Certain Beverage Brewing Capsules, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same; Institution of Investigation Under Section 337 of the Tariff Act, 53445-53446 [2014-21378]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 174 / Tuesday, September 9, 2014 / Notices West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming, Group No. 870, was accepted August 28, 2014. The supplemental plat in two sheets removing those riparian tracts created by survey of riparian lands, shown on the plat accepted August 21, 1987, that were determined through litigation to be non-federally owned, and removes the extension survey of omitted lands lying between the original meanders, canceled March 2, 2000, File 9600 (957). This plat is based upon the plats accepted August 16, 1894, March 17, 1971, November 9, 1973 and August 21, 1987, Township 42 North, Range 116 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming, Group No. 870, was accepted August 28, 2014. The plat and field notes representing the dependent resurvey of portions of the First Guide Meridian East, through T. 24 N., between Rs. 8 and 9 E., the Sixth Standard Parallel North, through R. 8 E., the subdivisional lines, and the subdivision of sections 3 and 29, Township 24 North, Range 8 East, Sixth Principal Meridian, Nebraska, Group No. 179, was accepted August 28, 2014. The plat and field notes representing the dependent resurvey of portions of the south boundary, the sudivisional lines, and the subdivision of section 34, and the survey of the subdivision of section 34, Township 26 North, Range 6 East, Sixth Principal Meridian, Nebraska, Group No. 180, was accepted August 28, 2014. Copies of the preceding described plats and field notes are available to the public at a cost of $1.10 per page. Dated: September 2, 2014. John P. Lee, Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of Support Services. [FR Doc. 2014–21433 Filed 9–8–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–22–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337–TA–929] Certain Beverage Brewing Capsules, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same; Institution of Investigation Under Section 337 of the Tariff Act U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:39 Sep 08, 2014 Jkt 232001 Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2014). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on August 4, 2014, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 SUMMARY: U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Adrian Rivera of Whittier, California and ARM Enterprises, Inc. of Santa Fe Springs, California. An amended complaint was filed on August 14, 2014. A supplement was filed on August 22, 2014. The amended complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain beverage brewing capsules, components thereof, and products containing the same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,720,320 (‘‘the ’320 patent’’). The amended complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders. ADDRESSES: The amended complaint, except for any confidential information contained therein, is 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., Room 112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at (202) 205–2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server at https:// www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205–2560. Scope of investigation: Having considered the amended complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on September 3, 2014, ordered that— (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 53445 to determine whether there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of certain beverage brewing capsules, components thereof, and products containing the same by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 5–8 and 18–20 of the ’320 patent, and whether an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337; (2) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of investigation shall be served: (a) The complainants are: Adrian Rivera, 14979 Lodosa Drive, Whittier, CA 90605. Adrian Rivera Maynez Enterprises, Inc., 9737 Bell Ranch Drive, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670. (b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint is to be served: Solofill LLC, 3515 Avignon Court, Houston, TX 77802. DonGuan Hai Rui Precision Mould Co., Ltd., No. 1 Chuangxing Road, DaNig Industry, HuMen Town, Dong Guan City, GuangDong Province, China 523000. Eko Brands, LLC, 6029 238th Street SE., Suite 130, Woodinville, WA 98072. Evermuch Technology Co., Ltd., Room 515–516, 5/F, Technology Park, 18, On Lai Street, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong. Ever Much Company Ltd., East No. 1, Pak Shek Ha Village, Fu Yong, BaoAn, Shenzhen, China 5181000. Melitta USA, Inc., 13925 58th Street, North Clearwater, FL 33760–3712. LBP Mfg. Inc., 1325 S. Cicero Avenue, Cicero, IL 60804. LBP Packaging (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., 1 F Building A Reservoir Road No. 3 Huangpu, Shajing Office of the Streets, Baoan District Shenzhen, Guangdon China 5181000. Spark Innovators, Corp., 41 Kulick Road, Fairfield, NJ 07004. B. Marlboros International Ltd. (HK), Unit A 12f Billion Center Tower A, No. 1 Wang Kwong Road Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong. Amazon.com, Inc., 410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109–5210. (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, E:\FR\FM\09SEN1.SGM 09SEN1 53446 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 174 / Tuesday, September 9, 2014 / Notices shall designate the presiding Administrative Law Judge. Responses to the amended complaint and the notice of investigation must be submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 210.13 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such responses will be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the Commission of the amended complaint and the notice of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to the amended complaint and the notice of investigation will not be granted unless good cause therefor is shown. Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each allegation in the amended complaint and in this notice may be deemed to constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations of the amended complaint and this notice, and to authorize the administrative law judge and the Commission, without further notice to the respondent, to find the facts to be as alleged in the amended complaint and this notice and to enter an initial determination and a final determination containing such findings, and may result in the issuance of an exclusion order or a cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent. By order of the Commission. Issued: September 4, 2014. Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission. 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. [FR Doc. 2014–21378 Filed 9–8–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337–TA–888] Certain Silicon Microphone Packages and Products Containing Same; Notice of Request for Statements on the Public Interest U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the presiding administrative law judge has issued a Final Initial Determination on Violation of Section 337 and Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bonding in the abovecaptioned investigation. The Commission is soliciting comments on public interest issues raised by the recommended relief, specifically, a limited exclusion order for certain tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:39 Sep 08, 2014 Jkt 232001 silicon microphone packages and products containing same, imported by named respondents GoerTek, Inc. of Weifang, China and GoerTek Electronics, Inc. of Sunnyvale, California. This notice is soliciting public interest comments from the public only. Parties are to file public interest submissions pursuant to 19 CFR 210.50(a)(4). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Liberman, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205–3115. Copies of non-confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation are or 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 https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (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: 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: 19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(1). The Commission is interested in further development of the record on the public interest in these investigations. Accordingly, members of the public are invited to file submissions of no more than five (5) pages, inclusive of attachments, concerning the public interest in light of the administrative law judge’s Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bonding issued in this investigation on August 29, 2014. Comments should address whether issuance of a limited exclusion order 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 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 order are used in the United States; (ii) identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in the United States relating to the recommended order; (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 exclusion order within a commercially reasonable time; and (v) explain how the limited exclusion order would impact consumers in the United States. Written submissions must be filed no later than by close of business on September 30, 2014. Persons filing written submissions must file the original document electronically on or before the deadlines stated above and submit 8 true paper copies to the Office of the Secretary by noon the next day pursuant to section 210.4(f) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). Submissions should refer to the investigation number (‘‘Inv. No. 888’’) 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. 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. A redacted nonconfidential version of the document must also be filed simultaneously with the any confidential filing. All nonconfidential written submissions will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Secretary and 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), E:\FR\FM\09SEN1.SGM 09SEN1

