Certain Chemical Mechanical Planarization Slurries and Components Thereof; Notice of a Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting Complainant's Motion To Amend the Complaint and the Notice of Investigation, 77238 [2020-26398]

Download as PDF 77238 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 231 / Tuesday, December 1, 2020 / Notices 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 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: November 25, 2020. Katherine Hiner, Supervisory Attorney. 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AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (‘‘ID’’) (Order No. 8) of the presiding administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’) granting complainant’s motion to amend the complaint and the notice of investigation to correct the name of the complainant. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES4 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:11 Nov 30, 2020 Jkt 253001 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) 205–2392. Copies of non-confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (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 https://www.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: On July 7, 2020, the Commission instituted this investigation under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 (‘‘section 337’’), based on a complaint filed by Cabot Microelectronics Corporation of Aurora, Illinois (‘‘Cabot’’). 85 FR 40685–86 (Jul. 7, 2020). The complaint alleges a violation 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 chemical mechanical planarization slurries and components thereof by reason of infringement of one or more claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,499,721 (‘‘the ’721 patent’’). The complaint also alleges the existence of a domestic industry. The notice of investigation names as respondents DuPont de Nemours, Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware; Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials CMP Inc. of Newark, Delaware; Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials CMP Asia Inc. (d/ b/a Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials CMP Asia Inc., Taiwan Branch (U.S.A.)) of Taoyuan City, Taiwan; Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials Asia-Pacific Co., Ltd. of Miaoli, Taiwan; Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials K.K. of Tokyo, Japan; and Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials LLC of Marlborough, Massachusetts. Id. at 40686. The Commission’s Office of Unfair Import Investigations is also named as a party in this investigation. Id. Subsequently, the Commission amended the complaint and the notice of investigation to assert infringement of additional claims of the ’721 patent. Order No. 7 (Oct. 1, 2020), unreviewed by Notice (Oct. 19, 2020). See 85 FR 67371–72 (Oct. 22, 2020). On October 7, 2020, pursuant to 19 CFR 210.14(b)(1), Cabot filed a motion for leave to ‘‘amend the Complaint and the Notice of Institution of Investigation PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (‘NOI’) to change the name of Complainant from Cabot Microelectronics Corporation to CMC Materials, Inc.’’ Mot. at 1. The motion states that ‘‘[a]ll other parties stated that they will not oppose this Motion.’’ Id. No response was filed. On November 10, 2020, the ALJ issued the subject ID (Order No. 8) granting complainant’s motion. The ID finds that, based on the review of the evidence, good cause exists to change the name of the complainant from Cabot Microelectronics Corporation to CMC Materials, Inc. ID at 2. The ID further finds that this amendment would not prejudice the public interest or the rights of the parties to the investigation. Id. No party petitioned for review of the ID. The Commission has determined not to review the subject ID. The Commission vote for this determination took place on November 24, 2020. 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: November 24, 2020. William Bishop, Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2020–26398 Filed 11–30–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337–TA–1231] Certain Digital Imaging Devices and Products Containing the Same and Components Thereof 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 September 25, 2020, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Pictos Technologies, Inc. of San Jose, California. An amended complaint was filed on October 23, 2020, and supplemented on November 13, 2020 and November 16, 2020. The complaint, as amended, alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1204]


Certain Chemical Mechanical Planarization Slurries and Components 
Thereof; Notice of a Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial 
Determination Granting Complainant's Motion To Amend the Complaint and 
the Notice of Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade 
Commission has determined not to review an initial determination 
(``ID'') (Order No. 8) of the presiding administrative law judge 
(``ALJ'') granting complainant's motion to amend the complaint and the 
notice of investigation to correct the name of the complainant.

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) 205-2392. Copies of non-
confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation may 
be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email 
[email protected]. General information concerning the Commission may 
also be obtained by accessing its internet server at https://www.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: On July 7, 2020, the Commission instituted 
this investigation under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 (``section 337''), based on a complaint filed 
by Cabot Microelectronics Corporation of Aurora, Illinois (``Cabot''). 
85 FR 40685-86 (Jul. 7, 2020). The complaint alleges a violation 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 chemical mechanical planarization slurries and components 
thereof by reason of infringement of one or more claims of U.S. Patent 
No. 9,499,721 (``the '721 patent''). The complaint also alleges the 
existence of a domestic industry. The notice of investigation names as 
respondents DuPont de Nemours, Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware; Rohm and 
Haas Electronic Materials CMP Inc. of Newark, Delaware; Rohm and Haas 
Electronic Materials CMP Asia Inc. (d/b/a Rohm and Haas Electronic 
Materials CMP Asia Inc., Taiwan Branch (U.S.A.)) of Taoyuan City, 
Taiwan; Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials Asia-Pacific Co., Ltd. of 
Miaoli, Taiwan; Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials K.K. of Tokyo, 
Japan; and Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials LLC of Marlborough, 
Massachusetts. Id. at 40686. The Commission's Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations is also named as a party in this investigation. Id. 
Subsequently, the Commission amended the complaint and the notice of 
investigation to assert infringement of additional claims of the '721 
patent. Order No. 7 (Oct. 1, 2020), unreviewed by Notice (Oct. 19, 
2020). See 85 FR 67371-72 (Oct. 22, 2020).
    On October 7, 2020, pursuant to 19 CFR 210.14(b)(1), Cabot filed a 
motion for leave to ``amend the Complaint and the Notice of Institution 
of Investigation (`NOI') to change the name of Complainant from Cabot 
Microelectronics Corporation to CMC Materials, Inc.'' Mot. at 1. The 
motion states that ``[a]ll other parties stated that they will not 
oppose this Motion.'' Id. No response was filed.
    On November 10, 2020, the ALJ issued the subject ID (Order No. 8) 
granting complainant's motion. The ID finds that, based on the review 
of the evidence, good cause exists to change the name of the 
complainant from Cabot Microelectronics Corporation to CMC Materials, 
Inc. ID at 2. The ID further finds that this amendment would not 
prejudice the public interest or the rights of the parties to the 
investigation. Id. No party petitioned for review of the ID.
    The Commission has determined not to review the subject ID.
    The Commission vote for this determination took place on November 
24, 2020.
    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: November 24, 2020.
William Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer.
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