Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 10, 2021 / Notices 8891 

10See Interpipe’s Letter, ‘‘Seamless Carbon and 

Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from 

Ukraine: Request for Postponement of the Final 

Determination and to Extend the Provisional 

Measures Period,’’ dated January 11, 2021. 

Postponement of Final Determination 

and Extension of Provisional Measures 

Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides 

that a final determination may be 

postponed until not later than 135 days 

after the date of the publication of the 

preliminary determination if, in the 

event of an affirmative preliminary 

determination, a request for such 

postponement is made by exporters who 

account for a significant proportion of 

exports of the subject merchandise, or in 

the event of a negative preliminary 

determination, a request for such 

postponement is made by the petitioner. 

Section 351.210(e)(2) of Commerce’s 

regulations requires that a request by the 

exporters for postponement of the final 

determination be accompanied by a 

request for extension of provisional 

measures from a four-month period to a 

period not more than six months in 

duration. 

On January 11, 2021, pursuant to 19 

CFR 351.210(e), Interpipe requested that 

Commerce postpone the final 

determination and that provisional 

measures be extended to a period not to 

exceed six months.10 In accordance with 

section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) The 

preliminary determination is 

affirmative; (2) the requesting exporter 

accounts for a significant proportion of 

exports of the subject merchandise; and 

(3) no compelling reasons for denial 

exist, Commerce is postponing the final 

determination and extending the 

provisional measures from a four-month 

period to a period not greater than six 

months. Accordingly, Commerce will 

make its final determination no later 

than 135 days after the date of 

publication of this preliminary 

determination, pursuant to section 

735(a)(2) of the Act. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its preliminary determination. If the 

final determination is affirmative, then 

the ITC will determine before the later 

of 120 days after the date of this 

preliminary determination or 45 days 

after the final determination whether 

imports of seamless pipe from Ukraine 

are materially injuring, or threaten 

material injury to, the U.S. industry. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 

CFR 351.205(c). 

Dated: February 3, 2021. 

James Maeder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by the scope of 

this investigation is seamless carbon and 

alloy steel (other than stainless steel) pipes 

and redraw hollows, less than or equal to 16 

inches (406.4 mm) in nominal outside 

diameter, regardless of wall-thickness, 

manufacturing process (e.g., hot finished or 

cold-drawn), end finish (e.g., plain end, 

beveled end, upset end, threaded, or 

threaded and coupled), or surface finish (e.g., 

bare, lacquered or coated). Redraw hollows 

are any unfinished carbon or alloy steel 

(other than stainless steel) pipe or ‘‘hollow 

profiles’’ suitable for cold finishing 

operations, such as cold drawing, to meet the 

American Society for Testing and Materials 

(ASTM) or American Petroleum Institute 

(API) specifications referenced below, or 

comparable specifications. Specifically 

included within the scope are seamless 

carbon and alloy steel (other than stainless 

steel) standard, line, and pressure pipes 

produced to the ASTM A–53, ASTM A–106, 

ASTM A–333, ASTM A–334, ASTM A–589, 

ASTM A–795, ASTM A–1024, and the API 

51 specifications, or comparable 

specifications, and meeting the physical 

parameters described above, regardless of 

application, with the exception of the 

exclusions discussed below. 

Specifically excluded from the scope of the 

investigation are: (1) All pipes meeting 

aerospace, hydraulic, and bearing tubing 

specifications, including pipe produced to 

the ASTM A–822 standard; (2) all pipes 

meeting the chemical requirements of ASTM 

A–335, whether finished or unfinished; and 

(3) unattached couplings. Also excluded from 

the scope of the investigation are (1) all 

mechanical, boiler, condenser and heat 

exchange tubing, except when such products 

conform to the dimensional requirements, 

i.e., outside diameter and wall thickness, of 

ASTM A53, ASTM A–106 or API 51 

specifications. Also excluded from the scope 

of the investigation are: (1) Oil country 

tubular goods consisting of drill pipe, casing, 

tubing and coupling stock; (2) all pipes 

meeting the chemical requirements of ASTM 

A–335 regardless of their conformity to the 

dimensional requirements of ASTM A–53, 

ASTM A–106 or API 5L; and (3) the 

exclusion for ASTM A335 applies to pipes 

meeting the comparable specifications GOST 

550–75. 

