[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 184 (Monday, September 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54291-54292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18753]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-615]


In the Matter of Certain Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters and 
Products Containing the Same; 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 August 16, 2007, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Pass & Seymour, Inc. of Syracuse, New York. Letters supplementing the 
complaint were filed on September 4, 5, and 6, 2007. 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 ground fault circuit 
interrupters and products containing the same by reason of infringement 
of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,594,398, RE38,293, 7,154,718, 
7,164,564, 7,212,386, and 7,256,973. The complaint further alleges that 
an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection 
(a)(2) of section 337.
    The complainant requests that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after the investigation, 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. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Room 112, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-2000. Hearing impaired 
individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained 
by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810. Persons 
with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining 
access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 
202-205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be 
obtained by accessing its internet server at http://www.usitc.gov. The 
public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's 
electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan F. Moore, Esq., Office of Unfair

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Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone 
(202) 205-2767.

    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 (2006).

    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the amended complaint, 
the U.S. International Trade Commission, on September 17, 2007, 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, or the 
sale within the United States after importation of certain ground fault 
circuit interrupters and products containing the same by reason of 
infringement of one or more of claims 1-36 of U.S. Patent No. 
5,594,398; claims 12, 14, 19, 25, and 26 of U.S. Patent No. RE38,293; 
claims 52, 59, and 60 of U.S. Patent No. 7,154,718; claims 1-3, 13, 15, 
and 22 of U.S. Patent No. 7,164,564; claims 1, 9, and 15-17 of U.S. 
Patent No. 7,212,386; and claims 1-6, 8, 12, 21, 22, and 24-34 of U.S. 
Patent No. 7,256,973, and whether an industry in the United States 
exists 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--

Pass & Seymour, Inc., 50 Boyd Avenue, Syracuse, New York 13209.

    (b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the amended 
complaint is to be served:

General Protecht Group, Inc., 555 Daxing Rd West, Liushi Yueqing, 
Zhejiang 325600, China.
General Protecht Group U.S., Inc., 3353 Peachtree Road NE., Suite 1040, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30326.
Shanghai ELE Manufacturing Corporation, Sec 2 Xingcheng Industrial 
Zone, Qingpu 201703, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai Meihao Electric, Inc., 58 Shane Rd., Jiangqiao Town Jiading 
Borough 201803, Shanghai, China.
Wenzhou Trimone Company, Zhiguang Industrial Zone, Liushi Town Yueqing, 
Zhejiang 325604, China.
Cheetah USA Corp., 9091 Sandy Parkway, Sandy, Utah 84070.
GX Electric, 2001 NW 25th Avenue, Pompano Beach, Florida 33069.
Nicor Inc., 2200 Midtown Place NE., Suite A, Albuquerque, New Mexico 
87107.
Orbit Industries, Inc., 2100 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, 
California 90007.
The Designer's Edge, 11730 NE 12th Street, Bellevue, Washington 98005.
Universal Security Instruments, Inc., 7-A Gwynns Mills Court, Owings 
Mills, Maryland 21117.
Colacino Electric Supply, Inc., 319 West Union Street, Newark, New York 
14513.
Ingram Products, Inc., 8725 Youngerman Court, Suite 206, Jacksonville, 
Florida 32244.
Lunar Industrial & Electrical, Inc., 15975 SW 117th Avenue, Miami, 
Florida 33177.
Quality Distributing, LLC., 2056 NW Aloclek Drive, Suite 325, 
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124.

    (c) The Commission investigative attorney, party to this 
investigation, is Bryan F. Moore, Esq., Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 
Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
    (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Honorable Carl C. 
Charneski 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 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 and the notice of investigation 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 an initial determination and a final determination containing 
such findings, and may result in the issuance of an exclusion order or 
cease and desist order or both directed against a respondent.

     Issued: September 18, 2007.

    By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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