Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest, 46810-46811 [2023-15371]

Download as PDF 46810 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 138 / Thursday, July 20, 2023 / Notices and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure filed on behalf of Signify North America Corporation and Signify Holding B.V. on July 14, 2023. 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 led lighting By order of the Commission. devices, led power supplies, Issued: July 17, 2023. components thereof, and products Lisa Barton, containing same. The complaint names Secretary to the Commission. as a respondent: Current Lighting [FR Doc. 2023–15440 Filed 7–19–23; 8:45 am] Solutions, LLC of Beachwood, OH. The BILLING CODE 7020–02–P complainant requests that the Commission issue a limited exclusion order, a cease and desist order, and INTERNATIONAL TRADE impose a bond upon respondents’ COMMISSION alleged infringing articles during the 60day Presidential review period pursuant Notice of Receipt of Complaint; to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j). Proposed Solicitation of Comments Relating to respondents, other interested parties, the Public Interest and members of the public are invited AGENCY: U.S. International Trade to file comments on any public interest Commission. issues raised by the complaint or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should ACTION: Notice. address whether issuance of the relief SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that specifically requested by the the U.S. International Trade complainant in this investigation would Commission has received a complaint affect the public health and welfare in entitled Certain LED Lighting Devices, the United States, competitive LED Power Supplies, Components conditions in the United States Thereof, and Products Containing Same, economy, the production of like or DN 3689; the Commission is soliciting directly competitive articles in the comments on any public interest issues United States, or United States raised by the complaint or consumers. complainant’s filing pursuant to the In particular, the Commission is Commission’s Rules of Practice and interested in comments that: Procedure. (i) explain how the articles potentially FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa subject to the requested remedial orders R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, are used in the United States; U.S. International Trade Commission, (ii) identify any public health, safety, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC or welfare concerns in the United States 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The relating to the requested remedial public version of the complaint can be orders; accessed on the Commission’s (iii) identify like or directly Electronic Document Information competitive articles that complainant, System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. its licensees, or third parties make in the For help accessing EDIS, please email United States which could replace the EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. subject articles if they were to be General information concerning the excluded; Commission may also be obtained by (iv) indicate whether complainant, accessing its internet server at United complainant’s licensees, and/or third States International Trade Commission party suppliers have the capacity to (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The replace the volume of articles public record for this investigation may potentially subject to the requested be viewed on the Commission’s exclusion order and/or a cease and Electronic Document Information desist order within a commercially System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. reasonable time; and Hearing-impaired persons are advised (v) explain how the requested that information on this matter can be remedial orders would impact United obtained by contacting the States consumers. Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) Written submissions on the public 205–1810. interest must be filed no later than by close of business, eight calendar days SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The after the date of publication of this Commission has received a complaint lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 and filed its determinations in these investigations on July 17, 2023. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 5448 (July 2023), entitled Paper Shopping Bags from Cambodia, China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, Turkey, and Vietnam: Investigation Nos. 701– TA–690–691 and 731–TA–1619–1627 (Preliminary). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:19 Jul 19, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. Any written submissions on other issues must also be filed by no later than the close of business, eight calendar days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Complainant may file replies to any written submissions no later than three calendar days after the date on which any initial submissions were due, notwithstanding § 201.14(a) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. No other submissions will be accepted, unless requested by the Commission. Any submissions and replies filed in response to this Notice are limited to five (5) pages in length, inclusive of attachments. Persons filing written submissions must file the original document electronically on or before the deadlines stated above. Submissions should refer to the docket number (‘‘Docket No. 3689’’) in a prominent place on the cover page and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic Filing Procedures 1). 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 electronic filings will be accepted until further notice. Persons with questions regarding filing should contact the Secretary at EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. 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 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, 1 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_ filing_procedures.pdf. E:\FR\FM\20JYN1.SGM 20JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 138 / Thursday, July 20, 2023 / Notices 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 2, solely for cybersecurity purposes. All nonconfidential written submissions will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Secretary and on EDIS.3 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 §§ 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 14, 2023. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2023–15371 Filed 7–19–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337–TA–1328] Certain Pillows and Seat Cushions, Components Thereof, and Packaging Thereof; Notice of Request for Submissions on the Public Interest U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that on July 13, 2023, the presiding administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’) issued an Initial Determination granting Complainant Purple Innovation, LLC’s motion for summary determination on violation and a Recommended Determination on remedy and bonding (‘‘ID/RD’’). The Commission is soliciting submissions on public interest issues raised by the recommended relief should the Commission find a violation. This notice is soliciting comments from the public only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward S. Jou, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205–3316. Copies of non-confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. General information concerning the Commission lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: 2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements. 3 Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:19 Jul 19, 2023 Jkt 259001 may also be obtained by accessing its internet server at https://www.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: Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 provides that, if the Commission finds a violation, it shall exclude the articles concerned from the United States unless, after considering the effect of such exclusion upon the public health and welfare, competitive conditions in the United States economy, the production of like or directly competitive articles in the United States, and United States consumers, it finds that such articles should not be excluded from entry. (19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(1)). A similar provision applies to cease and desist orders. (19 U.S.C. 1337(f)(1)). The Commission is soliciting submissions on public interest issues raised by the recommended relief should the Commission find a violation. The ALJ recommended the issuance of a limited exclusion order (‘‘LEO’’) directed to certain pillows and seat cushions, components thereof, and packaging thereof that infringe certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,863,837 imported, sold for importation, and/or sold after importation by respondent Foshan Dirani Design Furniture Co., Ltd. In addition, the ALJ recommended the issuance of a general exclusion order (‘‘GEO’’) directed to certain pillows and seat cushions, components thereof, and packaging thereof that infringe certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,772,445 (the ‘‘445 patent’’). In the alternative, the ALJ recommended the issuance of a LEO as to subject products that infringe the ’445 patent imported, sold for importation, and/or sold after importation by respondents Dongguan Jingrui Silicone Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Lydia Sports Goods Co., Ltd., or Shenzhen Leadfar Industry Co. Ltd. Regardless of whether a GEO or LEO issues, the ALJ also recommended the issuance of cease and desist orders as to each of the respondents.1 The ALJ further recommended that bond during the Presidential review period be set at one hundred percent (100%) of the entered value of subject products. 1 The respondents addressed in the ID/RD are Foshan Dirani Design Furniture Co., Ltd., Dongguan Jingrui Silicone Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Lydia Sports Goods Co., Ltd., and Shenzhen Leadfar Industry Co. Ltd., who were each found in default pursuant to Order No. 16 (Jan. 11, 2023), unreviewed by Comm’n Notice (Feb. 8, 2023), and Order No. 21 (Mar. 8, 2023), unreviewed by Comm’n Notice (Mar. 30, 2023). PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 46811 Parties are to file public interest submissions pursuant to 19 CFR 210.50(a)(4). The Commission is interested in further development of the record on the public interest in this investigation. Accordingly, members of the public are invited to file submissions of no more than five (5) pages, inclusive of attachments, concerning the public interest in light of the ALJ’s ID/RD. Comments should address whether issuance of the recommended remedial orders in this investigation, should the Commission find a violation, 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 recommended remedial orders are used in the United States; (ii) identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in the United States relating to the recommended 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 thirdparty suppliers have the capacity to replace the volume of articles potentially subject to the recommended orders within a commercially reasonable time; and (v) explain how the recommended orders would impact consumers in the United States. Written submissions must be filed no later than by close of business on August 14, 2023. Persons filing written submissions must file the original document electronically on or before the deadlines stated above. The Commission’s paper filing requirements in 19 CFR 210.4(f) are currently waived. 85 FR 15798 (Mar. 19, 2020). Submissions should refer to the investigation number (‘‘Inv. No. 337–TA–1328’’) in a prominent place on the cover page and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures, https://www.usitc.gov/ documents/handbook_on_filing_ procedures.pdf). 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 by marking each document E:\FR\FM\20JYN1.SGM 20JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 138 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46810-46811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15371]


