Ceramic Tile From India; Determinations, 48687-48688 [2024-12476]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 111 / Friday, June 7, 2024 / Notices General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205–3115. 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 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, telephone (202) 205–1810. The Commission instituted this investigation on April 17, 2024, based on a complaint filed on behalf of Ouraring, Inc. of San Francisco, California, and Ōura Health Oy of Finland (collectively, ‘‘Quraring,’’ or ‘‘Complainants’’). 89 FR 27452–53 (Apr. 17, 2024). The complaint, as amended, 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 wearable devices, systems, and components thereof by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 11,868,178; 11,868,179; and 10,842,429. The Commission’s notice of investigation named as respondents Ultrahuman Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. of Karnataka, India; Ultrahuman Healthcare SP LLC of Abu Dhabi, UAE; Ultrahuman Healthcare Ltd. of London, United Kingdom; Guangdong Jiu Zhi Technology Co. Ltd. of Guangdong, China; RingConn LLC of Wilmington, Delaware; and Circular SAS of Paris, France. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations (‘‘OUII’’) is also a party in this investigation. On April 26, 2024, Quraring moved to amend its first amended complaint and the notice of investigation to change the name of respondent Guangdong Jiu Zhi Technology Co. Ltd. to Shenzhen Ninenovo Technology Limited because of a corporate name change. Motion Docket No. 1398–004 (‘‘Mot.’’) at 1 (EDIS Doc. ID 819859). Quraring also moved to amend the address for RingConn LLC. Id. The motion states that it is unopposed by respondents RingConn, Circular SAS, Ultrahuman Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Ultrahuman Healthcare Ltd., and Ultrahuman Healthcare SP LLC. Id. at 1–2. On May 1, 2024, OUII filed a response supporting the motion. EDIS Doc. ID 820164. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:23 Jun 06, 2024 Jkt 262001 On May 3, 2024, the ALJ issued an ID (Order No. 8) granting the subject motion. The ID considered Quraring’s statement that Ouraring originally believed that Guangdong Jiu Zhi Technology Co. Ltd. was the parent company of RingConn LLC based on publicly available information, including RingConn’s website. See ID at 2 (citing Mot. at 2). The ID noted that RingConn notified Ouraring on April 19, 2024, that Guangdong Jiu Zhi Technology Co. Ltd. had changed its name to Shenzhen Ninenovo Technology Limited. Id. (citing Mot. at 2–3, and Mot. Ex. A). The ID further noted that Ouraring states that on April 23, 2024, it learned the complete address for RingConn LLC. Id. (citing Mot. at 2–3, and Mot. Ex. B). The ID found that Ouraring showed good cause to amend the complaint and notice of investigation to change the name of respondent Guangdong Jiu Zhi Technology Co. Ltd. to Shenzhen Ninenovo Technology Limited and to update the address for respondent RingConn LLC. Id. The ID further found that the above changes will not prejudice the rights of any parties to the investigation and reflect current and correct information. Id. No party petitioned for review of the ID. The Commission has determined not to review the ID. The Commission vote for this determination took place on June 4, 2024. By order of the Commission. Issued: June 4, 2024. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2024–12550 Filed 6–6–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–720 and 731– TA–1688 (Preliminary)] Ceramic Tile From India; Determinations On the basis of the record 1 developed in the subject investigations, the United States International Trade Commission (‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’), that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of imports of ceramic tile from India, provided for in subheadings 6907.21.10, 6907.21.20, 6907.21.30, 6907.21.40, 6907.21.90, 6907.22.10, 6907.22.20, 6907.22.30, 6907.22.40, 6907.22.90, 6907.23.10, 6907.23.20, 6907.23.30, 6907.23.40, 6907.23.90, 6907.30.10, 6907.30.20, 6907.30.30, 6907.30.40, 6907.30.90, 6907.40.10, 6907.40.20, 6907.40.30, 6907.40.40, and 6907.40.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’) and imports of the subject merchandise from India that are alleged to be subsidized by the government of India.2 3 Commencement of Final Phase Investigations Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Commission’s rules, the Commission also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of its investigations. The Commission will issue a final phase notice of scheduling, which will be published in the Federal Register as provided in § 207.21 of the Commission’s rules, upon notice from the U.S. Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) of affirmative preliminary determinations in the investigations under §§ 703(b) or 733(b) of the Act, or, if the preliminary determinations are negative, upon notice of affirmative final determinations in those investigations under §§ 705(a) or 735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed entries of appearance in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not enter a separate appearance for the final phase of the investigations. Any other party may file an entry of appearance for the final phase of the investigations after publication of the final phase notice of scheduling. 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 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 the investigations. As provided in section 207.20 of the Commission’s rules, the Director of the Office of Investigations will circulate draft questionnaires for the final phase of the investigations to parties to the investigations, placing copies on the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https:// edis.usitc.gov), for comment. 2 89 FR 42836, 89 FR 42841 (May 16, 2024). David S. Johanson determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is threatened with material injury by reason of subject imports from India. 3 Chairman 1 The record is defined in § 207.2(f) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)). PO 00000 Frm 00138 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 48687 E:\FR\FM\07JNN1.SGM 07JNN1 48688 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 111 / Friday, June 7, 2024 / Notices Background On April 19, 2024, by the Coalition for Fair Trade in Ceramic Tile 4 filed petitions with the Commission and Commerce, alleging that an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of subsidized imports of ceramic tile from India and LTFV imports of ceramic tile from India. Accordingly, effective April 19, 2024, the Commission instituted countervailing duty investigation No. 701–TA–720 and antidumping duty investigation No. 731–TA–1688 (Preliminary). Notice of the institution of the Commission’s investigations and of a public conference to be held in connection therewith was given by posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal Register of April 25, 2024 (89 FR 31770). The Commission conducted its conference on May 10, 2024. All persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to participate. The Commission made these determinations pursuant to §§ 703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)). It completed and filed its determinations in these investigations on May 31, 2024. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 5515 (June 2024), entitled Ceramic Tile from India: Investigation Nos. 701–TA–720 and 731–TA–1688 (Preliminary). By order of the Commission. Issued: June 3, 2024. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2024–12476 Filed 6–6–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: 4 The Coalition for Fair Trade in Ceramic Tile is comprised of Crossville, Inc., Crossville, TN; DalTile Corporation, Dallas, TX; Del Conca USA, Inc., Loudon, TN; Wonder Porcelain, Lebanon, TN; Landmark Ceramics—UST, Inc., Mount Pleasant, TN; Florim USA, Clarksville, TN; Florida Tile, Lexington, KY; Portobello America Manufacturing LLC, Pompano Beach, FL; and StonePeak Ceramics Inc., Chicago, IL. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:23 Jun 06, 2024 Jkt 262001 Commission has received a complaint Certain Memory Devices and Electronic Devices Containing the Same, DN 3751; 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 EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. 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 § 210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure filed on behalf of MimirIP LLC on June 3, 2024. 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 memory devices and electronic devices containing the same. The complaint names as a respondent: Micron Technology Inc. of Boise, ID; Dell, Inc. of Round Rock, TX; Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. of Spring, TX; HP, Inc. of Palo Alto, CA; Kingston Technology Company, Inc. of Fountain Valley, CA; Lenovo Group Limited of China; Lenovo (United States) Inc. of Morrisville, NC; and Tesla Inc. of Austin, TX. The complainant requests that the Commission issue a limited exclusion order, cease and desist orders, and impose a bond upon respondent 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 § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should address whether PO 00000 Frm 00139 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 § 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. 3751’’) in a prominent place on the cover page and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing E:\FR\FM\07JNN1.SGM 07JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 111 (Friday, June 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48687-48688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12476]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-720 and 731-TA-1688 (Preliminary)]


