Notice of Lodging of Proposed Agreed Modification of Consent Decree Under The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 56883-56884 [2023-17905]
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’739 Patent’’) and 10,992,254 (‘‘the ’254
Patent’’). The Commission’s NOI named
the following eight respondents: (1)
Hikam America, Inc. of Chula Vista, CA;
(2) Hikam Electro´nica de Me´xico, S.A.
de C.V. of Mexicali, Mexico; (3) Hikam
Tecnologia de Sinaloa of Guasave,
Mexico; (4) Hewtech Philippines Corp.
of Laguna, Philippines; (5) Hewtech
Philippines Electronics Corp. of
Pampanga, Philippines; (6) Hewtech
(Shenzhen) Electronics Co., Ltd. of
Shenzhen, China; (7) Voltage, LLC of
Chapel Hill, NC; and (8) Ningbo Voltage
Smart Production Co. (‘‘Ningbo
Voltage’’) of Ningbo, China. Id. The
Office of Unfair Import Investigations
was also named as a party in this
investigation. Id.
On June 29, 2023, Complainant filed
an unopposed motion for leave to
amend the complaint and NOI to add
allegations of infringement against
respondents Voltage, LLC and Ningbo
Voltage (collectively, ‘‘Voltage’’) related
to claims 1, 2–3, 6, 8, 11–18, 21, 23, and
24 of U.S. Patent No. 11,689,153 (‘‘the
’153 patent’’). See Order No. 5, at 1. In
its motion, Complainant argued that: (1)
addition of the ’153 patent will not
affect the scope of discovery because
‘‘the ’153 Patent is a continuation of a
patent that is already asserted in the
Investigation; (2) it seeks to assert the
’153 Patent against the same
respondents and accused products; and
(3) the ’153 Patent relates to the same
technology that is already at issue in the
Investigation.’’ Order No. 5, at 2.
Complainant further argued that
‘‘[g]ranting the proposed amendment
will not prejudice the rights of the
parties or the public interest because the
proposed amendment will: (1) add
substantially similar allegations based
on a related patent to those currently
asserted; (2) not delay or disrupt the
timely progression of the Investigation;
and (3) promote judicial economy by
allowing the parties to litigate related
patents by the same parties against the
same accused products in the same
investigation.’’ Id. No party opposed the
motion. Id. at 1.
On July 18, 2023, the ALJ issued the
first subject ID (Order No. 5), granting
Complainant’s motion to amend the
complaint and NOI as requested. The ID
finds that Complainant had established
good cause for the proposed amendment
pursuant to Commission Rule
210.14(b)(1) (19 CFR 210.14(b)(1)). As
the ID explains, Complainant could not
have asserted the ’153 patent at the time
it filed its original Complaint because
the ’153 patent issued on June 27, 2023,
over a month after the original
complaint was filed on May 4, 2023. See
Order No. 5, at 4. In addition, the ID
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finds that ‘‘there does not appear to be
any evidence demonstrating that
inclusion of the ’153 patent will
substantially expand the scope of
discovery because the claimed subject
matter is similar to the ’254 patent,
which is already asserted in this
investigation, and the accused and
domestic industry products are the
same.’’ Id. The ID concludes that neither
Voltage nor the public interest will be
prejudiced by the amendment. Id.
On July 18, 2023, the ALJ issued the
second subject ID (Order No. 6),
pursuant to Commission Rule
210.51(a)(1), setting a 17-month target
date for completion of the investigation
of November 12, 2024 in consideration
of ‘‘the parties’ proposals, the parties’
scheduling conflicts, the scope of this
investigation, and the [presiding ALJ’s]
responsibilities in other investigations.’’
Order No. 6, at 2. The ID further states
that the deadline for issuing the final ID
is July 12, 2024. Id.
No party filed a petition for review of
the subject IDs.
The Commission has determined not
to review the subject IDs (Order Nos. 5
and 6). Pursuant to Commission Rule
210.14, the Notice of Investigation is
amended to include claims 1, 2–3, 6, 8,
11–18, 21, 23, and 24 of the ’153 patent.
The target date for completion of the
investigation is set for November 12,
2024, and the deadline for issuing the
final ID is July 12, 2024.
