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The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act''), as amended, to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty orders and antidumping duty orders on CTL plate from India, Indonesia, and South Korea would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. Pursuant to the Act, interested parties are requested to respond to this notice by submitting the information specified below to the Commission.

Notice is hereby given that on January 10, 2023, the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') issued an Initial Determination on Violation of section 337. On January 24, 2023, the ALJ also issued a Recommended Determination on remedy and bonding should a violation be found in the above-captioned investigation. The Commission is soliciting submissions on public interest issues raised by the recommended relief should the Commission find a violation. This notice is soliciting comments from the public only.

The Commission instituted the subject five-year reviews on November 1, 2022 to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty order and antidumping duty order on high pressure steel cylinders from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. On January 20, 2023, the Department of Commerce published notice that it was revoking the orders effective December 5, 2022, because no domestic interested party responded to the sunset review notice of initiation by the applicable deadline. Accordingly, the subject reviews are terminated.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Pick-Up Truck Folding Bed Cover Systems and Components Thereof, DN 3665; 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.

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on December 12, 2022, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Realtek Semiconductor Corporation of Taiwan. An amended complaint was filed on December 23, 2022. A letter supplementing the complaint was filed on January 17, 2023. The amended 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 integrated circuits, components thereof, and products containing the same by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,936,245 (``the '245 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,006,218 (``the '218 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 9,590,582 (``the '582 patent''). The amended complaint, as supplemented, 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 a cease and desist order.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 31) of the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') granting a joint motion to terminate the investigation as to the remaining respondents based on a consent order stipulation. The Commission has entered a consent order against respondents Boart Longyear Group Ltd.; Boart Longyear Limited; Boart Longyear Company; Boart Longyear Manufacturing and Distribution Inc.; Longyear TM, Inc.; Globaltech Corporation Pty Ltd.; Globaltech Pty Ltd.; and International Directional Services LLC (collectively, ``Remaining Respondents''). The investigation is terminated in its entirety.

Notice is hereby given that on January 9, 2023, the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') issued a combined Initial Determination on Violation of Section 337 and Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bond (``RD'') in this investigation. The Commission is soliciting submissions on public interest issues raised by the recommended relief should the Commission find a violation. This notice is soliciting comments from the public only.

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''), terminating the investigation in its entirety based on withdrawal of the complaint. The investigation is terminated.

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on December 5, 2022, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. of the Republic of Korea; Samsung Electronics America, Inc. of Ridgefield Park, New Jersey; Samsung Research America, Inc. of Mountain View, California; and Samsung International, Inc. of Chula Vista, California. On December 19, 2022, complainants filed a letter supplementing the complaint. The 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 components for certain environmentally-protected LCD digital displays and products containing same by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,948,575 (``the '575 patent''), U.S. Patent No. 8,111,348 (``the '348 patent''), U.S. Patent No. RE45,117 (``the '117 patent''), U.S. Patent No. 8,842,253 (``the '253 patent''), and U.S. Patent No. 8,223,311 (``the '311 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 limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order.

On December 23, 2022, the Department of Commerce published notice in the Federal Register of a negative final determination of less than fair value (LTFV) in connection with the subject investigation concerning Sri Lanka (87 FR 78933). Accordingly, antidumping duty Investigation No. 731-TA-1581 (Final) concerning steel nails from Sri Lanka is terminated.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission (``Commission'') has determined that there is a violation of section 337 in the above-captioned investigation. The Commission has further determined to issue a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order and to set a bond in the amount of $2 per unit of covered articles imported or sold during the period of Presidential review. The enforcement of these orders, including the bond provision, is suspended pending final resolution of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (``PTAB'') Final Written Decisions finding the asserted patent claims unpatentable.

The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with a full review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on steel nails from the United Arab Emirates would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. A schedule for the review will be established and announced at a later date.

The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of full reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on emulsion styrene- butadiene rubber (ESBR) from Brazil, Mexico, Poland, and South Korea would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. The Commission has determined to exercise its authority to extend the review period by up to 90 days.

The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of an expedited review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on gray portland cement and cement clinker from Japan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.

The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of a full review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on dioctyl terephthalate from South Korea would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.