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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: June 28, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337–TA–1167]
Certain Reload Cartridges for
Laparoscopic Surgical Staplers;
Institution of Investigation
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
complaint was filed with the U.S.
International Trade Commission on May
30, 2019, under section 337 of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of
Ethicon LLC of Guaynabo, PR; Ethicon
Endo-surgery, Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio;
and Ethicon US, LLC of Cincinnati,
Ohio. Letters supplementing the
complaint were filed on June 7 and 17,
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2019. The 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 reload cartridges for
laparoscopic surgical staplers by reason
of infringement of certain claims of U.S.
Patent No. 9,844,379 (‘‘the ’379 patent’’);
U.S. Patent No. 9,844,369 (‘‘the ’369
patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 7,490,749 (‘‘the
’749 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 8,479,969
(‘‘the ’969 patent’’); and U.S. Patent No.
9,113,874 (‘‘the ’874 patent’’). The
complaint further alleges that an
industry in the United States exists as
required by the applicable Federal
Statute.
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 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:
Katherine Hiner, Office of the Secretary,
Docket Services Division, U.S.
International Trade Commission,
telephone (202) 205–1802.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: The authority for institution of
this investigation is contained in section 337
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19
U.S.C. 1337, and in section 210.10 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2019).
Scope of Investigation: Having
considered the complaint, as
supplemented, the U.S. International
Trade Commission, on June 28, 2019,
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
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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 products
identified in paragraph (2) by reason of
infringement of one or more of claims
1–3 of the ’379 patent; claims 22–23 of
the ’369 patent; claim 1 of the ’749
patent; claim 24 of the ’969 patent; and
claim 19 of the ’874 patent; and whether
an industry in the United States exists
as required by subsection (a)(2) of
section 337;
(2)) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the
plain language description of the
accused products or category of accused
products, which defines the scope of the
investigation, is ‘‘stapler reload
cartridges for surgical instruments used
in laparoscopic surgical procedures to
both cut and staple tissue’’;
(3) 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 complainant are:
Ethicon LLC, 475 Street C, Los Frailes
Industrial Park, Guaynabo, PR 00969
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., 4545 Creek
Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242
Ethicon US, LLC, 4545 Creek Road,
Cincinnati, OH 45242
(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:
Intuitive Surgical Inc., 1020 Kifer Road,
Building 101, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., 1020
Kifer Road, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Intuitive Surgical Holdings, LLC,
Circuito Internacional Sur #21–A,
Parque Industrial Nelson, Carretera A
San Luis R.c., Km 14, Mexicali Baja
California, Mexico 21397; and
(4) For the investigation so instituted,
the Chief Administrative Law Judge,
U.S. International Trade Commission,
shall designate the presiding
Administrative Law Judge.
The Office of Unfair Import
Investigations will not participate as a
party in this investigation.
Responses to the 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 complaint and the
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notice of investigation. Extensions of
time for submitting responses to the
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
complaint and in this notice may be
deemed to constitute a waiver of the
right to appear and contest the
allegations of the 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 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: June 28, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019–14308 Filed 7–3–19; 8:45 am]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–450 and 731–
TA–1122 (Second Review)]
Scheduling of Expedited Five-Year
Reviews; Laminated Woven Sacks
From China
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commission hereby gives
notice of the scheduling of expedited
reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of
1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to determine whether
revocation of the antidumping duty and
countervailing duty orders on laminated
woven sacks from China would be likely
to lead to continuation or recurrence of
material injury within a reasonably
foreseeable time.
DATES: May 7, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Celia Feldpausch 202–205–2387, Office
of Investigations, U.S. International
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain
information on this matter 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
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Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its internet server (https://
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
these reviews may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.—On May 7, 2019, the
Commission determined that the
domestic interested party group
response to its notice of institution (84
FR 2249, February 6, 2019) of the
subject five-year reviews was adequate
and that the respondent interested party
group response was inadequate. The
Commission did not find any other
circumstances that would warrant
conducting full reviews.1 Accordingly,
the Commission determined that it
would conduct expedited reviews
pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(3)).
For further information concerning
the conduct of these reviews and rules
of general application, consult the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B
(19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part
207).
Staff report.—A staff report
containing information concerning the
subject matter of the reviews will be
placed in the nonpublic record on July
11, 2019, and made available to persons
on the Administrative Protective Order
service list for these reviews. A public
version will be issued thereafter,
pursuant to section 207.62(d)(4) of the
Commission’s rules.
