China: Intellectual Property Infringement, Indigenous Innovation Policies, and Frameworks for Measuring the Effects on the U.S. Economy, 25883-25884 [2010-11011]

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[FR Doc. 2010–10989 Filed 5–7–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–11–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 332–514] China: Intellectual Property Infringement, Indigenous Innovation Policies, and Frameworks for Measuring the Effects on the U.S. Economy jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Institution of investigation and scheduling of hearing. SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request from the United States Senate Committee on Finance (Committee) dated April 19, 2010, the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) instituted investigation No. 332–514, China: Intellectual Property Infringement, Indigenous Innovation Policies, and Frameworks for Measuring the Effects on the U.S. Economy, for the purpose of preparing the first of two reports requested by the Committee, and has scheduled a public hearing in connection with investigations relating to both reports for June 15, 2010. DATES: June 1, 2010: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the public hearing. June 3, 2010: Deadline for filing prehearing briefs and statements. June 15, 2010: Public hearing. June 22, 2010: Deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and statements. July 9, 2010: Deadline for filing all other written submissions concerning investigation No. 332–514. November 19, 2010: Transmittal of first report to the Senate Committee on Finance. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:18 May 07, 2010 Jkt 220001 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 Katherine Linton (katherine.linton@usitc.gov or 202–205– 3393) or Alexander Hammer (alexander.hammer@usitc.gov or 202– 205–3271) or Deputy Project Leader Jeremy Wise (jeremy.wise@usitc.gov or 202–205–3190) for information specific to this investigation. For information on the legal aspects of these investigations, 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: The Commission has instituted this investigation for the purpose of preparing the first of the reports requested by the Committee. The first report will: • Describe the principal types of reported IPR infringement in China; • Describe China’s indigenous innovation policies; and • Outline analytical frameworks for determining the quantitative effects of the infringement and indigenous innovation policies on the U.S. economy as a whole and on sectors of the U.S. economy, including lost U.S. jobs. As requested by the Committee, the Commission will deliver this first report by November 19, 2010. The Committee asked the Commission to provide a second report by May 2, 2011, that describes the size and scope of reported IPR infringement in China; that provides a quantitative analysis of the impact of reported IPR infringement in China on ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 25883 the U.S. economy and U.S. jobs and on the potential effects on sales, profits, royalties, and license fees of U.S. firms globally; and that discusses actual, potential, and reported effects of China’s indigenous innovation policies on the U.S. economy and U.S. jobs, and quantifies these effects, to the extent feasible. The Commission will publish a notice shortly that announces institution of an investigation to prepare this second report. Public Hearing: The Commission will hold a public hearing in connection with this investigation, and the investigation to be instituted in connection with the second report, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on June 15, 2010 (continuing on June 16, 2010, if needed). Requests to appear at the public hearing should be filed with the Secretary, no later than 5:15 p.m., June 1, 2010, 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., June 3, 2010; and all post-hearing briefs and statements should be filed not later than 5:15 p.m., June 22, 2010. In the event that, as of the close of business on June 1, 2010, 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 June 4, 2010, for information concerning whether the hearing will be held. Written Submissions: In lieu of or in addition to participating at the hearing, interested parties are invited to submit written statements concerning this investigation. All written submissions concerning this investigation should be addressed to the Secretary, and should be received not later than 5:15 p.m., July 9, 2010. 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 E:\FR\FM\10MYN1.SGM 10MYN1 25884 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 89 / Monday, May 10, 2010 / Notices 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 ‘‘nonconfidential’’ 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. In its request letter, the Committee stated that it intends to make the Commission’s reports available to the public in their entirety, and asked that the Commission not include any confidential business information or national security classified information in the reports that the Commission sends to the Committee. Any confidential business information received by the Commission in this investigation and used in preparing this report will not be published in a manner that would reveal the operations of the firm supplying the information. process. This will be an open forum and there will ample opportunities for attendees to ask questions. Participants are strongly encouraged to come prepared to ask questions. Space is limited at this workshop, and as a result, only 100 participants will be allowed to register. We request that each manufacturer and test laboratory limit their representatives to no more than two per organization. Exceptions to this limit may occur, should space allow. Participants planning to attend are responsible for their own travel arrangements. Please use the following https://www.justnet.org/Pages/ RecordView.aspx?itemid=2396 to see an agenda and obtain the registration form to attend the Workshop. You will receive a response to your request within 2 business days. DATES: The meeting will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. ADDRESSES: Westin Annapolis Hotel, 100 Westgate Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer O’Connor, by telephone at 202– 307–0070 [Note: this is not a toll-free telephone number], or by e-mail at Jennifer.O’Connor@usdoj.gov. By order of the Commission. Issued: May 5, 2010. Marilyn R. Abbott, Secretary to the Commission. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR May 5, 2010. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Office of Justice Programs [OJP (NIJ) Docket No. 1518] NIJ Body Armor Compliance Testing Program Workshop National Institute of Justice. Notice of meeting. AGENCY: jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is hosting a Body Armor Compliance Testing Program Workshop for manufacturers and test laboratories on Tuesday, May 18, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. NIJ is hosting this workshop specifically to update manufacturers and test laboratories with regard to the Compliance Testing Program, status of testing, administrative clarifications, and the follow-up inspection and testing 17:18 May 07, 2010 BILLING CODE 4410–18–P Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request BILLING CODE 7020–02–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 [FR Doc. 2010–10922 Filed 5–7–10; 8:45 am] Office of the Secretary [FR Doc. 2010–11011 Filed 5–7–10; 8:45 am] ACTION: Kristina Rose, Acting Director, National Institute of Justice. Jkt 220001 The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of the following public information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation; including among other things a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Darrin A. King on 202–693–4129 (this is not a toll-free number)/e-mail: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 Department of Labor—Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202–395–7316/ Fax: 202–395–5806 (these are not tollfree numbers), E-mail: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register. In order to ensure the appropriate consideration, comments should reference the OMB Control Number (see below). The OMB is particularly interested in comments which: • Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; • Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; • Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and • Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Agency: Wage and Hour Division. Type of Review: Extension and Revision of a currently approved collection. Title of Collection: Records to be kept by Employers—Fair Labor Standards Act. OMB Control Number: 1235–0018. Affected Public: Private Sector (Business or other for-profits, Not-forprofit institutions, and Farms); State, Local, or Tribal Governments; and Individuals or Households. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,486,025. Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 853,924. Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden (does not include hourly wage costs): $0. Description: Employers respond to these information collections to document compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. 201, et seq. For additional information, see related notice published in the Federal Register on December 23, 2009 (74 FR 68284). Darrin A. King, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2010–10982 Filed 5–7–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–27–P E:\FR\FM\10MYN1.SGM 10MYN1

