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`UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
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`Washington, D.C.
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`In the Matter of
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`CERTAIN CRAFTING MACHINES AND
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`COMPONENTS THEREOF
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`INV. NO. 337-TA-1426
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`ORDERNO.7:
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`REGARDING UNOPPOSED MOTION TO AMEND THE
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`COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION
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`(January 27, 2025)
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`On January 16, 2025, complainant Cricut, Inc. (“Cricut” or “complainant”) moved “to
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`Amend the Complaint and Notice of Investigation to: (1) add anew HTVRONT Respondent, HK
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`Sijiu International Share Co., Ltd. (HK Siu’), and (2) terminate a current HTVRONT
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`Respondent, Hunan Sijiu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. ((HSET’). Mot. No. 1426-002 at 1. No
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`party opposes the requested relief. Jd.
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`Commission Rule 210.14(b) governs amending the complaint and notice of investigation
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`after an investigation has been instituted. It states, inferalia:
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`the complaint or notice of
`After an investigation has been instituted,
`investigation may be amendedonly by leave of the Commission for good cause
`shown and upon such conditions as are necessary to avoid prejudicing the
`public interest and the rights of the parties to the vestigation. A motion for
`amendment must be madeto the presiding administrative law judge. A motion
`to amend the complaint and notice of investigation to name an additional
`respondentafter institution shall be served on the proposed respondent.
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`19 C_F.R. § 210.14(b)(1).
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`After reviewing Cricut’s motion, I have determined that additional information may be
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`beneficial in analyzing Cricut’s request.
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`Cricut states that the “HTVRONTRespondents agreed to the addition of HK Sijiu.” Mot.
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`No. 1426-002 at 3.
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`It is not clear, however, whether HK Sijiu itself agrees to be added to the
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`investigation. Noris it clear whether HK Sijiu has been served with a copy of the motion to amend
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`as required by Commission Rule 210.14(b)(1) (“A motion to amend the complaint and notice of
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`investigation to name an additional respondentafter institution shall be served on the proposed
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`respondent.”). Finally, although Cricut’s motion seeks to add “HK Sijiu International Share Co.,
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`Ltd.” as a party, Motion No. 1426-002 at 1, the proposed amended complaint appears to also add
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`a party called “HK International Share Co.” Motion No. 1426-002, Ex. 3 at 1.
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`To clarify the record, Cricut shall file a supplementto its motion by February 3, 2025, with
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`e A clarification regarding the name of the party Cricut is seeking to add to the
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`investigation.
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`e An explanation regarding whether Cricut is asserting that HK Sijiuhas agreed to
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`be addedto this investigation along with any support for that assertion.
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`e An identification of any evidence indicating that HK Sijiu has been served a copy
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`of the motion to amend andthe date of such service. Alternatively, an explanation
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`of why such evidenceis not necessary to resolve Cricut’s motion.
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`The Office of Unfair Import Investigations and the respondents to this investigation may
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`file a response to Cricut’s supplemental filing by February 10, 2025. Motion No. 1426-002 will
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`be held in abeyance until the supplementalbriefing 1s received.
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`Within seven days of the date of this document, the parties shall jointly submit a single
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`proposed public version of this document with any proposed redactions indicated in red. If the
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`parties submit excessive redactions, they may be required to provide declarations from individuals
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`with personal knowledge, justifying each proposed redaction and specifically explaining why the
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`information sought to be redacted meets the definition for confidential business information set
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`forth in 19 C.F.R. § 201.6(a). To the extent possible, the proposed redactions should be made
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`electronically in a single PDFfile with the proposed redactions submitted as “marked”but not yet
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`“applied.” The proposed redactions should be submitted via email to Cheney1426@usitc.gov and
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`not filed on EDIS.
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`SO ORDERED.
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`Clark S. Cheney
`Chief Administrative Law Judge
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