83_FR_40493 83 FR 40336 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

83 FR 40336 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 157 (August 14, 2018)

Page Range40336-40337
FR Document2018-17368

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Motorized Vehicles and Components Thereof, DN 3330; 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 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2018)]
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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 Motorized Vehicles 
and Components Thereof, DN 3330; 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 FCA US LLC on August 1, 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 motorized vehicles and components thereof. The 
complaint names as respondents: Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd of India and 
Mahindra Automotive North America, Inc. of Auburn Hills, MI. The 
complainant requests that the Commission issue a limited exclusion 
order and cease and desist orders.
    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 on the public interest 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. Any 
written submissions on other issues should be filed no later than by 
close of business nine calendar days after the date of publication of 
this notice in the Federal Register. Complainant may file a reply to 
any written submission no later than the date on which

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complainant's reply would be due under Sec.  210.8(c)(2) of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.8(c)(2)).
    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. 3330'') 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 
information and documents for which confidential treatment is properly 
sought, submitted to the Commission for purposes of this Investigation 
may be disclosed to and used: (i) By the Commission, its employees and 
Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the 
records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal 
investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to the 
programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 
U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract 
personnel,\2\ solely for cybersecurity purposes. All nonconfidential 
written submissions will be available for public inspection at the 
Office of the Secretary and on EDIS.\3\
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agreements.
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    This action is taken under the authority of section 337 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and of Sec. Sec.  
201.10 and 210.8(c) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure 
(19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: August 2, 2018.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-17368 Filed 8-13-18; 8:45 am]
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                                              noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f)                  Issued: August 2, 2018.                             importation of certain motorized
                                              of the Commission’s Rules of Practice                   Lisa Barton,                                          vehicles and components thereof. The
                                              and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)).                        Secretary to the Commission.                          complaint names as respondents:
                                              Submissions should refer to the docket                  [FR Doc. 2018–17366 Filed 8–13–18; 8:45 am]           Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd of India and
                                              number (‘‘Docket No. 3331) in a                         BILLING CODE 7020–02–P                                Mahindra Automotive North America,
                                              prominent place on the cover page and/                                                                        Inc. of Auburn Hills, MI. The
                                              or the first page. (See Handbook for                                                                          complainant requests that the
                                              Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic                INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                   Commission issue a limited exclusion
                                              Filing Procedures).1 Persons with                       COMMISSION                                            order and cease and desist orders.
                                              questions regarding filing should                                                                                Proposed respondents, other
                                              contact the Secretary (202–205–2000).                   Notice of Receipt of Complaint;                       interested parties, and members of the
                                                                                                      Solicitation of Comments Relating to                  public are invited to file comments, not
                                                 Any person desiring to submit a                      the Public Interest                                   to exceed five (5) pages in length,
                                              document to the Commission in                                                                                 inclusive of attachments, on any public
                                              confidence must request confidential                    AGENCY: U.S. International Trade
                                                                                                                                                            interest issues raised by the complaint
                                              treatment. All such requests should be                  Commission.
                                                                                                                                                            or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should
                                              directed to the Secretary to the                        ACTION: Notice.                                       address whether issuance of the relief
                                              Commission and must include a full                      SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given that                specifically requested by the
                                              statement of the reasons why the                        the U.S. International Trade                          complainant in this investigation would
                                              Commission should grant such                            Commission has received a complaint                   affect the public health and welfare in
                                              treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents                  entitled Certain Motorized Vehicles and               the United States, competitive
                                              for which confidential treatment by the                 Components Thereof, DN 3330; the                      conditions in the United States
                                              Commission is properly sought will be                   Commission is soliciting comments on                  economy, the production of like or
                                              treated accordingly. All such requests                  any public interest issues raised by the              directly competitive articles in the
                                              should be directed to the Secretary to                  complaint or complainant’s filing                     United States, or United States
                                              the Commission and must include a full                  pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of                 consumers.
                                              statement of the reasons why the                        Practice and Procedure.                                  In particular, the Commission is
                                              Commission should grant such                                                                                  interested in comments that:
                                                                                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
