[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 116 (Thursday, June 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34483-34484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14597]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

 [Inv. No. 337-TA-722]


In the Matter of Certain Automotive Vehicles and Designs 
Therefore; Notice of Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

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

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the 
U.S. International Trade Commission on May 14, 2010, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Chrysler Group LLC of Auburn Hills, Michigan. An amended complaint was 
filed on June 4, 2010. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 
based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for 
importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of 
certain automotive vehicles and designs therefore by reason of 
infringement of U.S. Patent No. D513,395. The complaint further alleges 
that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection 
(a)(2) of section 337.
    The complainant requests that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order 
and a cease and desist order.

ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information 
contained therein, is available for inspection during official business 
hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Room 112, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-2000. Hearing impaired 
individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained 
by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810. Persons 
with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining 
access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 
202-205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be 
obtained by accessing its Internet server at http://www.usitc.gov. The 
public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's 
electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Goalwin, Esq., Office of Unfair 
Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone 
(202) 205-2574.

    Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation 
is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 
and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2010).

    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on June 10, 2010, Ordered That--
    (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether 
there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the 
importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the 
sale within the United States after importation of certain automotive 
vehicles and designs therefore that infringe U.S. Patent No. D513,395, 
and whether an industry in the United

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States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;
    (2) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the 
following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of 
investigation shall be served:
    (a) The complainant is: Chrysler Group LLC, 1000 Chrysler Dr., 
Auburn Hills, MI 48321.
    (b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint 
is to be served:

Xingyue Group Co., Ltd., Gushan Industry Zone, Yongkang, Zhejiang 
Province, China 321307.
Shanghai Xingyue Power Machinery Co. Ltd., No. 1751, Zhouzhu Road, 
Nanhui District, Shanghai City, Shanghai, China 201321.
Shanghai Xingyue USA, Inc., 719 Nogales Street, City of Industry, CA 
91748.
Zhejiang Xingyue Vehicle Co. Ltd., Gushan, Yongkang, Zhejian Province, 
China 321307.
Shanghai Tandem Industrial Co., Ltd., 53 Building, 3297 Hong Mei Road, 
Shanghai, China 201103.
Boat N RV Supercenter, 2475 Westel Road, Rockwood, TN 37854.
Vehicles Online, Inc., 537 W. Cama Street, Charlotte, NC 28217.

    (c) The Commission investigative attorney, party to this 
investigation, is Anne Goalwin, Esq., Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 
Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
    (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Honorable Paul J. 
Luckern, Chief Administrative Law Judge, U.S. International Trade 
Commission, shall designate the presiding Administrative Law Judge.
    Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be 
submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 210.13 of 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. 
Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(d)-(e) and 210.13(a), such responses will be 
considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days after 
the date of service by the Commission of the complaint and the notice 
of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to the 
complaint and the notice of investigation will not be granted unless 
good cause therefor is shown.
    Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each 
allegation in the complaint and in this notice may be deemed to 
constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations 
of the complaint and this notice, and to authorize the administrative 
law judge and the Commission, without further notice to the respondent, 
to find the facts to be as alleged in the complaint and this notice and 
to enter an initial determination and a final determination containing 
such findings, and may result in the issuance of an exclusion order or 
a cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent.

    Issued: June 11, 2010.

    By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-14597 Filed 6-16-10; 8:45 am]
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