73620 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 206 / Thursday, October 26, 2023 / Notices 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 26. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 279. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 1 hour to 29 

hours. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 2,423. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: None. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

The authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Mark J. Gehlhar, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 

Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23688 Filed 10–25–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation. No. 337–TA–1374] 

Certain Smart Ceiling Fans, 

Components Thereof, and Associated 

Systems and Software Thereof; Notice 

of Institution of Investigation 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

complaint was filed with the U.S. 

International Trade Commission on 

September 20, 2023, under section 337 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 

on behalf of Wangs Alliance 

Corporation d/b/a of WAC Lighting of 

Port Washington, New York. A 

supplement to the complaint was filed 

on September 26, 2023. The complaint, 

as supplemented, alleges violations of 

section 337 based upon the importation 

into the United States, the sale for 

importation, and the sale within the 

United States after importation of 

certain smart ceiling fans, components 

thereof, and associated systems and 

software thereof, by reason of the 

infringement of certain claims of U.S. 

Patent No. 11,028,854 (‘‘the ’854 

patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 10,488,897 

(‘‘the ’897 patent’’); and U.S. Patent No. 

11,598,345 (‘‘the ’345 patent’’). The 

complaint further alleges that an 

industry in the United States exists as 

required by the applicable Federal 

Statute. The complainant requests that 

the Commission institute an 

investigation and, after the 

investigation, issue a limited exclusion 

order and cease and desist orders. 

ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for 

any confidential information contained 

therein, may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help 

accessing EDIS, please email 

EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. Hearing impaired 

individuals are advised that information 

on this matter can be obtained by 

contacting the Commission’s TDD 

terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons 

with mobility impairments who will 

need special assistance in gaining access 

to the Commission should contact the 

Office of the Secretary at (202) 205– 

2000. General information concerning 

the Commission may also be obtained 

by accessing its internet server at 

https://www.usitc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katherine Hiner, Office of the Secretary, 

Docket Services Division, U.S. 

International Trade Commission, 

telephone (202) 205–1802. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: The authority for 

institution of this investigation is 

contained in section 337 of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 

1337, and in section 210.10 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2023). 

Scope of Investigation: Having 

considered the complaint, the U.S. 

International Trade Commission, on 

October 20, 2023, ordered that— 

(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of 

section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended, an investigation be instituted 

to determine whether there is a 

violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of 

section 337 in the importation into the 

United States, the sale for importation, 

or the sale within the United States after 

importation of certain products 

identified in paragraph (2) by reason of 

infringement of one or more of claims 

1–3 and 8–10 of the ’854 patent; claims 

1–5, 7–9, and 11 of the ’897 patent; and 

claims 1, 3–10, and 12–17 of the ’345 

patent, and whether an industry in the 

United States exists as required by 

subsection (a)(2) of section 337; 

(2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the 

plain language description of the 

accused products or category of accused 

products, which defines the scope of the 

investigation, is ‘‘smart ceiling fans, 

smart fan devices, and components 

thereof, specifically electrical boards 

carrying circuitry that enables smart 

features thereof, receivers and their 

circuitry, motors, housings, electrical 

conversion filters, and controllers, and 

systems and software associated with 

any of the foregoing’’; 

(3) For the purpose of the 

investigation so instituted, the following 

are hereby named as parties upon which 

this notice of investigation shall be 

served: 

(a) The complainant is: 

Wangs Alliance Corporation d/b/a, 

WAC Lighting, 44 Harbor Park Drive, 

Port Washington, NY 11050 

(b) The respondents are the following 

entities alleged to be in violation of 

section 337, and are the parties upon 

which the complaint is to be served: 

Minka Lighting, LLC, 12500 Jefferson 

Avenue, Newport News, VA 23602 

Tech Lighting LLC, 7400 Linder 

Avenue, Skokie, IL 60077 

VC Brands, LLC, 7400 Linder Avenue, 

Skokie, IL 60077 

(4) For the investigation so instituted, 

the Chief Administrative Law Judge, 

U.S. International Trade Commission, 

shall designate the presiding 

Administrative Law Judge. 

The Office of Unfair Import 

Investigations is not participating as a 

party to this investigation. 

