Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest, 46701-46702 [2016-16845]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 137 / Monday, July 18, 2016 / Notices MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 1. Agendas for future meetings: None. 2. Minutes. 3. Ratification List. 4. Vote in Inv. No. 731–TA–1279 (Final) (Hydrofluorocarbon Blends and Components from China). The Commission is currently scheduled to complete and file its determination and views of the Commission on August 1, 2016. 5. Outstanding action jackets: None. In accordance with Commission policy, subject matter listed above, not disposed of at the scheduled meeting, may be carried over to the agenda of the following meeting. By order of the Commission. Issued: July 12, 2016. Katherine M. Hiner, Acting Supervisory Attorney. [FR Doc. 2016–17013 Filed 7–14–16; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 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 Quartz Slabs and Portions Thereof (II), DN 3163; 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 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 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: 1 Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:52 Jul 15, 2016 Jkt 238001 (USITC) at USITC.2 The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at EDIS.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 Cambria Company LLC on July 11, 2016. 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 quartz slabs and portions thereof (II). The complaint names as respondents Stylen Quaza LLC DBA Vicostone USA of Dallas, TX; Vicostone Joint Stock Company of Vietnam; Building Plastics Inc. of Memphis, TN; Fasa Industrial Corporation, Ltd. of China; Foshan FASA Building Material Co., Ltd. of China; Solidtops LLC of Oxford, MD; Dorado Soapstone LLC of Denver, CO; and Pental Granite and Marble Inc. of Seattle, WA. The complainant requests that the Commission issue a general exclusion order or in the alternative a limited exclusion order, cease and desist orders and impose a bond upon respondents’ alleged infringing articles during the 60day 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 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; 2 United States International Trade Commission (USITC): https://edis.usitc.gov. 3 Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 46701 (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. 3163’’) 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 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 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 4 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/ rules/handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf. E:\FR\FM\18JYN1.SGM 18JYN1 46702 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 137 / Monday, July 18, 2016 / Notices treated accordingly. All information, including confidential business information and documents for which confidential treatment is properly sought, submitted to the Commission for purposes of this Investigation may be disclosed to and used: (i) By the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel,5 solely for cybersecurity purposes. All nonconfidential written submissions will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Secretary and on EDIS.6 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: July 12, 2016. Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2016–16845 Filed 7–15–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Open Mobile Alliance Notice is hereby given that, on June 13, 2016, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Open Mobile Alliance (‘‘OMA’’) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, General Mobile Corporation, Taipei, TAIWAN; Micosa, Inc., Redwood City, CA; Movimento Group, Sunnyvale, CA; ONEm Communications Ltd.; London, UNITED KINGDOM; and Telekom Srbija a.d, 5 All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements. 6 Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:52 Jul 15, 2016 Jkt 238001 Beograd, SERBIA; have been added as parties to this venture. Also, Asurion LLC, San Mateo, CA; Augmate Corporation, New York, NEW YORK; Bell Mobility, Mississauga, Ontario, CANADA; Bluefish Technologies Europe A/S, Birkerod, DENMARK; Cambridge Silicon Radio Limited, Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM; Deutsche Telekom AG, TMO, Bonn, GERMANY; EQUADIS S.A., Carouge, SWITZERLAND; Eway Miami Corp., Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA; Fidens Consulting, Southbury, CT; flo Data LTD, London, UNITED KINGDOM; Fraunhofer Gesellschaft e.V., Erlangen, GERMANY; Giesecke & Devrient GmbH, Munich, GERMANY; GS1 Canada, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA; GS1 France, Paris, FRANCE; GS1 Global Office, Brussels, BELGIUM; GS1 Hungary, Budapest, HUNGARY; GS1 Japan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN; Hitachi, Ltd., Kawasakishi, JAPAN; Icare Institute, Sierre, SWITZERLAND; Images in Space Ltd., Takapuna, Auckland, NEW ZEALAND; Imagination Technologies Limited, Herts, UNITED KINGDOM; InterDigital Communications, Inc., King of Prussia, PA; KWISA, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, REPUBLIC OF KOREA; Mavenir Systems, Richardson, TX; Mformation Software Technologies, Inc., Edison, NJ; Netcomm Wireless Limited, Lane Cove, Sydney, AUSTRALIA; Openwave Messaging, Inc., Redwood City, CA; Qliktag Software, Inc., Newport Beach, CA; Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, INDIA; Samsung Electronics, Suwon-city, Gyeonggi-do, REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SanDisk, Sunnyvale, CA; Saphety Level—Trusted Services S.A., Lisboa, PORTUGAL; Scanbuy, Inc., New York, NY; Skylink Design, Inc., Pleasanton, CA; Solaiemes, Madrid, SPAIN; Speago Oy, Helsinki, FINLAND; Symantec, Culver City, CA; Telekom Austria AG, Vienna, AUSTRIA; Tile Data Processing Inc., Montreal, Quebec, CANADA; W2bi, Inc., Union, NJ; and Zebra Technologies Corporation, Chicago, IL; have withdrawn as parties to this venture. In addition, the following members have changed their names: Comverse to Xura Tel Aviv, ISRAEL; and Research Institute of Telecommunications Transmission, MII China to China Academy of Telecommunication Research of MIIT, Beijing, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and OMA intends PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On March 18, 1998, OMA filed its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on December 31, 1998 (63 FR 72333). The last notification was filed with the Department on July 6, 2015. