Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 15 / Monday, January 24, 2022 / Notices 3581 

1Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: 

https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_

filing_procedures.pdf. 

2All contract personnel will sign appropriate 

nondisclosure agreements. 

3Electronic Document Information System 

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

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3–1) 

Melanie G. Barnes, 

Acting State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01216 Filed 1–21–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Receipt of Complaint; 

Solicitation of Comments Relating to 

the Public Interest 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission has received a complaint 

entitled Certain Mobile Phones and 

Tablet Computers, All with Switchable 

Connectivity, and Products Containing 

Same, DN 3597; 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 

EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. 

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 § 210.8(b) 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure filed on behalf of 

Ericsson Inc. and Telefonaktiebolaget 

LM Ericsson on January 18, 2022. 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 mobile phones, 

and tablet computers, all with 

switchable connectivity, and products 

containing same. The complainant 

names as respondent: Apple, Inc. of 

Cupertino, CA. The complainant 

requests that the Commission issue a 

limited exclusion order, a cease and 

desist order, 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 § 210.8(b) filing. 

Comments should address whether 

issuance of the relief specifically 

requested by the complainant 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 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. No other submissions will be 

accepted, unless requested by the 

Commission. 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. 

Submissions should refer to the docket 

number (‘‘Docket No. 3597’’) in a 

prominent place on the cover page and/ 

or the first page. (See Handbook for 

Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic 

Filing Procedures 1). Please note the 

Secretary’s Office will accept only 

electronic filings during this 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 


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3582 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 15 / Monday, January 24, 2022 / Notices 

1Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: 

https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_

filing_procedures.pdf. 

2All contract personnel will sign appropriate 

nondisclosure agreements. 

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: January 19, 2022. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01291 Filed 1–21–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Receipt of Complaint; 

Solicitation of Comments Relating to 

the Public Interest 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission has received a complaint 

entitled Certain Mobile Phones, Tablet 

Computers, Smart Watches, Smart 

Speakers, and Digital Media Players, 

and Products Containing Same, DN 

3596; 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 

EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. 

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 § 210.8(b) 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure filed on behalf of 

Ericsson Inc. and Telefonaktiebolaget 

LM Ericsson on January 18, 2022. 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 mobile phones, 

tablet computers, smart watches, smart 

speakers, and digital media players, and 

products containing same. The 

complainant names as respondent: 

Apple, Inc. of Cupertino, CA. The 

complainant requests that the 

Commission issue a limited exclusion 

order, a cease and desist order, 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 § 210.8(b) filing. 

Comments should address whether 

issuance of the relief specifically 

requested by the complainant 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 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. No other submissions will be 

accepted, unless requested by the 

Commission. 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. 

Submissions should refer to the docket 

number (‘‘Docket No. 3596’’) in a 

prominent place on the cover page and/ 

or the first page. (See Handbook for 

Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic 

Filing Procedures1). Please note the 

Secretary’s Office will accept only 

electronic filings during this 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 


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