In de 

United States 

International Trade Commission · 

Annual Report· 

Fiscal Year 1992 

UNITED ~ATES 

INTERNATIONAL 

TRADE COMMISSION 

Commissioners: 

Don E. Newquist, Chairman 

Peter S. Watson, Vice Chairman 

David B. Rohr 

Anne E. Brunsdale 

Carol T. Crawford 

Janet A. Nuzum 
Address all communications to: 

United States International Trade Commission 

500 E Street SW. 

Washington, DC 20436 

USITC Publication 2624 
CONTENTS 

The Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

Summary of Investigations Completed, Fiscal Year 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

The Commissioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

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

Investigations Under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ..... : . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

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

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

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

Studies Relating to the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations . . . . 10 

Studies Analyzing Various Aspects of U.S. Free-Trade Agreements and 

Other Special Trade Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

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

Studies on Special Areas of Congressional or USTR Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 

Part II. Organizational Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

Office of Operations· . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

Office of Investigations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

Office of Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

Office of Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

Office of Tariff Affairs and Trade Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Office of Unfair Import Investigations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Trade Remedy Assistance Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Office of Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Office of Finance and Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Office of Information Resources Management .......................... · 21 

Library Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

Office of Management Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

Office of Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

Office of the Technical Advisor for Competitiveness and 

Strategic Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

Office of the Administrative Law Judges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

Office of Congressional Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

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

Office of the Secretary ....... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

Office of Executive and International Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

Office of the General Counsel ............ : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

Office of Public Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 

Part III. Management and Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

Figures· 

1. Summary of Principal Activities, Fiscal Year 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 

2. ITC Organization and Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 

3. Statutory Timetables for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Investigations ... ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 

Appendixes 

A. Summary of Investigations Completed During Fiscal Year 1992 and 

Pending on September 30, 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 

B. Statutes Involving the U.S. International Trade Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 

C. Reports Submitted to Congress on Proposed Legislation, Fiscal Year 1992 . . 65 

D. Litigation in Fiscal Year 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 

THE- COMMISSION 

The United States International 

Trade Commission (ITC) is a 

quasi-judicial, independent, and 

· bipartisan agency established by 

Congress with broad. investigative 

powers on matters of trade. In its 

adjudicative role, the ITC makes 

determinations of injury arid threat 

of injury to U.S. industry by 

imports. 

As the Government's think 

tank on trade, the ITC is a national 

resource where trade data are 

gathered and analyzed. The data 

are provided to the President and 

Congress as part of the information 

on which U.S. trade policy is based. 

ITC activities include -

• determining whether U.S. 

industries are materially injured by 

imports that benefit from pricing at 

Jess than fair value or from 

subsidization; 

• directing actions, subject to 

Presidential disapproval, against 

unfair trade practices such as patent 

infringement;· 

• making recommendations to 

the President regarding relief for 

industries seriously injured by 

increasing imports; 

•. advising the President whether 

agricultural imports interfere with 

price-support programs of the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture; 

• conducting studies on trade 

and tariff issues and monitoring 

import levels; and 

• participating in the 

development of uniform statistical 

data on imports, exports, and 

domestic production and in the 

establishment of an international 

harmonized commodity code. 

SUMMARY OF INVESTIGATIONS 

COMPLETED, FISCAL YEAR 1992 

Tariff Act of 1930: 

Section 332 investigations 15 

Section 337 - investigations of alleged unfair practices 

in the import and sale of imported products . . . . . . . . . 13 

Antidumping and countervailing duty investigations 

(123 antidumping investigations- 98 preliminary 

and 25 final; 56 countervailing duty investigations-

_48 preliminary and eight final) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 

Trade Act of 1974: 

Section 406- market disruption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 

Sections 131and503-advice on possible trade 

agreements ...... ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988: 

Section 1205 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 

Investigations completed during fiscal year 1992 and investigations pending on September 30, 1992, are shown in appendix A. 

