7020-02
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received
a complaint entitled Certain Network Switching and Routing Equipment Supporting Bit Indexed
Explicit Replication (Bier), DN 3761; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public
interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant’s filing pursuant to the Commission’s
Rules of Practice and Procedure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the
Commission, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street S.W., Washington, D.C. 20436,
telephone (202) 205-2000. The public version of the complaint can be accessed on the
Commission's Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For
help accessing EDIS, please email EDIS3Help@usitc.gov.
General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet
server at United States International Trade Commission (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov . The
public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.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: The Commission has received a complaint and a
submission pursuant to § 210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure filed on
behalf of Optimum Communications Services, Inc. on July 12, 2024. 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 network switching and routing equipment supporting bit indexed explicit replication

(BIER). The complaint names as respondents: Beijing Tongruida Information Technology Co.,
Ltd. (Tongruida) of China; Ella Optoelectronic Technology Hebei Co., Ltd. (Ella) of China;
Zhengzhou Qiongzhi Ceyu Network Technology Co., Ltd. (Qiongzhi) of China; and Beijing
Morriss Technology Co., Ltd. (Morris) of China. The complainant requests that the Commission
issue a general exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
Proposed respondents, other interested parties, members of the public, and interested government
agencies are invited to file comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or §
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 relating
to the requested remedial 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 requested exclusion order and/or a cease and desist order within a
commercially reasonable time; and

(v)

explain how the requested remedial orders would impact United States
consumers.

Written submissions on the public interest must be filed no later than by close of business, eight
calendar days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. There will be
further opportunities for comment on the public interest after the issuance of any final initial
determination in this investigation. Any written submissions on other issues must also be filed by
no later than the close of business, eight calendar days after publication of this notice in the
Federal Register. Complainant may file replies to any written submissions no later than three
calendar days after the date on which any initial submissions were due, notwithstanding §
201.14(a) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. No other submissions will be
accepted, unless requested by the Commission. Any submissions and replies filed in response to
this Notice are limited to five (5) pages in length, inclusive of attachments.
Persons filing written submissions must file the original document electronically on or before the
deadlines stated above. Submissions should refer to the docket number (“Docket No. 3761”) in a
prominent place on the cover page and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing
Procedures, Electronic Filing Procedures1). Please note the Secretary's Office will accept only
electronic filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission's Electronic
Document Information System (EDIS, https://edis.usitc.gov.) No in-person paper-based filings
or paper copies of any electronic filings will be accepted until further notice. Persons with
questions regarding filing should contact the Secretary atEDIS3Help@usitc.gov.
Any person desiring to submit a document to the Commission in confidence must request
confidential treatment. All such requests should be directed to the Secretary to the Commission
and must include a full statement of the reasons why the Commission should grant such
treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents for which confidential treatment by the Commission
is properly sought will be treated accordingly. All information, including confidential business
information and documents for which confidential treatment is properly sought, submitted to the

Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures:
https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf.
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
personnel2, solely for cybersecurity purposes. All nonconfidential written submissions will be
available for public inspection at the Office of the Secretary and on EDIS3.
This action is taken under the authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19
U.S.C. 1337), and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: July 12, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-15756 Filed: 7/17/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 7/18/2024]

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All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov