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Federal Register/Vol. 85, No. 224/Thursday Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 224 / Thursday, November 19, 2020 / Notices 73749 D842,536; D858,870; D858,869; and The Commission has determined not INDIA; ClinLine, Leiderdorp, D858,868. Id. The complaint further to review the subject ID. NETHERLANDS; Biorelate Ltd., alleges that a domestic industry exists. The Commission vote for this Oldham, UNITED KINGDOM; and Id. The Commission’s notice of determination took place on November Alchemy CGI, Arlington, MA have been investigation names forty-nine (49) 13, 2020. added as parties to this venture. respondents, including 2nd Wife Vape While temporary remote operating Also, Tag.bio, San Francisco, CA; of Haslet, Texas (‘‘2nd Wife Vape’’); procedures are in place in response to Statice GmbH, Berlin, GERMANY; CaryTown Tobacco of Richmond, COVID–19, the Office of the Secretary is Scilligence Corporation, Cambridge, Virginia (‘‘CaryTown Tobacco’’); not able to serve parties that have not MA; and Kinapse Limited, London, eJuiceDB of Farmingdale, New York retained counsel or otherwise provided UNITED KINGDOM have withdrawn as (‘‘eJuiceDB’’); EZFumes of Bedford, a point of contact for electronic service. parties to this venture. Texas (‘‘EZFumes’’); Limitless Accordingly, pursuant to Commission No other changes have been made in Accessories, Inc. of Tinley Park, Illinois Rules 201.16(a) and 210.7(a)(1) (19 CFR either the membership or planned (‘‘Limitless Accessories, Inc.’’); Mr. Fog 201.16(a), 210.7(a)(1)), the Commission activity of the group research project. of Bensenville, Illinois (‘‘Mr. Fog’’); orders that the complainant complete Membership in this group research Naturally Peaked Health Co. of service for any party/parties without a project remains open, and Pistoia Brewster, New York (‘‘Naturally Peaked method of electronic service noted on Alliance, Inc. intends to file additional Health Co.’’); Price Point NY of the attached Certificate of Service and written notifications disclosing all Farmingdale, New York (‘‘Price Point shall file proof of service on the changes in membership. NY’’); Puff E-Cig of Imlay City, Michigan Electronic Document Information On May 28, 2009, Pistoia Alliance, (‘‘Puff E-Cig’’); Shenzhen Azure Tech System (EDIS). Inc. filed its original notification USA LLC f/k/a DS Vaping P.R.C. of The authority for the Commission’s pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Guangdong, China (‘‘Shenzhen Azure determination is contained in section Department of Justice published a notice Tech USA LLC f/k/a DS Vaping 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as in the Federal Register pursuant to P.R.C.’’); Shenzhen Yark Technology amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in Part Section 6(b) of the Act on July 15, 2009 Co., Ltd. of Shenzhen, China 210 of the Commission’s Rules of (74 FR 34364). (‘‘Shenzhen Yark Technology Co., Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part The last notification was filed with Ltd.’’); Smoker’s Express of Auburn 210). the Department on July 21, 2020. A Hills, Michigan (‘‘Smoker’s Express’’); notice was published in the Federal Tobacco Alley of Midland of Midland, By order of the Commission. Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Texas (‘‘Tobacco Alley of Midland’’); Issued: November 13, 2020. Act on August 28, 2020 (85 FR 53400). Valgous of Bensenville, Illinois Lisa Barton, Suzanne Morris, (‘‘Valgous’’); and Vape ’n Glass of Secretary to the Commission. Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics, Streamwood, Illinois (‘‘Vape ’n Glass’’). [FR Doc. 2020–25478 Filed 11–18–20; 8:45 am] Antitrust Division. See id. The Office of Unfair Import BILLING CODE 7020–02–P Investigations (‘‘OUII’’) is also a party to [FR Doc. 2020–25589 Filed 11–18–20; 8:45 am] the investigation. See id. BILLING CODE 4410–11–P On October 5, 2020, the complainant DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE filed a motion to amend the complaint DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE and notice of investigation to correct the Antitrust Division addresses and list the full legal names Antitrust Division of certain respondents. Specifically, the Notice Pursuant to the National complainant seeks to: (1) Include the Cooperative Research and Production Notice Pursuant to the National true legal names for respondents 2nd Act of 1993—Pistoia Alliance, Inc. Cooperative Research and Production Wife Vape, CaryTown Tobacco, Act of 1993—DVD Copy Control Notice is hereby given that, on eJuiceDB, EZFumes, Price Point NY, Association Smoker’s Express, Tobacco Alley of October 19, 2020, pursuant to Section Midland, Vape ’n Glass, Naturally 6(a) of the National Cooperative Notice is hereby given that, on Peaked Health Co., and Puff E-Cig; (2) Research and Production Act of 1993, October 14, 2020, pursuant to Section correct the addresses for respondents 15 U.S.C. Section 4301 et seq. (the 6(a) of the National Cooperative Shenzhen Azure Tech USA LLC f/k/a ‘‘Act’’), Pistoia Alliance, Inc. filed Research and Production Act of 1993, DS Vaping P.R.C. and Shenzhen Yark written notifications simultaneously 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), the Technology Co., Ltd.; (3) correct that with the Attorney General and the DVD Copy Control Association (‘‘DVD respondents Limitless Accessories, Inc. Federal Trade Commission disclosing CCA’’) has filed written notifications and Valgous are a single legal entity changes in its membership. The simultaneously with the Attorney named Limitless Accessories, Inc. d/b/a notifications were filed for the purpose General and the Federal Trade Valgous; and (4) correct both the name of extending the Act’s provisions Commission disclosing changes in its and address for respondent Mr. Fog. limiting the recovery of antitrust membership. The notifications were None of the respondents filed a plaintiffs to actual damages under filed for the purpose of extending the response. On October 15, 2020, OUII specified circumstances. Specifically, Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of filed a response supporting WorldQuant Predictive, New York, NY; antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages complainant’s motion. tellic, New York, NY; Synthace Ltd., under specified circumstances. On October 21, 2020, the ALJ issued London, UNITED KINGDOM; Scinapsis Specifically, AutoSound Electronics the subject ID granting, pursuant to Analytics Inc. d/b/a BenchSci, Toronto, (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, HONG KONG Commission Rule 210.14(b) (19 CFR CANADA; Sapio Sciences, Baltimore, SAR; and Daesung Eltec Co., Ltd., Seoul, 210.14(b)), the complainant’s motion. MD; Owkin, New York, NY; Novo SOUTH KOREA, have withdrawn as See Order No. 22 (Oct. 21, 2020). No Nordisk, Plainsboro, NJ; Iktos, Paris, parties to this venture. party petitioned for review of the FRANCE; GenAlz, Longueuil, CANADA; No other changes have been made in subject ID. Elucidata Corporation, New Delhi, either the membership or planned VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:40 Nov 18, 2020 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19NON1.SGM 19NON1.
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