The six Commissioners are 

appointed by the President and 

confirmed by the Senate for terms· 

of nine years, unless appointed to 

fill an unexpired term. The terms 

are set by statute and are staggered 

so that a different term expires 

every 18 months:. A Commissioner 

who has served for more than five 

- years is ineligible for reappointment. No more than three Commissioners may be members of the 

same political party. The Chairman 

and the Vice Chairman are designated by the President and serve for 

a statutory two-year term. The 

Chairman may not be of the same 

political party as the preceding 

Chairman, nor may the President 

designate two Commissioners of 

the same political party as the 

Chairman and Vice Chairman. 

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THE COMMISSIONERS 

Don E. Newquist, a Democrat of 

Texas, was designated Chairman of 

the ITC by President Bush on 

December 13, 1991, and was 

redesignated Chairman on June 16, 

1992, for the term ending June 16, 

1994. Mr. Newquist was appointed 

to the Commission to fill an 

unexpired term on October 18, 

1988, and reappointed to a nine-year 

term ending December 16, 1997. 

Prior to his appointment, Mr. 

Newquist was with Valero Energy 

Corporation as Senior Vice 

President for Corporate Relations. 

He also served as general manager 

of the Chamber of Commerce of 

Denver, CO, and before that was 

with the Chamber of Commerce of 

Corpus Christi, TX. He is a past 

president of the South Texas 

Chamber of Commerce. 

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Peter S. Watson, a Republican of 

California, was designated Vice 

Chairman of the ITC by President 

Bush for the term June 17, 1992, 

through June 16, 1994. He was 

nominated to the Commission by 

President Bush on October 23, 

1991, for the term December 17, 

1991, through December 16, 2000. 

Prior to his appointment to the 

Commission, Mr. Watson served in 

the White House as Director of 

Asian Affairs at the National 

Security Council from 1989 to 

1991. During 1976 and from 1978 

through 1988, Mr. Watson practiced 

international and business law in 

Los Angeles and Washington, DC. 

He has been an adjunct Associate 

Professor in International Trade & 

Investment Law and International 

Business Law. From' 1985 through 

1986, Mr. Watson served as 

Chairman of the Los Angeles 

County Bar Association's 

International Law Section and, from 

1986 through 1987, was Chairman 

of the State Bar of California's 

International Practice Committee. 

David B. Rohr, a Democrat of 

Maryland, became a member of the 

Commission on Marc;:h 27, 1984, 

and was subsequently reappointed to 

a term ending December 16, 1994. 

He is the senior Commissioner in 

terms of length of service. Before 

his appointment to the ITC, Mr. 

Rohr was staff director of the 

Committee on Ways and Means' 

Subcommittee on Trade in the U.S.· 

House of Representatives. He was a 

trade advisor and the principal 

liaison with the ITC, the Office of 

the United States Trade 

Representative, and other Federal 

agencies. Mr. Rohr also served as 

Director of the Trade Negotiations 

and Agreements Division of the 

U.S. Department of Commerce. He 

joined the Department of Commerce 

in 1961 as an international 

economist. 
Anne E. Brunsdale, a Republican of 

the District of Columbia, became a 

member of the Commission on 

January 3, 1986. She was 

nominated to the Commission by 

President Reagan and was 

confirmed by the United States 

Senate for the term ending June 16, 

1993. Ms. Brunsdale served as Vice 

Chairman of the ITC for the 

two-year statutory term from June 

17, 1990, to June 16, 1992. In the 

absence of a designated Chairman 

during the period June 17, 1990, to 

December 12, 1991, she served as 

the Acting Chairman. Earlier in her 

term, President Reagan designated 

Ms. Brunsdale Vice Chairman on 

June 17, 1986, and redesignated her 

Vice Chairman on June 27, 1988. 

Thereafter, in the absence of a 

designated Chairman, she served as 

Acting Chairman until the President 

designated her Chairman on March 

28, 1989, for the term which ended 

on June 16, 1990. A native of -

Minnesota, Ms. Brunsdale came to 

the ITC from the American 

Enterprise Institute for Public Policy 

Research, Washington, DC, where 

she was serving as resident fellow of 

the Institute and managing editor of 

its bimonthly magazine, Regulation. 

