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with mobility impairments who will
need special assistance in gaining access
to the Commission should contact the
Office of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its Internet server at https://
www.usitc.gov. The public record for
this investigation may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey T. Hsu, Esq., Office of Unfair
Import Investigations, U.S. International
Trade Commission, telephone (202)
205–2579.
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Authority: The authority for institution of
this investigation is contained in section 337
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and
in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules
of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10
(2006).
Scope of Investigation: Having
considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on
November 27, 2007, ordered that—
(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended, an investigation be instituted
to determine whether there is a
violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of
section 337 in the importation into the
United States, the sale for importation,
or the sale within the United States after
importation of certain computer
systems, printers and scanners by
reason of infringement of one or more of
claims 1–25 of U.S. Patent No. 5,214,761
and claims 1–10 of U.S. Patent No.
5,581,122, and whether an industry in
the United States exists as required by
subsection (a)(2) of section 337;
(2) For the purpose of the
investigation so instituted, the following
are hereby named as parties upon which
this notice of investigation shall be
served:
(a) The complainant is—Acer
Incorporated, 8F, 88, Sec. 1, Hsin Tai
Wu Rd., Hsichih, Taipei, Hsien 221,
Taiwan.
(b) The respondent is the following
entity alleged to be in violation of
section 337, and is the party upon
which the complaint is to be served:
Hewlett-Packard Company, 3000
Hanover Street, Palo Alto, California
94304.
(c) The Commission investigative
attorney, party to this investigation, is
Jeffrey T. Hsu, Esq., Office of Unfair
Import Investigations, U.S. International
Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,
Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
(3) For the investigation so instituted,
the Honorable Paul J. Luckern is
designated as the presiding
administrative law judge.
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Responses to the complaint and the
notice of investigation must be
submitted by the named respondent in
accordance with section 210.13 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to
19 CFR 201.16(d) and 210.13(a), such
responses will be considered by the
Commission if received not later than 20
days after the date of service by the
Commission of the complaint and the
notice of investigation. Extensions of
time for submitting responses to the
complaint and the notice of
investigation will not be granted unless
good cause therefor is shown.
Failure of the respondent to file a
timely response to each allegation in the
complaint and in this notice may be
deemed to constitute a waiver of the
right to appear and contest the
allegations of the complaint and this
notice, and to authorize the
administrative law judge and the
Commission, without further notice to
the respondent, to find the facts to be as
alleged in the complaint and this notice
and to enter an initial determination
and a final determination containing
such findings, and may result in the
issuance of a permanent exclusion order
or cease and desist order or both
directed against the respondent.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: November 28, 2007.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. AGOA–002]
Denim Fabric: Use in AGOA Countries
During Fiscal Year 2007
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution of investigation and
scheduling of hearing; change in
numbering format for AGOA reports.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section
112(c)(2)(B)(iii) of the African Growth
and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (19 U.S.C.
3721(c)(2)(B)(iii)), the Commission has
instituted investigation No. AGOA–002,
Denim Fabric: Use in AGOA Countries
During Fiscal Year 2007, for the purpose
of gathering information and making the
determination required concerning the
extent to which denim fabric deemed to
be available in commercial quantities
during fiscal year 2007 for use by lesser
developed beneficiary (LDB) subSaharan African (SSA) countries was
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used in the production of apparel
articles receiving preferential treatment
during fiscal year 2007.
DATES: December 3, 2007: Institution of
investigation.
March 18, 2008: Deadline for filing
request to appear at the public hearing.
March 21, 2008: Deadline for filing
pre-hearing briefs and statements.
April 9, 2008: Public hearing.
April 23, 2008: Deadline for filing
post-hearing briefs and statements.
April 28, 2008: Deadline for filing all
other written submissions.
July 1, 2008: Transmittal of
Commission report to the President and
U.S. Trade Representative.
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices,
including the Commission’s hearing
rooms, are located in the United States
International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC. All written
submissions should be addressed to the
Secretary, United States International
Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20436. The public
record for this investigation may be
viewed on the Commission’s electronic
docket (EDIS) at https://www.usitc.gov/
secretary/edis.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Project leaders Justino de la Cruz (202–
205–3252 or justino.delacruz@usitc.gov)
or Dawn Heuschel (202–205–2577 or
dawn.heuschel@usitc.gov) for
information specific to this
investigation. For information on the
legal aspects of this investigation,
contact William Gearhart of the
Commission’s Office of the General
Counsel (202–205–3091 or
william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media
should contact Margaret O’Laughlin,
Office of External Relations (202–205–
1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov).
