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2All contract personnel will sign appropriate 

nondisclosure agreements. 3Electronic Document Information System 

(EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov. 

1Commissioner Kearns does not vote to institute 

the investigation for the reasons set forth in his 

Continued 

time. Filings must be made through the 

Commission’s Electronic Document 

Information System (EDIS, https://

edis.usitc.gov.) No in-person paperbased filings or paper copies of any 

electronic filings will be accepted until 

further notice. Persons with questions 

regarding filing should contact the 

Secretary at EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. 

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

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 §§ 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: February 28, 2024. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04506 Filed 3–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[USITC SE–24–010] 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United 

States International Trade Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: March 8, 2024 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–704–705 and 731–TA–1664–1666 

(Preliminary) (Paper Plates from China, 

Thailand, and Vietnam). The 

Commission currently is scheduled to 

complete and file its determinations on 

March 11, 2024; views of the 

Commission currently are scheduled to 

be completed and filed on March 18, 

2024. 

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. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: February 29, 2024. 

Sharon Bellamy, 

Supervisory Hearings and Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04634 Filed 2–29–24; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation. No. 337–TA–1391] 

Certain Network Equipment 

Supporting NETCONF; Institution of 

Investigation 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

complaint was filed with the U.S. 

International Trade Commission on 

January 19, 2024, under section 337 of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on 

behalf of Optimum Communications 

Services, Inc. of Jersey City, New Jersey. 

Supplements to complaint were filed on 

February 2 and 5, 2024. 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 network equipment supporting 

NETCONF by reason of the infringement 

of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 

10,567,474 (‘‘the ’474 patent’’) and U.S. 

Patent No. 10,848,546 (‘‘the ’546 

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 general 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: 

Pathenia M. Proctor, The Office of 

Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. 

International Trade Commission, 

telephone (202) 205–2560. 

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 

February 27, 2024, 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, 

2, and 4–7 of the ’474 patent; and claims 

1–3 and 5–9 of the ’546 patent, and 

whether an industry in the United 

States exists as required by subsection 

(a)(2) of section 337; 1


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memo expressing his separate views (Memo No. 

CO87–UU–005). 

(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 ‘‘[o]ptical line 

termination (OLT) and optical network 

unit/terminal (ONU/ONT) equipment, 

and subassemblies thereof, for passive 

optical networks that support 

NETCONF, conforming to internet 

standards IETF RFCs 6241 (NETCONF) 

and its companion RFC 7950 (YANG), 

as well as applicable modules and 

updates for them’’; 

(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: 

Optimum Communications Services, 

Inc., 344 Grove Street #242, Jersey 

City, NJ 07302 

(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: 

Changsha Silun Network Technology 

Co., Ltd., Address 6007, South Tower, 

Building 1b, Changsha Headquarters 

Base, Jinhai Road, Changsha, Hunan, 

China 410123 

Hunan Maiqiang Network Technology 

Company Limited, Address Room 

2002, Building 3, Changfang Tianyi 

Future City, No. 298, Shuguang 

Middle Rd., Changsha, Hunan, China 

410021 

Hunan Zikun Information Technology 

Co., Ltd., Address 6th Floor, 

Changsha Headquarters Base, Jinhai 

Rd, Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan, 

China 410123 

Guangzhou Qiton Electronics 

Technology Co., Ltd., Address Room 

405, 27–3, Yuanxiatian 4th Road, 

Yongping Street, Guangzhou, 

Guangdong, China 510420 

(c) The Office of Unfair Import 

Investigations, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 

401, Washington, DC 20436; and 

(4) For the investigation so instituted, 

the Chief Administrative Law Judge, 

U.S. International Trade Commission, 

shall designate the presiding 

Administrative Law Judge. 

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. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: February 27, 2024. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04446 Filed 3–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[OMB Number 1122–0005] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed eCollection 

eComments Requested; Extension of a 

Previously Approved Collection; SemiAnnual Progress Report for Grants To 

Reduce Violent Crimes Against 

Women on Campus Program 

AGENCY: Office on Violence Against 

Women, Department of Justice. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Office on Violence 

Against Women, Department of Justice 

(DOJ), 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. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted for 60 days until May 

3, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have additional 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 

Catherine Poston, Office on Violence 

Against Women, at 202–514–5430 or 

Catherine.poston@usdoj.gov. 

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 Bureau of Justice 

Statistics, 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; 

—Evaluate whether and if so how the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected can be 

enhanced; and 

—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. 

Abstract: The Higher Education 

Amendments of 1998 originally created 

the Grants to Combat Violent Crimes 

Against Women on Campuses Program 

(renamed the Grants to Reduce Violent 

Crimes Against Women on Campus 

Program in the Violence Against 

Women Act (VAWA) of 2000 (Campus 

Program)). 34 U.S.C. 20125 Campus 

Program grant funds may be used to 

enhance victim services and develop 

programs to prevent violent crimes 

against women on campuses. The 

Campus Program also enables 

institutions of higher education to 

develop and strengthen effective 

security and investigation strategies to 

combat violent crimes against women 

on campuses, including domestic 

violence, dating violence, sexual 

assault, and stalking. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

1. Type of Information Collection: 

Extension of a previously approved 

collection. 

2. The Title of the Form/Collection: 

Semi-Annual Progress Report for Grants 


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