Subject seamless standard, line, and 

pressure pipe are normally entered under 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States (HTSUS) subheadings 7304.19.1020, 

7304.19.1030, 7304.19.1045, 7304.19.1060, 

7304.19.5020, 7304.19.5050, 7304.31.6050, 

7304.39.0016, 7304.39.0020, 7304.39.0024, 

7304.39.0028, 7304.39.0032, 7304.39.0036, 

7304.39.0040, 7304.39.0044, 7304.39.0048, 

7304.39.0052, 7304.39.0056, 7304.39.0062, 

7304.39.0068, 7304.39.0072, 7304.51.5005, 

7304.51.5060, 7304.59.6000, 7304.59.8010, 

7304.59.8015, 7304.59.8020, 7304.59.8025, 

7304.59.8030, 7304.59.8035, 7304.59.8040, 

7304.59.8045, 7304.59.8050, 7304.59.8055, 

7304.59.8060, 7304.59.8065, and 

7304.59.8070. The HTSUS subheadings and 

specifications are provided for convenience 

and customs purposes; the written 

description of the scope is dispositive. 

Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed 

in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Scope of Investigation 

V. Affiliation/Single Entity 

VI. Discussion of the Methodology 

VII. Currency Conversion 

VIII. Recommendation 

[FR Doc. 2021–02750 Filed 2–9–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–821–826] 

Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel 

Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe 

From the Russian Federation: 

Preliminary Affirmative Determination 

of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 

Postponement of Final Determination, 

and Extension of Provisional Measures 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that seamless carbon and alloy steel 

standard, line, and pressure pipe 

(seamless pipe) from the Russian 

Federation (Russia) is being, or is likely 

to be, sold in the United States at less 

than fair value (LTFV). The period of 

investigation is July 1, 2019, through 

June 30, 2020. Interested parties are 

invited to comment on this preliminary 

determination. 

DATES: Applicable February 10, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Caitlin Monks, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office VIII, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–2670. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This preliminary determination is 

made in accordance with section 733(b) 

8892 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 10, 2021 / Notices 

1See Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, 

Line, and Pressure Pipe from the Czech Republic, 

the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, and 

Ukraine: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair Value 

Investigations, 85 FR 47176 (August 4, 2020) 

(Initiation Notice). 2See Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, 

Line, and Pressure Pipe from the Republic of Korea, 

the Russian Federation, and Ukraine: 

Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the 

Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 85 FR 73687 

(November 19, 2020). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Affirmative Determination in the 

Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Seamless 

Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and 

Pressure Pipe from Russia,’’ dated concurrently 

with, and hereby adopted by, this notice. 

4See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 

5See Initiation Notice. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Investigations of Seamless 

Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and 

Pressure Pipe from the Czech Republic, the 

Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, and 

Ukraine: Preliminary Scope Decision 

Memorandum,’’ dated January 13, 2021 

(Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum). 7Case briefs, other written comments, and 

rebuttal briefs submitted in response to this 

preliminary LTFV determination should not 

include scope-related issues. See Preliminary Scope 

Decision Memorandum; and ‘‘Public Comment’’ 

section of this notice. 

8Commerce has preliminarily determined that 

the following affiliated companies constitute a 

single entity: PAO TMK, Volzhsky Pipe Plant Joint 

Stock Company, Taganrog Metallurgical Plant Joint 

Stock Company, Sinarsky Pipe Plant Joint Stock 

Company, and Seversky Pipe Plant Joint Stock 

Company. See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act). Commerce published the 

notice of initiation of this investigation 

on August 4, 2020.1 On November 19, 

2020, Commerce postponed the 

preliminary determination of this 

investigation, and the revised deadline 

is now February 3, 2021.2 For a 

complete description of the events that 

followed the initiation of this 

investigation, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics 

included in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included as Appendix 

II to this notice. The Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum is a public 

document and is on file electronically 

via Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Service System 

(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 

registered users at https://

access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 

version of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. 

