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the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on
behalf of Zircon Corporation of
Campbell, California. A supplement was
filed on September 14, 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 stud finders, metal
detectors, and electrical scanners by
reason of infringement of certain claims
of U.S. Patent No. 6,989,662 (‘‘the ’662
patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 7,148,703 (‘‘the
’703 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 8,604,771
(‘‘the ’771 patent’’); and U.S. Patent No.
9,475,185 (‘‘the ’185 patent’’). The
complaint further alleges that an
industry in the United States exists as
required by the applicable Federal
Statute. The complainant requests 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, may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
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:
Katherine Hiner, Office of Docket
Services, 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 (2020).
Scope of Investigation: Having
considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on
September 29, 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
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importation of certain products
identified in paragraph (2) by reason of
infringement of one or more of claims
1–20 of the ’662 patent; claims 1–14 of
the ’703 patent; claims 1, 2, 5, 9–11, 13–
15, and 17–24 of the ’771 patent; and
claims 1–11 and 13–22 of the ’185
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 ‘‘stud finders, metal
detectors and electrical scanners for use
in the home and commercial repair,
construction, improvement and interior
de´cor industry’’;
(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 is: Zircon
Corporation, 1580 Dell Avenue,
Campbell, CA 95008.
(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:
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 1000
Stanley Drive, New Britain, CT 06053
Black & Decker (U.S.), Inc., 701 East
Joppa Road, Towson, MD 21286
(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 the complainant 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
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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: September 29, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–658–659 and
731–TA–1538–1542 (Preliminary)]
Aluminum Foil From Armenia, Brazil,
Oman, Russia, and Turkey; Institution
of Anti-Dumping and Countervailing
Duty Investigations and Scheduling of
Preliminary Phase Investigations
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commission hereby gives
notice of the institution of investigations
and commencement of preliminary
phase antidumping and countervailing
duty investigation Nos. 701–TA–658–
659 and 731–TA–1538–1542
(Preliminary) pursuant to the Tariff Act
of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to determine
whether there is a reasonable indication
that an industry in the United States is
materially injured or threatened with
material injury, or the establishment of
an industry in the United States is
materially retarded, by reason of
imports of aluminum foil from Armenia,
Brazil, Oman, Russia, and Turkey,
provided for in subheadings 7607.11.30,
7607.11.60, 7607.11.90, and 7607.19.60
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States, that are alleged to be
sold in the United States at less than fair
value and alleged to be subsidized by
the Governments of Oman and Turkey.
Unless the Department of Commerce
(‘‘Commerce’’) extends the time for
initiation, the Commission must reach a
preliminary determination in
antidumping and countervailing duty
investigations in 45 days, or in this case
by November 13, 2020. The
Commission’s views must be
transmitted to Commerce within five
business days thereafter, or by
November 20, 2020.
DATES: September 29, 2020.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Celia Feldpausch ((202) 205–2387),
Office of Investigations, U.S.
International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street SW, Washington, DC 20436.
Hearing-impaired 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
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its internet server (https://
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
these investigations may be viewed on
the Commission’s electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.—These investigations
are being instituted, pursuant to
sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and
1673b(a)), in response to a petition filed
on September 29, 2020, by the
Aluminum Association Trade
Enforcement Working Group, Arlington,
Virginia and its individual members—
Gra¨nges Americas Inc., Franklin,
Tennessee; JW Aluminum Company,
Daniel Island, South Carolina; and
Novelis Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia.
For further information concerning
the conduct of these investigations 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 and B (19 CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigations and
public service list.—Persons (other than
petitioners) wishing to participate in the
investigations as parties must file an
entry of appearance with the Secretary
to the Commission, as provided in
§§ 201.11 and 207.10 of the
Commission’s rules, not later than seven
days after publication of this notice in
the Federal Register. 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 duty 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 these investigations
upon the expiration of the period for
filing entries of appearance.
Limited disclosure of business
proprietary information (BPI) under an
administrative protective order (APO)
and BPI service list.—Pursuant to
§ 207.7(a) of the Commission’s rules, the
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Secretary will make BPI gathered in
these investigations available to
authorized applicants representing
interested parties (as defined in 19
U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are parties to the
investigations under the APO issued in
the investigations, provided that the
application is made not later than seven
days after the publication of this notice
in the Federal Register. A separate
service list will be maintained by the
Secretary for those parties authorized to
receive BPI under the APO.
Conference.—In light of the
restrictions on access to the Commission
building due to the COVID–19
pandemic, the Commission is
conducting the staff conference through
video conferencing on Tuesday, October
20, 2020. Requests to appear at the
conference should be emailed to
preliminaryconferences@usitc.gov (DO
NOT FILE ON EDIS) on or before
October 16, 2020. Please provide an
email address for each conference
participant in the email. Information on
conference procedures will be provided
separately and guidance on joining the
video conference will be available on
the Commission’s Daily Calendar. A
nonparty who has testimony that may
aid the Commission’s deliberations may
request permission to participate by
submitting a short statement.
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 paperbased filings or paper copies of any
electronic filings will be accepted until
further notice.
