Tin Mill Products From Canada, China, Germany, Netherlands, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, and United Kingdom; Institution of Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations, 4206-4208 [2023-01325]
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International Trade Commission on
December 12, 2022, under section 337 of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on
behalf of Realtek Semiconductor
Corporation of Taiwan. An amended
complaint was filed on December 23,
2022. A letter supplementing the
complaint was filed on January 17,
2023. The amended complaint, as
supplemented, 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 integrated circuits, components
thereof, and products containing the
same by reason of the infringement of
certain claims of U.S. Patent No.
7,936,245 (‘‘the ’245 patent’’); U.S.
Patent No. 8,006,218 (‘‘the ’218 patent’’);
and U.S. Patent No. 9,590,582 (‘‘the ’582
patent’’). The amended complaint, as
supplemented, further alleges that an
industry in the United States exists as
required by the applicable Federal
Statute. The complainant requests that
the Commission institute an
investigation and, after the
investigation, issue a limited exclusion
order and a cease and desist order.
ADDRESSES: The amended complaint,
except for any confidential information
contained therein, may be viewed on
the Commission’s electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help
accessing EDIS, please email
EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Mullan, Office of the Secretary,
Dockets Services Division, U.S.
International Trade Commission, (202)
205–1802.
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 (2021).
Scope of Investigation: Having
considered the amended complaint, the
U.S. International Trade Commission,
on January 18, 2023, ordered that—
(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
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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 1,
2, and 8 of the ’245 patent; claims 12–
18 of the ’218 patent; and claims 1–4
and 9 of the ’582 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 ‘‘central processing
units (‘CPUs’), graphics processing units
(‘GPUs’), server processors, embedded
processors, I/O processors, systems-onchip (‘SoCs’), Field Programmable Gate
Arrays, chipsets, Accelerated Processing
Units, and components of each’’;
(3) 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 complainant is: Realtek
Semiconductor Corporation, No. 2,
Innovation Road II, Hsinchu 300,
Taiwan.
(b) The respondent is the following
entity alleged to be in violation of
section 337, and is the party upon
which the amended complaint is to be
served: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.,
2485 Augustine Drive, Santa Clara, CA
95054.
(4) For the investigation so instituted,
the Chief Administrative Law Judge,
U.S. International Trade Commission,
shall designate the presiding
Administrative Law Judge.
The Office of Unfair Import
Investigations will not participate as a
party in this investigation.
Responses to the amended complaint
and the notice of investigation must be
submitted by the named respondent 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
amended complaint and the notice of
investigation. Extensions of time for
submitting responses to the amended
complaint and the notice of
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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
amended complaint and in this notice
may be deemed to constitute a waiver of
the right to appear and contest the
allegations of the amended 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 amended 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.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: January 19, 2023.
Katherine Hiner,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023–01326 Filed 1–23–23; 8:45 am]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–685 and 731–
TA–1599–1606 (Preliminary)]
Tin Mill Products From Canada, China,
Germany, Netherlands, South Korea,
Taiwan, Turkey, and United Kingdom;
Institution of Anti-Dumping and
Countervailing Duty Investigations and
Scheduling of Preliminary Phase
Investigations
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commission hereby gives
notice of the institution of investigations
and commencement of preliminary
phase antidumping and countervailing
duty investigation Nos. 701–TA–685
and 731–TA–1599–1606 (Preliminary)
pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘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 of tin mill products from
Canada, China, Germany, Netherlands,
South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, and
United Kingdom, provided for in
subheadings 7210.11.00, 7210.12.00,
7210.50.00, 7212.10.00, 7212.50.00,
7225.99.00, and 7226.99.01 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States, that are alleged to be sold
in the United States at less than fair
SUMMARY:
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value and alleged to be subsidized by
the Government of China. Unless the
Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’)
extends the time for initiation, the
Commission must reach a preliminary
determination in antidumping and
countervailing duty investigations in 45
days, or in this case by March 6, 2023.
The Commission’s views must be
transmitted to Commerce within five
business days thereafter, or by March
13, 2023.