The signed and the electronic versions 

of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum are identical in content. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are seamless pipe from 

Russia. For a complete description of 

the scope of this investigation, see 

Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

In accordance with the preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations, the Initiation 

Notice set aside a period of time for 

parties to raise issues regarding product 

coverage (i.e., scope).4 Certain interested 

parties commented on the scope of the 

investigation as it appeared in the 

Initiation Notice.5 For a summary of the 

product coverage comments and 

rebuttal responses submitted to the 

record for this investigation, and 

accompanying discussion and analysis 

of all comments timely received, see the 

Preliminary Scope Decision 

Memorandum.6 Commerce is 

preliminarily modifying the scope 

language as it appeared in the Initiation 

Notice. See the revised scope in 

Appendix I to this notice. 

The deadline to submit scope case 

briefs was established in the 

Preliminary Scope Decision 

Memorandum.7 There will be no further 

opportunity for comments on scoperelated issues. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this 

investigation in accordance with section 

731 of the Act. Commerce has 

calculated export prices in accordance 

with section 772(a) of the Act. Normal 

value is calculated in accordance with 

section 773 of the Act. For a full 

description of the methodology 

underlying the preliminary 

determination, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. 

All-Others Rate 

Section 733(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act 

provides that in the preliminary 

determination, Commerce shall 

determine an estimated all-others rate 

for all exporters and producers not 

individually examined. Pursuant to 

section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, this rate 

shall be an amount equal to the 

weighted average of the estimated 

weighted-average dumping margins 

established for exporters and producers 

individually investigated, excluding any 

zero and de minimis margins, and any 

margins determined entirely under 

section 776 of the Act. 

Commerce calculated an individual 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin for PAO TMK and Volzhsky 

Pipe Plant (collectively, TMK), the only 

individually examined exporter/ 

producer in this investigation. Because 

the only individually calculated 

dumping margin is not zero, de 

minimis, or based entirely on facts 

otherwise available, the estimated 

weighted-average dumping margin 

calculated for TMK is the dumping 

margin assigned to all other producers 

and exporters, pursuant to section 

735(c)(5)(A) of the Act. 

Preliminary Determination 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that the following estimated weightedaverage dumping margins exist: 

Exporter/producer 

Estimated 

weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

PAO TMK/Volzhsky Pipe Plant 

Joint Stock Company 8 .......... 209.72 

All Others .................................. 209.72 

Suspension of Liquidation 

In accordance with section 733(d)(2) 

of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 

suspend liquidation of entries of subject 

merchandise, as described in Appendix 

I, entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse, for consumption on or after 

the date of publication of this notice in 

the Federal Register. 

Further, pursuant to section 

733(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP 

to require a cash deposit equal to the 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin or the estimated all-others rate, 

as follows: (1) The cash deposit rate for 

the respondents listed in the table above 

will be equal to the company-specific 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margins determined in this preliminary 

determination; (2) if the exporter is not 

a respondent identified in the table 

above, but the producer is, then the cash 

deposit rate will be equal to the 

company-specific estimated weightedaverage dumping margin established for 

that producer of the subject 

merchandise; and (3) the cash deposit 

rate for all other producers and 

exporters will be equal to the all-others 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin. These suspension of liquidation 

instructions will remain in effect until 

further notice. 

Disclosure 

Commerce intends to disclose its 

calculations and analysis performed to 

interested parties in this preliminary 

determination within five days of any 

public announcement or, if there is no 

public announcement, within five days 

of the date of publication of this notice 

in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 10, 2021 / Notices 8893 

9See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service 

Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of 

Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). 

10See TMK’s Letter, ‘‘Seamless Carbon and Alloy 

Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe (‘‘SSLP 

Pipe’’) from Russia: Request to Postpone the Final 

Determination,’’ dated January 5, 2021. 

