[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 244 (Thursday, December 20, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 72280-72301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24591]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

19 CFR Parts 201 and 210


Rules of General Application and Adjudication and Enforcement

AGENCY: International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The United States International Trade Commission 
(``Commission'') proposes to amend its

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Rules of Practice and Procedure concerning rules of general 
application, adjudication, and enforcement. The amendments are 
necessary to make certain technical corrections, to clarify certain 
provisions, to harmonize different parts of the Commission's rules, and 
to address concerns that have arisen in Commission practice. The 
intended effect of the proposed amendments is to facilitate compliance 
with the Commission's Rules and improve the administration of agency 
proceedings.

DATES: To be assured of consideration, written comments must be 
received by 5:15 p.m. within 60 days after publication of this notice 
of proposed rulemaking.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number MISC-
022, by any of the following methods:

--Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
--Agency Web Site: http://www.usitc.gov. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments on the Web site at http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/edis.htm.
--E-mail: [email protected]. Include docket number MISC-022 in the 
subject line of the message.
--Mail: For paper submission. U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 
E Street, SW., Room 112, Washington, DC 20436.
--Hand Delivery/Courier: U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E 
Street, SW., Room 112, Washington, DC 20436. From the hours of 8:45 
a.m. to 5:15 p.m.

    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number (MISC-022 ) or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 
for this rulemaking. All comments received will be posted without 
change to http://www.usitc.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For paper copies, a signed original and 14 copies of each set 
of comments, along with a cover letter stating the nature of the 
commenter's interest in the proposed rulemaking, should be submitted to 
Marilyn R. Abbott, Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 
E Street, SW., Room 112, Washington, DC 20436.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.usitc.gov and/or the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Room 112, 
Washington, DC 20436.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Frahm, Office of the General 
Counsel, United States International Trade Commission, telephone 202-
205-3107. Hearing-impaired individuals are advised that information on 
this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal 
at 202-205-1810. General information concerning the Commission may also 
be obtained by accessing its Internet server at http://www.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The preamble below is designed to assist 
readers in understanding these proposed amendments to the Commission 
Rules. This preamble provides background information, a regulatory 
analysis of the proposed amendments, an explanation of the proposed 
amendments to part 201, a section-by-section explanation of the 
proposed amendments to part 210, and a description of the proposed 
amendments to the rules. The Commission encourages members of the 
public to comment, in addition to any other comments they wish to make 
on the proposed amendments, on whether the proposed amendments are in 
language that is sufficiently clear for users to understand.
    If the Commission decides to proceed with this rulemaking after 
reviewing the comments filed in response to this notice, the proposed 
rule revisions will be promulgated in accordance with the 
Administrative Procedure Act (``APA'') (5 U.S.C. 553), and will be 
codified in 19 CFR parts 201 and 210.

Background

    Section 335 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1335) authorizes 
the Commission to adopt such reasonable procedures, rules, and 
regulations as it deems necessary to carry out its functions and 
duties. This rulemaking seeks to update certain outdated provisions and 
improve other provisions of the Commission's existing Rules of Practice 
and Procedure. The Commission proposes amendments to its rules covering 
investigations under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1337) (``section 337'') in order to increase the efficiency of its 
section 337 investigations. This rulemaking effort began in 2003 when 
the ITC Trial Lawyers Association (``ITCTLA'') submitted a report to 
the Commission which suggested several rule changes that it believed 
would make the Commission rules more effective. In the course of 
considering the ITCTLA proposals, the Office of the General Counsel and 
the Office of Unfair Import Investigations (``OUII'') also suggested 
various rule changes. The Commission invites the public to comment on 
all of these proposed rules amendments. In any comments, please 
consider addressing whether the proposed amendments are in language 
that is clear and easy to understand. In addition, in any comments, 
please consider addressing how the proposed rules amendments could be 
improved, and/or offering specific constructive alternatives where 
appropriate.
    Consistent with its ordinary practice, the Commission is issuing 
these proposed amendments in accordance with the rulemaking procedure 
in section 553 of the APA. This procedure entails the following steps: 
(1) Publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking; (2) solicitation of 
public comments on the proposed amendments; (3) Commission review of 
public comments on the proposed amendments; and (4) publication of 
final amendments at least thirty days prior to their effective date.

Regulatory Analysis of Proposed Amendments to the Commission's Rules

    The Commission has determined that the final rules do not meet the 
criteria described in section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 
51735, Oct. 4, 1993) and thus do not constitute a significant 
regulatory action for purposes of the Executive Order.
    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is 
inapplicable to this rulemaking because it is not one for which a 
notice of final rulemaking is required under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) or any 
other statute. Although the Commission has chosen to publish a notice 
of final rulemaking, these proposed regulations are ``agency rules of 
procedure and practice,'' and thus are exempt from the notice 
requirement imposed by 5 U.S.C. 553(b).
    These proposed rules do not contain federalism implications 
warranting the preparation of a federalism summary impact statement 
pursuant to Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, Aug. 4, 1999).
    No actions are necessary under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) because the final rules will not result in 
the expenditure by State, local, and tribal governments, in the 
aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100,000,000 or more in any one 
year, and will not significantly or uniquely affect small governments.
    The final rules are not major rules as defined by section 804 of 
the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (5 
U.S.C. 801 et seq.). Moreover, they are exempt from the reporting 
requirements of the Contract With America Advancement Act of 1996 (Pub. 
L. 104-121) because

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they concern rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice that 
do not substantially affect the rights or obligations of non-agency 
parties.
    The amendments are not subject to section 3504(h) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), since they do not contain any 
new information collection requirements.

Explanation of the Proposed Amendments to 19 CFR Part 201

    The Commission proposes to amend part 201, Rules of General 
Application, in the manner described below.

Subpart B--Initiation and Conduct of Investigations

Section 201.16

    Section 201.16 provides generally for service of process and other 
documents, and includes paragraph (d) which provides for additional 
time after service by mail. Recently amended sections 210.6 and 210.7 
allow one additional day for the parties to respond to Commission 
documents that are served by overnight delivery. See 72 FR 13689, March 
23, 2007. The Commission proposes adding new paragraph (e) of section 
201.16 to also provide one additional day for parties to respond to 
documents served on them by overnight delivery by other parties, and to 
conform section 201.16 to sections 210.6 and 210.7. The Commission also 
proposes redesignating existing paragraph (e) as new paragraph (f) to 
allow for this change.

Section-by-Section Explanation of the Proposed Amendments to 19 CFR 
Part 210

    The Commission proposes to amend part 210, Adjudication and 
Enforcement, in the manner described below.

Subpart A--Rules of General Applicability

Section 210.3

    This section provides definitions of words and phrases used in part 
210. The phrase ``U.S. Customs Service'' is used throughout part 210. 
Pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the U.S. Customs Service 
merged into the Department of Homeland Security. The official name of 
this entity is now ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection.'' 72 FR 20131, 
April 23, 2007. Thus, the Commission proposes to amend section 210.3 to 
reflect the official name.

Section 210.4

    Paragraph (f)(1)(i) of section 210.4 sets forth the physical 
specifications for the filing of documents addressed to the Commission 
and was adopted when filings were frequently typeset by commercial 
printers. The Commission proposes revising section 210.4 to remove 
reference to any physical specifications related to typographic 
printing processes.

Section 210.7

Paragraph (a), Manner of Service
    Recently, sections 210.6 and 210.7 were amended to include 
provisions relating to the service of certain Commission documents by 
overnight delivery. See 72 FR 13689-90, March 23, 2007. Although these 
amendments were intended, inter alia, to streamline the service process 
and promote uniformity of service, the amendments regarding service by 
overnight delivery have created the prospect of differing response 
dates for the private parties and OUII. Thus, an unintended consequence 
of these amendments is that tracking of multiple service dates by the 
Commission will be necessary for various documents and/or numerous 
additional requests for extensions of time will be made to conform 
response dates for all parties.
    Under existing practice, the Commission normally grants requests 
for extensions of time which are made to ensure that the due date for 
responses is uniform as to all parties. Therefore, the Commission 
proposes to add a new paragraph (a)(3) to section 210.7 so that when 
the Commission effects service upon the private parties by overnight 
delivery, service upon OUII shall also be deemed to have been effected 
by overnight delivery. This amendment to paragraph (a) of section 210.7 
should eliminate multiple response dates for the same document by 
providing a uniform response date for all parties, thereby obviating 
the need for recurrent requests to conform response dates and 
minimizing administrative burdens on Commission personnel. Thus, the 
amendment is consistent with the aims of the recent overnight service 
provisions relating to Commission documents. See 72 FR 13689, March 23, 
2007.
New Paragraph (b), Designations for Service of Process
    Paragraph (a)(1) of section 210.7 generally provides service rules 
and requires that documents shall be served on all other parties. At 
present, any entity that files an entry of appearance on behalf of a 
named party is placed on the service list and is served with all 
documents. Service of documents containing confidential business 
information also requires signing onto the protective order for that 
investigation. This leads to the situation where multiple offices of 
the same law firm and multiple law firms are being served with 
documents on behalf of a single party. Redundancy in service is a 
substantial financial burden on both the private parties and the 
Commission in terms of copying and delivery costs.
    The Commission proposes that a lead attorney be designated to 
accept process for all other attorneys representing the same party in a 
section 337 investigation. Under this proposal, no limit would be 
placed on the number of attorneys of record for a party, but each named 
party would have to designate one attorney-for-service who agrees to 
accept all service on behalf of that party. The Commission proposes 
adding new paragraph (b) to provide designation of a single attorney, 
selected lead attorney, or representative for service of process. The 
Commission also proposes redesignating existing paragraph (b) of 
section 210.7 (which concerns the publication of notices) as paragraph 
(c) to accommodate the addition of new paragraph (b).

Subpart B--Commencement of Preinstitution Proceedings and 
Investigations

Sections 210.8 and 210.11

    Sections 210.8 and 210.11 generally concern commencement of 
preinstitution proceedings and service of a complaint and notice of 
investigation. To make sections 210.8 and 210.11 easier to read and 
understand, the Commission proposes completely revising each of these 
sections by distinctly setting out their respective requirements for: 
(1) Complaints not seeking temporary relief, and (2) complaints seeking 
temporary relief. Specifically, paragraphs (a)(1) of proposed sections 
210.8 and 210.11 relate to complaints not seeking temporary relief, and 
paragraphs (a)(2) of proposed sections 210.8 and 210.11 relate to 
complaints seeking temporary relief. Further detailed explanation of 
these revisions follows.
    Section 210.8 requires that the complainant provide the Secretary 
with sufficient copies of the complaint, any supplement to the 
complaint, any motion for temporary relief, and all exhibits to any of 
these papers so that it may serve them on the proposed respondents 
should the Commission institute an investigation. Thereafter, section 
210.11 requires the Secretary to serve a copy of the complaint, and 
notice of investigation (and any accompanying motion for temporary

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relief) upon each respondent and their respective embassies in 
Washington, DC. Sections 210.8 and 210.11 acknowledge that, for 
investigations involving temporary relief, section 210.54 requires the 
complainant to serve nonconfidential copies of the complaint and motion 
for relief and nonconfidential copies of all attached materials on all 
proposed respondents and the embassy in Washington, DC. Furthermore, 
section 210.54 requires that the complainant submit to the Commission 
actual proof of service on each respondent and embassy within ten days 
after the filing of the complaint.
    Thus, sections 210.8 and 210.11 mandate duplicate service of the 
complaint and temporary relief motion together with all exhibits by the 
complainant and the Secretary in investigations involving temporary 
relief and needlessly increase the number of copies that must be 
supplied to the Secretary and served by the Secretary following the 
institution of an investigation. Duplicate service, especially of 
voluminous exhibits, imposes a serious financial burden on both the 
complainant and the Commission in terms of copying and mailing costs. 
During the 1988 rules revision, the Commission acknowledged that the 
rules required double service, but reasoned that service of the 
complaint by the Commission was necessary because the date of service 
by the Commission is the date used for computing the date for a 
response. See 53 FR 33046, August 29, 1988.
    The proposed amendment to this rule provides that in investigations 
involving temporary relief, the complainant be required to submit only 
the required number of service copies of any unserved confidential 
material provided in connection with the complaint or motion for 
temporary relief and the requisite number of copies of the public 
complaint (without exhibits) for service by the Secretary. The proposed 
amendment provides that the Secretary is required, upon institution of 
an investigation involving temporary relief, to serve only the Notice 
of Investigation and a copy of the complaint (without exhibits) on each 
respondent and embassy. The amendment further provides that the service 
of these documents by the Secretary serves as the operative service for 
calculating a response date. In the rare event that complainant does 
not serve a proposed respondent with the exhibits, the respondents may 
take up the matter with the presiding ALJ under section 210.4, or 
obtain the public exhibits from the Secretary's office or through the 
Commission's Electronic Document Information System (``EDIS'').
    Accordingly, the Commission proposes language to revise sections 
210.8 and 210.11 to provide that upon the institution of an 
investigation involving temporary relief, the Secretary will serve the 
Notice of Investigation and a copy of the complaint (without exhibits) 
on each respondent and embassy. In view of the proposed changes to 
Sec.  210.11(a)(1), the Commission also proposes to revise section 
210.54 and section 210.56 to eliminate references to subsequent service 
of the motion for temporary relief by the Commission.
    In reviewing the language of section 210.8 with a view toward 
proposing alternate language to eliminate double-service in temporary 
relief cases, it was noted that existing section 210.8 is itself rather 
confusing. Indeed, the Commission frequently receives inquiries from 
law firms representing prospective complainants that are confused about 
how many copies of the complaint and associated materials they are 
required to file to commence a section 337 proceeding. Thus, the 
Commission proposes revising section 210.8 to make it easier to 
determine how many copies are required when filing a permanent relief 
or a temporary relief complaint, and to make it possible for the 
Commission to eliminate unnecessary effort and expenses associated with 
the initial storage and subsequent re-service of materials required for 
complaints involving temporary relief requests. To achieve these ends, 
the Commission proposes breaking out the filing requirements in section 
210.8 into separate paragraphs (paragraph (a)(1) for permanent relief 
and paragraph (a)(2) for temporary relief proceedings), and setting out 
numbered lists (Sec. Sec.  210.8(a)(1)(i)-(iv) for permanent relief and 
Sec. Sec.  210.8(a)(2)(i)-(vi) for temporary relief proceedings) 
specifying the required number of copies of each item to be filed with 
the Secretary for each type of proceeding. Supplements to such filings 
are also specifically referenced in the proposed section 210.8.
    The Commission proposes similarly structured revisions to Sec.  
210.11(a)(1), which concerns Commission service of complaints and 
notices of investigation. The Commission also proposes revising section 
210.54 and Sec.  210.56(a) to reflect the aforementioned revisions to 
sections 210.8 and 210.11.

