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Address all communications to: 

United States International Trade Commission 

Washington, DC 20436 

USITC Publication 2264 
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

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UNITED STATES 

INTERNATIONAL 

TRADE COMMISSION 

Commissioners: 

Anne E. Brunsdale, Chairman 

Ronald A. Cass, Vice Chairman 

Alfred E. Eckes, Jr. 

Seeley G. Lodwick 

David B. Rohr 

Don E. Newquist 

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CONTENTS 

Message From the Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

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

The Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

Summary of Investigations Completed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

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

Part I. Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

Investigations Under Section 3 3 7 of the Tariff Act of 19 30 . . . . . . . . 9 

Investigations Under Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

Investigations Under the Trade Act of 1974 .................... 10 

Investigations Under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 ...... 10 

Investigations Under Section 332 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ......... 10 

Studies Relating to Probable Effects Advice for the Uruguay Round 

of Multilateral Trade Negotiations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

Studies Analyzing Various Aspects of U.S. Free Trade Agreements .. 11 

Studies Analyzing the Competitiveness of U.S. Industry . . . . . . . . . 12 

Studies on Special Areas of Congressional Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

Part II. Organizational Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

Office of Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

Office of Investigations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

Office of Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

Office of Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Office of Tariff Affairs and Trade Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Office of Unfair Import Investigations ...................... 20 

Trade Remedy Assistance Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Office of Data Systems ................................. 21 

Office of Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

Office of the Administrative Law Judges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 

Office of Congressional Liaison ............................. 23 

Office of Inspector General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Office of the Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Office of Executive and International Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 

Office of the General Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 

Office of Public Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

Part III. Management and Finance ............................ 27 

Figures 

1. Summary of Principal Activities, Fiscal Years 1986-89 .......... 29 

2. Commission Organization and Functions of Offices . . . . . . . . . . . 30 

3. Statutory Timetables for Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duty Investigations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 

Appendixes 

A. Summary of Investigations Completed During Fiscal Year 

1989 and Pending on September 30, 1989 ................... 33 

B. Statutes Involving the U.S. International Trade Commission ...... 50 

C. Reports Submitted to Congress on Proposed Legislation, 

Fiscal Year 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 

D. Litigation in Fiscal Year 1989 ............................ 60 
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Commission and Executive Staff 

as of September 30, 1989 

The Commission 

Anne E. Brunsdale, Chairman 

Ronald A. Cass, Vice Chairman 

Alfred E. Eckes 

Seeley G. Lodwick 

David B. Rohr 

Don E. Newquist 

The Executive Scaff 

Office of the Secretan· 

Secretary ....... .' ............... Kenneth R. Mason 

Office of Public Affairs 

Acting Director ................ Lisbeth K. Godley 

Chief Administrative Law Judge .......... .Janet Saxon 

Office of Executive and 

International Liaison 

Director ........................... William T. Hart 

Office of Congressional Liaison 

Director .............................. Jane C. Baird 

Office of the General Counsel 

General Counsel .................... Lyn M. Schlitt 

Office of Inspector General 

Inspector General ............ .Jane E. Altenhofen 

Office of Operations 

Director .......................... Charles W. Ervin 

Office of Data Svstems 

Director ... · .................... Michael J. Ols~1vsky 

Office of Economics 

Director ............................. John Suomela 

Office of Industries 

Acting Director ........... Marion L. Simpson, Jr. 

Office of Investigations 

Director .................. William L. Featherstone 

Office of Tariff Affairs and 

Trade Agreements 

Director .................. Eugene A. Rosengarden 

Office of Unfair Import 

Investigations 

Director ............................ Lynn L. Levine 

Trade Remedv Assistance Office 

Director '. ........................... Gary L. Kaplan 

Office of Administration 

Director ......................... Lorin L. Goodrich 

Office of Finance and Budget 

Acting Director ..................... Philip H. Katz 

Office of Management Services 

Director ......................... David E. SpenLer 

Office of Personnel 

Director ....................... Terry P. McGowan 
UNITED STATES 

INTERNATIONAL 

TRADE COMMISSION