Certain Lighting Control Devices Including Dimmer Switches and Parts Thereof (IV); Notice of Institution of Investigation; Institution of Investigation Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337, 35015-35016 [2011-14778]
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Taiwan and Zoran Corporation of
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The complainant, proposed
respondents, other interested parties,
and members of the public are invited
to file comments, not to exceed five
pages in length, on any public interest
issues raised by the complaint.
Comments should address whether
issuance of an exclusion order and/or a
cease and desist order in this
investigation would negatively 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 orders are used
in the United States;
(ii) Identify any public health, safety,
or welfare concerns in the United States
relating to the potential orders;
(iii) Indicate the extent to which like
or directly competitive articles are
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otherwise available in the United States,
with respect to the articles potentially
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(iv) Indicate whether Complainant,
Complainant’s licensees, and/or third
party suppliers have the capacity to
replace the volume of articles
potentially subject to an exclusion order
and a cease and desist order within a
commercially reasonable time.
Written submissions must be filed no
later than by close of business, five
business days after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. There will be further
opportunities for comment on the
public interest after the issuance of any
final initial determination in this
investigation.
Persons filing written submissions
must file the original document and 12
true copies thereof on or before the
deadlines stated above with the Office
of the Secretary. Submissions should
refer to the docket number (‘‘Docket No.
2815’’) in a prominent place on the
cover page and/or the first page. 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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electronic filing should contact the
Secretary (202–205–2000).
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 nonconfidential
written submissions will be available for
public inspection at the Office of the
Secretary.
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 sections 201.10 and 210.50(a)(4)
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure (19 CFR §§ 201.10,
210.50(a)(4)).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: June 9, 2011.
William R. Bishop,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2011–14700 Filed 6–14–11; 8:45 am]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Inv. No. 337–TA–776]
Certain Lighting Control Devices
Including Dimmer Switches and Parts
Thereof (IV); Notice of Institution of
Investigation; Institution of
Investigation Pursuant to 19 U.S.C.
1337
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
complaint was filed with the U.S.
International Trade Commission on May
16, 2011, under section 337 of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C.
1337, on behalf of Lutron Electronics
Co., Inc. of Coopersburg, Pennsylvania.
The complaint alleges violations of
section 337 based upon the importation
into the United States, the sale for
importation, and the sale within the
United States after importation of
certain lighting control devices
including dimmer switches and parts
thereof by reason of infringement of
certain claims of U.S. Patent No.
5,637,930 (‘‘the ’930 patent’’) and U.S.
Patent No. 5,248,919 (‘‘the ’919 patent’’).
The complaint further alleges that an
industry in the United States exists as
required by subsection (a)(2) of section
337.
SUMMARY:
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The complainant requests that the
Commission institute an investigation
and, after the investigation, issue an
exclusion order and cease and desist
orders.
ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for
any confidential information contained
therein, is 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., Room
112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone
(202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired
individuals are advised that information
on this matter can be obtained by
contacting the Commission’s TDD
terminal on (202) 205–1810. 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. 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: The
Office of Unfair Import Investigations,
U.S. International Trade Commission,
telephone (202) 205–2560.
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
(2011).
Scope of investigation: Having
considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on
June 9, 2011, 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 lighting control
devices including dimmer switches and
parts thereof that infringe one or more
of claims 36, 38–41, 47, 53, 54, 56, 58,
60, 65, 67–70, 76, 82, 83, 85, 87, 89, 94,
96–99, 105, 111, 112, 114, 116, 118, 178,
180, 189, 193, and 197 of the ’930 patent
and claims 1, 2, 5–8, 11–13, 15–20, 23,
25–32, 35, 36, and 38 of the ’919 patent,
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:
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(a) The complainant is:
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., 7200 Suter
Road, Coopersburg, PA 18036.
(b) The respondents are the following
entities alleged to be in violation of
section 337, and are the parties upon
which the complaint is to be served:
Pass & Seymour, Inc., 50 Boyd Avenue,
Syracuse, NY 13209.
AH Lighting, 2442 Hunter Street, Los
Angeles, CA 90021.
American Top Electric Corp., 1202 E.
Walnut Avenue, Suite H, Santa Ana,
CA 92701.
Big Deal Electric Corp., 1202 E. Walnut
Avenue, Suite H, Santa Ana, CA
92701.
Diode LED, 1195 Park Avenue, Suite
211, Emeryville, CA 94608.
Elemental LED, LLC, 1195 Park Avenue,
Suite 211, Emeryville, CA 94608.
Wenzhou Huir Electric Science &
Technology Co. Ltd., Bridge East
Wan-Ao, Qiatou Village, Yueqing,
Zhejiang 325600, China.
Westgate Mfg., Inc., 4500 S. Boyle
Avenue, Vernon, CA 90058.
Zhejiang Lux Electric Co. Ltd., Weiqi
Road, Yueqing Economic
Development Zone, Yueqing, Zhejiang
325600, China.
