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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.
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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
1 The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19
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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
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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.
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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
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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.

SUMMARY:

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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 [email protected] 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
[email protected] 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
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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:

III. Request for Comments

I. Abstract

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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
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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.
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Sunshine Act Meetings
United
States International Trade Commission.

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:
TIME AND DATE:

November 21, 2017 at

1:00 p.m.
Room 101, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436; Telephone:
(202) 205–2000.

PLACE:

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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