[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 226 (Friday, November 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72509-72510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25631]



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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION


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 Location-Sharing 
Systems, Related Software, Components Thereof, and Products Containing 
Same, DN 3655; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public 
interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing 
pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine M. Hiner, 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 https://edis.usitc.gov. For help 
accessing EDIS, please email [email protected]. General information 
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its 
internet server at United States International Trade Commission (USITC) 
at https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may 
be viewed on the Commission's Electronic Document Information System 
(EDIS) at https://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 a complaint and 
a submission pursuant to Sec.  210.8(b) of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure filed on behalf of Advanced Ground Information 
Systems, Inc. and AGIS Software Development LLC on November 17, 2022. 
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 regarding certain location-sharing systems, related 
software, components thereof, and products containing same. The 
complainant names as respondents: Google LLC of Mountain View, CA; 
Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd. of Korea; Samsung Electronics America, 
Inc. of Ridgefield Park, NJ; OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. of 
China; TCL Technology Group Corporation of China; TCL Electronics 
Holdings Limited of Hong Kong; TCL Communication Technology Holdings 
Limited of Hong Kong; TCT Mobile (US) Inc. of Irvine, CA; Lenovo Group 
Ltd. of China; Lenovo (United States) Inc. of Morrisville, NC; Motorola 
Mobility LLC of Chicago, IL; HMD Global of Finland; HMD Global OY of 
Finland; HMD America, Inc. of Miami, FL; Sony Corporation of Japan; 
Sony Mobile Communications, Inc. of Japan; ASUSTek Computer Inc. of 
Taiwan; ASUS Computer International of Fremont, CA; Caterpillar Inc. of 
Peoria, IL; BLU Products of Doral, FL; Panasonic Corporation of Japan; 
Panasonic Corporation of North America of Secaucus, NJ; Kyocera 
Corporation of Japan; Xiaomi Corporation of China; Xiaomi H.K. Ltd. of 
Hong Kong; Xiaomi Communications Co., Ltd. of China; and Xiaomi Inc. of 
China. The complainant requests that the Commission issue a limited 
exclusion order and cease and desist orders, and impose a bond upon 
respondent's alleged infringing articles during the 60-day Presidential 
review period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).
    Proposed respondents, other interested parties, and members of the 
public are invited to file comments on any public interest issues 
raised by the complaint or Sec.  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 on the public interest 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. Any 
written submissions on other issues must also be filed by no later than 
the close of business, eight calendar days after publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. Complainant may file replies to any 
written submissions no later than three calendar days after the date on 
which any initial submissions were due. No other submissions will be 
accepted, unless requested by the Commission. Any submissions and 
replies filed in response to this Notice are limited to five (5) pages 
in length, inclusive of attachments.
    Persons filing written submissions must file the original document 
electronically on or before the deadlines stated above. Submissions 
should refer to the docket number (``Docket No. 3655'') in a prominent 
place on the cover page and/or the first page. (See Handbook for 
Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic Filing Procedures).\1\ Please 
note the Secretary's Office will accept only electronic filings during 
this time. Filings must be made through the Commission's Electronic 
Document Information System (EDIS, https://edis.usitc.gov.) No in-
person paper-based filings or paper copies of any electronic filings 
will be accepted until further notice. Persons with questions regarding 
filing should contact the Secretary at [email protected].
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    \1\ Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf.
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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 
information, including confidential business information and documents 
for which confidential treatment is properly sought, submitted to the 
Commission for

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purposes of this Investigation may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the 
Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract personnel (a) for 
developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, 
or (b) in internal investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations 
relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission 
including under 5 U.S.C. appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government 
employees and contract personnel,\2\ solely for cybersecurity purposes. 
All nonconfidential written submissions will be available for public 
inspection at the Office of the Secretary and on EDIS.\3\
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    \2\ All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure 
agreements.
    \3\ Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.
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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 Sec. Sec.  
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: November 18, 2022.
Katherine Hiner,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-25631 Filed 11-23-22; 8:45 am]
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