Certain Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Components Thereof; Commission Decision Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting a Motion for Limited Intervention

Topics:  Ford Motor Company

Lisa R. Barton
International Trade Commission
6 June 2017

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26117-26118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11614]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1042]


Certain Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Components Thereof; 
Commission Decision Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting a 
Motion for Limited Intervention

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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), 
which granted a motion for limited intervention in the above-captioned 
investigation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sidney A. Rosenzweig, Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708-2532. Copies of non-
confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation are 
or will be available for inspection during official business hours 
(8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, 
telephone (202) 205-2000. General information concerning the Commission 
may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be viewed 
on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. 
Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter 
can be obtained by contacting the Commission TDD terminal on (202) 205-
1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted this investigation 
on March 10, 2017, based on a complaint, supplemented by letters, filed 
by Paice LLC and Abell Foundation, Inc. both of Baltimore, Maryland 
(collectively, ``Paice''). 82 FR 13363 (Mar. 10, 2017). The complaint, 
as supplemented, alleged 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 hybrid electric vehicles and components 
thereof by reason of the infringement of certain claims of five United 
States patents. The notice of investigation named as the respondent 
Ford Motor Company of Dearborn, Michigan (``Ford''). The Office of 
Unfair Import Investigations was not named as a party.
    On April 7, 2017, Paice filed a motion with the ALJ for a 
recommendation to the United States District Court for the District of 
Columbia to issue an order/commission pursuant to Article 17 of the 
United States-Japan Consular Convention to obtain discovery from the 
Toyota Motor Corporation of Aichi Prefecture, Japan (``Toyota''). On 
April 11, 2017, Ford opposed the motion. That same day, non-party 
Toyota moved to intervene in this investigation for the purpose of 
submitting a concurrently filed opposition to the motion. See 19 CFR 
210.19. On May 2, 2017, the presiding ALJ granted Toyota's motion as 
the subject ID. Order No. 6 (May 2, 2017).

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    No petitions for review of the ID were filed. The Commission has 
determined not to review the ID.
    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.

    Issued: May 31, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-11614 Filed 6-5-17; 8:45 am]
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