83_FR_20183 83 FR 20095 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

83 FR 20095 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 88 (May 7, 2018)

Page Range20095-20096
FR Document2018-09569

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Blood Cholesterol Testing Strips and Associated Systems Containing the Same, DN 3313; 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 83 Issue 88 (Monday, May 7, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 88 (Monday, May 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20095-20096]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09569]


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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 Blood Cholesterol 
Testing Strips and Associated Systems Containing the Same, DN 3313; 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 Polymer Technology Systems, 
Inc. on April 30, 2018. 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 blood cholesterol testing strips 
and associated systems containing the same. The complaint names as 
respondents: ACON Laboratories, Inc. of San Diego, CA; and ACON Biotech 
(Hangzhou) Co., Ltd of China. The complainant requests that the 
Commission issue an exclusion order, cease and desist orders, and 
impose a bond upon respondents' alleged infringing articles during the 
60-day Presidential review period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).
    Proposed respondents, other interested parties, and members of the 
public are invited to file comments, not to exceed five (5) pages in 
length, inclusive of attachments, on any public interest issues raised 
by the complaint or Sec.  210.8(b) filing. Comments should address 
whether issuance of the relief specifically requested by the 
complainant in this investigation would affect the public health and 
welfare in the United States, competitive conditions in the United 
States economy, the production of like or directly competitive articles 
in the United States, or United States consumers.
    In particular, the Commission is interested in comments that:
    (i) Explain how the articles potentially subject to the requested 
remedial orders are used in the United States;
    (ii) identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in the 
United States relating to the requested remedial orders;
    (iii) identify like or directly competitive articles that 
complainant, its licensees, or third parties make in the United States 
which could replace the subject articles if they were to be excluded;
    (iv) indicate whether complainant, complainant's licensees, and/or 
third party suppliers have the capacity to replace the volume of 
articles potentially subject to the requested exclusion order and/or a 
cease and desist order within a commercially reasonable time; and
    (v) explain how the requested remedial orders would impact United 
States consumers.
    Written submissions must be filed no later than by close of 
business, eight calendar days after the date of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. There will be further opportunities for 
comment on the public interest after the issuance of any final initial 
determination in this investigation.
    Persons filing written submissions must file the original document 
electronically on or before the deadlines stated above and submit 8 
true paper copies to the Office of the Secretary by noon the next day 
pursuant to Sec.  210.4(f) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). Submissions should refer to the docket 
number (Docket No. 3313) in a prominent place on the cover page and/or 
the first page. (See Handbook for Electonic Filing Procedures, 
Electronic Filing Procedures \1\). Persons with questions regarding 
filing should contact the Secretary (202-205-2000).
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    \1\ Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf.
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    Any person desiring to submit a document to the Commission in 
confidence must request confidential treatment. All such requests 
should be directed to the Secretary to the Commission and must include 
a full statement of the reasons why the Commission should grant such 
treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents for which confidential treatment 
by the Commission is properly sought will be treated accordingly. All 
such requests should be directed to the Secretary to the Commission and 
must include a full statement of the reasons why the Commission should 
grant such treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents for which 
confidential treatment by the Commission is properly sought will be