Written submissions.—As provided in
§§ 201.8 and 207.15 of the
Commission’s rules, any person may
submit to the Commission on or before
October 23, 2020, a written brief
containing information and arguments
pertinent to the subject matter of the
investigations. Parties may file written
testimony in connection with their
presentation at the conference. All
written submissions must conform with
the provisions of § 201.8 of the
Commission’s rules; any submissions
that contain BPI must also conform with
the requirements of §§ 201.6, 207.3, and
207.7 of the Commission’s rules. The
Commission’s Handbook on Filing
Procedures, available on the
Commission’s website at https://
www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_
on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates
upon the Commission’s procedures with
respect to filings.
In accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and
207.3 of the rules, each document filed
by a party to the investigations must be
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served on all other parties to the
investigations (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.
Certification.—Pursuant to § 207.3 of
the Commission’s rules, any person
submitting information to the
Commission in connection with these
investigations must certify that the
information is accurate and complete to
the best of the submitter’s knowledge. In
making the certification, the submitter
will acknowledge that any information
that it submits to the Commission
during these investigations 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 these or related investigations or
reviews, 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 personnel, solely for
cybersecurity purposes. All contract
personnel will sign appropriate
nondisclosure agreements.
Authority: These investigations are
being conducted under authority of title
VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice
is published pursuant to § 207.12 of the
Commission’s rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: September 30, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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[Investigation No. 337–TA–1208]
Certain Electronic Devices, Including
Computers, Tablet Computers, and
Components and Modules Thereof;
Notice of a Commission Determination
Not To Review an Initial Determination
Granting a Motion by Google, LLC To
Intervene in the Investigation
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) has
determined not to review an initial
determination (‘‘ID’’) (Order No. 5) of
the presiding administrative law judge
SUMMARY:
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-658-659 and 731-TA-1538-1542 (Preliminary)]
Aluminum Foil From Armenia, Brazil, Oman, Russia, and Turkey;
Institution of Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations and
Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of
investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping and
countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-658-659 and 731-TA-1538-
1542 (Preliminary) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to
determine whether there is a reasonable indication that an industry in
the United States is materially injured or threatened with material
injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is
materially retarded, by reason of imports of aluminum foil from
Armenia, Brazil, Oman, Russia, and Turkey, provided for in subheadings
7607.11.30, 7607.11.60, 7607.11.90, and 7607.19.60 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in
the United States at less than fair value and alleged to be subsidized
by the Governments of Oman and Turkey. Unless the Department of
Commerce (``Commerce'') extends the time for initiation, the Commission
must reach a preliminary determination in antidumping and
countervailing duty investigations in 45 days, or in this case by
November 13, 2020. The Commission's views must be transmitted to
Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by November 20, 2020.
DATES: September 29, 2020.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celia Feldpausch ((202) 205-2387),
Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired 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 Commission may also be obtained by accessing its
internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for these
investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.--These investigations are being instituted, pursuant to
sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1671b(a) and 1673b(a)), in response to a petition filed on September
29, 2020, by the Aluminum Association Trade Enforcement Working Group,
Arlington, Virginia and its individual members--Gr[auml]nges Americas
Inc., Franklin, Tennessee; JW Aluminum Company, Daniel Island, South
Carolina; and Novelis Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia.
For further information concerning the conduct of these
investigations 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 and B (19 CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigations and public service list.--
Persons (other than petitioners) wishing to participate in the
investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in Sec. Sec. 201.11 and
207.10 of the Commission's rules, not later than seven days after
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. 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 duty 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 these investigations upon the
expiration of the period for filing entries of appearance.
Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.--
Pursuant to Sec. 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary
will make BPI gathered in these investigations available to authorized
applicants representing interested parties (as defined in 19 U.S.C.
1677(9)) who are parties to the investigations under the APO issued in
the investigations, provided that the application is made not later
than seven days after the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary
for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Conference.--In light of the restrictions on access to the
Commission building due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission is
conducting the staff conference through video conferencing on Tuesday,
October 20, 2020. Requests to appear at the conference should be
emailed to [email protected] (DO NOT FILE ON EDIS) on or
before October 16, 2020. Please provide an email address for each
conference participant in the email. Information on conference
procedures will be provided separately and guidance on joining the
video conference will be available on the Commission's Daily Calendar.
A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission's
deliberations may request permission to participate by submitting a
short statement.
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.
Written submissions.--As provided in Sec. Sec. 201.8 and 207.15 of
the Commission's rules, any person may submit to the Commission on or
before October 23, 2020, a written brief containing information and
arguments pertinent to the subject matter of the investigations.
Parties may file written testimony in connection with their
presentation at the conference. All written submissions must conform
with the provisions of Sec. 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any
submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of
Sec. Sec. 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's rules. The
Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures, available on the
Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates upon the Commission's
procedures with respect to filings.
In accordance with Sec. Sec. 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the rules,
each document filed by a party to the investigations must be served on
all other parties to the investigations (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.
Certification.--Pursuant to Sec. 207.3 of the Commission's rules,
any person submitting information to the Commission in connection with
these investigations must certify that the information is accurate and
complete to the best of the submitter's knowledge. In making the
certification, the submitter will acknowledge that any information that
it submits to the Commission during these investigations 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 these or related investigations or reviews, 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 personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. All contract
personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority
of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to Sec. 207.12 of the Commission's rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: September 30, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-21953 Filed 10-2-20; 8:45 am]
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