[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 182 (Monday, September 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57019-57020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23551]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-929]


Certain Beverage Brewing Capsules, Components Thereof, and 
Products Containing the Same; 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 and Recommended 
Determination on Remedy and Bonding in the above-captioned 
investigation. The ALJ found no violation of section 337. Should the 
Commission, however, find a violation of section 337, the ALJ 
recommends that the Commission issue a limited exclusion order against 
DongGuan Hai Precision Mould Co., Ltd. and issue a limited exclusion 
order and a cease and desist order against Solofill LLC with respect to 
U.S. Patent No. 8,720,320. 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 and 
Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bonding issued in this 
investigation on September 4, 2015. Comments should address whether 
issuance of limited exclusion orders and 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 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 
limited exclusion orders and cease and desist order are used in the 
United States;
(ii) identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in the 
United States relating to the recommended limited exclusion orders and 
cease and desist order;
(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 limited exclusion 
orders and cease and desist order within a commercially reasonable 
time; and
(v) explain how the recommended limited exclusion orders and cease and 
desist order would impact consumers in the United States.
    Written submissions must be filed no later than by close of 
business on October 5, 2015.
    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. 929'') 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

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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 in part 210 of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part 210).

    By order of the Commission.
    Issued: September 15, 2015.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-23551 Filed 9-18-15; 8:45 am]
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