The Commission vote for this
determination took place on August 15,
2023.
The authority for the Commission’s
determination is contained in section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in Part
210 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part
210).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: August 16, 2023.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Agreed
Modification of Consent Decree Under
The Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
On August 11, 2023, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed Agreed
Modification of the Consent Decree with
the United States District Court for the
Western District of Michigan in the
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lawsuit entitled United States of
America and the State of Michigan v.
NCR Corporation, Civil Action No.
1:19–cv–01041.
The United States, on behalf of the
United States Environmental Protection
Agency (‘‘EPA’’), and the State of
Michigan, on behalf Michigan
Department of Environment, Great
Lakes, and Energy, filed suit in 2019
against NCR Corporation (‘‘NCR’’) under
the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act for the recovery of response costs
and the performance of response work
at the Allied Paper, Inc./Portage Creek/
Kalamazoo River Superfund Site in
Michigan (the ‘‘Site’’).
The Agreed Modification concern the
provisions of the Original Consent
Decree relating to Operable Unit 5, Area
3 (‘‘OU5, Area 3’’) of the Site,
constituting a portion of the Kalamazoo
River. The Original Consent Decree
included a template Agreed
Modification to amend the Decree to
add the OU5, Area 3 Record of Decision
and an updated Statement of Work. In
May 2022, EPA issued the ROD for OU5,
selecting a remedy with a current
estimated cost of $34,000,000. This
proposed Agreed Modification of the
Consent Decree follows the template
from the Original Consent Decree and
will govern NCR’s performance of that
work.
Additionally, the Agreed Modification
also makes one minor clarifying
correction to the Original Consent
Decree regarding how NCR should make
installment payments to EPA for future
response costs, specifying that the
payments should go to the Financial
Litigation Unit.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
Agreed Modification of the Consent
Decree. Comments should be addressed
to the Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources
Division, and should refer to United
States of America and the State of
Michigan v. NCR Corporation, D.J. Ref.
No. 90–11–2–07912/11. All comments
must be submitted no later than thirty
(30) days after the publication date of
this notice. Comments may be
submitted either by email or by mail:
To submit
comments:
Send them to:
By email .......
pubcomment-ees.enrd@
usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
By mail .........
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During the public comment period,
the proposed Agreed Modification of the
Consent Decree may be examined and
downloaded at this Justice Department
website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/
consent-decrees.
We will provide a paper copy of the
proposed Agreed Modification of the
Consent Decree upon written request
and payment of reproduction costs.
Please mail your request and payment
to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ—
ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
Please enclose a check or money order
for $57.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023–17905 Filed 8–18–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OJP (OJP) Docket No. 1813]
Meeting of the Global Justice
Information Sharing Initiative Federal
Advisory Committee
Office of Justice Programs
(OJP), Justice.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
This is an announcement of a
meeting of the Global Justice
Information Sharing Initiative (Global)
Federal Advisory Committee (GAC) to
discuss the Global Initiative, as
described at https://bja.ojp.gov/
program/it/global.
DATES: The meeting will take place on
Thursday, September 21, 2023 from 9:00
a.m. until 3:30 p.m. ET, and Friday,
September 22, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. until
12:00 p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at
the Homeland Security and Emergency
Management Agency (HSEMA), 1015
Half Street SE, 10th Floor, Washington,
DC 20003. Approved observers will
receive an invitation and instructions
for entering the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
David P. Lewis, Global Designated
Federal Official (DFO), Bureau of Justice
Assistance, Office of Justice Programs,
810 7th Street, Washington, DC 20531;
Phone (202) 616–7829 [note: this is not
a toll-free number]; Email:
david.p.lewis@usdoj.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
meeting is open to the public, however,
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members of the public who wish to
attend this meeting must register with
Mr. David P. Lewis at least (7) days in
advance of the meeting. Access to the
meeting room will not be allowed
without prior authorization. All
attendees will be required to sign-in and
go through security before they will be
admitted to the meeting.
Anyone requiring special
accommodations should notify Mr.
Lewis at least seven (7) days in advance
of the meeting.
