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INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 337–TA–1109] 

Certain Clidinium Bromide and 

Products Containing Same; 

Commission Decision Not To Review 

an Initial Determination Granting 

Complainants’ Unopposed Motion To 

Terminate the Investigation Based on 

the Withdrawal of the Amended 

Complaint; Termination of the 

Investigation 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission has determined not to 

review an initial determination (‘‘ID’’) 

(Order No. 12) of the presiding 

Administrative Law Judge (‘‘ALJ’’) 

granting Complainants’ unopposed 

motion to terminate the investigation in 

its entirety based on the withdrawal of 

the amended complaint. The 

investigation is terminated. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Houda Morad, Office of the General 

Counsel, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 

708–4716. 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 at 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 April 23, 2018, based on a complaint 

filed by Valeant Pharmaceuticals North 

America LLC of Bridgewater, New 

Jersey and Valeant Pharmaceuticals 

International, Inc. of Laval, Canada 

(collectively, ‘‘Valeant’’). See 83 FR 

17676–7 (Apr. 23, 2018). The complaint, 

as amended, alleges violations of section 

337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), based upon 

the importation into the United States, 

the sale for importation, and the sale 

within the United States after 

importation of certain clidinium 

bromide and products containing same 

by reason of unfair acts or methods of 

competition, the threat or effect of 

which is to destroy or substantially 

injure an industry in the United States. 

See id. The notice of investigation 

named as respondents in this 

investigation: Bi-Coastal Pharma 

International LLC and Bi-Coastal 

Pharmaceutical Corporation 

(collectively, ‘‘Bi-Coastal’’) of 

Shrewsbury, New Jersey; ECI 

Pharmaceuticals LLC of Fort 

Lauderdale, Florida; Virtus 

Pharmaceuticals LLC of Tampa, Florida; 

and Virtus Pharmaceuticals OPCO II 

LLC of Nashville, Tennessee. See id. 

The Office of Unfair Import 

Investigations is also a party to this 

investigation. See id. On June 12, 2018, 

the ALJ partially terminated the 

investigation as to Bi-Coastal based on 

a settlement agreement. See Order No. 9 

(June 12, 2018), unreviewed, Comm’n 

Notice (June 28, 2018). 

On July 9, 2018, Valeant filed an 

unopposed motion (Motion) to 

terminate the investigation in its 

entirety based on the withdrawal of the 

amended complaint. On July 10, 2018, 

the ALJ issued the subject ID (Order No. 

12) granting the Motion. In accordance 

with Commission Rule 210.21(a)(1), 19 

CFR 210.21(a)(1), the ID notes that 

‘‘[t]here are no agreements, written or 

oral, express or implied between 

Complainants and Respondents 

concerning the subject matter of this 

Investigation.’’ See ID at 1 (citing Motion 

at 2). In addition, the ID finds that 

‘‘there are no extraordinary 

circumstances that warrant denying the 

motion.’’ See id. 

No petition for review of the ID was 

filed. The Commission has determined 

not to review the ID. 

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 27, 2018. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16484 Filed 7–31–18; 8:45 am] 

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 337–TA–1126] 

Certain Water Filters and Components 

Thereof Institution of Investigation 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission 

ACTION: Notice 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

complaint was filed with the U.S. 

International Trade Commission on June 

8, 2018, under section 337 of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of 

Electrolux Home Products, Inc. of 

Charlotte, North Carolina and KX 

Technologies, LLC of West Haven, 

Connecticut. An amended complaint 

was filed on June 28, 2018. A letter 

supplementing the amended complaint 

was filed on July 10, 2018. The 

amended complaint, as supplemented, 

alleges violations of section 337 based 

upon the importation into the United 

States, the sale for importation, and the 

sale within the United States after 

importation of certain water filters and 

components thereof by reason of 

infringement of U.S. Patent No. 

8,673,146 (‘‘the ’146 patent’’); U.S. 

Patent No. 8,137,551 (‘‘the ’551 patent’’); 

U.S. Patent No. 9,233,322 (‘‘the ’322 

patent’’); and U.S. Patent No. 9,901,852 

(‘‘the ’852 patent’’). The amended 

complaint further alleges that an 

industry in the United States exists as 

required by the applicable Federal 

Statute. 

The complainants request that the 

Commission institute an investigation 

and, after the investigation, issue a 

general exclusion order or, in the 

alternative, a limited exclusion order, 

and cease and desist orders. 

ADDRESSES: The amended complaint, 

except for any confidential information 

contained therein, is 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, Room 112, Washington, DC 

20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. 

Hearing impaired 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 at https://

www.usitc.gov. The public record for 


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this investigation may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at https://edis.usitc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pathenia M. Proctor, The Office of 

Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. 

International Trade Commission, 

telephone (202) 205–2560. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: The authority for institution of 

this investigation is contained in section 337 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 

U.S.C. 1337, and in section 210.10 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2018). 