DATES: January 18, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Calvin Chang ((202) 205–3062), Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired 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
these investigations may be viewed on
the Commission’s electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.—These investigations are
being instituted, pursuant to sections
703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)),
in response to petitions filed on January
18, 2023, by Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. and
United Steel, Paper and Forestry,
Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied
Industrial and Service Workers
International Union (‘‘United
Steelworkers’’ or ‘‘USW’’) Cleveland,
Ohio and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
For further information concerning
the conduct of these investigations and
rules of general application, consult the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B
(19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigations and
public service list.—Persons (other than
petitioners) wishing to participate in the
investigations as parties must file an
entry of appearance with the Secretary
to the Commission, as provided in
§§ 201.11 and 207.10 of the
Commission’s rules, not later than seven
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 antidumping duty and
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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 these investigations
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
§ 207.7(a) of the Commission’s rules, the
Secretary will make BPI gathered in
these investigations available to
authorized applicants representing
interested parties (as defined in 19
U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are parties to the
investigations under the APO issued in
the investigations, 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 Office of
Investigations will hold an in-person
staff conference in connection with the
preliminary phase of these
investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on
Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Requests
to appear at the conference should be
emailed to preliminaryconferences@
usitc.gov (DO NOT FILE ON EDIS) on or
before February 6, 2023. Please provide
an email address for each conference
participant in the email. Information on
conference procedures will be provided
separately and guidance on joining the
video conference will be available on
the Commission’s Daily Calendar.
Requests to appear via videoconference
must include a statement explaining
why the witness cannot appear in
person. The Director of the Office of
Investigations, or other person
designated to conduct the
investigations, may in their discretion
for good cause shown, grant such a
request. Requests to appear as remote
witness due to illness or a positive
COVID–19 test result may be submitted
by 3 p.m. the business day prior to the
conference. Information on conference
procedures will be posted on the
Commission’s website at https://
www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/
calendar.html. A nonparty who has
testimony that may aid the
Commission’s deliberations may request
permission to participate by submitting
a short statement.
Please note the Secretary’s Office will
accept only electronic filings during this
time. Filings must be made through the
Commission’s Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS, https://
edis.usitc.gov). No in-person paperbased filings or paper copies of any
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electronic filings will be accepted until
further notice.
Written submissions.—As provided in
§§ 201.8 and 207.15 of the
Commission’s rules, any person may
submit to the Commission on or before
February 13, 2023, a written brief
containing information and arguments
pertinent to the subject matter of the
investigations. Parties shall file written
testimony and supplementary material
in connection with their presentation at
the conference no later than noon on
February 7, 2023. All written
submissions must conform with the
provisions of § 201.8 of the
Commission’s rules; any submissions
that contain BPI must also conform with
the requirements of §§ 201.6, 207.3, and
207.7 of the Commission’s rules. The
Commission’s Handbook on Filing
Procedures, available on the
Commission’s website at https://
www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_
on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates
upon the Commission’s procedures with
respect to filings.
In accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and
207.3 of the rules, each document filed
by a party to the investigations must be
served on all other parties to the
investigations (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.
Certification.—Pursuant to § 207.3 of
the Commission’s rules, any person
submitting information to the
Commission in connection with these
investigations must certify that the
information is accurate and complete to
the best of the submitter’s knowledge. In
making the certification, the submitter
will acknowledge that any information
that it submits to the Commission
during these investigations 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 these or related investigations or
reviews, 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, solely for
cybersecurity purposes. All contract
personnel will sign appropriate
nondisclosure agreements.
Authority: These investigations are
being conducted under authority of title
VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice
is published pursuant to § 207.12 of the
Commission’s rules.
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By order of the Commission.
Issued: January 19, 2023.
Katherine Hiner,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023–01325 Filed 1–23–23; 8:45 am]
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JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE
UNITED STATES
Advisory Committee on Criminal
Rules; Meeting of the Judicial
Conference
Judicial Conference of the
United States.