Section 210.10

    Paragraph (a)(5)(i) of section 210.10 allows a complainant to 
withdraw the complaint ``as a matter of right'' prior to the 
Commission's vote on institution of the investigation simply by filing 
a written notice with the Commission. If the complaint is being 
withdrawn pursuant to a settlement agreement, however, the rule 
requires that a copy of the settlement agreement be filed with the 
written notice. The requirement to submit a settlement agreement is 
consistent with Sec.  210.21(b) regarding termination of an on-going 
investigation based on a settlement agreement. However, prior to the 
institution of an investigation, the Commission may not have the 
knowledge necessary to assess the significance of the terms of any 
settlement agreement. Also, any review of a settlement agreement before 
institution contradicts the statement that a complainant may withdraw 
the complaint ``as a matter of right'' before institution. Thus, the 
Commission proposes revising paragraph (a)(5)(i) of section 210.10 to 
delete the requirement that any copies of the settlement agreement and/
or other documents be submitted when a complaint is withdrawn prior to 
institution.

Section 210.11

    Section 210.11 requires the Secretary to serve a copy of the 
complaint, and notice of investigation (and any accompanying motion for 
temporary relief) upon each respondent and their respective embassies 
in Washington, DC. The Commission proposes amending section 210.11 by 
substantially revising paragraphs (a) and (b) to make them easier to 
read and understand as discussed above in relation to section 210.8 and 
210.11.
    Paragraph (a) of section 210.11 generally provides for service of 
the complaint and notice of investigation as discussed above with 
regard to the proposed changes to sections 210.8 and 210.11. The 
Commission proposes revising paragraph (a) to eliminate double-service 
in temporary relief cases and to reduce the number of copies required 
when serving the complaint and temporary relief motion as previously 
discussed in relation to sections 210.8 and 210.11. The Commission also 
proposes adding paragraphs (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(2)(ii) to specifically 
provide for service of documents on ``upon the embassy in Washington, 
DC, of the country in which each proposed respondent is located as 
indicated in the Complaint.''
    Paragraph (b) of section 210.11 allows a complainant, with leave of 
the ALJ, to attempt personal service of a complaint after the 
Secretary's efforts to serve the respondent by certified mail have 
failed. The Commission proposes that the rule

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be amended to remove the reference to certified mail because the 
Commission now serves foreign addressees by overnight delivery.

Subpart C--Pleadings

Section 210.12 and 210.13

    Section 210.12 generally provides the requirements for a complaint, 
and section 210.13 generally provides for a response. The Commission 
proposes substituting the phrase ``U.S. patent'' where appropriate for 
the phrase ``U.S. letters patent'' throughout the 210 rules to reflect 
current usage. This change affects revised Sec. Sec.  210.12(a)(9), 
(a)(9)(i), (a)(9)(ii), (a)(9)(iii), (a)(9)(iv), (a)(9)(v), (a)(9)(vi), 
(a)(9)(vii) (two occurrences), and (a)(9)(viii); revised Sec. Sec.  
210.12(c), (c)(1), and (c)(2); and Sec. Sec.  210.13(b), (b)(1) (three 
occurrences), and (b)(3).

Section 210.12

Paragraph (a)(1), Verification of Complaint
    Paragraph (a)(1) of section 210.12 requires a complaint to be 
under oath and signed by the complainant or his authorized agent 
(verification of the complaint). To further clarify the meaning of 
this section, the Commission also proposes that this section be 
revised to include language that a complaint is to include a 
verification attesting to the matters in Sec. Sec.  210.4(c)(1)-(3).
Paragraphs (a)(6)(i) and (h), Domestic Industry
    Paragraphs (a)(6)(i) and (h) of section 210.12 relate to the 
requirement that complainants include a showing of domestic industry 
for certain intellectual property rights. Since the last rules 
revision, section 337 was amended to add 19 U.S.C. 1337(a)(1)(E), which 
concerns vessel hull designs, to the statute. The Commission proposes 
revising Sec.  210.12(a)(6)(i) and Sec.  210.12(a)(6)(i)(C) to include 
the appropriate references to 19 U.S.C. 1337(a)(1)(E). The Commission 
also proposes adding new Sec.  210.12(h) concerning vessel hull designs 
to bring section 210.12 into compliance with the statutory change. The 
current final paragraph (h) of section 210.12 would then be 
redesignated as paragraph (i).
Paragraph (a)(9), Content of Complaint
    Paragraph (a)(9) of section 210.12 relates to the content of a 
complaint based on infringement of a valid and enforceable U.S. 
patent. The Commission proposes substituting the phrase ``U.S. 
patent `` where appropriate for the phrase ``U.S. letters patent'' 
to reflect current usage. This change was discussed previously with 
respect to sections 210.12 and 210.13.
Paragraphs (a)(9)(iv), (a)(10), (c)(1), (d), (f), and (g); Copies of 
License Agreements
    The Commission proposes adding new Sec.  210.12(a)(9)(iv) and 
Sec. Sec.  210.12(a)(10)(i) and (a)(10)(ii) to reduce the number of 
copies of license agreements that complainants must file, and proposes 
revising Sec. Sec.  210.12(c)(1), (d), (f), and (g) to eliminate the 
language of these paragraphs regarding submission of license 
agreements.
    Section 210.12(c)(1) currently requires that a complainant submit 
the following ``additional material'' regarding licenses with a patent-
based section 337 complaint: Three copies of each license agreement 
related to each patent, or three copies of any applicable standard 
license agreement with a corresponding list of licensees operating 
under the agreement. Sections 210.12(d), (f), and (g) set forth the 
same requirement for complaints based upon federally registered 
trademarks, copyrights, and mask works, respectively. Newly proposed 
Sec.  210.12(h) concerning vessel hull designs does not call for three 
copies of license agreements.
    Because licenses are currently identified in the rules as 
``additional material to accompany'' the complaint, and only three 
copies of the licenses are required to be filed, licenses (which can be 
voluminous) are not normally filed as exhibits to the complaint. 
Rather, they are generally submitted as appendices to the complaint. 
Licenses are, therefore, not included in the service copies of the 
complaint that the Commission transmits to the respondents upon 
institution of an investigation. Also, since licenses are usually 
deemed to contain confidential business information (``CBI''), they are 
generally not available to the public via EDIS. Complainants have 
increasingly expressed concern during the pre-institution process about 
submitting copies of all or some of their license agreements with the 
complaint because of non-disclosure provisions in these agreements.

    While the submission of all license agreements regarding 
asserted patents and federally registered trademarks, copyrights and 
mask works is required under the current Rules, such agreements do 
not normally bear upon the decision to institute an investigation. 
Indeed, the present requirement burdens the complainant and Office 
of the Secretary with the reproduction and storage of documents that 
are not needed by Commission staff at the outset of an investigation 
and that can later be obtained by the parties through routine 
discovery requests. Accordingly, the Commission proposes that 
paragraphs (c)(1), (d), (f), and (g) of section 210.12 be amended so 
that the submission of license agreements would be required only in 
those instances where (i) the complainant relies upon its status as 
a licensee for purposes of standing or (ii) the complainant relies 
upon the domestic activities of a licensee in support of its 
domestic industry contentions. Moreover, the Commission proposes 
that in these instances, the license be submitted as an exhibit to 
the complaint (which would ultimately be served upon the 
respondents), rather than as an appendix item (which would remain in 
the Commission files and would not be served on respondents). In 
addition, under this proposal, all licensees of the asserted rights 
would also have to be identified in the complaint. Such 
identification is currently required for patent licensees under 
Sec.  210.12(a)(9)(iii), but not for licensees of registered 
trademarks, copyrights, or mask works. The Commission proposes 
adding new paragraph (10) in Sec.  210.12(a) to clearly set forth 
the requirements regarding licenses for non-patent-based complaints 
(i.e., complaints based on the infringement of a federally 
registered copyright, trademark, mask work, or vessel hull design). 
Thus, the Commission also proposes that existing paragraph (10) of 
Sec.  210.12(a) be redesignated as paragraph (11). Finally, as noted 
above, the Commission proposes that paragraphs (d), (f), and (g) of 
section 210.12 be revised to eliminate the language at the end of 
each subsection regarding the submission of licenses.
Paragraph (a)(9)(iv), Foreign Patent Applications
    Existing paragraph (a)(9)(iv) of section 210.12 relates to the 
requirement that a complainant provide a list of each pending foreign 
patent application and each foreign patent application that has been 
denied. As currently written, the rule does not require the 
identification of any foreign patent application that has been 
abandoned or withdrawn. In current practice, however, OUII has 
consistently requested that complainants provide this information 
during OUII's pre-institution investigatory review. The proposed change 
to current Sec.  210.12(a)(9)(iv) contains language which conforms this 
section of the rules to current practice. The Commission also proposes 
redesignating paragraph (a)(9)(iv) as paragraph (a)(9)(v) of this 
section to allow for the addition of new paragraph (a)(9)(iv) relating 
to the submission of copies of license agreements in certain 
circumstances, as discussed above.
Paragraphs (a)(9)(vii) and (a)(9)(viii), Infringement/Domestic Industry 
Charts
    Paragraphs (a)(9)(vii) and (a)(9)(viii) of section 210.12 require a 
complainant to supply infringement charts and domestic industry charts 
along with the complaint, respectively. As currently written, section 
210.12 is ambiguous because it begins by requiring a showing

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of infringement by each respondent and then states that a complainant 
makes such a showing by providing a claim chart applying an exemplary 
patent claim to both a representative domestic product and an 
infringing product of each respondent so named. For clarity, the 
Commission proposes that there be a requirement for infringement claim 
charts and a separate requirement for a domestic industry claim chart. 
This proposal revises section 210.12 to require claim charts for both 
infringement and the domestic industry, and affects the following 
paragraphs of section 210.12: Paragraph (a)(9)(vii) is revised to 
delete the reference to a ``domestic article or process,'' new 
paragraph (a)(9)(ix) is added to specifically require domestic industry 
claim charts, and paragraphs (a)(9)(iv)-(a)(9)(viii) are redesignated 
as paragraphs (a)(9)(v)-(viii) and (a)(9)(x), respectively, to 
accomodate new paragraphs (a)(9)(iv) and (a)(9)(ix).
Paragraph (c), Material to Accompany Each Patent-based Complaint
    Paragraph (c) of section 210.12 relates to additional materials 
that must accompany each patent-based complaint. The Commission 
proposes revising paragraphs (c), (c)(1), and (c)(2) of section 210.12 
by substituting the phrase ``U.S. patent `` for the phrase ``U.S. 
letters patent'' to reflect current usage as discussed above with 
regard to sections 210.12 and 210.13.
Paragraph (d), Material to Accompany Registered Trademark-based 
Complaints
    Paragraph (d) of section 210.12 relates to additional materials 
that must accompany each registered trademark-based complaint. This 
paragraph currently requires a complaint to include one certified copy 
of the trademark's federal registration along with three additional 
copies. The Commission proposes revising this paragraph to add a 
requirement for one certified copy of the prosecution history for each 
involved U.S. registered trademark, plus three additional copies. Such 
information is currently required for patent-based complaints. See 
Sec.  210.12(c)(2). The Commission believes such information will often 
be useful in crafting an exclusion order of appropriate scope, 
particularly in cases where all the respondents have defaulted.
    Section 210.12(d) also currently requires that a complainant submit 
the following ``additional material'' regarding licenses with a 
registered trademark-based section 337 complaint: Three copies of each 
license agreement related to each trademark, or three copies of any 
applicable standard license agreement with a corresponding list of 
licensees operating under the agreement. The Commission proposes 
revising Sec.  210.12(d) to eliminate the language of this paragraph 
regarding submission of license agreements as discussed above with 
regard to paragraphs (a)(9)(iv), (a)(10), and (c)(1).
Paragraph (f), Material To Accompany Copyright-Based Complaints
    Section 210.12(f) currently requires that a complainant submit the 
following ``additional material'' regarding licenses with a copyright-
based section 337 complaint: Three copies of each license agreement 
related to each copyright, or three copies of any applicable standard 
license agreement with a corresponding list of licensees operating 
under the agreement. The Commission proposes revising Sec.  210.12(f) 
to eliminate the language of this paragraph regarding submission of 
license agreements as discussed above with regard to paragraphs 
(a)(9)(iv), (a)(10), (c)(1), and (d).
Paragraph (g), Material To Accompany Mask Work-Based Complaints
    Section 210.12(g) currently requires that a complainant submit the 
following ``additional material'' regarding licenses with a mask work-
based section 337 complaint: Three copies of each license agreement 
related to each mask work, or three copies of any applicable standard 
license agreement with a corresponding list of licensees operating 
under the agreement. The Commission proposes revising Sec.  210.12(g) 
to eliminate the language of this paragraph regarding submission of 
license agreements as discussed above with regard to paragraphs 
(a)(9)(iv), (a)(10), (c)(1), (d), and (f).
Paragraph (h), Material To Accompany Vessel Hull Design-Based 
Complaints
    The Commission proposes adding a new provision, paragraph (h), 
under section 210.12 relating to additional material to accompany a 
registered vessel hull design-based complaint. The Commission proposes 
that a complainant that bases its complaint on a vessel hull design 
registered under 17 U.S.C. 1301 et seq. should be required to provide 
the same materials as does a complainant bringing an action under other 
copyright provisions (Sec.  210.12(f)) or under a federally registered 
mask work (Sec.  210.12(g)). Specifically, the proposal requires that a 
complainant provide one certified copy and three additional copies of 
the certificate of registration, issued by the Registrar of Copyrights 
under 17 U.S.C. 1314, and identify any licensees under the registered 
vessel hull design. To accommodate the insertion of proposed new 
paragraph (h), and the insertion of proposed new paragraph (i) 
discussed below, the Commission also proposes redesignating existing 
Sec.  210.12(h), which concerns the duty to supplement the complaint, 
as Sec.  210.12(j).
Paragraph (i), Initial Disclosures
    The Commission proposes adding a new provision, paragraph (i) under 
section 210.12 which provides for the service upon counsel for 
respondent of each document submitted with the complaint within five 
(5) business days of service of a notice of appearance and agreement to 
be bound by the terms of the protective order. Under the current rule, 
much of the information required to accompany a complaint, such as 
prosecution histories and license agreements, is submitted as part of 
an appendix rather than as an exhibit. Consequently, respondents often 
need to seek copies of these documents through discovery. The addition 
of new paragraph (i) was proposed by the ITCTLA to expedite the 
production of these documents and to provide the respondents with a 
fuller understanding of the allegations in the complaint. Such early 
document production may be particularly beneficial in investigations in 
which the domestic industry is based on an allegation of domestic 
licensing activity. The proposed new rule protects the complainant's 
confidential information by requiring service only on counsel for 
respondents who have agreed to be bound by the terms of the protective 
order.

