83_FR_20184 83 FR 20096 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

83 FR 20096 - 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 Range20096-20097
FR Document2018-09568

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Blow-Molded Bag- In-Container Devices, Associated Components, and End Products Containing or Using Same, DN 3312; 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 20096-20097]
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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 Blow-Molded Bag-
In-Container Devices, Associated Components, and End Products 
Containing or Using Same, DN 3312; 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 Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A. and 
Anheuser-Busch, LLC 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 blow-molded 
bag-in-container devices, associated components, and end products 
containing or using same. The complaint names as respondents: Heineken 
International B.V. of the Netherlands; Heineken N.V. of the 
Netherlands; Heineken USA Inc. of White Plains, NY; Heineken Holding 
N.V. of the Netherlands; Heineken Beer Systems B.V. of the Netherlands; 
Heineken Brouwerijen B.V. of the Netherlands; Heineken Export Americas 
B.V. of the Netherlands; and Heineken Global Procurement B.V. of the 
Netherlands. 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. 3312) 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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    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

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statement of the reasons why the Commission should grant such 
treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents for which confidential treatment 
by the Commission is properly sought will be treated accordingly. All 
such requests should be directed to the Secretary to the Commission and 
must include a full statement of the reasons why the Commission should 
grant such treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents for which 
confidential treatment by the Commission is properly sought will be 
treated accordingly. All information, including confidential business 
information and documents for which confidential treatment is properly 
sought, submitted to the Commission for purposes of this Investigation 
may be disclosed to and used: (i) By the Commission, its employees and 
Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the 
records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal 
investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to the 
programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 
U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract 
personnel,\2\ solely for cybersecurity purposes. All nonconfidential 
written submissions will be available for public inspection at the 
Office of the Secretary and on EDIS.\3\
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    \2\ All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure 
agreements.
    \3\ Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.
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    This action is taken under the authority of section 337 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and of Sec. Sec.  
201.10 and 210.8(c) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure 
(19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: May 1, 2018.
 Lisa Barton,
 Secretary to the Commission.
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                                               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
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                                                                                                       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
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                                               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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                                               statement of the reasons why the                        Information Sharing Initiative (Global)               discretion of the meeting chairman and
                                               Commission should grant such                            Federal Advisory Committee (GAC) to                   with approval of the DFE.
                                               treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents                  discuss the Global Initiative, as                     Tracey Trautman,
                                               for which confidential treatment by the                 described at www.it.ojp.gov/global.
                                               Commission is properly sought will be                                                                         Global DFE, Deputy Director, Bureau of
                                                                                                       DATES:  The meeting will take place on                Justice Assistance Office of Justice Programs,
                                               treated accordingly. All such requests                                                                        U.S. Department of Justice.
                                               should be directed to the Secretary to                  Wednesday, August 29, 2018, from 9:00
                                                                                                       a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.                                 [FR Doc. 2018–09420 Filed 5–4–18; 8:45 am]
                                               the Commission and must include a full
                                                                                                                                                             BILLING CODE 4410–18–M
                                               statement of the reasons why the                        ADDRESSES:   The meeting will take place
                                               Commission should grant such                            at the Office of Justice Programs offices
                                               treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents                  (in the Main Conference Room), 810 7th
                                               for which confidential treatment by the                                                                       NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                                                                                                       Street, Washington, DC 20531; Phone:                  SPACE ADMINISTRATION
                                               Commission is properly sought will be
                                                                                                       (202) 514–2000 [Note: this is not a toll-
                                               treated accordingly. All information,                                                                         [Notice 18–040]
                                               including confidential business                         free number].
                                               information and documents for which                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Notice of Information Collection
                                               confidential treatment is properly                      Tracey Trautman, Global Designated
                                               sought, submitted to the Commission for                                                                       AGENCY: National Aeronautics and
                                                                                                       Federal Employee (DFE), Bureau of
                                               purposes of this Investigation may be                                                                         Space Administration (NASA).
                                                                                                       Justice Assistance, Office of Justice
                                               disclosed to and used: (i) By the                       Programs, 810 7th Street, Washington,                 ACTION: Notice of information collection.
                                               Commission, its employees and Offices,                  DC 20531; Phone (202) 305–1491 [Note:
                                               and contract personnel (a) for                                                                                SUMMARY:   The National Aeronautics and
                                                                                                       this is not a toll-free number]; Email:               Space Administration, as part of its
                                               developing or maintaining the records
                                                                                                       tracey.trautman@ojp.usdoj.gov.                        continuing effort to reduce paperwork
                                               of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in
                                               internal investigations, audits, reviews,               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:        This                and respondent burden, invites the
                                               and evaluations relating to the                         meeting is open to the public. Due to                 general public to take this opportunity
                                               programs, personnel, and operations of                  security measures, however, members of                to comment on the ‘‘Generic Clearance