Hearing-impaired individuals may
obtain information on this matter by
contacting the Commission’s TDD
terminal at 202–205–1810. General
information concerning the Commission
may also be obtained by accessing its
Internet server (https://www.usitc.gov).
Persons with mobility impairments who
will need special assistance in gaining
access to the Commission should
contact the Office of the Secretary at
202–205–2000.
Background: On December 20, 2006,
the President signed into law
amendments to section 112(c) of the
African Growth and Opportunity Act
(AGOA) (19 U.S.C. 3721(c)), included in
Public Law 109–432. The amendments
require the Commission to make certain
determinations relating to the
commercial availability of regional
fabric or yarn for use in LDB SSA
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countries in apparel articles receiving
U.S. preferential treatment under
AGOA, and also require the
Commission to make determinations
with regard to the extent that the
quantity of fabric or yarn determined to
be so available was so used. Section
112(c)(2)(C) of AGOA deemed denim
fabric provided for in subheading
5209.42.00 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States to be
available in the amount of 30 million
square meter equivalents for such
purposes during the period October 1,
2006–September 30, 2007 (fiscal year
2007). Section 112(c)(2)(B)(iii) of AGOA
now requires the Commission to
determine the extent to which the
denim fabric deemed to be available
during fiscal year 2007 was used in the
production of apparel articles receiving
preferential treatment under AGOA that
were entered during fiscal year 2007.
The Commission expects to transmit its
determination and report to the
President and the U.S. Trade
Representative on or before July 1, 2008.
The Commission has also redesignated the recently completed
investigation No. AGOA–07–001,
Commercial Availability of Fabric &
Yarns in AGOA Countries: Certain
Denim, as investigation No. AGOA–001,
Commission Publication 3950,
September 2007. This change was made
principally for the purpose of
facilitating docketing and public
searches through the Commission’s
EDIS system.
The Commission will institute a
separate investigation in the near future
for the purpose of gathering information
and making determinations concerning
whether such denim fabric will be
available in commercial quantities
during fiscal year 2009 for use in LDB
SSA countries in the production of
apparel articles receiving preferential
treatment under AGOA, and if so, the
quantity that will be available. This
investigation will be designated as
investigation No. AGOA–003. The
Commission made similar
determinations with respect to
availability during fiscal year 2008 in
recently completed investigation No.
AGOA–001.
Public Hearing: A public hearing in
connection with this investigation will
be held at the U.S. International Trade
Commission Building, 500 E Street,
SW., Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30
a.m. on April 9, 2008. To facilitate
attendance at the hearing by parties also
interested in attending the hearing in
investigation No. AGOA–003, the
Commission will hold a consolidated
hearing for both investigations. Requests
to appear at the public hearing should
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be filed with the Secretary, no later than
5:15 p.m., March 18, 2008, in
accordance with the requirements in the
‘‘Submissions’’ section below. All prehearing briefs and statements should be
filed not later than 5:15 p.m., March 21,
2008; and all post-hearing briefs and
statements should be filed not later than
5:15 p.m., April 23, 2008. In the event
that, as of the close of business on
March 18, 2008, no witnesses are
scheduled to appear at the hearing, the
hearing will be canceled. Any person
interested in attending the hearing as an
observer or nonparticipant may call the
Secretary to the Commission (202–205–
2000) after March 18, 2008, for
information concerning whether the
hearing will be held.
Written Submissions: In lieu of or in
addition to participating in the hearing,
interested parties are invited to submit
written statements concerning this
investigation. All written submissions
should be addressed to the Secretary.
All written submissions (except for
requests to appear at the hearing and
pre- and post-hearing briefs and
statements with earlier due dates)
should be received not later than 5:15
p.m., April 28, 2008. All written
submissions must conform with the
provisions of section 201.8 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8
requires that a signed original (or a copy
so designated) and fourteen (14) copies
of each document be filed. In the event
that confidential treatment of a
document is requested, at least four (4)
additional copies must be filed, in
which the confidential information
must be deleted (see the following
paragraph for further information
regarding confidential business
information). The Commission’s rules
authorize filing submissions with the
Secretary by facsimile or electronic
means only to the extent permitted by
section 201.8 of the rules (see Handbook
for Electronic Filing Procedures, https://
www.usitc.gov/secretary/
fed_reg_notices/rules/documents/
handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf).