Verification 

As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the 

Act, Commerce intends to verify the 

information relied upon in making its 

final determination. Normally, 

Commerce verifies information using 

standard procedures, including an onsite examination of original accounting, 

financial, and sales documentation. 

However, due to current travel 

restrictions in response to the global 

COVID–19 pandemic, Commerce is 

unable to conduct on-site verification in 

this investigation. Accordingly, we 

intend to verify the information relied 

upon in making the final determination 

through alternative means in lieu of an 

on-site verification. 

Public Comment 

Case briefs or other written comments 

on non-scope issues may be submitted 

to the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance. 

Interested parties will be notified of a 

timeline for the submission of such case 

briefs and written comments at a later 

date. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues 

raised in the case briefs, may be 

submitted no later than seven days after 

the deadline for case briefs. Commerce 

has temporarily modified certain of its 

requirements for serving documents 

containing business proprietary 

information until further notice.9

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 

(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or 

rebuttal briefs in this investigation are 

encouraged to submit with each 

argument: (1) A statement of the issue; 

(2) a brief summary of the argument; 

and (3) a table of authorities. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing, limited to issues raised in the 

case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a 

written request to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, within 30 days after the date 

of publication of this notice. Requests 

should contain the party’s name, 

address, and telephone number, the 

number of hearing participants, whether 

any participant is a foreign national, and 

a list of the issues to be discussed. If a 

request for a hearing is made, Commerce 

intends to hold the hearing at a time and 

date to be determined. Parties should 

confirm the date and time of the hearing 

two days before the scheduled hearing 

date. 

Postponement of Final Determination 

and Extension of Provisional Measures 

Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides 

that a final determination may be 

postponed until not later than 135 days 

after the date of the publication of the 

preliminary determination if, in the 

event of an affirmative preliminary 

determination, a request for such 

postponement is made by exporters who 

account for a significant proportion of 

exports of the subject merchandise, or in 

the event of a negative preliminary 

determination, a request for such 

postponement is made by the petitioner. 

Section 351.210(e)(2) of Commerce’s 

regulations requires that a request by the 

exporters for postponement of the final 

determination be accompanied by a 

request for extension of provisional 

measures from a four-month period to a 

period not more than six months in 

duration. 

On January 5, 2021, pursuant to 19 

CFR 351.210(e), TMK requested that 

Commerce postpone the final 

determination and that provisional 

measures be extended to a period not to 

exceed six months.10 In accordance with 

section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) The 

preliminary determination is 

affirmative; (2) the requesting exporters 

account for a significant proportion of 

exports of the subject merchandise; and 

(3) no compelling reasons for denial 

exist, Commerce is postponing the final 

determination and extending the 

provisional measures from a four-month 

period to a period not greater than six 

months. Accordingly, Commerce will 

make its final determination no later 

than 135 days after the date of 

publication of this preliminary 

determination, pursuant to section 

735(a)(2) of the Act. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its preliminary determination. If the 

final determination is affirmative, then 

the ITC will determine before the later 

of 120 days after the date of this 

preliminary determination or 45 days 

after the final determination whether 

imports of seamless pipe from Russia 

are materially injuring, or threaten 

material injury to, the U.S. industry. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 

CFR 351.205(c). 

Dated: February 3, 2021. 

James Maeder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by the scope of 

this investigation is seamless carbon and 

alloy steel (other than stainless steel) pipes 

and redraw hollows, less than or equal to 16 

inches (406.4 mm) in nominal outside 

diameter, regardless of wall-thickness, 

manufacturing process (e.g., hot finished or 

cold-drawn), end finish (e.g., plain end, 

beveled end, upset end, threaded, or 

threaded and coupled), or surface finish (e.g., 

bare, lacquered or coated). Redraw hollows 

are any unfinished carbon or alloy steel 

(other than stainless steel) pipe or ‘‘hollow 

profiles’’ suitable for cold finishing 

operations, such as cold drawing, to meet the 

American Society for Testing and Materials 

(ASTM) or American Petroleum Institute 

(API) specifications referenced below, or 

comparable specifications. Specifically 

included within the scope are seamless 

carbon and alloy steel (other than stainless 

steel) standard, line, and pressure pipes 

produced to the ASTM A–53, ASTM A–106, 

ASTM A–333, ASTM A–334, ASTM A–589, 

ASTM A–795, ASTM A–1024, and the API 

51 specifications, or comparable 

specifications, and meeting the physical 

parameters described above, regardless of 

application, with the exception of the 

exclusions discussed below. 

