[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 62786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16999]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1410]


Certain Disposable Vaporizer Devices; Designation of Temporary 
Relief Proceedings as More Complicated

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the presiding administrative law 
judge (``ALJ'') has designated temporary relief proceedings in the 
above-captioned investigation as ``more complicated.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Chen, Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-2392. 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 22, 2024, based on a complaint filed on behalf of RAI Strategic 
Holdings, Inc.; R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco 
Company; and RAI Services Company (collectively, ``Complainants''), all 
of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 89 FR 59158 (Jul. 22, 2024). 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, and the sale within the 
United States after importation of certain disposable vaporizer devices 
and components thereof by reason of the infringement of certain claims 
of U.S. Patent No. 11,925,202 (``the '202 patent''). The complaint 
further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as 
required by the applicable Federal Statute. The Commission's notice of 
investigation names thirty-five (35) respondents. Id. at 59159-160.
    Complainants filed a motion for temporary relief concurrently with 
the complaint, requesting that the Commission issue a temporary 
exclusion order and temporary cease and desist orders prohibiting the 
importation into and the sale within the United States after 
importation of certain disposable vaporizer devices and components 
thereof during the course of the Commission's investigation. The motion 
for temporary relief was provisionally accepted and referred to the 
presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') for investigation. Id. at 
59159.
    On July 26, 2024, the ALJ issued Order No. 6, designating the 
temporary relief proceeding as ``more complicated'' pursuant to 
Commission Rule 210.60, on the basis of the complexity of the issues 
raised in Complainants' motion for temporary relief. See Order No. 6 at 
3 (Jul. 26, 2024).
    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 29, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-16999 Filed 7-31-24; 8:45 am]
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