80_FR_41648 80 FR 41513 - Certain Lip Balm Products, Containers for Lip Balm and Components Thereof; Institution of Investigation

80 FR 41513 - Certain Lip Balm Products, Containers for Lip Balm and Components Thereof; Institution of Investigation

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 135 (July 15, 2015)

Page Range41513-41514
FR Document2015-17371

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on June 12, 2015, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of eos Products, LLC of New York, New York and The Kind Group LLC of New York, New York. A supplement to the complaint was filed on June 30, 2015. The complaint 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 lip balm products, containers for lip balm, and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,888,391 (``the '391 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists or is in the process of being established as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-961]


Certain Lip Balm Products, Containers for Lip Balm and Components 
Thereof; Institution of Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the 
U.S. International Trade Commission on June 12, 2015, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of eos 
Products, LLC of New York, New York and The Kind Group LLC of New York, 
New York. A supplement to the complaint was filed on June 30, 2015. The 
complaint 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 lip balm products, 
containers for lip balm, and components thereof by reason of 
infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,888,391 (``the '391 
patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United 
States exists or is in the process of being established as required by 
subsection (a)(2) of section 337.
    The complainants request that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion 
order and cease and desist orders.

ADDRESSES: The 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 http://www.usitc.gov. The 
public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's 
electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 
205-2560.

    Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation 
is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 
and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2015).

    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on July 9, 2015, 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 certain lip balm 
products, containers for lip balm, and components thereof by reason of 
infringement of one or more of claims 1-3, 5-7, 10-18, 20-22, and 25-30 
of the '391 patent, and whether an industry in the United States exists 
or is in the process of being established as required by subsection 
(a)(2) of section 337;
    (2) 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:

eos Products, LLC, 19 West 44th Street, Suite 811, New York, NY 10036
The Kind Group LLC, 19 West 44th Street, Suite 811, New York, NY 10036

    (b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint 
is to be served:

OraLabs, Inc., 18685 East Plaza Drive, Parker, CO 80134
CVS Health Corporation, 1 CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895-6146
CVS Pharmacy, Inc., 1 CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895-6195
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 108 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, IL 60015
Walgreen Co., 108 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, IL 60015
Dollar Tree, Inc., 500 Volvo Parkway, Chesapeake, VA 23320-1604
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc., 500 Volvo Parkway, Chesapeake, VA 23320
Five Below Inc., 1818 Market Street, Suite 1900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Wuxi Sunmart Science and Technology Co., Ltd., a/k/a Wuxi Sunmart Group 
Co., Ltd., a/k/a Wuxi Shengma Science & Technology Co., Ltd., No. 268 
Huandong Road, Huangtang Industrial Park, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214407 China
Wuxi Sunmart Plastic Co., Ltd., No. 268 Huandong Road, Huangtang 
Industrial Park, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214407 China

    (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International 
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; 
and
    (3) 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 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 complaint and the notice 
of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to the 
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 complaint and in this notice may be deemed to 
constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations 
of the 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 complaint and this notice and 
to enter an initial determination and a final determination containing

