Supercalendered Paper From Canada; Institution of a Countervailing Duty Investigation and Scheduling of a Preliminary Phase Investigation, 12036-12037 [2015-05012]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 12036 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 43 / Thursday, March 5, 2015 / Notices investigation are or 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 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. 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 instituted this investigation on June 25, 2013, based on a complaint filed by Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc. of New Rochelle, New York (‘‘GPH’’), 78 FR 38072 (June 25, 2013). The complaint alleged violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 (‘‘section 337’’), in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain consumer electronics with display and processing capabilities by reason of infringement of certain claims of United States Patent Nos. 6,650,327; 8,144,158; and 5,717,881. The notice of investigation named several entities as respondents, including Toshiba Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, and Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. of Irvine, California (collectively ‘‘Toshiba’’); Toshiba America, Inc. of New York, New York (‘‘Toshiba America’’). The Office of Unfair Import Investigations is a party to the investigation. The Commission has terminated the investigation with respect to the remaining respondents. See Notice (Aug. 16, 2013); Notice (Sept. 13, 2013); Notice (Dec. 20, 2013); Notice (Mar. 10, 2014); Notice (May 6, 2014). The Commission also later terminated the investigation in part with respect to certain claims of the asserted patents. Notice (Mar. 11, 2014); Notice (Apr. 25, 2014). On August 29, 2014, the presiding administrative law judge issued his final initial determination (‘‘ID’’), finding a violation of section 337 with respect to Toshiba but finding no violation with respect to Toshiba America. Toshiba petitioned for review of the final ID, and the Commission determined to review certain aspects of the final ID regarding Toshiba. No party, however, petitioned for review of the final ID’s finding regarding Toshiba America, and the VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:28 Mar 04, 2015 Jkt 235001 Commission determined not to review that issue. See 79 FR 65698 (Nov. 5, 2014). On October 30, 2014, the Commission determined to review the final ID in part with respect to issues of claim construction, validity, infringement, the domestic industry requirement, and Toshiba’s affirmative defenses of licensing and RAND. 79 FR 65698 (November 5, 2014). The notice of review requested briefing on various issues of violation, remedy, bonding, and the public interest. Id. The Commission twice extended the target date for completion of the investigation to accommodate the parties’ settlement negotiations. Notice (Jan. 9, 2015); Notice (Feb. 4, 2015). On February 4, 2015, GPH, Toshiba and Toshiba America filed a joint motion to terminate the investigation based on a settlement agreement pursuant to Commission Rule § 210.21(b). On February 18, 2015, the Commission investigative attorney filed a response supporting the joint motion. The Commission has determined to grant the joint motion and to terminate the investigation in its entirety. The authority for the Commission’s determination is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in Part 210 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part 210). By order of the Commission. Issued: February 27, 2015. William R. Bishop, Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–05013 Filed 3–4–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 701–TA–530 (Preliminary)] Supercalendered Paper From Canada; Institution of a Countervailing Duty Investigation and Scheduling of a Preliminary Phase Investigation United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of an investigation and commencement of a preliminary phase countervailing duty investigation No. 701–TA–530 (Preliminary) under section 703(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a)) (the Act) to determine whether there is SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports from Canada of supercalendered paper, provided for in subheading 4802.61.30 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be subsidized by the government of Canada. Unless the Department of Commerce extends the time for initiation pursuant to section 702(c)(1)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must reach a preliminary determination in countervailing duty investigations in 45 days, or in this case by Monday, April 13, 2015. The Commission’s views must be transmitted to Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by Monday, April 20, 2015. For further information concerning the conduct of this investigation and rules of general application, consult the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207). DATES: Effective: Thursday, February 26, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher J. Cassise (202–708–5408), Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information on this matter 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 (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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background.—This investigation is being instituted in response to a petition filed on Thursday, February 26, 2015, by Madison Paper Industries, Madison, ME and Verso Corporation, Memphis, TN. Participation in the investigation and public service list.