82_FR_49868 82 FR 49662 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

82 FR 49662 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 206 (October 26, 2017)

Page Range49662-49663
FR Document2017-23233

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Glucosylated Steviol Glycosides, and Products Containing Same, DN 3266; 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.

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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 Glucosylated 
Steviol Glycosides, and Products Containing Same, DN 3266; 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 PureCircle USA Inc. and 
PureCircle Sdn Bhd on October 20, 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 
glucosylated steviol glycosides, and products containing same. The 
complaint names as respondents Sweet Green Fields USA LLC of 
Bellingham, WA; Sweet Green Fields Co., Ltd of Bellingham, WA; and 
Ningbo Green-Health Pharma-ceutical Co., Ltd. a/k/a NB Green-Health 
Pharma-ceutical Co., Ltd. of China. 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

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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. 3266'') 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.
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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: October 20, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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                                               rules, and posthearing briefs, which                    INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                   Fields Co., Ltd of Bellingham, WA; and
                                               must conform with the provisions of                     COMMISSION                                            Ningbo Green-Health Pharma-ceutical
                                               section 207.67 of the Commission’s                                                                            Co., Ltd. a/k/a NB Green-Health
                                               rules. The deadline for filing                          Notice of Receipt of Complaint;                       Pharma-ceutical Co., Ltd. of China. The
                                               posthearing briefs is March 9, 2018. In                 Solicitation of Comments Relating to                  complainant requests that the
                                               addition, any person who has not                        the Public Interest                                   Commission issue a limited exclusion
                                               entered an appearance as a party to the                 AGENCY: U.S. International Trade                      order, cease and desist orders, and
                                               review may submit a written statement                   Commission.                                           impose a bond upon respondents’
                                               of information pertinent to the subject of                                                                    alleged infringing articles during the 60-
                                                                                                       ACTION: Notice.
                                               the review on or before March 9, 2018.                                                                        day Presidential review period pursuant
                                                                                                       SUMMARY:    Notice is hereby given that               to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).
                                               On April 3, 2018, the Commission will                                                                            Proposed respondents, other
                                               make available to parties all information               the U.S. International Trade
                                                                                                       Commission has received a complaint                   interested parties, and members of the
                                               on which they have not had an                                                                                 public are invited to file comments, not
                                               opportunity to comment. Parties may                     entitled Certain Glucosylated Steviol
                                                                                                       Glycosides, and Products Containing                   to exceed five (5) pages in length,
                                               submit final comments on this                                                                                 inclusive of attachments, on any public
                                                                                                       Same, DN 3266; the Commission is
                                               information on or before April 5, 2018,                 soliciting comments on any public                     interest issues raised by the complaint
                                               but such final comments must not                        interest issues raised by the complaint               or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should
                                               contain new factual information and                     or complainant’s filing pursuant to the               address whether issuance of the relief
                                               must otherwise comply with section                      Commission’s Rules of Practice and                    specifically requested by the
                                               207.68 of the Commission’s rules. All                   Procedure.                                            complainant in this investigation would
                                               written submissions must conform with                                                                         affect the public health and welfare in
                                                                                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
                                               the provisions of section 201.8 of the                                                                        the United States, competitive
                                                                                                       R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,
                                               Commission’s rules; any submissions                                                                           conditions in the United States
                                                                                                       U.S. International Trade Commission,
                                               that contain BPI must also conform with                                                                       economy, the production of like or
                                                                                                       500 E Street SW., Washington, DC
                                               the requirements of sections 201.6,                                                                           directly competitive articles in the
                                                                                                       20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The
                                               207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s                    public version of the complaint can be                United States, or United States
                                               rules. The Commission’s Handbook on                     accessed on the Commission’s                          consumers.
                                               E-Filing, available on the Commission’s                                                                          In particular, the Commission is
                                                                                                       Electronic Document Information
