82_FR_9779 82 FR 9754 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments; Relating to the Public Interest

82 FR 9754 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments; Relating to the Public Interest

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 25 (February 8, 2017)

Page Range9754-9755
FR Document2017-02584

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Components Thereof, DN 3196 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 Hybrid Electric 
Vehicles and Components Thereof, DN 3196 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 Paice LLC and Abell 
Foundation, Inc. on February 3, 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 hybrid 
vehicles and components thereof. The complaint names as a respondent, 
Ford Motor Company of Dearborn, MI. The complainant requests that the 
Commission issue a limited exclusion order, cease and desist order and 
impose a bond upon respondents' alleged infringing articles during the 
60-day Presidential review period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).
    Proposed respondents, other interested parties, and members of the 
public are invited to file comments, not to exceed five (5) pages in 
length, inclusive of attachments, on any public interest issues raised 
by the complaint or Sec.  210.8(b) filing. Comments should address 
whether issuance of the relief specifically requested by the 
complainant in this investigation would affect the public health and 
welfare in the United States, competitive

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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. 3196'') 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: February 3, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-02584 Filed 2-7-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                    Secretary that good cause exists and that               assisting this population and allowing                any public interest issues raised by the
                                                    the waiver or alternative requirement is                the State to disburse the full amount of              complaint or complainant’s filing
                                                    not inconsistent with the overall                       assistance made available by the VCA,                 pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of
                                                    purposes of Title I of the Housing and                  HUD is modifying its waiver of 42                     Practice and Procedure.
                                                    Community Development Act of 1974                       U.S.C. 5305(a) to the extent necessary to             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
                                                    (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) (HCDA).                        allow the State to disburse the $32                   R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,
                                                    Regulatory waiver authority is also                     million in Community Development                      U.S. International Trade Commission,
                                                    provided by 24 CFR 5.110, 91.600, and                   Block Grant disaster recovery (CDBG–                  500 E Street SW., Washington, DC
                                                    570.5.                                                  DR) funds allocated to State’s TBRA                   20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The
                                                       For the waiver and alternative                       program until January 1, 2019. The                    public version of the complaint can be
                                                    requirement described in this notice, the               funds extended through this waiver are                accessed on the Commission’s
                                                    Secretary has determined that good                      subject to the 24-month limitation on                 Electronic Document Information
                                                    cause exists and that the waiver and                    assistance and all other waiver and                   System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov,
                                                    alternative requirement are not                         alternative requirements related to the               and will be available for inspection
                                                    inconsistent with the overall purpose of                TBRA program in the notice published                  during official business hours (8:45 a.m.
                                                    Title I of the HCDA. Grantees may                       on July 11, 2014 (79 FR 40133), as                    to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the
                                                    request waivers and alternative                         modified by the notice published on                   Secretary, U.S. International Trade
                                                    requirements from the Department as                     April 2, 2015 (80 FR 17772), as well as               Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
                                                    needed to address specific needs related                the requirements of the VCA and any                   Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
                                                    to their recovery activities. Under the                 subsequent amendments to the VCA.                     205–2000.
                                                    requirements of the Appropriations Act,                                                                          General information concerning the
                                                    waivers must be published in the                        III. Catalog of Federal Domestic
                                                                                                            Assistance                                            Commission may also be obtained by
                                                    Federal Register no later than 5 days                                                                         accessing its Internet server at United
                                                    before the effective date of such waiver.                  The Catalog of Federal Domestic                    States International Trade Commission
                                                       1. Tenant-based rental assistance                    Assistance numbers for the disaster                   (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov . The
                                                    (State of New Jersey, only). The State of               recovery grants under this Notice is                  public record for this investigation may
                                                    New Jersey requested a waiver of 42                     14.269.                                               be viewed on the Commission’s
                                                    U.S.C. 5305(a) in order to provide up to
                                                                                                            IV. Environmental Review                              Electronic Document Information
                                                    $17 million in tenant-based rental
                                                                                                               This Notice does not direct, provide               System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
                                                    assistance to households beyond the
                                                                                                            for assistance or loan and mortgage                   Hearing-impaired persons are advised
