Certain Foldable Reusable Drinking Straws and Components and Accessories Thereof; Notice of Request for Submissions on the Public Interest
| Published date | 21 October 2020 |
| Record Number | 2020-23314 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | International Trade Commission |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 204 (Wednesday, October 21, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 204 (Wednesday, October 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 67010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23314]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-1183]
Certain Foldable Reusable Drinking Straws and Components and
Accessories Thereof; Notice of Request for Submissions 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 should a violation be found in the above-captioned
investigation. The Commission is soliciting submissions on public
interest issues raised by the recommended relief should the Commission
find a violation. This notice is soliciting comments from the public
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Chen, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-2392. Copies of non-
confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation may
be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (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 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).
The Commission is soliciting submissions on public interest issues
raised by the recommended relief should the Commission find a
violation, specifically: A general exclusion order directed to
infringing articles imported, sold for importation, and/or sold after
importation.
The Commission is interested in further development of the record
on the public interest in this investigation. 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 September 22, 2020. Comments should
address whether issuance of the recommended remedial order 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 remedial order are used in the United States;
(ii) identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in
the United States relating to the recommended 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 order within a
commercially reasonable time; and
(v) explain how the recommended order would impact consumers in
the United States.
Written submissions must be filed no later than by close of
business on November 16, 2020.
Persons filing written submissions must file the original document
electronically on or before the deadlines stated above. The
Commission's paper filing requirements in 19 CFR 210.4(f) are currently
waived. 85 FR 15798 (March 19, 2020). Submissions should refer to the
investigation number (``Inv. No. 337-TA-1183'') 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. 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 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, solely for cybersecurity
purposes. All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure
agreements. All nonconfidential written submissions will be available
for public inspection 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: October 16, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-23314 Filed 10-20-20; 8:45 am]
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