83_FR_22194 83 FR 22102 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

83 FR 22102 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 92 (May 11, 2018)

Page Range22102-22103
FR Document2018-10037

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Infotainment Systems, Components Thereof, and Automobiles Containing the Same, DN 3316; 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 92 (Friday, May 11, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 92 (Friday, May 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
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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 Infotainment 
Systems, Components Thereof, and Automobiles Containing the Same, DN 
3316; 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 Broadcom Corporation on May 
7, 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 infotainment systems, components thereof, and 
automobiles containing the same. The complaint names as respondents: 
Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan; Toyota Motor North America, Inc. of 
Plano, TX; Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. of Plano, TX; Toyota Motor 
Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. of Plano, TX; Toyota 
Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc. of Princeton, IN; Toyota Motor 
Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. of Erlanger, KY; Toyota Motor 
Manufacturing, Mississippi, Inc. of Tupelo, MS; Toyota Motor 
Manufacturing, Texas, Inc. of San Antonio, TX; Panasonic Corporation of 
Japan; Panasonic Corporation of North America of Newark, NJ; Denso Ten 
Limited of Japan; Denso Ten America Limited of Torrance, CA; Renesas 
Electronics Corporation of Japan; Renesas Electronics America, Inc. of 
Milpitas, CA; and Japan Radio Corporation of Japan. The complainant 
requests that the Commission issue a limited exclusion order, cease and 
desist orders and impose a bond upon respondents' alleged infringing 
articles during the 60-day Presidential review period pursuant to 19 
U.S.C. 1337(j).
    Proposed respondents, other interested parties, and members of the 
public are invited to file comments, not to exceed five (5) pages in 
length, inclusive of attachments, on any public interest issues raised 
by the complaint or Sec.  210.8(b) filing. Comments should address 
whether issuance of the relief specifically requested by the 
complainant in this investigation would affect the public health and 
welfare in the United States, competitive conditions in the United 
States economy, the production of like or directly competitive articles 
in the United States, or United States consumers.
    In particular, the Commission is interested in comments that:
    (i) Explain how the articles potentially subject to the requested 
remedial orders are used in the United States;
    (ii) identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in the 
United States relating to the requested remedial orders;
    (iii) identify like or directly competitive articles that 
complainant, its licensees, or third parties make in the United States 
which could replace the subject articles if they were to be excluded;
    (iv) indicate whether complainant, complainant's licensees, and/or 
third party suppliers have the capacity to replace the volume of 
articles potentially subject to the requested exclusion order and/or a 
cease and desist order within a commercially reasonable time; and
    (v) explain how the requested remedial orders would impact United 
States consumers.
    Written submissions must be filed no later than by close of 
business, eight calendar days after the date of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. There will be further opportunities for 
comment on the public interest after the issuance of any final initial 
determination in this investigation.
    Persons filing written submissions must file the original document 
electronically on or before the deadlines stated above and submit 8 
true paper copies to the Office of the Secretary by 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. 3316) 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 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