Specifically excluded from the scope of the 

investigation are: (1) All pipes meeting 

aerospace, hydraulic, and bearing tubing 

specifications, including pipe produced to 

the ASTM A–822 standard; (2) all pipes 

meeting the chemical requirements of ASTM 

A–335, whether finished or unfinished; and 

(3) unattached couplings. Also excluded from 

the scope of the investigation are (1) all 

mechanical, boiler, condenser and heat 

exchange tubing, except when such products 

conform to the dimensional requirements, 

i.e., outside diameter and wall thickness, of 

ASTM A–53, ASTM A–106 or API 51 

specifications. Also excluded from the scope 

of the investigation are: (1) Oil country 

tubular goods consisting of drill pipe, casing, 

tubing and coupling stock; (2) all pipes 

meeting the chemical requirements of ASTM 

A–335 regardless of their conformity to the 

dimensional requirements of ASTM A–53, 

ASTM A–106 or API 5L; and (3) the 

exclusion for ASTM A–335 applies to pipes 

meeting the comparable specifications GOST 

550–75. 

Subject seamless standard, line, and 

pressure pipe are normally entered under 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States (HTSUS) subheadings 7304.19.1020, 

7304.19.1030, 7304.19.1045, 7304.19.1060, 

7304.19.5020, 7304.19.5050, 7304.31.6050, 

7304.39.0016, 7304.39.0020, 7304.39.0024, 

8894 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 10, 2021 / Notices 

7304.39.0028, 7304.39.0032, 7304.39.0036, 

7304.39.0040, 7304.39.0044, 7304.39.0048, 

7304.39.0052, 7304.39.0056, 7304.39.0062, 

7304.39.0068, 7304.39.0072, 7304.51.5005, 

7304.51.5060, 7304.59.6000, 7304.59.8010, 

7304.59.8015, 7304.59.8020, 7304.59.8025, 

7304.59.8030, 7304.59.8035, 7304.59.8040, 

7304.59.8045, 7304.59.8050, 7304.59.8055, 

7304.59.8060, 7304.59.8065, and 

7304.59.8070. The HTSUS subheadings and 

specifications are provided for convenience 

and customs purposes; the written 

description of the scope is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Scope of Investigation 

V. Affiliation 

VI. Application of Facts Available and Use of 

Adverse Inferences 

VII. Discussion of the Methodology 

VIII. Currency Conversion 

IX. Recommendation 

[FR Doc. 2021–02749 Filed 2–9–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

[Docket No. PTO–C–2020–0044] 

Development of a National Consumer 

Awareness Campaign on Combating 

the Trafficking in Counterfeit and 

Pirated Products 

AGENCY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Request for comments; 

reopening of comment period. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) 

published a request for comments in the 

Federal Register on November 17, 2020, 

seeking information from stakeholders, 

including, but not limited to, 

intellectual property rights holders, 

online third-party marketplaces, thirdparty intermediaries, other private 

sector stakeholders, other entities with 

experience in public-private awareness 

campaigns, and applicable government 

agencies on the ‘‘Development of a 

National Consumer Awareness 

Campaign on Combating the Trafficking 

in Counterfeit and Pirated Products’’ as 

a public-private partnership. Through 

this notice, the USPTO is reopening the 

period for public comment until March 

12, 2021. 