                                                    permissible length of time, and this
                                                                                                            insurance for, or otherwise govern or                 that information on this matter can be
                                                    waiver was granted by the Department
                                                    in the Federal Register notice published                regulate, real property acquisition,                  obtained by contacting the
                                                    on July 11, 2014 (79 FR 40134). While                   disposition, leasing (other than tenant-              Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)
                                                    existing CDBG regulations allow                         based rental assistance), rehabilitation,             205–1810.
                                                    payments for these purposes, those                      alteration, demolition, or new                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                    regulations limit assistance to a period                construction, or establish, revise or                 Commission has received a complaint
                                                    not to exceed three months. The State                   provide for standards for construction or             and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b)
                                                    justified longer term assistance in order               construction materials, manufactured                  of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
                                                    to meet the housing needs of vulnerable                 housing, or occupancy. Accordingly,                   and Procedure filed on behalf of Paice
                                                    populations until the State completes                   under 24 CFR 50.19(c)(1), this Notice is              LLC and Abell Foundation, Inc. on
                                                    construction of affordable rental units                 categorically excluded from                           February 3, 2017. The complaint alleges
                                                    and those units are made available to                   environmental review under the                        violations of section 337 of the Tariff
                                                    low- and moderate-income (LMI)                          National Environmental Policy Act of                  Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the
                                                    populations.                                            1969 (42 U.S.C 4321).                                 importation into the United States, the
                                                       The State later requested that HUD                                                                         sale for importation, and the sale within
                                                                                                              Dated: February 3, 2017.
                                                    increase the amount covered by the                                                                            the United States after importation of
                                                                                                            Janet M. Golrick,
                                                    waiver from $17 million to $32 million,                                                                       certain hybrid vehicles and components
                                                                                                            Acting Deputy Secretary.                              thereof. The complaint names as a
                                                    and extend the period of assistance by
                                                    two years, to January 1, 2018, in order                 [FR Doc. 2017–02585 Filed 2–7–17; 8:45 am]            respondent, Ford Motor Company of
                                                    to meet the goals of a Voluntary                        BILLING CODE 4210–67–P                                Dearborn, MI. The complainant requests
                                                    Compliance Agreement (VCA) with the                                                                           that the Commission issue a limited
                                                    Department. HUD granted this waiver                                                                           exclusion order, cease and desist order
                                                    extension in the April 2, 2015 Federal                  INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                   and impose a bond upon respondents’
                                                    Register notice (80 FR 17772) to support                COMMISSION                                            alleged infringing articles during the 60-
                                                    the State’s compliance with its VCA and                                                                       day Presidential review period pursuant
                                                    because of the continued lack of                        Notice of Receipt of Complaint;                       to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).
                                                    affordable housing caused by Hurricane                  Solicitation of Comments; Relating to                    Proposed respondents, other
                                                    Sandy.                                                  the Public Interest                                   interested parties, and members of the
                                                       The State of New Jersey recently                     AGENCY: U.S. International Trade                      public are invited to file comments, not
                                                    requested an extension to the                                                                                 to exceed five (5) pages in length,
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                                                                                                            Commission.
                                                    expenditure deadline to January 1, 2019,                ACTION: Notice.                                       inclusive of attachments, on any public
                                                    to allow the State to provide up to two                                                                       interest issues raised by the complaint
                                                    years of assistance to this LMI                         SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given that                or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should
                                                    population. Without this extension,                     the U.S. International Trade                          address whether issuance of the relief
                                                    85% of this LMI population would not                    Commission has received a complaint                   specifically requested by the
                                                    be able to receive the full two years of                entitled Certain Hybrid Electric Vehicles             complainant in this investigation would
                                                    assistance under the TBRA program.                      and Components Thereof, DN 3196 the                   affect the public health and welfare in
                                                    Because the Department is committed to                  Commission is soliciting comments on                  the United States, competitive


