[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63492-63493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24898]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-847]
Certain Electronic Devices, Including Mobile Phones and Tablet
Computers, and Components Thereof; Notice of Request for Statements on
the Public Interest
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the presiding administrative law
judge (``ALJ'') has issued an Initial Determination of Violation of
Section 337 and Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bond in the
above-captioned investigation. The ALJ recommends that the Commission
issue a limited exclusion order and a cease-and-desist order against
HTC Corp. and HTC America, Inc., as well as their related entities,
with respect to U.S. Patent Nos. 6,393,260 and 7,415,247. The
Commission is soliciting comments on public interest issues raised by
the recommended relief. This notice is soliciting public interest
comments from the public only. Parties are to file public interest
submissions pursuant to 19 CFR 210.50(a)(4).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Needham, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708-5468. The public version of
the complaint can be accessed on the Commission's electronic docket
(EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov, and will be available for inspection
during official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office
of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street
SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000.
General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained
by accessing its Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). The public
record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's
electronic docket (EDIS) at http://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: Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930
provides that if the Commission finds a violation it shall exclude the
articles concerned from the United States:
Unless, after considering the effect of such exclusion upon the
public health and welfare, competitive conditions in the United
States economy, the production of like or directly competitive
articles in the United States, and United States consumers, it finds
that such articles should not be excluded from entry.
19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(1). A similar provision applies to cease-and-desist
orders. 19 U.S.C. 1337(f)(1).
The Commission is interested in further development of the record
on the public interest in these investigations. Accordingly, members of
the public are invited to file submissions of no more than five (5)
pages, inclusive of attachments, concerning the public interest in
light of the administrative law judge's Initial Determination of
Violation of Section 337 and Recommended Determination on Remedy and
Bond issued in this investigation on September 23, 2013. Comments
should address whether issuance of a limited exclusion order or a
cease-and-desist order 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
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United States, or United States consumers.
In particular, the Commission is interested in comments that:
(i) Explain how the articles potentially subject to the recommended
orders are used in the United States;
(ii) Identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in the
United States relating to the recommended 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 recommended exclusion order and/or
a cease and desist order within a commercially reasonable time; and
(v) Explain how the recommended orders would impact consumers in
the United States.
Written submissions must be filed no later than by close of
business on November 13, 2013.
Persons filing written submissions must file the original document
electronically on or before the deadlines stated above and submit 8
true paper copies to the Office of the Secretary by noon the next day
pursuant to section 210.4(f) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). Submissions should refer to the
investigation number (``Inv. No. 847'') in a prominent place on the
cover page and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing
Procedures, http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/rules/handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf). Persons with questions regarding
filing should contact the Secretary (202-205-2000).
Any person desiring to submit a document to the Commission in
confidence must request confidential treatment. All such requests
should be directed to the Secretary to the Commission and must include
a full statement of the reasons why the Commission should grant such
treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents for which confidential treatment
by the Commission is properly sought will be treated accordingly. A
redacted non-confidential version of the document must also be filed
simultaneously with the any confidential filing. All non-confidential
written submissions will be available for public inspection at the
Office of the Secretary and on EDIS.
This action is taken under the authority of section 337 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and of sections 201.10
and 210.50 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
201.10, 210.50).
Issued: October 18, 2013.
By order of the Commission.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2013-24898 Filed 10-23-13; 8:45 am]
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