Scope of investigation: Having 

considered the amended complaint, the 

U.S. International Trade Commission, 

on July 26, 2018, ordered that— 

(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of 

section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended, an investigation be instituted 

to determine whether there is a 

violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of 

section 337 in the importation into the 

United States, the sale for importation, 

or the sale within the United States after 

importation of products identified in 

paragraph (2) by reason of infringement 

of one or more of claims 1–3, 6, 7, and 

15 of the ’146 patent; claim 49 of the 

’551 patent; claims 1–3, 7–9, and 12–15 

of the ’322 patent; and claims 1, 4–6, 9– 

11, 14–18, and 21–31 of the ’852 patent; 

and whether an industry in the United 

States exists as required by subsection 

(a)(2) of section 337; 

(2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the 

plain language description of the 

accused products or category of accused 

products, which defines the scope of the 

investigation, is ‘‘water filter cartridges 

for refrigerators, including water filter 

cartridge assemblies and 

interconnection subassemblies’’; 

(3) For the purpose of the 

investigation so instituted, the following 

are hereby named as parties upon which 

this notice of investigation shall be 

served: 

(a) The complainants are: 

Electrolux Home Products, Inc., 10200 

David Taylor Drive, Charlotte, NC 

28262 

KX Technologies, LLC, 55 Railroad 

Avenue, West Haven, CT 06516 

(b) The respondents are the following 

entities alleged to be in violation of 

section 337, and are the parties upon 

which the amended complaint is to be 

served: 

Shenzen Calux Purification Technology 

Co., Limited, No. 7–3, The Second 

Industrial Zone, Fudigang Pingdong 

Community, Pingdi Street, Longgang 

District, Shenzen, Guangdong, China 

518100 

Ningbo Pureza Limited, No. l Floor, 

Shanshan Industrial Park, Jishigang, 

Yinzhou, Ningbo, China 315100 

JiangSu Angkua Environmental 

Technical Co., Ltd., Chai Wan 

Industrial Park, RuGao, China 226500 

Ecopure Filter Co., Ltd., 266 Yanquing 

Arterial Highway, Jimo, Qindao, 

China 266000 

Shenzhen Dakon Purification Tech Co., 

Ltd., 101, No. 7–3, Fudigang Second 

Industrial Area, Pingdong 

Community, Pingdi Sreet, Longgng 

Dist., Shenzhen, Guangdong, China 

518100 

HongKong Ecoaqua Co., Limited, Hong 

Kong Rm 2105 JQD2732 Trend Centre, 

29–31 Cheng Lee St., Wan Chai, Hong 

Kong, CHINA, Area Code 852 

Ecolife Technologies, Inc., 17910 Ajax 

Circle, City of Industry, CA 91748 

Crystala Filters LLC, 555 Preakness 

Avenue, Suite 301, Patterson, NJ 

07502 

(c) The Office of Unfair Import 

Investigations, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 

401, Washington, DC 20436; and 

(4) For the investigation so instituted, 

the Chief Administrative Law Judge, 

U.S. International Trade Commission, 

shall designate the presiding 

Administrative Law Judge. 

Responses to the amended complaint 

and the notice of investigation must be 

submitted by the named respondents in 

accordance with section 210.13 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 

19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such 

responses will be considered by the 

Commission if received not later than 20 

days after the date of service by the 

Commission of the amended complaint 

and the notice of investigation. 

Extensions of time for submitting 

responses to the amended complaint 

and the notice of investigation will not 

be granted unless good cause therefor is 

shown. 

Failure of a respondent to file a timely 

response to each allegation in the 

amended complaint and in this notice 

may be deemed to constitute a waiver of 

the right to appear and contest the 

allegations of the amended complaint 

and this notice, and to authorize the 

administrative law judge and the 

Commission, without further notice to 

the respondent, to find the facts to be as 

alleged in the amended complaint and 

this notice and to enter an initial 

determination and a final determination 

containing such findings, and may 

result in the issuance of an exclusion 

order or a cease and desist order or both 

directed against the respondent. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: July 27, 2018. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

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COMMISSION 

[USITC SE–18–035] 

Government in the Sunshine Act 

Meeting Notice 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United 

States International Trade Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: August 3, 2018 at 11:00 

a.m. 

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20436, Telephone: 

(202) 205–2000. 

STATUS: Open to the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Agendas for future meetings: None. 

2. Minutes. 

3. Ratification List. 

4. Vote on Inv. Nos. 701–TA–608 and 

731–TA–1420 (Preliminary) (Steel Racks 

from China). The Commission is 

currently scheduled to complete and file 

its determinations on August 6, 2018; 

views of the Commission are currently 

scheduled to be completed and filed on 

August 13, 2018. 

5. Vote on Inv. Nos. 701–TA–583 and 

731–TA–1381 (Final) (Cast Iron Soil 

Pipe Fittings from China). The 

Commission is currently scheduled to 

complete and file its determinations and 

views of the Commission by August 20, 

2018. 

6. Outstanding action jackets: None. 

In accordance with Commission 

policy, subject matter listed above, not 

disposed of at the scheduled meeting, 

may be carried over to the agenda of the 

following meeting. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: July 27, 2018. 

William Bishop, 

Supervisory Hearings and Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16552 Filed 7–30–18; 11:15 am] 

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