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1All contract personnel will sign appropriate 

nondisclosure agreements. 

respondent. Id. The Office of Unfair 

Import Investigations is not a party in 

this investigation. 

The complaint and notice of 

investigation were served on JSP on 

May 4, 2018. 

On June 6, 2018, Complainant filed a 

motion for an order to show cause 

directing respondent JSP to demonstrate 

why it should not be found in default 

for failing to respond to the complaint 

and notice of investigation, or otherwise 

participate in the investigation. 

Complainant did not state in its motion 

that it intended to seek a general 

exclusion order. JSP did not file a 

response. 

On June 22, 2018, the presiding 

administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’) issued 

Order No. 6, ordering JSP to show why 

it should not be found in default. No 

response was filed. 

On July 23, 2018, the ALJ issued the 

subject ID (Order No. 7), finding JSP in 

default under Commission Rule 210.16 

(19 CFR 210.16). No party petitioned for 

review of the ID, and the Commission 

has determined not to review it. 

Section 337(g)(1) (35 U.S.C. 

1337(g)(1)) and Commission Rule 

210.16(c) (19 CFR 210.16(c)) authorize 

the Commission to order relief against a 

respondent found in default, unless, 

after considering the public interest, it 

finds that such relief should not issue. 

In connection with the final 

disposition of this investigation, the 

Commission may (1) issue an order that 

could result in the exclusion of the 

subject articles from entry into the 

United States, and/or (2) issue a cease 

and desist order that could result in 

Respondent being required to cease and 

desist from engaging in unfair acts in 

the importation and sale of such 

articles. Accordingly, the Commission is 

interested in receiving written 

submissions that address the form of 

remedy, if any, that should be ordered. 

If a party seeks exclusion of an article 

from entry into the United States for 

purposes other than entry for 

consumption, the party should so 

indicate and provide information 

establishing that activities involving 

other types of entry either are adversely 

affecting it or likely to do so. For 

background, see Certain Devices for 

Connecting Computers via Telephone 

Lines, Inv. No. 337–TA–360, USITC 

Pub. No. 2843 (Dec. 1994), Comm’n Op. 

at 7–10. 

If the Commission contemplates some 

form of remedy, it must consider the 

effects of that remedy upon the public 

interest. The factors the Commission 

will consider include the effect that an 

exclusion order and/or cease and desist 

order would have on (1) the public 

health and welfare, (2) competitive 

conditions in the U.S. economy, (3) U.S. 

production of articles that are like or 

directly competitive with those that are 

subject to investigation, and (4) U.S. 

consumers. The Commission is 

therefore interested in receiving written 

submissions that address the 

aforementioned public interest factors 

in the context of this investigation. 

If the Commission orders some form 

of remedy, the U.S. Trade 

Representative, as delegated by the 

President, has 60 days to approve or 

disapprove the Commission’s action. 

See Presidential Memorandum of July 

21, 2005, 70 FR 43251 (July 26, 2005). 

During this period, the subject articles 

would be entitled to enter the United 

States under bond, in an amount 

determined by the Commission and 

prescribed by the Secretary of the 

Treasury. The Commission is therefore 

interested in receiving submissions 

concerning the amount of the bond that 

should be imposed if a remedy is 

ordered. 

Written submissions: Parties to the 

investigation, interested government 

agencies, and any other interested 

parties are encouraged to file written 

submissions on the issues of remedy, 

the public interest, and bonding. 

Complainant is also requested to submit 

proposed remedial orders for the 

Commission’s consideration. 

Complainant is further requested to 

state the date that the asserted patent 

expires and the HTSUS numbers under 

which the accused products are 

imported, and provide identification 

information for all known importers of 

the subject articles. The written 

submissions and proposed remedial 

orders must be filed no later than close 

of business on September 4, 2018. Reply 

submissions must be filed no later than 

the close of business on September 11, 

2018. No further submissions on these 

issues will be permitted unless 

otherwise ordered by the Commission. 

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–1101’’) in a prominent place on 

the cover page and/or the first page. See 

Handbook for Electronic Filing 

Procedures, http://www.usitc.gov/ 

secretary/fed_reg_notices/rules/ 

handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf. 

Persons with questions regarding filing 

should contact the Secretary at (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,1 solely for cybersecurity 

purposes. All non-confidential written 

submissions will be available for public 

inspection at the Office of the Secretary 

and on EDIS. 

The authority for the Commission’s 

determination is contained in 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: August 20, 2018. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18286 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 337–TA–1059] 

Certain Digital Cameras, Software, and 

Components Thereof; Notice of 

Request for Statements on the Public 

Interest 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the presiding administrative law judge 


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has issued a Final Initial Determination 

and Recommended Determination on 

Remedy and Bonding in the abovecaptioned investigation. The 

Commission is soliciting comments on 

public interest issues raised by the 

recommended relief, specifically a 

limited exclusion order and cease and 

desist orders directed to each of the 

remaining named respondents: Nikon 

Corporation of Tokyo, Japan; Sendai 

Nikon Corporation of Natori, Japan; 

Nikon Inc. of Melville, New York; Nikon 

(Thailand) Co., Ltd. of Ayutthaya, 

Thailand; and Nikon Imaging (China) 

Co., Ltd. of Jiangsu, China. 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: 

Megan M. Valentine, Office of the 

General Counsel, U.S. International 

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 

708–2301. The public version of the 

complaint can be accessed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at https://edis.usitc.gov, and 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 (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. Hearingimpaired 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). A similar 

provision applies to cease and desist 

orders. 19 U.S.C. 1337(f)(1). 

The Commission is interested in 

further development of the record on 

the public interest in these 

investigations. 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 Bonding issued in this 

investigation on August 17, 2018. 

Comments should address whether 

issuance of an limited exclusion order 

and cease and desist orders in this 

investigation 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 

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 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 

exclusion order and/or a cease and 

desist order within a commercially 

reasonable time; and 

(v) explain how the limited exclusion 

order and cease and desist orders would 

impact consumers in the United States. 

Written submissions from the public 

must be filed no later than by close of 

business on September 25, 2018. 

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–1059’’) in a prominent place on 

the cover page and/or the first page. (See 

Handbook for Electronic 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 nonconfidential version of the document 

must also be filed simultaneously with 

any confidential filing. All nonconfidential written submissions will be 

available for public inspection at the 

Office of the Secretary and on EDIS. 

The authority for the Commission’s 

determination is contained in 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: August 20, 2018. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18300 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[USITC SE–18–038] 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: August 31, 2018 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. Vote on Inv. No. 731–TA–1396 

(Final) (Forged Steel Fittings from 

Taiwan). The Commission is currently 

scheduled to complete and file its 

determination and views of the 

Commission by September 14, 2018. 

5. Outstanding action jackets: None. 

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. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: August 21, 2018. 

William Bishop, 

Supervisory Hearings and Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18429 Filed 8–22–18; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 


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