Global Digital Trade 2: The Business-to-Business Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness; and Global Digital Trade 3: The Business-to-Consumer Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness; Institution of investigations, 21404-21405 [2017-09180]

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Authority We provide this notice under section 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). 18:27 May 05, 2017 [FR Doc. 2017–09281 Filed 5–5–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 332–562 and Investigation No. 332–563 ] Public Review VerDate Sep<11>2014 Dated: May 2, 2017. Stephen P. Henry, Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, Ventura, California. Jkt 241001 Global Digital Trade 2: The Businessto-Business Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness; and Global Digital Trade 3: The Business-to-Consumer Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness; Institution of investigations United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Institution of two additional investigations. AGENCY: In response to the request from the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) dated January 13, 2017 under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930, the U.S. International Trade Commission has instituted the second and third of three investigations on global digital trade: investigation No. 332–562, Global Digital Trade 2: The Business-to-Business Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness; and investigation No. 332–563, Global Digital Trade 3: The Business-to-Consumer Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness. The Commission will schedule a public hearing and provide opportunity for the public to file written submissions in connection with both investigations, with dates and procedures relating to both announced in a later notice. DATES: October 29, 2018: Expected transmittal of the Global Digital Trade 2 report to the USTR. March 29, 2019: Expected transmittal of the Global Digital Trade 3 report to the USTR. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information relating to Global Digital Trade 2, contact co-Project Leaders Dan Kim (202–205–3234 or dan.kim@ usitc.gov) and Alissa Tafti (202–205– 3244 or alissa.tafti@usitc.gov); and for information relating to Global Digital Trade 3, contact Project Leader Ricky Ubee (202–205–3493 or ravinder.ubee@ usitc.gov) or Deputy Project Leader Christopher Robinson (202–205–2602 or SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 christopher.robinson@usitc.gov). 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 Web site (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 202–205–2002. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: As indicated above, in his letter on January 13, 2017, the USTR requested that the Commission conduct three investigations and prepare three reports relating to global digital trade. The Commission instituted the first of these investigations, Global Digital Trade 1: Market Opportunities and Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, on February 6, 2017 and published notice of the investigation in the Federal Register on February 10, 2017 (82 FR 10397). The Commission held a public hearing in the first investigation on April 4, 2017, and is to transmit its report in that investigation to the USTR by August 29, 2017. For more information about the first investigation, including deadlines for filing briefs, statements, and other written submissions in that investigation, see the Commission’s notice published in the Federal Register and posted on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.usitc.gov. The Commission is now announcing the institution of the second and third investigations in this series. As requested by the USTR, the Commission’s report on the second investigation, titled Global Digital Trade 2: The Business-to-Business Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness, will build on the first report to: • Provide qualitative, and to the extent possible, quantitative analysis of measures in key foreign markets (identified in the first report) that affect the ability of U.S. firms to develop and/ or supply business-to-business digital products and services abroad; and • Assess, using case studies or other qualitative and quantitative methods, the impact of these measures on the competitiveness of U.S. firms engaged in the sale of digital products and E:\FR\FM\08MYN1.SGM 08MYN1 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 87 / Monday, May 8, 2017 / Notices services, as well as on international trade and investment flows associated with digital products and services related to significant business-tobusiness technologies. The Commission expects to deliver this second report to the USTR