International Trade Commission April 13, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of expedited reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether revocation of the countervailing and antidumping duty orders on certain steel grating from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on March 8, 2021, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Canon Inc. of Japan; Canon U.S.A., Inc. of Melville, New York; and Canon Virginia, Inc. of Newport News, Virginia. A supplement was filed on March 26, 2021. The 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 toner supply containers and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,209,667 (``the '667 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 10,289,060 (``the '060 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 10,289,061 (``the '061 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 10,295,957 (``the '957 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 10,488,814 (``the '814 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 10,496,032 (``the '032 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 10,496,033 (``the '033 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 10,514,654 (``the '654 patent''): U.S. Patent No. 10,520,881 (``the '881 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 10,520,882 (``the '882 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,565,649 (``the '649 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 9,354,551 (``the '551 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 9,753,402 (``the '402 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 general exclusion order, or in the alternative a limited exclusion order, and cease and desist orders.

The Commission has scheduled a public hearing for June 8, 2021, and is inviting the public to submit information in connection with the preparation of its 25th report under section 215 of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, which requires the Commission to report biennially to the Congress and the President by September 30 of each reporting year on the economic impact of the Act on U.S. industries and U.S. consumers and on the economy of the beneficiary countries. The report is being prepared under Commission Investigation No. 332-227, Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: Impact on U.S. Industries and Consumers and on Beneficiary Countries. The report will cover trade during calendar years 2019 and 2020, and the report will be transmitted to the Congress and the President by September 30, 2021.