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

Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 

CFR 207.2(f)). 

industry in the United States exists as 

required by 19 U.S.C. 1337(a)(2). The 

notice of investigation named DTS, Inc. 

of Calabasas, California; Phorus, Inc. of 

Calabasas, California; MartinLogan, Ltd. 

of Lawrence, Kansas; Paradigm 

Electronics Inc. of Ontario, Canada; 

Anthem Electronics, Inc. of Ontario, 

Canada; Wren Sound Systems, LLC of 

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania; McIntosh 

Laboratory, Inc. of Binghamton, New 

York; Definitive Technology of Owings 

Mills, Maryland; and Polk Audio Inc. of 

Vista, California, as respondents. The 

Office of Unfair Import Investigations is 

also a party in this investigation. 

On September 20, 2017, Broadcom 

filed a motion for leave to file a second 

amended complaint. Broadcom sought 

to amend the complaint to: (1) 

Incorporate additional information that 

was set forth in a pre-institution letter 

to the Commission on August 29, 2017; 

(2) correct the names for certain 

respondents; and (3) add an additional 

domestic industry claim related to 

another licensee of the asserted patent. 

On October 2, 2017, Respondents filed 

a response opposing only the addition 

of a new domestic industry claim. The 

ALJ issued the subject ID granting the 

motion on October 24, 2017. The ALJ 

found that Broadcom has shown good 

cause to amend the complaint under 

Commission Rule 210.14(b)(1). See 

Order No. 9 at 2–3 (Oct. 24, 2017). 

No petitions for review were filed. 

The Commission has determined not to 

review the ID. 

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: November 13, 2017. 

Lisa R. Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24824 Filed 11–15–17; 8:45 am] 

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[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–588 and 731– 

TA–1392–1393 (Preliminary)] 

Polytetrafluoroethylene (‘‘PTFE’’) Resin 

From China and India 

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 there is a reasonable indication that 

an industry in the United States is 

materially injured by reason of imports 

of PTFE resin from China and India, 

provided for in statistical reporting 

numbers 3904.61.0010 and 

3904.61.0090 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States, that are 

alleged to be sold in the United States 

at less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’) and by 

reason of imports of PTFE resin from 

India that are alleged to be subsidized 

by the government of India. 

Commencement of Final Phase 

Investigations 

Pursuant to section 207.18 of the 

Commission’s rules, the Commission 

also gives notice of the commencement 

of the final phase of its investigations. 

The Commission will issue a final phase 

notice of scheduling, which will be 

published in the Federal Register as 

provided in section 207.21 of the 

Commission’s rules, upon notice from 

the Department of Commerce 

(‘‘Commerce’’) of affirmative 

preliminary determinations in the 

investigations under sections 703(b) or 

733(b) of the Act, or, if the preliminary 

determinations are negative, upon 

notice of affirmative final 

determinations in those investigations 

under sections 705(a) or 735(a) of the 

Act. Parties that filed entries of 

appearance in the preliminary phase of 

the investigations need not enter a 

separate appearance for the final phase 

of the investigations. Industrial users, 

and, if the merchandise under 

investigation is sold at the retail level, 

representative consumer organizations 

have the right to appear as parties in 

Commission antidumping and 

countervailing duty investigations. The 

Secretary will prepare a public service 

list containing the names and addresses 

of all persons, or their representatives, 

who are parties to the investigations. 

Background 

On September 28, 2017, The 

Chemours Company FC LLC, 

Wilmington, Delaware, filed petitions 

with the Commission and Commerce, 

alleging that an industry in the United 

States is materially injured or 

threatened with material injury by 

reason of LTFV and subsidized imports 

of PTFE resin from India and LTFV 

imports of PTFE resin from China. 

Accordingly, effective September 28, 

2017, the Commission, pursuant to 

sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 

U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)), instituted 

countervailing duty investigation No. 

701–TA–588 and antidumping duty 

investigation Nos. 731–TA–1392 and 

1393 (Preliminary). 

Notice of the institution of the 

Commission’s investigations and of a 

public conference 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 October 4, 2017 (82 

FR 46284). The conference was held in 

Washington, DC, on October 19, 2017, 

and all persons who requested the 

opportunity were permitted to appear in 

person or by counsel. 

The Commission made these 

determinations pursuant to sections 

703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 

1671b(a) and 1673b(a)). It completed 

and filed its determinations in these 

investigations on November 13, 2017. 

The views of the Commission are 

contained in USITC Publication 4741 

(November 2017), entitled 

Polytetrafluoroethylene (‘‘PTFE’’) Resin 

from China and India: Investigation 

Nos. 701–TA–588 and 731–TA–1392– 

1393 (Preliminary). 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: November 13, 2017. 

Lisa R. Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24875 Filed 11–15–17; 8:45 am] 

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[Investigation Nos. 332–562 and 332–563] 

Global Digital Trade 2: The Businessto-Business Market, Key Foreign Trade 

Restrictions, and U.S. 

Competitiveness; and Global Digital 

Trade 3: The Business-to-Consumer 

Market, Key Foreign Trade 

Restrictions, and U.S. 

