International Trade Commission October 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Following receipt on September 25, 2014, of a joint request from the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance (Committees) under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)), the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC, or Commission) instituted investigation No. 332-550, Trade and Investment Policies in India, 2014-2015.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to institute an advisory opinion proceeding in the above-captioned investigation.

Correction is made to the investigation number and caption for notice 79 FR 62465 which was published on Friday, October 17, 2014. The investigation number should be corrected from 337-TA-884 to 337-TA-925, and the caption should be corrected from Certain Consumer Electronics with Display and Processing Capabilities to Communications or Computing Devices and Components Thereof.

The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-524-525 and 731-TA-1260- 1261 (Preliminary) under sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)) (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 from Korea and Turkey of certain welded line pipe, provided for in subheadings 7305.11, 7305.12, 7305.19, and 7306.19 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be subsidized by the Governments of Korea and Turkey and are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value. Unless the Department of Commerce extends the time for initiation pursuant to sections 702(c)(1)(B) or 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671a(c)(1)(B) or 1673a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must reach its preliminary determinations in these antidumping and countervailing duty investigations in 45 days, or in this case by Monday, December 1, 2014. The Commission's views must be transmitted to Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by Monday, December 8, 2014. 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 through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207).

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 11) issued by the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') on September 16, 2014, finding the sole respondent, Ningbo Topoint Outdoor Sports Co., Ltd. (``Ningbo''), to be in default. Accordingly, the Commission requests written submissions, under the schedule set forth below, on remedy, public interest, and bonding.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Footwear Products, DN 3035; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing under section 210.8(b) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.8(b)).

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's (``ALJ'') initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 6) granting Google Inc.'s (``Google'') motion to intervene in the above- captioned investigation.

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on September 4, 2014, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of NVIDIA Corporation of Santa Clara, California. A supplement to the complaint was filed on September 22, 2014. 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 certain consumer electronics and display devices with graphics processing and graphics processing units therein by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,198,488 (``the `488 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,992,667 (``the `667 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,038,685 (``the `685 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,015,913 (``the `913 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,697,063 (``the `063 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,209,140 (``the `140 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 6,690,372 (``the `372 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 36) of the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') terminating the above-captioned investigation as to all respondents based on a settlement agreement. The Commission has terminated the investigation.

The Commission has prepared and published annual reports in this series under investigation No. 332-345, Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, since 1996. The 2015 report, which the Commission plans to publish in April 2015, will provide aggregate data on cross-border trade in services for the period ending in 2013, and transactions by affiliates based outside the country of their parent firm for the period ending in 2012. The report's analysis will focus on distribution services (logistics, maritime transport, and retail services). The Commission is inviting interested members of the public to furnish information and views in connection with the 2015 report.