Certain Electronic Candle Products and Components Thereof; Notice of Institution of Investigation, 19158-19159 [2020-07074]

Download as PDF 19158 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 66 / Monday, April 6, 2020 / Notices Submission documents information collection Number of respondents Responses frequency (average) Total annual responses Burden hours per response Total Hours Hourly rate Burden cost per instrument Component 3. Coordinated Community Plan YHDP Plan Narrative ... Logic Model .................. Certification of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan (HUD– 2991) ........................ 25.00 25.00 1.00 1.00 25.00 25.00 240.00 8.00 6,000.00 200.00 47.52 47.52 285,120.00 9,504.00 25.00 1.00 25.00 .17 4.25 47.52 201.96 Subtotal ................. 25.00 1.00 25.00 248.17 6,204.25 ........................ 294,825.96 Total Application Collection ............. 150.00 ........................ ........................ ........................ 11,064.75 ........................ 525,796.92 B. Solicitation of Public Comment This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected parties concerning the collection of information described in Section A on the following: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden 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 those who are to respond; including through the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. (5) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to these questions. C. Authority jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. Dated: March 31, 2020. Anna P. Guido, Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2020–07059 Filed 4–3–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:47 Apr 03, 2020 Jkt 250001 INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337–TA–1195] Certain Electronic Candle Products and Components Thereof; Notice of 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 March 2, 2020, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of L&L Candle Company LLC of Brea, California, and Sotera Tschetter, Inc. of St. Paul, Minnesota. Supplements to the complaint were filed on March 18 and 20, 2020. The complaint, as supplemented, 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 electronic candle products and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of United States Patent Nos. 8,550,660 (‘‘the ’660 patent’’), 9,366,402 (‘‘the ’402 patent’’), 9,512,971 (‘‘the ’971 patent’’), 9,523,471 (‘‘the ’471 patent’’), and 10,533,718 (‘‘the ’718 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 general exclusion order, or in the alternative a limited exclusion order, and cease and desist orders. ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information contained therein, may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pathenia M. Proctor, The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205–2560. 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 (2020). Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on March 30, 2020, 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 1–6, 10, 12–15, 17–19, and 28 of the ’660 patent; claims 1–15 of the ’402 patent; claims 1–4, 6–12, 14–18, 20–25, 27, and 28 of the ’971 patent; claims 1– 7, 10–14, 17, 18, 22, 24, 25, 27, and 29 E:\FR\FM\06APN1.SGM 06APN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 66 / Monday, April 6, 2020 / Notices of the ’471 patent; and claims 1–5, 7, 8, 10–12, 15, 17, 21, and 22 of the ‘718 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 ‘‘artificial candles that simulate a flame effect using electronic components’’; (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 complainants are: L&L Candle Company LLC, 621 Lunar Avenue, Brea, CA 92821 Sotera Tschetter, Inc., 755 Prior Avenue N, St. Paul, MN 55104 (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: The Gerson Company, 1450 S Lone Elm Road, Olathe, KS 66061 Gerson International (H.K.) Ltd., (CR No. 0880157), Unit 1310, Harbour Center, Tower 1, 1 Hok Cheung Street, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong Sterno Home Inc., 1 Burbidge Street, Suite 101, Coquitlam, BC V3K 7B2, Canada Ningbo Huamao International Trading Co., Ltd., (ID NO. 91330212058264439W), 17th Floor Heng Fu Building 1, No. 828 Fuming Road, Jiangdong District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province 315041, China Ningbo Yinzhou Langsheng Artware Co., Ltd., No. 3 Langsheng Road, Yinzhou District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province 315158, China Lifetime Brands, Inc., 1000 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530 Scott Brothers Entertainment, Inc., 8022 S Rainbow Blvd., Suite 421, Las Vegas, NV 89139 Nantong Ya Tai Candle Arts & Crafts Co., Ltd., 1835 South Del Mar Avenue, #203, San Gabriel, CA 91776 NapaStyIe, Inc., 2650 Napa Valley Corporate Drive, Suite B, Napa, CA 94588 Veraflame International, Inc., 1383 8th Ave. W, Vancouver, BC V6H 3W4, Canada MerchSource, LLC, 7755 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, CA 92618 Ningbo Mascube Import Export Company, (ID No. 913302067133149827), No. 58 Dagang Middle Road, Beilun District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province 315826, China VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:47 Apr 03, 2020 Jkt 250001 Decorware International Inc. dba Decorware Inc., 10220 4th Street, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 Shenzhen Goldenwell Smart Technology Co., Ltd., Room 56, 10F, West Building 2, Saige Technology Industrial Park, Huaqiang North Road, Futian District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province 518023, China Shenzhen Ksperway Technology Co., Ltd., Room 58, 1–7R, 10F, Building 2, Saige Technology Industrial Park, Huaqiang North Road, Futian District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province 518023, China Ningbo Shanhuang Electric Appliance Co., No. 115 Xinggongyi Road, Xinxing Industrial Area, Ninghai County, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province 315600, China Yiwu Shengda Art Co., Ltd., (ID No. 913307827429106799), No. 16, Tianji Road, Yinan Industrial Zone, Fotang Town, Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province 322002, China Shenzhen Tongfang Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd., No. 1191 Guanguang Road, Longhua District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province 518110, China TFL Candles, No. 1191 Guanguang Road, Longhua District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province 518110, China Guangdong Tongfang Lighting Co., Ltd., Unit 3312, 33/F, Shui On Center, 6– 8 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Tongfang Optoelectric Company, 388 Kwun Tong Road, 7F Standard Chartered Tower, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Virtual Candles Limited, Church Farm, Ulcombe, Maidstone, Kent ME17 IDN, United Kingdom (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and (4) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the presiding Administrative Law Judge. 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), as amended in 85 FR 15798 (March 19, 2020), such responses will be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by complainants of the complaint and the notice of investigation. Extensions of time for PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 19159 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: March 31, 2020. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2020–07074 Filed 4–3–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules; Meeting of the Judicial Conference Judicial Conference of the United States, Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules. 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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 66 (Monday, April 6, 2020)]
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[FR Doc No: 2020-07074]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1195]


