[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11851-11852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03899]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-1392]
Certain Oil Vaporizing Devices, Components Thereof, and Products
Containing the Same; Notice of Request for Submissions on the Public
Interest
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that on March 6, 2025, the presiding
administrative law judge (``ALJ'') issued an Initial Determination on
Violation of Section 337. The ALJ also issued a Recommended
Determination on remedy and bonding should a violation be found in the
above-captioned investigation. The Commission is soliciting submissions
on public interest issues raised by the recommended relief should the
Commission find a violation. This notice is soliciting comments from
the public and interested government agencies only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: B. Rashmi Borah, Esq., Office of the
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2518. Copies of non-
confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation may
be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email
[email protected]. General information concerning the Commission may
also be obtained by accessing its internet server at https://www.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: Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930
provides that, if the Commission finds a violation, it shall exclude
the articles concerned from the United States unless, after considering
the effect of such exclusion upon the public health and welfare,
competitive conditions in the United States economy, the production of
like or directly competitive articles in the United States, and United
States consumers, it finds that such articles should not be excluded
from entry. (19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(1)). A similar provision applies to
cease and desist orders. (19 U.S.C. 1337(f)(1)).
The Commission is soliciting submissions on public interest issues
raised by the recommended relief should the Commission find a
violation, specifically: a limited exclusion order directed to certain
oil vaporizing devices, components thereof, and products containing the
same imported, sold for importation, and/or sold after importation by
respondents STIIIZY IP LLC f/k/a STIIIZY, LLC; STIIIZY, Inc. d/b/a
Shryne Group Inc. (collectively, ``STIIIZY''); ALD Group Limited; and
ALD (Hong Kong) Holdings Limited (collectively, ``ALD''); and cease and
desist orders directed to STIIIZY and ALD. Parties are to file public
interest submissions pursuant to 19 CFR 210.50(a)(4).
The Commission is interested in further development of the record
on the public interest in this investigation.
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Accordingly, members of the public and interested government agencies
are invited to file submissions of no more than five (5) pages,
inclusive of attachments, concerning the public interest in light of
the ALJ's Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bonding issued in
this investigation on March 6, 2025. Comments should address whether
issuance of the recommended remedial orders in this investigation,
should the Commission find a violation, 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 recommended
remedial orders are used in the United States;
(ii) identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in the
United States relating to the recommended 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 recommended orders within a
commercially reasonable time; and
(v) explain how the recommended orders would impact consumers in
the United States.
Written submissions must be filed no later than by close of
business on April 7, 2025.
Persons filing written submissions must file the original document
electronically on or before the deadlines stated above pursuant to 19
CFR 210.4(f). Submissions should refer to the investigation number
(``Inv. No. 337-TA-1392'') in a prominent place on the cover page and/
or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures,
https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/rules/handbook_on_electronic_filing.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 by marking each document
with a header indicating that the document contains confidential
information. This marking will be deemed to satisfy the request
procedure set forth in Rules 201.6(b) and 210.5(e)(2) (19 CFR 201.6(b)
& 210.5(e)(2)). Documents for which confidential treatment by the
Commission is properly sought will be treated accordingly. Any non-
party wishing to submit comments containing confidential information
must serve those comments on the parties to the investigation pursuant
to the applicable Administrative Protective Order. A redacted non-
confidential version of the document must also be filed simultaneously
with any confidential filing and must be served in accordance with
Commission Rule 210.4(f)(7)(ii)(A) (19 CFR 210.4(f)(7)(ii)(A)). 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 nonconfidential written submissions will be available
for public inspection on EDIS.
This action is taken under the authority of 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: March 6, 2025.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2025-03899 Filed 3-11-25; 8:45 am]
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