[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 62786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16999]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-1410]
Certain Disposable Vaporizer Devices; Designation of Temporary
Relief Proceedings as More Complicated
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the presiding administrative law
judge (``ALJ'') has designated temporary relief proceedings in the
above-captioned investigation as ``more complicated.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Chen, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-2392. 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 22, 2024, based on a complaint filed on behalf of RAI Strategic
Holdings, Inc.; R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Company; and RAI Services Company (collectively, ``Complainants''), all
of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 89 FR 59158 (Jul. 22, 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, and the sale within the
United States after importation of certain disposable vaporizer devices
and components thereof by reason of the infringement of certain claims
of U.S. Patent No. 11,925,202 (``the '202 patent''). The complaint
further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as
required by the applicable Federal Statute. The Commission's notice of
investigation names thirty-five (35) respondents. Id. at 59159-160.
Complainants filed a motion for temporary relief concurrently with
the complaint, requesting that the Commission issue a temporary
exclusion order and temporary cease and desist orders prohibiting the
importation into and the sale within the United States after
importation of certain disposable vaporizer devices and components
thereof during the course of the Commission's investigation. The motion
for temporary relief was provisionally accepted and referred to the
presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') for investigation. Id. at
59159.
On July 26, 2024, the ALJ issued Order No. 6, designating the
temporary relief proceeding as ``more complicated'' pursuant to
Commission Rule 210.60, on the basis of the complexity of the issues
raised in Complainants' motion for temporary relief. See Order No. 6 at
3 (Jul. 26, 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.
Issued: July 29, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-16999 Filed 7-31-24; 8:45 am]
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