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                                                    conditions in the United States                         treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents                Thursday, February 23, 2017
                                                    economy, the production of like or                      for which confidential treatment by the               10:00 a.m.—Issuance of Proposed
                                                    directly competitive articles in the                    Commission is properly sought will be                      Decisions in claims against Iraq.
                                                    United States, or United States                         treated accordingly. All such requests
                                                                                                                                                                  STATUS: Open.
                                                    consumers.                                              should be directed to the Secretary to
                                                       In particular, the Commission is                     the Commission and must include a full                  All meetings are held at the Foreign
                                                    interested in comments that:                            statement of the reasons why the                      Claims Settlement Commission, 600 E
                                                       (i) Explain how the articles                         Commission should grant such                          Street NW., Washington, DC. Requests
                                                    potentially subject to the requested                    treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents                for information, or advance notices of
                                                    remedial orders are used in the United                  for which confidential treatment by the               intention to observe an open meeting,
                                                    States;                                                 Commission is properly sought will be                 may be directed to: Patricia M. Hall,
                                                       (ii) identify any public health, safety,             treated accordingly. All information,                 Foreign Claims Settlement Commission,
                                                    or welfare concerns in the United States                including confidential business                       600 E Street NW., Suite 6002,
                                                    relating to the requested remedial                      information and documents for which                   Washington, DC 20579. Telephone:
                                                    orders;                                                 confidential treatment is properly                    (202) 616–6975.
                                                       (iii) identify like or directly                      sought, submitted to the Commission for               Brian M. Simkin,
                                                    competitive articles that complainant,                  purposes of this Investigation may be                 Chief Counsel.
                                                    its licensees, or third parties make in the             disclosed to and used: (i) By the                     [FR Doc. 2017–02637 Filed 2–6–17; 11:15 am]
                                                    United States which could replace the                   Commission, its employees and Offices,                BILLING CODE 4410–BA–P
                                                    subject articles if they were to be                     and contract personnel (a) for
                                                    excluded;                                               developing or maintaining the records
                                                       (iv) indicate whether complainant,                   of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in
                                                    complainant’s licensees, and/or third                                                                         NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                                                                                                            internal investigations, audits, reviews,
                                                    party suppliers have the capacity to                                                                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
                                                                                                            and evaluations relating to the
                                                    replace the volume of articles                          programs, personnel, and operations of                [Notice (17–005)]
                                                    potentially subject to the requested                    the Commission including under 5
                                                    exclusion order and/or a cease and                      U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.                    NASA Advisory Council; Science
                                                    desist order within a commercially                      government employees and contract                     Committee; Ad Hoc Task Force on Big
                                                    reasonable time; and                                    personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity                  Data; Meeting
                                                       (v) explain how the requested                        purposes. All nonconfidential written                 AGENCY: National Aeronautics and
                                                    remedial orders would impact United                     submissions will be available for public              Space Administration.
                                                    States consumers.                                       inspection at the Office of the Secretary
                                                       Written submissions must be filed no                                                                       ACTION: Notice of meeting.
                                                                                                            and on EDIS.3
                                                    later than by close of business, eight                     This action is taken under the                     SUMMARY:   In accordance with the
                                                    calendar days after the date of                         authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act            Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public
                                                    publication of this notice in the Federal               of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337),                 Law 92–463, as amended, the National
                                                    Register. There will be further                         and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the                  Aeronautics and Space Administration
                                                    opportunities for comment on the                        Commission’s Rules of Practice and                    (NASA) announces a meeting of the Ad
                                                    public interest after the issuance of any               Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).                  Hoc Big Data Task Force. This task force
                                                    final initial determination in this
                                                                                                              By order of the Commission.                         reports to the NASA Advisory Council’s
                                                    investigation.
                                                                                                              Issued: February 3, 2017.                           Science Committee. The meeting will be
                                                       Persons filing written submissions
                                                                                                            Lisa R. Barton,                                       held for the purpose of soliciting and
                                                    must file the original document
                                                                                                            Secretary to the Commission.
                                                                                                                                                                  discussing, from the scientific
                                                    electronically on or before the deadlines
                                                                                                                                                                  community and other persons, scientific
                                                    stated above and submit 8 true paper                    [FR Doc. 2017–02584 Filed 2–7–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                  and technical information relevant to
                                                    copies to the Office of the Secretary by                BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                                                                                                                                  big data.
                                                    noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f)
                                                    of the Commission’s Rules of Practice                                                                         DATES: Monday, March 6, 2017, 9:00
                                                    and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)).                                                                              a.m.–5:00 p.m.; and Tuesday, March 7,
                                                                                                            DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                 2017, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Local Time.
                                                    Submissions should refer to the docket
                                                    number (‘‘Docket No. 3196’’) in a                       Foreign Claims Settlement                             ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters, Room
                                                    prominent place on the cover page and/                  Commission                                            5H41–A, 300 E Street SW., Washington,
                                                    or the first page. (See Handbook for                                                                          DC 20546.
                                                    Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic                [F.C.S.C. Meeting and Hearing Notice No.              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
                                                    Filing Procedures.1) Persons with                       2–17]
                                                                                                                                                                  KarShelia Henderson, Science Mission
                                                    questions regarding filing should                                                                             Directorate, NASA Headquarters,
                                                                                                            Sunshine Act Meeting
                                                    contact the Secretary (202–205–2000).                                                                         Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358–2355,
                                                       Any person desiring to submit a                        The Foreign Claims Settlement                       fax (202) 358–2779, or khenderson@
                                                    document to the Commission in                           Commission, pursuant to its regulations               nasa.gov.
                                                    confidence must request confidential                    (45 CFR part 503.25) and the
                                                                                                                                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     The
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                                                    treatment. All such requests should be                  Government in the Sunshine Act (5
                                                    directed to the Secretary to the                                                                              meeting will be open to the public up
                                                                                                            U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in
                                                    Commission and must include a full                                                                            to the capacity of the room. The meeting
                                                                                                            regard to the scheduling of open
                                                    statement of the reasons why the                                                                              will also be available telephonically and
                                                                                                            meetings as follows:
                                                    Commission should grant such                                                                                  by WebEx. You must use a touch tone
                                                                                                              2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate
                                                                                                                                                                  phone to participate in this meeting.
                                                      1 Handbook  for Electronic Filing Procedures:         nondisclosure agreements.                             Any interested person may call the USA
                                                    https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_              3 Electronic Document Information System            toll free conference call number 1–888–
                                                    filing_procedures.pdf.                                  (EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.                        324–9653 or toll number 1–312–470–


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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 9754 

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