                                              treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents                                                                           (i) Explain how the articles
                                                                                                      R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,               potentially subject to the requested
                                              for which confidential treatment by the                 U.S. International Trade Commission,
                                              Commission is properly sought will be                                                                         remedial orders are used in the United
                                                                                                      500 E Street SW, Washington, DC                       States;
                                              treated accordingly. All information,                   20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The
                                              including confidential business                                                                                  (ii) identify any public health, safety,
                                                                                                      public version of the complaint can be                or welfare concerns in the United States
                                              information and documents for which                     accessed on the Commission’s
                                              confidential treatment is properly                                                                            relating to the requested remedial
                                                                                                      Electronic Document Information                       orders;
                                              sought, submitted to the Commission for                 System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov,                 (iii) identify like or directly
                                              purposes of this Investigation may be                   and will be available for inspection                  competitive articles that complainant,
                                              disclosed to and used: (i) By the                       during official business hours (8:45 a.m.             its licensees, or third parties make in the
                                              Commission, its employees and Offices,                  to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the                    United States which could replace the
                                              and contract personnel (a) for                          Secretary, U.S. International Trade                   subject articles if they were to be
                                              developing or maintaining the records                   Commission, 500 E Street SW,                          excluded;
                                              of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in              Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)                    (iv) indicate whether complainant,
                                              internal investigations, audits, reviews,               205–2000.                                             complainant’s licensees, and/or third
                                              and evaluations relating to the                           General information concerning the                  party suppliers have the capacity to
                                              programs, personnel, and operations of                  Commission may also be obtained by                    replace the volume of articles
                                              the Commission including under 5                        accessing its internet server at United               potentially subject to the requested
                                              U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.                      States International Trade Commission                 exclusion order and/or a cease and
                                              government employees and contract                       (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The                 desist order within a commercially
                                              personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity                    public record for this investigation may              reasonable time; and
                                              purposes. All nonconfidential written                   be viewed on the Commission’s                            (v) explain how the requested
                                              submissions will be available for public                Electronic Document Information                       remedial orders would impact United
                                              inspection at the Office of the Secretary               System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.              States consumers.
                                              and on EDIS.3                                           Hearing-impaired persons are advised                     Written submissions on the public
                                                                                                      that information on this matter can be                interest must be filed no later than by
                                                 This action is taken under the                       obtained by contacting the                            close of business, eight calendar days
                                              authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act              Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)                    after the date of publication of this
                                              of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337),                   205–1810.                                             notice in the Federal Register. There
                                              and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the
                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                        will be further opportunities for
                                              Commission’s Rules of Practice and
                                                                                                      Commission has received a complaint                   comment on the public interest after the
                                              Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).
                                                                                                      and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b)               issuance of any final initial
                                                 By order of the Commission.                          of the Commission’s Rules of Practice                 determination in this investigation. Any
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                                                                                                      and Procedure filed on behalf of FCA                  written submissions on other issues
                                                 1 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures:         US LLC on August 1, 2018. The                         should be filed no later than by close of
                                              https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_            complaint alleges violations of section               business nine calendar days after the
                                              filing_procedures.pdf.
                                                 2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate
                                                                                                      337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.              date of publication of this notice in the
                                              nondisclosure agreements.                               1337) in the importation into the United              Federal Register. Complainant may file
                                                 3 Electronic Document Information System             States, the sale for importation, and the             a reply to any written submission no
                                              (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.                         sale within the United States after                   later than the date on which