                                               the Commission including under 5                        the public who wish to attend this                    for the Collection of Qualitative
                                               U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.                      meeting must register with Ms. Tracey                 Feedback on Agency Service Delivery’’
                                               government employees and contract                                                                             for approval under the Paperwork
                                                                                                       Trautman at the above address at least
                                               personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity                                                                          Reduction Act (PRA). This collection
                                                                                                       (7) days in advance of the meeting.
                                               purposes. All nonconfidential written                                                                         was developed as part of a Federal
                                                                                                       Registrations will be accepted on a
                                               submissions will be available for public                                                                      Government-wide effort to streamline
                                                                                                       space available basis. Access to the                  the process for seeking feedback from
                                               inspection at the Office of the Secretary               meeting will not be allowed without
                                               and on EDIS.3                                                                                                 the public on service delivery. This
                                                                                                       registration. All attendees will be                   notice announces our intent to submit
                                                  This action is taken under the
                                                                                                       required to sign in at the meeting                    this collection to OMB for approval and
                                               authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act
                                                                                                       registration desk. Please bring photo                 solicits comments on specific aspects
                                               of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337),
                                               and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the                    identification and allow extra time prior             for the proposed information collection,
                                               Commission’s Rules of Practice and                      to the meeting. Anyone requiring                      DATES: All comments should be
                                               Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).                    special accommodations should notify                  submitted within 60 calendar days from
                                                                                                       Ms. Trautman at least seven (7) days in               the date of this publication.
                                                 By order of the Commission.
                                                                                                       advance of the meeting.
                                                 Issued: May 1, 2018.                                                                                        ADDRESSES: All comments should be
                                               Lisa Barton,                                               Purpose: The GAC will act as the focal             addressed to Lori Parker, National
                                               Secretary to the Commission.
                                                                                                       point for justice information systems                 Aeronautics and Space Administration,
                                                                                                       integration activities in order to                    300 E Street SW, Washington, DC
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–09568 Filed 5–4–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                       facilitate the coordination of technical,             20546–0001.
                                               BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                                                                       funding, and legislative strategies in                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                       support of the Administration’s justice               Requests for additional information or
                                                                                                       priorities.                                           copies of the information collection
                                               DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                                                                                                          The GAC will guide and monitor the                 instrument(s) and instructions should
                                               Office of Justice Programs                              development of the Global information                 be directed to Lori Parker, NASA
                                                                                                       sharing concept. It will advise the                   Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters,
                                               [OJP (OJP) Docket No. 1745]                                                                                   300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington,
                                                                                                       Assistant Attorney General, OJP; the
                                               Meeting of the Global Justice                           Attorney General; the President                       DC 20546, (202) 358–1351.
                                               Information Sharing Initiative Federal                  (through the Attorney General); and                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                               Advisory Committee                                      local, state, tribal, and federal                     I. Abstract
                                               AGENCY:  Office of Justice Programs                     policymakers in the executive,
                                                                                                                                                               The proposed information collection
                                               (OJP), Justice.                                         legislative, and judicial branches. The
                                                                                                                                                             activity provides a means to garner
                                               ACTION: Notice of meeting.
                                                                                                       GAC will also advocate for strategies for
                                                                                                                                                             qualitative customer and stakeholder
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                                                                                                       accomplishing a Global information
                                                                                                                                                             feedback in an efficient, timely manner,
                                               SUMMARY:  This is an announcement of a                  sharing capability.                                   in accordance with the Administration’s
                                               meeting of the Global Justice                              Interested persons whose registrations             commitment to improving service
                                                 2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate
                                                                                                       have been accepted may be permitted to                delivery. By qualitative feedback we
                                               nondisclosure agreements.                               participate in the discussions at the                 mean information that provides useful
                                                 3 Electronic Document Information System                                                                    insights on perceptions and opinions,
                                               (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.                                                                               but are not statistical surveys that yield


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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 20096 

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