ACTION: Advisory Committee on
Criminal Rules; notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
The Advisory Committee on
Criminal Rules will hold a meeting in a
hybrid format with remote attendance
options on April 20, 2023 in
Washington, DC. The meeting is open to
the public for observation but not
participation. An agenda and supporting
materials will be posted at least 7 days
in advance of the meeting at: https://
www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/
records-and-archives-rules-committees/
agenda-books.
DATES: April 20, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: H.
Thomas Byron III, Esq., Chief Counsel,
Rules Committee Staff, Administrative
Office of the U.S. Courts, Thurgood
Marshall Federal Judiciary Building,
One Columbus Circle NE, Suite 7–300,
Washington, DC 20544, Phone (202)
502–1820, RulesCommittee_Secretary@
ao.uscourts.gov.
SUMMARY:
(Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2073.)
Dated: January 19, 2023.
Shelly L. Cox,
Management Analyst, Rules Committee Staff.
[FR Doc. 2023–01347 Filed 1–23–23; 8:45 am]
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JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE
UNITED STATES
Advisory Committee on Evidence
Rules; Meeting of the Judicial
Conference
Judicial Conference of the
United States.
ACTION: Advisory Committee on
Evidence Rules; notice of open meeting.
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AGENCY:
The Advisory Committee on
Evidence Rules will hold a meeting in
a hybrid format with remote attendance
options on April 28, 2023 in
Washington, DC. The meeting is open to
the public for observation but not
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participation. An agenda and supporting
materials will be posted at least 7 days
in advance of the meeting at: https://
www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/
records-and-archives-rules-committees/
agenda-books.
DATES: April 28, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: H.
Thomas Byron III, Esq., Chief Counsel,
Rules Committee Staff, Administrative
Office of the U.S. Courts, Thurgood
Marshall Federal Judiciary Building,
One Columbus Circle NE, Suite 7–300,
Washington, DC 20544, Phone (202)
502–1820, RulesCommittee_Secretary@
ao.uscourts.gov.
Consortium intends to file additional
written notifications disclosing all
changes in membership.
On April 7, 2000, 1EdTech
Consortium 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 September 13,
2000 (65 FR 55283).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on August 18, 2022. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on September 13, 2022 (87 FR
56089).
(Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2073.)
Suzanne Morris,
Deputy Director of Civil Enforcement
Operations, Antitrust Division.
Dated: January 19, 2023.
Shelly L. Cox,
Management Analyst, Rules Committee Staff.
[FR Doc. 2023–01348 Filed 1–23–23; 8:45 am]
[FR Doc. 2023–01338 Filed 1–23–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to The National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—The Digital Dollar Project,
Inc.
Notice Pursuant to The National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—1EdTech Consortium, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that, on
November 4, 2022, pursuant to Section
6(a) of the National Cooperative
Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’),
1EdTech Consortium, Inc. (‘‘1EdTech
Consortium’’) 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, Allegheny Intermediate
Unit, Homestead, PA; ClassLink,
Clifton, NJ; Ednition, Kaysville, UT;
Ingham Intermediate School District,
Mason, MI; Memphis-Shelby County
Schools, Memphis, TN; New York City
Department of Education Division of
Instruction and Information
Technology, Brooklyn, NY; and
UniverSIS, Thessaloniki, GREECE, have
been added as parties to this venture.
Also, Kimono, Salt Lake City, UT;
Pittsburgh Public, Pittsburgh, PA;
Follett, Westchester, IL; and Keller ISD,
Keller, TX, have withdrawn as parties to
this venture.
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 1EdTech
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Notice is hereby given that, on
October 26, 2022 pursuant to Section
6(a) of the National Cooperative
Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’). The
Digital Dollar Project, Inc. (‘‘DDP’’) has
filed written notifications
simultaneously with the Attorney
General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing changes in
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, Digital Impact Now LLC,
Melbourne, FL; EMTECH, New York,
NY; Ripple Labs, Inc., New York, NY;
Digital Euro Association, Frankfurt am
Main, GERMANY; and MITRE, McLean,
VA have been added as parties to this
venture.
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 DDP intends
to file additional written notifications
disclosing all changes in membership.
On June 9, 2022, the Digital Dollar
Project 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
August 1, 2022 (87 FR 47007).
