[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65840-65841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25852]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1186]


Certain Balanced Armature Devices, Products Containing Same, and 
Components Thereof; Institution of Investigation

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 August 29, 2019, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Knowles 
Corporation of Itasca, Illinois; Knowles Electronics, LLC of Itasca, 
Illinois; and Knowles Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. of China. 
Supplements to the complaint were filed on September 18 and November 5, 
2019. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the 
importation into the United States, and in the sale of certain balanced 
armature devices, products containing same, and components thereof by 
reason of misappropriation of trade secrets, the threat or effect of 
which is to destroy or substantially injure a domestic industry. The 
complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation 
and, after the investigation, issue a general exclusion order or, in 
the alternative, limited exclusion orders, 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 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pathenia M. Proctor, The Office of 
Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 
telephone (202) 205-2560.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The authority for institution of this investigation is contained in 
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, and 
in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 
19 CFR 210.10 (2018).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on November 22, 2019, 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

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section 337 in the importation into the United States, or in the sale 
of certain products identified in paragraph (2) 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) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the plain language 
description of the accused products or category of accused products, 
which defines the scope of the investigation, is balanced armature 
devices (also known as balanced armature receivers), and devices used 
on the ear or in the ear canal containing accused balanced armature 
devices (earphones, ear buds, headsets, headphones, in-ear monitors, 
hearing aids, hearing aid replacement receiver tubes, receiver in canal 
(RIC) replacement modules, and personal sound amplifiers), and 
components of devices used on the ear or in the ear canal containing 
accused balanced armature devices.
    (3) 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 complainants are:

Knowles Corporation, 1151 Maplewood Drive, Itasca, IL 60143.
Knowles Electronics, LLC, 1151 Maplewood Drive, Itasca, IL 60143.
Knowles Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., No. 20, Chunxing Road, 
Xiangcheng District, Suzhou, 215131, Jiangsu Province, China.

    (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:

Liang Li (a/k/a Ryan Li), Room 602, Building 48, Fengqing Shuian 
Garden, Xizhou Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou City, 215028, 
Jiangsu Province, China.
Shenzhen Bellsing Acoustic Technology Co., Ltd., 12/f, Sanhang Science 
and Technology Building, 45 Gaoxin South Ninth Road, Nanshan District, 
Shenzhen City, 518057, Guangdong Province, China.
Suzhou Bellsing Acoustic Technology Co., Ltd., Ruiqi Building, No. 668, 
Fenting Avenue, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou City, 215028, Jiangsu 
Province, China.
Bellsing Corporation, 3333 Warrenville Rd, #155, Lisle, IL 60532.
Dongguan Bellsing Precision Device Co., Ltd., Fifth Industry Zone, 
Xieshan Village, Xiegang Town, Dongguan, 523598, Guangdong Province, 
China.
Dongguan Xinyao Electronics Industrial Co., Ltd., d/b/a Fidue 
Acoustics, Liuhua West Street, Xiakou, Dongcheng District, 523115, 
Dongguan, Guangdong, China.
Soundlink Co., Ltd., 2F-1# Building North, No. 89 Songshan Road, 
Shishan Industrial Complex Park, New District, 215129 Suzhou, China.
Magnatone Hearing Aid Corporation d/b/a Persona, Medical and InEarz 
Audio, 170 N Cypress Way, Casselberry, FL 32707.
Jerry Harvey Audio LLC, 111 W. Jefferson St., Ste. 300, Orlando, FL 
32801.
Magic Dynamics, LLC d/b/a MagicEar, 22089 U.S. Hwy 19 N, Clearwater, FL 
33765.
Campfire Audio, LLC, 2400 SE Ankeny St., Portland, OR 97214.
Clear Tune Monitors, Inc., 5528 Commerce Dr., Orlando, FL 32839.

    (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International 
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
    (4) 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(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.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: November 22, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-25852 Filed 11-27-19; 8:45 am]
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