Certain Firearm Disassembly Tongs; Institution of Investigation, 43873-43874 [2024-10931]

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• INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 98 (Monday, May 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43873-43874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10931]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1401]


Certain Firearm Disassembly Tongs; 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 February 15, 2024, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of GTUL LLC of 
Cedar Point, North Carolina. An amended complaint was filed on April 
12, 2024. Supplements to the amended complaint were filed on April 15, 
16, and 26, 2024. 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 firearm disassembly tongs by reason of the infringement of 
certain

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claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,793,915 (``the '915 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 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, 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 (2024).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on May 13, 2024, 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 1-23 of the '915 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 ``devices suitable for 
engaging the slide lock on a firearm; they include two arms that are 
joined at a base and that [are] contoured to be pressed together to 
grip the slide lock so that it may be removed from the remainder of the 
gun'';
    (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:

GTUL LLC, 722 Cedar Point Blvd., Cedar Point, NC 28584

    (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:

OFFROADCALI, 5835 Southfront Rd., Ste. 200, Livermore, CA 94550
ROADRUNNERMATERIALS, SPR GROUP INC, 6951 Southfront Road, Livermore, CA 
94551,
DRP-California, Mission Trading Company, Inc., 6951 Southfront Road, 
Livermore, CA 94551
Eurasiaparts Automotive Parts, 27610 Commerce Dr., Suite 101, Temecula, 
CA 92590
Brementech, 3629 East 18th Street, Antioch, CA 94509
MTCPARTS.COM, 6951 Southfront Road, Livermore, CA 94551

    (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), 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 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: May 14, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-10931 Filed 5-17-24; 8:45 am]
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