Subpart D--Motions

Section 210.15

    The Commission proposes to amend paragraph (a) of section 210.15 to 
eliminate reference to the Chief Administrative Law Judge. In current 
practice, the institution of an investigation and assignment of an 
administrative law judge occur simultaneously, and there is no Chief 
Administrative Law Judge. Similarly, the Commission also proposes 
revising paragraph (a) of section 210.20, section 210.58, and paragraph 
(b)(3) of section 210.75 to eliminate references to the Chief 
Administrative Law Judge. These revisions merely conform the rules to 
current practice.
Section 210.18
    The Commission proposes that paragraph (a) of section 210.18 be 
revised to require that motions for summary determination be filed 60 
days

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prior to the start of any hearing provided for in Sec.  210.36(a)(1), 
instead of 30 days before the hearing as the rule currently provides. 
In its report to the Commission, the ITCTLA proposed such an amendment 
and noted that the filing of summary determination motions only 30 days 
before the hearing is burdensome on the administrative law judge and 
the parties who are attempting to prepare for trial at that time. The 
ITCTLA commented that such motions often appear to be used as a tactic 
at that late stage, because, in practice, it is difficult for the 
administrative law judges to resolve summary determination motions in 
30 days, and, in any event, initial determinations granting such 
motions are subject to review by the Commission for another 30-45 days. 
However, the ITCTLA also proposed that the administrative law judge be 
permitted to allow the filing of a summary determination motion out of 
time under ``exceptional circumstances.'' The Commission believes the 
ITCTLA's proposal to amend section 210.18 in these respects is well 
founded, and proposes to amend section 210.18 accordingly.
    The Commission also proposes that paragraph (a) of section 210.18 
be revised to provide that the 60 day period begin on the day prior to 
the scheduled hearing whether or not it is a weekend or holiday, and 
that if the 60th day is a weekend or holiday, the motion must be filed 
on the next business day. This proposal also includes that, upon a 
showing of exceptional circumstances, a motion for summary 
determination may be filed out of time.

Section 210.20

    The Commission proposes to amend paragraph (a) of section 210.20 to 
eliminate reference to the Chief Administrative Law Judge. This change 
is the same change previously discussed with respect to paragraph (a) 
of section 210.15. The Commission also proposes to amend paragraph (a) 
of section 210.20 to specify that if the administrative law judge is no 
longer employed by the Commission, the motion to declassify 
confidential documents under Sec.  210.20(a) shall be addressed to the 
Commission.

Section 210.21

    Section 210.21 relates to the termination of an investigation in 
whole or in part by withdrawal of the complaint. The Commission 
proposes that the rule be amended in two ways.
    First, as currently written, the rule states that a party may move 
before the administrative law judge ``for an order to terminate'' an 
investigation. However, under Sec.  210.42(c), the administrative law 
judge is required to grant such a motion by initial determination and 
deny such a motion by order. Therefore, the Commission proposes to 
delete the language ``for an order'' in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of 
section 210.21. The Commission also proposes removing the language ``An 
order of'', which appears throughout section 210.21 in paragraphs 
(b)(2), (c), (c)(2)(ii), (d), and (e), for the same reason.
    Second, current Sec.  210.21(a)(1) allows the parties to keep a 
settlement agreement secret by having the complainant move to terminate 
the investigation based on withdrawal of the complaint under Sec.  
210.21(a)(1), in direct conflict with Sec.  210.21(b), which requires 
that motions to terminate investigations based on settlement agreements 
must include the settlement agreement. The current rule, Sec.  
210.21(a)(1), states that ``any party may move at any time prior to the 
issuance of an initial determination on violation of section 337 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 for an order to terminate an investigation in whole 
or in part as to any or all respondents on the basis of withdrawal of 
the complaint. * * *'' Thus the current rule allows for the parties to 
reach a settlement agreement and then keep the agreement secret by 
having the complainant move to terminate the investigation based on 
withdrawal of the complaint. As currently written, Sec.  210.21(a)(1) 
does not require the complainant to acknowledge or provide the 
settlement agreement to the Commission. The Commission has a public 
policy interest in reviewing settlement agreements that form the basis 
for termination of an investigation. The Commission's consideration of 
the public interest should not be dependent upon a party's choice to 
designate the termination as one based on withdrawal of the complaint 
or as one based on a settlement agreement. Thus, the Commission 
proposes amending paragraph (a)(1) of section 210.21 to make clear that 
once an investigation has been instituted, any settlement agreement 
with respect to an investigation must be provided to the Commission 
even if the complainant is willing to terminate the investigation based 
on withdrawal of the complaint. In other words, the Commission proposes 
to amend Sec.  210.21(a) to provide that a complainant requesting 
withdrawal of all or part of the complaint must affirmatively state 
that there are no agreements between the parties concerning the subject 
matter of the investigation, or if there are any such agreements, they 
must be identified and provided to the Commission. This requirement 
would alleviate the potential problem discussed above, and would also 
be consistent with Sec.  210.21(b)(1) requiring such language to 
terminate an investigation based on a settlement agreement, and 
proposed Sec.  210.21(c) requiring such language to terminate an 
investigation based on a consent order.

Section 210.22

    Section 210.22 provides a mechanism for designating an 
investigation ``more complicated.'' This rule was necessary when 
section 337 provided that Commission investigations were to be 
completed in no more than one year (18 months in ``more complicated'' 
cases). In 1994, the Uruguay Round Agreement Amendments removed 
statutory deadlines for Commission investigations under section 337, 
and accordingly there is no longer a need for this provision. While the 
temporary relief phase is still subject to statutory deadlines, 
sections 210.51 and 210.60 set forth the procedure for designating the 
temporary relief phase ``more complicated.'' Current section 210.22 has 
no relevance to current practice, and the Commission proposes that this 
section be removed in its entirety. Deletion of this section does not 
affect any other sections.

Section 210.25

    Paragraph (f) of section 210.25 generally relates to sanctions 
motions before an administrative law judge and allows an administrative 
law judge to defer adjudication of a sanctions motion until ``no later 
than 90 days after issuance of the [final] initial determination of 
violation of section 337 or termination of the investigation.'' 
However, depending upon whether the Commission undertakes review or 
requires additional time to consider the final initial determination, 
the 90-day deadline for the administrative law judge's recommended 
determination may expire on or before the Commission's final initial 
determination is issued. Issuance of the recommended determination 
before the Commission issues its decision on the merits may be 
problematic because the Commission's violation decision may vitiate, or 
at least call into question, the underpinnings of the sanctions motion. 
The Commission proposes revising Sec.  210.25(f) to permit an 
administrative law judge to defer issuing an recommended determination 
on a sanctions motion until 30 days

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after the issuance of the Commission's final determination.

Subpart E--Discovery and Compulsory Process

Section 210.28

Paragraph (d), Service of Deposition Transcripts on the Commission 
Staff
    Paragraph (d) of section 210.28 relates to the taking of 
depositions and states that the person transcribing the depositions 
``shall forward one copy of a deposition transcript to each party 
present or represented at the taking of the deposition.'' The mandatory 
language of this rule does not comport with current practice at the 
Commission or in the U.S. district courts, where stenographers 
transcribe the deposition and make copies available (for purchase) to 
all parties to the investigation regardless of whether that party 
appeared at the deposition. See Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 
30(f)(2). Also, under Sec.  210.28(f) of the current rules, the 
Commission investigative attorney is the only attorney that ``must'' be 
served with a copy of the deposition, and the burden of such service is 
placed on the party taking the deposition, not directly on the 
stenographer. Moreover, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(f)(2) states 
that ``[u]pon payment of reasonable charges therefor, the officer shall 
furnish a copy of the transcript or other recording of the deposition 
to any party or to the deponent.''
    Therefore, the Commission proposes that Sec.  210.28(d) be amended 
to conform with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Paragraph (g), Admissibility of Depositions
    Paragraph (g) of section 210.28 relates to the admissibility of 
depositions into the record of the investigation. Section 210.28(g) 
refers to the ``filing'' of depositions with the Commission 
investigative attorney. Since ``filing'' generally refers to providing 
documents to the Office of the Secretary for inclusion in the official 
record of the investigation, the word appears to be inappropriate. 
Therefore the Commission proposes revising Sec.  210.28(g) to replace 
the phrase ``filed with the Commission investigative attorney'' with 
``served upon the Commission investigative attorney.''
Paragraph (i)(4), Completion and Return of Depositions
    Paragraph (i)(4) of section 210.28 relates to completion and return 
of depositions, and also refers to the ``filing'' of depositions. For 
the same reasons discussed above in connection with Sec.  210.28(g), 
the Commission proposes revising paragraph (i)(4) to refer to 
``service'' rather than ``filing'' of depositions.

Sections 210.29, 210.30, and 210.31

    Currently, the parties rely on administrative law judge ground 
rules for deadlines. The ITCTLA noted that waiting for the 
administrative law judge's ground rules to issue has resulted in delays 
in discovery in some investigations. Specifically, there have been 
delays concerning responses to interrogatories (paragraph (b)(2) of 
section 210.29), requests for documents and entry upon land (paragraph 
(b)(2) of section 210.30), and requests for admissions (paragraph (b) 
of section 210.31). Therefore, the Commission proposes to revise 
Sec. Sec.  210.29(b)(2), 210.30(b)(2), and 210.31(b), in accordance 
with the ITCTLA's suggestion, to add a default provision that would 
impose a ten day deadline for responding to, respectively, 
interrogatories (paragraph (b)(2) of section 210.29), requests for 
documents and entry upon land (paragraph (b)(2) of section 210.30), and 
requests for admissions (paragraph (b) of section 210.31). The 
Commission also proposes to revise these rules to provide that the ten 
day deadline may be modified by the administrative law judge's ground 
rules.

Section 210.31

    Paragraph (d) of section 210.31 states that admissions will be used 
only for the pending investigation and will not be used against the 
party ``in any other proceeding,'' and section 210.3 defines an 
investigation as the original investigation into a violation of 19 
U.S.C. 1337. In Certain Lens-Fitted Film Packages, Inv. 337-TA-406, an 
issue arose regarding the use of a stipulation in an underlying 
proceeding and whether that stipulation would be binding upon the party 
in the related enforcement and advisory opinion proceeding. In that 
case, the administrative law judge determined in an initial 
determination that a stipulation from the underlying investigation was 
binding on the parties in the related proceeding. The administrative 
law judge reasoned:

* * * complainant agreed to the stipulation in the underlying 
proceeding, which stipulation was binding in the underlying 
proceeding and was relied upon to resolve certain issues with the 
resultant issuance of the general exclusion order at issue in the 
current proceedings. Hence, since the current proceedings are 
ancillary proceedings to the underlying investigation and have been 
instituted to enforce the general exclusion order from the 
underlying proceeding, the stipulation should be binding on the 
parties. Certain Lens-Fitted Film Packages, Inv. No. 337-TA-406 
(Consolidated Enforcement and Advisory Opinion Proceedings), 
Enforcement Initial Determination at 40 (Public Version, August 14, 
2002).

Because the initial determination was not reviewed, this reasoning 
became part of the Commission's final determination. See Certain Lens-
Fitted Film Packages, Inv. No. 337-TA-406, Notice of Review-in-Part, 
Non-Review-in-Part, and Remand of Enforcement Initial Determination and 
Initial Advisory Opinion to the Presiding Administrative Law Judge at 1 
(August 7, 2002). The Commission believes that the same rationale 
should apply in all investigations and proposes that the rule be 
amended to allow the use of an admission against a party in related 
Commission proceedings, as defined in section 210.3, e.g., enforcement 
and advisory opinion proceedings.

Section 210.32

    Paragraph (g) of section 210.32 establishes the procedure for 
obtaining judicial enforcement of a subpoena issued by the presiding 
administrative law judge. The Commission proposes revising this rule to 
require the presiding administrative law judge to certify 
nonconfidential copies of the subpoena for which judicial enforcement 
is sought, together with nonconfidential copies of any attachment to 
the subpoena. Nonconfidential copies of these documents are needed for 
submission to the court in support of the Commission's request for 
enforcement of the subpoena.

Section 210.34

Paragraph (c), Violation of Protective Order
    Paragraph (c) of section 210.34 addresses violations of protective 
orders. For the following reasons, the Commission proposes to revise 
the undesignated text at the end of Sec.  210.34(c) to provide that the 
identity of a person who has or is alleged to have violated an 
administrative protective order (``APO'') is to be given the same 
treatment accorded to confidential business information (``CBI'').
    The Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, requires that Federal agencies 
protect certain information in their possession concerning individuals. 
In particular, Sec.  552a(b) of the statute imposes specific limits on 
the disclosure of such information. In addition to any statutory 
requirements, the Commission's interest in keeping an APO breacher's 
identity confidential is also animated by an

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acknowledgment that many infractions involve inadvertent and minor 
disclosures of information by attorneys who practice before the 
Commission. The Commission has sought to balance the need to sanction 
transgressions with the concern that the severity of the punishment 
should not exceed the magnitude of the offense. Disclosing to the 
public a finding, or even an allegation, of an APO breach can have an 
adverse effect on the attorney in question, over and above the effect 
of the sanction itself. Treating the identity of APO breachers as CBI 
conforms to Commission practice in cases under Title VII of the Tariff 
Act of 1930. See 19 CFR 207.7 (provision governing disclosure of CBI 
subject to an APO under Title VII).
    Investigations of alleged APO violations in section 337 cases 
currently involve participation by all parties in the underlying 
section 337 proceeding under Sec.  210.34(d)(5). To further this 
participation, the Commission proposes to permit the parties to an 
investigation to learn the identity of an alleged breacher. However, 
the Commission proposes to revise the undesignated text at the end of 
Sec.  210.34(c) to treat the identity of alleged APO breachers as 
confidential so that non-parties do not have access to such 
information.
    In addition, the undesignated text at the end of paragraph (c) of 
section 210.34 provides for the issuance of sanctions when a signatory 
to an APO violates the APO. It is unclear from the current rule whether 
ALJs may issue sanctions, and if so, whether they are to do so by 
order, initial determination, or recommended determination. 
Accordingly, the Commission also proposes to revise this rule to 
require ALJs to rule on certain sanctions in the form of a recommended 
determination. This revision also clarifies that certain sanctions may 
be imposed only by the Commission and that the Commission must make an 
affirmative determination that such sanctions are warranted before they 
take effect.
    The Commission also proposes to revise paragraph (c) of section 
210.34 by adding the designation ``Note to paragraph (c):'' at the 
beginning of the undesignated text at the end of paragraph (c). This 
change is made for formal purposes, and to provide for clarity in any 
future reference to the text at the end of the paragraph.
Paragraph (d), Reporting Requests for Confidential Business Information
    Paragraph (d) of section 210.34 imposes a reporting requirement for 
APO signatories concerning requests or orders requiring the signatory 
to disclose information (CBI) covered by the APO to a person not 
entitled to receive it under the APO or under Sec.  210.5(b) (which 
mirrors the provisions of 19 U.S.C. 1337(n) concerning persons who are 
authorized recipients of CBI submitted to the Commission or exchanged 
among the parties in investigations or related proceedings under 
section 337). Administrative protective order breach investigations in 
the section 337 area have made clear that many attorneys are unaware of 
the existence of this reporting requirement. To highlight the existence 
of the reporting requirement, the Commission proposes including the 
reporting requirement and sanctions in the title of the rule, and 
revising the text of section 210.34 to place the reporting requirement 
and applicable sanction in separate paragraphs (paragraph (d) and new 
paragraph (e), respectively). The Commission proposes redesignating 
Sec.  210.34(d)(1) as Sec.  210.34(d), redesignating Sec.  210.34(d)(2) 
as Sec.  210.34(e), and revising the heading of section 210.34 to 
reflect the importance of the reporting requirement and the applicable 
sanction. The Commission also proposes separating the text of revised 
Sec.  210.34(d) into new paragraphs Sec. Sec.  210.34(d)(1)-(5) for 
clarity, and adding a sentence at the end of section 210.34 to make it 
clear that the reporting requirement applies only to non-Commission 
requests for CBI.
    The Commission also proposes to revise paragraph (d) of section 
210.34 by adding the designation ``Note to paragraph (d):'' at the 
beginning of the undesignated text at the end of paragraph (d). This 
change is made for formal purposes, and to provide for clarity in any 
future reference to the text at the end of the paragraph.

