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Technology Co., Ltd. of Hunan, China; 

and Yiwu Lizhi Trading Firm of 

Zhejiang, China. Id. at 61639–40. The 

Office of Unfair Import Investigations 

(‘‘OUII’’) is also named as a party in this 

investigation. Id. at 61640. 

The Commission terminated 

respondents Ningbo Weixu and Hunan 

Jiudi from the investigation based on 

Complainant’s partial withdrawal of the 

complaint. See Order No. 7 (Feb. 13, 

2019), unreviewed by Comm’n Notice 

(Mar. 9, 2020). 

On March 16, 2020, the Commission 

found the remaining fifteen respondents 

(collectively, the ‘‘Defaulted 

Respondents’’) in default. Order No. 8 

(Mar. 3, 2020), unreviewed by Comm’n 

Notice (Mar. 16, 2020). 

On April 7, 2020, Complainant filed 

a motion for summary determination of 

a violation of section 337 by the 

Defaulted Respondents. On May 5, 

2020, Complainant filed a motion for 

leave to supplement the motion for 

summary determination, and the ALJ 

granted leave on May 8, 2020. On May 

27, 2020, OUII filed its response in 

support of Complainant’s motion. 

On July 17, 2020, the ALJ issued 

Order No. 13, an ID granting in part the 

motion for summary determination. See 

Order No. 13 (July 17, 2020). The ALJ 

found that Complainant established 

importation of the accused products and 

infringement of claims 1–12 and 14–17 

of the ’641 patent by Defaulted 

Respondents and that Complainant 

satisfied the technical prong of the 

domestic industry requirement. 

However, the ALJ did not grant the 

motion with respect to Complainant’s 

satisfaction of the economic prong of the 

domestic industry requirement or 

infringement of claim 20, so the ALJ did 

not find a violation of section 337 by the 

Defaulted Respondents. The 

Commission determined not to review 

Order No. 13. See Notice (Aug. 18, 

2020). 

Also, on July 17, 2020, the ALJ issued 

Order No. 14, which required the parties 

to choose from several options on how 

to proceed. See Order No. 14, at 1–2 

(July 17, 2020). On July 31, 2020, 

Complainant and OUII filed a joint 

response to Order No. 14. The joint 

response stated that Complainant would 

file a motion to amend the complaint to 

terminate its assertion of claim 20 of the 

’641 patent, and an additional motion 

for summary determination on the 

remaining issues. 

On August 7, 2020, Complainant filed 

a motion for partial summary 

determination regarding the economic 

prong of the domestic industry 

requirement, a remedy in the form of a 

general exclusion order, and a bond 

during the period of Presidential review 

in the amount of one hundred percent 

(100%) of the entered value. On August 

14, 2020, Complainant moved to replace 

Exhibit 11C within its motion for 

summary determination, which was 

granted by the ALJ. See Order No. 16 

(Aug. 20, 2020). On August 24, 2020, 

OUII filed its response in support of 

Complainant’s motion. 

On August 17, 2020, Complainant 

moved to terminate the investigation 

with respect to asserted claim 20 by 

reason of withdrawal of the complaint 

allegations. On August 26, 2020, the ALJ 

granted the motion to withdraw claim 

20. See Order No. 17 (Aug. 26, 2020), 

unreviewed by Comm’n Notice (Sep. 15, 

2020). 

On September 22, 2020, the ALJ 

issued Order No. 18, an ID granting 

Complainant’s motion for partial 

summary determination that a domestic 

industry exists with respect to 

Complainant’s research and 

development investments under section 

337(a)(3)(C) and finding a violation of 

section 337 with respect to claims 1–12 

and 14–17 of the ’641 patent by the 

Defaulted Respondents. The ID also 

denied Complainant’s motion for 

summary determination under section 

337(a)(3)(B). No petitions for review of 

the ID were filed. 

The ALJ concurrently issued a 

Recommended Determination (‘‘RD’’) on 

the issues of remedy and bonding. The 

RD recommended the issuance of a GEO 

and setting the bond during the period 

of Presidential review in the amount of 

one hundred percent (100%) of the 

entered value. The Commission 

solicited comments from the public on 

public interest issues raised by the 

recommended relief. 85 FR 67010 (Oct. 

21, 2020). No submissions were filed in 

response to the Commission Notice. 

On November 5, 2020, the 

Commission determined not to review 

Order No. 18, thereby adopting the ID’s 

finding of a violation of section 337 in 

connection with claims 1–12 and 14–17 

of the ’641 patent. 85 FR 71942–43 

(Nov. 12, 2020). (The Order’s denial of 

summary determination as to section 

337(a)(3)(B) was not an initial 

determination subject to Commission 

review and hence was not adopted by 

the Commission). The Commission also 

requested the parties, interested 

government agencies, and other 

interested parties to file submissions on 

the issues of remedy, the public interest, 

and bonding during the period of 

Presidential review. Id. at 71944. On 

November 19 and November 23, 2020, 

OUII and Complainant, respectively, 

filed submissions on the issues of 

remedy, the public interest, and 

bonding as requested by the 

Commission. See id. at 71943–44. On 

November 30, 2020, OUII and 

Complainant each filed reply 

submissions. No other submissions were 

received in response to the Notice. 