Competitiveness; Proposed 

Information Collection; Comment 

Request; Global Digital Trade 

Questionnaire 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, the U.S. International Trade 

Commission (Commission) hereby gives 

notice that it plans to submit a request 

for approval of a questionnaire to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and requests public 

comment on its draft proposed 

collection. 


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DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be submitted on or 

before January 15, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: The project leaders for these 

investigations are Dan Kim and Alissa 

Tafti (Inv. No. 332–562) and Ricky Ubee 

and Christopher Robinson (Inv. No. 

332–563). Please direct all written 

comments to the project leaders via 

email at globaldigitaltrade@usitc.gov or 

via U.S. mail at U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20436. 

Additional Information: Copies of the 

draft questionnaire and other 

supplementary documents may be 

downloaded from the USITC Web site at 

https://www.usitc.gov/ 

globaldigitaltrade. For any questions 

about these investigations, email 

globaldigitaltrade@usitc.gov or call 202– 

205–3225 or 202–205–3342. Hearingimpaired individuals may obtain 

information on this matter by contacting 

the Commission’s TDD terminal at 202– 

205–1810. General information 

concerning the Commission may also be 

obtained by accessing its Web site 

(http://www.usitc.gov). 

Purpose of Information Collection: 

The information requested by the 

questionnaire is for use by the 

Commission in connection with 

Investigation No. 332–562, Global 

Digital Trade 2: The Business-toBusiness Market, Key Foreign Trade 

Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness, 

and Investigation No. 332–563, Global 

Digital Trade 3: The Business-toConsumer Market, Key Foreign Trade 

Restrictions, and U.S. Competitiveness, 

instituted under the authority of section 

332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 

U.S.C. 1332(g)). These investigations 

were requested by the U.S. Trade 

Representative (USTR) on January 13, 

2017. These investigations were 

initiated on May 1, 2017 and notice was 

published on May 8, 2017 (82 FR 

21404). USTR’s request includes a 

component that requires a survey of 

U.S. firms to gather detailed information 

on the impact of foreign regulatory and 

policy measures on their ability to 

develop and/or supply business-tobusiness and business-to-consumer 

digital products and services abroad. 

This questionnaire is therefore 

necessary to analyze regulatory and 

policy measures in key foreign markets 

that impact (1) the ability of U.S. firms 

to develop and/or supply digital 

products and services abroad, and (2) 

the competitiveness of U.S. firms as 

well as international trade and 

investment flows associated with digital 

products and services. The Commission 

will deliver the results of its 

investigation into the business-tobusiness market to the U.S. Trade 

Representative by October 29, 2018 and 

its investigation of the business-toconsumer market to the U.S. Trade 

Representative by March 29, 2019. 

Summary of Proposal: The 

Commission intends to submit the 

following draft information collection 

plan to OMB and invites public 

comment. 

(1) Number of forms submitted: 1. 

(2) Title of form: Global Digital Trade 

Questionnaire. 

(3) Type of request: New. 

(4) Frequency of use: Industry 

questionnaire, single data gathering, 

scheduled for 2018. 

(5) Description of respondents: U.S. 

firms in industries involved in global 

digital trade. 

(6) Estimated number of respondents: 

13,000. 

(7) Estimated total number of hours to 

complete the questionnaire per 

respondent: 15 hours. 

(8) Information obtained from the 

questionnaire that qualifies as 

confidential business information will 

be so treated by the Commission and not 

disclosed in a manner that would reveal 

the individual operations of a firm. 

Aggregate responses will be considered 

NSI as requested by USTR. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) 

has directed the Commission to produce 

two reports that analyze the regulatory 

and policy measures in key foreign 

markets that impact (1) the ability of 

U.S. firms to develop and/or supply 

digital products and services abroad, 

and (2) the competitiveness of U.S. 

firms as well as international trade and 

investment flows associated with digital 

products and services. There will be a 

single questionnaire used for both 

investigation 332–562, which will focus 

on business-to-business digital products 

and services, and investigation 332–563, 

which will focus on business-toconsumer digital products and services. 

II. Method of Collection 

Respondents will be mailed a letter 

with a link and individual code for 

accessing the online form. Respondents 

may also request a fillable form. Once 

the online form is complete, 

respondents will be directed to submit 

the form by selecting a submit button. 

When respondents complete a fillable 

form, they may submit it by uploading 

it to a secure webserver, emailing it to 

the study team, faxing it, or mailing a 

hard copy to the Commission. 

III. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on (1) whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

The draft questionnaire and other 

supplementary documents may be 

downloaded from the USITC Web site at 

https://www.usitc.gov/ 

globaldigitaltrade. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they will also become a matter of public 

record. 

Issued: November 9, 2017. 

By order of the Commission. 

Lisa R. Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24757 Filed 11–15–17; 8:45 am] 

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[USITC SE–17–053] 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United 

States International Trade Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: November 21, 2017 at 

1:00 p.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. Remedy recommendations in Inv. 

No. TA–201–76 (Remedy) (Large 

Residential Washers). 

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. 


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