[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 182 (Thursday, September 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49335-49336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20217]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-1120]
Certain Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Methods of Producing 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 has issued a Final Initial Determination on Section 337 Violation
and 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, should the
Commission find a violation. This notice is soliciting public interest
comments from the public only. Parties
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are to file public interest submissions pursuant to Commission rules.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Houda Morad, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708-4716. Copies of non-
confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation 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). The public record for this investigation may be viewed
on the Commission's Electronic Docket Information System (``EDIS'')
(https://edis.usitc.gov). Hearing-impaired persons are advised that
information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the
Commission's TDD terminal, telephone (202) 205-1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 (``Section 337''), provides that if the
Commission finds a violation it shall exclude the articles concerned
from the United States unless after considering the public interest
factors listed in 19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(1), it finds such articles should
not be prevented from entry.
The Commission is soliciting comments on public interest issues
raised by the recommended relief should the Commission find a
violation, specifically whether the Commission should issue a limited
exclusion order (``LEO'') against certain human milk oligosaccharides
that are imported, sold for importation, and/or sold after importation
by respondent Jennewein Biotechnologie GmbH of Rheinbreitbach, Germany.
The Commission is interested in further development of the record
on the public interest in this investigation. Accordingly, parties are
to file public interest submissions pursuant to 19 CFR 210.50(a)(4). In
addition, members of the public are hereby 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
Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bonding issued in this
investigation on September 9, 2019. Comments should address whether
issuance of an LEO in this investigation, should the Commission find a
violation, 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, their 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 exclusion order and/or
a cease and desist order within a commercially reasonable time; and
(v) Explain how the LEO would impact consumers in the United
States.
Written submissions from the public must be filed no later than by
close of business on Wednesday, October 23, 2019.
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-1120'') in a prominent place on
the cover page and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic
Filing Procedures, https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.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 unless the information
has already been granted such treatment during the proceedings. All
such requests should be directed to the Secretary of the Commission and
must include a full statement of the reasons why the Commission should
grant such treatment. See 19 CFR part 210.6. Documents for which
confidential treatment by the Commission is sought will be treated
accordingly. 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: September 13, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-20217 Filed 9-18-19; 8:45 am]
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