                                               Web site at https://edis.usitc.gov,                                                                           interested in comments that:
                                                                                                       System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov,                 (i) Explain how the articles
                                               elaborates upon the Commission’s rules                  and will be available for inspection                  potentially subject to the requested
                                               with respect to electronic filing.                      during official business hours (8:45 a.m.             remedial orders are used in the United
                                                  Additional written submissions to the                to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the
                                                                                                                                                             States;
                                               Commission, including requests                          Secretary, U.S. International Trade                      (ii) identify any public health, safety,
                                               pursuant to section 201.12 of the                       Commission, 500 E Street SW.,                         or welfare concerns in the United States
                                                                                                       Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)                 relating to the requested remedial
                                               Commission’s rules, shall not be
                                                                                                       205–2000.                                             orders;
                                               accepted unless good cause is shown for                    General information concerning the
                                               accepting such submissions, or unless                                                                            (iii) identify like or directly
                                                                                                       Commission may also be obtained by                    competitive articles that complainant,
                                               the submission is pursuant to a specific                accessing its Internet server at United
                                               request by a Commissioner or                                                                                  its licensees, or third parties make in the
                                                                                                       States International Trade Commission                 United States which could replace the
                                               Commission staff.                                       (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The                 subject articles if they were to be
                                                  In accordance with sections 201.16(c)                public record for this investigation may              excluded;
                                               and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules,                    be viewed on the Commission’s                            (iv) indicate whether complainant,
                                               each document filed by a party to the                   Electronic Document Information                       complainant’s licensees, and/or third
                                               review must be served on all other                      System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.              party suppliers have the capacity to
                                               parties to the review (as identified by                 Hearing-impaired persons are advised                  replace the volume of articles
                                               either the public or BPI service list), and             that information on this matter can be                potentially subject to the requested
                                               a certificate of service must be timely                 obtained by contacting the                            exclusion order and/or a cease and
                                               filed. The Secretary will not accept a                  Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)                    desist order within a commercially
                                               document for filing without a certificate               205–1810.                                             reasonable time; and
                                               of service.                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                           (v) explain how the requested
                                                                                                       Commission has received a complaint                   remedial orders would impact United
                                                  Authority: This review is being                      and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b)               States consumers.
                                               conducted under authority of title VII of               of the Commission’s Rules of Practice                    Written submissions must be filed no
                                               the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is                  and Procedure filed on behalf of                      later than by close of business, eight
                                               published pursuant to section 207.62 of                 PureCircle USA Inc. and PureCircle Sdn                calendar days after the date of
                                               the Commission’s rules.                                 Bhd on October 20, 2017. The complaint                publication of this notice in the Federal
                                                 By order of the Commission.                           alleges violations of section 337 of the              Register. There will be further
                                                 Issued: October 23, 2017.                             Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in                opportunities for comment on the
                                                                                                       the importation into the United States,               public interest after the issuance of any
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                                               Lisa R. Barton,
                                                                                                       the sale for importation, and the sale                final initial determination in this
                                               Secretary to the Commission.                            within the United States after                        investigation.
                                               [FR Doc. 2017–23314 Filed 10–25–17; 8:45 am]            importation of certain glucosylated                      Persons filing written submissions
                                               BILLING CODE 7020–02–P                                  steviol glycosides, and products                      must file the original document
                                                                                                       containing same. The complaint names                  electronically on or before the deadlines
                                                                                                       as respondents Sweet Green Fields USA                 stated above and submit 8 true paper
                                                                                                       LLC of Bellingham, WA; Sweet Green                    copies to the Office of the Secretary by