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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 7, 2018.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-10037 Filed 5-10-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                views of the Commission by May 31,                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      The                   relating to the requested remedial
                                                2018.                                                   Commission has received a complaint                   orders;
                                                  5. Outstanding action jackets: None.                  and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b)                  (iii) identify like or directly
                                                  In accordance with Commission                         of the Commission’s Rules of Practice                 competitive articles that complainant,
                                                policy, subject matter listed above, not                and Procedure filed on behalf of                      its licensees, or third parties make in the
                                                disposed of at the scheduled meeting,                   Broadcom Corporation on May 7, 2018.                  United States which could replace the
                                                may be carried over to the agenda of the                The complaint alleges violations of                   subject articles if they were to be
                                                following meeting.                                      section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19             excluded;
                                                  By order of the Commission.                           U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into the                 (iv) indicate whether complainant,
                                                  Issued: May 9, 2018.                                  United States, the sale for importation,              complainant’s licensees, and/or third
                                                William Bishop,                                         and the sale within the United States                 party suppliers have the capacity to
                                                Supervisory Hearings and Information                    after importation of certain infotainment             replace the volume of articles
                                                Officer.                                                systems, components thereof, and                      potentially subject to the requested
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–10200 Filed 5–9–18; 4:15 pm]              automobiles containing the same. The                  exclusion order and/or a cease and
                                                                                                        complaint names as respondents:                       desist order within a commercially
                                                BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                                                                        Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan;                    reasonable time; and
                                                                                                        Toyota Motor North America, Inc. of                      (v) explain how the requested
                                                INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                     Plano, TX; Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A.,                remedial orders would impact United
                                                COMMISSION                                              Inc. of Plano, TX; Toyota Motor                       States consumers.
                                                                                                        Engineering & Manufacturing North                        Written submissions must be filed no
                                                Notice of Receipt of Complaint;                         America, Inc. of Plano, TX; Toyota                    later than by close of business, eight
                                                Solicitation of Comments Relating to                    Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc. of                 calendar days after the date of
                                                the Public Interest                                     Princeton, IN; Toyota Motor                           publication of this notice in the Federal
                                                                                                        Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. of                      Register. There will be further
                                                AGENCY: U.S. International Trade                                                                              opportunities for comment on the
                                                                                                        Erlanger, KY; Toyota Motor
                                                Commission.                                                                                                   public interest after the issuance of any
                                                                                                        Manufacturing, Mississippi, Inc. of
                                                ACTION: Notice.                                                                                               final initial determination in this
                                                                                                        Tupelo, MS; Toyota Motor
                                                SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given that                  Manufacturing, Texas, Inc. of San                     investigation.
                                                                                                        Antonio, TX; Panasonic Corporation of                    Persons filing written submissions
                                                the U.S. International Trade
                                                                                                        Japan; Panasonic Corporation of North                 must file the original document
                                                Commission has received a complaint
                                                                                                        America of Newark, NJ; Denso Ten                      electronically on or before the deadlines
                                                entitled Certain Infotainment Systems,
                                                                                                        Limited of Japan; Denso Ten America                   stated above and submit 8 true paper
                                                Components Thereof, and Automobiles
                                                                                                        Limited of Torrance, CA; Renesas                      copies to the Office of the Secretary by
                                                Containing the Same, DN 3316; the
                                                                                                        Electronics Corporation of Japan;                     noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f)
                                                Commission is soliciting comments on
                                                                                                        Renesas Electronics America, Inc. of                  of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
                                                any public interest issues raised by the
                                                                                                        Milpitas, CA; and Japan Radio                         and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)).
                                                complaint or complainant’s filing
                                                                                                        Corporation of Japan. The complainant                 Submissions should refer to the docket
                                                pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of
                                                                                                        requests that the Commission issue a                  number (‘‘Docket No. 3316) in a
                                                Practice and Procedure.
                                                                                                        limited exclusion order, cease and                    prominent place on the cover page and/
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
                                                                                                        desist orders and impose a bond upon                  or the first page. (See Handbook for
                                                R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,                                                                       Electonic Filing Procedures, Electronic
                                                U.S. International Trade Commission,                    respondents’ alleged infringing articles
                                                                                                        during the 60-day Presidential review                 Filing Procedures 1). Persons with
                                                500 E Street SW, Washington, DC                                                                               questions regarding filing should
                                                20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The                    period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).
                                                                                                           Proposed respondents, other                        contact the Secretary (202–205–2000).
                                                public version of the complaint can be                                                                           Any person desiring to submit a
                                                accessed on the Commission’s                            interested parties, and members of the
                                                                                                        public are invited to file comments, not              document to the Commission in
                                                Electronic Document Information                                                                               confidence must request confidential
                                                System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov,                to exceed five (5) pages in length,
                                                                                                        inclusive of attachments, on any public               treatment. All such requests should be
                                                and will be available for inspection                                                                          directed to the Secretary to the
                                                during official business hours (8:45 a.m.               interest issues raised by the complaint
                                                                                                        or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should                 Commission and must include a full
                                                to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the                                                                            statement of the reasons why the
                                                Secretary, U.S. International Trade                     address whether issuance of the relief
                                                                                                        specifically requested by the                         Commission should grant such
                                                Commission, 500 E Street SW,                                                                                  treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents
                                                Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)                   complainant in this investigation would
                                                                                                        affect the public health and welfare in               for which confidential treatment by the
                                                205–2000.                                                                                                     Commission is properly sought will be
                                                  General information concerning the                    the United States, competitive
                                                                                                        conditions in the United States                       treated accordingly. All such requests
                                                Commission may also be obtained by
                                                                                                        economy, the production of like or                    should be directed to the Secretary to
                                                accessing its internet server at United
                                                                                                        directly competitive articles in the                  the Commission and must include a full
                                                States International Trade Commission
                                                                                                        United States, or United States                       statement of the reasons why the
                                                (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The
                                                                                                        consumers.                                            Commission should grant such
                                                public record for this investigation may
                                                                                                           In particular, the Commission is                   treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents
                                                be viewed on the Commission’s
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                                                                                                        interested in comments that:                          for which confidential treatment by the
                                                Electronic Document Information
                                                                                                                                                              Commission is properly sought will be
                                                System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.                   (i) Explain how the articles
                                                                                                                                                              treated accordingly. All information,
                                                Hearing-impaired persons are advised                    potentially subject to the requested
                                                                                                                                                              including confidential business
                                                that information on this matter can be                  remedial orders are used in the United
                                                obtained by contacting the                              States;                                                  1 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures:
                                                Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)                         (ii) identify any public health, safety,           https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_
                                                205–1810.                                               or welfare concerns in the United States              filing_procedures.pdf.



