[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 13 (Thursday, January 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3317-3318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1349]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-413]
Certain Rare Earth Magnets and Materials and Articles Containing
Same; Notice of Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial
Determination Amending the Complaint and the Commission's Notice of
Investigation To Add Four Respondents
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)
issued by the presiding administrative law judge (ALJ) in the above-
captioned investigation. The ALJ granted the motion of complainants
Magnequench International, Inc. (Magnequench) and Sumitomo Special
Metals Co. Ltd. (SSMC) to add four respondents to the investigation.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the nonconfidential version of the ID and all
other non-confidential documents filed in connection with this
investigation are available for inspection during official
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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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Jackson, Esq., Office of the
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone 202-
205-3104. Hearing-impaired individuals are advised that information on
this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal
on 202-205-1810. General information concerning the Commission may also
be obtained by accessing its Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 4, 1998, the Commission
instituted an investigation based on a complaint filed by Magnequench
International, Inc. (Magnequench) and Sumitomo Special Metals Co.
(Sumitomo) of Japan alleging violations of section 337 of the Tariff
Act of 1930 in the importation and sale of certain rare-earth magnets
and magnetic materials and articles containing the same by reason of
infringement of several claims of six U.S. patents, three of which are
held by Magnequench and three of which are held by Sumitomo. 63 FR
47319. Eight firms were named as respondents.
On November 18, 1998, Magnequench and Sumitomo filed a motion to
amend the complaint and the notice of investigation to add (1) A.R.E.,
Inc. of 777 Linden St. or 782 Pearl St., Sharon, PA 16146; (2) NEOCO,
L.C. of 777 Linden St., Sharon, PA or 3128 Walton Blvd., Suite 197,
Rochester Hills, MI 48309; (3) Beijing Jing Ma Permanent Magnetic
Factory West Building Number 8, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China; and
(4) Xin Huan Technology Development Co., Ltd., No. 8 South 3rd St.,
Zhong Guan Cun Road, Beijing, China as respondents to the
investigation. On December 10, 1998, the ALJ granted complainants'
motion, finding that the complainants had demonstrated good cause for
adding the named respondents at this time. No petitions for review were
filed.
This action is taken under the authority of section 337 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1337) and section 210.42(h) of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 C.F.R.
Sec. 210.42(h)).
Issued: January 11, 1999.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary
[FR Doc. 99-1349 Filed 1-20-99; 8:45 am]
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