Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs, 90201 [2023-28727]
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and, after the investigation, issue a
general exclusion order, or in the
alternative a limited exclusion, and a
cease and desist order.
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:
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 (2023).
Scope of Investigation: Having
considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on
December 22, 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
and 12–14 of the ’511 patent and claims
1 and 3 of the ’260 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 ‘‘optical line
termination (OLT) and optical network
unit/terminal (ONU/ONT) equipment
that conform to passive optical network
standards of ITU–T Recommendation
series G.984.x for Gigabit-capable
Passive Optical Network (G–PON) and
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its successor standards, including
10GPON/XGS–PON (ITU–T Rec.
G.987.3) and TWDM–PON/NG–PON2
(ITU–T Rec. G.989.3) as well as IEEE
802.3ah (EPON) and 802.3av (10G–
EPON)’’;
(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:
Optimum Communications Services,
Inc., 344 Grove Street #242, Jersey City,
NJ 07302
(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:
Hangzhou Softel Optic Co., Ltd., 708
709 Haiwei Building, 101 Binkang
Road, Binjiang District, Hangzhou,
Zhejiang, China 310051
Hangzhou DAYTAI Network
Technologies Co., Ltd., 1513 Room,
East Communications Building, No.
398, Wensan Road, Xihu District,
Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province,
China 310013
Hangzhou Sumlo Industrial Co., Ltd.,
Room 706–707, Baiyun Bldg-2, No.
190, Tiancheng Road, Hangzhou,
Zhejiang, China 310007
(c) The Office of Unfair Import
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite
401, Washington, DC 20436; and
(4) 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
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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.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: December 26, 2023.
Katherine Hiner,
Supervisory Attorney.
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness
Analysis of Federal Programs
AGENCY:
Office of Management and
Budget.
Revisions to Appendix C of
OMB Circular No. A–94.
ACTION:
Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Circular No. A–94
specifies certain discount rates to be
updated annually when the interest rate
and inflation assumptions used to
prepare the Budget of the United States
Government are changed. These
updated discount rates are found in
Appendix C of the Circular and are to
be used for cost-effectiveness analysis,
including lease-purchase analysis, as
specified in the revised Circular. These
rates do not apply to regulatory analysis.
The revised Appendix C of Circular No.
A–94 can be accessed at https://
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/
uploads/2023/12/CircularA94AppendixC.pdf.
SUMMARY:
The revised discount rates will
be in effect through December 2024.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jamie Taber, Office of Economic Policy,
Office of Management and Budget, 202–
395–2515, a94@omb.eop.gov.
Wesley Yin,
Associate Director for Economic Policy, Office
of Management and Budget.
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal
Programs
AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget.
ACTION: Revisions to Appendix C of OMB Circular No. A-94.
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SUMMARY: Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-94
specifies certain discount rates to be updated annually when the
interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the Budget of
the United States Government are changed. These updated discount rates
are found in Appendix C of the Circular and are to be used for cost-
effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified
in the revised Circular. These rates do not apply to regulatory
analysis. The revised Appendix C of Circular No. A-94 can be accessed
at https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CircularA-94AppendixC.pdf.
DATES: The revised discount rates will be in effect through December
2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamie Taber, Office of Economic
Policy, Office of Management and Budget, 202-395-2515, [email protected].
Wesley Yin,
Associate Director for Economic Policy, Office of Management and
Budget.
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