`Washington, D.C.
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`In the Matter of
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`CERTAIN LIGHT-BASED
`PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT
`DEVICES AND COMPONENTS
`THEREOF
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`Investigation No. 337-TA-1276
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`CEASE AND DESIST ORDER
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`IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT RESPONDENT Apple, Inc. of Cupertino,
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`California cease and desist from conducting any of the following activities in the United States:
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`importing, selling, offering for sale, marketing, advertising, distributing, transferring (except for
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`exportation), soliciting United States agents or distributors, and aiding or abetting other entities
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`in the importation, sale for importation, sale after importation, transfer (except for exportation),
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`or distribution of certain light-based physiological measurement devices and components thereof
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`(as defined in Definition (G) below) that infringe one or more of claim 28 of U.S. Patent No.
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`10,912,502 and claims 12, 24, and 30 of U.S. Patent No. 10,945,648 (“Asserted Patents”) in
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`violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. § 1337).
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`I.
`Definitions
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`As used in this order:
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`(A)
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`(B)
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`“Commission” shall mean the United States International Trade Commission.
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`“Complainant” shall mean Masimo Corporation and Cercacor Laboratories, Inc.,
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`both of Irvine, California.
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`(C)
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`“Respondent” shall mean Apple, Inc. of Cupertino, California.
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`(D)
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`“Person” shall mean an individual, or any non-governmental partnership, firm,
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`association, corporation, or other legal or business entity other than Respondent or
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`its majority-owned or controlled subsidiaries, successors, or assigns.
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`(E)
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`“United States” shall mean the fifty States, the District of Columbia, and
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`Puerto Rico.
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`(F)
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`The terms “import” and “importation” refer to importation for entry for
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`consumption under the Customs laws of the United States.
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`(G)
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`The term “covered products” shall mean light-based physiological measurement
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`devices and components thereof that infringe one or more of claims 22 and 28 of
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`U.S. Patent No. 10,912,502 and claims 12, 24, and 30 of U.S. Patent No.
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`10,945,648. The light-based physiological measurement devices and components
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`thereof subject to this order are as follows: wearable electronic devices with
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`light-based pulse oximetry functionality and components thereof. Covered
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`products shall not include articles for which a provision of law or license avoids
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`liability for infringement.
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`II.
`Applicability
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`The provisions of this Cease and Desist Order shall apply to Respondent and to any of its
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`principals, stockholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, distributors, controlled (whether
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`by stock ownership or otherwise) and majority-owned business entities, successors, and assigns,
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`and to each of them, insofar as they are engaging in conduct prohibited by section III, infra, for,
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`with, or otherwise on behalf of, Respondent.
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`III.
`Conduct Prohibited
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`The following conduct of Respondent in the United States is prohibited by this Order.
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`For the remaining terms of the Asserted Patents, Respondent shall not:
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`import or sell for importation into the United States covered products;
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`(B) market, distribute, sell, offer to sell, or otherwise transfer (except for exportation)
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`in the United States imported covered products;
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`advertise imported covered products;
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`solicit U.S. agents or distributors for imported covered products; or
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`aid or abet other entities in the importation, sale for importation, sale after
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`importation, transfer (except for exportation), or distribution of covered products.
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`IV.
`Conduct Permitted
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`Notwithstanding any other provision of this Order, specific conduct otherwise prohibited
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`by the terms of this Order shall be permitted if:
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`in a written instrument, the owner of the Asserted Patents licenses or authorizes
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`such specific conduct;
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`such specific conduct is related to the importation or sale of covered products by
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`or for the United States; or
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`(C)
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`such specific conduct is limited to importation, sale, and provision of parts
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`necessary to repair covered products purchased by consumers prior to the date this
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`Order becomes final within the meaning of 19 U.S.C. § 1337(j)(4), or limited to
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`importation and provision of covered products that are replacements for covered
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`products purchased by consumers prior to the date this Order becomes final
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`within the meaning of 19 U.S.C. § 1337(j)(4), provided that replacement is
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`pursuant to a warranty for the replaced article.
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`V.
`Reporting
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`For purposes of this requirement, the reporting periods shall commence on January 1 of
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`each year and shall end on the subsequent December 31. The first report required under this
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`section shall cover the period from the date of issuance of this order through December 31, 2023.
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`This reporting requirement shall continue in force until such time as Respondent has truthfully
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`reported, in two consecutive timely filed reports, that it has no inventory (whether held in
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`warehouses or at customer sites) of covered products in the United States.
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`Within thirty (30) days of the last day of the reporting period, Respondent shall report to
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`the Commission: (a) the quantity in units and the value in dollars of covered products that it has
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`(i) imported and/or (ii) sold in the United States after importation during the reporting period,
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`and (b) the quantity in units and value in dollars of reported covered products that remain in
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`inventory in the United States at the end of the reporting period.
