[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 13, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 58218] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-29052] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Inv. No. 337-TA-386] Certain Global Positioning System Coarse Acquisition Code Receivers and Products Containing Same; Notice of Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation on the Basis of a Settlement Agreement AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's (ALJ's) initial determination (ID) in the above-captioned investigation terminating the investigation on the basis of a settlement agreement. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Jackson, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone 202- 205-3104. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 28, 1996, the Commission instituted an investigation based on a complaint filed by Trimble Navigation (Trimble) alleging violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation and sale of certain global positioning system (GPS) code receivers by reason of infringement of claims 1 and 7 of U.S. Letters Patent 4,754,465 (the `465 patent). 61 FR 13876. NovAtel Communications Ltd., of Canada was the only respondent named in either Trimble's complaint or the Commission's notice of investigation. On May 8, 1996, Trimble filed a motion to add Harris Canada, Inc. (Harris) as a respondent to the investigation. That motion was granted in an ID issued on July 3, 1996. On July 18, 1996, while the ID adding Harris as a new respondent was pending before the Commission, Trimble and NovAtel filed a joint motion to terminate the investigation based on a settlement agreement. On July 25, 1996, the Commission determined not to review the ID adding Harris as a respondent. On July 29, 1996, the Commission investigative attorney (IA) filed a response in support of the joint motion to terminate conditioned upon the subscription of newly-added respondent Harris to the settlement agreement and joint motion and the filing of a public version of the settlement agreement. On August 5, 1996, Trimble, NovAtel and Harris filed a reply to the IA's response, which stated that respondent Harris joined in the request to terminate the investigation. On October 15, 1996, the ALJ issued an ID (Order No. 7) granting the joint motion to terminate the investigation on the basis of a settlement agreement. 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. 1337, and section 210.42(h)(3) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 C.F.R. 210.42(h)(3). Copies of the public version of the ALJ's ID, and all other nonconfidential documents filed in connection with this investigation are or will be 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 S.W., Washington, D.C. 20436, telephone 202-205-2000. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on the matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810. Issued: November 1, 1996. By order of the Commission. Donna R. Koehnke, Secretary. [FR Doc. 96-29052 Filed 11-12-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P