[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 56 (Friday, March 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1030]


Certain High-Potency Sweeteners, Processes for Making Same, and 
Products Containing Same; Commission Determination Not To Review an 
Initial Determination Granting Complainants' Motion for Termination of 
the Investigation Based on Withdrawal of the Complaint; Termination of 
the Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade 
Commission has determined not to review an initial determination 
(``ID'') (Order No. 7) of the presiding administrative law judge 
(``ALJ'') granting Complainants' motion for termination of the 
investigation based on withdrawal of the complaint. The investigation 
is terminated.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Houda Morad, Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708-4716. Copies of non-
confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation are 
or will be available for inspection during official business hours 
(8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, 
telephone (202) 205-2000. General information concerning the Commission 
may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be viewed 
on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. 
Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter 
can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on (202) 
205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted Investigation No. 
337-TA-1030 on November 28, 2016, based on a complaint filed by 
Complainants Celanese International Corporation of Irving, Texas; 
Celanese Sales U.S. Ltd. of Irving, Texas; and Celanese IP Hungary Bt 
of Budapest, Hungary (collectively, ``Complainants'' or ``Celanese''). 
See 81 FR 85640-1 (Nov. 28, 2016). The complaint alleges violations of 
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), 
based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for 
importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of 
certain high-potency sweeteners, processes for making same, and 
products containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of 
U.S. Patent No. 9,024,016 (``the '016 patent''). See id. The notice of 
investigation identified Suzhou Hope Technology Co., Ltd. of Suzhou 
City, China; Anhui Jinhe Industrial Co., Ltd. of Anhui, China; and 
Vitasweet Co., Ltd. of Beijing, China (collectively, ``Respondents'') 
as respondents in this investigation. See id. The Office of Unfair 
Import Investigations is also a party to this investigation. See id.
    On February 2, 2017, Complainants filed a motion for termination of 
the investigation based on withdrawal of the complaint. On February 13, 
2017, Respondents filed responses in opposition to Complainants' 
motion. On the same day, the Commission Investigative Attorney (``IA'') 
filed a response in support of Complainants' motion. Additionally, on 
February 17, 2017, Complainants filed a motion for leave to file a 
reply in support of their motion.
    On March 1, 2017, the ALJ issued the subject ID, denying 
Complainants' motion for leave to file a reply but granting their 
motion for termination of the investigation. The ALJ found that 
Complainants' motion complied with Commission Rule 210.21(a)(1), 19 CFR 
210.21(a)(1), ``insomuch as it includes a statement that `[t]here are 
no agreements, written or oral, express or implied, between Complainant 
and Respondents . . . concerning the subject matter of this 
Investigation.' '' ID at 4 (alteration in original). The ALJ also found 
no ``extraordinary circumstances that merit denying Celanese's motion 
at this relatively early point in the investigation.'' Id. (citations 
omitted).
    No party has filed a petition for review of the subject ID.
    The Commission has determined not to review the subject ID. The 
investigation is terminated.
    The authority for the Commission's determination is contained in 
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and 
in part 210 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 
part 210).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: March 20, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-05830 Filed 3-23-17; 8:45 am]
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