Certain Cochlear Implant Systems and Components Thereof; Notice of Institution of Investigation, 77541-77542 [2024-21634]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 184 / Monday, September 23, 2024 / Notices (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) How might the agency 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 response. ONRR published a notice, with a 60day public comment period soliciting comment of this collection of information, in the Federal Register on April 16, 2024 (89 FR 26915). ONRR did not receive comments from companies regarding the published 60-day Federal Register notice. ONRR conducted outreach to industry and did not receive any comments. Comments that you submit in response to this 30-day notice are a matter of public record. 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As part of CFO Act audits, the OIG or its agent selects a sample of accounts receivable items based on forms ONRR– 2014 and ONRR–4430 and provides the sample items to ONRR. ONRR then identifies the company names and addresses for the sample items selected and creates accounts receivable confirmation letters. In order to meet the CFO Act’s requirements, the letters must be on ONRR letterhead and the Deputy Director for ONRR, or his or her designee, must sign the letters. The letters request third-party confirmation responses by a specified date on whether ONRR’s accounts receivable records agree with royalty payor records for the following items: (1) customer identification; (2) royalty invoice number; (3) payor assigned document number; (4) date of ONRR receipt; (5) original amount the payor reported; and (6) remaining balance due to ONRR. The OIG or its agent mails the letters to the payors, instructing them to respond directly to confirm the accuracy and validity of selected royalty receivable items and amounts. In turn, it is the responsibility of the payors to verify, research, and analyze the amounts and balances reported on their respective forms ONRR–2014 and ONRR–4430. Title of Collection: Accounts Receivable Confirmations. OMB Control Number: 1012–0001. Form Number: None. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Businesses. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 24 randomly selected mineral payors from Federal and Indian lands and the OCS. PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 77541 Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 24. Estimated Completion Time per Response: ONRR estimates that each response will take 15 minutes for payors to complete. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6 hours. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Frequency of Collection: Annual. Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour Burden Cost: ONRR did not identify any ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burden associated with this collection of information. An agency may not conduct, or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The authority for this action is the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Howard M. Cantor, Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue. [FR Doc. 2024–21613 Filed 9–20–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4335–30–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337–TA–1418] Certain Cochlear Implant Systems and Components Thereof; Notice of Institution of Investigation U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on August 16, 2024, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Advanced Bionics AG of Switzerland and Advanced Bionics LLC of Valencia, California. Supplements were filed on August 29, and 30, and September 6, 2024. 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 cochlear implant systems and components thereof by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,317,945 (‘‘the ’945 patent’’) and U.S. Patent No. 8,422,706 (‘‘the ’706 patent’’). The complaint, as supplemented, further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal statute. The complainants request the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\23SEN1.SGM 23SEN1 77542 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 184 / Monday, September 23, 2024 / Notices 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 (2024). Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on September 17, 2024, 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, 3–11, and 13–22 of the ’945 patent, and claims 1–20 of the ’706 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 ‘‘cochlear implant systems as a whole, and the individual microphone, sound processor, external headpiece transmitter, implanted receiver and electrode array components of a cochlear implant system’’; (3) Pursuant to Commission Rule 210.50(b)(1), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), the presiding administrative law judge shall take evidence or other information and khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:57 Sep 20, 2024 Jkt 262001 hear arguments from the parties or other interested persons with respect to the public interest in this investigation, as appropriate, and provide the Commission with findings of fact and a recommended determination on this issue, which shall be limited to the statutory public interest factors set forth in 19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(1), (f)(1), (g)(1); (4) 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 complainants are: Advanced Bionics AG, Laubisrütistrasse 28, 8712 Stäfa, Switzerland Advanced Bionics LLC, 28515 Westinghouse Place, Valencia, CA 91355 (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: MED–EL Corporation, USA, 2645 Meridian Parkway, Suite 100, Durham, NC 27713 MED¥EL Elektromedizinische Geräte GmbH, Fürstenweg 77a, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and (5) 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 complainants 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 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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: September 17, 2024. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2024–21634 Filed 9–20–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 731–TA–929–931 (Fourth Review)] Silicomanganese From India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela; Scheduling of Expedited Five-Year Reviews United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of expedited reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on silicomanganese from India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. DATES: August 5, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caitlyn Costello (202) 205–2058, Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain information on this matter 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 (https:// www.usitc.gov). The public record for this proceeding may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background—On August 5, 2024, the Commission determined that the domestic interested party group response to its notice of institution (89 FR 35247, May 1, 2024) of the subject five-year reviews was adequate and that the respondent interested party group response was inadequate. The SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\23SEN1.SGM 23SEN1

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1418]


Certain Cochlear Implant Systems and Components Thereof; Notice 
of Institution of Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. 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 August 16, 2024, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Advanced 
Bionics AG of Switzerland and Advanced Bionics LLC of Valencia, 
California. Supplements were filed on August 29, and 30, and September 
6, 2024. 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 cochlear implant systems and components thereof by reason of 
the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,317,945 (``the 
'945 patent'') and U.S. Patent No. 8,422,706 (``the '706 patent''). The 
complaint, as supplemented, further alleges that an industry in the 
United States exists as required by the applicable Federal statute. The 
complainants request the Commission institute an investigation and, 
after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and 
desist orders.

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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: 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 (2024).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on September 17, 2024, 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, 3-11, and 13-22 of the '945 patent, and claims 1-20 of the 
'706 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 ``cochlear implant 
systems as a whole, and the individual microphone, sound processor, 
external headpiece transmitter, implanted receiver and electrode array 
components of a cochlear implant system'';
    (3) Pursuant to Commission Rule 210.50(b)(1), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), 
the presiding administrative law judge shall take evidence or other 
information and hear arguments from the parties or other interested 
persons with respect to the public interest in this investigation, as 
appropriate, and provide the Commission with findings of fact and a 
recommended determination on this issue, which shall be limited to the 
statutory public interest factors set forth in 19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(1), 
(f)(1), (g)(1);
    (4) 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 complainants are:

Advanced Bionics AG, Laubisr[uuml]tistrasse 28, 8712 St[auml]fa, 
Switzerland
Advanced Bionics LLC, 28515 Westinghouse Place, Valencia, CA 91355

    (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:

MED-EL Corporation, USA, 2645 Meridian Parkway, Suite 100, Durham, NC 
27713
MED-EL Elektromedizinische Ger[auml]te GmbH, F[uuml]rstenweg 77a, 6020 
Innsbruck, Austria

    (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International 
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
    (5) 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 
complainants 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.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: September 17, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-21634 Filed 9-20-24; 8:45 am]
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