by October 29, 2018. As requested by the USTR, the Commission’s report on the third investigation, titled Global Digital Trade 3: The Business-to-Consumer Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness, will build on the first and second reports to: • Provide qualitative, and to the extent possible, quantitative analysis of measures in key foreign markets (identified in the first report) that affect the ability of U.S. firms to develop and/ or supply business-to-consumer digital products and services abroad; and • Assess, using case studies or other qualitative and quantitative methods, the impact of these measures on the competitiveness of U.S. firms engaged in the sale of digital products and services, as well as on international trade and investment flows associated with digital products and services related to significant business-toconsumer technologies. The Commission expects to deliver this third report to the USTR by March 29, 2019. Public Hearing, Written Submissions: The Commission expects to hold a public hearing in the spring of 2018 in connection with the second and third investigations. The Commission will announce the time and place in a later notice. The Commission will also provide opportunity for interested members of the public to file written submissions in connection with the second and third investigations. The Commission will announce the time and procedures relating to the filing of those written submissions in a later notice. The Commission will also identify in that notice any particular issues or subject areas that it would like members of the public to address in their written submissions or in hearing testimony. Portions of the Second and Third Reports to be Classified as National Security Information and be Subject to the Deliberative Process Privilege: In his letter requesting the investigations, the USTR indicated that portions of the Commission’s second and third reports containing the Commission’s analysis of the impact of foreign barriers to digital trade on (1) U.S. imports and exports of digital products and services and (2) the competitiveness of U.S. companies will be classified on the basis that those portions concern economic matters VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:27 May 05, 2017 Jkt 241001 relating to national security that impact USTR negotiation and enforcement priorities. USTR also indicated that it intends to treat the Commission’s second and third reports as interagency memoranda containing predecisional advice subject to the deliberative process privilege. In his request letter, the USTR indicated that his office intends to make the Commission’s first report in this series available to the public in its entirety. By order of the Commission. Issued: May 2, 2017. Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2017–09180 Filed 5–5–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337–TA–1055] Certain Mirrors With Internal Illumination and Components Thereof; Institution of Investigation 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 March 8, 2017, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Electric Mirror, LLC of Everett, Washington and Kelvin 42 LLC of Pensacola, Florida. A supplement was filed on March 24, 2017, and an amended complaint was filed on April 21, 2017. The complaint, as amended, 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 mirrors with internal illumination and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,853,414 (‘‘the ’414 patent’’) and U.S. Patent No. 7,559,668 (‘‘the ’668 patent’’). The amended complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 21405 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 the Secretary, Docket Services Division, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205–1802. Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 and in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2017). Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on May 1, 2017, 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 mirrors with internal illumination and components thereof by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 4, 9, 14, and 18 of the ’414 patent and claims 1–6, 8, and 14–16 of the ’668 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: (a) The complainants are: Electric Mirror, LLC, 6101 Associated Boulevard Everett, WA 98203. Kelvin 42 LLC, 38 South Blue Angel Parkway #176, Pensacola, FL 32506. (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: Lumidesign Inc., 55 West Beaver Creek Road, Unit 34, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 1K5, Canada. E:\FR\FM\08MYN1.SGM 08MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 87 (Monday, May 8, 2017)]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332-562 and Investigation No. 332-563 ]