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                                                information and documents for which                     oily bilge waste from the vessel while in                 Please enclose a check or money order
                                                confidential treatment is properly                      port and at sea harvesting scallops, and                for $13.00 (25 cents per page
                                                sought, submitted to the Commission for                 the release of approximately 100 barrels                reproduction cost) payable to the United
                                                purposes of this Investigation may be                   of fuel oil in connection with the illegal              States Treasury.
                                                disclosed to and used: (i) By the                       overboard pumping of oily bilge water
                                                Commission, its employees and Offices,                  in August 2017. The Complaint also                      Thomas Carroll,
                                                and contract personnel (a) for                          includes a Clean Water Act claim for                    Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
                                                developing or maintaining the records                   violations of the Coast Guard’s pollution               Enforcement Section, Environment and
                                                of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in              control regulation related to the                       Natural Resources Division.
                                                internal investigations, audits, reviews,               defendants’ failure to provide sufficient               [FR Doc. 2018–10047 Filed 5–10–18; 8:45 am]
                                                and evaluations relating to the                         capacity to retain all oily bilge water                 BILLING CODE 4410–15–P
                                                programs, personnel, and operations of                  onboard the vessel. The United States
                                                the Commission including under 5                        seeks civil penalties and injunctive
                                                U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.                      relief to deter future violations by the                DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                                                government employees and contract                       defendants and others in the industry.
                                                personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity                      Under the proposed Consent Decree,                    Notice of Lodging of Proposed
                                                purposes. All nonconfidential written                   the defendants will pay a total of                      Consent Decree Under the
                                                submissions will be available for public                $414,000 as civil penalties and perform                 Comprehensive Environmental
                                                inspection at the Office of the Secretary               corrective measures across a fleet of five              Response, Compensation, and Liability
                                                and on EDIS.3                                           commercial fishing vessels. The                         Act
                                                  This action is taken under the                        defendants will be required, among
                                                authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act              other things, to repair the vessels to                     On May 3, 2018, the Department of
                                                of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337),                   reduce the generation of oily bilge                     Justice lodged a Consent Decree with
                                                and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the                    water, operate within the vessels’                      defendant Buckingham County Board of
                                                Commission’s Rules of Practice and                      capacity to retain oily bilge for the full              Supervisors on behalf of Buckingham
                                                Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).                    length of planned voyages, provide crew                 County, a political sub-division of the
                                                  By order of the Commission.                           and management training on the proper                   Commonwealth of Virginia
                                                                                                        handling of oily wastes, document all
                                                  Issued: May 7, 2018.                                                                                          (‘‘Buckingham County’’) in the United
                                                                                                        oil and oily waste transfers on and off
                                                Lisa Barton,
                                                                                                        of the vessels, including documenting                   States District Court for the Western
                                                Secretary to the Commission.                            proper disposal of engine room bilge                    District of Virginia. The Consent Decree
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–10037 Filed 5–10–18; 8:45 am]             water at a shore reception facility, and                resolves a claim under Section 107 of
                                                BILLING CODE 7020–02–P                                  submit compliance reports.                              the Comprehensive Environmental
                                                                                                          The publication of this notice opens                  Response, Compensation, and Liability
                                                                                                        a period for public comment on the                      Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607, for
                                                DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                   proposed Consent Decree. Comments                       past and future response costs incurred
                                                                                                        should be addressed to the Acting                       in connection with the release of
                                                Notice of Lodging of Proposed                           Assistant Attorney General,                             hazardous substances at the
                                                Consent Decree Under the Clean Water                    Environment and Natural Resources                       Buckingham County Landfill Superfund
                                                Act                                                     Division, and should refer to United                    Site (‘‘Site’’), located in Dillwyn,
                                                   On May 7, 2018, the Department of                    States of America v. Challenge Fisheries                Buckingham County, Virginia. The
                                                Justice lodged a proposed Consent                       LLC et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–                     Complaint filed concurrently with the
                                                Decree with the United States District                  11901. All comments must be submitted                   Consent Decree alleges that Buckingham
                                                Court for the District of Massachusetts                 no later than thirty (30) days after the                County, who is the current owner of the
                                                in the lawsuit entitled United States of                publication date of this notice.                        Site, is liable for all costs of removal or
                                                America v. Challenge Fisheries LLC et                   Comments may be submitted by either                     remedial action incurred by the United
                                                al., Civil Action No. 1:18–cv–10899.                    email or by mail:
                                                                                                                                                                States Government. The proposed
                                                   The Complaint in this Clean Water                                                                            Consent Decree obligates Buckingham
                                                                                                         To submit
                                                Act case was filed against the                           comments:          Send them to:                       County to reimburse $125,000 of the
                                                defendants concurrently with the                                                                                United States’ past response costs.
                                                lodging of the proposed Consent Decree.                 By email .......    pubcomment-ees.enrd@
                                                The Complaint alleges that the                                                usdoj.gov.                           The publication of this notice opens
                                                defendants, Challenge Fisheries LLC,                    By mail .........   Acting Assistant Attorney           a period for public comment on the
                                                Charles Quinn Jr., Quinn Fisheries Inc.,                                      General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD,           Consent Decree. Comments should be
                                                and Charles Quinn III, are civilly liable                                     P.O. Box 7611, Wash-              addressed to the Acting Assistant
                                                                                                                              ington, DC 20044–7611.            Attorney General, Environment and
                                                for violations of Section 311 of the
                                                Clean Water Act (‘‘CWA’’), 33 U.S.C.                                                                            Natural Resources Division, and should
                                                                                                          During the public comment period,                     refer to United States v. Buckingham
                                                1321. The Complaint alleges that the                    the proposed Consent Decree may be
                                                companies and individuals are liable for                                                                        County Board of Supervisors on behalf
                                                                                                        examined and downloaded at this
                                                violations related to the commercial                                                                            of Buckingham County, a political sub-
                                                                                                        Justice Department website: https://
                                                fishing vessel Challenge’s operations in                                                                        division of the Commonwealth of
                                                                                                        www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
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                                                New Bedford Harbor and in coastal                       We will provide a paper copy of the                     Virginia, Civil Action No. 6:18–cv–
                                                waters off of southeastern New England.                 proposed Consent Decree upon written                    00057 (W.D. Va.), DOJ number 90–11–
                                                The Complaint addresses discharges of                   request and payment of reproduction                     2–07971/3. All comments must be
                                                                                                        costs. Please mail your request and                     submitted no later than 30 days after the
                                                  2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate
                                                                                                        payment to: Consent Decree Library,                     publication date of this notice.
                                                nondisclosure agreements.
                                                  3 Electronic Document Information System              U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,                           Comments may be submitted either by
                                                (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.                         Washington, DC 20044–7611.                              email or by mail:


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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 22102 

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