Carol T. Crawford, a R.epublican of 

Virginia, was nominated to the 

Commission by President Bush and 

confirmed by the U.S. Senate on 

November 20, 1991. Ms. Crawford 

was sworn in as a member of the 

Commission on November 22, 

1991, for the term <'._nding June 16, 

1999. Prior to her appointment to 

ihe ITC, Ms. Crawford was an 

Assistant Attorney General 

(Legislative Affairs) in the U.S. 

Department of Justice. From 1985 

to 1989, Ms. Crawford served as 

Associate Director of the Office of 

Management and Budget in the 

Executive Office of the President. 

In that position, she was responsible 

for overseeing the budgets of five 

cabinet level departments and 

related smaller agencies. Ms. _ 

Crawford served as Director of the 

Bureau of Consumer Protection of 

the Federal Trade Commission from 

1983 to 1985 and as Executive 

Assistant to the Chairman of the 

Federal Trade Commission from 

1981 to 1983. Ms. Crawford holds 

a B.A. from Mt. Holyoke College 

and a J.D., magna cum laude, from 

the Washington College of Law, 

American University. 

Janet A. Nuzum, a Democrat of 

Virginia, became a member of the 

Commission on November 26, 

1991. She was nominated to the 

Commission by President Bush and 

confirmed by the U.S. Senate for the 

term ending June 16, 1996. Prior to 

this appointment, Ms. Nuzum 

served on the majority staff of the 

Committee on Ways and Means' 

Subcommittee on Trade in the U.S. 

House of Representatives, under 

Chairman Dan Rostenkowski and 

Subcommittee Chairman Sam 

Gibbons. During her tenure there 

from 1983 through 1991, Ms. 

Nuzum advised Committee 

members on international trade and 

tariff l~gislation, trade agreements 

and negotiations, and the 

administration of the U.S. trade 

laws. Ms. Nuzum is an attorney and 

served as Co-Chair of the 

International Law Section of the 

D.C. Bar Association during 

1990-91. She received her B.A. 

from Smith College and a J.D. from 

Georgetown University Law Center. 

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INTRODUCTION 

Fiscal year (FY) 1992 was a 

year of significant milestones and 

changes at the United States 

International Trade Commi_ssion. 

1992 marked the ITC's 15th 

cpnsecutive year of providing trade 

expertise to the Federal 

Government. The ITC's everexpanding workload included a 

growing number of cases in which 

U.S. companies sought import 

relief. The demand for ITC 

research into important trade topics 

increased as well. 

During FY 1992, one-half of 

the Commission's membership 

changed, bringing new personalities and perspectives to the ITC. 

Since mid-1990, the Commission 

had had only four Commissioners, 

two fewer than its full complement 

of six. The Senate confirmations of 

Carol T. Crawford and Janet A. 

Nuzum in November 1991 filled 

those two vacancies. In addition, in 

December 1991, Peter S. Watson 

was sworn in to succeed Commissioner Seeley G. Lodwick, 

whose term ended. 

The number of countervailing 

duty and antidumping investigations undertaken by the ITC in 

FY 1992 surpassed that of recent 

years. Notable among these 

investigations were those resulting 

from 84 antidumping and 

countervailing duty petitions on 

flat-rolled steel products filed in 

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June 1992. These petitions were 

filed after the March 1992 

expiration of voluntary restraint 

agreements on steel exports to the 

United States from certain 

countries and the cessation of 

multilateral negotiations on a new 

international steel agreement. 

Among the other FY 1992 

cases that attracted major public 

interest was an antidumping 

investigation on minivans from 

Japan. This investigation represented the first time in a decade that 

the U.S. automobile industry had 

brought such a major trade case 

before the ITC. Another case that 

attracted international attention was 

the U.S. Department of Commerce's self-initiated countervailing duty case on softwood 

lumber from Canada. 

