82 FR 56049 - Certain Glucosylated Steviol Glycosides, and Products Containing Same Institution of Investigation

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 226 (November 27, 2017)

Page Range		56049-56050
FR Document		2017-25479

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on October 20, 2017, under the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of PureCircle USA Inc. of Oak Brook, Illinois and PureCircle Sdn Bhd of Malaysia. A supplement was filed on November 13, 2017. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of the Tariff Act based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain glucosylated steviol glycosides, and products containing same by reason of infringement of U.S. Patent No. 9,420,815 (``the '815 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists or is in the process of being established as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order.

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-1085]


Certain Glucosylated Steviol Glycosides, and Products Containing 
Same 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 October 20, 2017, under the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of PureCircle USA Inc. of Oak 
Brook, Illinois and PureCircle Sdn Bhd of Malaysia. A supplement was 
filed on November 13, 2017. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges 
violations of the Tariff Act based upon the importation into the United 
States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States 
after importation of certain glucosylated steviol glycosides, and 
products containing same by reason of infringement of U.S. Patent No. 
9,420,815 (``the '815 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an 
industry in the United States exists or is in the process of being 
established as required by the applicable Federal Statute.
    The complainants request that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion 
order and a cease and desist order.

ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information 
contained

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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 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 (2017).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on November 20, 2017, 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 glucosylated 
steviol glycosides, and products containing same by reason of 
infringement of one or more of claims 1-14 of the `815 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:

PureCircle USA Inc., 915 Harger Road, Suite 250, Oak Brook, IL 60523
PureCircle Sdn Bhd, Level 12, West Wing, Rohas PureCircle, No. 9 Jalan 
P. Ramlee, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    (b) The respondent is the following entity alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and is the party upon which the complaint is 
to be served:

Sweet Green Fields USA LLC, 11 Bellwether Way, Suite 305, Bellingham, 
WA 98225
Sweet Green Fields Co., Ltd., 11 Bellwether Way, Suite 305, Bellingham, 
WA 98225
Ningbo Green-Health Pharma-ceutical Co., Ltd., a/k/a NB Green-Health 
Pharma-ceutical Co., Ltd., Fenghua Xiwu Town Foreign Technological 
Garden Fenghua, Zip Code: 315505, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

