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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 235 (Friday, December 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 97068-97069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28527]

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1415]

Certain Pre-Stretched Synthetic Braiding Hair and Packaging 
Therefor; Notice of a Commission Determination Not To Review Initial 
Determination Granting Complainant's Motion To Amend the Complaint and 
Notice of 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 
(``ID'') (Order No. 15) issued by the presiding chief administrative 
law judge (``CALJ'') granting complainant JBS Hair, Inc.'s (``JBS 
Hair'') motion for leave to amend the complaint and notice of 
investigation to add JMS Trading Corp. (``JMS Trading'') of Buena Park, 
CA as a respondent to this investigation and to make several 
ministerial updates to the complaint.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Lall, Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2043. 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, telephone (202) 205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 4, 2024, the Commission 
instituted this investigation based on a complaint filed by JBS Hair of 
Atlanta, GA. 89 FR 73123-24 (Sept. 9, 2024). The complaint 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 pre-stretched synthetic braiding hair and 
packaging therefor by reason of the infringement of certain claims of 
U.S. Patent Nos. 10,786,026 (``the '026 patent''); 10,945,478 (``the 
'478 patent''); and 10,980,301 (``the '301 patent''). The Commission's 
notice of investigation (``NOI'') named the following respondents: (1) 
Sun Taiyang Co., Ltd. d/b/a Outre[supreg] of Moonachie, NJ; (2) Beauty 
Elements Corporation d/b/a Bijouz[supreg] of Miami Gardens, FL; (3) 
Hair Zone, Inc. d/b/a Sensationnel[supreg] of Moonachie, NJ; (4) Beauty 
Essence, Inc. d/b/a SupremeTM Hair US of Moonachie, NJ; (5) 
SLI Production Corp. d/b/a It's a Wig! of Moonachie, NJ; (6) Royal 
Imex, Inc. d/b/a Zury[supreg] Hollywood of Santa Fe Springs, CA; (7) GS 
Imports, Inc. d/b/a Golden State Imports, Inc.' of Paramount, CA; (8) 
Eve Hair, Inc. of Lakewood, CA; (9) Kum Kang Trading USA, Inc. d/b/a 
BNGHAIR of Paramount, CA (``Kum Kang''); (10) Midway International, 
Inc. d/b/a BOBBI BOSS of Cerritos, CA; (11) Mayde Beauty Inc. of Port 
Washington, NY; (12) Hair Plus Trading Co., Inc. d/b/a Femi Collection 
of Suwanee, GA; (13) Optimum Solution Group LLC d/b/a Oh Yes Hair of 
Duluth, GA; (14) Chois International, Inc. of Norcross, GA; (15) Twin 
Peak International, Inc. d/b/a Dejavu Hair of Atlanta, GA; (16) Loc N

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Products, LLC of Atlanta, Georgia; (17) Crown Pacific Group Inc. of 
Doraville, GA; (18) Vivace, Inc. d/b/a Dae Do Inc. of Levittown, NY; 
(19) A-Hair Import Inc. of Norcross, GA ; (20) Chade Fashions, Inc. of 
Niles, IL; (21) Mink Hair, Ltd. d/b/a Sensual[supreg] Collection of 
Wayne, NJ (``Mink Hair''); (22) Mane Concept Inc. of Moonachie, NJ; 
(23) Oradell International Corp. d/b/a MOTOWN TRESS of Manalapan, NJ 
(``Oradell''); (24) Beauty Plus Trading Co., Inc. d/b/a Janet 
CollectionTM of Moonachie, NJ; (25) Model Model Hair 
Fashion, Inc. of Port Washington, NY; (26) New Jigu Trading Corp. d/b/a 
Harlem 125[supreg] of Port Washington, NY; (27) Shake N Go Fashion, 
Inc. of Port Washington, NY; (28) Amekor Industries, Inc. d/b/a Vivica 
A. Fox[supreg] Hair Collection of Conshohocken, PA; (29) I & I Hair 
Corp. of Dallas, TX (``I & I Hair''); (30) Zugoo Import Inc. of 
Norcross, GA. Id. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations (``OUII'') 
was also named as a party in this investigation. Id. at 73124.
    On October 8, 2024, JBS Hair moved for leave to amend the complaint 
and notice of investigation to add JMS Trading as a respondent to this 
investigation and to make several ministerial updates to the complaint. 
ID at 1. JBS Hair's motion attached a ``proposed amendment adding 
Respondent JMS Trading'' and a redline showing the changes to the 
current complaint. On October 18, 2024, OUII filed a response in 
support of the motion. Id. On the same day, a number of respondents 
filed a response stating that they ``do not oppose the addition of JMS 
Trading provided that . . . the target date and procedural schedule are 
extended by an amount of time equal to the time that elapses between 
the institution of this Investigation and the ultimate addition of JMS 
Trading.'' Id. at 2.
    On November 4, 2024, the presiding CALJ issued the subject ID 
(Order No. 15), pursuant to Commission Rule 210.14(b) (19 CFR 
210.14(b)), granting Complainants' motion to amend the complaint and 
NOI as requested. The ID finds that that the amendments ``will not 
prejudice respondents, the proposed respondent, Staff, or the public 
interest,'' and that ``JBS Hair has shown good cause to amend the 
complaint and notice of investigation to add allegations that JMS 
Trading has violated section 337.'' Id. at 4. The ID also finds that 
``there is good cause to make the ministerial updates to the complaint 
that JBS Hair proposes.'' Id. The CALJ denied the respondents' request 
to extend the target date and procedural schedule.

    No party filed a petition for review of the subject ID.
    The Commission has determined not to review the subject ID 
(Order No. 15).
    The Commission vote for this determination took place on 
December 2, 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: December 2, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-28527 Filed 12-5-24; 8:45 am]
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