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treated accordingly. All information, including confidential business 
information and documents for which confidential treatment is properly 
sought, submitted to the Commission for purposes of this Investigation 
may be disclosed to and used: (i) By the Commission, its employees and 
Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the 
records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal 
investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to the 
programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 
U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract 
personnel,\2\ solely for cybersecurity purposes. All nonconfidential 
written submissions will be available for public inspection at the 
Office of the Secretary and on EDIS.\3\
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    \2\ All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure 
agreements.
    \3\ Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.
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    This action is taken under the authority of section 337 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and of Sec. Sec.  
201.10 and 210.8(c) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure 
(19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: May 1, 2018.
 Lisa Barton,
 Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-09569 Filed 5-4-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7020-02-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 88 / Monday, May 7, 2018 / Notices 20095 is organized by function to show how during official business hours (8:45 a.m. (ii) identify any public health, safety, contracted resources are distributed to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the or welfare concerns in the United States throughout the agency. The inventory Secretary, U.S. International Trade relating to the requested remedial has been developed in accordance with Commission, 500 E Street SW, orders; guidance issued on November 5, 2010 Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) (iii) identify like or directly and December 19, 2011, by the Office of 205–2000. competitive articles that complainant, Management and Budget’s Office of General information concerning the its licensees, or third parties make in the Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). Commission may also be obtained by United States which could replace the OFPP’s guidance is available at https:// accessing its internet server at United subject articles if they were to be www.whitehouse.gov/sites/ States International Trade Commission excluded; whitehouse.gov/files/omb/procurement/ (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The (iv) indicate whether complainant, memo/service-contract-inventory- public record for this investigation may complainant’s licensees, and/or third guidance.pdf. be viewed on the Commission’s party suppliers have the capacity to The FY 2017 inventory planned Electronic Document Information replace the volume of articles analysis provides information on which System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. potentially subject to the requested functional areas will be reviewed by the Hearing-impaired persons are advised exclusion order and/or a cease and agency. The United States International that information on this matter can be desist order within a commercially Trade Commission has posted its FY obtained by contacting the reasonable time; and 2016 inventory, FY 2017 planned Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) (v) explain how the requested analysis at the following link: https:// 205–1810. remedial orders would impact United www.usitc.gov/procurement.htm. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The States consumers. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commission has received a complaint Written submissions must be filed no Questions regarding the service contract and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b) later than by close of business, eight inventory should be directed to Debra of the Commission’s Rules of Practice calendar days after the date of Bridge, U.S. International Trade and Procedure filed on behalf of publication of this notice in the Federal Commission, Office of Procurement, 500 Polymer Technology Systems, Inc. on Register. There will be further E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436; April 30, 2018. The complaint alleges opportunities for comment on the debra.bridge@usitc.gov; (202) 205–2004. violations of section 337 of the Tariff public interest after the issuance of any Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the final initial determination in this By order of the Commission. investigation. Issued: May 2, 2018. importation into the United States, the Persons filing written submissions sale for importation, and the sale within Katherine Hiner, must file the original document the United States after importation of Supervisory Attorney. electronically on or before the deadlines certain blood cholesterol testing strips [FR Doc. 2018–09673 Filed 5–4–18; 8:45 am] stated above and submit 8 true paper and associated systems containing the BILLING CODE 7020–02–P copies to the Office of the Secretary by same. The complaint names as noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f) respondents: ACON Laboratories, Inc. of of the Commission’s Rules of Practice San Diego, CA; and ACON Biotech INTERNATIONAL TRADE and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd of China. The COMMISSION Submissions should refer to the docket complainant requests that the number (Docket No. 3313) in a Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Commission issue an exclusion order, prominent place on the cover page and/ Solicitation of Comments Relating to cease and desist orders, and impose a or the first page. (See Handbook for the Public Interest bond upon respondents’ alleged Electonic Filing Procedures, Electronic infringing articles during the 60-day Filing Procedures 1). Persons with AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Presidential review period pursuant to Commission. questions regarding filing should 19 U.S.C. 1337(j). contact the Secretary (202–205–2000). ACTION: Notice. Proposed respondents, other Any person desiring to submit a interested parties, and members of the SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that document to the Commission in public are invited to file comments, not the U.S. International Trade confidence must request confidential to exceed five (5) pages in length, Commission has received a complaint treatment. All such requests should be inclusive of attachments, on any public entitled Certain Blood Cholesterol directed to the Secretary to the interest issues raised by the complaint Testing Strips and Associated Systems Commission and must include a full or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should Containing the Same, DN 3313; the statement of the reasons why the address whether issuance of the relief Commission is soliciting comments on Commission should grant such specifically requested by the any public interest issues raised by the treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents complainant in this investigation would complaint or complainant’s filing for which confidential treatment by the affect the public health and welfare in pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of Commission is properly sought will be the United States, competitive Practice and Procedure. treated accordingly. All such requests conditions in the United States should be directed to the Secretary to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa economy, the production of like or the Commission and must include a full R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, directly competitive articles in the statement of the reasons why the U.S. International Trade Commission, United States, or United States Commission should grant such daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC consumers. treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The In particular, the Commission is for which confidential treatment by the public version of the complaint can be interested in comments that: Commission is properly sought will be accessed on the Commission’s (i) Explain how the articles Electronic Document Information potentially subject to the requested 1 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov, remedial orders are used in the United https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_ and will be available for inspection States; filing_procedures.pdf. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:38 May 04, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07MYN1.SGM 07MYN1