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`When filing written submissions, Respondent must file the original document
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`electronically on or before the deadlines stated above. Submissions should refer to the
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`investigation number (“Inv. No. 337-TA-1276”) in a prominent place on the cover pages and/or
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`the first page. See Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures,
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`http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/rules/handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf.
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`Persons with questions regarding filing should contact the Secretary (202-205-2000). If
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`Respondent desires to submit a document to the Commission in confidence, it must file the
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`original and a public version of the original with the Office of the Secretary and must serve a
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`copy of the confidential version on Complainant’s counsel.1
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`Any failure to make the required report or the filing of any false or inaccurate report shall
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`constitute a violation of this Order, and the submission of a false or inaccurate report may be
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`referred to the U.S. Department of Justice as a possible criminal violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001.
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`VI.
`Record-Keeping and Inspection
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`(A)
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`For the purpose of securing compliance with this Order, Respondent shall retain
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`any and all records relating to the sale, marketing, or distribution in the United
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`States of covered products, made and received in the usual and ordinary course of
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`business, whether in detail or in summary form, for a period of three (3) years
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`from the close of the fiscal year to which they pertain.
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`(B)
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`For the purposes of determining or securing compliance with this Order and for
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`no other purpose, subject to any privilege recognized by the federal courts of the
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`United States, and upon reasonable written notice by the Commission or its staff,
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`duly authorized representatives of the Commission shall be permitted access and
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`the right to inspect and copy, in Respondent’s principal offices during office
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`hours, and in the presence of counsel or other representatives if Respondent so
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`chooses, all books, ledgers, accounts, correspondence, memoranda, and other
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`records and documents, in detail and in summary form, that must be retained
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`under subparagraph VI(A) of this Order.
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`reports and bond information associated with this Order. The designated attorney must be on the
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`VII.
`Service of Cease and Desist Order
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`The Secretary shall serve copies of this Order upon each party of record in this
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`investigation that has retained counsel or otherwise provided a point of contact for electronic
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`service. While temporary remote operating procedures are in place in response to COVID-19,
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`the Office of the Secretary is not able to serve parties that have not retained counsel or otherwise
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`provided a point of contact for electronic service. Accordingly, pursuant to Commission Rules
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`201.16(a) and 210.7(a)(1) (19 C.F.R. §§ 201.16(a), 210.7(a)(1)), the Commission orders that the
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`Complainant complete service of this Order for any party without a method of electronic service
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`noted on the attached Certificate of Service and shall file proof of service on the Electronic
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`Document Information System (EDIS).
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`Respondent is ordered and directed to:
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`Serve, within fifteen (15) days after the effective date of this Order, a copy of this
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`Order upon each of its respective officers, directors, managing agents, agents, and
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`employees who have any responsibility for the importation, marketing,
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`distribution, transfer, or sale of imported covered products in the United States;
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`Serve, within fifteen (15) days after the succession of any persons referred to in
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`subparagraph VII(A) of this order, a copy of the Order upon each successor; and
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`(C) Maintain such records as will show the name, title, and address of each person
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`upon whom the Order has been served, as described in subparagraphs VII(A) and
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`VII(B) of this order, together with the date on which service was made.
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`The obligations set forth in subparagraphs VII(B) and VII(C) shall remain in effect until
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`the expiration of the Asserted Patents.
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`VIII.
`Confidentiality
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`Any request for confidential treatment of information obtained by the Commission
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`pursuant to section VI of this order should be made in accordance with section 201.6 of the
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`Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 C.F.R. § 201.6). For all reports for which
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`confidential treatment is sought, Respondent must provide a public version of such report with
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`confidential information redacted.
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`IX.
`Enforcement
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`Violation of this order may result in any of the actions specified in section 210.75 of the
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`Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 C.F.R. § 210.75), including an action for
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`civil penalties under section 337(f) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1337(f)), as well as
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`any other action that the Commission deems appropriate. In determining whether Respondent is
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`in violation of this order, the Commission may infer facts adverse to Respondent if it fails to
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`provide adequate or timely information.
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`X.
`Modification
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`The Commission may amend this order on its own motion or in accordance with the
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`procedure described in section 210.76 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure
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`(19 C.F.R. § 210.76).
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`XI.
`Bonding
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`The conduct prohibited by section III of this order may be continued during the sixty (60)
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`day period in which this Order is under review by the United States Trade Representative, as
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`delegated by the President (70 Fed. Reg. 43,251 (Jul. 21, 2005)), subject to Respondent’s posting
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`of a bond in the amount of zero percent (0%, i.e., no bond) of their entered value. This bond
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`provision does not apply to conduct that is otherwise permitted by section IV of this Order.
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`Covered products imported on or after the date of issuance of this Order are subject to the entry
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`bond as set forth in the exclusion order issued by the Commission, and are not subject to this
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`bond provision.
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`By order of the Commission.
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`Issued: October 26, 2023
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`Lisa R. Barton
`Secretary to the Commission
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