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on July 29, 2015 (80 FR 45234). Patricia A. Brink, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2016–16779 Filed 7–15–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act On July 11, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Sunoco Pipeline L.P., Civil Action No. 3:16–cv–00178. The Complaint against Sunoco Pipeline L.P. (‘‘Defendant’’) alleges claims under sections 301 and 311 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311 and 1321, for two separate oil spills from Defendant’s facilities into waters of the United States. The first discharge occurred between August 20 and August 26, 2009, at Defendant’s Barbers Hill Station located near Mont Belvieu, Chambers County, Texas. The second discharge occurred on or about February 14, 2011, at Defendant’s Cromwell Station located near Cromwell, Oklahoma. The Complaint seeks injunctive relief, pursuant to section 301(a) and 309(b) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1311(a) and 1319(b), and civil penalties, pursuant to section 311(b) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1321(b). Under the proposed settlement, Sunoco will perform injunctive relief at its Barbers Hill Station, Cromwell Station, and 54 additional facilities that connect to Defendant’s pipelines in Texas and Oklahoma and are otherwise similar to those facilities that experienced the spills. The proposed Consent Decree also requires Defendant to revise certain control room procedures and pay an $850,000 civil penalty to the United States. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the proposed Consent Decree. Comments E:\FR\FM\18JYN1.SGM 18JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 137 (Monday, July 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46701-46702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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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 Quartz Slabs and 
Portions Thereof (II), DN 3163; 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 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000.
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    \1\ Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.
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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 EDIS.\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 Cambria Company LLC on July 
11, 2016. 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 quartz slabs and portions thereof (II). The 
complaint names as respondents Stylen Quaza LLC DBA Vicostone USA of 
Dallas, TX; Vicostone Joint Stock Company of Vietnam; Building Plastics 
Inc. of Memphis, TN; Fasa Industrial Corporation, Ltd. of China; Foshan 
FASA Building Material Co., Ltd. of China; Solidtops LLC of Oxford, MD; 
Dorado Soapstone LLC of Denver, CO; and Pental Granite and Marble Inc. 
of Seattle, WA. The complainant requests that the Commission issue a 
general exclusion order or in the alternative a limited exclusion 
order, cease and desist orders and impose 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 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. 3163'') 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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    \4\ Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/rules/handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf.
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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 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 
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

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treated accordingly. All information, including confidential business 
information and documents for which confidential treatment is properly 
sought, submitted to the Commission for purposes of this Investigation 
may be disclosed to and used: (i) By the Commission, its employees and 
Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the 
records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal 
investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to the 
programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 
U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract 
personnel,\5\ solely for cybersecurity purposes. All nonconfidential 
written submissions will be available for public inspection at the 
Office of the Secretary and on EDIS.\6\
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    \5\ All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure 
agreements.
    \6\ Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.
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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. 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: July 12, 2016.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2016-16845 Filed 7-15-16; 8:45 am]
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