Certain Automated Retractable Vehicle Steps and Components Thereof; Notice of a Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting a Motion To Amend the Complaint and Notice of Investigation Publication: Federal Register Agency: International Trade Commission Byline: Lisa R. Barton Date: 28 March 2023 Subject: American Government

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18330-18331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06397]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1345]


Certain Automated Retractable Vehicle Steps and Components 
Thereof; Notice of a Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial 
Determination Granting a 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 (``Commission'') has determined not to review an initial 
determination (``ID'') (Order No. 14) of the presiding administrative 
law judge (``ALJ''), granting an unopposed motion to amend the 
complaint and notice of investigation to add Anhui Wollin International 
Co., Ltd. (``Wollin'') and Wuhu Wow-good Auto-tech Co. Ltd. (``Wow-
good'') as named respondents.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin S. Richards, Esq., Office of 
the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street 
SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708-5453. 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 
EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. 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

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Commission's TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted this investigation 
on December 6, 2022. 87 FR 74661 (Dec. 6, 2022). The complaint, as 
supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, in the importation into the United 
States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States 
after importation of certain automated retractable vehicle steps and 
components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. 
Patent No. 9,272,667; U.S. Patent No. 9,527,449; U.S. Patent No. 
9,511,717; and U.S. Patent No. 11,198,395. Id. The Commission's notice 
of investigation named as respondents Anhui Aggeus Auto-Tech Co., Ltd. 
(``Aggeus'') a/k/a Wuhu, Woden Auto Parts Co., Ltd. a/k/a Wuhu Wow-
good, Auto-Tech Co. Ltd. a/k/a Anhui Wollin International Co., Ltd. of 
Wuhu, China; Rough Country LLC of Dyersburg, TN; Southern Truck of 
Swanton, OH; Meyer Distributing, Inc. of Jasper, IN; and Earl Owen 
Company, Inc. of Carrollton, TX. Id. at 74662. The complainant is Lund 
Motion Products, Inc. of Brea, CA (``Lund''). Id. The Office of Unfair 
Import Investigations is participating in the investigation. Id.
    On February 23, 2023, the ALJ issued the subject ID, which granted 
Lund's unopposed motion to amend the complaint and notice of 
investigation to add Wollin and Wow-good as named respondents. The ID 
explained that Wollin and Wow-good were previously identified as 
aliases of respondent Aggeus and that Lund's motion is unopposed. No 
petitions for review of the ID were filed.
    The Commission has determined not to review the subject ID. The 
complaint and notice of investigation are hereby amended to identify 
Wollin and Wow-good as distinct respondents independent of Aggeus.
    The Commission vote for this determination took place on March 23, 
2023.
    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: March 23, 2023.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-06397 Filed 3-27-23; 8:45 am]
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