81 FR 38735 - Certain L-Tryptophan, L-Tryptophan Products, and Their Methods of Production Institution of Investigation

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Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on May 10, 2016, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Ajinomoto Co., Inc. of Japan and Ajinomoto Heartland Inc. of Chicago, Illinois. A letter supplementing the complaint was filed on May 20, 2016. The 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 L-tryptophan, L-tryptophan products, and their methods of production by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,666,655 (``the '655 patent'') and U.S. Patent No. 6,180,373 (``the '373 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 an exclusion order and cease and desist orders.

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1005]


Certain L-Tryptophan, L-Tryptophan Products, and Their Methods of 
Production 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 May 10, 2016, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. of Japan and Ajinomoto Heartland Inc. of Chicago, 
Illinois. A letter supplementing the complaint was filed on May 20, 
2016. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 
based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for

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importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of 
certain L-tryptophan, L-tryptophan products, and their methods of 
production by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent 
No. 7,666,655 (``the '655 patent'') and U.S. Patent No. 6,180,373 
(``the '373 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 an 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 Docket Services, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205-1802.

    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 (2016).

    SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on June 8, 2016, 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)(ii) 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 L-
tryptophan, L-tryptophan products, and their methods of production by 
reason of infringement of one or more of claims 4, 7, 8, and 20 of the 
'655 patent and claim 10 of the '373 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:

Ajinomoto Co., Inc., 15-1, Kyobashi 1-chome, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 104-8315, 
Japan
Ajinomoto Heartland Inc., 8430 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 650, Chicago, 
IL 60631-3421

    (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:

CJ CheilJedang Corp., CJ CheilJedang Center, 330, Dongho-ro, Jung-Gu, 
Seoul, Republic of Korea
CJ America, Inc., 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 230, Downers Grove, Illinois 
60515-5423
PT CheilJedang Indonesia, Menara Jamsostek, 21st Floor, JL. Jend. Gatot 
Subroto Kav.38, Jakarta 12710, Indonesia

