Certain Memory Devices and Electronic Devices Containing the Same; Notice of a Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating an Investigation Based on a Settlement Agreement; Termination of Investigation, 82257-82258 [2024-23402]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 197 / Thursday, October 10, 2024 / Notices 210.5(e)(2)). Documents for which confidential treatment by the Commission is properly sought will be treated accordingly. Any non-party wishing to submit comments containing confidential information must serve those comments on the parties to the investigation pursuant to the applicable Administrative Protective Order. A redacted non-confidential version of the document must also be filed simultaneously with any confidential filing and must be served in accordance with Commission Rule 210.4(f)(7)(ii)(A) (19 CFR 210.4(f)(7)(ii)(A)). All information, including confidential business information and documents for which confidential treatment is properly sought, submitted to the Commission for purposes of this investigation 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 this or a related proceeding, 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. All nonconfidential written submissions will be available for public inspection on EDIS. This action is taken under the authority of 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: October 4, 2024. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2024–23422 Filed 10–9–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 [Investigation No. 337–TA–1406] Certain Memory Devices and Electronic Devices Containing the Same; Notice of a Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating an Investigation Based on a Settlement Agreement; Termination of Investigation U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:08 Oct 09, 2024 Jkt 265001 Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission (‘‘Commission’’) has determined not to review an initial determination (‘‘ID’’) (Order No. 10) of the presiding administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’) granting a joint motion to terminate the investigation based on a settlement agreement. The investigation is terminated. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynde Herzbach, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205–3228. 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: The Commission instituted this investigation on July 9, 2024, based on a complaint filed by MimirIP LLC of Dallas, Texas (‘‘Complainant’’ or ‘‘Mimir’’). 89 FR 56406–407 (July 9, 2024). The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of certain memory devices and electronic devices containing the same by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,468,928; 7,579,846; and 8,036,053. Id. The complaint further alleges that a domestic industry exists. Id. The Commission’s notice of investigation named as respondents Micron Technology Inc. of Boise, Idaho; Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. of Spring, Texas; HP, Inc. of Palo Alto, California; Kingston Technology Company, Inc. of Fountain Valley, California; Lenovo Group Limited of Hong Kong; Lenovo (United States) Inc. of Morrisville, North Carolina; and Tesla Inc. of Austin, Texas. Id. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations (‘‘Staff’’) is participating in the investigation for issues relating to the economic prong of the domestic industry requirement, remedy, and public interest only. EDIS Doc. ID 826262 (July 17, 2024). The Commission previously terminated respondent Lenovo Group SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 82257 Limited from this investigation and amended the complaint and the notice of investigation to add Lenovo PC HK Limited of Hong Kong and Lenovo Global Technology (United States) Inc. of Morrisville, North Carolina as respondents. Order No. 8 (Aug. 8, 2024), unreviewed by 89 FR 68645 (Aug. 27, 2024). On August 27, 2024, Complainant and respondent Micron Technology, Inc. jointly moved for termination of this investigation in its entirety based on settlement agreements, which are ‘‘a [sublicense] agreement between Mimir and SK hynix Inc. and a patent license agreement between SK hynix and Micron.’’ ID at 1 n. 1 (citing Mot. at 2). The joint motion notes that it is ‘‘based on an agreement between Mimir and SK hynix and an agreement between SK hynix and Micron, which ‘collectively resolve all claims in the complaint asserted against all Respondents in this Investigation.’ ’’ Id. at 2 (citing Mot. at 2). The joint motion notes that it is not opposed by the non-moving respondents, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., HP Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Lenovo PC HK Limited, Lenovo Global Technology (United States) Inc., Lenovo (United States) Inc., and Tesla, Inc. On September 5, 2024, Staff filed a response supporting the joint motion. No other responses were filed. On September 12, 2024, the presiding ALJ issued the subject ID granting the joint motion to terminate the investigation. Order No. 10 (Sept. 12, 2024). The subject ID finds that the joint motion complies with Commission Rule 210.21(b)(1) (19 CFR 210.21(b)) and that no extraordinary circumstances prevent granting the motion. The ID also finds that termination of the investigation based on settlement would not be contrary to the public interest. No petitions for review of the ID were filed. The Commission has determined not to review the subject ID (Order No. 10). The investigation is terminated. The Commission vote for this determination took place on October 4, 2024. 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. E:\FR\FM\10OCN1.SGM 10OCN1 82258 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 197 / Thursday, October 10, 2024 / Notices Issued: October 4, 2024. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2024–23402 Filed 10–9–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Crafting Machines and Components Thereof, DN 3774; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant’s filing pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The public version of the complaint can be accessed on the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (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 United States International Trade Commission (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov . The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.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: The Commission has received a complaint and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure filed on behalf of Cricut, Inc. on October 4, 2024. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain crafting machines and components thereof. The complaint names as respondents: Hunan Sijiu Technology, Co. Ltd. of China; Hunan Sijiu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. of lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:08 Oct 09, 2024 Jkt 265001 China; Guangdong Rongtu Technology Co., Ltd. of China; LiPing Zhan of China; SainStore Technology Co., Ltd of China; Shanghai Sishun E-commerce Co., Ltd. of China; Shanghai Sishun Co., Ltd. of China; Bozhou Wanxingyu Technology Co. Ltd. of China; Bozhou Zhongdaxiang Technology Co., Ltd. of China; and Wuyi Bohai Electric Tools Co., Ltd. of China. The complainant requests that the Commission issue a limited exclusion order, a general exclusion order, cease and desist orders, and impose a bond upon respondents’ alleged infringing articles during the 60day Presidential review period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j). Proposed respondents, other interested parties, members of the public, and interested government agencies are invited to file comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should address whether issuance of the relief specifically requested by the complainant in this investigation would affect the