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                                              complainant’s reply would be due                          This action is taken under the                      Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
                                              under § 210.8(c)(2) of the Commission’s                 authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act            Act on July 9, 2018 (83 FR 31776).
                                              Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR                 of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337),
                                                                                                                                                            Suzanne Morris,
                                              210.8(c)(2)).                                           and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the
                                                                                                                                                            Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit,
                                                 Persons filing written submissions                   Commission’s Rules of Practice and
                                                                                                                                                            Antitrust Division.
                                              must file the original document                         Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).
                                                                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2018–17358 Filed 8–13–18; 8:45 am]
                                              electronically on or before the deadlines                 By order of the Commission.                         BILLING CODE 4410–11–P
                                              stated above and submit 8 true paper
                                                                                                        Issued: August 2, 2018.
                                              copies to the Office of the Secretary by
                                              noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f)                Lisa Barton,
                                                                                                      Secretary to the Commission.
                                                                                                                                                            DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                                              of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
                                              and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)).                        [FR Doc. 2018–17368 Filed 8–13–18; 8:45 am]           Federal Bureau of Investigation
                                              Submissions should refer to the docket                  BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                              number (‘‘Docket No. 3330’’) in a                                                                             [OMB Number: 1110–NEW]
                                              prominent place on the cover page and/
                                              or the first page. (See Handbook for                                                                          Agency Information Collection
                                              Electonic Filing Procedures, Electronic                                                                       Activities; Proposed eCollection
                                                                                                      DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                 eComments Requested; New
                                              Filing Procedures).1 Persons with
                                              questions regarding filing should                       Antitrust Division                                    Collection
                                              contact the Secretary (202–205–2000).                                                                         AGENCY:  Office of Private Sector, Federal
                                                 Any person desiring to submit a                      Notice Pursuant to the National                       Bureau of Investigation, Department of
                                              document to the Commission in                           Cooperative Research and Production                   Justice.
                                              confidence must request confidential                    Act of 1993—Cooperative Research
                                                                                                                                                            ACTION: 30 Day notice.
                                              treatment. All such requests should be                  Group on HEDGE IV
                                              directed to the Secretary to the                                                                              SUMMARY:   The Department of Justice,
                                              Commission and must include a full                         Notice is hereby given that, on August             Federal Bureau of Investigation, Office
                                              statement of the reasons why the                        1, 2018, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the              of Private Sector, is submitting the
                                              Commission should grant such                            National Cooperative Research and                     following information collection request
                                              treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents                  Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301                to the Office of Management and Budget
                                              for which confidential treatment by the                 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Southwest Research             (OMB) for review and approval in
                                              Commission is properly sought will be                   Institute—Cooperative Research Group                  accordance with the Paperwork
                                              treated accordingly. All such requests                  on HEDGE IV (‘‘HEDGE IV’’) has filed                  Reduction Act of 1995.
                                              should be directed to the Secretary to                  written notifications simultaneously
                                                                                                                                                            DATES: The Department of Justice
                                              the Commission and must include a full                  with the Attorney General and the
                                                                                                                                                            encourages public comment and will
                                              statement of the reasons why the                        Federal Trade Commission disclosing
                                                                                                                                                            accept input until September 13, 2018.
                                              Commission should grant such                            changes in its membership. The
                                                                                                      notifications were filed for the purpose              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
                                              treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents
                                                                                                      of extending the Act’s provisions                     you have additional comments
                                              for which confidential treatment by the
                                                                                                      limiting the recovery of antitrust                    especially on the estimated public
                                              Commission is properly sought will be
                                                                                                      plaintiffs to actual damages under                    burden or associated response time,
                                              treated accordingly. All information,
                                                                                                      specified circumstances. Specifically,                suggestions, or need a copy of the
                                              including confidential business
                                                                                                      Woodward, Inc., Fort Collins, CO, and                 proposed information collection
                                              information and documents for which
                                                                                                      Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa,                     instrument with instructions or
                                              confidential treatment is properly
                                                                                                      JAPAN, have been added as parties to                  additional information, please contact
                                              sought, submitted to the Commission for
                                                                                                      this venture.                                         Michael Whitaker, Supervisory Special
                                              purposes of this Investigation may be
                                                                                                                                                            Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
                                              disclosed to and used: (i) By the                          Also, Chery Automotive Co., Ltd.,                  Office of Private Sector, 935
                                              Commission, its employees and Offices,                  Wuhu Anhui, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF                      Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
                                              and contract personnel (a) for                          CHINA, has withdrawn as a party to this               20535, MJWhitaker@fbi.gov, 202–324–
                                              developing or maintaining the records                   venture.                                              3000. Written comments and/or
                                              of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in
                                                                                                         No other changes have been made in                 suggestions can also be sent to the
                                              internal investigations, audits, reviews,
                                                                                                      either the membership or planned                      Office of Management and Budget,
                                              and evaluations relating to the
                                                                                                      activity of the group research project.               Office of Information and Regulatory
                                              programs, personnel, and operations of
                                                                                                      Membership in this group research                     Affairs, Attention Department of Justice
                                              the Commission including under 5
                                                                                                      project remains open, and HEDGE IV                    Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or
                                              U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.
                                                                                                      intends to file additional written                    sent to OIRA_submissions@
                                              government employees and contract
                                                                                                      notifications disclosing all changes in               omb.eop.gov.
                                              personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity
                                                                                                      membership.                                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     Written
                                              purposes. All nonconfidential written
                                              submissions will be available for public                   On February 14, 2017, HEDGE IV filed               comments and suggestions from the
                                              inspection at the Office of the Secretary               its original notification pursuant to                 public and affected agencies concerning
                                              and on EDIS.3                                           Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department               the proposed collection of information
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                                                                                                      of Justice published a notice in the                  are encouraged. Your comments should
                                                 1 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures:         Federal Register pursuant to Section                  address one or more of the following
                                              https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_            6(b) of the Act on March 27, 2017 (82                 four points:
                                              filing_procedures.pdf.                                  FR 15238).                                            —Evaluate whether the proposed
                                                 2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate

                                              nondisclosure agreements.                                  The last notification was filed with                 collection of information is necessary
                                                 3 Electronic Document Information System             the Department on June 11, 2018. A                      for the proper performance of the
                                              (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.                         notice was published in the Federal                     functions of the Office of Private


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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 40336 

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