice of Receipt of Complaint;                       within the United States after
                                                or the first page. (See Handbook for
                                                                                                        Solicitation of Comments Relating to                  importation of certain wafer-level
                                                Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic
                                                                                                        the Public Interest                                   packaging semiconductor devices and
                                                Filing Procedures).1 Persons with
                                                                                                                                                              products containing same (including
                                                questions regarding filing should                       AGENCY: U.S. International Trade                      cellular phones, tablets, laptops, and
                                                contact the Secretary (202–205–2000).                   Commission.                                           notebooks) and components thereof.
                                                   Any person desiring to submit a
                                                                                                        ACTION: Notice.                                       The complaint names as respondents
                                                document to the Commission in
                                                                                                                                                              Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. of Korea;
                                                confidence must request confidential
                                                                                                        SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given that                Samsung Electronics America, Inc. of
                                                treatment. All such requests should be
                                                                                                        the U.S. International Trade                          Ridgefield Park, NJ; and Samsung
                                                directed to the Secretary to the
                                                                                                        Commission has received a complaint                   Semiconductor, Inc. of San Jose, CA.
                                                Commission and must include a full
                                                                                                        entitled Certain Wafer-Level Packaging                The complainant requests that the
                                                statement of the reasons why the
                                                                                                        Semiconductor Devices and Products                    Commission issue a limited exclusion
                                                Commission should grant such
                                                                                                        Containing Same (Including Cellular                   and cease and desist orders.
                                                treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents
                                                                                                        Phones, Tablets, Laptops, and                            Proposed respondents, other
                                                for which confidential treatment by the
                                                                                                        Notebooks) and Components Thereof,                    interested parties, and members of the
                                                Commission is properly sought will be
                                                                                                        DN 3262; the Commission is soliciting                 public are invited to file comments, not
                                                treated accordingly. All such requests
                                                                                                        comments on any public interest issues                to exceed five (5) pages in length,
                                                should be directed to the Secretary to
                                                                                                        raised by the complaint or                            inclusive of attachments, on any public
                                                the Commission and must include a full
                                                                                                        complainant’s filing pursuant to the                  interest issues raised by the complaint
                                                statement of the reasons why the
                                                                                                        Commission’s Rules of Practice and                    or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should
                                                Commission should grant such
                                                                                                        Procedure.                                            address whether issuance of the relief
                                                treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents
                                                                                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:     Lisa             specifically requested by the
                                                for which confidential treatment by the
                                                                                                        R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,               complainant in this investigation would
                                                Commission is properly sought will be
                                                                                                        U.S. International Trade Commission,                  affect the public health and welfare in
                                                treated accordingly. All information,
                                                                                                        500 E Street SW., Washington, DC                      the United States, competitive
                                                including confidential business
                                                                                                        20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The                  conditions in the United States
                                                information and documents for which
                                                                                                        public version of the complaint can be                economy, the production of like or
                                                confidential treatment is properly
                                                                                                        accessed on the Commission’s                          directly competitive articles in the
                                                sought, submitted to the Commission for
                                                                                                        Electronic Document Information                       United States, or United States
                                                purposes of this Investigation may be
                                                                                                        System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov,              consumers.
                                                disclosed to and used: (i) By the
                                                                                                        and will be available for inspection                     In particular, the Commission is
                                                Commission, its employees and Offices,
                                                                                                        during official business hours (8:45 a.m.             interested in comments that:
                                                and contract personnel (a) for
                                                                                                        to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the                       (i) Explain how the articles
                                                developing or maintaining the records
                                                                                                        Secretary, U.S. International Trade                   potentially subject to the requested
                                                of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in
                                                                                                                                                              remedial orders are used in the United
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                                                internal investigations, audits, reviews,               Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
                                                                                                        Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)                 States;
                                                and evaluations relating to the
                                                                                                        205–2000.                                                (ii) identify any public health, safety,
                                                programs, personnel, and operations of
                                                                                                                                                              or welfare concerns in the United States
                                                the Commission including under 5
                                                                                                          2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate
                                                                                                                                                              relating to the requested remedial
                                                  1 Handbook  for Electronic Filing Procedures:         nondisclosure agreements.                             orders;
                                                https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_              3 Electronic Document Information System               (iii) identify like or directly
                                                filing_procedures.pdf.                                  (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.                       competitive articles that complainant,