Written submissions.—As provided in
section 207.62(d) of the Commission’s
rules, interested parties that are parties
to these reviews and that have provided
individually adequate responses to the
notice of institution,2 and any party
other than an interested party to these
reviews may file written comments with
the Secretary on what determinations
the Commission should reach in the
reviews. Comments are due on or before
July 18, 2019 and may not contain new
factual information. Any person that is
neither a party to the five-year reviews
nor an interested party may submit a
brief written statement (which shall not
contain any new factual information)
pertinent to the reviews by July 18,
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2019. However, should the Department
of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) extend the
time limit for its completion of the final
results of its reviews, the deadline for
comments (which may not contain new
factual information) on Commerce’s
final results is three business days after
the issuance of Commerce’s results. If
comments contain business proprietary
information (BPI), they must conform
with the requirements of sections 201.6,
207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s
rules. The Commission’s rules with
respect to filing were revised effective
July 25, 2014. See 79 FR 35920 (June 25,
2014), and the revised Commission
Handbook on E-filing, available from the
Commission’s website at https://
edis.usitc.gov.
In accordance with sections 201.16(c)
and 207.3 of the rules, each document
filed by a party to the reviews must be
served on all other parties to the reviews
(as identified by either the public or BPI
service list), and a certificate of service
must be timely filed. The Secretary will
not accept a document for filing without
a certificate of service.
Determinations.—The Commission
has determined these reviews are
extraordinarily complicated and
therefore has determined to exercise its
authority to extend the review period by
up to 90 days pursuant to 19 U.S.C.
1675(c)(5)(B).
Authority: These reviews are being
conducted under authority of title VII of the
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to section 207.62 of the
Commission’s rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: June 28, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Student
Safety Assessment of Job Corps
Participants
Employment and Training
Administration; Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information request;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
record of the Commissioners’ votes, the
Commission’s statement on adequacy, and any
individual Commissioner’s statements will be
available from the Office of the Secretary and at the
Commission’s website.
2 The Commission has found the responses
submitted by the Laminated Woven Sacks Fair
Trade Coalition and its individual members,
domestic producers Polytex Fibers Corp. and
ProAmpac Holdings, Inc., to be individually
adequate. Comments from other interested parties
will not be accepted (see 19 CFR 207.62(d)(2)).
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The Department of Labor
(DOL), Employment Training
Administration (ETA) is soliciting
comments concerning a proposed
request for the authority to conduct the
information collection request (ICR)
SUMMARY:
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-1167]
Certain Reload Cartridges for Laparoscopic Surgical Staplers;
Institution of Investigation
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 May 30, 2019, under section 337
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Ethicon LLC of
Guaynabo, PR; Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio; and
Ethicon US, LLC of Cincinnati, Ohio. Letters supplementing the
complaint were filed on June 7 and 17, 2019. The 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 reload cartridges for laparoscopic
surgical staplers by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S.
Patent No. 9,844,379 (``the '379 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 9,844,369
(``the '369 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,490,749 (``the '749 patent'');
U.S. Patent No. 8,479,969 (``the '969 patent''); and U.S. Patent No.
9,113,874 (``the '874 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an
industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable
Federal Statute.
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 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: Katherine Hiner, Office of the
Secretary, Docket Services Division, U.S. International Trade
Commission, telephone (202) 205-1802.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation
is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended,
19 U.S.C. 1337, and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2019).
Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, as
supplemented, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on June 28,
2019, 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 products
identified in paragraph (2) by reason of infringement of one or more of
claims 1-3 of the '379 patent; claims 22-23 of the '369 patent; claim 1
of the '749 patent; claim 24 of the '969 patent; and claim 19 of the
'874 patent; and whether an industry in the United States exists as
required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;
(2)) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the plain language
description of the accused products or category of accused products,
which defines the scope of the investigation, is ``stapler reload
cartridges for surgical instruments used in laparoscopic surgical
procedures to both cut and staple tissue'';
(3) 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 complainant are:
Ethicon LLC, 475 Street C, Los Frailes Industrial Park, Guaynabo, PR
00969
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., 4545 Creek Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242
Ethicon US, LLC, 4545 Creek Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242
(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:
Intuitive Surgical Inc., 1020 Kifer Road, Building 101, Sunnyvale, CA
94086
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., 1020 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale, CA
94086
Intuitive Surgical Holdings, LLC, Circuito Internacional Sur #21-A,
Parque Industrial Nelson, Carretera A San Luis R.c., Km 14, Mexicali
Baja California, Mexico 21397; and
(4) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative
Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the
presiding Administrative Law Judge.
The Office of Unfair Import Investigations will not participate as
a party in this investigation.
Responses to the 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 complaint and the
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notice of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to
the 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 complaint and in this notice may be deemed to
constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations
of the 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 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: June 28, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-14308 Filed 7-3-19; 8:45 am]
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