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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 91422-91423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26926]

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1334 (Enforcement)]

Certain Raised Garden Beds and Components Thereof; Notice of a 
Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination 
Granting a Joint Motion for Termination of the Enforcement Proceeding 
Based on Settlement; Termination of the Enforcement Proceeding

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade 
Commission (``Commission'') has determined not to review an initial 
determination (``ID'') (Order No. 9) of the presiding administrative 
law judge (``ALJ'') granting a joint motion to terminate the 
enforcement proceeding based on settlement. The enforcement proceeding 
is hereby terminated.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward S. Jou, Esq., Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-3316. Copies of non-
confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation may 
be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email 
[email protected]. General information concerning the Commission may 
also be obtained by accessing its internet server at https://www.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 the underlying 
investigation on October 19, 2022, based on an amended complaint filed 
by Vego Garden, Inc. of Houston, Texas (``Vego

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Garden''). 87 FR 63527-28 (Oct. 19, 2022). The Commission determined to 
investigate alleged 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, and in the sale of, certain raised garden beds and 
components thereof by reason of misappropriation of trade secrets and 
unfair competition, the threat or effect of which is to destroy or 
substantially injure a domestic industry.
    On March 21, 2024, the Commission issued a final determination 
finding a violation of section 337 based on trade secret 
misappropriation and false advertising. 89 FR 21270-71 (Mar. 27, 2024). 
The Commission determined to issue a limited exclusion order (``LEO'') 
directed to respondents Huizhou Green Giant Technology Co., Ltd. 
(``Green Giant'') of Guangdong, China and Utopban Limited (``Utopban'') 
of Hong Kong, and a cease and desist order (``CDO'') directed to 
Utopban.
    The Commission instituted an enforcement proceeding in this 
investigation on June 26, 2024, based upon a complaint filed by Vego 
Innovations, Inc. f/k/a Vego Garden (``Vego''). 89 FR 53443-44 (June 
26, 2024). The complaint alleges that Green Giant and Utopban have 
continued to import, sell, offer for sale, market, advertise, 
distribute, transfer, and/or solicit agents or distributors for 
products in violation of the LEO and CDO. Id. Green Giant and Utopban 
were named as respondents in the enforcement proceeding, and the Office 
of Unfair Import Investigations (``OUII'') was also named as a party. 
Comm'n Order (June 20, 2024).
    On October 3, 2024, Vego, Green Giant, and Utopban filed a joint 
motion for termination of the enforcement proceeding based on a 
settlement agreement. On October 11, 2024, OUII filed a response in 
support of the motion. On October 17, 2024, the ALJ issued the subject 
ID granting the joint motion for termination, attaching confidential 
and public versions of the settlement agreement. The ALJ found that the 
motion complied with the requirements of Commission Rule 210.21(b)(1) 
(19 CFR 210.21(b)(1)). ID at 1-3. The ALJ also found that termination 
``would not adversely affect the public interest.'' Id. at 3. No 
petitions for review of the subject ID were filed.
    The Commission has determined not to review the subject ID. The 
enforcement proceeding is hereby terminated.
    The Commission vote for this determination took place on November 
13, 2024.
    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: November 14, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-26926 Filed 11-18-24; 8:45 am]
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