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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 10, 2015.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-17371 Filed 7-14-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                  and other Native American entities; (4)                  ADDRESSES:   The complaint, except for                   (b) The respondents are the following
                                                  Academia; (5) Landowners, businesses,                    any confidential information contained                entities alleged to be in violation of
                                                  and organizations representing                           therein, is available for inspection                  section 337, and are the parties upon
                                                  landowners or businesses.                                during official business hours (8:45 a.m.             which the complaint is to be served:
                                                     In addition, the Committee may                        to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the                    OraLabs, Inc., 18685 East Plaza Drive,
                                                  include scientific experts, and will                     Secretary, U.S. International Trade                      Parker, CO 80134
                                                  include rotating representation from one                 Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room                    CVS Health Corporation, 1 CVS Drive,
                                                  or more of the institutions that host the                112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone                     Woonsocket, RI 02895–6146
                                                  DOI Climate Science Centers.                             (202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired                      CVS Pharmacy, Inc., 1 CVS Drive,
                                                     The Committee will meet                               individuals are advised that information                 Woonsocket, RI 02895–6195
                                                  approximately 2–4 times annually, and                    on this matter can be obtained by                     Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 108
                                                  at such times as designated by the DFO.                  contacting the Commission’s TDD                          Wilmot Road, Deerfield, IL 60015
                                                  The Secretary of the Interior will                       terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons                   Walgreen Co., 108 Wilmot Road,
                                                  appoint members to the Committee.                        with mobility impairments who will                       Deerfield, IL 60015
                                                  Members appointed as special                             need special assistance in gaining access             Dollar Tree, Inc., 500 Volvo Parkway,
                                                  Government employees are required to                     to the Commission should contact the                     Chesapeake, VA 23320–1604
                                                  file on an annual basis a confidential                   Office of the Secretary at (202) 205–                 Dollar Tree Stores, Inc., 500 Volvo
                                                  financial disclosure report.                             2000. General information concerning                     Parkway, Chesapeake, VA 23320
                                                     No individual who is currently                        the Commission may also be obtained                   Five Below Inc., 1818 Market Street,
                                                  registered as a Federal lobbyist is                      by accessing its internet server at                      Suite 1900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
                                                  eligible to serve as a member of the                     http://www.usitc.gov. The public record               Wuxi Sunmart Science and Technology
                                                  Committee.                                               for this investigation may be viewed on                  Co., Ltd., a/k/a Wuxi Sunmart Group
                                                  Robin O’Malley,                                          the Commission’s electronic docket                       Co., Ltd., a/k/a Wuxi Shengma
                                                  Designated Federal Officer, ACCCNRS.                     (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.                         Science & Technology Co., Ltd., No.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–17251 Filed 7–14–15; 8:45 am]              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The                     268 Huandong Road, Huangtang
                                                                                                           Office of Unfair Import Investigations,                  Industrial Park, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214407
                                                  BILLING CODE 4311–MP–P
                                                                                                           U.S. International Trade Commission,                     China
                                                                                                           telephone (202) 205–2560.                             Wuxi Sunmart Plastic Co., Ltd., No. 268
                                                                                                                                                                    Huandong Road, Huangtang Industrial
                                                  INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                        Authority: The authority for institution of
                                                                                                           this investigation is contained in section 337           Park, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214407 China
                                                  COMMISSION
                                                                                                           of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and               (c) The Office of Unfair Import
                                                  [Investigation No. 337–TA–961]                           in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules           Investigations, U.S. International Trade
                                                                                                           of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10              Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite
                                                  Certain Lip Balm Products, Containers                    (2015).                                               401, Washington, DC 20436; and
                                                  for Lip Balm and Components Thereof;                                                                              (3) For the investigation so instituted,
                                                  Institution of Investigation                                Scope of Investigation: Having                     the Chief Administrative Law Judge,
                                                                                                           considered the complaint, the U.S.                    U.S. International Trade Commission,
                                                  AGENCY: U.S. International Trade                         International Trade Commission, on
                                                  Commission.                                                                                                    shall designate the presiding
                                                                                                           July 9, 2015, ordered that—                           Administrative Law Judge.
                                                  ACTION: Notice.                                             (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of                     Responses to the complaint and the
                                                  SUMMARY:    Notice is hereby given that a                section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as             notice of investigation must be
                                                  complaint was filed with the U.S.                        amended, an investigation be instituted               submitted by the named respondents in
                                                  International Trade Commission on June                   to determine whether there is a                       accordance with section 210.13 of the
                                                  12, 2015, under section 337 of the Tariff                violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of                  Commission’s Rules of Practice and
                                                  Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C.                       section 337 in the importation into the               Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to
                                                  1337, on behalf of eos Products, LLC of                  United States, the sale for importation,              19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such
                                                  New York, New York and The Kind                          or the sale within the United States after            responses will be considered by the
                                                  Group LLC of New York, New York. A                       importation of certain lip balm                       Commission if received not later than 20
                                                  supplement to the complaint was filed                    products, containers for lip balm, and                days after the date of service by the
                                                  on June 30, 2015. The complaint alleges                  components thereof by reason of                       Commission of the complaint and the
                                                  violations of section 337 based upon the                 infringement of one or more of claims                 notice of investigation. Extensions of
                                                  importation into the United States, the                  1–3, 5–7, 10–18, 20–22, and 25–30 of                  time for submitting responses to the
                                                  sale for importation, and the sale within                the ’391 patent, and whether an                       complaint and the notice of
                                                  the United States after importation of                   industry in the United States exists or               investigation will not be granted unless
                                                  certain lip balm products, containers for                is in the process of being established as             good cause therefor is shown.
                                                  lip balm, and components thereof by                      required by subsection (a)(2) of section                 Failure of a respondent to file a timely
                                                  reason of infringement of certain claims                 337;                                                  response to each allegation in the
                                                  of U.S. Patent No. 8,888,391 (‘‘the ’391                    (2) For the purpose of the                         complaint and in this notice may be
                                                  patent’’). The complaint further alleges                 investigation so instituted, the following            deemed to constitute a waiver of the
                                                  that an industry in the United States                    are hereby named as parties upon which                right to appear and contest the
                                                                                                           this notice of investigation shall be
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                                                  exists or is in the process of being                                                                           allegations of the complaint and this
                                                  established as required by subsection                    served:                                               notice, and to authorize the
                                                  (a)(2) of section 337.                                      (a) The complainants are:                          administrative law judge and the
                                                     The complainants request that the                     eos Products, LLC, 19 West 44th Street,               Commission, without further notice to
                                                  Commission institute an investigation                       Suite 811, New York, NY 10036                      the respondent, to find the facts to be as
                                                  and, after the investigation, issue a                    The Kind Group LLC, 19 West 44th                      alleged in the complaint and this notice
                                                  limited exclusion order and cease and                       Street, Suite 811, New York, NY                    and to enter an initial determination
                                                  desist orders.                                              10036                                              and a final determination containing