Subpart F--Prehearing Conferences and Hearings

Section 210.35

    Existing section 210.35 provides generally for prehearing 
conferences. The Commission proposes revising section 210.35 to include 
new Sec.  210.35(a)(2) to expressly provide for prehearing settlement 
conferences. Accordingly, it is also proposed that existing Sec. Sec.  
210.35(a)(2)-(6) be renumbered as Sec. Sec.  210.35(a)(3)-(7).

Section 210.38

    Paragraph (a) of section 210.38 lists the items that constitute the 
record of section 337 investigations. Paragraph (d) of section 210.38 
governs an administrative law judge's certification of the record to 
the Commission. Missing physical exhibits that the ALJ presumably had 
returned to the submitting parties were a problem in connection with 
the transmittal of the record of Certain Ammonium Octamolybdate 
Isomers, Inv. No. 337-TA-477, Comm'n Op. (Jan. 2004) to a U.S. District 
Court in Colorado pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1659(b). The Commission 
proposes amending Sec. Sec.  210.38(a) and (d) to require the 
administrative law judge to certify all physical exhibits entered into 
evidence and amending Sec.  210.38(d) to indicate that the 
administrative law judge may use his/her discretion as to whether 
substitution of a photographic reproduction of a large demonstrative 
exhibit would be appropriate.

Section 210.39

    When civil litigation involving the parties to a section 337 
investigation is pending concurrently with the investigation, a section 
337 respondent who is a party to a civil action may move the court to 
stay the district court action, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1659(a), until 
the Commission's section 337 determination becomes final. After the 
stay is lifted, the Commission's section 337 record must be transmitted 
to the court and will be admissible in the civil action, pursuant to 28 
U.S.C. 1659(b).
    Section 210.39(b) provides for the transmission of a section 337 
record to a U.S. District Court in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1659(b). 
To make Sec.  210.39(b) consistent with 28 U.S.C. 1659(b), the 
Commission proposes to revise the current wording of the rule to 
indicate that the Commission's record is to be transmitted to the court 
after the court dissolves the stay of the civil proceeding. To 
facilitate timely Commission compliance with a court order dissolving a 
stay of the civil action and requiring the Commission to transmit all 
or part of its section 337 record to the court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 
1659(b), the Commission proposes to amend Sec.  210.39(b) to require 
the filing of written notice with the Secretary whenever (1) a section 
337 party/civil action litigant asks the court to issue an order 
staying the civil action, and (2) whenever the district court issues an 
order dissolving the stay and directing the Commission to transmit all 
or part of the record to the court.

Subpart G--Determinations and Actions Taken

Section 210.42

    Paragraph (a)(1) of section 210.42 generally relates to initial 
determinations on issues concerning violation of section 337. The 
Commission proposes changing paragraph (a)(1) for reasons explained

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below with regard to sections 210.42 and 210.43.
    Paragraph (a)(2) of section 210.42 generally relates to 
declassification of information. Section 210.42(a)(2) currently does 
not conform to section 210.20 because it does not make clear that 
initial determinations on declassification may issue after any decision 
on termination, not just after the final initial determination issues. 
The Commission proposes to change Sec.  210.42(a)(2), which concerns 
initial determinations on declassification, to conform to section 
210.20, which also concerns motions for declassification.

Sections 210.42 and 210.43

Review of Final Initial Determinations
    Paragraphs (a) and (h) of section 210.42 and paragraph (d) of 
section 210.43 provide Commission deadlines for review of final initial 
determinations. The current rules concerning Commission review were 
promulgated in the 1970's when there were strict statutory deadlines 
for completion of Commission investigations, and final initial 
determinations, petitions, and responses were relatively short. Section 
337 investigations during that time period also generally concerned 
less complicated technologies.
    Final initial determinations, petitions, and responses to petitions 
have grown much lengthier over the last 30 years. At the same time, the 
number of section 337 complaints filed has grown tremendously, and the 
technology involved in the investigations has become steadily more 
complex. Recent experience indicates that these factors have combined 
to render insufficient the number of days allotted to the Commission to 
complete its investigations. Accordingly, the Commission proposes to 
amend Sec. Sec.  210.42(h)(2) and 210.43(d)(1) such that the Commission 
will have two months to determine whether to review a final initial 
determination and two additional months for final disposition of the 
investigation. In this connection, the Commission also proposes to 
amend Sec.  210.42(a)(1)(i) such that the administrative law judge 
would issue his final initial determination no later than four (4) 
months before the target date for completion of the investigation, 
regardless of whether the target date has been set at over 15 months. 
In order to accomplish these changes in Commission practice, the 
Commission proposes revisions to Sec. Sec.  210.42(a) and (h) and Sec.  
210.43(d)(1). In order to comport with the change to Sec.  
210.42(a)(1)(i) just discussed, the Commission also proposes to revise 
Sec.  210.50(a) by providing that if the target date does not exceed 16 
months from the date of institution the order of the administrative law 
judge shall be final.
    The proposed amendment to Sec.  210.43(d)(1), noted above, also 
includes a reference to the disposition of an initial determination 
under Sec.  210.42(a)(2) regarding the declassification of CBI. The 
rules currently do not expressly provide for filing a petition for 
review of initial determinations concerning declassification. Because 
such initial determinations are frequently the subject of petitions and 
responses, the Commission proposes to revise Sec.  210.42(h) to allow 
the Commission 45 days to determine whether to review initial 
determinations concerning declassification.
Review of Summary Initial Determinations
    Under the current deadlines in paragraph (h) of section 210.42 and 
paragraph (d) of section 210.43, the Commission often has insufficient 
time to act on initial determinations granting summary determination 
that could terminate the investigation on the merits if it becomes the 
final determination of the Commission. The Commission proposes to add 
new paragraph (h)(6), and amend Sec.  210.42(h)(3) to refer to new 
paragraph (h)(6), such that the Commission's time for determining 
whether to review these summary initial determinations would increase 
by 15 days, i.e., from 30 days to 45 days. As a result of the addition 
of Sec.  210.42(h)(6) and the change to Sec.  210.42(h)(3), the 
Commission also proposes to amend Sec.  210.43(d)(1), which concerns 
the grant or denial of a petition for review.

Section 210.42(i), Notice of Determination

    Paragraph (i) of section 210.42 discusses the issuance, service, 
and Federal Register publication of notices announcing the Commission's 
decision on whether it will review an initial determination. The last 
sentence of Sec.  210.42(i) indicates that the Commission will publish 
a notice in the Federal Register announcing whether the Commission has 
decided to review the initial determination only if that decision 
results in termination of the investigation in its entirety. Section 
201.10, however, states that notices will be published in the Federal 
Register, as appropriate. In fact, the Commission routinely publishes 
notices concerning its decision on whether to review a final initial 
determination because the notice usually requests submissions from the 
public on the issues of remedy, the public interest, and bonding. In 
addition, Sec.  210.49(b) (concerning publication of final 
determinations that result in the issuance of an order) and Sec.  
210.66(f) (concerning final disposition of an initial determination 
concerning temporary relief) require publication in the Federal 
Register. Accordingly, the Commission proposes to amend Sec.  210.42(i) 
to clarify which notices related to initial determinations will be 
published in the Federal Register.

Section 210.43, Deadlines for Filing Petitions for Review of IDs

    Section 210.43 provides deadlines for filing petitions for review 
of initial determinations and responses to petitions. Currently, 
Sec. Sec.  210.43(a), 210.43(c), and 210.43(d) provide the following 
schedule for filing petitions for review of various types of initial 
determinations:

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                                                                                         Commission deadline for
                                                                Response to petitions    determining whether to
 Initial determination concerning   Petitions for review due             due               review the initial
                                                                                              determination
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Violation Sec.   210.42(a)(1)....  10 days from service of    5 business days from      45 days from service of
                                    the initial                service of any petition.  the initial
                                    determination on private                             determination on
                                    parties.                                             private parties.
Forfeiture of respondent's bond    10 days from issuance of   5 business days from      45 days from service of
 Sec.   210.50(d)(3).               the initial                service of any petition.  the initial
                                    determination.                                       determination on
                                                                                         private parties.
Forfeiture of complainant's        10 days from issuance of   5 business days from      45 days from service of
 temporary relief bond Sec.         the initial                service of any petition.  the initial
 210.70(c).                         determination.                                       determination on
                                                                                         private parties.

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Other matters Sec.   210.42(c)...  5 business days from       5 business days from      30 days from service of
                                    issuance of the initial    service of any petition.  the initial
                                    determination.                                       determination on
                                                                                         private parties.
Formal enforcement proceedings     By order of the            By order of the           90 days from service of
 Sec.   210.75(b).                  Commission.                Commission.               the initial
                                                                                         determination on
                                                                                         private parties.
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    As this chart shows, the methods for calculating filing dates 
for petitions for review are not uniform. This lack of uniformity 
has led to both confusion and gamesmanship by the private parties. 
Under the recent amendments to sections 210.6 and 210.7, all parties 
receive initial determinations by overnight delivery, and initial 
determinations may not be picked up from the Commission. While the 
amendments to sections 210.6 and 210.7 may have obviated concerns 
about gamesmanship, they do nothing to eliminate the confusion that 
sometimes exists concerning when a petition must be filed.
    Because large initial determinations that are filed near the end 
of the business day are rarely ready for service on the day of 
issuance, and are almost always served on the following business 
day, the Commission proposes that all due dates be calculated from 
date of service. Thus, the Commission proposes amendments to all 
rules pertaining to due dates for petitions for review and responses 
such that all due dates will be counted from the date of service of 
the initial determination or response.
    In view of the Commission's proposal to expand certain times for 
Commission review, it also proposes that petitions for review of 
final initial determinations be due 12 days after service of a final 
initial determination and that replies to any such petitions be due 
eight days from the date of service of the petition. Further, the 
Commission proposes that the due date for filing a petition for 
review of a summary determination that would terminate the 
investigation if it became the final determination of the Commission 
be 10 days after service of the initial determination, and the date 
for filing a response to such a petition be five (5) business days 
after service of the petition. The due dates as so amended follow:

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                                                                                         Commission deadline for
                                                                Response to petitions    determining whether to
 Initial determination concerning   Petitions for review due             due               review the initial
                                                                                              determination
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Violation Sec.   210.42(a)(1)....  12 days from service of    8 days from service of    60 days from service of
                                    the initial                any petition.             the initial
                                    determination.                                       determination.
Forfeiture of respondent's bond    10 days from service of    5 business days from      45 days from service of
 Sec.   210.50(d)(3).               the initial                service of any petition.  the initial
                                    determination.                                       determination.
Forfeiture of complainant's        10 days from service of    5 business days from      45 days from service of
 temporary relief bond Sec.         the initial                service of any petition.  the initial
 210.70(c).                         determination.                                       determination.
Summary initial determination      10 days from service of    5 business days from      45 days from service of
 that would terminate the           the initial                service of any petition.  the initial
 investigation if it became the     determination.                                       determination.
 Commission's final determination
 Sec.   210.42(c).
Other matters Sec.   210.42(c)...  5 business days from       5 business days from      30 days from service of
                                    service of the initial     service of any petition.  the initial
                                    determination.                                       determination on
                                                                                         private parties.
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    Finally, the Commission proposes adding a chart to be designated 
as Appendix A at the end of Part 210 to summarize the proposed 
changes to the petition and response due dates discussed above, as 
well as the existing deadlines and due dates for formal enforcement 
proceedings as set forth in Sec.  210.75(b).

Sections 210.43(b)(1) and (c), Petitions and Responses

    Paragraph (b)(1) of section 210.43 describes the required 
content of a petition for review of an initial determination on a 
matter other than temporary relief. In view of the length of time 
required to consider lengthy petitions and responses, the Commission 
proposes amending Sec.  210.43(b)(1) to require that any petition 
for review exceeding 50 pages in length be accompanied by a summary 
not to exceed ten pages, that responses to petitions should 
similarly require such summaries, and that there be a 100 page limit 
exclusive of the summaries for the length of petitions for review of 
final initial determinations on a matter other than temporary 
relief.
    The Commission also proposes to revise paragraph (b)(1) of 
section 210.34 by adding the designation ``Note to paragraph 
(b)(1):'' at the beginning of the undesignated text at the end of 
paragraph (b)(1). This change is made for formal purposes, and to 
provide for clarity in any future reference to the text at the end 
of the paragraph.
Paragraph (b)(3), Contingent Petition
    Paragraph (b)(3) of section 210.43 currently provides that any 
petition for review of an initial determination on a matter other than 
temporary relief which the petitioner designates as a ``contingent'' 
petition for review shall be deemed to be a non-contingent petition and 
shall be processed accordingly. The Commission proposes to revise Sec.  
210.43(b)(3) to clarify issues which must be raised in petitions as 
well as to explain why it is sometimes necessary to file such 
petitions.
New Paragraph (b)(5), Service of Petition
    Within the context of temporary relief, section 210.54, paragraph 
(b) of section 210.56, and paragraph (c) of section 210.66 currently 
require the parties to serve certain documents on each other by 
``messenger, courier, express mail or equivalent means.'' The 
Commission has previously reasoned that such mandated cooperation 
between the parties is necessary to facilitate the filing of timely and 
useful responses by serving their initial comments on each other by the 
fastest means available. See 53 FR 33051, August 29, 1988. Because the 
same rationale applies in the case of petitions for review of initial 
determinations, the Commission proposes that new paragraph (b)(5) be 
added to the rules requiring that any petitions for review be served on 
the parties by hand or by overnight delivery service.
    In view of the recent amendments to sections 210.6 and 210.7 
previously discussed, the Commission proposes that the word 
``messenger'' be used in proposed new Sec.  210.43(b)(5), and that

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the word ``courier'' be replaced with the words ``overnight delivery'' 
in current section 210.54, paragraph (b) of section 210.56, and 
paragraph (c) of section 210.66. Further, the Commission proposes that 
``express mail'' be eliminated from these rules, as the term is 
generally the equivalent of ``overnight delivery.'' The Commission 
therefore proposes to add new paragraph (b)(5) to section 210.43 to 
provide that petitions for review of an initial determination be served 
``by messenger, overnight delivery, or equivalent means.''
Paragraph (d), Grant or Denial of Review
    Paragraph (d)(1) of section 210.43 currently provides deadlines for 
Commission decisions, whether in whole or in part, on petitions for 
review of initial determinations. For the reasons discussed above with 
regard to section 210.43, the Commission proposes to revise paragraph 
(d)(1) to provide for Commission decisions to grant, whether in whole 
or in part, petitions for review of initial determinations under Sec.  
210.42(a)(1) within 60 days of service of the initial determination on 
the parties.

