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questions, contact Mr. Luis Aguilar, at
(303) 231–3418, or via email to
[email protected]. You may also
contact Mr. Aguilar to obtain copies
(free of charge) of (1) the ICR, (2) any
associated forms, and (3) the regulations
that require the subject collection of
information. You may also review the
information collection request online at
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.

currently valid Office of Management
and Budget control number.
Dated: August 13, 2015.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director, Office of Natural Resources
Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2015–20927 Filed 8–24–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4335–30–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR–2011–0025; DS63610000
DR2PS0000.CH7000 156D0102R2]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Delegated and Cooperative
Activities With States and Indian
Tribes—OMB Control Number 1012–
0003; Comment Request
Office of Natural Resources
Revenue, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of renewal of an existing
Information Collection.
AGENCY:

To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Office of Natural Resources
Revenue (ONRR) is notifying the public
that we have submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) an
information collection request (ICR) to
renew approval of the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
30 CFR parts 1227, 1228, and 1229. This
notice also provides the public with a
second opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.
DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to
approve or disapprove this information
collection request but may respond after
30 days; therefore, you should submit
your public comments to OMB by
September 24, 2015 for the assurance of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
written comments directly to the Desk
Officer for the Department of the
Interior (OMB Control Number 1012–
0003), Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by email to
[email protected] or
telefax at (202) 395–5806. Please also
mail a copy of your comments to Mr.
Luis Aguilar, Regulatory Specialist,
ONRR, P.O. Box 25165, MS 61030A,
Denver, Colorado 80225–0165, or email
[email protected]. Please reference
OMB Control Number 1012–0003 in
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions on technical issues, contact
Peter Hanley, State and Tribal Support,
ONRR, at (303) 231–3721, or via email
to [email protected]. For other

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1. Abstract
The Secretary of the U.S. Department
of the Interior is responsible for mineral
resource development on Federal and
Indian lands and the Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS). Under the Mineral Leasing
Act of 1920, Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act of 1953 (OCS Lands Act),
Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, and
Indian Mineral Development Act of
1982, the Secretary is required to
manage mineral resource production on
Federal and Indian lands and the OCS,
collect the royalties and other mineral
revenues due, and distribute the funds
collected in accordance with applicable
laws. The Secretary also has a trust
responsibility to manage Indian lands
and to seek advice and information from
Indian beneficiaries. ONRR performs the
minerals revenue management functions
for the Secretary and assists the
Secretary in carrying out the
Department’s trust responsibility for
Indian lands. Public laws pertaining to
mineral leases on Federal and Indian
lands and the OCS are available at
http://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/
PublicLawsAMR.htm.
When a company or an individual
enters into a lease to explore, develop,
produce, and dispose of minerals from
Federal or Indian lands, that company
or individual agrees to pay the lessor a
share (royalty) of the value received
from production on leased lands. The
lessee, or the designee, must report
various kinds of information to the
lessor relative to the disposition of the
leased minerals. Such information is
generally available within the records of
the lessee or others involved in
developing, transporting, processing,
purchasing, or selling such minerals.
The information that ONRR collects
includes data necessary to ensure that
the lessee accurately values and
appropriately pays all royalties and
other mineral revenues due.
The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act of 1982 (FOGRMA),
which the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996
amended, authorizes the Secretary to
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agreements with States (30 U.S.C. 1735,
sect. 205) and Indian Tribes (30 U.S.C.
1732, sect. 202) to conduct certain
inspections, audits, investigations, or
limited enforcement activities for oil
and gas leases within their respective
boundaries. The States and Indian
Tribes are working partners and are an
integral part of the overall onshore and
offshore compliance effort. The
Appropriations Act of 1992 also
authorizes the States and Tribes to
perform the same functions for coal and
other solid mineral leases.
This collection of information is
necessary in order to verify that States
and Tribes are able to effectively
conduct audits and related
investigations of Federal and Indian oil,
gas, coal, any other solid minerals, and
geothermal royalty revenues from
Federal and Tribal leased lands.
Relevant parts of the regulations include
30 CFR parts 1227, 1228, and 1229, as
described below:
Title 30 CFR part 1227—Delegation to
States provides procedures to delegate
certain Federal minerals revenue
management functions to States for
Federal oil and gas leases. This
regulation also provides only audit and
investigation functions to States for
Federal geothermal and solid mineral
leases, and leases subject to section 8(g)
of the OCS Lands Act, within their State
boundaries. In order for ONRR to
consider a State for such delegation, the
State must submit a written proposal to,
and receive approval from, the ONRR
Director. States also must provide
periodic accounting documentation to
ONRR, including an annual work plan
and quarterly reimbursement vouchers.
Title 30 CFR part 1228—Cooperative
Activities with States and Indian Tribes,
provides procedures for Indian Tribes to
carry out audits and related
investigations of their respective leased
lands. The Tribe must submit a written
proposal to ONRR in order to enter into
a cooperative agreement. The proposal
must outline the activities that the Tribe
will undertake and must present
evidence that the Tribe can meet the
Secretary’s standards in order for the
Tribe to conduct the activities. The
Tribe also must submit an annual work
plan and budget, as well as quarterly
reimbursement vouchers.
Title 30 CFR part 1229—Delegation to
States provides procedures for States to
carry out audits and related
investigations of leased Indian lands
within their respective State boundaries
by permission of the respective Indian
Tribal councils or individual Indian
mineral owners. The State must receive
the Secretary’s delegation of authority
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detailing its audits and related
investigations, annual budgets, and
quarterly reimbursement vouchers.
States also must maintain records
according to section 1227.200(d).
ONRR protects proprietary
information that the States and Tribes
submit under this collection. We do not
collect items of a sensitive nature. States
and Tribes must respond in order to
obtain the benefit of entering into a
cooperative agreement with the
Secretary.