Zhejiang Yuelong Mechanical &
Electrical Co. Ltd., Yaao Road & Nanxi
Road, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 31400, China.
(c) The 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, Chief
Administrative Law Judge, U.S.
International Trade Commission, shall
designate the presiding Administrative
Law Judge.
Responses to the complaint and the
notice of investigation must be
submitted by the named respondents 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)–(e) 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 a 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
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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 an exclusion order or a cease
and desist order or both directed against
the respondent.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: June 9, 2011.
William R. Bishop,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,
and Explosives
[OMB Number 1140–0058]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested: Investigator
Integrity Questionnaire
30-Day Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Justice (DOJ),
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,
and Explosives (ATF) will be submitting
the following information collection
request to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed
information collection is published to
obtain comments from the public and
affected agencies. This proposed
information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register
Volume 76, Number 69, page 20009–
20010, on April 11, 2011, allowing for
a 60 day comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow
for an additional 30 days for public
comment until July 15, 2011. This
process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments concerning this
information collection should be sent to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attn: DOJ Desk Officer. The best
way to ensure your comments are
received is to e-mail them to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or fax
them to 202–395–7285. All comments
should reference the 8 digit OMB
number for the collection or the title of
the collection. If you have questions
concerning the collection, please call
Renee Reid at 202–648–9620 or the DOJ
Desk Officer at 202–395–3176.
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Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your
comments should address one or more
of the following four points:
—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 agencies
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.
Summary of Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Investigator Integrity Questionnaire.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection: Form Number: ATF F 8620.7.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. Other: none.
Need for Collection
ATF utilizes the services of contract
investigators to conduct security/
suitability investigations on prospective
or current employees, as well as those
contractors and consultants doing
business with ATF. Persons interviewed
by contract investigators will be
randomly selected to voluntarily
complete a questionnaire regarding the
investigator’s degree of professionalism.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: There will be an estimated
2,500 respondents, who will complete
the form within approximately 5
minutes.
(6) An estimate of the total burden (in
hours) associated with the collection:
There are an estimated 250 total burden
hours associated with this collection.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Inv. No. 337-TA-776]
Certain Lighting Control Devices Including Dimmer Switches and
Parts Thereof (IV); Notice of Institution of Investigation; Institution
of Investigation Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the
U.S. International Trade Commission on May 16, 2011, under section 337
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. of Coopersburg, Pennsylvania. The
complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation
into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within
the United States after importation of certain lighting control devices
including dimmer switches and parts thereof by reason of infringement
of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 5,637,930 (``the '930 patent'')
and U.S. Patent No. 5,248,919 (``the '919 patent''). The complaint
further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as
required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337.
The complainant requests that the Commission institute an
investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order
and cease and desist orders.
ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information
contained therein, is 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., Room 112,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000. Hearing impaired
individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained
by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810. 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. 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: The Office of Unfair Import
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202)
205-2560.
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 (2011).
Scope of investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on June 9, 2011, 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 lighting
control devices including dimmer switches and parts thereof that
infringe one or more of claims 36, 38-41, 47, 53, 54, 56, 58, 60, 65,
67-70, 76, 82, 83, 85, 87, 89, 94, 96-99, 105, 111, 112, 114, 116, 118,
178, 180, 189, 193, and 197 of the '930 patent and claims 1, 2, 5-8,
11-13, 15-20, 23, 25-32, 35, 36, and 38 of the '919 patent, 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:
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(a) The complainant is:
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., 7200 Suter Road, Coopersburg, PA 18036.
(b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in
violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint
is to be served:
Pass & Seymour, Inc., 50 Boyd Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13209.
AH Lighting, 2442 Hunter Street, Los Angeles, CA 90021.
American Top Electric Corp., 1202 E. Walnut Avenue, Suite H, Santa Ana,
CA 92701.
Big Deal Electric Corp., 1202 E. Walnut Avenue, Suite H, Santa Ana, CA
92701.
Diode LED, 1195 Park Avenue, Suite 211, Emeryville, CA 94608.
Elemental LED, LLC, 1195 Park Avenue, Suite 211, Emeryville, CA 94608.
Wenzhou Huir Electric Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Bridge East Wan-
Ao, Qiatou Village, Yueqing, Zhejiang 325600, China.
Westgate Mfg., Inc., 4500 S. Boyle Avenue, Vernon, CA 90058.
Zhejiang Lux Electric Co. Ltd., Weiqi Road, Yueqing Economic
Development Zone, Yueqing, Zhejiang 325600, China.
Zhejiang Yuelong Mechanical & Electrical Co. Ltd., Yaao Road & Nanxi
Road, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 31400, China.
(c) The 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, Chief Administrative Law Judge, U.S. International Trade
Commission, shall designate the presiding Administrative Law Judge.
Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be
submitted by the named respondents 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)-(e) 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 a 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 an exclusion order or
a cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: June 9, 2011.
William R. Bishop,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2011-14778 Filed 6-14-11; 8:45 am]
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