[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42803-42804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15968]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-452]


Certain Personal Watercraft and Components Thereof; Notice of a 
Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination 
Terminating the Investigation on the Basis of a Settlement Agreement

AGENCY: 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's'') initial determination (``ID'') granting a joint 
motion to terminate the above-captioned investigation on the basis of a 
settlement agreement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy P. Monaghan, Esq., Office of 
the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-3152. Copies of all 
nonconfidential 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.

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International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20436, telephone 202-205-2000. Hearing-impaired persons are advised 
that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the 
Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810. General information 
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its 
Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). The public record for this 
investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket 
(EDIS-ON-LINE) at http://dockets.usitc.gov/eol/public.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted this 
investigation, which concerns allegations of unfair acts in violation 
of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation and sale of 
certain personal watercraft and components thereof on March 9, 2001, 
based on a complaint filed by Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, dba 
Yamaha Motor Company, Ltd., and Sanshin Kogyo Kabushi Kaisha, dba 
Sanshin Industries, Ltd. (collectively, ``Yamaha'') of Japan. 66 FR 
14937. The respondents named in the notice of investigation are 
Bombardier, Inc. of Canada and Bombardier Motor Corporation of America 
of Wausau, Wisconsin (collectively ``Bombardier''). Yamaha's complaint 
alleged that Bombardier's products infringed claims of 11 different 
patents held by Yamaha.
    On May 13, 2002, Yamaha and Bombardier entered into a settlement 
agreement, and on May 24, 2002, Yamaha and Bombardier filed a joint 
motion to terminate the investigation on the basis of that settlement 
agreement. The Commission investigative attorney supported the joint 
motion. On June 3, 2002, the presiding ALJ issued an ID (Order No. 105) 
granting the motion to terminate the investigation. No party petitioned 
for review of 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 Sec. 210.42 of the Commission's rules of practice and procedure (19 
CFR 210.42).

    Issued: June 20, 2002.

    By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 02-15968 Filed 6-24-02; 8:45 am]
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