[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 89 (Monday, May 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25883-25884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11011]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332-514]


China: Intellectual Property Infringement, Indigenous Innovation 
Policies, and Frameworks for Measuring the Effects on the U.S. Economy

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation and scheduling of hearing.

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SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request from the United States Senate 
Committee on Finance (Committee) dated April 19, 2010, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission (Commission) instituted investigation 
No. 332-514, China: Intellectual Property Infringement, Indigenous 
Innovation Policies, and Frameworks for Measuring the Effects on the 
U.S. Economy, for the purpose of preparing the first of two reports 
requested by the Committee, and has scheduled a public hearing in 
connection with investigations relating to both reports for June 15, 
2010.

DATES: 
    June 1, 2010: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the public 
hearing.
    June 3, 2010: Deadline for filing pre-hearing briefs and 
statements.
    June 15, 2010: Public hearing.
    June 22, 2010: Deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and 
statements.
    July 9, 2010: Deadline for filing all other written submissions 
concerning investigation No. 332-514.
    November 19, 2010: Transmittal of first report to the Senate 
Committee on Finance.

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, including the Commission's hearing 
rooms, are located in the United States International Trade Commission 
Building, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC. All written submissions 
should be addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade 
Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436. The public record 
for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic 
docket (EDIS) at http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/edis.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Leaders Katherine Linton 
([email protected] or 202-205-3393) or Alexander Hammer 
([email protected] or 202-205-3271) or Deputy Project Leader 
Jeremy Wise ([email protected] or 202-205-3190) for information 
specific to this investigation. For information on the legal aspects of 
these investigations, contact William Gearhart of the Commission's 
Office of the General Counsel (202-205-3091 or 
[email protected]). The media should contact Margaret 
O'Laughlin, Office of External Relations (202-205-1819 or 
[email protected]). Hearing-impaired individuals may obtain 
information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal 
at 202-205-1810. General information concerning the Commission may also 
be obtained by accessing its Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). 
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.
    Background: The Commission has instituted this investigation for 
the purpose of preparing the first of the reports requested by the 
Committee. The first report will:
     Describe the principal types of reported IPR infringement 
in China;
     Describe China's indigenous innovation policies; and
     Outline analytical frameworks for determining the 
quantitative effects of the infringement and indigenous innovation 
policies on the U.S. economy as a whole and on sectors of the U.S. 
economy, including lost U.S. jobs.
    As requested by the Committee, the Commission will deliver this 
first report by November 19, 2010. The Committee asked the Commission 
to provide a second report by May 2, 2011, that describes the size and 
scope of reported IPR infringement in China; that provides a 
quantitative analysis of the impact of reported IPR infringement in 
China on the U.S. economy and U.S. jobs and on the potential effects on 
sales, profits, royalties, and license fees of U.S. firms globally; and 
that discusses actual, potential, and reported effects of China's 
indigenous innovation policies on the U.S. economy and U.S. jobs, and 
quantifies these effects, to the extent feasible. The Commission will 
publish a notice shortly that announces institution of an investigation 
to prepare this second report.
    Public Hearing: The Commission will hold a public hearing in 
connection with this investigation, and the investigation to be 
instituted in connection with the second report, at the U.S. 
International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, 
DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on June 15, 2010 (continuing on June 16, 
2010, if needed). Requests to appear at the public hearing should be 
filed with the Secretary, no later than 5:15 p.m., June 1, 2010, in 
accordance with the requirements in the ``Submissions'' section below. 
All pre-hearing briefs and statements should be filed not later than 
5:15 p.m., June 3, 2010; and all post-hearing briefs and statements 
should be filed not later than 5:15 p.m., June 22, 2010. In the event 
that, as of the close of business on June 1, 2010, no witnesses are 
scheduled to appear at the hearing, the hearing will be canceled. Any 
person interested in attending the hearing as an observer or 
nonparticipant may call the Secretary to the Commission (202-205-2000) 
after June 4, 2010, for information concerning whether the hearing will 
be held.
    Written Submissions: In lieu of or in addition to participating at 
the hearing, interested parties are invited to submit written 
statements concerning this investigation. All written submissions 
concerning this investigation should be addressed to the Secretary, and 
should be received not later than 5:15 p.m., July 9, 2010. All written 
submissions must conform with the provisions of section 201.8 of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 
201.8 requires that a signed original (or a copy so designated) and 
fourteen (14) copies of each document be filed. In the event that 
confidential treatment of a document is requested, at least four (4) 
additional copies must be filed, in which the confidential information 
must be deleted (see the following paragraph for further information 
regarding confidential business information). The Commission's rules 
authorize filing submissions with the Secretary by facsimile or 
electronic means only to the extent permitted by section 201.8 of the 
rules (see Handbook for Electronic

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Filing Procedures, http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/rules/documents/handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf). Persons with 
questions regarding electronic filing should contact the Secretary 
(202-205-2000). Any submissions that contain confidential business 
information must also conform with the requirements of section 201.6 of 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). 
Section 201.6 of the rules requires that the cover of the document and 
the individual pages be clearly marked as to whether they are the 
``confidential'' or ``non-confidential'' version, and that the 
confidential business information be clearly identified by means of 
brackets. All written submissions, except for confidential business 
information, will be made available for inspection by interested 
parties.
    In its request letter, the Committee stated that it intends to make 
the Commission's reports available to the public in their entirety, and 
asked that the Commission not include any confidential business 
information or national security classified information in the reports 
that the Commission sends to the Committee. Any confidential business 
information received by the Commission in this investigation and used 
in preparing this report will not be published in a manner that would 
reveal the operations of the firm supplying the information.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: May 5, 2010.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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