36844 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 113 / Monday, June 12, 2000 / Notices

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vera

Libeau (202–205–3176), Office of

Investigations, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired 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 (http://

www.usitc.gov).

Authority: This review is being terminated

under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act

of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to

section 207.69 of the Commission’s rules (19

CFR 207.69).

Issued: June 6, 2000.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–14761 Filed 6–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–U

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337–TA–433]

Certain Safety Eyewear and

Components Thereof; Notice of

Commission Decision Not To Review

an Initial Determination Amending the

Complaint and Notice of Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the U.S. International Trade

Commission has decided not to review

the presiding administrative law judge’s

(‘‘ALJ’s’’) initial determination (‘‘ID’’)

granting an unopposed motion to amend

the complaint and notice of

investigation to delete references to

‘‘claim 18’’ of U.S. Letters Patent

5,457,505.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gracemary Rizzo, Office of the General

Counsel, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20436, telephone

(202) 205–3117. Hearing-impaired

persons 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: The

Commission instituted this investigation

on May 1, 2000, based on a complaint

filed by Bacou USA Safety, Inc. and

Uvex Safety Manufacturing, Inc.

(‘‘complainants’’), both of Smithfield,

Rhode Island. The complaint named one

respondent, Crews, Inc. of Memphis,

Tennessee.

Complainants alleged that respondent

had violated section 337 of the Tariff

Act of 1930 by importing into the

United States, selling for importation,

and/or selling within the United States

after importation certain safety eyewear

and components thereof by reason of (a)

infringement of claims 1–5, 8–14, and

16–18 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,457,505

(the ’505 patent); (b) the claim of U.S.

Letters Patent Des. 322,616; and (c)

misappropriation of trade dress, the

threat or effect of which is to destroy or

substantially injure an industry in the

United States.

On May 17, 2000, complainants filed

an unopposed motion to amend the

complaint and notice of investigation to

delete ‘‘claim 18’’ of the ’505 patent. In

their motion, complainants stated that

the ’505 patent has only 17 claims and

that references to ‘‘claim 18’’ were due

to a typographical error.

On May 18, 2000, the presiding ALJ

issued an ID (Order No. 4) granting

complainants’ motion. The ALJ found

that there was good cause for the

amendment, and that there was no

prejudice to the parties or to the public

interest. Accordingly, the complaint and

the notice of investigation were

amended to delete all references to

‘‘claim 18’’ of the ’505 patent.

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

section 210.42 of the Commission’s

Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR

210.42). Copies of the ALJ’s ID and all

other nonconfidential documents filed

in connection with this investigation are

or will be 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, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20436, telephone 202–

205–2000.

Issued: June 5, 2000.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–14759 Filed 6–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–U

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 332–350 and 332–351]

Monitoring of U.S. Imports of

Tomatoes; Monitoring of U.S. Imports

of Peppers

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Publication of monitoring

reports in 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 6, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

general information, Timothy McCarty

(202–205–3324) or Lowell Grant (202–

205–3312), Agriculture and Forest

Products Division, Office of Industries,

or for information on legal aspects,

William Gearhart (202–205–3091),

Office of the General Counsel, U.S.

International Trade Commission.

Hearing impaired persons can obtain

information on these studies 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).

Background

Section 316 of the North American

Free-Trade Agreement Implementation

Act (NAFTA Implementation Act), 19

U.S.C. 3381, directs the Commission to

monitor imports of fresh or chilled

tomatoes (HTS heading 0702.00) and

fresh or chilled peppers, other than chili

peppers (HTS subheading 0709.60.00),

until January 1, 2009. As a result of such

monitoring, the domestic industry

producing a like or directly competitive

perishable agricultural product may

request, in a global safeguard petition

filed under section 202 of the Trade Act

of 1974 or a bilateral safeguard petition

filed under section 302 of the NAFTA

Implementation Act, that provisional

relief be provided pending completion

of a full section 202 or 302

investigation. If provisional relief is

requested, the Commission has 21 days

in which to make its decision and to

transmit any provisional relief

recommendation to the President. In

response to the monitoring directive, the

Commission instituted investigation No.

332–350, Monitoring of U.S. Imports of

Tomatoes (59 FR 1763) and

investigation No. 332–351, Monitoring

of U.S. Imports of Peppers (59 FR 1762).

Although section 316 of the NAFTA

Implementation Act does not require

that the Commission publish reports on

the results of its monitoring activities,

the initial notices of investigation for