Persons with questions regarding
electronic filing should contact the
Secretary (202–205–2000).
Any submissions that contain
confidential business information must
also conform with the requirements of
section 201.6 of the Commission’s Rules
of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules
requires that the cover of the document
and the individual pages be clearly
marked as to whether they are the
‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘non-confidential’’
version, and that the confidential
business information be clearly
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identified by means of brackets. All
written submissions, except for
confidential business information, will
be made available for inspection by
interested parties.
The Commission may include some or
all of the confidential business
information submitted in the course of
this investigation in the report it sends
to the President and the U.S. Trade
Representative. After transmitting its
report, the Commission intends to
publish a public version of its report,
with any confidential business
information deleted. Any confidential
business information received by the
Commission in this investigation and
used in preparing this report will not be
published in the public version of the
report in a manner that would reveal the
operations of the firm supplying the
information.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: November 28, 2007.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E7–23356 Filed 11–30–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 731–TA–986–987
(Review)]
Ferrovanadium From China and South
Africa
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution of five-year reviews
concerning the antidumping duty orders
on ferrovanadium from China and South
Africa.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives
notice that it has instituted reviews
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act)
to determine whether revocation of the
antidumping duty orders on
ferrovanadium from China and South
Africa would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of material
injury. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of
the Act, interested parties are requested
to respond to this notice by submitting
the information specified below to the
Commission; 1 to be assured of
1 No response to this request for information is
required if a currently valid Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) number is not displayed; the
OMB number is 3117–0016/USITC No. 08–5–177,
expiration date June 30, 2008. Public reporting
burden for the request is estimated to average 10
hours per response. Please send comments
regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to
the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC
20436.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. AGOA-002]
Denim Fabric: Use in AGOA Countries During Fiscal Year 2007
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution of investigation and scheduling of hearing; change
in numbering format for AGOA reports.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 112(c)(2)(B)(iii) of the African Growth
and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (19 U.S.C. 3721(c)(2)(B)(iii)), the
Commission has instituted investigation No. AGOA-002, Denim Fabric: Use
in AGOA Countries During Fiscal Year 2007, for the purpose of gathering
information and making the determination required concerning the extent
to which denim fabric deemed to be available in commercial quantities
during fiscal year 2007 for use by lesser developed beneficiary (LDB)
sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries was used in the production of
apparel articles receiving preferential treatment during fiscal year
2007.
DATES: December 3, 2007: Institution of investigation.
March 18, 2008: Deadline for filing request to appear at the public
hearing.
March 21, 2008: Deadline for filing pre-hearing briefs and
statements.
April 9, 2008: Public hearing.
April 23, 2008: Deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and
statements.
April 28, 2008: Deadline for filing all other written submissions.
July 1, 2008: Transmittal of Commission report to the President and
U.S. Trade Representative.
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, including the Commission's hearing
rooms, are located in the United States International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC. All written submissions
should be addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436. The public record
for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic
docket (EDIS) at https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/edis.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project leaders Justino de la Cruz
(202-205-3252 or justino.delacruz@usitc.gov) or Dawn Heuschel (202-205-
2577 or dawn.heuschel@usitc.gov) for information specific to this
investigation. For information on the legal aspects of this
investigation, contact William Gearhart of the Commission's Office of
the General Counsel (202-205-3091 or william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The
media should contact Margaret O'Laughlin, Office of External Relations
(202-205-1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). Hearing-impaired
individuals may obtain information on this matter by contacting the
Commission's TDD terminal at 202-205-1810. General information
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its
Internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000.