Global Digital Trade 2: The Business-to-Business Market, Key 
Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness; and Global 
Digital Trade 3: The Business-to-Consumer Market, Key Foreign Trade 
Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness; Institution of investigations

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of two additional investigations.

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SUMMARY: In response to the request from the U.S. Trade Representative 
(USTR) dated January 13, 2017 under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, the U.S. International Trade Commission has instituted the second 
and third of three investigations on global digital trade: 
investigation No. 332-562, Global Digital Trade 2: The Business-to-
Business Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. 
Competitiveness; and investigation No. 332-563, Global Digital Trade 3: 
The Business-to-Consumer Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and 
U.S. Competitiveness. The Commission will schedule a public hearing and 
provide opportunity for the public to file written submissions in 
connection with both investigations, with dates and procedures relating 
to both announced in a later notice.

DATES: 
October 29, 2018: Expected transmittal of the Global Digital Trade 2 
report to the USTR.
March 29, 2019: Expected transmittal of the Global Digital Trade 3 
report to the USTR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information relating to Global 
Digital Trade 2, contact co-Project Leaders Dan Kim (202-205-3234 or 
dan.kim@usitc.gov) and Alissa Tafti (202-205-3244 or 
alissa.tafti@usitc.gov); and for information relating to Global Digital 
Trade 3, contact Project Leader Ricky Ubee (202-205-3493 or 
ravinder.ubee@usitc.gov) or Deputy Project Leader Christopher Robinson 
(202-205-2602 or christopher.robinson@usitc.gov). 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 Web site (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 
202-205-2002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: As indicated above, in his letter on January 13, 2017, 
the USTR requested that the Commission conduct three investigations and 
prepare three reports relating to global digital trade. The Commission 
instituted the first of these investigations, Global Digital Trade 1: 
Market Opportunities and Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, on February 6, 
2017 and published notice of the investigation in the Federal Register 
on February 10, 2017 (82 FR 10397). The Commission held a public 
hearing in the first investigation on April 4, 2017, and is to transmit 
its report in that investigation to the USTR by August 29, 2017. For 
more information about the first investigation, including deadlines for 
filing briefs, statements, and other written submissions in that 
investigation, see the Commission's notice published in the Federal 
Register and posted on the Commission's Web site at https://www.usitc.gov.
    The Commission is now announcing the institution of the second and 
third investigations in this series. As requested by the USTR, the 
Commission's report on the second investigation, titled Global Digital 
Trade 2: The Business-to-Business Market, Key Foreign Trade 
Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness, will build on the first report 
to:
     Provide qualitative, and to the extent possible, 
quantitative analysis of measures in key foreign markets (identified in 
the first report) that affect the ability of U.S. firms to develop and/
or supply business-to-business digital products and services abroad; 
and
     Assess, using case studies or other qualitative and 
quantitative methods, the impact of these measures on the 
competitiveness of U.S. firms engaged in the sale of digital products 
and

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services, as well as on international trade and investment flows 
associated with digital products and services related to significant 
business-to-business technologies.
    The Commission expects to deliver this second report to the USTR by 
October 29, 2018.
    As requested by the USTR, the Commission's report on the third 
investigation, titled Global Digital Trade 3: The Business-to-Consumer 
Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness, will 
build on the first and second reports to:
     Provide qualitative, and to the extent possible, 
quantitative analysis of measures in key foreign markets (identified in 
the first report) that affect the ability of U.S. firms to develop and/
or supply business-to-consumer digital products and services abroad; 
and
     Assess, using case studies or other qualitative and 
quantitative methods, the impact of these measures on the 
competitiveness of U.S. firms engaged in the sale of digital products 
and services, as well as on international trade and investment flows 
associated with digital products and services related to significant 
business-to-consumer technologies.
    The Commission expects to deliver this third report to the USTR by 
March 29, 2019.
    Public Hearing, Written Submissions: The Commission expects to hold 
a public hearing in the spring of 2018 in connection with the second 
and third investigations. The Commission will announce the time and 
place in a later notice.
    The Commission will also provide opportunity for interested members 
of the public to file written submissions in connection with the second 
and third investigations. The Commission will announce the time and 
procedures relating to the filing of those written submissions in a 
later notice. The Commission will also identify in that notice any 
particular issues or subject areas that it would like members of the 
public to address in their written submissions or in hearing testimony.
    Portions of the Second and Third Reports to be Classified as 
National Security Information and be Subject to the Deliberative 
Process Privilege: In his letter requesting the investigations, the 
USTR indicated that portions of the Commission's second and third 
reports containing the Commission's analysis of the impact of foreign 
barriers to digital trade on (1) U.S. imports and exports of digital 
products and services and (2) the competitiveness of U.S. companies 
will be classified on the basis that those portions concern economic 
matters relating to national security that impact USTR negotiation and 
enforcement priorities. USTR also indicated that it intends to treat 
the Commission's second and third reports as interagency memoranda 
containing predecisional advice subject to the deliberative process 
privilege.
    In his request letter, the USTR indicated that his office intends 
to make the Commission's first report in this series available to the 
public in its entirety.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: May 2, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-09180 Filed 5-5-17; 8:45 am]
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