Certain Color Intraoral Scanners and Related Hardware and Software; Notice of Request for Statements on the Public Interest
| Published date | 15 April 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 15232 |
| Record Number | 2019-07351 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | International Trade Commission |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 72 (Monday, April 15, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 72 (Monday, April 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15232-15233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07351]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-1091]
Certain Color Intraoral Scanners and Related Hardware and
Software; 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 section 337 violation. This notice is soliciting
public interest comments from the public only. Parties are to file
public interest submissions pursuant to Commission rules.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda Pitcher Fisherow, Esq., Office
of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2737. 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 at https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be viewed
on the Commission's electronic docket (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: 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 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 soliciting comments on public interest issues
raised by the recommended relief, should the Commission find a
violation, i.e.,: (1) A limited exclusion order (``LEO'') against
certain color intraoral scanners and related hardware and software; and
(2) a cease and desist order (``CDO'') against each respondent.
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 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 bond
issued in this investigation on March 1, 2019. Comments should address
whether issuance of the LEO and CDOs in this investigation, should the
Commission find a violation, would
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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
complainants, 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 complainants, complainants' 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 and CDOs would impact consumers in the
United States.
Written submissions from the public must be filed no later than
close of business on Tuesday, April 30, 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-1091'') in a prominent place on
the cover page and/or the first page. See Handbook on Filing Procedures
(https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/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. 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.
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 210.50 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
201.10, 210.50).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: April 9, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-07351 Filed 4-12-19; 8:45 am]
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