20096 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 88 / Monday, May 7, 2018 / Notices treated accordingly. All information, public version of the complaint can be complainant in this investigation would including confidential business accessed on the Commission’s affect the public health and welfare in information and documents for which Electronic Document Information the United States, competitive confidential treatment is properly System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov, conditions in the United States sought, submitted to the Commission for and will be available for inspection economy, the production of like or purposes of this Investigation may be during official business hours (8:45 a.m. directly competitive articles in the disclosed to and used: (i) By the to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the United States, or United States Commission, its employees and Offices, Secretary, U.S. International Trade consumers. and contract personnel (a) for Commission, 500 E Street SW, In particular, the Commission is developing or maintaining the records Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) interested in comments that: of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in 205–2000. (i) explain how the articles potentially internal investigations, audits, reviews, General information concerning the subject to the requested remedial orders and evaluations relating to the Commission may also be obtained by are used in the United States; programs, personnel, and operations of accessing its internet server at United (ii) identify any public health, safety, the Commission including under 5 States International Trade Commission or welfare concerns in the United States U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov . The relating to the requested remedial government employees and contract public record for this investigation may orders; personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity be viewed on the Commission’s (iii) identify like or directly purposes. All nonconfidential written Electronic Document Information competitive articles that complainant, submissions will be available for public System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. its licensees, or third parties make in the inspection at the Office of the Secretary Hearing-impaired persons are advised United States which could replace the and on EDIS.3 that information on this matter can be subject articles if they were to be This action is taken under the obtained by contacting the excluded; authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) (iv) indicate whether complainant, of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), 205–1810. complainant’s licensees, and/or third and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The party suppliers have the capacity to Commission’s Rules of Practice and Commission has received a complaint replace the volume of articles Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)). and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b) potentially subject to the requested By order of the Commission. of the Commission’s Rules of Practice exclusion order and/or a cease and and Procedure filed on behalf of desist order within a commercially Issued: May 1, 2018. Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A. and reasonable time; and Lisa Barton, (v) explain how the requested Secretary to the Commission. Anheuser-Busch, LLC on April 30, 2018. The complaint alleges violations of remedial orders would impact United [FR Doc. 2018–09569 Filed 5–4–18; 8:45 am] section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 States consumers. BILLING CODE 7020–02–P Written submissions must be filed no U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into the later than by close of business, eight United States, the sale for importation, calendar days after the date of INTERNATIONAL TRADE and the sale within the United States publication of this notice in the Federal COMMISSION after importation of certain blow- Register. There will be further molded bag-in-container devices, opportunities for comment on the Notice of Receipt of Complaint; associated components, and end public interest after the issuance of any Solicitation of Comments Relating to products containing or using same. The final initial determination in this the Public Interest complaint names as respondents: investigation. Heineken International B.V. of the AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Persons filing written submissions Netherlands; Heineken N.V. of the Commission. must file the original document Netherlands; Heineken USA Inc. of ACTION: Notice. electronically on or before the deadlines White Plains, NY; Heineken Holding stated above and submit 8 true paper SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that N.V. of the Netherlands; Heineken Beer copies to the Office of the Secretary by the U.S. International Trade Systems B.V. of the Netherlands; noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f) Commission has received a complaint Heineken Brouwerijen B.V. of the of the Commission’s Rules of Practice entitled Certain Blow-Molded Bag-In- Netherlands; Heineken Export Americas and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). Container Devices, Associated B.V. of the Netherlands; and Heineken Submissions should refer to the docket Components, and End Products Global Procurement B.V. of the number (‘‘Docket No. 3312) in a Containing or Using Same, DN 3312; the Netherlands. The complainant requests prominent place on the cover page and/ Commission is soliciting comments on that the Commission issue an exclusion or the first page. (See Handbook for any public interest issues raised by the order, cease and desist orders, and Electonic Filing Procedures, Electronic complaint or complainant’s filing impose a bond upon respondents’ Filing Procedures 1). Persons with pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of alleged infringing articles during the 60- questions regarding filing should Practice and Procedure. day Presidential review period pursuant contact the Secretary (202–205–2000). to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Any person desiring to submit a Proposed respondents, other R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, document to the Commission in interested parties, and members of the confidence must request confidential daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES U.S. International Trade Commission, public are invited to file comments, not 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC treatment. All such requests should be to exceed five (5) pages in length, 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The directed to the Secretary to the inclusive of attachments, on any public Commission and must include a full 2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate interest issues raised by the complaint nondisclosure agreements. or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should 1 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: 3 Electronic Document Information System address whether issuance of the relief https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_ (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov. specifically requested by the filing_procedures.pdf. 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CollectionFederal Register
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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 Citation83 FR 20095 
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