Ceramic Tile From India; Determinations

    On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject 
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission 
(``Commission'') determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the 
Act''), that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the 
United States is materially injured by reason of imports of ceramic 
tile from India, provided for in subheadings 6907.21.10, 6907.21.20, 
6907.21.30, 6907.21.40, 6907.21.90, 6907.22.10, 6907.22.20, 6907.22.30, 
6907.22.40, 6907.22.90, 6907.23.10, 6907.23.20, 6907.23.30, 6907.23.40, 
6907.23.90, 6907.30.10, 6907.30.20, 6907.30.30, 6907.30.40, 6907.30.90, 
6907.40.10, 6907.40.20, 6907.40.30, 6907.40.40, and 6907.40.90 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be 
sold in the United States at less than fair value (``LTFV'') and 
imports of the subject merchandise from India that are alleged to be 
subsidized by the government of India.2 3
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    \1\ The record is defined in Sec.  207.2(f) of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
    \2\ 89 FR 42836, 89 FR 42841 (May 16, 2024).
    \3\ Chairman David S. Johanson determined that there is a 
reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is threatened with 
material injury by reason of subject imports from India.
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Commencement of Final Phase Investigations

    Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Commission's rules, the 
Commission also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of 
its investigations. The Commission will issue a final phase notice of 
scheduling, which will be published in the Federal Register as provided 
in Sec.  207.21 of the Commission's rules, upon notice from the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') of affirmative preliminary 
determinations in the investigations under Sec. Sec.  703(b) or 733(b) 
of the Act, or, if the preliminary determinations are negative, upon 
notice of affirmative final determinations in those investigations 
under Sec. Sec.  705(a) or 735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed 
entries of appearance in the preliminary phase of the investigations 
need not enter a separate appearance for the final phase of the 
investigations. Any other party may file an entry of appearance for the 
final phase of the investigations after publication of the final phase 
notice of scheduling. 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 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 the 
investigations. As provided in section 207.20 of the Commission's 
rules, the Director of the Office of Investigations will circulate 
draft questionnaires for the final phase of the investigations to 
parties to the investigations, placing copies on the Commission's 
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https://edis.usitc.gov), 
for comment.

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Background

    On April 19, 2024, by the Coalition for Fair Trade in Ceramic Tile 
\4\ filed petitions with the Commission and Commerce, alleging that an 
industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with 
material injury by reason of subsidized imports of ceramic tile from 
India and LTFV imports of ceramic tile from India. Accordingly, 
effective April 19, 2024, the Commission instituted countervailing duty 
investigation No. 701-TA-720 and antidumping duty investigation No. 
731-TA-1688 (Preliminary).
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    \4\ The Coalition for Fair Trade in Ceramic Tile is comprised of 
Crossville, Inc., Crossville, TN; Dal-Tile Corporation, Dallas, TX; 
Del Conca USA, Inc., Loudon, TN; Wonder Porcelain, Lebanon, TN; 
Landmark Ceramics--UST, Inc., Mount Pleasant, TN; Florim USA, 
Clarksville, TN; Florida Tile, Lexington, KY; Portobello America 
Manufacturing LLC, Pompano Beach, FL; and StonePeak Ceramics Inc., 
Chicago, IL.
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    Notice of the institution of the Commission's investigations and of 
a public conference to be held in connection therewith was given by 
posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the 
notice in the Federal Register of April 25, 2024 (89 FR 31770). The 
Commission conducted its conference on May 10, 2024. All persons who 
requested the opportunity were permitted to participate.
    The Commission made these determinations pursuant to Sec. Sec.  
703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)). It 
completed and filed its determinations in these investigations on May 
31, 2024. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC 
Publication 5515 (June 2024), entitled Ceramic Tile from India: 
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-720 and 731-TA-1688 (Preliminary).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: June 3, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-12476 Filed 6-6-24; 8:45 am]
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