[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 20, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34037-34038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11889]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-585]


In the Matter of Certain Engines, Components Thereof, and 
Products Containing the Same; Notice of Commission Determination Not To 
Review an Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation on the 
Basis of a Consent Order Stipulation and Consent Order

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 an initial determination 
(``ID'') of the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') (Order No. 
17) in the above-captioned investigation terminating this 
investigation, as to both respondents, on the basis of a consent order 
stipulation and a consent order.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Christal A. Sheppard, Esq., Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-708-2301. Copies of the ID and 
all other 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. 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

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record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's 
electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 19, 2006, the Commission 
instituted an investigation under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, 19 U.S.C. 1337, based on a complaint filed by American Honda 
Motor Company, Inc. of Torrance, California (``Honda''), alleging a 
violation of section 337 in the importation, sale for importation, and 
sale within the United States after importation of certain engines, 
components thereof, and products containing the same by reason of 
infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,706,769 and 
6,250,273. 71 FR 61799 (Oct. 19, 2006). The complainant named Wuxi 
Kipor Power Co., Ltd. of Jiangsu, China (``Wuxi'') as a respondent.
    On January 24, 2007, the ALJ granted a motion by complainant Honda 
for leave to amend the complaint and the notice of investigation to add 
Wuxi Kama Power Co. Ltd. (``Kama'') as a respondent to the 
investigation. The Commission did not review that initial 
determination.
    On May 15, 2007, Honda, Wuxi, and Kama filed a joint motion 
pursuant to Commission rule 210.21(c) seeking termination of this 
investigation based upon a consent order stipulation and a proposed 
consent order (copies attached). The proposed consent order would 
terminate the investigation in its entirety. The Commission 
investigative attorney supported the motion in a response dated May, 
15, 2007.
    On May 18, 2007, the ALJ issued the subject ID (Order No. 17) 
terminating this investigation pursuant to Commission rule 
210.21(c)(1)(ii). He indicates in the ID that the consent order 
stipulations satisfy Commission rule 210.21(c)(3). The ALJ also 
considered, pursuant to Commission rule 210.21(c)(2)(ii) and 
210.50(b)(2), the effect of the consent order ``upon the public health 
and welfare, competitive conditions in the U.S. economy, the production 
of like or directly competitive articles in the United States, and U.S. 
consumers.'' The ALJ found no adverse effect on the public interest. No 
petitions for review of the ID were filed and 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 Sec. Sec.  210.21 and 210.42 of the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure (19 CFR 210.21 and 210.42).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: June 14, 2007.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E7-11889 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am]
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