Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest
| Published date | 30 April 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 24034 |
| Record Number | 2020-09154 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | International Trade Commission |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 84 (Thursday, April 30, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 84 (Thursday, April 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24034-24035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09154]
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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 Synthetic Roofing
Underlayment Products and Components Thereof, DN 3452; 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: Lisa R. Barton, 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 Kirsch Research and
Development, LLC on April 24, 2020. 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 certain synthetic
roofing underlayment products and components thereof. The complaint
names as respondents: Atlas Roofing Corporation of Atlanta, GA;
CertainTeed Corporation of Malvern, PA; DuPont De Nemours, Inc. of
Wilmington, DE; E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company of Wilmington, DE;
Epilay, Inc. of Carson, CA; GAF Corporation of Parsippany, NJ;
InterWrap Corp. of Toledo, OH; Owens Corning of Toledo, OH; Owens
Corning Roofing & Asphalt, LLC, of Toledo, OH; System Components
Corporation of Issaquah, WA; and Tamko Building Products LLC of Joplin,
MO. The complainant requests that the Commission issue a limited
exclusion order, cease and desist orders, and impose a bond upon
respondents' 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
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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. 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 and submit 8
true paper copies to the Office of the Secretary by noon the next day
pursuant to Sec. 210.4(f) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). Submissions should refer to the docket
number (``Docket No. 3452'') in a prominent place on the cover page
and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures,
Electronic Filing Procedures \1\). Persons with questions regarding
filing should contact the Secretary (202-205-2000).
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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 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: April 24, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-09154 Filed 4-29-20; 8:45 am]
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