    (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative 
Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the 
presiding Administrative Law Judge. The Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations will not be participating as a party in this 
investigation.
    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 
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: June 9, 2016.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2016-14011 Filed 6-13-16; 8:45 am]
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Amy Harvey collection. Amy Harvey Nebraska; the Ponca Tribe of Indians of countervailing duty investigation
collected Oneota materials while doing Oklahoma; and the Winnebago Tribe of concerning certain corrosion-resistant
doctoral research at the University of Nebraska. steel products from Taiwan
Wisconsin-Madison in the early 1960s, (Investigation No. 701–TA–538 (Final)
Additional Requestors and Disposition
and retained the materials when she is terminated.
began teaching at Stephens College in Lineal descendants or representatives DATES: Effective Date: June 2, 2016.
Columbia, Missouri, in 1965. The of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
human remains were transferred to the organization not identified in this notice
Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of
Office of the State Archaeologist that wish to request transfer of control
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Bioarchaeology Program in 2010. The of these human remains should submit
Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
human remains were identified as one a written request with information in
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-
subadult, approximately two years old, support of the request to Lara Noldner,
impaired individuals are advised that
and one adult. Sex could not be Office of the State Archaeologist
information on this matter can be
determined. No known individuals were Bioarchaeology Program, University of
obtained by contacting the
identified. No associated funerary Iowa, 700 South Clinton Street, Iowa
Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
objects are present. City, IA 52242, telephone (319) 384–
205–1810. Persons with mobility
The Blood Run National Historic 0740, email lara-noldner@uiowa.edu, by
Landmark (site 13LO2) is a large Oneota impairments who will need special
July 14, 2016. After that date, if no
tradition village site located in Iowa and assistance in gaining access to the
additional requestors have come
South Dakota, straddling the Big Sioux Commission should contact the Office
forward, transfer of control of the
River southeast of Sioux Falls, SD. of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
human remains to the Ho-Chunk Nation
Archeological evidence, including General information concerning the
of Wisconsin; the Iowa Tribe of Kansas
radiocarbon dates and trade artifacts, Commission may also be obtained by
and Nebraska; the Iowa Tribe of
suggests that the site was most accessing its Internet server (http://
Oklahoma; the Omaha Tribe of
intensively occupied from A.D. 1500– www.usitc.gov). The public record for
Nebraska; the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of
1700. Tribal histories, supported by this investigation may be viewed on the
Indians, Oklahoma; the Ponca Tribe of
French historical maps and documents, Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
Nebraska; the Ponca Tribe of Indians of
strongly suggest that the Omaha at http://edis.usitc.gov.
Oklahoma; and the Winnebago Tribe of
(possibly including the Ponca at this Nebraska, may proceed. Authority: This investigation is being
time), Iowa, and Oto tribes were present The Office of the State Archaeologist terminated under authority of title VII of the
in the area at that time and were the Bioarchaeology Program is responsible Tariff Act of 1930 and pursuant to section
probable residents of the site. The Ho- 207.40(a) of the Commission’s Rules of
for notifying the Ho-Chunk Nation of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.40(a)).
Chunk and Winnebago are also Wisconsin; the Iowa Tribe of Kansas This notice is published pursuant to section
ethnohistorically linked to these tribes. and Nebraska; the Iowa Tribe of 201.10 of the Commission’s rules (19 CFR
Based on this contextual information, it Oklahoma; the Omaha Tribe of 201.10).
has been determined that there is a Nebraska; the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of
relationship of shared group identity By order of the Commission.
Indians, Oklahoma; the Ponca Tribe of
that can be reasonably traced between Issued: June 8, 2016.
Nebraska; the Ponca Tribe of Indians of
these Native American human remains Oklahoma; and the Winnebago Tribe of Lisa R. Barton,
and the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Nebraska, that this notice has been Secretary to the Commission.
the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; published. [FR Doc. 2016–13978 Filed 6–13–16; 8:45 am]
the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; the Omaha BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
Dated: May 16, 2016.
Tribe of Nebraska; the Otoe-Missouria
Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; the Ponca Melanie O’Brien,
Tribe of Nebraska; the Ponca Tribe of Manager, National NAGPRA Program. INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Indians of Oklahoma; and the [FR Doc. 2016–14014 Filed 6–13–16; 8:45 am] COMMISSION
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
[Investigation No. 337–TA–1005]
Determinations Made by the Office of
the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Certain L-Tryptophan, L-Tryptophan
INTERNATIONAL TRADE Products, and Their Methods of
Program
COMMISSION Production Institution of Investigation
Officials of the Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program [Investigation No. 701–TA–538 (Final)] AGENCY: U.S. International Trade
have determined that: Commission.
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the ACTION: Notice.
Products From Taiwan; Termination of
human remains described in this notice
Investigation SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a
represent the physical remains of four
individuals of Native American AGENCY: United States International complaint was filed with the U.S.
ancestry. Trade Commission. International Trade Commission on May
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there ACTION: Notice. 10, 2016, under section 337 of the Tariff
is a relationship of shared group Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C.
identity that can be reasonably traced SUMMARY: On June 2, 2016, the 1337, on behalf of Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
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between the Native American human Department of Commerce published of Japan and Ajinomoto Heartland Inc.
remains and the Ho-Chunk Nation of notice in the Federal Register of a of Chicago, Illinois. A letter
Wisconsin; the Iowa Tribe of Kansas negative final determination of supplementing the complaint was filed
and Nebraska; the Iowa Tribe of subsidies in connection with the subject on May 20, 2016. The complaint, as
Oklahoma; the Omaha Tribe of investigation concerning certain supplemented, alleges violations of
Nebraska; the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of corrosion-resistant steel products from section 337 based upon the importation
Indians, Oklahoma; the Ponca Tribe of Taiwan (81 FR 35299). Accordingly, the into the United States, the sale for

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importation, and the sale within the of the ’655 patent and claim 10 of the such findings, and may result in the
United States after importation of ’373 patent, and whether an industry in issuance of an exclusion order or a cease
certain L-tryptophan, L-tryptophan the United States exists or is in the and desist order or both directed against
products, and their methods of process of being established as required the respondent.
production by reason of infringement of by subsection (a)(2) of section 337; By order of the Commission.
certain claims of U.S. Patent No. (2) For the purpose of the Issued: June 9, 2016.
7,666,655 (‘‘the ’655 patent’’) and U.S. investigation so instituted, the following
Lisa R. Barton,
Patent No. 6,180,373 (‘‘the ’373 patent’’). are hereby named as parties upon which
Secretary to the Commission.
The complaint further alleges that an this notice of investigation shall be
industry in the United States exists or served: [FR Doc. 2016–14011 Filed 6–13–16; 8:45 am]
is in the process of being established as (a) The complainants are: BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

