[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 249 (Friday, December 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76517-76518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31156]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating
to the Public Interest
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade
Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Mobile Handset
Devices and Related Touch Keyboard Software Technology, DN 2923; the
Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised
by the complaint or complainant's filing under section 210.8(b) of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.8(b)).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa R. Barton, Acting 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 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: The Commission has received a complaint and
a submission pursuant to section 210.8(b) of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure filed on behalf of Nuance Communications, Inc.
on December 20, 2012. 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 mobile handset devices and related
touch keyboard software technology. The complaint names as respondents
Shanghai HanXiang (CooTek) Information Technology Co., Ltd. of China
and Personal Communications Devices, LLC of Hauppauge, NY.
Proposed respondents, other interested parties, and members of the
public are invited to file comments, not to exceed five (5) pages in
length, inclusive of attachments, on any public interest issues raised
by the complaint or section 210.8(b) filing. Comments should address
whether 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 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.
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 docket
number (``Docket No. 2923'') 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. All
nonconfidential 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),
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and of sections 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: December 20, 2012.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012-31156 Filed 12-27-12; 8:45 am]
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