[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 211 (Friday, October 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68915-68916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24029]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1205]


Certain Completion Drill Bits and Products Containing the Same; 
Notice of a Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial 
Determination Terminating the Investigation in Its Entirety Based on a 
Settlement Agreement; 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 (``Commission'') has determined not to review an initial 
determination (``ID'') (Order No. 18) of the presiding administrative 
law judge (``ALJ''), terminating this investigation in its entirety 
based on a settlement agreement. This investigation is terminated.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald A. Traud, Esq., Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-3427. Copies of non-
confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation may 
be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email 
[email protected]. General information concerning the Commission may 
also be obtained by accessing its internet server at https://www.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 this investigation 
on July 7, 2020, based on a complaint filed by Varel International 
Industries, LLC of Carrollton, Texas (``Varel''). 85 FR 40686-87 (July 
7, 2020). The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, in the 
importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the 
sale within the United States after importation of certain completion 
drill bits and products containing the same by reason of infringement 
of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,538,970. Id. The complaint 
further alleges that a domestic industry exists. Id. The Commission's 
notice of investigation named a single respondent, Taurex Drill Bits, 
LLC of Norman, Oklahoma. Id. at 40687. The Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations is not participating in the investigation. Id.
    On October 13, 2020, the ALJ issued Order No. 18, the subject ID, 
terminating the investigation in its entirety based on a settlement 
agreement. The ID found that the motion complies with 19 CFR 210.21(b), 
that no extraordinary circumstances prevent the termination of the 
investigation, and that terminating the investigation is not contrary 
to the public interest. No petitions for review of the subject ID were 
filed.
    The Commission has determined not to review the subject ID.
    The investigation is hereby terminated in its entirety.
    The Commission vote for this determination took place on October 
26, 2020.
    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

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Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part 210).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: October 26, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-24029 Filed 10-29-20; 8:45 am]
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