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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pathenia M. Proctor, The Office of
Unfair Import Investigations, U.S.
International Trade Commission,
telephone (202) 205–2560.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 (2020).
Scope of Investigation: Having
considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on
March 2, 2021, 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 products
identified in paragraph (2) by reason of
infringement of one or more of claims 6
and 8 of the ’679 patent; claims 18–20
of the ’326 patent; claims 12 and 16–18
of the ’120 patent; and whether an
industry in the United States exists as
required by subsection (a)(2) of section
337;
(2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the
plain language description of the
accused products or category of accused
products, which defines the scope of the
investigation, is ‘‘LTE-compliant
cellular phones, tablets, and
smartwatches’’;
(3) Pursuant to Commission Rule
210.50(b)(l), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), the
presiding administrative law judge shall
take evidence or other information and
hear arguments from the parties or other
interested persons with respect to the
public interest in this investigation, as
appropriate, and provide the
Commission with findings of fact and a
recommended determination on this
issue, which shall be limited to the
statutory public interest factors set forth
in 19 U.S.C. l337(d)(l), (f)(1), (g)(1);
(4) For the purpose of the
investigation so instituted, the following
are hereby named as parties upon which
this notice of investigation shall be
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(a) The complainant is: Evolved
Wireless, LLC, 900 S Capital of Texas
Highway, Suite 150, Austin, TX 78746.
(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:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 129,
Samseong-Ro, Yoeongtong-Gu,
Suwon-Si, Gyeonngi-Do 16677,
Republic of Korea
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 85
Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park, NJ
07660–2118
Motorola Mobility LLC, 222 W
Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 1800,
Chicago, Illinois 60654
(c) The Office of Unfair Import
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite
401, Washington, DC 20436; and
(5) For the investigation so instituted,
the 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(e) and 210.13(a), as
amended in 85 FR 15798 (March 19,
2020), such responses will be
considered by the Commission if
received not later than 20 days after the
date of service by the complainant 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.
Issued: March 2, 2021.
By order of the Commission.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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[Investigation No. 731–TA–1472 (Final)]
Difluoromethane (R–32) From China
Determination
On the basis of the record 1 developed
in the subject investigation, the United
States International Trade Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant
to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’),
that an industry in the United States is
materially injured by reason of imports
of difluoromethane (R–32) from China,
provided for in subheadings 2903.39.20
and 3824.78.00 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States, that have
been found by the U.S. Department of
Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) to be sold in
the United States at less than fair value
(‘‘LTFV’’).2
Background
The Commission instituted this
investigation effective January 23, 2020,
following receipt of a petition filed with
the Commission and Commerce by
Arkema, Inc., King of Prussia,
Pennsylvania. The Commission
scheduled the final phase of the
investigation following notification of a
preliminary determination by
Commerce that imports of R–32 from
China were being sold at LTFV within
the meaning of section 733(b) of the Act
(19 U.S.C. 1673b(b)). Notice of the
scheduling of the final phase of the
Commission’s investigation and of a
public hearing to be held in connection
therewith was given by posting copies
of the notice in the Office of the
Secretary, U.S. International Trade
Commission, Washington, DC, and by
publishing the notice in the Federal
Register of September 9, 2020 (85 FR
55688). Subsequently, the Commission
cancelled its previously scheduled
hearing following the withdrawal of
petitioners’ request to appear at the
hearing (86 FR 6670, January 22, 2021).
The Commission made this
determination pursuant to § 735(b) of
the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)). It
completed and filed its determination in
this investigation on March 2, 2021. The
views of the Commission are contained
in USITC Publication 5165 (March
2021), entitled Difluoromethane (R–32)
from China: Investigation No. 731–TA–
1472 (Final).
By order of the Commission.
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1 The record is defined in § 207.2(f) of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19
CFR 207.2(f)).
2 86 FR 5136 (January 19, 2021).