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-685 and 731-TA-1599-1606 (Preliminary)]
Tin Mill Products From Canada, China, Germany, Netherlands, South
Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, and United Kingdom; Institution of Anti-Dumping
and Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary
Phase Investigations
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of
investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping and
countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-685 and 731-TA-1599-1606
(Preliminary) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``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 of tin mill products from
Canada, China, Germany, Netherlands, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, and
United Kingdom, provided for in subheadings 7210.11.00, 7210.12.00,
7210.50.00, 7212.10.00, 7212.50.00, 7225.99.00, and 7226.99.01 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be
sold in the United States at less than fair
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value and alleged to be subsidized by the Government of China. Unless
the Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') extends the time for
initiation, the Commission must reach a preliminary determination in
antidumping and countervailing duty investigations in 45 days, or in
this case by March 6, 2023. The Commission's views must be transmitted
to Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by March 13, 2023.
DATES: January 18, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Calvin Chang ((202) 205-3062), 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 these
investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background.--These investigations are being
instituted, pursuant to sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)), in response to petitions filed
on January 18, 2023, by Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. and United Steel, Paper
and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and
Service Workers International Union (``United Steelworkers'' or
``USW'') Cleveland, Ohio and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
For further information concerning the conduct of these
investigations and rules of general application, consult the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A and
B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigations and public service list.--
Persons (other than petitioners) wishing to participate in the
investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in Sec. Sec. 201.11 and
207.10 of the Commission's rules, not later than seven 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 antidumping duty and 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 these investigations 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 Sec. 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary
will make BPI gathered in these investigations available to authorized
applicants representing interested parties (as defined in 19 U.S.C.
1677(9)) who are parties to the investigations under the APO issued in
the investigations, 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 Office of Investigations will hold an in-person
staff conference in connection with the preliminary phase of these
investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 8, 2023.
Requests to appear at the conference should be emailed to
[email protected] (DO NOT FILE ON EDIS) on or before
February 6, 2023. Please provide an email address for each conference
participant in the email. Information on conference procedures will be
provided separately and guidance on joining the video conference will
be available on the Commission's Daily Calendar. Requests to appear via
videoconference must include a statement explaining why the witness
cannot appear in person. The Director of the Office of Investigations,
or other person designated to conduct the investigations, may in their
discretion for good cause shown, grant such a request. Requests to
appear as remote witness due to illness or a positive COVID-19 test
result may be submitted by 3 p.m. the business day prior to the
conference. Information on conference procedures will be posted on the
Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html. A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the
Commission's deliberations may request permission to participate by
submitting a short statement.
Please note the Secretary's Office will accept only electronic
filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission's
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https://edis.usitc.gov).
No in-person paper-based filings or paper copies of any electronic
filings will be accepted until further notice.
Written submissions.--As provided in Sec. Sec. 201.8 and 207.15 of
the Commission's rules, any person may submit to the Commission on or
before February 13, 2023, a written brief containing information and
arguments pertinent to the subject matter of the investigations.
Parties shall file written testimony and supplementary material in
connection with their presentation at the conference no later than noon
on February 7, 2023. All written submissions must conform with the
provisions of Sec. 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions
that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of Sec. Sec.
201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's rules. The Commission's
Handbook on Filing Procedures, available on the Commission's website at
https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf,
elaborates upon the Commission's procedures with respect to filings.
In accordance with Sec. Sec. 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the rules,
each document filed by a party to the investigations must be served on
all other parties to the investigations (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.
Certification.--Pursuant to Sec. 207.3 of the Commission's rules,
any person submitting information to the Commission in connection with
these investigations must certify that the information is accurate and
complete to the best of the submitter's knowledge. In making the
certification, the submitter will acknowledge that any information that
it submits to the Commission during these investigations 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 these or related investigations or reviews, 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, solely for cybersecurity purposes. All contract
personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority
of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to Sec. 207.12 of the Commission's rules.
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By order of the Commission.
Issued: January 19, 2023.
Katherine Hiner,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-01325 Filed 1-23-23; 8:45 am]
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