[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38083-38084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15490]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-849]


Certain Rubber Resins and Processes for Manufacturing Same 
Institution of Investigation Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the 
U.S. International Trade Commission on May 21, 2012, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of SI 
Group, Inc. of Schenectady, New York. A letter supplementing the 
complaint was filed on June 12, 2012. The complaint, as supplemented, 
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 rubber resins and processes for 
manufacturing same by reason of misappropriation of trade secrets, the 
threat or effect of which is to destroy or substantially injure an 
industry in the United States.
    The complainant requests that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order 
and cease and desist orders.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 
205-2560.
    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 (2012).
    Scope of investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on June 20, 2012, 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)(A) 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 rubber 
resins and processes for manufacturing same by reason of 
misappropriation of trade secrets, the threat or effect of which is to 
destroy or substantially injure an industry in the United States;
    (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:

SI Group, Inc., 2750 Balltown Road, Schenectady, NY 12309.

    (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:

RedAvenue Chemical Corp. of America, 95 Mount Read Boulevard 
149, Rochester, NY 14611-1923;
Thomas R. Crumlish, Jr., 2728 Edgemere Drive, Rochester, NY 14612-1151;
Precision Measurement International LLC, 8182 Pickering Place, 
Westland, MI 48185;
Sino Legend (Zhangjiagang) Chemical Co., Ltd., No. 99, Tianba Road, 
Yangtze International Chemical Industrial Park, Zhangjiagang City, 
JiangSu Province, China;
Sino Legend Holding Group, Inc., c/o Mr. Richard A. Peters, Harney 
Westwood & Riegels, 7502 International Commerce Centre, One Austin Road 
West, Kowloon, Hong Kong;
Sino Legend Holding Group Limited, C1, Rm. 1708 Nan Fung Tower, 173 Des 
Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong;
HongKong Sino Legend Group, Ltd., Flat 01B3 101F, Carnival Commercial 
Building, 18 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong;
Red Avenue Chemical Co. Ltd., Red Avenue Group, 9/F, Citigroup Tower, 
33 Hua Yuan Shi Qiao Rd., Pudong New Area, Shanghai 200120, China;
Ning Zhang, 668 Beachview Drive, North Vancouver, BC, V7G 1R1 Canada;
Quanhai Yang, Door 1, Unit 08c, Building 2, No. 9 Guanghua Road, 
Chaoyang District, Beijing, China;
Shanghai Lunsai International Trading Company, Building 7, Unit 102, 
No. 2899, Chuan Nan Feng Gong Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai City, 
China.

    (c) The 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 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.


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    By order of the Commission.

     Issued: June 20, 2012.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012-15490 Filed 6-25-12; 8:45 am]
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