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Issued: March 2, 2021.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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Review; Comment Request; Generic
Clearance for Formative Data
Collections for Research and
Evaluation, New Collection
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, conducts a preclearance
consultation program to provide the
general public and federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95). This program helps to ensure
that requested data can be provided in
the desired format, reporting burden
(time and financial resources) is
minimized, collection instruments are
clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirements on respondents
is properly assessed. Currently, the
Department of Labor is soliciting
comments concerning the collection of
data for formative data collections for
SUMMARY:
research and evaluations. A copy of the
proposed Information Collection
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contacting the office listed below in the
addressee section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
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addressee section below on or before
May 7, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
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Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@
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Chief Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S–2312, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20210. Instructions: Please submit
one copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions received must
include the agency name and OMB
Control Number identified above for
this information collection. Comments,
including any personal information
provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chayun Yi by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov or by
phone at (202) 693–5084.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Chief Evaluation
Office (CEO) of the U.S. Department of
Labor (DOL) intends to design and
conduct evaluations of DOL-funded
programs. Under this generic clearance,
DOL would engage in a variety of
formative data collections with
researchers, practitioners, TA providers,
service providers and potential
participants throughout the field to
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development of CEO research, (2)
maintain a research agenda that is
rigorous and relevant, (3) ensure that
research products are as current as
possible and (4) inform the provision of
technical assistance. CEO envisions
using a variety of techniques including
semi-structured discussions, focus
groups, surveys, and telephone or inperson interviews, in order to reach
these goals. Following standard OMB
requirements, DOL will submit a change
request for each individual data
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individual instrument(s), a justification
specific to the individual information
collection, and any supplementary
documents. OMB should review
requests within 10 days of submission.
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OMB Control Number: 1290–0NEW.
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state or local government officials,
service providers, participants in DOL
programs or similar comparison groups,
experts in fields pertaining to DOL
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evaluation projects.
Comments submitted in response to
this request will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
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information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
Type of instrument
(form/activity)
Number of
respondents
Average
burden time
per response
(hours)
Total number
of responses
Estimated
burden hours
Semi-structured discussions and focus groups ...................
Interviews .............................................................................
Questionnaires/surveys ........................................................
3,000
1,500
1,000
1
1
1
3,000
1,500
1,000
1
1
1
3,000
1,500
1,000
Total ..............................................................................
5,500
........................
5,500
........................
5,500
Christina Yancey,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of
Labor.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731-TA-1472 (Final)]
Difluoromethane (R-32) From China
Determination
On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject
investigation, the United States International Trade Commission
(``Commission'') determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the
Act''), that an industry in the United States is materially injured by
reason of imports of difluoromethane (R-32) from China, provided for in
subheadings 2903.39.20 and 3824.78.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States, that have been found by the U.S. Department of
Commerce (``Commerce'') to be sold in the United States at less than
fair value (``LTFV'').\2\
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\1\ The record is defined in Sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
\2\ 86 FR 5136 (January 19, 2021).
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Background
The Commission instituted this investigation effective January 23,
2020, following receipt of a petition filed with the Commission and
Commerce by Arkema, Inc., King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The Commission
scheduled the final phase of the investigation following notification
of a preliminary determination by Commerce that imports of R-32 from
China were being sold at LTFV within the meaning of section 733(b) of
the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b(b)). Notice of the scheduling of the final
phase of the Commission's investigation and of a public hearing to be
held in connection therewith was given by posting copies of the notice
in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission,
Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal Register of
September 9, 2020 (85 FR 55688). Subsequently, the Commission cancelled
its previously scheduled hearing following the withdrawal of
petitioners' request to appear at the hearing (86 FR 6670, January 22,
2021).
The Commission made this determination pursuant to Sec. 735(b) of
the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)). It completed and filed its determination
in this investigation on March 2, 2021. The views of the Commission are
contained in USITC Publication 5165 (March 2021), entitled
Difluoromethane (R-32) from China: Investigation No. 731-TA-1472
(Final).
By order of the Commission.
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Issued: March 2, 2021.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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