[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 147 (Wednesday, August 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 35991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16216]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1034]


Certain Flash Memory Devices and Components Thereof; Notice of 
Commission Determination Not To Review and Initial Determination 
Granting a Joint Motion To Terminate the Investigation in Its Entirety 
Based Upon Settlement; 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 the presiding administrative 
law judge's (``ALJ'') initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 22) 
granting a joint motion to terminate the investigation in its entirety 
based upon settlement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Panyin A Hughes, Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-3042. 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 Inv. No. 337-TA-
1034 on January 11, 2017, based on a complaint filed by Memory 
Technologies, LLC of Las Vegas, Nevada (``Memory Tech.''). 82 FR 3359-
60 (Jan. 11, 2017). The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into the 
United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United 
States after importation of certain flash memory devices and components 
thereof that infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent No. RE45,542; 
U.S. Patent No. RE45,486; U.S. Patent No. 7,565,469; U.S. Patent No. 
9,063,850, and U.S. Patent No. 8,307,180. The notice of investigation 
named the following respondents: SanDisk LLC of Milpitas, California; 
Western Digital Corporation of Irvine, California; Western Digital 
Technologies, Inc. of Milpitas, California; SanDisk Limited of 
Yokohama, Japan; SanDisk Storage Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. of Perai, Malaysia; 
and SanDisk SemiConductor (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., of Shanghai, China 
(collectively ``SanDisk''). The Office of Unfair Import Investigations 
is participating in the investigation.
    On June 22, 2017, Memory Tech. and SanDisk filed a joint motion to 
terminate the investigation in its entirety based upon settlement. On 
June 27, 2017, the Commission investigative attorney filed a response 
in support of the motion.
    On July 13, 2017, the ALJ issued the subject ID, granting the joint 
motion to terminate the investigation in its entirety based upon 
settlement. The ALJ found that the joint motion complied with the 
requirements of Commission Rule 210.21(b)(1) (19 CFR 210.21(b)(1)) and 
that the parties provided confidential and public copies of the 
settlement agreement. The ALJ further found that terminating the 
investigation would not be contrary to the public interest.
    The Commission has determined not to review the ID.
    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: July 27, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-16216 Filed 8-1-17; 8:45 am]
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