required by subsection (a)(2) of section Ajinomoto Co., Inc., 15–1, Kyobashi 1-
337. chome, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 104–8315,
The complainants request that the Japan MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
Commission institute an investigation Ajinomoto Heartland Inc., 8430 W. Bryn CORPORATION
and, after the investigation, issue an Mawr Avenue, Suite 650, Chicago, IL [MCC FR 16–01]
exclusion order and cease and desist 60631–3421
orders. (b) The respondents are the following Establishment of MCC Advisory
ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for entities alleged to be in violation of Council and Call for Nominations
any confidential information contained section 337, and are the parties upon
which the complaint is to be served: ACTION: Notice.
therein, is available for inspection
during official business hours (8:45 a.m. CJ CheilJedang Corp., CJ CheilJedang SUMMARY: In accordance with the
to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Center, 330, Dongho-ro, Jung-Gu, requirements of the Federal Advisory
Secretary, U.S. International Trade Seoul, Republic of Korea Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.—App., MCC
Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room CJ America, Inc., 3500 Lacey Road, intends to establish the MCC Advisory
112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone Suite 230, Downers Grove, Illinois Council (‘‘Advisory Council’’), and is
(202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired 60515–5423 hereby soliciting representative
individuals are advised that information PT CheilJedang Indonesia, Menara nominations. The Council shall serve
on this matter can be obtained by Jamsostek, 21st Floor, JL. Jend. Gatot MCC in a solely advisory capacity and
contacting the Commission’s TDD Subroto Kav.38, Jakarta 12710, provide insight regarding innovations in
terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons Indonesia infrastructure, technology and
with mobility impairments who will (3) For the investigation so instituted, sustainability; perceived risks and
need special assistance in gaining access the Chief Administrative Law Judge, opportunities in MCC partner countries;
to the Commission should contact the U.S. International Trade Commission, new financing mechanisms for
Office of the Secretary at (202) 205– shall designate the presiding developing country contexts; and shared
2000. General information concerning Administrative Law Judge. The Office of value approaches. The Advisory
the Commission may also be obtained Unfair Import Investigations will not be Council will provide a platform for
by accessing its internet server at http:// participating as a party in this systematic engagement with the private
www.usitc.gov. The public record for investigation. sector and contribute to MCC’s
this investigation may be viewed on the Responses to the complaint and the mission—to reduce poverty through
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) notice of investigation must be sustainable, economic growth. MCC will
at http://edis.usitc.gov. submitted by the named respondents in use the advice, information and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The accordance with section 210.13 of the recommendations provided by the
Office of Docket Services, U.S. Commission’s Rules of Practice and Advisory Council to inform compact
International Trade Commission, Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to development and broaden and deepen
telephone (202) 205–1802. 19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such public and private sector partnerships
Authority: The authority for institution of responses will be considered by the for more impact and leverage. The MCC
this investigation is contained in section 337 Commission if received not later than 20 Vice President of Compact Operations
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and days after the date of service by the affirms that the creation of the Advisory
in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules Commission of the complaint and the Council is necessary and in the public
of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 notice of investigation. Extensions of interest.
(2016). time for submitting responses to the The Advisory Council is seeking
SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION: Having complaint and the notice of members representing a diverse group of
considered the complaint, the U.S. investigation will not be granted unless private sector organizations with
International Trade Commission, on good cause therefor is shown. expertise in infrastructure, business and
June 8, 2016, ordered that— Failure of a respondent to file a timely finance, and technology, particularly in
(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of response to each allegation in the the countries and regions where MCC
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as complaint and in this notice may be operates. Additional information about
amended, an investigation be instituted deemed to constitute a waiver of the MCC and its portfolio can be found at
to determine whether there is a right to appear and contest the www.mcc.gov.
violation of subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii) of allegations of the complaint and this DATES: Nominations for Advisory
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section 337 in the importation into the notice, and to authorize the Council members must be received on
United States, the sale for importation, administrative law judge and the or before 5 p.m. EDT on July 8, 2016.
or the sale within the United States after Commission, without further notice to Further information about the
importation of certain L-tryptophan, L- the respondent, to find the facts to be as nomination process is included below.
tryptophan products, and their methods alleged in the complaint and this notice MCC plans to host the first MCC
of production by reason of infringement and to enter an initial determination Advisory Council meeting in the fall of
of one or more of claims 4, 7, 8, and 20 and a final determination containing 2016. Starting in 2017, the Council will

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FR Citation		81 FR 38735