2. Data
Title: 30 CFR parts 1227, 1228, and
1229, Delegated and Cooperative
Activities with States and Indian Tribes.
OMB Control Number: 1012–0003.
Bureau Form Numbers: None.
Frequency: Varies based on the
function performed.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: 10 States and 6 Indian
Tribes.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 17,705
hours.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-hour’’ Cost
Burden: We have identified no ‘‘non-

hour cost’’ burden associated with this
collection of information.
We have not included in our
estimates certain usual and customary
requirements that States and Tribes
perform in the normal course of
business. This 30-day Federal Register
notice burden chart shows an
adjustment increase of +4,786 burden
hours from the previous 60-day notice;
we based this adjustment on comments
that we received from the ShoshoneArapaho and Navajo Tribes. The
following table shows the estimated
burden hours by CFR section and
paragraph:

RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
30 CFR section

Reporting and recordkeeping requirements

Hour
burden per
response

Number of
annual
responses

Annual
burden hours

Part 1227—Delegation to States
Delegation Proposals
1227.103; 107; 109; 110(a–b(1));
110 (c–e); 111(a–b); 805.

What must a State’s delegation proposal contain? .........
If you want ONRR to delegate royalty management
functions to you, then you must submit a delegation
proposal to the ONRR Deputy Director. ONRR will
provide you with technical assistance and information
to help you prepare your delegation proposal. . . .

200

1

200

16

11

176

4

64

256

940

10

9,400

Delegation Process
1227.110(b)(2) ..............................

(b)(2) If you want to change the terms of your delegation agreement for the renewal period, you must submit a new delegation proposal under this part.
Existing Delegations
Compensation

1227.112(d) and (e) ......................

What compensation will a State receive to perform delegated functions?
You will receive compensation for your costs to perform
each delegated function subject to the following conditions . . .
(d) At a minimum, you must provide vouchers detailing
your expenditures quarterly during the fiscal year.
However, you may agree to provide vouchers on a
monthly basis in your delegation agreement . . .
(e) You must maintain adequate books and records to
support your vouchers . . .
States’ Responsibilities To Perform Delegated Functions

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What are a State’s general responsibilities if it accepts a
delegation?.
For each delegated function you perform, you must: (a)
. . . seek information or guidance from ONRR regarding new, complex, or unique issues. . . .
(b)(1) . . . Provide complete disclosure of financial results of activities;
(2) Maintain correct and accurate records of all mineralrelated transactions and accounts;
(3) Maintain effective controls and accountability;
(4) Maintain a system of accounts . . .
(5) Maintain adequate royalty and production information . . .
(c) Assist ONRR in meeting the requirements of the
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)
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Reporting and recordkeeping requirements

1227.200(e); 801(a); 804 ..............

1227.200(f); 401(e); 601(d) ...........
1227.200(g); 301(e) ......................
1227.200(h) ...................................
1227.400(a)(4) and (a)(6); 401(d);
501(c).

1227.400(c) ...................................

1227.601(c) ...................................