    (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 participate 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: November 20, 2017.
Katherine M. Hiner,
Supervisory Attorney.
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On October 27, 2017, Complainant Commencement of Final Phase Federal Register of October 12, 2017 (82
filed a motion to terminate the Investigations FR 47578). The conference was held in
investigation in its entirety under Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Washington, DC, on October 26, 2017,
Commission Rule 210.21(a)(1), based on Commission’s rules, the Commission and all persons who requested the
a withdrawal of the complaint. Order also gives notice of the commencement opportunity were permitted to appear in
No. 5 at 1. Respondent submitted a of the final phase of its investigations. person or by counsel.
response but did not oppose the motion The Commission will issue a final phase The Commission made these
to terminate. Id. at 1–2. notice of scheduling, which will be determinations pursuant to sections
On November 6, 2017, the ALJ issued published in the Federal Register as 703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
the subject ID granting the motion and provided in section 207.21 of the 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)). It completed
terminating the investigation in its Commission’s rules, upon notice from and filed its determinations in these
entirety. Id. at 3. The ALJ found that the the Department of Commerce investigations on November 20, 2017.
motion complies with the Commission (‘‘Commerce’’) of affirmative The views of the Commission are
Rules and that termination of the preliminary determinations in the contained in USITC Publication 4743
investigation is not contrary to the investigations under sections 703(b) or (November 2017), entitled Forged Steel
public interest. Id. at 2. The ALJ also 733(b) of the Act, or, if the preliminary Fittings from China, Italy, and Taiwan:
found that no extraordinary determinations are negative, upon Investigation Nos. 701–TA–589 and
circumstances prevent termination of notice of affirmative final 731–TA–1394–1396 (Preliminary).
the investigation based on a withdrawal determinations in those investigations By order of the Commission.
of the complaint. Id. under sections 705(a) or 735(a) of the Issued: November 20, 2017.
No petitions for review were filed. Act. Parties that filed entries of Katherine M. Hiner,
The Commission has determined not to appearance in the preliminary phase of Supervisory Attorney.
review the ID. the investigations need not enter a [FR Doc. 2017–25478 Filed 11–24–17; 8:45 am]
The authority for the Commission’s separate appearance for the final phase BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
determination is contained in section of the investigations. Industrial users
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as and, if the merchandise under
amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, and in part investigation is sold at the retail level, INTERNATIONAL TRADE
210 of the Commission’s Rules of representative consumer organizations COMMISSION
Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR part have the right to appear as parties in
210. Commission antidumping and [Inv. No. 337–TA–1085]
By order of the Commission. countervailing duty investigations. The Certain Glucosylated Steviol
Issued: November 21, 2017. Secretary will prepare a public service Glycosides, and Products Containing
Katherine M. Hiner, list containing the names and addresses Same Institution of Investigation
of all persons, or their representatives,
Supervisory Attorney.
who are parties to the investigations. AGENCY: U.S. International Trade
[FR Doc. 2017–25543 Filed 11–24–17; 8:45 am]
Commission.
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P Background
ACTION: Notice.
On October 5, 2017, Bonney Forge
Corporation, Mount Union, SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a
INTERNATIONAL TRADE Pennsylvania and the United Steel, complaint was filed with the U.S.
COMMISSION Paper, and Forestry, Rubber, International Trade Commission on
Manufacturing, Energy, Allied October 20, 2017, under the Tariff Act
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–589 and 731– Industrial and Service Workers of 1930, as amended, on behalf of
TA–1394–1396 (Preliminary)] International Union, Pittsburgh, PureCircle USA Inc. of Oak Brook,
Pennsylvania filed petitions with the Illinois and PureCircle Sdn Bhd of
Determinations; Forged Steel Fittings Commission and Commerce, alleging Malaysia. A supplement was filed on
From China, Italy, and Taiwan that an industry in the United States is November 13, 2017. The complaint, as
On the basis of the record 1 developed materially injured or threatened with supplemented, alleges violations of the
in the subject investigations, the United material injury by reason of LTFV and Tariff Act based upon the importation
States International Trade Commission subsidized imports of forged steel into the United States, the sale for
(‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant fittings from China and LTFV imports of importation, and the sale within the
to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’), forged steel fittings from Italy and United States after importation of
that there is a reasonable indication that Taiwan. Accordingly, effective October certain glucosylated steviol glycosides,
an industry in the United States is 5, 2017, the Commission, pursuant to and products containing same by reason
materially injured by reason of imports sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 of infringement of U.S. Patent No.
of forged steel fittings from China, Italy, U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)), instituted 9,420,815 (‘‘the ’815 patent’’). The
and Taiwan, provided for in countervailing duty investigation No. complaint further alleges that an
subheadings 7307.99.10, 7307.99.30, 701–TA–589 and antidumping duty industry in the United States exists or
and 7307.99.50 of the Harmonized Tariff investigation Nos. 731–TA–1394–1396 is in the process of being established as
required by the applicable Federal
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Schedule of the United States, that are (Preliminary).
alleged to be sold in the United States Notice of the institution of the Statute.
at less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’) and to Commission’s investigations and of a The complainants request that the
be subsidized by the government of public conference to be held in Commission institute an investigation
China. connection therewith was given by and, after the investigation, issue a
posting copies of the notice in the Office limited exclusion order and a cease and
1 The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the of the Secretary, U.S. International desist order.
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 Trade Commission, Washington, DC, ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for
CFR 207.2(f)). and by publishing the notice in the any confidential information contained