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                                                  such findings, and may result in the                     publication date of this notice.                         of Workers’ Compensation (OWCP) is
                                                  issuance of an exclusion order or a cease                Comments may be submitted either by                      soliciting comments concerning the
                                                  and desist order or both directed against                email or by mail:                                        proposed collection: Waiver of Service
                                                  the respondent.                                                                                                   by Registered or Certified Mail for
                                                                                                           To submit                                                Employers and/or Insurance Carriers
                                                    By order of the Commission.                                                  Send them to:
                                                                                                           comments:                                                (LS–801) and Waiver of Service by
                                                    Issued: July 10, 2015.
                                                                                                           By email .......      pubcomment-ees.enrd@               Registered or Certified Mail for
                                                  Lisa R. Barton,
                                                                                                                                   usdoj.gov.                       Claimants and Authorized
                                                  Secretary to the Commission.                                                                                      Representatives (LS–802). A copy of the
                                                                                                           By mail .........     Assistant Attorney General,
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–17371 Filed 7–14–15; 8:45 am]                                      U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.              proposed information collection request
                                                  BILLING CODE 7020–02–P                                                           Box 7611, Washington, DC         can be obtained by contacting the office
                                                                                                                                   20044–7611.                      listed below in the address section of
                                                                                                                                                                    this Notice.
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                       During the public comment period,                     DATES: Written comments must be
                                                                                                           the Consent Decree may be examined                       submitted to the office listed in the
                                                  Notice of Lodging of Proposed                            and downloaded at this Justice                           addresses section below on or before
                                                  Consent Decree Under the Clean Water                     Department Web site: http://                             September 14, 2015.
                                                  Act                                                      www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
                                                                                                                                                                    ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S.
                                                                                                           We will provide a paper copy of the
                                                     On July 8, 2015 the Department of                                                                              Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
                                                                                                           Consent Decree upon written request
                                                  Justice lodged a proposed Consent                                                                                 Ave. NW., Room S–3323, Washington,
                                                                                                           and payment of reproduction costs.
                                                  Decree with the United States District                                                                            DC 20210, telephone/fax (202) 354–
                                                                                                           Please mail your request and payment
                                                  Court for the District of Wyoming in the                                                                          9647, Email ferguson.yoon@dol.gov.
                                                                                                           to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ—
                                                  lawsuit entitled United States v.                                                                                 Please use only one method of
                                                                                                           ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC
                                                  Cottonwood Creek, Inc., Civil Action                                                                              transmission for comments (mail or
                                                                                                           20044–7611.
                                                  No. 2:15-cv-00108–SWS.                                      Please enclose a check or money order                 Email).
                                                     In this matter the United States file a               for $4.75 (25 cents per page                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  Complaint which alleges violations of                    reproduction cost) payable to the United
                                                  sections 301(a) and 311(b)(3) of the                                                                              I. Background
                                                                                                           States Treasury. There are no exhibits
                                                  Clean Water Act (‘‘CWA’’), 33 U.S.C.                     attached to the Consent Decree.                             The Office of Workers’ Compensation
                                                  1311(a) and 1321(b)(3), arising in part                                                                           Programs (OWCP) administers the
                                                  from a March 2010 discharge of                           Bob Brook,                                               Longshore and Harbor Workers’
                                                  approximately 162 barrels of oil into an                 Assistant Section Chief, Environmental                   Compensation Act (LHWCA). The Act