Hour
burden per
response

(d) Maintain all records you obtain or create under your
delegated function, such as royalty reports, production reports, and other related information. . . You
must maintain such records for at least 7 years. . . .
(e) Provide reports to ONRR about your activities under
your delegated functions . . At a minimum, you must
provide periodic statistical reports to ONRR summarizing the activities you carried out . . .
(f) Assist ONRR in maintaining adequate reference, royalty, and production databases. . . .
(g) Develop annual work plans . . .
(h) Help ONRR respond to requests for information from
other Federal agencies, Congress, and the public
. . .
What functions may a State perform in processing production reports or royalty reports?
Production reporters or royalty reporters provide production, sales, and royalty information on mineral production from leases that must be collected, analyzed, and
corrected.
(a) If you request delegation of either production report
or royalty report processing functions, you must perform . . .
(4) Timely transmitting production report or royalty report data to ONRR and other affected Federal agencies . . .
(6) Providing production data or royalty data to ONRR
and other affected Federal agencies. . . .
(c) You must provide ONRR with a copy of any exceptions from reporting and payment requirements for
marginal properties and any alternative royalty and
payment requirements for unit agreements and
communitization agreements you approve.
What are a State’s responsibilities if it performs automated verification?

Number of
annual
responses

Annual
burden hours

3

40

120

1

1

1

60
8

10
10

600
80

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

........................

150

10,836

1

200

To perform automated verification of production reports
or royalty reports, you must . . .
(c) Maintain all documentation and logging procedures
. . .
Performance Review
Subtotal Burden for 30 CFR
Part 1227.

...........................................................................................

Part 1228—Cooperative Activities With States and Indian Tribes
Subpart C—Oil and Gas, Onshore

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1228.100(a)
107(b).

and

(b);

101(c);

Entering into an agreement .............................................

200

(a) . . . Indian Tribe may request the Department to
enter into a cooperative agreement by sending a letter from . . . tribal chairman . . . to the Director of
ONRR.
(b) The request for an agreement shall be in a format
prescribed by ONRR and should include at a minimum the following information:
(1) Type of eligible activities to be undertaken.
(2) Proposed term of the agreement.
(3) Evidence that . . . Indian Tribe meets, or can meet
by the time the agreement is in effect . . .
(4) If the State is proposing to undertake activities on
Indian lands located within the State, a resolution
from the appropriate tribal council indicating their
agreement to delegate to the State responsibilities
under the terms of the cooperative agreement for activities to be conducted on tribal or allotted land.

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1228.101(a) ...................................

Terms of agreement.
(a) Agreements entered into under this part shall be
valid for a period of 3 years and shall be renewable . . . upon request of . . . Indian Tribe. . . .
(d) . . . Indian Tribe will be given 60 days to respond
to the notice of deficiencies and to provide a plan for
correction of those deficiencies. . . .
Maintenance of records ...................................................
(a) . . . Indian Tribe entering into a cooperative agreement under this part must retain all records, reports,
working papers, and any backup materials . . .
(b) . . . Indian Tribe shall maintain all books and
records . . .
Funding of cooperative agreements ................................
(a)(1) The Department may, under the terms of the cooperative agreement, reimburse . . Indian Tribe up
to 100 percent of the costs of eligible activities. Eligible activities will be agreed upon annually upon the
submission and approval of a work plan and funding
requirement.
(2) A cooperative agreement may be entered into
with . . . Indian Tribe, upon request, without a requirement for reimbursement of costs by the Department.
(c) . . . Indian Tribe shall submit a voucher for reimbursement of eligible costs incurred within 30 days of
the end of each calendar quarter. . . . Indian Tribe
must provide the Department a summary of costs incurred, for which . . . Indian Tribe is seeking reimbursement, with the voucher.

1228.101(d) ...................................
1228.103(a) and (b) ......................

1228.105(a)(1) and (a)(2) .............

1228.105(c) ...................................

Subtotal Burden for 30 CFR
Part 1228.

...........................................................................................

Hour
burden per
response

Number of
annual
responses

Annual
burden hours

15

6

90

80

1

80

940

6

5,640

60

6

360

20

24

480

........................

44

6,850

1

1

1

1

1

1

Part 1229—Delegation to States
Subpart C—Oil and Gas, Onshore
Administration of Delegations
1229.100(a)(1) and (a)(2) .............