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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 LED Lighting 
Devices, LED Power Supplies, Components Thereof, and Products 
Containing Same, DN 3689; the Commission is soliciting comments on any 
public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing 
pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.

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 https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing 
EDIS, please email [email protected].
    General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained 
by accessing its internet server at United States International Trade 
Commission (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this 
investigation may be viewed on the Commission's Electronic Document 
Information System (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 has received a complaint and 
a submission pursuant to Sec.  210.8(b) of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure filed on behalf of Signify North America 
Corporation and Signify Holding B.V. on July 14, 2023. 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 led lighting devices, led power supplies, components thereof, 
and products containing same. The complaint names as a respondent: 
Current Lighting Solutions, LLC of Beachwood, OH. The complainant 
requests that the Commission issue a limited exclusion order, a cease 
and desist order, 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 on any 
public interest issues raised by the complaint or Sec.  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 on the public interest 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. Any 
written submissions on other issues must also be filed by no later than 
the close of business, eight calendar days after publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. Complainant may file replies to any 
written submissions no later than three calendar days after the date on 
which any initial submissions were due, notwithstanding Sec.  201.14(a) 
of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. No other 
submissions will be accepted, unless requested by the Commission. Any 
submissions and replies filed in response to this Notice are limited to 
five (5) pages in length, inclusive of attachments.
    Persons filing written submissions must file the original document 
electronically on or before the deadlines stated above. Submissions 
should refer to the docket number (``Docket No. 3689'') in a prominent 
place on the cover page and/or the first page. (See Handbook for 
Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic Filing Procedures \1\). 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. Persons with questions regarding 
filing should contact the Secretary at [email protected].
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    \1\ Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.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 
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,

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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 \2\, solely for 
cybersecurity purposes. All nonconfidential written submissions will be 
available for public inspection at the Office of the Secretary and on 
EDIS.\3\
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    \2\ All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure 
agreements.
    \3\ 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 Sec. Sec.  
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 14, 2023.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-15371 Filed 7-19-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
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