The Commission has determined that 

the appropriate remedy in this 

investigation is a GEO prohibiting the 

unlicensed importation of foldable 

reusable drinking straws and 

components and accessories thereof that 

infringe one or more of claims 1–12 and 

14–17 of the ’641 patent. The foldable 

reusable drinking straws and 

components and accessories thereof that 

are subject to the GEO are as follows: 

individual foldable reusable drinking 

straws and components thereof, cases 

used to store the foldable reusable 

drinking straws, and tools used for 

cleaning the foldable reusable drinking 

straws. The Commission has also 

determined that the public interest 

factors enumerated in section 337(g)(1), 

19 U.S.C. 1337(g)(1), do not preclude 

issuance of the exclusion order. Finally, 

the Commission has determined that the 

bond during the period of Presidential 

review pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j) 

shall be in the amount of one hundred 

percent (100%) of the entered value of 

the imported articles subject to the GEO. 

The Commission’s order was delivered 

to the President and to the United States 

Trade Representative on the day of its 

issuance. The investigation is hereby 

terminated. 

The Commission vote for this 

determination took place on January 28, 

2021. 

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: January 28, 2021. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02195 Filed 2–2–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 731–TA–1014 and 1016 

(Third Review)] 

Polyvinyl Alcohol From China and 

Japan; Cancellation of Hearing for 

Third Full Five-Year Reviews 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 


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DATES: January 27, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alejandro Orozco (202–205–3177), 

Office of Investigations, U.S. 

International Trade Commission, 500 E 

Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. 

Hearing-impaired persons can obtain 

information on this matter 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 (https://

www.usitc.gov). The public record for 

these reviews may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at https://edis.usitc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective 

September 17, 2020, the Commission 

established a schedule for the conduct 

of the subject full five-year reviews (85 

FR 59545, September 22, 2020). Counsel 

for domestic producers filed its request 

to appear at the hearing on January 26, 

2021. No other party filled a timely 

request to appear at the hearing. On 

January 27, 2021, counsel for the 

domestic producers filed a request that 

the Commission cancel the hearing. 

Counsel indicated a willingness to 

respond to any Commission questions 

in lieu of an actual hearing and, in the 

alternative, domestic producers would 

appear at the hearing if held. 

Consequently, the public hearing in 

connection with these reviews, 

scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. on 

February 2, 2021, via videoconference, 

is cancelled. The Commission 

determined that no earlier 

announcement of this cancellation was 

possible. Parties to these reviews should 

respond to any written questions posed 

by the Commission in their posthearing 

briefs, which are due to be filed on 

February 10, 2021. 

For further information concerning 

the conduct of these reviews and rules 

of general application, consult the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B 

(19 CFR part 201), and part 207, 

subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 

207). 

Authority: These reviews are being 

conducted under authority of title VII of the 

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 

pursuant to section 207.62 of the 

Commission’s rules. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: January 19, 2021. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02221 Filed 2–2–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Receipt of Complaint; 

Solicitation of Comments Relating to 

the Public Interest 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission has received a complaint 

entitled Certain Robotic Floor Cleaning 

Devices and Components Thereof, DN 

3530; the Commission is soliciting 

comments on any public interest issues 

raised by the complaint or 

complainant’s filing pursuant to the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, 

U.S. International Trade Commission, 

500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 

20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The 

public version of the complaint can be 

accessed on the Commission’s 

Electronic Document Information 

System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. 

For help accessing EDIS, please email 

EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. 

General information concerning the 

Commission may also be obtained by 

accessing its internet server at United 

States International Trade Commission 

(USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov . The 

public record for this investigation may 

be viewed on the Commission’s 

Electronic Document Information 

System (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 has received a complaint 

and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b) 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure filed on behalf of iRobot 

Corporation on January 28, 2021. 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 robotic floor 

cleaning devices and components 

thereof. The complainant names as 

respondents: SharkNinja Operating LLC, 

SharkNinja Management LLC, 

SharkNinja Management Co., and EP 

Midco LLC of Needham, MA; and 

SharkNinja Hong Kong Co. Ltd. of Hong 

Kong. The complainant requests that the 

Commission issue a limited exclusion 

order a cease and desist orders and 

impose a bond upon respondents’ 

alleged infringing articles during the 60- 

day Presidential review period pursuant 

to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j). 

Proposed respondents, other 

interested parties, and members of the 

public are invited to file comments on 

any public interest issues raised by the 

complaint or § 210.8(b) filing. 

Comments should address whether 

issuance of the relief specifically 

requested by the complainant in this 

investigation would affect the public 

health and welfare in the United States, 

competitive conditions in the United 

States economy, the production of like 

or directly competitive articles in the 

United States, or United States 

consumers. 

In particular, the Commission is 

interested in comments that: 

(i) Explain how the articles 

potentially subject to the requested 

remedial orders are used in the United 

States; 

(ii) identify any public health, safety, 

or welfare concerns in the United States 

relating to the requested remedial 

orders; 

(iii) identify like or directly 

competitive articles that complainant, 

its licensees, or third parties make in the 

United States which could replace the 

subject articles if they were to be 

excluded; 

(iv) indicate whether complainant, 

complainant’s licensees, and/or third 

party suppliers have the capacity to 

replace the volume of articles 

potentially subject to the requested 

exclusion order and/or a cease and 

desist order within a commercially 

reasonable time; and 

(v) explain how the requested 

remedial orders would impact United 

States consumers. 

Written submissions on the public 

interest must be filed no later than by 

close of business, eight calendar days 

after the date of publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register. There 

will be further opportunities for 

comment on the public interest after the 

issuance of any final initial 

determination in this investigation. Any 

written submissions on other issues 

must also be filed by no later than the 

close of business, eight calendar days 

after publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register. Complainant may file 

replies to any written submissions no 

later than three calendar days after the 


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