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                                               noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f)                  Issued: October 20, 2017.                           Research, Inc., #100 Carr 198, Industrial
                                               of the Commission’s Rules of Practice                   Lisa R. Barton,                                       Park, Juncos, Puerto Rico 00777–3873
                                               and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)).                        Secretary to the Commission.                          applied to be registered as an importer
                                               Submissions should refer to the docket                  [FR Doc. 2017–23233 Filed 10–25–17; 8:45 am]          of hydromorphone (9150), a basic class
                                               number (‘‘Docket No. 3266’’) in a                       BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                                                                                                                             of controlled substance in schedule II.
                                               prominent place on the cover page and/                                                                           The company plans to import the
                                               or the first page. (See Handbook for                                                                          listed controlled substance in finished
                                               Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic                DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                 dosage form for clinical trials, research
                                               Filing Procedures 1). Persons with                                                                            and analytical purposes.
                                               questions regarding filing should                       Drug Enforcement Administration                          The import of this class of controlled
                                               contact the Secretary (202–205–2000).                                                                         substance will be granted only for
                                                                                                       [Docket No. DEA–392]                                  analytical testing, research, and clinical
                                                  Any person desiring to submit a
                                                                                                       Importer of Controlled Substances                     trials. This authorization does not
                                               document to the Commission in
                                                                                                       Application: Galephar Pharmaceutical                  extend to the import of a finished FDA
                                               confidence must request confidential                                                                          approved or non-approved dosage form
                                               treatment. All such requests should be                  Research, Inc.
                                                                                                                                                             for commercial sale.
                                               directed to the Secretary to the
                                                                                                       ACTION:   Notice of application.                        Dated: October 18, 2017.
                                               Commission and must include a full
                                               statement of the reasons why the                                                                              Demetra Ashley,
                                                                                                       DATES:  Registered bulk manufacturers of
                                               Commission should grant such                                                                                  Acting Assistant Administrator.
                                                                                                       the affected basic classes, and
                                               treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents                  applicants therefore, may file written                [FR Doc. 2017–23328 Filed 10–25–17; 8:45 am]
                                               for which confidential treatment by the                 comments on or objections to the                      BILLING CODE 4410–09–P
                                               Commission is properly sought will be                   issuance of the proposed registration on
                                               treated accordingly. All such requests                  or before November 27, 2017. Such
                                               should be directed to the Secretary to                                                                        DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                                                                                                       persons may also file a written request
                                               the Commission and must include a full                  for a hearing on the application on or                Drug Enforcement Administration
                                               statement of the reasons why the                        before November 27, 2017.
                                               Commission should grant such                            ADDRESSES: Written comments should                    [Docket No. 17–28]
                                               treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents                  be sent to: Drug Enforcement
                                               for which confidential treatment by the                                                                       Yoon H. Choi, M.D.; Decision and
                                                                                                       Administration, Attention: DEA Federal
                                               Commission is properly sought will be                                                                         Order
                                                                                                       Register Representative/DRW, 8701
                                               treated accordingly. All information,                   Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia                 On April 4, 2017, the Assistant
                                               including confidential business                         22152. All requests for hearing must be               Administrator, Division of Diversion
                                               information and documents for which                     sent to: Drug Enforcement                             Control, issued an Order to Show Cause
                                               confidential treatment is properly                      Administration, Attn: Administrator,                  to Yoon H. Choi, M.D. (Respondent), of
                                               sought, submitted to the Commission for                 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield,                  Brockton, Massachusetts. The Show
                                               purposes of this Investigation may be                   Virginia 22152. All requests for hearing              Cause Order proposed the revocation of
                                               disclosed to and used: (i) By the                       should also be sent to: (1) Drug                      Respondent’s DEA Certificate of
                                               Commission, its employees and Offices,                  Enforcement Administration, Attn:                     Registration as a practitioner, on the
                                               and contract personnel (a) for                          Hearing Clerk/LJ, 8701 Morrissette                    ground that he does not have authority
                                               developing or maintaining the records                   Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; and               to dispense controlled substances in
                                               of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in              (2) Drug Enforcement Administration,                  Massachusetts, the State in which he is
                                               internal investigations, audits, reviews,               Attn: DEA Federal Register                            registered with the Agency. Show Cause
                                               and evaluations relating to the                         Representative/DRW, 8701 Morrissette                  Order, at 1.
                                               programs, personnel, and operations of                  Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152.                      As to the Agency’s jurisdiction, the
                                               the Commission including under 5                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                        Show Cause Order alleged that
                                               U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.                      Attorney General has delegated his                    Respondent holds DEA Certificate of
                                               government employees and contract                       authority under the Controlled                        Registration No. BC6966381, which
                                               personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity                    Substances Act to the Administrator of                authorizes him to dispense controlled
                                               purposes. All nonconfidential written                   the Drug Enforcement Administration                   substances in schedules II through V as
                                               submissions will be available for public                (DEA), 28 CFR 0.100(b). Authority to                  a practitioner, at the registered address
                                               inspection at the Office of the Secretary               exercise all necessary functions with                 of Steward Medical Group, One Pearl
                                               and on EDIS.3                                           respect to the promulgation and                       Street, Suite 2200, Brockton,
                                                  This action is taken under the                       implementation of 21 CFR part 1301,                   Massachusetts. Id. The Show Cause
                                                                                                       incident to the registration of                       Order alleged that this registration does
                                               authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act
                                                                                                       manufacturers, distributors, dispensers,              not expire until August 31, 2018. Id.
                                               of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337),
                                                                                                       importers, and exporters of controlled                   As to the substantive ground for the
                                               and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the
                                                                                                       substances (other than final orders in                proceeding, the Show Cause Order
                                               Commission’s Rules of Practice and
                                                                                                       connection with suspension, denial, or                alleged that ‘‘[o]n January 5, 2017, the
                                               Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).
                                                                                                       revocation of registration) has been                  Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board
                                                  By order of the Commission.                          redelegated to the Assistant                          of Registration in Medicine indefinitely
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                                                                                                       Administrator of the DEA Diversion                    suspended [his] medical license’’ and
                                                  1 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures:
                                                                                                       Control Division (‘‘Assistant                         that ‘‘[t]his order remains in effect.’’ Id.
                                               https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_            Administrator’’) pursuant to section 7 of             The Order thus alleged that Respondent
                                               filing_procedures.pdf.
                                                  2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate
                                                                                                       28 CFR part 0, appendix to subpart R.                 is ‘‘without authority to handle
                                               nondisclosure agreements.                                  In accordance with 21 CFR                          controlled substances in . . .
                                                  3 Electronic Document Information System             1301.34(a), this is notice that on August             Massachusetts, the [S]tate in which [he
                                               (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.                         2, 2017, Galephar Pharmaceutical                      is] registered,’’ that he is ‘‘required to


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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.
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