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-929]


Certain Beverage Brewing Capsules, Components Thereof, and 
Products Containing the Same; Institution of Investigation Under 
Section 337 of the Tariff Act

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the 
U.S. International Trade Commission on August 4, 2014, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Adrian Rivera of Whittier, California and ARM Enterprises, Inc. of 
Santa Fe Springs, California. An amended complaint was filed on August 
14, 2014. A supplement was filed on August 22, 2014. The amended 
complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation 
into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within 
the United States after importation of certain beverage brewing 
capsules, components thereof, and products containing the same by 
reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,720,320 
(``the '320 patent''). The amended complaint further alleges that an 
industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) 
of section 337.
    The complainants request that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion 
order and cease and desist orders.

ADDRESSES: The amended complaint, except for any confidential 
information contained therein, is 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., Room 
112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000. Hearing impaired 
individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained 
by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810. Persons 
with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining 
access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 
(202) 205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may also 
be obtained by accessing its internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. 
The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the 
Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 
205-2560.

    Authority:  The authority for institution of this investigation 
is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 
and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2014).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Scope of investigation: Having considered the amended complaint, 
the U.S. International Trade Commission, on September 3, 2014, ordered 
that--
    (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether 
there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the 
importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the 
sale within the United States after importation of certain beverage 
brewing capsules, components thereof, and products containing the same 
by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 5-8 and 18-20 of the 
'320 patent, and whether an industry in the United States exists as 
required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;
    (2) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the 
following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of 
investigation shall be served:
    (a) The complainants are:

Adrian Rivera, 14979 Lodosa Drive, Whittier, CA 90605.
Adrian Rivera Maynez Enterprises, Inc., 9737 Bell Ranch Drive, Santa Fe 
Springs, CA 90670.

    (b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint 
is to be served:

Solofill LLC, 3515 Avignon Court, Houston, TX 77802.
DonGuan Hai Rui Precision Mould Co., Ltd., No. 1 Chuangxing Road, DaNig 
Industry, HuMen Town, Dong Guan City, GuangDong Province, China 523000.
Eko Brands, LLC, 6029 238th Street SE., Suite 130, Woodinville, WA 
98072.
Evermuch Technology Co., Ltd., Room 515-516, 5/F, Technology Park, 18, 
On Lai Street, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Ever Much Company Ltd., East No. 1, Pak Shek Ha Village, Fu Yong, 
BaoAn, Shenzhen, China 5181000.
Melitta USA, Inc., 13925 58th Street, North Clearwater, FL 33760-3712.
LBP Mfg. Inc., 1325 S. Cicero Avenue, Cicero, IL 60804.
LBP Packaging (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., 1 F Building A Reservoir Road No. 3 
Huangpu, Shajing Office of the Streets, Baoan District Shenzhen, 
Guangdon China 5181000.
Spark Innovators, Corp., 41 Kulick Road, Fairfield, NJ 07004.
B. Marlboros International Ltd. (HK), Unit A 12f Billion Center Tower 
A, No. 1 Wang Kwong Road Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong.
Amazon.com, Inc., 410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109-5210.

    (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International 
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; 
and
    (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative 
Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission,

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shall designate the presiding Administrative Law Judge.
    Responses to the amended complaint and the notice of investigation 
must be submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 
210.13 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 
210.13. Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such responses will 
be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days 
after the date of service by the Commission of the amended complaint 
and the notice of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting 
responses to the amended complaint and the notice of investigation will 
not be granted unless good cause therefor is shown.
    Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each 
allegation in the amended complaint and in this notice may be deemed to 
constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations 
of the amended complaint and this notice, and to authorize the 
administrative law judge and the Commission, without further notice to 
the respondent, to find the facts to be as alleged in the amended 
complaint and this notice and to enter an initial determination and a 
final determination containing such findings, and may result in the 
issuance of an exclusion order or a cease and desist order or both 
directed against the respondent.

    By order of the Commission.

     Issued: September 4, 2014.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014-21378 Filed 9-8-14; 8:45 am]
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