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                                                its licensees, or third parties make in the             disclosed to and used: (i) By the                     Schedule of the United States, that are
                                                United States which could replace the                   Commission, its employees and Offices,                alleged to be sold in the United States
                                                subject articles if they were to be                     and contract personnel (a) for                        at less than fair value and alleged to be
                                                excluded;                                               developing or maintaining the records                 subsidized by the Government of India.
                                                   (iv) indicate whether complainant,                   of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in            Unless the Department of Commerce
                                                complainant’s licensees, and/or third                   internal investigations, audits, reviews,             extends the time for initiation, the
                                                party suppliers have the capacity to                    and evaluations relating to the                       Commission must reach a preliminary
                                                replace the volume of articles                          programs, personnel, and operations of                determination in antidumping and
                                                potentially subject to the requested                    the Commission including under 5                      countervailing duty investigations in 45
                                                exclusion order and/or a cease and                      U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.                    days, or in this case by November 13,
                                                desist order within a commercially                      government employees and contract                     2017. The Commission’s views must be
                                                reasonable time; and                                    personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity                  transmitted to Commerce within five
                                                   (v) explain how the requested                        purposes. All nonconfidential written                 business days thereafter, or by
                                                remedial orders would impact United                     submissions will be available for public              November 20, 2017.
                                                States consumers.                                       inspection at the Office of the Secretary             DATES: September 28, 2017.
                                                   Written submissions must be filed no                 and on EDIS.3                                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
                                                later than by close of business, eight                    This action is taken under the                      Ruggles (202–205–3187), Office of
                                                calendar days after the date of                         authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act            Investigations, U.S. International Trade
                                                publication of this notice in the Federal               of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337),                 Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
                                                Register. There will be further                         and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the                  Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-
                                                opportunities for comment on the                        Commission’s Rules of Practice and                    impaired persons can obtain
                                                public interest after the issuance of any               Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).                  information on this matter by contacting
                                                final initial determination in this                       By order of the Commission.                         the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
                                                investigation.                                            Issued: September 29, 2017.                         205–1810. Persons with mobility
                                                   Persons filing written submissions
                                                                                                        Lisa R. Barton,                                       impairments who will need special
                                                must file the original document
                                                                                                        Secretary to the Commission.                          assistance in gaining access to the
                                                electronically on or before the deadlines
                                                                                                        [FR Doc. 2017–21354 Filed 10–3–17; 8:45 am]           Commission should contact the Office
                                                stated above and submit 8 true paper
                                                                                                                                                              of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
                                                copies to the Office of the Secretary by                BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                                                                                                                              General information concerning the
                                                noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f)
                                                                                                                                                              Commission may also be obtained by
                                                of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
                                                                                                        INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                   accessing its internet server (https://
                                                and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)).
                                                                                                        COMMISSION                                            www.usitc.gov). The public record for
                                                Submissions should refer to the docket
                                                                                                                                                              these investigations may be viewed on
                                                number (‘‘Docket No. 3262’’) in a                       [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–588 and 731–
                                                                                                                                                              the Commission’s electronic docket
                                                prominent place on the cover page and/                  TA–1392–1393 (Preliminary)]
                                                                                                                                                              (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
                                                or the first page. (See Handbook for
                                                Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic                Polytetrafluoroethylene (‘‘PTFE’’) Resin              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                Filing Procedures 1). Persons with                      From China and India; Institution of                     Background.—These investigations
                                                questions regarding filing should                       Antidumping and Countervailing Duty                   are being instituted, pursuant to
                                                contact the Secretary (202–205–2000).                   Investigations and Scheduling of                      sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff
                                                   Any person desiring to submit a                      Preliminary Phase Investigations                      Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and
                                                document to the Commission in                                                                                 1673b(a)), in response to petitions filed
                                                                                                        AGENCY: United States International                   on September 28, 2017, by The
                                                confidence must request confidential                    Trade Commission.
                                                treatment. All such requests should be                                                                        Chemours Company FC LLC,
                                                                                                        ACTION: Notice.                                       Wilmington, Delaware.
                                                directed to the Secretary to the
                                                Commission and must include a full                                                                               For further information concerning
                                                                                                        SUMMARY:    The Commission hereby gives
                                                statement of the reasons why the                                                                              the conduct of these investigations and
                                                                                                        notice of the institution of investigations
                                                Commission should grant such                                                                                  rules of general application, consult the
                                                                                                        and commencement of preliminary
                                                treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents                                                                        Commission’s Rules of Practice and
                                                                                                        phase antidumping and countervailing
                                                for which confidential treatment by the                                                                       Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B
                                                                                                        duty investigation Nos. 701–TA–588
                                                Commission is properly sought will be                                                                         (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
                                                                                                        and 731–TA–1392–1393 (Preliminary)
                                                treated accordingly. All such requests                                                                        subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207).
                                                                                                        pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the                Participation in the investigations and
                                                should be directed to the Secretary to                  Act’’) to determine whether there is a                public service list.—Persons (other than
                                                the Commission and must include a full                  reasonable indication that an industry                petitioners) wishing to participate in the
                                                statement of the reasons why the                        in the United States is materially                    investigations as parties must file an
                                                Commission should grant such                            injured or threatened with material                   entry of appearance with the Secretary
                                                treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents                  injury, or the establishment of an                    to the Commission, as provided in
                                                for which confidential treatment by the                 industry in the United States is                      sections 201.11 and 207.10 of the
                                                Commission is properly sought will be                   materially retarded, by reason of                     Commission’s rules, not later than seven
                                                treated accordingly. All information,                   imports of Polytetrafluoroethylene                    days after publication of this notice in
                                                including confidential business                         (‘‘PTFE’’) Resin from China and India,                the Federal Register. Industrial users
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                                                information and documents for which                     provided for in statistical reporting                 and (if the merchandise under
                                                confidential treatment is properly                      numbers 3904.61.0010 and                              investigation is sold at the retail level)
                                                sought, submitted to the Commission for                 3904.61.0090 of the Harmonized Tariff                 representative consumer organizations
                                                purposes of this Investigation may be
                                                                                                          2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate
                                                                                                                                                              have the right to appear as parties in
                                                  1 Handbook  for Electronic Filing Procedures:         nondisclosure agreements.                             Commission antidumping duty and
                                                https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_              3 Electronic Document Information System            countervailing duty investigations. The
                                                filing_procedures.pdf.                                  (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.                       Secretary will prepare a public service


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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 46283 

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