60408 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 189 / Thursday, September 30, 2010 / Notices 

• E-mail: carliane.johnson@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carliane Johnson, Acting Permit 

Coordinator, Gulf of the Farallones 

National Marine Sanctuary, The 

Presidio, 991 Marine Drive, San 

Francisco, CA 94129. Phone: (703) 969– 

5544. 

Dated: September 24, 2010. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director for the Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Government Programs To Assist 

Businesses Protect Their Intellectual 

Property Rights (IPR) in Foreign 

Markets: Request of the International 

Trade Administration’s Office of 

Intellectual Property Rights, 

Department of Commerce 

AGENCY: Office of Intellectual Property 

Rights, International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Request for written submissions 

from the public. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

invites public input and participation in 

shaping government programs for 

protecting the intellectual property 

rights of U.S. businesses, including 

Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises 

(SMEs), in foreign markets. As 

evidenced by the launch of the 

President’s National Export Initiative, 

improving U.S. Government support for 

U.S. business in overseas markets is an 

Administration priority. Unfortunately, 

American exporters face various barriers 

to entry in overseas markets including 

barriers related to intellectual property 

rights. 

In coordination with the Intellectual 

Property Enforcement Coordinator 

(‘‘IPEC’’) and to implement certain 

action items in the 2010 Joint Strategic 

Plan on Intellectual Property 

Enforcement submitted to Congress by 

the IPEC, the Department of Commerce 

is conducting a comprehensive review 

of existing U.S. Government efforts to 

educate, guide, and provide resources to 

U.S. businesses that are: 

1. Acquiring intellectual property 

rights in foreign markets; 

2. Contemplating exporting 

intellectual property-based products or 

choosing markets for export; 

3. Actively entering foreign markets or 

facing difficulties entering foreign 

markets; or 

4. Encountering difficulties enforcing 

their intellectual property rights in 

foreign markets. 

The goal of the review is to improve 

efforts to support U.S. businesses facing 

barriers related to intellectual property 

rights protection and enforcement in 

overseas markets. 

The Department of Commerce is hereby 

requesting written submissions from the 

public. In responding, please consider 

the questions and information requests 

posed below, but do not limit comments 

to these areas. 

1. Describe your level of familiarity 

with intellectual property rights in 

general and intellectual property rights 

in foreign markets in particular. 

2. Identify specific challenges 

businesses, including SMEs, face in 

protecting their intellectual property 

rights abroad. 

3. In what countries or regions do 

businesses need the most assistance 

protecting their intellectual property 

rights? In responding please prioritize 

any countries identified. 

4. Which specific types of intellectual 

property (copyrights, trademarks, 

patents, trade secrets) present the most 

challenges to SMEs? Should U.S. 

government programs focus on specific 

areas of intellectual property protection? 

5. Suggest particular outreach, 

programs or assistance that the 

government can provide that would 

help U.S. businesses overcome those 

challenges. 

6. Describe your familiarity with or 

use of current U.S. Government services 

and tools related to IPR protection and 

enforcement in foreign markets, and 

assess their usefulness and/or gaps. 

7. Assess the adequacy of the 

intellectual property resources, tools, 

services and programs that the U.S. 

government currently provides to SMEs. 

8. What specific outreach formats 

(e.g., conferences, webinars, 

publications, podcasts) work best for 

educating U.S. businesses on how to 

protect their IPR abroad? 

9. Identify specific existing programs 

provided by the U.S. Government or 

governments of other countries that 

have been particularly effective at 

assisting U.S. businesses with protecting 

their intellectual property rights in 

foreign markets (including, if possible, 

specific examples illustrating the 

effectiveness of those methods). 

10. Identify specific existing programs 

involving cooperation between 

stakeholders and the U.S. Government 

(or between stakeholders and other 

governments) that have been 

particularly effective at assisting SMEs 

with the protection of their IP in foreign 

markets. 

11. What additional role(s) should the 

government play in assisting businesses 

with the protection of their intellectual 

property rights abroad? 

12. Identify additional resources and 

tools the U.S. Government could 

provide to support SMEs as they enforce 

their intellectual property rights in 

foreign markets. 