—Persons (other than petitioners) wishing to participate in the investigation as parties must file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as provided in sections 201.11 and 207.10 of the Commission’s rules, not later than seven E:\FR\FM\05MRN1.SGM 05MRN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 43 / Thursday, March 5, 2015 / Notices days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Industrial users and (if the merchandise under investigation is sold at the retail level) representative consumer organizations have the right to appear as parties in Commission countervailing duty investigations. The Secretary will prepare a public service list containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to this investigation upon the expiration of the period for filing entries of appearance. Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.—Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s rules, the Secretary will make BPI gathered in this investigation available to authorized applicants representing interested parties (as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are parties to the investigation under the APO issued in the investigation, provided that the application is made not later than seven days after the publication of this notice in the Federal Register. A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO. Conference.—The Commission’s Director of Investigations has scheduled a conference in connection with this investigation for 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC. Requests to appear at the conference should be emailed to William.bishop@usitc.gov and Sharon.bellamy@usitc.gov (DO NOT FILE ON EDIS) on or before Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Parties in support of the imposition of countervailing duties in this investigation and parties in opposition to the imposition of such duties will each be collectively allocated one hour within which to make an oral presentation at the conference. A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission’s deliberations may request permission to present a short statement at the conference. Written submissions.—As provided in sections 201.8 and 207.15 of the Commission’s rules, any person may submit to the Commission on or before Tuesday, March 24, 2015, a written brief containing information and arguments pertinent to the subject matter of the investigation. Parties may file written testimony in connection with their presentation at the conference no later than three days before the conference. If briefs or written testimony contain BPI, they must conform with the requirements of sections 201.6, 207.3, VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:28 Mar 04, 2015 Jkt 235001 and 207.7 of the Commission’s rules. Please consult the Commission’s rules, as amended, 76 FR 61937 (Oct. 6, 2011) and the Commission’s Handbook on Filing Procedures, 76 FR 62092 (Oct. 6, 2011), available on the Commission’s Web site at https://edis.usitc.gov. In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the rules, each document filed by a party to the investigation must be served on all other parties to the investigation (as identified by either the public or BPI service list), and a certificate of service must be timely filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for filing without a certificate of service. Authority: This investigation is being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to section 207.12 of the Commission’s rules. By order of the Commission. Dated: February 27, 2015. William R. Bishop, Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–05012 Filed 3–4–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under CERCLA On February 26, 2014, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree between the United States and Boulos Family Properties, LLC; National Petroleum Packers Incorporated; National Petroleum Packers, Inc.; National Petroleum Packers of North Carolina, Inc.; Mr. Chehade Boulos; and 2.99 acres of land in Stallings, North Carolina with the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte Division, in a case entitled United States v. Boulos Family Properties, LLC, et al., No. 2:14–cv–059. The proposed consent decree resolves claims for response costs under section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607, against the defendants in connection with the National Petroleum Packers Site, a former glycol reprocessing facility in Stallings, North Carolina. Under the proposed consent decree, the Site (2.99 acres of land in Stallings, North Carolina) will be sold, and the net proceeds will be divided between the Environmental Protection Agency and Mr. Boulos, depending on the amount of the proceeds. The United States will provide the defendants with PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 12037 a covenant not to sue for the Site, conditioned on the accuracy of certain representations made about the defendants’ financial condition. 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 v. Boulos Family Properties, LLC, et al., DJ. Ref. No. #90– 11–3–10947. 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 email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ usdoj.gov. Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 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. Please enclose a check or money order for $8.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Henry S. Friedman, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2015–05009 Filed 3–4–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–CWP DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Foreign Claims Settlement Commission [F.C.S.C. Meeting and Hearing Notice No. 03–15] Sunshine Act Meetings The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, pursuant to its regulations (45 CFR part 503.25) and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in regard to the scheduling of open meetings as follows: E:\FR\FM\05MRN1.SGM 05MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12036-12037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05012]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 701-TA-530 (Preliminary)]


