[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 97 (Friday, May 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29689-29690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12030]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Docket No. 2877]


Receipt of Amended 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 an amended complaint entitled Certain Radio 
Frequency Integrated Circuits and Devices Containing Same, DN 2877; the 
Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised 
by the amended 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: Office of the 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 an amended 
complaint and a submission pursuant to section 210.8(b) of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure filed on behalf of 
Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation on May 11, 2012. The complaint 
alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
Sec.  1337) in the importation into the United States, the sale for 
importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of 
certain radio frequency integrated circuits and devices containing 
same. The complaint names as respondents RF Micro Devices, Inc. of NC; 
Motorola Mobility, Inc. of IL; HTC America, Inc. of WA; and HTC 
Corporation of Taiwan.
    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

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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. 2877'') 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 
Office of 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 Office of 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), 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)).

    Issued: May 14, 2012.

    By order of the Commission.
James R. Holbein,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012-12030 Filed 5-17-12; 8:45 am]
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