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Authorities and responsibilities subject to delegation ......
(a) All or part of the following authorities and responsibilities of the Secretary under the Act may be delegated to a State authority:
(1) Conduct of audits related to oil and gas royalty payments made to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) which are attributable to leased . . Indian lands within the State. Delegations with respect
to any Indian lands require the written permission,
subject to the review of the ONRR, of the affected Indian Tribe or allottee.
(2) Conduct of investigation related to oil and gas royalty payments made to the ONRR which are attributable to . . Indian lands within the State. Delegation with respect to any Indian lands require the written permission, subject to the review of the ONRR, of
the affected Indian Tribe or allottee. No investigation
will be initiated without the specific approval of the
ONRR. . . .
Petition for delegation ......................................................
(a) The governor or other authorized official of any
State which contains . . Indian oil and gas leases
where the Indian Tribe and allottees have given the
State an affirmative indication of their desire for the
State to undertake certain royalty management-related activities on their lands, may petition the Secretary to assume responsibilities to conduct audits
and related investigations of royalty related matters
affecting . . . Indian oil and gas leases within the
State . . .

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1229.102(c) ...................................

1229.103(c) ...................................

1229.105 .......................................

1229.106 .......................................

1229.109(a) ...................................

1229.109(b) ...................................

Hour
burden per
response

(d) In the event that the Secretary denies the petition,
the Secretary must provide the State with the specific
reasons for denial of the petition. The State will then
have 60 days to either contest or correct specific deficiencies and to reapply for a delegation of authority.
Fact-finding and hearings ................................................
(c) A State petitioning for a delegation of authority shall
be given the opportunity to present testimony at a
public hearing.
Duration of delegations; termination of delegations ........
(c) A State may terminate a delegation of authority by
giving a 120-day written notice of intent to terminate.
Evidence of Indian agreement to delegation ...................
In the case of a State seeking a delegation of authority
for Indian lands . . . the State petition to the Secretary must be supported by an appropriate resolution
or resolutions of tribal councils joining the State in petitioning for delegation and evidence of the agreement
of individual Indian allottees whose lands would be involved in a delegation. Such evidence shall specifically speak to having the State assume delegated responsibility for specific functions related to royalty
management activities.
Withdrawal of Indian lands from delegated authority ......
If at any time an Indian Tribe or an individual Indian allottee determines that it wishes to withdraw from the
State delegation of authority in relation to its lands, it
may do so by sending a petition of withdrawal to the
State. . . .
Reimbursement for costs incurred by a State under the
delegation of authority.
(a) The Department of the Interior (DOI) shall reimburse
the State for 100 percent of the direct cost associated
with the activities undertaken under the delegation of
authority. The State shall maintain books and records
in accordance with the standards established by the
DOI and will provide the DOI, on a quarterly basis, a
summary of costs incurred . . .
(b) The State shall submit a voucher for reimbursement
of costs incurred within 30 days of the end of each
calendar quarter.

Number of
annual
responses

Annual
burden hours

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

4

4

1

1

1

1

1

1

Delegation Requirements
1229.120 .......................................

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Obtaining regulatory and policy guidance .......................
All activities performed by a State under a delegation
must be in full accord with all Federal laws, rules and
regulations, and Secretarial and agency determinations and orders relating to the calculation, reporting,
and payment of oil and gas royalties. In those cases
when guidance or interpretations are necessary, the
State will direct written requests for such guidance or
interpretation to the appropriate ONRR officials. . . .
Recordkeeping requirements ...........................................
(a) The State shall maintain in a safe and secure manner all records, workpapers, reports, and correspondence gained or developed as a consequence of audit
or investigative activities conducted under the delegation . . .
(b) The State must maintain in a confidential manner all
data obtained from DOI sources or from payor or
company sources under the delegation . . .

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1229.122 .......................................

1229.123(b)(3)(i) ...........................

1229.124 .......................................

1229.125(a) and (b) ......................

