[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 96 (Friday, May 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29156-29157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11814]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Docket No 2954]


Certain Digital Media Devices, Including Televisions, Blu-Ray 
Disc Players, Home Theater Systems, Tablets and Mobile Phones, 
Components Thereof and Associated Software: 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 Digital Media 
Devices, Including Televisions, Blu-Ray Disc Players, Home Theater 
Systems, Tablets and Mobile Phones, Components Thereof and Associated 
Software, DN 2954; 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 Document 
Information System (EDIS) at EDIS \1\, 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.
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    \1\ Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.
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    General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained 
by accessing its Internet server at United States International Trade 
Commission (USITC) at USITC \2\. The public record for this 
investigation may be viewed on the Commission's Electronic Document 
Information System (EDIS) at EDIS \3\. Hearing-impaired persons are 
advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting 
the Commission's TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810.
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    \2\ United States International Trade Commission (USITC): http://edis.usitc.gov.
    \3\ Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.

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 Black Hills Media, LLC on May 
13, 2013. 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 digital media devices, including televisions, 
blu-ray disc players, home theater systems, tablets and mobile phones, 
components thereof and associated software. The complaint names as 
respondents Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. of South Korea; Samsung 
Electronics America, Inc of NJ; Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC 
of TX; LG Electronics, Inc. of South Korea; LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. 
of NJ; LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. of CA; Panasonic 
Corporation of Japan; Panasonic Corporation of North America of NJ; 
Toshiba Corporation of Japan; Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. 
of CA; Sharp Corporation of Japan; Sharp Electronics Corporation of NJ.
    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. 2954'') in a prominent place on the cover page 
and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures, 
Electronic

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Filing Procedures \4\). Persons with questions regarding filing should 
contact the Secretary (202-205-2000).
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    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 \5\.
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    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)).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: May 14, 2013.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2013-11814 Filed 5-16-13; 8:45 am]
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