Section 210.45

    Paragraph (c) of section 210.45 describes the action that the 
Commission may take upon review of an initial determination on a matter 
other than temporary relief. As noted by the ITCTLA, the Commission's 
right to take no position on some issues that are decided in an initial 
determination has been upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 
Federal Circuit in Beloit Corp. v. Valmet Oy, 742 F.2d 1421, 1423 (Fed. 
Cir. 1984), where the Court declined to consider issues that were not 
decided by the Commission. The Commission frequently exercises its 
right to take no position on a particular issue, and thus proposes 
revising Sec.  210.45(c) to reflect this practice, as suggested by the 
ITCTLA.

Section 210.49

    Paragraph (b) of section 210.49 provides for publication and 
transmittal to the President of Commission section 337 determinations, 
along with actions taken relative to such determinations, to the 
President. The Commission proposes to amend Sec.  210.49(b) to remove a 
confusing reference to subpart I, recognize the delegation of 
Presidential authority under 19 U.S.C. 1337(j)(1) to ``an officer 
assigned the functions of the President'' (i.e., the United States 
Trade Representative as set forth in Presidential Memorandum, 70 FR 
43251, July 26, 2005), and to add language regarding Commission action 
taken pursuant to section 210.50.

Section 210.50

    Paragraph (d) of section 210.50 governs the forfeiture or return of 
respondents' bonds posted pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(e)(1) during the 
pendency of a temporary remedial order or pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 
1337(j)(1) during the period of Presidential review for a temporary or 
permanent remedial order. Bond forfeiture proceedings may not be 
appropriate in cases where the Federal Circuit reverses a Commission 
finding of violation. Accordingly, the Commission proposes that the 
time for filing a motion for bond forfeiture be extended to 90 days 
after expiration of the Presidential period of review. Such an 
extension would encompass the 60 day period for filing an appeal. If no 
appeal is filed, the Commission could commence bond forfeiture 
proceedings immediately. The Commission also proposes to amend Sec.  
210.50(d) to clarify the procedure for filing a motion for return or 
forfeiture of a respondent's bond.

Section 210.51

    Paragraph (a) of section 210.51 provides for the period for 
concluding investigations seeking permanent relief. Specifically, this 
paragraph currently provides that if the target date does not exceed 15 
months from the date of institution the order of the administrative law 
judge shall be final. In light of the proposed changes to Sec.  
210.42(a)(1)(i) concerning issuance of final initial determinations no 
later than four (4) months before the target date for completion of the 
investigation by the administrative law judge discussed above, the 
Commission proposes to revise Sec.  210.51(a) by providing that if the 
target date does not exceed 16 months from the date of institution, the 
order of the administrative law judge shall be final. The Commission 
also proposes to revise Sec.  210.51(a) by providing that any 
extensions of the target date beyond 16 months, before the 
investigation is certified to the Commission, shall be by initial 
determination.

Subpart H-Temporary Relief

Section 210.54

    Section 210.54 requires a complainant requesting temporary relief 
to expeditiously serve nonconfidential copies of the complaint, motion 
for temporary relief, and any materials attached thereto on all 
proposed respondents and on the embassies in Washington, DC ``of each 
country from which the allegedly unfair imports come.'' The Commission 
proposes four changes to this rule.
    First, the Commission proposes to amend the rule to explicitly 
state that any supplemental information supplied to the Commission 
prior to institution of the investigation must also be served on the 
proposed respondents in the same manner as the original complaint, 
motion for temporary relief, and attachments thereto.
    Second, the Commission proposes to change the rule's requirement 
for service on the embassies in Washington, DC ``of each country from 
which the allegedly unfair imports come'' because it is inconsistent 
with current practice. Currently, the address of the proposed 
respondent, rather than a determination of the exporting country, 
determines which embassies will be served. The language is also 
inconsistent with paragraph (a)(1) of section 210.11 and section 210.57 
which require that the embassy of each foreign government representing 
the respondents be served with the complaint, motion for temporary 
relief, and any materials attached thereto. If no proposed respondent 
is listed as having a foreign address because it is unclear where the 
accused goods are being imported from, no embassy is served even though 
goods are being imported. Accordingly, the Commission proposes to 
revise section 210.54 to reflect that service will be made on the 
appropriate embassy.
    Third, the Commission proposes to revise section 210.54 to reflect 
the changes previously discussed with respect to the revisions of 
sections 210.8 and 210.11 with regard to eliminating references to 
subsequent service of the motion for temporary relief by the 
Commission, and with regard to the changes concerning overnight 
delivery.
    Fourth, the Commission proposes to revise 210.54 in the same manner 
as the changes previously discussed with respect to new paragraph 
(b)(5) of section 210.43 to require that parties be served ``by 
messenger, overnight delivery, or equivalent means.''

Section 210.55

    Paragraph (b) of section 210.55 requires a complainant requesting 
temporary relief to file and serve new nonconfidential versions of the 
complaint, motion for temporary relief, or exhibits thereto if any of 
the original submissions contain excessive designations of 
confidentiality. The rule as currently written, however, does not 
specify that such service must be made in the same manner as the 
original submissions.

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    Section 210.54 requires service by hand or by overnight delivery of 
the complaint and motion for temporary relief to ensure that proposed 
temporary relief respondents have adequate notice of the allegations 
against them. See 53 FR 33049, August 29, 1988. The manner of service 
of a complaint and motion for temporary relief is specified in section 
210.54 in order to give the respondent the benefit of at least 30 days 
to make necessary preliminary arrangements. 53 FR 33049, August 29, 
1988. Overly redacted submissions do not serve this notice function, 
and so Sec.  210.55(b) currently provides that a complainant must re-
serve non-confidential copies of the original submissions if they do 
not give adequate notice. Because an overly redacted complaint and 
motion for temporary relief will not provide the respondents with the 
benefit of early notice, the Commission proposes to amend Sec.  
210.55(b) to require that the corrected versions of these filings 
should also be served in the same expeditious manner as the original 
documents.

Section 210.56

Paragraph (a), Sample Notice
    Paragraph (a) of section 210.56 sets forth the notice that must 
accompany any motion for temporary relief, and is designed to notify 
proposed temporary relief respondents of the nature of Commission 
temporary relief proceedings. The Commission proposes to amend the 
sample notice in paragraph (a) of section 210.56 to change the year 
listed for the date in the notice so it no longer indicates a date in 
the 1900s, and instead indicates a date in the 2000s. The Commission 
also proposes amending Sec.  210.56(a) to reflect the changes 
previously discussed with respect to the revisions of sections 210.8 
and 210.11 with regard to eliminating references to subsequent service 
of the motion for temporary relief by the Commission.
Paragraph (b), Service of Supplementary Notice
    Paragraph (b) of section 210.56 provides for the manner of service 
of supplementary notice on the parties. The Commission proposes to 
revise paragraph (b) of section 210.56 in the same manner as the 
changes previously discussed with respect to new paragraph (b)(5) of 
section 210.43, and section 210.54 discussed above, to require that 
parties be served ``by messenger, overnight delivery, or equivalent 
means.''

Section 210.58

    The Commission proposes to revise section 210.58 to eliminate 
reference to the Chief Administrative Law Judge. In current practice, 
the institution of an investigation and assignment of an administrative 
law judge occur simultaneously, and there is no Chief Administrative 
Law Judge. This change is the same as the changes previously discussed 
with respect to paragraph (a) of section 210.15 and paragraph (a) of 
section 210.20 to eliminate references to the Chief Administrative Law 
Judge, and merely conforms the rules to current practice.

Section 210.66

    The last sentence of paragraph (c) of section 210.66 provides for 
the manner of service of comments pertaining to initial determinations 
concerning temporary relief. The Commission proposes to revise 
paragraph (c) of section 210.66 in the same manner as the changes 
previously discussed with respect to new paragraph (b)(5) of section 
210.43, section 210.54, and paragraph (b) of section 210.56 to require 
that parties be served ``by messenger, overnight delivery, or 
equivalent means.''

Section 210.67

    Section 210.67 relates to the ability of the administrative law 
judge to compel discovery by respondents during the temporary relief 
phase of an investigation. Under the current rule, the administrative 
law judge ``may compel discovery regarding bonding by respondents (as 
provided in Sec.  210.61),'' but the rule is silent with regard to 
compelling discovery regarding bonding by complainants. This 
differential treatment suggests that respondents' and complainants' 
bonds are to be treated differently, at least with respect to an 
administrative law judge's ability to compel discovery. Such an 
interpretation is inconsistent with sections 210.61 and 210.66(a) and 
contradicts prior Commission commentary on the breadth of an 
administrative law judge's ability to compel discovery in temporary 
relief proceedings. Therefore, the Commission proposes to amend the 
text of section 210.67 to permit an administrative law judge to compel 
discovery regarding bonding, regardless of whether by respondents or 
complainants. The Commission also proposes to revise the heading of 
section 210.67 to reflect this change.

Subpart I--Enforcement Procedures and Advisory Opinions

Section 210.70

    Section 210.70, which governs forfeiture or return of complainant's 
temporary relief bond, is currently in Subpart I, which concerns 
enforcement proceedings and advisory opinions. The Commission proposes 
to move this rule to Subpart H, which concerns temporary relief. This 
is a ministerial change made for organizational purposes.

Section 210.71

    Paragraph (a)(1) of section 210.71 provides for information 
gathering and relates to the Commission's power to require any person 
to report facts which will aid U.S. Customs and the Commission in 
enforcing Commission remedial orders. As currently written, the rule 
incorrectly suggests that U.S. Customs makes a determination as to 
whether the conditions that led to the order are changed, whereas the 
Commission actually determines whether the conditions that led to the 
order are changed in accordance with Sec.  210.74(a). The Commission 
proposes to clarify this rule by deleting the reference to U.S. 
Customs' determination of changed conditions.

Section 210.75

    Section 210.75 provides generally for enforcement proceedings to 
enforce exclusion orders, cease and desist orders, consent orders, and 
other Commission orders. Paragraph (b) of section 210.75 provides 
specifically for formal, as opposed to informal (see paragraph (a) of 
section 210.75), enforcement proceedings. In addition to the changes 
discussed below, the Commission proposes adding a table including a 
summary of the existing deadlines and due dates for formal enforcement 
proceedings as set forth in Sec.  210.75(b) as Appendix A at the end of 
Part 210.
Paragraph (b)(3), Public Hearings for Enforcement Proceedings
    The Commission proposes to revise paragraph (b)(3) of section 
210.75 to eliminate reference to the Chief Administrative Law Judge. In 
current practice, the institution of an investigation and assignment of 
an administrative law judge occur simultaneously, and there is no Chief 
Administrative Law Judge. This change is the same as the changes 
previously discussed with respect to paragraph (a) of section 210.15, 
paragraph (a) of section 210.20, and section 210.58 to eliminate 
references to the Chief

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Administrative Law Judge, and merely conforms the rules to current 
practice.
Paragraph (b)(4), Enforcement Proceedings
    Section 210.75 governs proceedings to enforce various Commission 
orders. Paragraph (b)(4) of section 210.75 lists the actions that the 
Commission may take at the conclusion of a formal enforcement 
proceeding. Paragraph (c) of section 210.75 addresses the initiation of 
civil actions by the Commission to enforce exclusion orders, cease and 
desist orders, consent orders, and other Commission orders. Among other 
things, Sec. Sec.  210.75(b)(4) and (c) currently indicate that upon 
the conclusion of a formal enforcement proceeding, the Commission may 
bring civil actions in a U.S. District Court ``requesting the 
imposition of a civil penalty or the issuance of injunctions 
incorporating the relief sought by the Commission.'' Those rule 
provisions are based on 19 U.S.C. 1337(f)(2) of the Tariff Act, but 
they do not track the statutory language of 19 U.S.C. 1337(f)(2) which 
states, that ``[s]uch penalty shall accrue to the United States and may 
be recovered for the United States in a civil action brought by the 
Commission in the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia 
or for the district in which the violation occurs.'' Among other 
things, 19 U.S.C. 1337(f)(2) does not require the Commission to file a 
civil action requesting the imposition of a civil penalty. In fact, 
Commission practice, which has been upheld by the Federal Circuit, is 
to impose its own civil penalties. See San Huan New Materials High 
Tech, Inc. v. U.S. Int'l Trade Comm'n, 161 F.3d 1347 (Fed. Cir. 1998).
    The Commission also proposes to revise Sec. Sec.  210.75(b)(4) and 
(c) to include a reference to consent orders, since the Federal Circuit 
has upheld the Commission's long-standing interpretation of 19 U.S.C. 
1337(f)(2) that consent orders, like cease and desist orders, are 
enforceable by civil penalty, imposed by the Commission, and 
recoverable in the district court in the event of nonpayment. The 
Commission therefore proposes to revise Sec. Sec.  210.75(b)(4) and (c) 
to make these sections consistent with the language of the statute and 
Federal Circuit precedent.

Section 210.79

    Paragraph (a) of section 210.79 describes the manner in which 
persons may request and the Commission will render advisory opinions. 
As used in the Commission rules, the term ``person'' means an 
individual, partnership, corporation, association, or public or private 
organization. 19 CFR 201.2(j). The current language of the rule seems 
to allow only importers or would-be importers to request advisory 
opinions. In fact, advisory opinions issued by the Commission during 
the period January 1981 to May 2004 were all initiated in response to a 
request or a petition filed by an importer or a would-be importer.
    In June 2004, however, the complainant in Certain Lens-Fitted Film 
Packages, Inv. No. 337-TA-406, Comm'n Op. (June 1999) requested an 
advisory opinion concerning disposable cameras that the U.S. Customs 
Service had allowed to enter for consumption, but that the complainant 
maintained were in violation of a Commission general exclusion order. 
The Commission granted Fuji's request and conducted advisory opinion 
proceedings. On appeal, the Commission argued that its advisory opinion 
authority is discretionary and not curtailed by the language of the 
rule. The Court did not comment on the position the Commission took on 
advisory opinions. See Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. v. U.S. Int'l Trade 
Comm'n et al., 386 F.3d 1095 (Fed. Cir. 2004).
    Accordingly, the Commission proposes to amend Sec.  210.79(a) to 
make clear that, in accordance with current Commission practice, 
complainants, as well as importers, may request an advisory opinion 
from the Commission.

List of Subjects

19 CFR Part 201

    Administration practice and procedure, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

19 CFR Part 210

    Administration practice and procedure, Business and industry, 
Customs duties and inspection, Imports, Investigations.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, the United States 
International Trade Commission proposes to amend 19 CFR parts 201 and 
210 as follows:

PART 201--RULES OF GENERAL APPLICATION

    1. The authority citation for part 201 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Sec. 335 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1335), 
and sec. 603 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2482), unless 
otherwise noted.

    2. Amend Sec.  201.16 by redesignating paragraph (e) as paragraph 
(f) and adding new paragraph (e) to read as follows:


Sec.  201.16  Service of process and other documents.