Background: On December 20, 2006, the President signed into law
amendments to section 112(c) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act
(AGOA) (19 U.S.C. 3721(c)), included in Public Law 109-432. The
amendments require the Commission to make certain determinations
relating to the commercial availability of regional fabric or yarn for
use in LDB SSA
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countries in apparel articles receiving U.S. preferential treatment
under AGOA, and also require the Commission to make determinations with
regard to the extent that the quantity of fabric or yarn determined to
be so available was so used. Section 112(c)(2)(C) of AGOA deemed denim
fabric provided for in subheading 5209.42.00 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States to be available in the amount of 30
million square meter equivalents for such purposes during the period
October 1, 2006-September 30, 2007 (fiscal year 2007). Section
112(c)(2)(B)(iii) of AGOA now requires the Commission to determine the
extent to which the denim fabric deemed to be available during fiscal
year 2007 was used in the production of apparel articles receiving
preferential treatment under AGOA that were entered during fiscal year
2007. The Commission expects to transmit its determination and report
to the President and the U.S. Trade Representative on or before July 1,
2008.
The Commission has also re-designated the recently completed
investigation No. AGOA-07-001, Commercial Availability of Fabric &
Yarns in AGOA Countries: Certain Denim, as investigation No. AGOA-001,
Commission Publication 3950, September 2007. This change was made
principally for the purpose of facilitating docketing and public
searches through the Commission's EDIS system.
The Commission will institute a separate investigation in the near
future for the purpose of gathering information and making
determinations concerning whether such denim fabric will be available
in commercial quantities during fiscal year 2009 for use in LDB SSA
countries in the production of apparel articles receiving preferential
treatment under AGOA, and if so, the quantity that will be available.
This investigation will be designated as investigation No. AGOA-003.
The Commission made similar determinations with respect to availability
during fiscal year 2008 in recently completed investigation No. AGOA-
001.
Public Hearing: A public hearing in connection with this
investigation will be held at the U.S. International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on
April 9, 2008. To facilitate attendance at the hearing by parties also
interested in attending the hearing in investigation No. AGOA-003, the
Commission will hold a consolidated hearing for both investigations.
Requests to appear at the public hearing should be filed with the
Secretary, no later than 5:15 p.m., March 18, 2008, in accordance with
the requirements in the ``Submissions'' section below. All pre-hearing
briefs and statements should be filed not later than 5:15 p.m., March
21, 2008; and all post-hearing briefs and statements should be filed
not later than 5:15 p.m., April 23, 2008. In the event that, as of the
close of business on March 18, 2008, no witnesses are scheduled to
appear at the hearing, the hearing will be canceled. Any person
interested in attending the hearing as an observer or nonparticipant
may call the Secretary to the Commission (202-205-2000) after March 18,
2008, for information concerning whether the hearing will be held.
Written Submissions: In lieu of or in addition to participating in
the hearing, interested parties are invited to submit written
statements concerning this investigation. All written submissions
should be addressed to the Secretary. All written submissions (except
for requests to appear at the hearing and pre- and post-hearing briefs
and statements with earlier due dates) should be received not later
than 5:15 p.m., April 28, 2008. All written submissions must conform
with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8 requires that a
signed original (or a copy so designated) and fourteen (14) copies of
each document be filed. In the event that confidential treatment of a
document is requested, at least four (4) additional copies must be
filed, in which the confidential information must be deleted (see the
following paragraph for further information regarding confidential
business information). The Commission's rules authorize filing
submissions with the Secretary by facsimile or electronic means only to
the extent permitted by section 201.8 of the rules (see Handbook for
Electronic Filing Procedures, https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_
notices/rules/documents/handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf). Persons
with questions regarding electronic filing should contact the Secretary
(202-205-2000).
Any submissions that contain confidential business information must
also conform with the requirements of section 201.6 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). Section 201.6 of the
rules requires that the cover of the document and the individual pages
be clearly marked as to whether they are the ``confidential'' or ``non-
confidential'' version, and that the confidential business information
be clearly identified by means of brackets. All written submissions,
except for confidential business information, will be made available
for inspection by interested parties.
The Commission may include some or all of the confidential business
information submitted in the course of this investigation in the report
it sends to the President and the U.S. Trade Representative. After
transmitting its report, the Commission intends to publish a public
version of its report, with any confidential business information
deleted. Any confidential business information received by the
Commission in this investigation and used in preparing this report will
not be published in the public version of the report in a manner that
would reveal the operations of the firm supplying the information.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: November 28, 2007.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E7-23356 Filed 11-30-07; 8:45 am]
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