83 FR 45280 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 173 (September 6, 2018)

Page Range		45280-45281
FR Document		2018-19281

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Components Thereof, DN 3335; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 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 Unmanned Aerial 
Vehicles and Components Thereof, DN 3335; 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 Autel Robotics USA LLC on 
August 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 unmanned aerial vehicles and components 
thereof. The complaint names as respondents: SZ DJI Technology Co., 
Ltd. of China; DJI Europe B. V. of the Netherlands; DJI Technology Inc. 
of Burbank, CA; iFlight Technology Co., Ltd. of Hong Kong; DJI Baiwang 
Technology Co. Ltd of China; DJI Research LLC of Palo Alto, CA; DJI 
service LLC of Cerritos, CA; and DJI Creative Studio LLC of Burbank, 
CA. The complainant requests that the Commission issue a limited 
exclusion order and a cease and desist order and

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impose a bond during the 60-day 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 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 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. 3335) in a prominent place on the cover page and/
or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures, 
Electronic Filing Procedures\1\). Persons with questions regarding 
filing should contact the Secretary (202-205-2000).
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    \1\ Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf.
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    Any person desiring to submit a document to the Commission in 
confidence must request confidential treatment. All such requests 
should be directed to the Secretary to the Commission and must include 
a full statement of the reasons why the Commission should grant such 
treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents for which confidential treatment 
by the Commission is properly sought will be treated accordingly. All 
such requests should be directed to the Secretary to the Commission and 
must include a full statement of the reasons why the Commission should 
grant such treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents for which 
confidential treatment by the Commission is properly sought will be 
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: August 30, 2018.
 Katherine Hiner,
 Supervisory Attorney.
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Secretary will make BPI gathered in the not entered an appearance as a party to ACTION: Notice.
final phase of these investigations the investigations may submit a written
available to authorized applicants under statement of information pertinent to SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the APO issued in the investigations, the subject of the investigations, the U.S. International Trade
provided that the application is made including statements of support or Commission has received a complaint
no later than 21 days prior to the opposition to the petition, on or before entitled Certain Unmanned Aerial
hearing date specified in this notice. November 13, 2018. On November 29, Vehicles and Components Thereof, DN
Authorized applicants must represent 2018, the Commission will make 3335; the Commission is soliciting
interested parties, as defined by 19 available to parties all information on comments on any public interest issues
U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to the which they have not had an opportunity raised by the complaint or
investigations. A party granted access to to comment. Parties may submit final complainant’s filing pursuant to the
BPI in the preliminary phase of the comments on this information on or Commission’s Rules of Practice and
investigations need not reapply for such before December 3, 2018, but such final Procedure.
access. A separate service list will be comments must not contain new factual FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
maintained by the Secretary for those information and must otherwise comply R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,
parties authorized to receive BPI under with § 207.30 of the Commission’s rules. U.S. International Trade Commission,
the APO. All written submissions must conform 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC
Staff report.—The prehearing staff with the provisions of § 201.8 of the 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The
report in the final phase of these Commission’s rules; any submissions public version of the complaint can be
investigations will be placed in the that contain BPI must also conform with accessed on the Commission’s
nonpublic record on October 25, 2018, the requirements of §§ 201.6, 207.3, and Electronic Document Information
and a public version will be issued 207.7 of the Commission’s rules. The System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov,
thereafter, pursuant to § 207.22 of the Commission’s Handbook on E-Filing, and will be available for inspection
Commission’s rules. available on the Commission’s website during official business hours (8:45 a.m.
Hearing.—The Commission will hold at https://edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the
a hearing in connection with the final the Commission’s rules with respect to Secretary, U.S. International Trade
phase of these investigations beginning electronic filing. Commission, 500 E Street SW,
at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 6,
Additional written submissions to the Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
2018, at the U.S. International Trade
Commission, including requests 205–2000.
Commission Building. Requests to
pursuant to § 201.12 of the General information concerning the
appear at the hearing should be filed in
Commission’s rules, shall not be Commission may also be obtained by
writing with the Secretary to the
accepted unless good cause is shown for accessing its internet server at United
Commission on or before November 1,
accepting such submissions, or unless States International Trade Commission
2018. A nonparty who has testimony
the submission is pursuant to a specific (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The
that may aid the Commission’s
request by a Commissioner or public record for this investigation may
deliberations may request permission to
Commission staff. be viewed on the Commission’s
present a short statement at the hearing.
In accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and Electronic Document Information
All parties and nonparties desiring to
207.3 of the Commission’s rules, each System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
appear at the hearing and make oral
presentations should participate in a document filed by a party to the Hearing-impaired persons are advised
prehearing conference to be held on investigations must be served on all that information on this matter can be
November 5, 2018, at the U.S. other parties to the investigations (as obtained by contacting the
International Trade Commission identified by either the public or BPI Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)
Building, if deemed necessary. Oral service list), and a certificate of service 205–1810.
testimony and written materials to be must be timely filed. The Secretary will SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
submitted at the public hearing are not accept a document for filing without Commission has received a complaint
governed by §§ 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), a certificate of service. and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b)
and 207.24 of the Commission’s rules. Authority: These investigations are being of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
Parties must submit any request to conducted under authority of title VII of the and Procedure filed on behalf of Autel
present a portion of their hearing Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published Robotics USA LLC on August 30, 2018.
testimony in camera no later than 7 pursuant to § 207.21 of the Commission’s The complaint alleges violations of
business days prior to the date of the rules. section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
hearing. By order of the Commission. U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into the
Written submissions.—Each party Issued: August 30, 2018. United States, the sale for importation,
who is an interested party shall submit Katherine Hiner, and the sale within the United States
a prehearing brief to the Commission. after importation of certain unmanned
Supervisory Attorney.
Prehearing briefs must conform with the aerial vehicles and components thereof.
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provisions of § 207.23 of the The complaint names as respondents:
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Commission’s rules; the deadline for SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. of China;
filing is October 31, 2018. Parties may DJI Europe B. V. of the Netherlands; DJI
also file written testimony in connection Technology Inc. of Burbank, CA; iFlight
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provided in § 207.24 of the Baiwang Technology Co. Ltd of China;
Commission’s rules, and posthearing Notice of Receipt of Complaint; DJI Research LLC of Palo Alto, CA; DJI
briefs, which must conform with the Solicitation of Comments Relating to service LLC of Cerritos, CA; and DJI
provisions of § 207.25 of the the Public Interest Creative Studio LLC of Burbank, CA.
Commission’s rules. The deadline for The complainant requests that the
filing posthearing briefs is November 13, AGENCY:U.S. International Trade Commission issue a limited exclusion
2018. In addition, any person who has Commission. order and a cease and desist order and

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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.
FR Citation		83 FR 45280