DATES: Comment date: Written 

comments must be received on or before 

March 12, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

and responses to the questions below by 

one of the following methods: 

(a) Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov (at the homepage, 

enter ‘‘PTO–C–2020–0044’’ in the 

‘‘Search’’ box, click the ‘‘Comment 

Now!’’ icon, complete the required 

fields, and enter or attach your 

comments). The materials in the docket 

will not be edited to remove identifying 

or contact information, and the USPTO 

cautions against including any 

information in an electronic submission 

that the submitter does not want 

publicly disclosed. Attachments to 

electronic comments will be accepted in 

Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF 

formats only. Comments containing 

references to studies, research, and 

other empirical data that are not widely 

published should include copies of the 

referenced materials. Please do not 

submit additional materials. If you want 

to submit a comment with business 

confidential information that you do not 

wish to be made public, submit the 

comment as a written/paper submission 

in the manner detailed below. 

(b) Written/Paper Submissions: Send 

all written/paper submissions to: United 

States Patent and Trademark Office, 

Mail Stop OPIA, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22314. Submission 

packaging should clearly indicate that 

materials are responsive to Docket No. 

PTO–C–2020–0044, Office of Policy and 

International Affairs, Comment Request; 

Development of a National Consumer 

Awareness Campaign on Combating the 

Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated 

Products. 

Submissions of Business Confidential 

Information: Any submissions 

containing business confidential 

information must be delivered in a 

sealed envelope marked ‘‘confidential 

treatment requested’’ to the address 

listed above. Submitters should provide 

an index listing the document(s) or 

information they would like the USPTO 

to withhold. The index should include 

information such as numbers used to 

identify the relevant document(s) or 

information, document title and 

description, and relevant page numbers 

and/or section numbers within a 

document. Submitters should provide a 

statement explaining their grounds for 

objecting to the disclosure of the 

information to the public as well. The 

USPTO also requests that submitters of 

business confidential information 

include a non-confidential version 

(either redacted or summarized) of those 

confidential submissions that will be 

available for public viewing and posted 

on www.regulations.gov. In the event 

that the submitter cannot provide a nonconfidential version of its submission, 

the USPTO requests that the submitter 

post a notice in the docket stating that 

it has provided the USPTO with 

business confidential information. 

Should a submitter fail to either docket 

a non-confidential version of its 

submission or post a notice that 

business confidential information has 

been provided, the USPTO will note the 

receipt of the submission on the docket 

with the submitter’s organization or 

name (to the degree permitted by law) 

and the date of submission. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charisma Hampton, USPTO, Office of 

Policy and International Affairs, at 

charisma.hampton@uspto.gov. Please 

direct media inquiries to the Office of 

the Chief Communications Officer, 

USPTO, at 571–272–8400. 

Request for Information: On 

November 17, 2020, the USPTO 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register requesting public input on the 

establishment of a national consumer 

awareness campaign designed to 

educate consumers on the direct and 

indirect costs and risks of counterfeit 

and pirated goods. See Request for 

Comments on the Development of a 

National Consumer Awareness 

Campaign on Combating the Trafficking 

in Counterfeit and Pirated Products, 85 

FR 73264 (Nov. 17, 2020). In that notice, 

the USPTO requested information from 

interested stakeholders, including, but 

not limited to, intellectual property 

rights holders affected by the sale of 

counterfeit goods offered through ecommerce platforms, online third-party 

marketplaces, third-party 

intermediaries, other private sector 

stakeholders, other entities with 

experience in public-private awareness 

campaigns, and applicable government 

agencies, in accordance with the call to 

action in the Department of Homeland 

Security’s January 24, 2020, Report to 

the President of the United States titled 

‘‘Combating Trafficking in Counterfeit 

and Pirated Goods.’’ 

To assist in gathering public input, 

the USPTO published questions and 

sought all input relevant to the 

development of guidelines, action plans, 

strategies, and best practices for 

establishing a public-private national 

consumer awareness campaign designed 

to educate consumers on the direct and 

indirect costs and risks of counterfeit 

and pirated goods. 

Specifically, in that earlier notice, the 

USPTO sought the following types of 

information utilized or under