Supercalendered Paper From Canada; Institution of a 
Countervailing Duty Investigation and Scheduling of a Preliminary Phase 
Investigation

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of an 
investigation and commencement of a preliminary phase countervailing 
duty investigation No. 701-TA-530 (Preliminary) under section 703(a) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a)) (the Act) to determine 
whether there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United 
States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the 
establishment of an industry in the United States is materially 
retarded, by reason of imports from Canada of supercalendered paper, 
provided for in subheading 4802.61.30 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States, that are alleged to be subsidized by the 
government of Canada. Unless the Department of Commerce extends the 
time for initiation pursuant to section 702(c)(1)(B) of the Act (19 
U.S.C. 1671a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must reach a preliminary 
determination in countervailing duty investigations in 45 days, or in 
this case by Monday, April 13, 2015. The Commission's views must be 
transmitted to Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by 
Monday, April 20, 2015.
    For further information concerning the conduct of this 
investigation and rules of general application, consult the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A 
through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and B (19 CFR 
part 207).

DATES: Effective: Thursday, February 26, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher J. Cassise (202-708-5408), 
Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain 
information on this matter 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 (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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background.--This investigation is being instituted in response to 
a petition filed on Thursday, February 26, 2015, by Madison Paper 
Industries, Madison, ME and Verso Corporation, Memphis, TN.
    Participation in the investigation and public service list.--
Persons (other than petitioners) wishing to participate in the 
investigation as parties must file an entry of appearance with the 
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in sections 201.11 and 207.10 
of the Commission's rules, not later than seven

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days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. 
Industrial users and (if the merchandise under investigation is sold at 
the retail level) representative consumer organizations have the right 
to appear as parties in Commission countervailing duty investigations. 
The Secretary will prepare a public service list containing the names 
and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties 
to this investigation upon the expiration of the period for filing 
entries of appearance.
    Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under 
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.--
Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary 
will make BPI gathered in this investigation available to authorized 
applicants representing interested parties (as defined in 19 U.S.C. 
1677(9)) who are parties to the investigation under the APO issued in 
the investigation, provided that the application is made not later than 
seven days after the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register. A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary 
for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
    Conference.--The Commission's Director of Investigations has 
scheduled a conference in connection with this investigation for 9:30 
a.m. on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at the U.S. International Trade 
Commission Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC. Requests to 
appear at the conference should be emailed to William.bishop@usitc.gov 
and Sharon.bellamy@usitc.gov (DO NOT FILE ON EDIS) on or before 
Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Parties in support of the imposition of 
countervailing duties in this investigation and parties in opposition 
to the imposition of such duties will each be collectively allocated 
one hour within which to make an oral presentation at the conference. A 
nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission's deliberations 
may request permission to present a short statement at the conference.
    Written submissions.--As provided in sections 201.8 and 207.15 of 
the Commission's rules, any person may submit to the Commission on or 
before Tuesday, March 24, 2015, a written brief containing information 
and arguments pertinent to the subject matter of the investigation. 
Parties may file written testimony in connection with their 
presentation at the conference no later than three days before the 
conference. If briefs or written testimony contain BPI, they must 
conform with the requirements of sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of 
the Commission's rules. Please consult the Commission's rules, as 
amended, 76 FR 61937 (Oct. 6, 2011) and the Commission's Handbook on 
Filing Procedures, 76 FR 62092 (Oct. 6, 2011), available on the 
Commission's Web site at https://edis.usitc.gov.
    In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the rules, each 
document filed by a party to the investigation must be served on all 
other parties to the investigation (as identified by either the public 
or BPI service list), and a certificate of service must be timely 
filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for filing without a 
certificate of service.

    Authority: This investigation is being conducted under authority 
of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 
pursuant to section 207.12 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Dated: February 27, 2015.
William R. Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-05012 Filed 3-4-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7020-02P
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