                                                  unnamed tributary of the Nowood River                    Enforcement Section, Environment and                     provides benefits to workers’ injured in
                                                  from a leak in a pipeline at Cottonwood                  Natural Resources Division.                              maritime employment on the navigable
                                                  Creek, Inc.’s onshore pumping facility                   [FR Doc. 2015–17350 Filed 7–14–15; 8:45 am]              waters of the United States or in an
                                                  located in Big Horn County, Wyoming.                     BILLING CODE 4410–15–P                                   adjoining area customarily used by an
                                                  The Complaint further alleges that                                                                                employer in loading, unloading,
                                                  Cottonwood Creek had an inadequate                                                                                repairing, or building a vessel. In
                                                  Spill Prevention Control and                             DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                                      addition, several acts extend the
                                                  Countermeasure Plan in violation of                                                                               Longshore Act’s coverage to certain
                                                  CWA section 311(b)(7)(C), 33 U.S.C.                      Office of Workers’ Compensation                          other employees.
                                                  1321(b)(7)(C), and 40 CFR part 112, and                  Programs                                                    The Longshore and Harbor Workers’
                                                  also lacked a Facility Response Plan in                                                                           Compensation Act (LHWCA), at 33
                                                  violation of CWA sections 311(j)(5)(A)(i)                Division of Longshore and Harbor
                                                                                                                                                                    U.S.C. 919(e), requires that any order
                                                  and (C)(iv), 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(5)(A)(i)                  Workers’ Compensation Proposed
                                                                                                                                                                    rejecting or making an LHWCA award
                                                  and (C)(iv), and 40 CFR part 112. The                    Extension of Existing Collection;
                                                                                                                                                                    (the compensation order) be filed in the
                                                  proposed Consent Decree resolves all                     Comment Request
                                                                                                                                                                    appropriate district director’s office of
                                                  matters alleged in the Complaint for a                   ACTION:   Notice.                                        the Office of Workers’ Compensation
                                                  civil penalty payment of $170,000.                                                                                Programs (OWCP), and that copies be
                                                  Cottonwood Creek Inc. no longer owns                     SUMMARY:    The Department of Labor, as                  sent by registered or certified mail to the
                                                  the facility. Because the cause of the                   part of its continuing effort to reduce                  claimant and the employer. The
                                                  discharge was promptly corrected and                     paperwork and respondent burden,                         implementing regulations at 20 CFR
                                                  the discharge was adequately                             conducts a preclearance consultation                     702.349(b) allow parties and their
                                                  remediated, and since the                                program to provide the general public                    representatives to waive certified mail
                                                  Environmental Protection Agency                          and Federal agencies with an                             service and consent to electronic service
                                                  approved a FRP for the facility, no                      opportunity to comment on proposed                       instead. The compensation order
                                                  injunctive relief is required under the                  and/or continuing collections of                         notifies Employers/Carriers that
                                                  proposed settlement.                                     information in accordance with the                       payment of LHWCA compensation is
                                                     The publication of this notice opens                  Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                          due within 10 days of filing. If
                                                  a period for public comment on the                       (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)] This                   compensation is not paid within that
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                                                  Consent Decree. Comments should be                       program helps to ensure that requested                   time frame, an additional 20% in
                                                  addressed to the Assistant Attorney                      data can be provided in the desired                      compensation must be paid [see
                                                  General, Environment and Natural                         format, reporting burden (time and                       LHWCA § 914(f)].
                                                  Resources Division, and should refer to                  financial resources) is minimized,                          The information collected will be
                                                  United States v. Cottonwood Creek, Inc.,                 collection instruments are clearly                       used by OWCP to more efficiently serve
                                                  D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–11197. All                        understood, and the impact of collection                 compensation orders by email instead of
                                                  comments must be submitted no later                      requirements on respondents can be                       by registered or certified mail. Form LS–
                                                  than thirty (30) days after the                          properly assessed. Currently, the Office                 801 will be completed by the employer/


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ContactThe Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205-2560.
FR Citation80 FR 41513 

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