public health and welfare in the United States, competitive conditions in the United States economy, the production of like or directly competitive articles in the United States, or United States consumers. In particular, the Commission is interested in comments that: (i) explain how the articles potentially subject to the requested remedial orders are used in the United States; (ii) identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in the United States relating to the requested remedial orders; (iii) identify like or directly competitive articles that complainant, its licensees, or third parties make in the United States which could replace the subject articles if they were to be excluded; (iv) indicate whether complainant, complainant’s licensees, and/or third party suppliers have the capacity to replace the volume of articles potentially subject to the requested exclusion order and/or a cease and desist order within a commercially reasonable time; and (v) explain how the requested remedial orders would impact United States consumers. Written submissions on the public interest must be filed no later than by close of business, eight calendar days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. There will be further opportunities for comment on the public interest after the issuance of any final initial determination in this investigation. Any written submissions on other issues PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 must also be filed by no later than the close of business, eight calendar days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Complainant may file replies to any written submissions no later than three calendar days after the date on which any initial submissions were due, notwithstanding § 201.14(a) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. No other submissions will be accepted, unless requested by the Commission. Any submissions and replies filed in response to this Notice are limited to five (5) pages in length, inclusive of attachments. Persons filing written submissions must file the original document electronically on or before the deadlines stated above. Submissions should refer to the docket number (‘‘Docket No. 3774’’) in a prominent place on the cover page and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic Filing Procedures 1). 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. Persons with questions regarding filing should contact the Secretary at EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. Any person desiring to submit a document to the Commission in confidence must request confidential treatment. All such requests should be directed to the Secretary to the Commission and must include a full statement of the reasons why the Commission should grant such treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents for which confidential treatment by the Commission is properly sought will be treated accordingly. All information, including confidential business information and documents for which confidential treatment is properly sought, submitted to the Commission for purposes of this Investigation 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 this or a related proceeding, 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 1 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_ filing_procedures.pdf. E:\FR\FM\10OCN1.SGM 10OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82257-82258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23402]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1406]


Certain Memory Devices and Electronic Devices Containing the 
Same; Notice of a Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial 
Determination Terminating an Investigation Based on a Settlement 
Agreement; Termination 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 (``Commission'') has determined not to review an initial 
determination (``ID'') (Order No. 10) of the presiding administrative 
law judge (``ALJ'') granting a joint motion to terminate the 
investigation based on a settlement agreement. The investigation is 
terminated.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynde Herzbach, Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-3228. 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: The Commission instituted this investigation 
on July 9, 2024, based on a complaint filed by MimirIP LLC of Dallas, 
Texas (``Complainant'' or ``Mimir''). 89 FR 56406-407 (July 9, 2024). 
The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, in the importation 
into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within 
the United States after importation of certain memory devices and 
electronic devices containing the same by reason of the infringement of 
certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,468,928; 7,579,846; and 8,036,053. 
Id. The complaint further alleges that a domestic industry exists. Id. 
The Commission's notice of investigation named as respondents Micron 
Technology Inc. of Boise, Idaho; Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. of 
Spring, Texas; HP, Inc. of Palo Alto, California; Kingston Technology 
Company, Inc. of Fountain Valley, California; Lenovo Group Limited of 
Hong Kong; Lenovo (United States) Inc. of Morrisville, North Carolina; 
and Tesla Inc. of Austin, Texas. Id. The Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations (``Staff'') is participating in the investigation for 
issues relating to the economic prong of the domestic industry 
requirement, remedy, and public interest only. EDIS Doc. ID 826262 
(July 17, 2024).
    The Commission previously terminated respondent Lenovo Group 
Limited from this investigation and amended the complaint and the 
notice of investigation to add Lenovo PC HK Limited of Hong Kong and 
Lenovo Global Technology (United States) Inc. of Morrisville, North 
Carolina as respondents. Order No. 8 (Aug. 8, 2024), unreviewed by 89 
FR 68645 (Aug. 27, 2024).
    On August 27, 2024, Complainant and respondent Micron Technology, 
Inc. jointly moved for termination of this investigation in its 
entirety based on settlement agreements, which are ``a [sublicense] 
agreement between Mimir and SK hynix Inc. and a patent license 
agreement between SK hynix and Micron.'' ID at 1 n. 1 (citing Mot. at 
2). The joint motion notes that it is ``based on an agreement between 
Mimir and SK hynix and an agreement between SK hynix and Micron, which 
`collectively resolve all claims in the complaint asserted against all 
Respondents in this Investigation.' '' Id. at 2 (citing Mot. at 2). The 
joint motion notes that it is not opposed by the non-moving 
respondents, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., HP Inc., Kingston 
Technology Company, Inc., Lenovo PC HK Limited, Lenovo Global 
Technology (United States) Inc., Lenovo (United States) Inc., and 
Tesla, Inc. On September 5, 2024, Staff filed a response supporting the 
joint motion. No other responses were filed.
    On September 12, 2024, the presiding ALJ issued the subject ID 
granting the joint motion to terminate the investigation. Order No. 10 
(Sept. 12, 2024). The subject ID finds that the joint motion complies 
with Commission Rule 210.21(b)(1) (19 CFR 210.21(b)) and that no 
extraordinary circumstances prevent granting the motion. The ID also 
finds that termination of the investigation based on settlement would 
not be contrary to the public interest.
    No petitions for review of the ID were filed.
    The Commission has determined not to review the subject ID (Order 
No. 10). The investigation is terminated.
    The Commission vote for this determination took place on October 4, 
2024.
    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.


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    Issued: October 4, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-23402 Filed 10-9-24; 8:45 am]
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