Certain Electronic Candle Products and Components Thereof; Notice 
of 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 March 2, 2020, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of L&L Candle Company 
LLC of Brea, California, and Sotera Tschetter, Inc. of St. Paul, 
Minnesota. Supplements to the complaint were filed on March 18 and 20, 
2020. The complaint, as supplemented, 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 electronic candle products and components thereof by reason of 
infringement of certain claims of United States Patent Nos. 8,550,660 
(``the '660 patent''), 9,366,402 (``the '402 patent''), 9,512,971 
(``the '971 patent''), 9,523,471 (``the '471 patent''), and 10,533,718 
(``the '718 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 general exclusion 
order, or in the alternative a limited exclusion order, and cease and 
desist orders.

ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information 
contained therein, may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket 
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email 
[email protected]. 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.

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

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 (2020).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on March 30, 2020, 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 1-6, 10, 12-15, 17-19, and 28 of the '660 patent; claims 1-15 of 
the '402 patent; claims 1-4, 6-12, 14-18, 20-25, 27, and 28 of the '971 
patent; claims 1-7, 10-14, 17, 18, 22, 24, 25, 27, and 29

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of the '471 patent; and claims 1-5, 7, 8, 10-12, 15, 17, 21, and 22 of 
the `718 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 ``artificial candles 
that simulate a flame effect using electronic components'';
    (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 complainants are:

L&L Candle Company LLC, 621 Lunar Avenue, Brea, CA 92821
Sotera Tschetter, Inc., 755 Prior Avenue N, St. Paul, MN 55104

    (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:

The Gerson Company, 1450 S Lone Elm Road, Olathe, KS 66061
Gerson International (H.K.) Ltd., (CR No. 0880157), Unit 1310, Harbour 
Center, Tower 1, 1 Hok Cheung Street, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Sterno Home Inc., 1 Burbidge Street, Suite 101, Coquitlam, BC V3K 7B2, 
Canada
Ningbo Huamao International Trading Co., Ltd., (ID NO. 
91330212058264439W), 17th Floor Heng Fu Building 1, No. 828 Fuming 
Road, Jiangdong District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province 315041, China
Ningbo Yinzhou Langsheng Artware Co., Ltd., No. 3 Langsheng Road, 
Yinzhou District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province 315158, China
Lifetime Brands, Inc., 1000 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530
Scott Brothers Entertainment, Inc., 8022 S Rainbow Blvd., Suite 421, 
Las Vegas, NV 89139
Nantong Ya Tai Candle Arts & Crafts Co., Ltd., 1835 South Del Mar 
Avenue, #203, San Gabriel, CA 91776
NapaStyIe, Inc., 2650 Napa Valley Corporate Drive, Suite B, Napa, CA 
94588
Veraflame International, Inc., 1383 8th Ave. W, Vancouver, BC V6H 3W4, 
Canada
MerchSource, LLC, 7755 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, CA 92618
Ningbo Mascube Import Export Company, (ID No. 913302067133149827), No. 
58 Dagang Middle Road, Beilun District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province 
315826, China
Decorware International Inc. dba Decorware Inc., 10220 4th Street, 
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Shenzhen Goldenwell Smart Technology Co., Ltd., Room 56, 10F, West 
Building 2, Saige Technology Industrial Park, Huaqiang North Road, 
Futian District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province 518023, China
Shenzhen Ksperway Technology Co., Ltd., Room 58, 1-7R, 10F, Building 2, 
Saige Technology Industrial Park, Huaqiang North Road, Futian District, 
Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province 518023, China
Ningbo Shanhuang Electric Appliance Co., No. 115 Xinggongyi Road, 
Xinxing Industrial Area, Ninghai County, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province 
315600, China
Yiwu Shengda Art Co., Ltd., (ID No. 913307827429106799), No. 16, Tianji 
Road, Yinan Industrial Zone, Fotang Town, Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province 
322002, China
Shenzhen Tongfang Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd., No. 1191 
Guanguang Road, Longhua District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province 
518110, China
TFL Candles, No. 1191 Guanguang Road, Longhua District, Shenzhen City, 
Guangdong Province 518110, China
Guangdong Tongfang Lighting Co., Ltd., Unit 3312, 33/F, Shui On Center, 
6-8 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Tongfang Optoelectric Company, 388 Kwun Tong Road, 7F Standard 
Chartered Tower, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Virtual Candles Limited, Church Farm, Ulcombe, Maidstone, Kent ME17 
IDN, United Kingdom

    (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International 
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
    (4) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative 
Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the 
presiding Administrative Law Judge.
    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), as amended in 85 FR 15798 
(March 19, 2020), such responses will be considered by the Commission 
if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by 
complainants of the complaint and the 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: March 31, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-07074 Filed 4-3-20; 8:45 am]
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