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Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 26.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 279.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 1 hour to 29
hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 2,423.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
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respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement.
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[Investigation. No. 337–TA–1374]
Certain Smart Ceiling Fans,
Components Thereof, and Associated
Systems and Software Thereof; Notice
of Institution of Investigation
International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
complaint was filed with the U.S.
International Trade Commission on
September 20, 2023, under section 337
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended,
on behalf of Wangs Alliance
Corporation d/b/a of WAC Lighting of
Port Washington, New York. A
supplement to the complaint was filed
on September 26, 2023. The 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 smart ceiling fans, components
thereof, and associated systems and
software thereof, by reason of the
infringement of certain claims of U.S.
Patent No. 11,028,854 (‘‘the ’854
patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 10,488,897
(‘‘the ’897 patent’’); and U.S. Patent No.
11,598,345 (‘‘the ’345 patent’’). The
complaint further alleges that an
industry in the United States exists as
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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 cease and desist orders.
ADDRESSES: The 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:
Katherine Hiner, Office of the Secretary,
Docket Services Division, U.S.
International Trade Commission,
telephone (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 (2023).
Scope of Investigation: Having
considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on
October 20, 2023, 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
1–3 and 8–10 of the ’854 patent; claims
1–5, 7–9, and 11 of the ’897 patent; and
claims 1, 3–10, and 12–17 of the ’345
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 ‘‘smart ceiling fans,
smart fan devices, and components
thereof, specifically electrical boards
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carrying circuitry that enables smart
features thereof, receivers and their
circuitry, motors, housings, electrical
conversion filters, and controllers, and
systems and software associated with
any of the foregoing’’;
(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:
Wangs Alliance Corporation d/b/a,
WAC Lighting, 44 Harbor Park Drive,
Port Washington, NY 11050
(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:
Minka Lighting, LLC, 12500 Jefferson
Avenue, Newport News, VA 23602
Tech Lighting LLC, 7400 Linder
Avenue, Skokie, IL 60077
VC Brands, LLC, 7400 Linder Avenue,
Skokie, IL 60077
(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 is not participating as a
party to this investigation.
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.
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By order of the Commission.
Issued: October 20, 2023.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
ACTION:
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Sunshine Act Meetings
United
States International Trade Commission.
TIME AND DATE: October 31, 2023 at 11:00
a.m.
PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436, Telephone:
(202) 205–2000.
STATUS: Open to the public.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
1. Agendas for future meetings: none.
2. Minutes.
3. Ratification List.
4. Commission vote on Inv. Nos. 701–
TA–683 and 731–TA–1594–1596 (Final)
(Paper File Folders from China, India,
and Vietnam). The Commission
currently is scheduled to complete and
file its determinations and views of the
Commission on November 13, 2023.
5. Outstanding action jackets: none.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Sharon Bellamy, Supervisory Hearings
and Information Officer, 202–205–2000.
The Commission is holding the
meeting under the Government in the
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552(b). In
accordance with Commission policy,
subject matter listed above, not disposed
of at the scheduled meeting, may be
carried over to the agenda of the
following meeting. Earlier notification
of this meeting was not possible.
AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:
By order of the Commission.
Issued: October 24, 2023.
Sharon Bellamy,
Supervisory Hearings and Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023–23763 Filed 10–24–23; 4:15 pm]
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[OMB Number 1140–0058]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Investigator
Quality Survey
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives, Department of
Justice.
AGENCY:
17:23 Oct 25, 2023
The Department of Justice
(DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives (ATF), will be
submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The proposed information collection
was previously published in the Federal
Register, on August 3, 2023, allowing a
60-day comment period.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 30 days until
November 27, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have comments especially on the
estimated public burden or associated
response time, suggestions, or need a
copy of the proposed information
collection instrument with instructions
or additional information, please
contact: Lakisha Gregory, either by
email at Lakisha.Gregory@atf.gov, or by
telephone at (202) 648–9260.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning
the proposed collection of information
are encouraged. Your comments should
address one or more of the following
four points:
—Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
—Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and/or
—Minimize the burden of the collection
of information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Written comments and
recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within
30 days of the publication of this notice
on the following website
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 and entering either the title of
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the information collection or the OMB
Control Number 1140–0058. This
information collection request may be
viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to view Department of
Justice, information collections
currently under review by OMB.
DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3)
years. OMB authorization for an ICR
cannot be for more than three (3) years
without renewal. The DOJ notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Overview of This Information
Collection
1. Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a previously approved
collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection:
Investigator Quality Survey.
3. Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection: ATF Form 8620.7.
Component: Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S.
Department of Justice.
4. Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Abstract: Persons interviewed by ATF
contract investigators as a part of a
federal background investigation are
randomly selected to voluntarily
complete a survey that measures the
effectiveness, efficiency, and
professionalism of the investigator.
Interviewees who provide email
addresses during the interviews may be
emailed a survey to complete and return
to a specific ATF email address. The
Information Collection (IC) OMB 1140–
0058 is being revised to correct a
typographical error in the Interview
Ratings section. A question from the
survey was also removed, as it is not
included in the investigator’s current
line of questioning.
5. Obligation to Respond: The
obligation to respond is voluntary.
6. Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 2,500 respondents.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 5
minutes.
8. Frequency: Once annually.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time
Burden: 208 hours.
10. Total Estimated Annual Other
Costs Burden: $0. There is no new cost
associated with this information
collection since all requests will be
electronically submitted.
If additional information is required,
contact: Darwin Arceo, Department
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation. No. 337-TA-1374]
Certain Smart Ceiling Fans, Components Thereof, and Associated
Systems and Software Thereof; Notice of Institution of Investigation
AGENCY: International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the
U.S. International Trade Commission on September 20, 2023, under
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Wangs
Alliance Corporation d/b/a of WAC Lighting of Port Washington, New
York. A supplement to the complaint was filed on September 26, 2023.
The 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
smart ceiling fans, components thereof, and associated systems and
software thereof, by reason of the infringement of certain claims of
U.S. Patent No. 11,028,854 (``the '854 patent''); U.S. Patent No.
10,488,897 (``the '897 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 11,598,345 (``the
'345 patent''). The complaint 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 cease
and desist orders.
ADDRESSES: The 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
[email protected]. 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: Katherine Hiner, Office of the
Secretary, Docket Services Division, U.S. International Trade
Commission, telephone (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 (2023).
Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on October 20, 2023, 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 1-3 and 8-10 of the '854 patent; claims 1-5, 7-9, and 11 of the
'897 patent; and claims 1, 3-10, and 12-17 of the '345 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 ``smart ceiling fans,
smart fan devices, and components thereof, specifically electrical
boards carrying circuitry that enables smart features thereof,
receivers and their circuitry, motors, housings, electrical conversion
filters, and controllers, and systems and software associated with any
of the foregoing'';
(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:
Wangs Alliance Corporation d/b/a, WAC Lighting, 44 Harbor Park Drive,
Port Washington, NY 11050
(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:
Minka Lighting, LLC, 12500 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, VA 23602
Tech Lighting LLC, 7400 Linder Avenue, Skokie, IL 60077
VC Brands, LLC, 7400 Linder Avenue, Skokie, IL 60077
(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 is not participating as
a party to this investigation.
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.
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By order of the Commission.
Issued: October 20, 2023.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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