Responses to the complaint and the 

notice of investigation must be 

submitted by the named respondents in 

accordance with section 210.13 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 

19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), as 

amended in 85 FR 15798 (March 19, 

2020), such responses will be 

considered by the Commission if 

received not later than 20 days after the 

date of service by the complainant of the 

complaint and the notice of 

investigation. Extensions of time for 

submitting responses to the complaint 

and the notice of investigation will not 

be granted unless good cause therefor is 

shown. 

Failure of a respondent to file a timely 

response to each allegation in the 

complaint and in this notice may be 

deemed to constitute a waiver of the 

right to appear and contest the 

allegations of the complaint and this 

notice, and to authorize the 

administrative law judge and the 

Commission, without further notice to 

the respondent, to find the facts to be as 

alleged in the complaint and this notice 

and to enter an initial determination 

and a final determination containing 

such findings, and may result in the 

issuance of an exclusion order or a cease 

and desist order or both directed against 

the respondent. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 206 / Thursday, October 26, 2023 / Notices 73621 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: October 20, 2023. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23625 Filed 10–25–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[USITC SE–23–051] 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United 

States International Trade Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: October 31, 2023 at 11:00 

a.m. 

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20436, Telephone: 

(202) 205–2000. 

STATUS: Open to the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Agendas for future meetings: none. 

2. Minutes. 

3. Ratification List. 

4. Commission vote on Inv. Nos. 701– 

TA–683 and 731–TA–1594–1596 (Final) 

(Paper File Folders from China, India, 

and Vietnam). The Commission 

currently is scheduled to complete and 

file its determinations and views of the 

Commission on November 13, 2023. 

5. Outstanding action jackets: none. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Sharon Bellamy, Supervisory Hearings 

and Information Officer, 202–205–2000. 

The Commission is holding the 

meeting under the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552(b). In 

accordance with Commission policy, 

subject matter listed above, not disposed 

of at the scheduled meeting, may be 

carried over to the agenda of the 

following meeting. Earlier notification 

of this meeting was not possible. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: October 24, 2023. 

Sharon Bellamy, 

Supervisory Hearings and Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23763 Filed 10–24–23; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[OMB Number 1140–0058] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed eCollection 

eComments Requested; Investigator 

Quality Survey 

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

Firearms and Explosives, Department of 

Justice. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Justice 

(DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

Firearms and Explosives (ATF), will be 

submitting the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

The proposed information collection 

was previously published in the Federal 

Register, on August 3, 2023, allowing a 

60-day comment period. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted for 30 days until 

November 27, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have comments especially on the 

estimated public burden or associated 

response time, suggestions, or need a 

copy of the proposed information 

collection instrument with instructions 

or additional information, please 

contact: Lakisha Gregory, either by 

email at Lakisha.Gregory@atf.gov, or by 

telephone at (202) 648–9260. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written 

comments and suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies concerning 

the proposed collection of information 

are encouraged. Your comments should 

address one or more of the following 

four points: 

—Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

—Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and/or 

—Minimize the burden of the collection 

of information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms 

of information technology, e.g., 

permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for this information 

collection should be submitted within 

30 days of the publication of this notice 

on the following website 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function and entering either the title of 

the information collection or the OMB 

Control Number 1140–0058. This 

information collection request may be 

viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the 

instructions to view Department of 

Justice, information collections 

currently under review by OMB. 

DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOJ notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

1. Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a previously approved 

collection. 

2. Title of the Form/Collection: 

Investigator Quality Survey. 

3. Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Justice sponsoring the 

collection: ATF Form 8620.7. 

Component: Bureau of Alcohol, 

Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

4. Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Abstract: Persons interviewed by ATF 

contract investigators as a part of a 

federal background investigation are 

randomly selected to voluntarily 

complete a survey that measures the 

effectiveness, efficiency, and 

professionalism of the investigator. 

Interviewees who provide email 

addresses during the interviews may be 

emailed a survey to complete and return 

to a specific ATF email address. The 

Information Collection (IC) OMB 1140– 

0058 is being revised to correct a 

typographical error in the Interview 

Ratings section. A question from the 

survey was also removed, as it is not 

included in the investigator’s current 

line of questioning. 

5. Obligation to Respond: The 

obligation to respond is voluntary. 

6. Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 2,500 respondents. 

7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 5 

minutes. 

8. Frequency: Once annually. 

9. Total Estimated Annual Time 

Burden: 208 hours. 

10. Total Estimated Annual Other 

Costs Burden: $0. There is no new cost 

associated with this information 

collection since all requests will be 

electronically submitted. 

If additional information is required, 

contact: Darwin Arceo, Department 


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