* * * * *
    (e) Additional time after service by overnight delivery. Whenever a 
party or Federal Agency or department has the right or is required to 
perform some act or take some action within a prescribed period after 
the service of a document upon it and the document is served by 
overnight delivery, one (1) day shall be added to the prescribed 
period. ``Overnight delivery'' is defined as delivery by the next 
business day.
* * * * *

PART 210--ADJUDICATION AND ENFORCEMENT

    1. The authority citation for part 210 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 1333, 1335, and 1337.

Subpart A--Rules of General Applicability

    2. Amend Sec.  210.3 by adding a definition of ``U.S. Customs 
Service'' in alphabetical order to read as follows:


Sec.  210.3  Definitions.

* * * * *
    U.S. Customs Service means U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
    3. Amend Sec.  210.4 by revising paragraph (f)(1)(i) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  210.4  Written submission; representations; sanctions.

* * * * *
    (f) Specifications; filing of documents. (1)(i) Written submissions 
that are addressed to the Commission during an investigation or a 
related proceeding shall comply with Sec.  201.8 of this chapter, 
except for the provisions regarding the number of copies to be 
submitted. The required number of copies shall be governed by paragraph 
(f)(2) of this section. Written submissions may be produced by any 
process which produces a clear black image on white paper. Typed matter 
shall not exceed 6\1/2\ by 9\1/2\ inches using 11-point or larger type 
and shall be double-spaced between each line of text using the standard 
of 6 lines of type per inch. Text and footnotes shall be in the same 
size type. Quotations more than two lines long in the text or footnotes 
may be indented and single-spaced. Headings and footnotes may be 
single-spaced.
* * * * *
    4. Amend Sec.  210.7 by:
    a. Redesignating paragraph (b) as paragraph (c); and
    b. Adding paragraphs (a)(3) and (b).
    The additions and revisions read as follows:

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Sec.  210.7  Service of process and other documents; publication of 
notices.

    (a) * * *
    (3) Whenever the Commission effects service of documents issued by 
or on behalf of the Commission or the administrative law judge upon the 
private parties by overnight delivery, service upon the Office of 
Unfair Import Investigations shall also be deemed to have occurred by 
overnight delivery.
    (b) Designation of a single attorney or representative for service 
of process. The service list prepared by the Secretary for each 
investigation will contain the name and address of no more than one 
attorney or other representative for each party to the investigation. 
In the event that two or more attorneys or other persons represent one 
party to the investigation, the party must select one of their number 
to be the lead attorney or representative for service of process. The 
lead attorney or representative for service of process shall state, at 
the time of the filing of its entry of appearance with the Secretary, 
that it has been so designated by the party it represents. (Only those 
persons authorized to receive confidential business information under a 
protective order issued pursuant to Sec.  210.34(a) are eligible to be 
included on the service list for documents containing confidential 
business information.)
* * * * *

Subpart B--Initiation and Conduct of Investigations

    5. Amend Sec.  210.8 by adding introductory text and revising 
paragraph (a) to read as follows:


Sec.  210.8  Commencement of preinstitution proceedings.

    Upon receipt of complaint. A preinstitution proceeding is commenced 
by filing with the Secretary a signed original complaint and the 
requisite number of true copies.
    (a)(1) Unless complainant requests temporary relief, the 
complainant shall file with the Secretary:
    (i) 12 copies of the nonconfidential version of the complaint along 
with 6 copies of the nonconfidential exhibits, and 6 copies of the 
confidential exhibits;
    (ii) 12 copies of the confidential version of the complaint, if 
any;
    (iii) For each proposed respondent, one copy of the nonconfidential 
version of the complaint and one copy of the confidential version of 
the complaint, if any, along with one copy of the nonconfidential 
exhibits and one copy of the confidential exhibits, and
    (iv) For the government of the foreign country in which each 
proposed respondent is located as indicated in the Complaint, one copy 
of the nonconfidential version of the complaint.

    Note to paragraph (a)(1): The same requirements apply for the 
filing of a supplement to the complaint.

    (2) If the complainant is seeking temporary relief, the complainant 
shall file with the Secretary:
    (i) 12 copies of the nonconfidential version of the complaint along 
with 6 copies of the nonconfidential exhibits, and 6 copies of the 
confidential exhibits;
    (ii) 12 copies of the confidential version of the complaint, if 
any;
    (iii) For each proposed respondent, one copy of the nonconfidential 
version of the complaint and one copy of the confidential version of 
the complaint, if any, along with one copy of the confidential 
exhibits;
    (iv) 12 copies of the nonconfidential version of the motion for 
temporary relief along with 6 copies of any nonconfidential exhibits 
filed with the motion and 6 copies of the confidential exhibits, if 
any, filed with the motion;
    (v) 12 copies of the confidential version of the motion for 
temporary relief, if any; and
    (vi) For each proposed respondent, one copy of the confidential 
version of the motion along with one copy of the confidential exhibits 
filed with the motion.

    Note to paragraph (a)(2): The same requirements apply for the 
filing of a supplement to the complaint or a supplement to the 
motion for temporary relief.

* * * * *


Sec.  210.10  [Amended]

    6. Amend Sec.  210.10 by removing the last two sentences of 
paragraph (a)(5)(i).
    7. Revise Sec.  210.11 to read as follows:


Sec.  210.11  Service of complaint and notice of investigation.

    (a)(1) Unless the Commission institutes temporary relief 
proceedings, upon institution of an investigation, the Commission shall 
serve:
    (i) Copies of the nonconfidential version of the complaint, the 
nonconfidential exhibits, and the notice of investigation upon each 
respondent; and
    (ii) Copies of the nonconfidential version of the complaint and the 
notice of investigation upon the embassy in Washington, DC of the 
country in which each proposed respondent is located as indicated in 
the Complaint.
    (2) If the Commission institutes temporary relief proceedings, upon 
institution of an investigation, the Commission shall serve:
    (i) Copies of the nonconfidential version of the complaint and the 
notice of investigation upon each respondent; and
    (ii) A copy of the notice of investigation upon the embassy in 
Washington, DC of the country in which each proposed respondent is 
located as indicated in the Complaint.
    (3) All respondents named after an investigation has been 
instituted and the governments of the foreign countries in which they 
are located as indicated in the complaint shall be served as soon as 
possible after the respondents are named.
    (4) The Commission shall serve copies of the notice of 
investigation upon the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 
the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. 
Customs Service, and such other agencies and departments as the 
Commission considers appropriate.
    (b) With leave from the presiding administrative law judge, a party 
may attempt to effect personal service of the complaint and notice of 
investigation upon a respondent, if the Secretary's efforts to serve 
the respondent have been unsuccessful. If the party succeeds in serving 
the respondent by personal service, the party must notify the 
administrative law judge and file proof of such service with the 
Secretary.

Subpart C--Pleadings

    8. Amend Sec.  210.12 by:
    a. Republishing the introductory text of paragraph (a);
    b. Revising paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(6)(i) introductory text, 
(a)(6)(i)(C), and (a)(9);
    c. Redesignating paragraph (a)(10) as paragraph (a)(11);
    d. Adding new paragraph (a)(10);
    e. Revising paragraph (c);
    f. Revising the first sentence of paragraph (d);
    g. Revising paragraphs (f), and (g);
    h. Redesignating existing paragraph (h) as paragraph (j); and
    i. Adding new paragraphs (h) and (i).
    The additions and revisions read as follows:


Sec.  210.12  The complaint.

    (a) Contents of the complaint. In addition to conforming with the 
requirements of Sec.  201.8 of this chapter and Sec. Sec.  210.4 and 
210.5 of this part, the complaint shall--
    (1) Be under oath and signed by the complainant or his duly 
authorized officer, attorney, or agent, with the name, address, and 
telephone number of the complainant and any such officer,

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attorney, or agent given on the first page of the complaint, and 
include a statement attesting to the representations in Sec. Sec.  
210.4(c)(1)-(3);
* * * * *
    (6)(i) If the complaint alleges a violation of section 337 based on 
infringement of a U.S. patent, or a federally registered copyright, 
trademark, mask work, or vessel hull design, under section 337(a)(1) 
(B), (C), (D), or (E) of the Tariff Act of 1930, include a description 
of the relevant domestic industry as defined in section 337(a)(3) that 
allegedly exists or is in the process of being established, including 
the relevant operations of any licensees. Relevant information includes 
but is not limited to:
* * * * *
    (C) Substantial investment in the exploitation of the subject 
patent, copyright, trademark, mask work, or vessel hull design, 
including engineering, research and development, or licensing; or
* * * * *
    (9) Include, when a complaint is based upon the infringement of a 
valid and enforceable U.S. patent--
    (i) The identification of each U.S. patent and a certified copy 
thereof (a legible copy of each such patent will suffice for each 
required copy of the complaint);
    (ii) The identification of the ownership of each involved U.S. 
patent and a certified copy of each assignment of each such patent (a 
legible copy thereof will suffice for each required copy of the 
complaint);
    (iii) The identification of each licensee under each involved U.S. 
patent;
    (iv) A copy of each license agreement (if any) for each involved 
U.S. patent that complainant relies upon to establish its standing to 
bring the complaint or to support its contention that a domestic 
industry as defined in section 337(a)(3) exists or is in the process of 
being established as a result of the domestic activities of one or more 
licensees;
    (v) When known, a list of each foreign patent, each foreign patent 
application (not already issued as a patent) and each foreign patent 
application that has been denied, abandoned or withdrawn corresponding 
to each involved U.S. patent, with an indication of the prosecution 
status of each such patent application;
    (vi) A nontechnical description of the invention of each involved 
U.S. patent;
    (vii) A reference to the specific claims in each involved U.S. 
patent that allegedly cover the article imported or sold by each person 
named as violating section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, or the 
process under which such article was produced;
    (viii) A showing that each person named as violating section 337 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 is importing or selling the article covered by, 
or produced under the involved process covered by, the above specific 
claims of each involved U.S. patent. The complainant shall make such 
showing by appropriate allegations, and when practicable, by a chart 
that applies an exemplary claim of each involved U.S. patent to a 
representative involved article of each person named as violating 
section 337 of the Tariff Act or to the process under which such 
article was produced;
    (ix) A showing that an industry in the United States, relating to 
the articles protected by the patent exists or is in the process of 
being established. The complainant shall make such showing by 
appropriate allegations, and when practicable, by a chart that applies 
an exemplary claim of each involved U.S. patent to a representative 
involved domestic article or to the process under which such article 
was produced; and
    (x) Drawings, photographs, or other visual representations of both 
the involved domestic article or process and the involved article of 
each person named as violating section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
or of the process utilized in producing the imported article, and, when 
a chart is furnished under paragraphs (a)(9)(viii) and (a)(9)(ix) of 
this section, the parts of such drawings, photographs, or other visual 
representations should be labeled so that they can be read in 
conjunction with such chart; and
    (10) Include, when a complaint is based upon the infringement of a 
federally registered copyright, trademark, mask work, or vessel hull 
design--
    (i) The identification of each licensee under each involved 
copyright, trademark, mask work, and vessel hull design;
    (ii) A copy of each license agreement (if any) that complainant 
relies upon to establish its standing to bring the complaint or to 
support its contention that a domestic industry as defined in section 
337(a)(3) exists or is in the process of being established as a result 
of the domestic activities of one or more licensees; and
* * * * *
    (c) Additional material to accompany each patent-based complaint. 
There shall accompany the submission of the original of each complaint 
based upon the alleged unauthorized importation or sale of an article 
covered by, or produced under a process covered by, the claims of a 
valid U.S. patent the following:
    (1) One certified copy of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
prosecution history for each involved U.S. patent, plus three 
additional copies thereof; and
    (2) Four copies of each patent and applicable pages of each 
technical reference mentioned in the prosecution history of each 
involved U.S. patent.
    (d) Additional material to accompany each registered trademark-
based complaint. There shall accompany the submission of the original 
of each complaint based upon the alleged unauthorized importation or 
sale of an article covered by a federally registered trademark, one 
certified copy of the Federal registration and three additional copies, 
and one certified copy of the prosecution history for each federally 
registered trademark. * * *
* * * * *
    (f) Additional material to accompany each copyright-based 
complaint. There shall accompany the submission of the original of each 
complaint based upon the alleged unauthorized importation or sale of an 
article covered by a copyright one certified copy of the Federal 
registration and three additional copies;
    (g) Additional material to accompany each registered mask work-
based complaint. There shall accompany the submission of the original 
of each complaint based upon the alleged unauthorized importation or 
sale of a semiconductor chip in a manner that constitutes infringement 
of a Federally registered mask work, one certified copy of the Federal 
registration and three additional copies;
    (h) Additional material to accompany each vessel hull design-based 
complaint. There shall accompany the submission of the original of each 
complaint based upon the alleged unauthorized importation or sale of an 
article covered by a vessel hull design, one certified copy of the 
Federal registration (including all deposited drawings, photographs, or 
other pictorial representations of the design), and three additional 
copies;
    (i) Initial disclosures. Complainant shall serve on each respondent 
represented by counsel who has agreed to be bound by the terms of the 
protective order one copy of each document submitted with the complaint 
pursuant to Sec. Sec.  210.12(c)-(h) within five days of service of a 
notice of appearance and agreement to be bound by the terms of the 
protective order; and
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Sec.  210.13  [Amended]

    9. Amend Sec.  210.13 by removing the words ``U.S. letters patent'' 
and adding in their place the words ``U.S. patent'' in the following 
locations:
    a. Sec.  210.13(b) introductory text,
    b. Sec.  210.13(b)(1) (three occurrences), and
    c. Sec.  210.13(b)(3).

Subpart D--Motions


Sec.  210.15  [Amended]

    10. Amend Sec.  210.15 by removing the first sentence of paragraph 
(a)(1).
    11. Amend Sec.  210.18 by revising paragraph (a) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  210.18  Summary determinations.

    (a) Motions for summary determinations. Any party may move with any 
necessary supporting affidavits for a summary determination in its 
favor upon all or any part of the issues to be determined in the 
investigation. Counsel or other representatives in support of the 
complaint may so move at any time after 20 days following the date of 
service of the complaint and notice instituting the investigation. Any 
other party or a respondent may so move at any time after the date of 
publication of the notice of investigation in the Federal Register. Any 
such motion by any party in connection with the issue of permanent 
relief, however, must be filed at least 60 days before the date fixed 
for any hearing provided for in Sec.  210.36(a)(1). Notwithstanding any 
other rule, the deadline for filing summary determinations shall be 
computed by counting backward at least 60 days including the first 
calendar day prior to the date the hearing is schedule to commence. If 
the end of the 60 day period falls on a weekend or holiday, the period 
extends until the end of the next business day. Under exceptional 
circumstances and upon motion, the presiding administrative law judge 
may determine that good cause exists to permit a summary determination 
motion to be filed out of time.
* * * * *
    12. Amend Sec.  210.20 by revising paragraph (a) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  210.20  Declassification of confidential information.