Purpose: The GAC will act as the focal
point for justice information systems
integration activities in order to
facilitate the coordination of technical,
funding, and legislative strategies in
support of the Administration’s justice
priorities.
The GAC will guide and monitor the
development of the Global information
sharing concept. It will advise the
Assistant Attorney General, OJP; the
Attorney General; the President
(through the Attorney General); and
local, state, tribal, and federal
policymakers in the executive,
legislative, and judicial branches. The
GAC will also advocate for strategies for
accomplishing a Global information
sharing capability.
Interested persons whose registrations
have been accepted may be permitted to
participate in the discussions at the
discretion of the meeting chairman and
with approval of the Global DFO.
David P. Lewis,
Global DFO, Senior Policy Advisor, Bureau
of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice
Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request; Grantee
Reporting Requirements for National
User Facilities Managed by the NSF
Division of Materials Research
National Science Foundation.
Submission for OMB review;
comment request.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) has submitted the
following information collection
requirement to OMB for review and
clearance under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This is the
second notice for public comment; the
first was published in the Federal
Register, and no comments were
received. NSF is forwarding the
proposed submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
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clearance simultaneously with the
publication of this second notice.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAmain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria,
VA 22314, or send email to splimpto@
nsf.gov. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8339, which is accessible 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
(including Federal holidays). Copies of
the submission may be obtained by
calling 703–292–7556.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NSF may
not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless the collection of
information displays a currently valid
OMB control number and the agency
informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information
that such persons are not required to
respond to the collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Title of Collection: Grantee Reporting
Requirements for National User
Facilities managed by the NSF Division
of Materials Research.
OMB Number: 3145–0234.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Proposed Project:
The NSF Division of Materials
Research (DMR) supports a number of
National User Facilities that provide
specialized capabilities and
instrumentation to the scientific
community on a competitive proposal
basis. In addition to the user program,
these facilities support in-house
research, development of new
instrumentation or techniques,
education, and knowledge transfer.
The facilities integrate research and
education for students and post-docs
involved in experiments, and support
extensive K–12 outreach to foster an
interest in Science Technology
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
and STEM careers. Facilities capitalize
on diversity through participation in
center activities and demonstrate
leadership in the involvement of groups
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Agreed Modification of Consent
Decree Under The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act
On August 11, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Agreed Modification of the Consent Decree with the United States
District Court for the Western District of Michigan in the lawsuit
entitled United States of America and the State of Michigan v. NCR
Corporation, Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-01041.
The United States, on behalf of the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (``EPA''), and the State of Michigan, on behalf
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, filed suit
in 2019 against NCR Corporation (``NCR'') under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act for the
recovery of response costs and the performance of response work at the
Allied Paper, Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund Site in
Michigan (the ``Site'').
The Agreed Modification concern the provisions of the Original
Consent Decree relating to Operable Unit 5, Area 3 (``OU5, Area 3'') of
the Site, constituting a portion of the Kalamazoo River. The Original
Consent Decree included a template Agreed Modification to amend the
Decree to add the OU5, Area 3 Record of Decision and an updated
Statement of Work. In May 2022, EPA issued the ROD for OU5, selecting a
remedy with a current estimated cost of $34,000,000. This proposed
Agreed Modification of the Consent Decree follows the template from the
Original Consent Decree and will govern NCR's performance of that work.
Additionally, the Agreed Modification also makes one minor
clarifying correction to the Original Consent Decree regarding how NCR
should make installment payments to EPA for future response costs,
specifying that the payments should go to the Financial Litigation
Unit.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Agreed Modification of the Consent Decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to United States of America and
the State of Michigan v. NCR Corporation, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-07912/
11. All comments must be submitted no later than thirty (30) days after
the publication date of this notice. Comments may be submitted either
by email or by mail:
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To submit comments: Send them to:
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By email............................ [email protected].
By mail............................. Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044-7611.
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During the public comment period, the proposed Agreed Modification
of the Consent Decree may be examined and downloaded at this Justice
Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
We will provide a paper copy of the proposed Agreed Modification of
the Consent Decree upon written request and payment of reproduction
costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library,
U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
Please enclose a check or money order for $57.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-17905 Filed 8-18-23; 8:45 am]
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