13. Identify the most effective and 

efficient ways to inform U.S. businesses 

of new and existing government 

offerings that support U.S. businesses in 

their efforts to protect their intellectual 

property abroad. 

14. In a recent report by the 

International Trade Commission, 

combining resources through trade 

associations or through less formal 

groups was one strategy SMEs suggested 

to reduce trade barriers. Describe ways 

the government can support SMEs as 

they pool resources to combat 

infringement abroad. 

DATES: Submissions must be received on 

or before Friday, October 29, 2010, at 5 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must be in 

English. All comments should be sent 

electronically via http:// 

www.regulations.gov, docket number 

ITA–2010–0006. 

To submit comments to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, find the docket by 

entering the number ITA–2010–0006 in 

the ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’ window at 

the http://www.regulations.gov home 

page and click ‘‘Search.’’ The site will 

provide a search-results page listing all 

documents associated with this docket. 

Find a reference to this notice by 

selecting ‘‘Notice’’ under ‘‘Document 

Type’’ on the left side of the searchresults page, and click on the link 

entitled ‘‘Submit a comment.’’ (For 

further information on using the 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site, 

please consult the resources provided 

on the Web site by clicking on ‘‘How to 

Use This Site’’ on the left side of the 

home page). 

The http://www.regulations.gov site 

provides the option of providing 

comments by filling in a ‘‘Type 

comment & Upload file’’ field, or by 

attaching a document. Attached 

documents are preferable. If a document 

is attached, please type ‘‘IPR Assistance 

Review’’ in the ‘‘Type comment & 

Upload file’’ field. Submissions in 

Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat 

(.pdf) are preferred. If the submission is 

in an application other than those two, 

please indicate the name of the 

application in the ‘‘Comments’’ field. 

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1 Global Intellectual Property Center, Intellectual 

Property: Creating Jobs, Saving Lives, Improving the 

World, 2009. 

2 Karen Mills, Administrator of the U.S. Small 

Business Administration (SBA), speech at ‘‘Jobs on 

Main Street, Customers Around the World’’ event 

hosted by USTR 01–21–10. 

1Husqvarna Construction Products North 

America, Inc., Hebei Husqvarna-Jikai Diamond 

Tools Co., Ltd., and Hebei Jikai Industrial Group 

Co., Ltd. (collectively ‘‘Hebei Jikai’’). 

2 Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof From the 

People’s Republic of China and the Republic of 

Korea: Antidumping Duty Orders, 74 FR 57145 

(November 4, 2009) (‘‘Order’’). 

3Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 

Value and Final Partial Affirmative Determination 

of Critical Circumstances: Diamond Sawblades and 

Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China, 

71 FR 29303 (May 22, 2006). 

4See Letter from DSMC to the Department 

regarding Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof 

from the People’s Republic of China—Request for 

Initiation of Changed Circumstances Review, dated 

August 13, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions on the submission of 

comments, please contact Christine 

Peterson at (202) 482–1432 or Andrea 

Cornwell at (202) 482–0998. 

Publication and Confidential 

Information: 

Submissions filed in response to this 

request will be made available to the 

public by posting them on the Internet. 

For this reason, please do not include in 

your comments information of a 

confidential nature, such as sensitive 

personal information or proprietary 

information. If you have confidential 

business information that would 

support your recommendation or that 

you believe would help the U.S. 

Government formulate an effective 

enforcement strategy, please let us 

know, and we may request that 

additional information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is 

difficult to overstate the value of 

intellectual property rights (IPR) to 

innovation, investment and economic 

development for U.S. businesses. 

Intellectual property rights are also 

critical to our small and medium-sized 

enterprises (SMEs). The U.S. Chamber 

of Commerce 1 estimates that IPintensive industries employ 18 million 

Americans, and the Small Business 

Administration has estimated that SMEs 

alone employ half of Americans and 

account for 65 percent 2 of new jobs. 

