[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8105-8106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03680]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1031]


Certain UV Curable Coatings for Optical Fibers, Coated Optical 
Fibers, and Products Containing 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 a recommended determination on remedy and 
bonding in the above-captioned investigation. The Commission is 
soliciting comments on public interest issues raised by the recommended 
relief. The ALJ recommended that a limited exclusion order issue 
against certain UV curable coatings for optical fibers imported by 
respondent Momentive UV Coatings (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. of Shanghai, 
China (``MUV''). The ALJ found no violation of section 337 by 
respondent OFS Fitel, LLC of Norcross, Georgia (``OFS''). However, 
should the Commission find a violation of section 337 by OFS, the ALJ 
recommends that the Commission issue a limited exclusion order against 
certain coated optical fibers imported by OFS, and that a cease and 
desist order issue to OFS. This notice is soliciting public interest 
comments from the public only. Parties are to file public interest 
submissions pursuant to the Commission's Rules.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Traud, Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-3427. Copies of non-
confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation, 
including the complaint and the public record, can be accessed on the 
Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov, and 
are or 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 (https://www.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 ALJ's recommended determination on remedy and bonding 
issued in this investigation on February 15, 2018. Comments should 
address whether issuance of a limited exclusion order 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 
orders are used in the United States;
    (ii) identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in the 
United States relating to the recommended 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 
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party suppliers have the capacity to replace the volume of articles 
potentially subject to the recommended exclusion order and/or a cease 
and desist order within a commercially reasonable time; and
    (v) explain how the limited exclusion order and a cease and desist 
order would impact consumers in the United States.
    Written submissions must be filed no later than by close of 
business on March 22, 2018.
    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. 337-TA-1031'') in a prominent place on 
the cover page and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic 
Filing Procedures, https://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. A 
redacted non-confidential version of the document must also be filed 
simultaneously with any confidential filing. All non-confidential 
written submissions will be available for public inspection at the 
Office of the Secretary and on EDIS.
    The authority for the Commission's determination is contained in 
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: February 16, 2018.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-03680 Filed 2-22-18; 8:45 am]
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