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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
Notice of Receipt of Complaint;
Solicitation of Comments Relating to
the Public Interest
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has received a complaint
entitled Certain Graphics Processing
Chips, Systems on a Chip, and Products
Containing the Same, DN 3042; the
Commission is soliciting comments on
any public interest issues raised by the
complaint or complainant’s filing under
section § 210.8(b) of the Commission’s
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
§ 210.8(b)).
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 EDIS,1 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
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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 USITC.2 The public record
for this investigation may be viewed on
the Commission’s Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS) at USITC.3
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 section
210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure filed on behalf
of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and
Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC
on November 21, 2014. 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 graphics
processing chips, systems on a chip, and
products containing the same. The
complaint names as respondents
NVIDIA Corporation of Santa Clara, CA;
Biostar Microtech International Corp. of
Taiwan; Biostar Microtech (U.S.A.)
Corp. of City of Industry, CA; Elitegroup
Computer Systems Co. Ltd. of Taiwan;
Elitegroup Computer Systems, Inc. of
Newark, CA; EVGA Corp. of Brea, CA;
Fuhu, Inc. of El Segundo, CA; Jaton
Corp. of Fremont, CA; Mad Catz, Inc. of
San Diego, CA; OUYA, Inc. of Santa
Monica, CA; Sparkle Computer Co., Ltd.
of Taiwan; Toradex, Inc. of Seattle, WA;
Wikipad, Inc. of Westlake Village, CA;
ZOTAC International (MCO) Ltd. of
Hong Kong; and ZOTAC USA, Inc. of
Chino CA. The complainant requests
that the Commission issue an exclusion
order, cease and desist orders, and a
bond upon respondents’ alleged
infringing articles during the 60-day
Presidential 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 section 210.8(b) filing. Comments
should address whether issuance of the
relief specifically requested by the
complainant in this investigation would
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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 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.
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 section
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. 3042’’)
in a prominent place on the cover page
and/or the first page. (See Handbook for
Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic
Filing Procedures.4) Persons with
questions regarding 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
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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
and on EDIS.5
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 210.8(c) of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR §§ 201.10, 210.8(c)).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: November 24, 2014.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
On November 21, 2014, the
Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of
Texas in the lawsuit titled United
States, et al., v. Ashland Inc., et al.,
Civil Action No. 14–cv–574.
The United States, on behalf of the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
filed this lawsuit pursuant to the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9601–9675,
to recover response costs incurred, and
obtain a declaratory judgment as to
liability for response costs to be
incurred, for responding to the releases
and threatened releases of hazardous
substances at and from the Palmer Barge
Superfund Site in Port Arthur, Texas
(‘‘the Site’’). The Complaint names as
defendants Ashland Inc.; E.I. du Pont de
Nemours and Co.; Exxon Mobil Corp.;
ExxonMobil Oil Corp.; Houston Ship
Repair, Inc.; Kirby Corp.; Kirby Inland
Marine, LP; Phillips 66 Co.; and Texaco
Inc. In the Complaint, which the State
of Texas joined, the United States
alleges that defendants (or their
predecessors in interest) arranged for
the disposal of hazardous substances at
the Site.
The Consent Decree resolves the
United States’ claims against each of the
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named defendants as entities that
arranged for disposal of hazardous
wastes at the site and, in addition,
against defendants Kirby Corp., Kirby
Inland Marine, and Phillips 66 as
successors in interest to other entities
identified in the Consent Decree with
CERCLA liabilities at the Site. The
Consent Decree also settles potential
claims related to the Site that could be
brought by the defendants against the
United States related to the United
States Maritime Administration
(‘‘MARAD’’), which hired defendant
Houston Ship Repair, Inc., to
decommission MARAD vessels.
Under the Consent Decree, the settling
parties will pay response costs to the
United States as follows: Ashland Inc.,
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Exxon
Mobil Corp., ExxonMobil Oil Corp.,
Kirby Corp., Kirby Inland Marine, and
Phillips 66, collectively, will pay
$1,874,804.22; Houston Ship Repair will
pay $599,938.12; and MARAD will pay
$399,958.75. In return for these
payments, the United States agrees not
to sue the defendants or the abovedescribed predecessors in interest of
Kirby Corp., Kirby Inland Marine, and
the Phillips 66, under section 106 or 107
of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606, § 9607, in
connection with the Site.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
Consent Decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
United States, et al. v. Ashland Inc., et
al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–2–08876. All
comments must be submitted no later
than thirty (30) days after the
publication date of this notice.
Comments may be submitted either by
email or by mail:
To submit
comments:
Send them to:
By e-mail ......
pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington,
D.C. 20044–7611.