    (a) Any party may move to declassify documents (or portions 
thereof) that have been designated confidential by the submitter but 
that do not satisfy the confidentiality criteria set forth in Sec.  
201.6(a) of this chapter. All such motions, whether brought at any time 
during the investigation or after conclusion of the investigation shall 
be addressed to and ruled upon by the presiding administrative law 
judge who is presiding or had last presided over the investigation. If 
that administrative law judge is no longer employed by the Commission, 
the motion shall be addressed to the Commission.
* * * * *
    13. Amend Sec.  210.21 by revising:
    a. Paragraph (a);
    b. The last sentence of paragraphs (b)(2), (c) introductory text, 
and (d);
    c. The third sentence of (c)(2)(ii); and
    d. Paragraph (e).
    The revisions read as follows:


Sec.  210.21  Termination of investigations.

    (a) Motions for termination. (1) Any party may move at any time 
prior to the issuance of an initial determination on violation of 
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to terminate an investigation in 
whole or in part as to any or all respondents, on the basis of 
withdrawal of the complaint or certain allegations contained therein, 
or for good cause other than the grounds listed in paragraph (a)(2) of 
this section. A motion for termination of an investigation based on 
withdrawal of the complaint shall contain a statement that there are no 
agreements, written or oral, express or implied between the parties 
concerning the subject matter of the investigation, or if there are any 
agreements concerning the subject matter of the investigation, all such 
agreements shall be identified, and if written, a copy shall be filed 
with the Commission along with the motion. If the agreement contains 
confidential business information within the meaning of Sec.  201.6(a) 
of this chapter, at least one copy of the agreement with such 
information deleted shall accompany the motion, in addition to a copy 
of the confidential version. The presiding administrative law judge may 
grant the motion in an initial determination upon such terms and 
conditions as he deems proper.
    (2) Any party may move at any time to terminate an investigation in 
whole or in part as to any or all respondents on the basis of a 
settlement, a licensing or other agreement, including an agreement to 
present the matter for arbitration, or a consent order, as provided in 
paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of this section.
    (b) * * *
    (2) * * * Termination by settlement need not constitute a 
determination as to violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930.
    (c) * * * Termination by consent order need not constitute a 
determination as to violation of section 337.
    (2) * * *
    (ii) * * * Termination by consent order need not constitute a 
determination as to violation of section 337. * * *
* * * * *
    (d) Termination based upon arbitration agreement. * * * Termination 
based on an arbitration agreement does not constitute a determination 
as to violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930.
    (e) Effect of termination. Termination issued by the administrative 
law judge shall constitute an initial determination.


Sec.  210.22  [Removed]

    14. Remove and reserve Sec.  210.22.
    15. Amend Sec.  210.25 by revising the second sentence of paragraph 
(f) to read as follows:


Sec.  210.25  Sanctions.

* * * * *
    (f) * * * If the administrative law judge defers his adjudication 
in such a manner, his ruling on the motion for sanctions must be in the 
form of a recommended determination and shall be issued no later than 
30 days after issuance of the Commission's final determination on 
violation of section 337 or termination of the investigation. * * *

Subpart E--Discovery and Compulsory Process

    16. Amend Sec.  210.28 by revising the fifth and sixth sentences of 
paragraph (d), revising the first sentence of paragraph (g), and 
revising paragraph (i)(4) to read as follows:


Sec.  210.28  Depositions.

* * * * *
    (d) Taking of deposition. * * * When a deposition is recorded by 
other than stenographic means and is thereafter transcribed, the person 
transcribing it shall certify that the person heard the witness sworn 
on the recording and that the transcript is a correct writing of the 
recording. Thereafter, upon payment of reasonable charges therefor, 
that person shall furnish a copy of the transcript or other recording 
of the deposition to any party or to the deponent. * * *
* * * * *
    (g) Admissibility of depositions. The fact that a deposition is 
taken and served upon the Commission investigative attorney as provided 
in this section does not constitute a determination that it is 
admissible in evidence or that it may be used in the investigation. * * 
*
* * * * *
    (i) * * *
    (4) As to completion and return of deposition. Errors and 
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the manner in which the testimony is transcribed or the deposition is 
prepared, signed, certified, sealed, indorsed, transmitted, served, or 
otherwise dealt with by the person before whom it is taken are waived 
unless a motion to suppress the deposition or some part thereof is made 
with reasonable promptness after such defect is, or with due diligence 
might have been, ascertained.
    17. Amend Sec.  210.29 by revising the fourth sentence of paragraph 
(b)(2) to read as follows:


Sec.  210.29  Interrogatories.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (2) * * * The party upon whom the interrogatories have been served 
shall serve a copy of the answers and objections, if any, within ten 
days of service of the interrogatories or within the time specified by 
the administrative law judge. * * *
* * * * *
    18. Amend Sec.  210.30 by revising the first sentence of paragraph 
(b)(2) to read as follows:


Sec.  210.30  Request for production of documents and things and entry 
upon land.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (2) The party upon whom the request is served shall serve a written 
response within 10 days or the time specified by the administrative law 
judge. * * *
* * * * *
    19. Amend Sec.  210.31 by revising the second sentence of paragraph 
(b) and the last sentence of paragraph (d) to read as follows:


Sec.  210.31  Requests for admission.

* * * * *
    (b) Answers and objections to requests for admission. * * * The 
matter may be deemed admitted unless, within 10 days or the period 
specified by the administrative law judge, the party to whom the 
request is directed serves upon the party requesting the admission a 
sworn written answer or objection addressed to the matter. * * *
* * * * *
    (d) Effect of admissions; withdrawal or amendment of admission. * * 
* Any admission made by a party under this section is for the purpose 
of the pending investigation and any related proceeding as defined in 
Sec.  210.3 of this chapter.
    20. Amend Sec.  210.32 by revising paragraph (g) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  210.32  Subpoenas.

* * * * *
    (g) Obtaining judicial enforcement. In order to obtain judicial 
enforcement of a subpoena issued under paragraphs (a)(3) or (c)(2) of 
this section, the administrative law judge shall certify to the 
Commission, on motion or sua sponte, a request for such enforcement. 
The request shall be accompanied by copies of relevant papers and a 
written report from the administrative law judge concerning the 
purpose, relevance, and reasonableness of the subpoena. If the request, 
relevant papers, or written report contain confidential business 
information, the administrative law judge shall certify nonconfidential 
copies along with the confidential versions. The Commission will 
subsequently issue a notice stating whether it has granted the request 
and authorized its Office of the General Counsel to seek such 
enforcement.
    21. Amend Sec.  210.34 by:
    a. Revising the section heading;
    b. Adding the designation ``Note to paragraph (c):'' to the 
undesignated text at the end of paragraph (c) and revising it;
    c. Revising paragraph (d); and
    d. Adding new paragraph (e).
    The additions and revisions read as follows:


Sec.  210.34  Protective Orders; reporting requirement; sanctions and 
other actions.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (5) * * *

    Note to paragraph (c): The issue of whether sanctions should be 
imposed may be raised on a motion by a party, the administrative law 
judge's own motion, or the Commission's own initiative in accordance 
with Sec.  210.25(a)(2). Parties, including the party that 
identifies an alleged breach or makes a motion for sanctions, and 
the Commission shall treat the identity of the alleged breacher as 
confidential business information unless the Commission issues a 
public sanction. The identity of the alleged breacher means the name 
of any individual against whom allegations are made. The Commission 
or administrative law judge shall allow the parties to make written 
submissions and, if warranted, to present oral argument bearing on 
the issues of violation of a protective order and sanctions 
therefor. If before an administrative law judge, any determination 
on sanctions of the type enumerated in paragraphs (c)(1) through (4) 
of this section shall be in the form of a recommended determination. 
When the motion is addressed to the administrative law judge, he 
shall grant or deny a motion for sanctions under paragraph (c)(5) of 
this section by issuing an order.

    (d) Reporting Requirement. Each person who is subject to a 
protective order issued pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section shall 
report in writing to the Commission immediately upon learning that 
confidential business information disclosed to him or her pursuant to 
the protective order is the subject of:
    (1) A subpoena;
    (2) A court or an administrative order (other than an order of a 
court reviewing a Commission decision);
    (3) A discovery request;
    (4) An agreement; or
    (5) Any other written request, if the request or order seeks 
disclosure, by him or any other person, of the subject confidential 
business information to a person who is not, or may not be, permitted 
access to that information pursuant to either a Commission protective 
order or Sec.  210.5(b).

    Note to paragraph (d): This reporting requirement applies only 
to requests and orders for disclosure made for use of confidential 
business information in non-Commission proceedings.

    (e) Sanctions and other actions. After providing notice and an 
opportunity to comment, the Commission may impose a sanction upon any 
person who willfully fails to comply with paragraph (d) of this 
section, or it may take other action.

Subpart F--Prehearing Conferences and Hearings

    22. Amend Sec.  210.35 by redesignating existing paragraphs (a)(2) 
through (6) as (a)(3) through (7), respectively; and adding new 
paragraph (a)(2) to read as follows:


Sec.  210.35  Prehearing conferences.

    (a) * * *
    (2) Negotiation, compromise, or settlement of the case, in whole or 
in part;
* * * * *
    23. Amend Sec.  210.38 by revising paragraphs (a) and (d) to read 
as follows:


Sec.  210.38  Record.

    (a) Definition of the record. The record shall consist of all 
pleadings, the notice of investigation, motions and responses, all 
briefs and written statements, and other documents and things properly 
filed with the Secretary, in addition to all orders, notices, and 
initial determinations of the administrative law judge, orders and 
notices of the Commission, hearing and conference transcripts, evidence 
admitted into the record (including physical exhibits), and any other 
items certified into the record by the administrative law judge or the 
Commission.
* * * * *
    (d) Certification of record. The record, including all physical 
exhibits entered into evidence or such photographic reproductions 
thereof as the

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administrative law judge approves, shall be certified to the Commission 
by the administrative law judge upon his filing of an initial 
determination or at such earlier time as the Commission may order.
    24. Amend Sec.  210.39 by revising paragraph (b) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  210.39  In camera treatment of confidential information.

* * * * *
    (b) Transmission of certain Commission records to district court. 
(1) In a civil action involving parties that are also parties to a 
proceeding before the Commission under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, at the request of a party to a civil action that is also a 
respondent in the proceeding before the Commission, the district court 
may stay, until the determination of the Commission becomes final, 
proceedings in the civil action with respect to any claim that involves 
the same issues involved in the proceeding before the Commission under 
certain conditions. If such a stay is ordered by the district court, 
after the determination of the Commission becomes final and the stay is 
dissolved, the Commission shall certify to the district court such 
portions of the record of its proceeding as the district court may 
request. Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, the in camera 
record may be transmitted to a district court and be admissible in a 
civil action, subject to such protective order as the district court 
determines necessary, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1659.
    (2) To facilitate timely compliance with any court order requiring 
the Commission to transmit all or part of the record of its section 337 
proceedings to the court, as described in paragraph (b)(1) of this 
section, a party that requests the court to issue an order staying the 
civil action or an order dissolving the stay and directing the 
Commission to transmit all or part of the record to the court must file 
written notice of the request with the Commission Secretary on the same 
date that it is filed with the court.
* * * * *

Subpart G--Determinations and Actions Taken

    25. Amend Sec.  210.42 by revising paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (2), 
(h)(2) and (3), and (i) to read as follows:


Sec.  210.42  Initial determinations.

    (a)(1)(i) On issues concerning violation of section 337. Unless 
otherwise ordered by the Commission, the administrative law judge shall 
certify the record to the Commission and shall file an initial 
determination on whether there is a violation of section 337 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 no later than four (4) months before the target date 
set pursuant to Sec.  210.51(a).
* * * * *
    (2) On certain motions to declassify information. The decision of 
the administrative law judge granting a motion to declassify 
information, in whole or in part, shall be in the form of an initial 
determination as provided in Sec.  210.20(b).
* * * * *
    (h) * * *
    (2) An initial determination under Sec.  210.42(a)(1)(i) shall 
become the determination of the Commission 60 days after the date of 
service of the initial determination, unless the Commission within 60 
days after the date of such service shall have ordered review of the 
initial determination or certain issues therein or by order has changed 
the effective date of the initial determination. The findings and 
recommendations made by the administrative law judge in the recommended 
determination issued pursuant to Sec.  210.42(a)(1)(ii) will be 
considered by the Commission in reaching determinations on remedy and 
bonding by the respondents pursuant to Sec.  210.50(a).
    (3) An initial determination filed pursuant to Sec.  210.42(c) 
shall become the determination of the Commission 30 days after the date 
of service of the initial determination, except as provided for in 
paragraph (h)(5) and paragraph (h)(6) of this section, Sec.  
210.50(d)(3), and Sec.  210.70(c), unless the Commission, within 30 
days after the date of such service shall have ordered review of the 
initial determination or certain issues therein or by order has changed 
the effective date of the initial determination.
* * * * *
    (6) The disposition of an initial determination filed pursuant to 
Sec.  210.42(c) which grants a motion for summary determination that 
would terminate the investigation in its entirety if it were to become 
the Commission's final determination, shall become the final 
determination of the Commission 45 days after the date of service of 
the initial determination, unless the Commission has ordered review of 
the initial determination or certain issues therein, or by order has 
changed the effective date of the initial determination.
    (i) Notice of determination. A notice stating that the Commission's 
decision on whether to review an initial determination will be issued 
by the Secretary and served on the parties. Notice of the Commission's 
decision will be published in the Federal Register if the decision 
results in termination of the investigation in its entirety, if the 
Commission deems publication of the notice to be appropriate under 
Sec.  201.10 of subpart B of this part, or if publication of the notice 
is required under Sec.  210.49(b) of this subpart or Sec.  210.66(f) of 
subpart H of this part.
    26. Amend Sec.  210.43 by:
    a. Revising paragraphs (a)(1);
    b. Adding the designation ``Note to paragraph (b)(1):'' to the 
undesignated text at the end of paragraph (b)(1) and revising it;
    c. Adding a sentence to the end of paragraph (b)(3);
    d. Adding new paragraph (b)(5); and
    e. Revising paragraphs (c) and (d)(1).
    The additions and revisions read as follows:


Sec.  210.43  Petitions for review of initial determinations on matters 
other than temporary relief.

    (a) Filing of the petition. (1) Except as provided in paragraph 
(a)(2) of this section, any party to an investigation may request 
Commission review of an initial determination issued under Sec.  
210.42(a)(1) or (c), Sec.  210.50(d)(3) or Sec.  210.70(c) by filing a 
petition with the Secretary. A petition for review of an initial 
determination issued under Sec.  210.42(a)(1) must be filed within 12 
days after service of the initial determination. A petition for review 
of an initial determination issued under Sec.  210.42(c) that 
terminates the investigation in its entirety on summary determination 
must be filed within 10 business days after service of the initial 
determination. Petitions for review of all other initial determinations 
under Sec.  210.42(c) must be filed within five (5) business days after 
service of the initial determination. A petition for review of an 
initial determination issued under Sec.  210.50(d)(3) or Sec.  
210.70(c) must be filed within 10 days after service of the initial 
determination.
* * * * *
    (b) * * *

    Note to paragraph (b)(1): The petition for review must set forth 
a concise statement of the facts material to the consideration of 
the stated issues, and must present a concise argument providing the 
reasons that review by the Commission is necessary or appropriate to 
resolve an important issue of fact, law, or policy. If a petition 
filed under this paragraph exceeds 50 pages in length, it must be 
accompanied by a summary of the petition not to exceed ten pages. 
Petitions for review may not exceed 100 pages in length, exclusive 
of the summary and any exhibits.