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(c) All records subject to the requirements of paragraph
(a) must be maintained for a 6-year period measured
from the end of the calendar year in which the
records were created . . . Upon termination of a delegation, the State shall, within 90 days from the date
of termination, assemble all records specified in subsection (a), complete all working paper files in accordance with § 229.124, and transfer such records to the
ONRR.
(d) The State shall maintain complete cost records for
the delegation in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. . . .
Coordination of audit activities .........................................
(a) Each State with a delegation of authority shall submit annually to the ONRR an audit workplan specifically identifying leases, resources, companies, and
payors scheduled for audit . . A State may request
changes to its workplan . . at the end of each quarter of each fiscal year. All requested changes are
subject to approval by the ONRR and must be submitted in writing.
(b) When a State plans to audit leases of a lessee or
royalty payor for which there is an ONRR or OIG
resident audit team, all audit activities must be coordinated through the ONRR or OIG resident supervisor.
. . .
(c) The State shall consult with the ONRR and/or OIG
regarding resolution of any coordination problems encountered during the conduct of delegation activities.
Standards for audit activities ............................................
(b)(3) Standards of reporting. (i) Written audit reports
are to be submitted to the appropriate ONRR officials
at the end of each field examination.
Documentation standards ................................................
Every audit performed by a State under a delegation of
authority must meet certain documentation standards.
In particular, detailed work papers must be developed
and maintained.
Preparation and issuance of enforcement documents ....
(a) Determinations of additional royalties due resulting
from audit activities conducted under a delegation of
authority must be formally communicated by the
State, to the companies or other payors by an issue
letter prior to any enforcement action. . . .
(b) After evaluating the company or payor’s response to
the issue letter, the State shall draft a demand letter
which will be submitted with supporting workpaper
files to the ONRR for appropriate enforcement action.
Any substantive revisions to the demand letter will be
discussed with the State prior to issuance of the letter. . . .
Appeals ............................................................................
(a) . . . The State regulatory authority shall, upon the
request of the ONRR, provide competent and knowledgeable staff for testimony, as well as any required
documentation and analyses, in support of the lessor’s position during the appeal process.
(b) An affected State, upon the request of the ONRR,
shall provide expert witnesses from their audit staff
for testimony as well as required documentation and
analyses to support the Department’s position during
the litigation of court cases arising from denied appeals. . . .
Reports from States .........................................................
The State, acting under the authority of the Secretarial
delegation, shall submit quarterly reports which will
summarize activities carried out by the State during
the preceding quarter of the year under the provisions
of the delegation. . . .

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annual
responses

Annual
burden hours

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

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Number of
annual
responses

Subtotal Burden for 30 CFR
Part 229.

...........................................................................................

19

19

Total Burden ...................

...........................................................................................

........................

213

III. Request for Comments

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Hour
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response

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
requires each agency to ‘‘* * * provide
60-day notice in the Federal Register
* * * and otherwise consult with
members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information * * *.’’
Agencies must specifically solicit
comments to (a) evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the
information is useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information that ONRR collects; and (d)
minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
To comply with the public
consultation process, we published a
notice in the Federal Register on
February 5, 2015 (80 FR 6540),
announcing that we would submit this
ICR to OMB for approval. The notice
provided the required 60-day comment
period. We received no unsolicited
comments in response to the notice.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor—
and a person is not required to respond
to—a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Public Comment Policy: ONRR will
post all comments, including names and
addresses of respondents at http://
www.regulations.gov. Before including
Personally Identifiable Information (PII),
such as your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
information in your comment(s), you
should be aware that your entire
comment (including PII) may be made
available to the public at any time.
While you may ask us, in your
comment, to withhold PII from public
view, we cannot guarantee that we will
be able to do so.

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Dated: August 17, 2015.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director, Office of Natural Resources
Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2015–20926 Filed 8–24–15; 8:45 am]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
Notice of Receipt of Complaint;
Solicitation of Comments Relating to
the Public Interest
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has received a complaint
entitled Certain Silicon-on-Insulator
Wafers, DN 3083; the Commission is
soliciting comments on any public
interest issues raised by the complaint
or complainant’s filing under section
210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
210.8(b)).

SUMMARY:

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 EDIS,1 and 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 United
States International Trade Commission
(USITC) at USITC.2 The public record
for this investigation may be viewed on
the Commission’s Electronic Document
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

1 Electronic Document Information System
(EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.
2 United States International Trade Commission
(USITC): http://edis.usitc.gov.

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Information System (EDIS) at EDIS.3
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 section
210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure filed on behalf
of Silicon Genesis Corp. on August 19,
2015. 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 silicon-on-insulator wafers. The
complaint names as a respondent
S.O.I.TEC Silicon on Insulator
Technologies, S.A. of France. The
complainant requests that the
Commission issue a permanent
exclusion order, cease and desist orders,
and 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, not
to exceed five (5) pages in length,
inclusive of attachments, on any public
interest issues raised by the complaint
or section 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
3 Electronic Document Information System
(EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.

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