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therein, is available for inspection (b) The respondent is the following INTERNATIONAL TRADE
during official business hours (8:45 a.m. entity alleged to be in violation of COMMISSION
to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the section 337, and is the party upon
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–579–580 and
Secretary, U.S. International Trade which the complaint is to be served: 731–TA–1369–1372 (Final)]
Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room
112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone Sweet Green Fields USA LLC, 11
Bellwether Way, Suite 305, Fine Denier Polyester Staple Fiber
(202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired From China, India, Korea, and Taiwan;
individuals are advised that information Bellingham, WA 98225
Scheduling of the Final Phase of
on this matter can be obtained by Sweet Green Fields Co., Ltd., 11 Countervailing Duty and Antidumping
contacting the Commission’s TDD Bellwether Way, Suite 305, Duty Investigations
terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons Bellingham, WA 98225
with mobility impairments who will AGENCY: United States International
Ningbo Green-Health Pharma-ceutical Trade Commission.
need special assistance in gaining access
Co., Ltd., a/k/a NB Green-Health ACTION: Notice.
to the Commission should contact the
Pharma-ceutical Co., Ltd., Fenghua
Office of the Secretary at (202) 205–
2000. General information concerning Xiwu Town Foreign Technological SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives
the Commission may also be obtained Garden Fenghua, Zip Code: 315505, notice of the scheduling of the final
by accessing its Internet server at Ningbo, Zhejiang, China phase of antidumping and
https://www.usitc.gov. The public countervailing duty investigation Nos.
(3) For the investigation so instituted, 701–TA–579–580 and 731–TA–1369–
record for this investigation may be the Chief Administrative Law Judge,
viewed on the Commission’s electronic 1372 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act
U.S. International Trade Commission, of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to determine
docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. shall designate the presiding whether an industry in the United
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Administrative Law Judge. The Office of States is materially injured or
Pathenia M. Proctor, The Office of Unfair Import Investigations will not threatened with material injury, or the
Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. participate as a party in this establishment of an industry in the
International Trade Commission, investigation. United States is materially retarded, by
telephone (202) 205–2560.
Responses to the complaint and the reason of imports of fine denier
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: polyester staple fiber (‘‘fine denier
notice of investigation must be
Authority: The authority for submitted by the named respondents in PSF’’) from China, India, Korea, and
institution of this investigation is accordance with section 210.13 of the Taiwan, provided for in subheading
contained in section 337 of the Tariff 5503.20.00 of the Harmonized Tariff
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 Schedule of the United States. Imports
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to
and in section 210.10 of the of this product from China and India
19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such
Commission’s Rules of Practice and have been preliminarily determined by
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2017). responses will be considered by the
Commission if received not later than 20 the Department of Commerce to be
Scope of Investigation: Having subsidized. Determinations with respect
considered the complaint, the U.S. days after the date of service by the
Commission of the complaint and the to imports of fine denier PSF alleged to
International Trade Commission, on be sold at less than fair value are
November 20, 2017, ordered that— notice of investigation. Extensions of
pending.
(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of time for submitting responses to the
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as complaint and the notice of DATES: November 6, 2017.
amended, an investigation be instituted investigation will not be granted unless FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
to determine whether there is a good cause therefor is shown. Jordan Harriman (202–205–2610), Office
violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of Failure of a respondent to file a timely of Investigations, U.S. International
section 337 in the importation into the response to each allegation in the Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
United States, the sale for importation, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-
complaint and in this notice may be
or the sale within the United States after impaired persons can obtain
deemed to constitute a waiver of the
importation of certain glucosylated information on this matter by contacting
right to appear and contest the
steviol glycosides, and products the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
allegations of the complaint and this 205–1810. Persons with mobility
containing same by reason of notice, and to authorize the
infringement of one or more of claims impairments who will need special
administrative law judge and the assistance in gaining access to the
1–14 of the ‘815 patent; and whether an
Commission, without further notice to Commission should contact the Office
industry in the United States exists or
the respondent, to find the facts to be as of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
is in the process of being established as
required by subsection (a)(2) of section alleged in the complaint and this notice General information concerning the
337; and to enter an initial determination Commission may also be obtained by
(2) For the purpose of the and a final determination containing accessing its Internet server (https://
investigation so instituted, the following such findings, and may result in the www.usitc.gov). The public record for
are hereby named as parties upon which issuance of an exclusion order or a cease these investigations may be viewed on
and desist order or both directed against the Commission’s electronic docket
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES

this notice of investigation shall be
served: the respondent. (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
(a) The complainants are: By order of the Commission. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
PureCircle USA Inc., 915 Harger Road, Issued: November 20, 2017. Scope.—For purposes of these
Suite 250, Oak Brook, IL 60523 investigations, the Department of
Katherine M. Hiner,
PureCircle Sdn Bhd, Level 12, West Commerce has defined the subject
Wing, Rohas PureCircle, No. 9 Jalan P. Supervisory Attorney. merchandise as, ‘‘fine denier polyester
Ramlee, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, [FR Doc. 2017–25479 Filed 11–24–17; 8:45 am] staple fiber (fine denier PSF), not carded
Malaysia BILLING CODE 7020–02–P or combed, measuring less than 3.3

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Contact		Pathenia M. Proctor, The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205-2560.
FR Citation		82 FR 56049