[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41180-41181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20126]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Inv. No. 337-TA-390]


Certain Transport Vehicle Tires; Notice of Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the 
U.S. International Trade Commission on July 1, 1996, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Michelin North America, Inc., 1 Parkway South, Greenville, SC 29615-
5022. Supplementary letters enclosing corrected exhibits were filed on 
July 2 and 3, 1996. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations 
of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for 
importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of 
certain transport vehicle tires that infringe claims 1-6 of United 
States Letters Patent 4,480,671.
    The complainant requests that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after a hearing, issue a permanent exclusion order 
and permanent cease and desist orders.

ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information 
contained therein, is available for inspection during official business 
hours (8:45 a.m.

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to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade 
Commission, 500 E Street, S.W., Room 112, Washington, D.C. 20436, 
telephone 202-205-1802. Hearing-impaired individuals are advised that 
information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the 
Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William F. Heinze, Esq., Office of 
Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 
telephone 202-205-2574.

AUTHORITY: The authority for institution of this investigation is 
contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and in 
section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 
CFR 210.10.

SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on July 31, 1996, ordered That--
    (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether 
there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the 
importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the 
sale within the United States after importation of certain transport 
vehicle tires by reason of infringement of claims 1-5 or 6 of United 
States Letters Patent 4,480,671; and whether there exists an industry 
in the United States as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337.
    (2) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the 
following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of 
investigation shall be served:
    (a) The complainant is--Michelin North America, Inc., 1 Parkway 
South, Greenville, SC 29615-5022.
    (b) The respondents are the following companies alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint 
is to be served:

Kumho & Co., Inc., 10-1, Hoehyun-Dong 2-GA, Chung-Gu, Seoul, Republic 
of Korea 100-052.
Kumho USA Inc., 14605 Miller Avenue, Fontana, CA 92336-1695.
    (c) William F. Heinze, Esq., Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, 
S.W., Room 401-M, Washington, D.C. 20436, shall be the Commission 
investigative attorney, party to this investigation; and
    (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Honorable Paul J. 
Luckern is designated as the presiding administrative law judge.
    Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be 
submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 210.13 of 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. 
Pursuant to Secs. 201.16(d) and 210.13(a) of the Commission's Rules, 19 
CFR 201.16(d) and 210.13(a), such responses will be considered by the 
Commission if received not later than 20 days after the date of service 
by the Commission of the complaint and the notice of investigation. 
Extensions of time for submitting responses to the complaint will not 
be granted unless good cause therefor is shown.
    Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each 
allegation in the complaint and in this notice may be deemed to 
constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations 
of the complaint and this notice, and to authorize the administrative 
law judge and the Commission, without further notice to the respondent, 
to find the facts to be as alleged in the complaint and this notice and 
to enter both an initial determination and a final determination 
containing such findings, and may result in the issuance of a limited 
exclusion order or a cease and desist order or both directed against 
such respondent.

    Issued: July 31, 1996.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-20126 Filed 8-6-96; 8:45 am]
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