* * * * *

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    (3) * * * In order to preserve an issue for review by the 
Commission or the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that 
was decided adversely to a party, the issue must be raised in a 
petition for review, whether or not the Commission's determination on 
the ultimate issue, such as a violation of section 337, was decided 
adversely to the party.
* * * * *
    (5) Service of Petition. All petitions for review of an initial 
determination shall be served on the other parties by messenger, 
overnight delivery, or equivalent means.
    (c) Responses to the petition. Any party may file a response within 
eight (8) days after service of a petition of a final initial 
determination under Sec.  210.42(a)(1), and within five (5) business 
days after service of all other types of petitions, except that a party 
who has been found to be in default may not file a response to any 
issue as to which the party has defaulted. If a response to a petition 
for review filed under this paragraph exceeds 50 pages in length, it 
must be accompanied by a summary of the response not to exceed ten 
pages. Responses to petitions for review may not exceed 100 pages in 
length, exclusive of the summary and any exhibits.
    (d) Grant or denial of review. (1) The Commission shall decide 
whether to grant, in whole or in part, a petition for review of an 
initial determination filed pursuant to Sec.  210.42(a)(1) within 60 
days of the service of the initial determination on the parties, or by 
such other time as the Commission may order. The Commission shall 
decide whether to grant, in whole or in part, a petition for review of 
an initial determination filed pursuant to Sec.  210.42(a)(2) or Sec.  
210.42(c), which grants a motion for summary determination that would 
terminate the investigation in its entirety if it becomes the final 
determination of the Commission, Sec.  210.50(d)(3), or Sec.  210.70(c) 
within 45 days after the service of the initial determination on the 
parties, or by such other time as the Commission may order. The 
Commission shall decide whether to grant, in whole or in part, a 
petition for review of an initial determination filed pursuant to Sec.  
210.42(c), except as noted above, within 30 days after the service of 
the initial determination on the parties, or by such other time as the 
Commission may order.
* * * * *
    27. Amend Sec.  210.45 by revising paragraph (c) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  210.45  Review of initial determinations on matters other than 
temporary relief.

* * * * *
    (c) Determination on review. On review, the Commission may affirm, 
reverse, modify, set aside or remand for further proceedings, in whole 
or in part, the initial determination of the administrative law judge. 
In addition, the Commission may take no position on specific issues or 
portions of the initial determination of the administrative law judge. 
The Commission also may make any findings or conclusions that in its 
judgment are proper based on the record in the proceeding. If the 
Commission's determination on review terminates the investigation in 
its entirety, a notice will be published in the Federal Register.
    28. Amend Sec.  210.49 by revising paragraph (b) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  210.49  Implementation of Commission action.

* * * * *
    (b) Publication and transmittal to the President. A Commission 
determination that there is a violation of section 337 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 or that there is reason to believe that there is a 
violation, together with the action taken relative to such 
determination under Sec.  210.50(a) or Sec.  210.50(d) of this part, or 
the modification or rescission in whole or in part of an action taken 
under Sec.  210.50(a), shall promptly be published in the Federal 
Register. It shall also be promptly transmitted to the President or an 
officer assigned the functions of the President under 19 U.S.C. 
1337(j)(1)(B), 1337(j)(2), and 1337(j)(4), together with the record 
upon which the determination and the action are based.
* * * * *
    29. Amend Sec.  210.50 by revising paragraphs (d)(1)(i) and (ii) to 
read as follows:


Sec.  210.50  Commission action, the public interest, and bonding by 
respondents.

* * * * *
    (d) Forfeiture or return of respondents' bonds. (1)(i) If one or 
more respondents posts a bond pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(e)(1) or 
1337(j)(3), proceedings to determine whether a respondent's bond should 
be forfeited to a complainant in whole or part may be initiated upon 
the filing of a motion, addressed to the administrative law judge who 
last presided over the investigation, by a complainant within 90 days 
after the expiration of the period of Presidential review under 19 
U.S.C. 1337(j). If that administrative law judge is no longer employed 
by the Commission, the motion shall be addressed to the Commission.
    (ii) A respondent may file a motion addressed to the administrative 
law judge who last presided over the investigation for the return of 
its bond within 90 days after the expiration of the Presidential review 
period under 19 U.S.C. 1337(j). If that administrative law judge is no 
longer employed by the Commission, the motion shall be addressed to the 
Commission.
* * * * *


Sec.  210.51  [Amended]

    30. Amend Sec.  210.51 in paragraph (a) by removing all occurrences 
of the number ``15'' and adding in its place the number ``16''.

Subpart H--Temporary Relief

    31. Revise Sec.  210.54 to read as follows:


Sec.  210.54  Service of motion by the complainant.

    Notwithstanding the provisions of Sec.  210.11 regarding service of 
the complaint by the Commission upon institution of an investigation, 
on the day the complainant files a complaint with the Commission (see 
Sec.  201.8(a)(1) and Sec.  201.8(a)(2) of this chapter), the 
complainant must serve non-confidential copies of both documents (as 
well as nonconfidential copies of all materials or documents attached 
thereto) on all proposed respondents and on the embassy in Washington, 
DC of the country in which each proposed respondent is located as 
indicated in the complaint. If a complainant files any supplemental 
information with the Commission prior to institution, nonconfidential 
copies of that supplemental information must be served on all proposed 
respondents and on the embassy in Washington, DC of the country in 
which each proposed respondent is located as indicated in the 
complaint. The complaint, motion, and supplemental information, if any, 
shall be served by messenger, overnight delivery, or equivalent means. 
A signed certificate of service must accompany the complaint and motion 
for temporary relief. If the certificate does not accompany the 
complaint and the motion, the Secretary shall not accept the complaint 
or the motion and shall promptly notify the submitter. Actual proof of 
service on each respondent and embassy (e.g., certified mail return 
receipts, messenger, or overnight delivery receipts, or other proof of 
delivery)--or proof of a serious but unsuccessful effort to make such 
service--must be filed within 10 days after the filing of the complaint 
and motion. If the requirements of this section are not satisfied, the 
Commission may extend its 35-day

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deadline under Sec.  210.58 for determining whether to provisionally 
accept the motion for temporary relief and institute an investigation 
on the basis of the complaint.
    32. Amend Sec.  210.55 by revising paragraph (b) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  210.55  Content of service copies.

* * * * *
    (b) If the Commission determines that the complaint, motion for 
temporary relief, or any exhibits or attachments thereto contain 
excessive designations of confidentiality that are not warranted under 
Sec.  201.6(a) of this chapter, the Commission may require the 
complainant to file and serve new nonconfidential versions of the 
aforesaid submissions in accordance with Sec.  210.54 and may determine 
that the 35-day period under Sec.  210.58 for deciding whether to 
institute an investigation and to provisionally accept the motion for 
temporary relief for further processing shall begin to run anew from 
the date the new non-confidential versions are filed with the 
Commission and served on the proposed respondents in accordance with 
Sec.  210.54.
    33. Amend Sec.  210.56 by revising:
    a. The first and fourth paragraphs of the sample notice in 
paragraph (a); and
    b. The second sentence of paragraph (b) to read as follows:


Sec.  210.56  Notice accompanying service copies.

    (a) * * *
    Notice is hereby given that the attached complaint and motion for 
temporary relief will be filed with the U.S. International Trade 
Commission in Washington, DC on ------------, 20----. The filing of the 
complaint and motion will not institute an investigation on that date, 
however, nor will it begin the period for filing responses to the 
complaint and motion pursuant to 19 CFR 210.13 and 210.59.
* * * * *
    If the Commission determines to conduct an investigation of the 
complaint and motion for temporary relief, the investigation will be 
formally instituted on the date the Commission publishes a notice of 
investigation in the Federal Register pursuant to 19 CFR 210.10(b). If 
an investigation is instituted, copies of the complaint, the notice of 
investigation, and the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 
CFR part 210) will be served on each respondent by the Commission 
pursuant to 19 CFR 210.11(a). * * *
* * * * *
    (b) * * * The supplementary notice shall be served by messenger, 
overnight delivery, or equivalent means. * * *
    34. Revise Sec.  210.58 to read as follows:


Sec.  210.58  Provisional acceptance of the motion.

    The Commission shall determine whether to accept a motion for 
temporary relief at the same time it determines whether to institute an 
investigation on the basis of the complaint. That determination shall 
be made within 35 days after the complaint and motion for temporary 
relief are filed unless the 35-day period is restarted pursuant to 
Sec. Sec.  210.53(a), 210.54, 210.55 or 210.57 or exceptional 
circumstances exist which preclude adherence to the prescribed 
deadline. (See Sec.  210.10(a)(1)). Before the Commission determines 
whether to provisionally accept a motion for temporary relief, the 
motion will be examined for sufficiency and compliance with Sec. Sec.  
210.52, 210.53(a) (if applicable), 210.54 through 210.56 as well as 
Sec. Sec.  201.8, 210.4 and 210.5. The motion will be subject to the 
same type of preliminary investigatory activity as the complaint. (See 
Sec.  210.9(b).) Commission rejection of an insufficient or improperly 
filed complaint will preclude acceptance of a motion for temporary 
relief. Commission rejection of a motion for temporary relief will not 
preclude institution of an investigation on the complaint.
    35. Amend Sec.  210.66 by revising the last sentence of paragraph 
(c) to read as follows:


Sec.  210.66  Initial determination concerning temporary relief; 
Commission action thereon.

* * * * *
    (c) * * * The parties shall serve their comments on other parties 
by messenger, overnight delivery, or equivalent means.
* * * * *
    36. Amend Sec.  210.67 by revising the section heading and 
paragraph (a) to read as follows:


Sec.  210.67  Remedy, the public interest, and bonding.

* * * * *
    (a) While the motion for temporary relief is before the 
administrative law judge, he may compel discovery on matters relating 
to remedy, the public interest and bonding (as provided in Sec.  
210.61). The administrative law judge also is authorized to make 
findings pertaining to the public interest, as provided in Sec.  
210.66(a). Such findings may be superseded, however, by Commission 
findings on that issue as provided in paragraph (c) of this section.
* * * * *

Subpart I--Enforcement Procedures and Advisory Opinions


Sec.  210.70  [Transferred]

    37. Transfer Sec.  210.70 from subpart I to subpart H.
    38. Amend Sec.  210.71 by revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  210.71  Information gathering.

    (a) Power to require information. (1) Whenever the Commission 
issues an exclusion order, the Commission may require any person to 
report facts available to that person that will help the Commission 
assist the U.S. Customs Service in determining whether and to what 
extent there is compliance with the order. Similarly, whenever the 
Commission issues a cease and desist order or a consent order, it may 
require any person to report facts available to that person that will 
aid the Commission in determining whether and to what extent there is 
compliance with the order or whether and to what extent the conditions 
that led to the order are changed.
* * * * *
    39. Amend Sec.  210.75 by revising paragraphs (b)(3), (b)(4)(ii), 
and (c) to read as follows:


Sec.  210.75  Proceedings to enforce exclusion orders, cease and desist 
orders, consent orders, and other Commission orders.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (3) The Commission, in the course of a formal enforcement 
proceeding under this section may hold a public hearing and afford the 
parties to the enforcement proceeding the opportunity to appear and be 
heard. The hearing will not be subject to sections 554, 555, 556, 557 
and 702 of title 5 of the United States Code. The Commission may 
delegate the hearing to a presiding administrative law judge, who shall 
certify an initial determination to the Commission. That initial 
determination shall become the determination of the Commission 90 days 
after the date of service of the initial determination unless the 
Commission, within 90 days after the date of such service shall have 
ordered review of the initial determination on certain issues therein, 
or by order shall have changed the effective date of the initial 
determination.
    (4) * * *
    (ii) Bring civil actions in a United States district court pursuant 
to paragraph (c) of this section (and section

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337(f)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930) to recover for the United States 
the civil penalty accruing to the United States under that section for 
the breach of a cease and desist order or a consent order, and to 
obtain a mandatory injunction incorporating the relief the Commission 
deems appropriate for enforcement of the cease and desist order or 
consent order; or
* * * * *
    (c) Court enforcement. To obtain judicial enforcement of an 
exclusion order, a cease and desist order, a consent order, or a 
sanctions order, the Commission may initiate a civil action in the U.S. 
district court. In a civil action under section 337(f)(2) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, the Commission may seek to recover for the United States 
the civil penalty accruing to the United States under that section for 
the breach of a cease and desist order or a consent order, and may ask 
the court to issue a mandatory injunction incorporating the relief the 
Commission deems appropriate for enforcement of the cease and desist 
order or consent order. The Commission may initiate a proceeding to 
obtain judicial enforcement without any other type of proceeding 
otherwise available under section 337 or this subpart or without prior 
notice to any person, except as required by the court in which the 
civil action is initiated.
    40. Amend Sec.  210.79 by revising paragraph (a) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  210.79  Advisory Opinions.

    (a) Advisory opinions. Upon request of any person, the Commission 
may, upon such investigation as it deems necessary, issue an advisory 
opinion as to whether any person's proposed course of action or conduct 
would violate a Commission exclusion order, cease and desist order, or 
consent order. The Commission will consider whether the issuance of 
such an advisory opinion would facilitate the enforcement of section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, would be in the public interest, and 
would benefit consumers and competitive conditions in the United 
States, and whether the person has a compelling business need for the 
advice and has framed his request as fully and accurately as possible. 
Advisory opinion proceedings are not subject to sections 554, 555, 556, 
557, and 702 of title 5 of the United States Code.
* * * * *
    41. Amend part 210 by adding Appendix A to read as follows:

                              Appendix A to Part 210.--Adjudication and Enforcement
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                                                                                         Commission deadline for
                                                                Response to petitions    determining whether to
 Initial determination concerning   Petitions for review due             due               review the initial
                                                                                              determination
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Violation Sec.   210.42(a)(1)....  12 days from service of    8 days from service of    60 days from service of
                                    the initial                any petition.             the initial
                                    determination.                                       determination.
Forfeiture of respondent's bond    10 days from service of    5 business days from      45 days from service of
 Sec.   210.50(d)(3).               the initial                service of any petition.  the initial
                                    determination.                                       determination.
Forfeiture of complainant's        10 days from service of    5 business days from      45 days from service of
 temporary relief bond Sec.         the initial                service of any petition.  the initial
 210.70(c).                         determination.                                       determination.
Summary initial determination      10 days from service of    5 business days from      45 days from service of
 that would terminate the           the initial                service of any petition.  the initial
 investigation if it became the     determination.                                       determination.
 Commission's final determination
 Sec.   210.42(c).
Other matters Sec.   210.42(c)...  5 business days from       5 business days from      30 days from service of
                                    service of the initial     service of any petition.  the initial
                                    determination.                                       determination on
                                                                                         private parties.
Formal enforcement proceedings     By order of the            By order of the           90 days from service of
 Sec.   210.75(b).                  Commission.                Commission.               the initial
                                                                                         determination on
                                                                                         private parties.
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    Issued: December 14, 2007.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
 [FR Doc. E7-24591 Filed 12-19-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020-02-P