By mail .........
During the public comment period,
the Consent Decree may be examined
and downloaded at this Justice
Department Web site: https://
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/
Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide
a paper copy of the Consent Decree
upon written request and payment of
reproduction costs. Please mail your
request and payment to: Consent Decree
Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box
7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611.
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Please enclose a check or money order
for $10.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Thomas P. Carroll,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement
Section, Environment and Natural Resources
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decrees Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
Notice is hereby given that on
November 21, 2014, a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. Antilles Gas
Corp., et al., Civil Action No. 1:14–cv–
00100, was lodged in the United States
District Court, District of the Virgin
Islands, between the United States and
the following Settling Defendants:
Antilles Gas Corp.; Bohlke International
Airways, Inc.; The Buccaneer, Inc.;
Bunkers of St. Croix, Inc.; CarMar, Inc.;
Chico’s Rental of Equipment; Coral
World Ocean Park; Cruzan Rum VIRIL;
Dan’s Trucking and Removal; Devcon
International Corp.; Government of the
United States Virgin Islands; La Reine
Service Station; Mackay Enterprises;
Merchant’s Market of St. Croix, Inc.;
Metro Motors SC, Inc.; Monarch Heavy
Equipment; The Other End Enterprises,
Inc.; Paradise Waste Systems, Inc.;
Quality Electric Supply, Inc.; Seaborne
Virgin Islands, Inc.; St. Croix Marine
Corp.; Topa Equities VI Corporation (d/
b/a West Indies Company); Tropic View
Estates, LTD (d/b/a H.H. Tire and
Battery); United Corporation; VI Cement
and Building Products, Inc.; V.I.
Housing Authority; V.I. Port Authority;
and V.I. Telephone Corp.
In this action brought under Section
107 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980, 42 U.S.C. 9607 (‘‘CERCLA’’), the
United States seeks to recover costs
incurred by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency at the
TC Waste Oil Superfund Site in St.
Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (the ‘‘Site’’).
Through the proposed Consent Decree,
23 private companies, three Virgin
Islands government entities or public
corporations, and five Settling Federal
Agencies shall reimburse the United
States a combined $1,874,849.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
Consent Decree. Comments should be
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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 Graphics
Processing Chips, Systems on a Chip, and Products Containing the Same,
DN 3042; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest
issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing under section
Sec. 210.8(b) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19
CFR Sec. 210.8(b)).
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 EDIS,\1\ 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.
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General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained
by accessing its Internet server at United States International Trade
Commission (USITC) at USITC.\2\ The public record for this
investigation may be viewed on the Commission's Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS) at USITC.\3\ Hearing-impaired persons are
advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting
the Commission's TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810.
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\2\ United States International Trade Commission (USITC): https://edis.usitc.gov.
\3\ Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has received a complaint and
a submission pursuant to section 210.8(b) of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure filed on behalf of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
and Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC on November 21, 2014. The
complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. Sec. 1337) in the importation into the United States, the
sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after
importation of certain graphics processing chips, systems on a chip,
and products containing the same. The complaint names as respondents
NVIDIA Corporation of Santa Clara, CA; Biostar Microtech International
Corp. of Taiwan; Biostar Microtech (U.S.A.) Corp. of City of Industry,
CA; Elitegroup Computer Systems Co. Ltd. of Taiwan; Elitegroup Computer
Systems, Inc. of Newark, CA; EVGA Corp. of Brea, CA; Fuhu, Inc. of El
Segundo, CA; Jaton Corp. of Fremont, CA; Mad Catz, Inc. of San Diego,
CA; OUYA, Inc. of Santa Monica, CA; Sparkle Computer Co., Ltd. of
Taiwan; Toradex, Inc. of Seattle, WA; Wikipad, Inc. of Westlake
Village, CA; ZOTAC International (MCO) Ltd. of Hong Kong; and ZOTAC
USA, Inc. of Chino CA. The complainant requests that the Commission
issue an exclusion order, cease and desist orders, and a bond upon
respondents' alleged infringing articles during the 60-day Presidential
review period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. Sec. 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 section 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 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.
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 section 210.4(f) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR Sec. 210.4(f)). Submissions should refer to the
docket number (``Docket No. 3042'') in a prominent place on the cover
page and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing
Procedures, Electronic Filing Procedures.\4\) 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
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treatment. See 19 CFR Sec. 201.6. Documents for which confidential
treatment by the Commission is properly sought will be treated
accordingly. All nonconfidential written submissions will be available
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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. Sec. 1337), and of sections
201.10 and 210.8(c) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure
(19 CFR Sec. Sec. 201.10, 210.8(c)).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: November 24, 2014.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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