ANNUAL REPORT 

1988 

UNITED STA.Tm 

INTERNATIONAL 

TRADE COMMISSION 

USITC Publication 2140 

Contents 

Message from the Acting Chairman ............................................... 3 

The Commissioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Summary oflnvestigations Completed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Part I. Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Investigations Under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ......................... 7 

Investigations Under Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 ............................ 7 

Investigations Under the 'frade Act of 1974 ...................................... 8 

Investigations Under Section 332 of the Tariff Act of 1930 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... 8 

332 Studies Related to '.l\'ade With Japan ...................................... 8 

Other Major 332 Investigations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

U.S. Global Competitiveness Studies .......................................... 9 

Part II. Organizational Activities ................................................ 13 

Office of Investigations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 

Office of Industries .......................................................... 13 

Office of Economics ......................................................... 15 

Office of Tariff Affairs and '.l\'ade Agreements .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . .. . . . 16 

Office of Unfair Import Investigations ......................................... , 16 

'.l\'ade Remedy Assistance Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Office of Data Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Office of Administration ..................................................... 17 

Office of Administrative Law Judges ........................................... 18 

Office of Congressional Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... 18 

Office of the Secretary .................................. ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... 18 

Office of Executive and International Liaison ................................... 18 

Office of the General Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... 18 

Law Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Office of Public Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... 19 

Part III. Management and Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Figures 

1. Summary of Principal Activities, Fiscal Years 1985-88 ......................... 21 

2. Functions of Offices and Commission Organization ............................. 22 

3. Statutory Timetables for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations ...... 24 

Appendixes 

A. Summary of Investigations Completed During Fiscal Year 1988 and Pending 

on September 30, 1988 .................................................... 25 

B. Statutes Involving the U.S. International 'frade Commission .................... 38 

C. Reports Submitted to Congress on Proposed Legislation, Fiscal Year 1988 ......... 42 

D. Litigation in Fiscal Year 1988 .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . . .. . . . .. . 45 

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