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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. 

1The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 

CFR 207.2(f)). 

2The Commission also finds that imports of wire 

rod subject to Commerce’s affirmative critical 

circumstances determination are not likely to 

undermine seriously the remedial effect of the 

antidumping duty order on Russia. 

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 § 210.4(f) 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). 

Submissions should refer to the docket 

number (‘‘Docket No. 3287) in a 

prominent place on the cover page and/ 

or the first page. (See Handbook for 

Electonic Filing Procedures, Electronic 

Filing Procedures 1). 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. 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: January 11, 2018. 

Lisa R. Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00707 Filed 1–17–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 731–TA–1349, 1352, and 

1357 (Final)] 

Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire 

Rod From Belarus, Russia, and the 

United Arab Emirates 

Determinations 

On the basis of the record 1 developed 

in the subject investigations, the United 

States International Trade Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant 

to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’), 

that an industry in the United States is 

materially injured by reason of imports 

of carbon and certain alloy steel wire 

rod from Belarus, Russia, and the 

United Arab Emirates, provided for in 

subheadings 7213.91.30, 7213.91.45, 

7213.91.60, 7213.99.00, 7227.20.00, and 

7227.90.60 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States, that have 

been found by the Department of 

Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) to be sold in 

the United States at less than fair value 

(‘‘LTFV’’).2

Background 

The Commission, pursuant to section 

735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)), 

instituted these investigations effective 

March 28, 2017, following receipt of a 

petition filed with the Commission and 

Commerce by Charter Steel, Saukville, 

Wisconsin; Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc., 

Tampa, Florida; Keystone Consolidated 

Industries, Inc., Peoria, Illinois; and 

Nucor Corporation, Charlotte, North 

Carolina. The Commission scheduled 

the final phase of the investigations 

following notification of preliminary 

determinations by Commerce that 

imports of carbon and certain alloy steel 

wire rod from Belarus, Russia, and the 

United Arab Emirates were being sold at 

LTFV within the meaning of section 

733(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b(b)). 

Notice of the scheduling of the final 

phase of the Commission’s 

investigations and of a public hearing to 

be held in connection therewith was 

given by posting copies of the notice in 

the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 

International Trade Commission, 

Washington, DC, and by publishing the 

notice in the Federal Register of 

September 20, 2017 (82 FR 44001). The 

hearing was held in Washington, DC, on 

November 16, 2017 and all persons who 

requested the opportunity were 

permitted to appear in person or by 

counsel. 

The Commission made these 

determinations pursuant to section 

735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)). 

It completed and filed its 

determinations in these investigations 

on January 11, 2018. The views of the 

Commission are contained in USITC 

Publication 4752, January 2018, entitled 

Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire 

Rod From Belarus, Russia, and the 

United Arab Emirates: Investigation 

Nos. 731–TA–1349, 1352, and 1357 

(Final). 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: January 2018. 

Lisa R. Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00737 Filed 1–17–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 337–TA–1026] 

Certain Audio Processing Hardware, 

Software, and Products Containing the 

Same; Commission Determination To 

Review-in-Part the Final Initial 

Determination; Schedule for Filing 

Written Submissions on the Issues 

Under Review 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission has determined to reviewin-part the final initial determination 

(‘‘ID’’) issued by the presiding 

administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’) on 

October 26, 2017, finding no violation of 

section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended. The Commission requests 

certain briefing from the parties on the 

issues under review, as indicated in this 

notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amanda Fisherow, Esq., Office of the 

General Counsel, U.S. International 

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 


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205–2737. Copies of non-confidential 

documents filed in connection with this 

investigation are or 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 at 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. 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 instituted this investigation 

on October 25, 2016, based on a 

complaint filed by Andrea Electronics 

Corp. of Bohemia, New York 

(‘‘Andrea’’). 81 FR 73418 (Oct. 25, 

2016). The complaint alleges violations 

of section 337 by reason of infringement 

of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 

6,049,607 (‘‘the ’607 patent’’), U.S. 

Patent No. 6,363,345 (‘‘the ’345 patent’’), 

and U.S. Patent No. 6,377,637 (‘‘the ’637 

patent’’). The Commission’s notice of 

investigation named the following 

respondents: Apple Inc. of Cupertino, 

California (‘‘Apple’’); and Samsung 

Electronics Co., Ltd. of Gyeonggi-do, 

Republic of Korea, and Samsung 

Electronics America, Inc. of Ridgefield 

Park, New Jersey (collectively, 

‘‘Samsung’’). The Office of Unfair 

Import Investigations (‘‘OUII’’) is also a 

party in this investigation. Samsung was 

previously terminated from the 

investigation. All asserted claims of the 

’607 and ’637 patents were also 

previously terminated from the 

investigation. 

On October 26, 2017, the ALJ issued 

her final ID finding no violation of 

section 337 by Apple for the ’345 patent. 

Specifically, the final ID found that 

Andrea does not have standing to assert 

the ’345 patent, the accused products do 

not infringe the ’345 patent, and Andrea 

has not met the domestic industry 

requirements. 

On November 8, 2017, Andrea and 

OUII each filed timely petitions for 

review of the final ID. That same day, 

Apple filed a contingent petition for 

review of the final ID. On November 16, 

2017, the parties each filed a timely 

response to the petitions for review. On 

November 27, 2017, the private parties 

filed their public interest comments 

pursuant to Commission Rule 210.50. 

No public interest comments were 

received from the public. 

Having examined the record of this 

investigation, including the ALJ’s final 

ID, the petitions for review, and the 

responses thereto, the Commission has 

determined to review-in-part the final 

ID. Specifically, the Commission has 

determined to review the ID’s findings 

on (1) standing, (2) infringement, (3) 

invalidity, (4) inequitable conduct, and 

(5) domestic industry. 

The parties are invited to brief their 

responses to the following question 

only, with reference to the applicable 

law and the evidentiary record. 

1. Is a determination on whether a licensee 

is subject to an exclusive license necessary to 

reach the ‘‘all substantial rights’’ analysis? 

Are the factors set forth in Azure Networks, 

LLC v. CSR PLC, 771 F.3d 1336 (Fed. Cir. 

2014), judgment vacated on other grounds, 

CSR PLC et.al. v. Azure Networks, 135 S. Ct. 

1846, 2015 W1 582818 (Apr. 20, 2015), 

relevant to the question of standing raised in 

this investigation? 

The parties are not to brief other 

issues on review, which are adequately 

presented in the parties’ existing filings. 

At this time, the Commission is not 

requesting written submissions on 

remedy, public interest, or bonding. 

Written Submissions: Each party’s 

written submission responding to the 

above questions and any response to the 

initial submissions should be no more 

than 20 pages. The written submissions 

must be filed no later than close of 

business on Wednesday, January 24, 

2018. Reply submissions must be filed 

no later than the close of business on 

Wednesday, January 31, 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 

Commission Rule 210.4(f), 19 CFR 

210.4(f). Submissions should refer to the 

investigation number (‘‘Inv. No. 1026’’) 

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. 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, solely for cybersecurity 

purposes. All contract personnel will 

sign appropriate nondisclosure 

agreements. 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: January 11, 2018. 

Lisa R. Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00736 Filed 1–17–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

[Docket No. DEA–392] 

Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled 

Substances Application: Chemtos, 

LLC 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

DATES: Registered bulk manufacturers of 

the affected basic classes, and 

applicants therefore, may file written 

comments on or objections to the 

issuance of the proposed registration on 

or before March 19, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to: Drug Enforcement 

Administration, Attention: DEA Federal 

Register Representative/DRW, 8701 

Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 

22152. 


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