The theft of IP from SMEs is a serious 

matter, as it stifles innovation, slows 

economic growth, weakens the 

competitiveness of U.S. employers, and 

threatens American jobs. Intellectual 

property theft at the hands of foreign 

companies, consumers, and even 

governments, has an adverse impact on 

all IP-based innovation and economic 

success. SMEs are particularly 

vulnerable because they are at a distinct 

disadvantage when confronting these 

difficulties in foreign markets. The 

Department of Commerce’s priorities 

include ensuring that intellectual 

property remains a viable driver or 

innovation, and that our IP-based 

industries can compete effectively in the 

international marketplace. Commerce 

Bureaus, namely the U.S. Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) and the 

International Trade Administration 

(ITA), work alongside the IPEC and the 

agencies involved in intellectual 

property rights enforcement to help 

businesses secure and enforce 

intellectual property rights at home and 

abroad. 

To educate and assist all businesses, 

and SMEs in particular, the Department 

of Commerce has developed a number 

of IPR tools and resources. ITA, on 

behalf of U.S. intellectual property 

agencies, launched a Web site in 2004 

(http://www.stopfakes.gov) to provide 

updates and links to Executive Branch 

IPR programs. On the Web site, there are 

additional resources for businesses such 

as an online IPR tutorial, which is 

available in three languages, countryspecific IPR toolkits and links to other 

resources such as the American Bar 

Association’s International IP Advisory 

Program. The site also allows businesses 

to file complaints about IPR-related 

trade problems, which are answered by 

a trade specialist from ITA. The 

Department of Commerce also 

established the 1–866–999–HALT 

hotline answered by PTO IPR experts, 

who work with ITA’s Office of 

Intellectual Property Rights (OIPR) to 

help businesses secure and enforce their 

IPR through international treaties. 

Though this list is non-exhaustive, U.S. 

agencies recognize that there may be 

additional government tools and 

support on IPR protection and 

enforcement that could assist U.S. 

exporters. 

Dated: Friday, September 24, 2010. 

Eileen Hill, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Trade 

Agreements and Compliance, Market Access 

and Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24508 Filed 9–29–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–900] 

Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof 

From the People’s Republic of China: 

Initiation of Antidumping Duty 

Changed Circumstances Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 30, 

2010. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(‘‘Department’’) has received information 

sufficient to warrant the initiation of a 

changed circumstances review ‘‘CCR’’ of 

the antidumping duty order on diamond 

sawblades and parts thereof from the 

People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’). 

Specifically, based on requests filed by 

the Diamond Sawblade Manufacturers 

Coalition (‘‘DSMC’’) and Hebei Jikai,1 the 

Department is initiating a CCR to 

determine whether Hebei HusqvarnaJikai Diamond Tools Co., Ltd. is the 

successor-in-interest to (1) Hebei Jikai 

Industrial Group Co., Ltd. or (2) 

Electrolux Construction Products 

(Xiamen) Co., Ltd. (‘‘Electrolux 

Xiamen’’). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alan Ray, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, 

Import Administration, International 

Trade Administration, U.S. Department 

of Commerce, 14th Street and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5403. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On November 4, 2009, the Department 

published antidumping duty orders on 

diamond sawblades and parts thereof 

from the PRC and the Republic of 

Korea,2 as a result of the United States 

International Trade Commission 

reversing its initial negative 

determination on remand from the 

United States Court of International 

Trade. As part of those orders, in the 

investigation, Hebei Jikai Industrial 

Group Co., Ltd. received a calculated 

rate of 48.5 percent while Electrolux 

Xiamen received the PRC-wide rate of 

164.09 percent.3 On August 13, 2010, 

DSMC filed a submission with the 

Department requesting that it conduct a 

CCR of the antidumping duty order on 

diamond sawblades and parts thereof 

from the PRC to determine whether 

Hebei Husqvarna-Jikai Diamond Tools 

Co., Ltd. is a successor-in-interest to 

Electrolux Xiamen.4 On August 20, 

2010, DSMC submitted further 

information supporting its claim that 

Hebei Husqvarna-Jikai Diamond Tools 

Co., Ltd. should be found to be the 

successor-in-interest to Electrolux 

Xiamen. DSMC provided a narrative and 

supporting documentation accounting 

for changes in the name, ownership, 

production location, management, and 

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