Certain Furniture Products Finished With Decorative Wood Grain Paper and Components Thereof; Commission Determination To Affirm an Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation as to Respondent Walker Edison Co., LLC Based on a Consent Order; Issuance of a Consent Order; Termination of Investigation
| Published date | 18 March 2021 |
| Record Number | 2021-05641 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | International Trade Commission |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 51 (Thursday, March 18, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 51 (Thursday, March 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 14764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05641]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-1229]
Certain Furniture Products Finished With Decorative Wood Grain
Paper and Components Thereof; Commission Determination To Affirm an
Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation as to Respondent
Walker Edison Co., LLC Based on a Consent Order; Issuance of a Consent
Order; Termination 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 to affirm an initial determination (``ID'')
(Order No. 8) issued by the presiding administrative law judge
(``ALJ'') terminating the investigation as to respondent Walker Edison
Co., LLC (``Walker Edison'') based on a consent order and to issue a
consent order. The investigation is terminated.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin S. Richards, 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
[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
on (202) 205-1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted this investigation
on November 9, 2020, based on a complaint, as supplemented, filed by
Toppan Interamerica, Inc. of McDonough, Georgia (``Complainant''). 85
FR 71355 (Nov. 9, 2020). The complaint 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, and the
sale within the United States after importation of certain furniture
products finished with decorative wood grain paper and components
thereof by reason of infringement of U.S. Copyright Registration No. VA
2-142-287. The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United
States exists. Id. at 713356. The Commission's notice of investigation
named Walker Edison as the sole respondent. Id.
On January 21, 2021, Complainant and Walker Edison jointly moved to
terminate the investigation as to Walker Edison based on the entry of a
consent order. The joint motion included a consent order stipulation
executed by Walker Edison and a proposed consent order. On January 27,
2021, the presiding ALJ issued the subject ID granting the motion. No
petitions for review of the ID were received.
On February 19, 2021, the Commission determined to review the ID in
light of apparent deficiencies in Walker Edison's consent order
stipulation and in the proposed consent order submitted by the parties.
In the notice of review, the Commission sought responses from the
parties regarding whether either would object to correction of the
deficiencies in the proposed consent order and whether Walker Edison
would stipulate to the addition of a term to the proposed consent
order. On February 22, 2021, both parties filed responses indicating
that they did not object to correction of the deficiencies in the
proposed consent order, and Walker Edison stipulated to the inclusion
of the additional term in any consent order the Commission may issue.
In light of the parties' responses, the Commission has determined
to affirm the ID and issue a consent order. Walker Edison is hereby
terminated from the investigation, which is also terminated in its
entirety.
The Commission vote for this determination took place on March 15,
2021.
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 15, 2021.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-05641 Filed 3-17-21; 8:45 am]
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