[Federal Register: January 21, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 13)]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-413]

 
Certain Rare Earth Magnets and Materials and Articles Containing 
Same; Notice of Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial 
Determination Amending the Complaint and the Commission's Notice of 
Investigation To Add Four Respondents

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 not to review an initial determination (ID) 
issued by the presiding administrative law judge (ALJ) in the above-
captioned investigation. The ALJ granted the motion of complainants 
Magnequench International, Inc. (Magnequench) and Sumitomo Special 
Metals Co. Ltd. (SSMC) to add four respondents to the investigation.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the nonconfidential version of the ID and all 
other non-confidential documents filed in connection with this 
investigation are available for inspection during official

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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., Washington, DC 
20436, telephone (202) 205-2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Jackson, Esq., Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone 202-
205-3104. Hearing-impaired individuals are advised that information on 
this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal 
on 202-205-1810. General information concerning the Commission may also 
be obtained by accessing its Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 4, 1998, the Commission 
instituted an investigation based on a complaint filed by Magnequench 
International, Inc. (Magnequench) and Sumitomo Special Metals Co. 
(Sumitomo) of Japan alleging violations of section 337 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 in the importation and sale of certain rare-earth magnets 
and magnetic materials and articles containing the same by reason of 
infringement of several claims of six U.S. patents, three of which are 
held by Magnequench and three of which are held by Sumitomo. 63 FR 
47319. Eight firms were named as respondents.
    On November 18, 1998, Magnequench and Sumitomo filed a motion to 
amend the complaint and the notice of investigation to add (1) A.R.E., 
Inc. of 777 Linden St. or 782 Pearl St., Sharon, PA 16146; (2) NEOCO, 
L.C. of 777 Linden St., Sharon, PA or 3128 Walton Blvd., Suite 197, 
Rochester Hills, MI 48309; (3) Beijing Jing Ma Permanent Magnetic 
Factory West Building Number 8, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China; and 
(4) Xin Huan Technology Development Co., Ltd., No. 8 South 3rd St., 
Zhong Guan Cun Road, Beijing, China as respondents to the 
investigation. On December 10, 1998, the ALJ granted complainants' 
motion, finding that the complainants had demonstrated good cause for 
adding the named respondents at this time. No petitions for review were 
filed.
    This action is taken under the authority of section 337 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1337) and section 210.42(h) of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 C.F.R. 
Sec. 210.42(h)).

    Issued: January 11, 1999.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary
[FR Doc. 99-1349 Filed 1-20-99; 8:45 am]
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