[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35286-35287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15930]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1095]


Certain Load Supporting Systems, Including Composite Mat Systems, 
and Components Thereof; Commission Determination Not To Review an 
Initial Determination Granting a Joint Motion To Terminate the 
Investigation Based on Consent Orders and a Settlement Agreement; 
Issuance of Consent Orders; 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 has determined not to review an initial determination (Order 
No. 10) granting a joint motion to terminate the investigation based on 
consent orders and a settlement agreement. The Commission has issued 
the consent orders. The investigation is terminated.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lucy Grace D. Noyola, Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-3438. Copies of non-
confidential 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 SW, Washington, DC 20436, 
telephone 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 this investigation may be viewed 
on the Commission's electronic docket (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 instituted this investigation 
on January 22, 2018, based on a complaint filed by Newpark Mats & 
Integrated Services LLC of The Woodlands, Texas (``Newpark''). 83 FR 
3022 (Jan. 22, 2018). The complaint, as amended, 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 load 
supporting systems, including composite mat systems, and components 
thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 
6,511,257 and 6,695,527. The notice of investigation, as amended, names 
as respondents Checkers Industrial Products, LLC of Broomfield, 
Colorado; Checkers Safety Group UK LTD of Cheshire, United Kingdom; 
Zigma Ground Solutions LTD of Essex, United Kingdom; and Isokon d.o.o. 
of Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia (``Isokon''). The Office of Unfair 
Import Investigations was not named as a party to the investigation.
    On June 28, 2018, the Commission determined not to review an 
initial determination (``ID'') terminating the investigation in part as 
to Isokon. Notice (June 28, 2018) (determining not to review Order No. 
8 (May 29, 2018)).
    On June 13, 2018, Newpark and the remaining respondents filed a 
joint motion to terminate the investigation in its entirety based on 
consent orders and a settlement agreement.
    On June 26, 2018, the administrative law judge (``ALJ'') issued the 
subject ID (Order No. 10) granting the motion. The ALJ found that the 
motion, consent order stipulation, and proposed consent orders satisfy 
the requirements of 19 CFR 210.21(b) and (c). The ALJ also found that 
termination of the investigation would not be contrary to

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the public interest. No petitions for review of the subject ID were 
filed.
    The Commission has determined not to review the subject ID and has 
issued the consent orders. 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 20, 2018.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-15930 Filed 7-24-18; 8:45 am]
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