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332-514]


China: Intellectual Property Infringement, Indigenous Innovation 
Policies, and Frameworks for Measuring the Effects on the U.S. Economy

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation and scheduling of hearing.

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SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request from the United States Senate 
Committee on Finance (Committee) dated April 19, 2010, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission (Commission) instituted investigation 
No. 332-514, China: Intellectual Property Infringement, Indigenous 
Innovation Policies, and Frameworks for Measuring the Effects on the 
U.S. Economy, for the purpose of preparing the first of two reports 
requested by the Committee, and has scheduled a public hearing in 
connection with investigations relating to both reports for June 15, 
2010.

DATES: 
    June 1, 2010: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the public 
hearing.
    June 3, 2010: Deadline for filing pre-hearing briefs and 
statements.
    June 15, 2010: Public hearing.
    June 22, 2010: Deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and 
statements.
    July 9, 2010: Deadline for filing all other written submissions 
concerning investigation No. 332-514.
    November 19, 2010: Transmittal of first report to the Senate 
Committee on Finance.

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 Katherine Linton 
(katherine.linton@usitc.gov or 202-205-3393) or Alexander Hammer 
(alexander.hammer@usitc.gov or 202-205-3271) or Deputy Project Leader 
Jeremy Wise (jeremy.wise@usitc.gov or 202-205-3190) for information 
specific to this investigation. For information on the legal aspects of 
these investigations, 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: The Commission has instituted this investigation for 
the purpose of preparing the first of the reports requested by the 
Committee. The first report will:
     Describe the principal types of reported IPR infringement 
in China;
     Describe China's indigenous innovation policies; and
     Outline analytical frameworks for determining the 
quantitative effects of the infringement and indigenous innovation 
policies on the U.S. economy as a whole and on sectors of the U.S. 
economy, including lost U.S. jobs.
    As requested by the Committee, the Commission will deliver this 
first report by November 19, 2010. The Committee asked the Commission 
to provide a second report by May 2, 2011, that describes the size and 
scope of reported IPR infringement in China; that provides a 
quantitative analysis of the impact of reported IPR infringement in 
China on the U.S. economy and U.S. jobs and on the potential effects on 
sales, profits, royalties, and license fees of U.S. firms globally; and 
that discusses actual, potential, and reported effects of China's 
indigenous innovation policies on the U.S. economy and U.S. jobs, and 
quantifies these effects, to the extent feasible. The Commission will 
publish a notice shortly that announces institution of an investigation 
to prepare this second report.
    Public Hearing: The Commission will hold a public hearing in 
connection with this investigation, and the investigation to be 
instituted in connection with the second report, at the U.S. 
International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, 
DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on June 15, 2010 (continuing on June 16, 
2010, if needed). Requests to appear at the public hearing should be 
filed with the Secretary, no later than 5:15 p.m., June 1, 2010, 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., June 3, 2010; and all post-hearing briefs and statements 
should be filed not later than 5:15 p.m., June 22, 2010. In the event 
that, as of the close of business on June 1, 2010, 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 June 4, 2010, for information concerning whether the hearing will 
be held.
    Written Submissions: In lieu of or in addition to participating at 
the hearing, interested parties are invited to submit written 
statements concerning this investigation. All written submissions 
concerning this investigation should be addressed to the Secretary, and 
should be received not later than 5:15 p.m., July 9, 2010. 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

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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.
    In its request letter, the Committee stated that it intends to make 
the Commission's reports available to the public in their entirety, and 
asked that the Commission not include any confidential business 
information or national security classified information in the reports 
that the Commission sends to the Committee. Any confidential business 
information received by the Commission in this investigation and used 
in preparing this report will not be published in a manner that would 
reveal the operations of the firm supplying the information.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: May 5, 2010.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-11011 Filed 5-7-10; 8:45 am]
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