An increasing number of 

requests for ITC research into the 

background and implications of 

major trade policy issues occurred 

in FY 1992. In particular, the 

President and Congress asked the 

ITC to analyze a number of 

different aspects of the proposed 

North American Free-Trade 

Agreement (NAFTA). 

Clearly, FY 1992 was full ofchanges and challenges. As a 

result, the ITC entered its 76th year 

with a new sense of activity and 

mission. 
PART I. HIGHLIGHTS 

INVESTIGATIONS 

UNDER SECTION 337 

OF THE TARIFF ACT 

OF 1930 

Under section 337 of the Tariff 

· Act of 1930, the ITC conducts 

investigations into alleged unfair 

practices in import trade. Most 

complaints filed under this provision involve allegations of patent, 

copyright, or trademark infringement. Allegations regarding 

misappropriation of trade secrets, 

passing off, false advertising, and 

violations of the antitrust laws have 

also formed the basis of complaints 

filed under this provision. A more 

detailed explanation of section 337 

of the Tariff Act of 1930 is set forth 

in appendix B. 

During FY 1992, the ITC 

handled a variety of patent-based 

section 337 investigations, 

including four investigations in 

which romplainants alleged that 

their patented processes were being 

employed abroad without authorization in order to produce goods 

that respondents imported into the 

United States. These process 

patent investigations involved a 

variety of end products, including 

static random access memory chips 

and other integrated circuit chips 

for computer applications; 

acid-washed denim garments; and 

bulk bags for storing and shipping 

dry materials, such as chemicals 

and fertilizers. 

Two section 337 investigations 

included allegations that 

respondents' products infringed 

U.S. patents covering the overall 

appearance or design of a product. 

One section 337 investigation 

revolved around allegations that 

respondents had misappropriated 

the complainant's trade secrets and 

were using them in manufacturing 

operations abroad to produce 

industrial mixing devices that were 

then imported into the United 

States. Two investigations included 

allegations that respondents' 

products infringed registered or 

common law trademarks. 

In FY 1992, as in previous 

years, the section 337 caseload was 

highlighted by investigations 

involving high-technology 

products. Significant among these 

were investigations concerning 

semiconductor products, including 

static random access memories; 

memory controllers for interfacing 

between the microprocessor and the 

main memory of a computer; single 

in-line memory modules used to 

expand memory capacity in 

computers and in other electronic 

products; and integrated circuit 

telecommunication chips that 

control dialing functions in 

telephones and other telecommunications equipment. Other investigations focused on condensers used 

in automobile air-conditioners; 

medical devices, supplies, and 

diagnostic equipment; woodworking accessories; plastic trays 

for carrying or displaying food; and 

commercial food portioners. 

Also in FY 1992, as a result of 

an informal enforcement 

proceeding in which allegations of 

a section 337 consent order 

violation were investigated, a 

respondent agreed to pay a 

$100,000 civil penalty to the 

United States. This was the first 

instance in which the ITC 

negotiated payment of a penalty for 

an alleged violation of an order 

issued in a section 337 

investigation. 

INVESTIGATIONS 

UNDER TITLE VII OF 

THE TARIFF ACT OF 

1930 

In FY 1992, title VII petitions 

were filed with the ITC on a wide 

variety of products, including 

sulfanilic acid, uranium, stainless 

steel pipes, potassium hydroxide, 

underground distribution cable, 

portable seismographs, steel wire 

rope, sulfur dyes, several types of 

steel bars, dynamic random access 

memories (DRAMs), steel rails, 

limestone, stainless steel pipe 

fittings, ferrosilicon, professional 

power tools, carbon steel plate, 

carbon steel hot-rolled sheet, 

carbon steel cold-rolled sheet, 

carbon steel corrosion-resistant 

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Secretary Ken Mason inspects the boxes of documents in the trade cases filed in 

_June by the U.S. steel industry. 

sheet, ductile iron pipe fittings, dry 

film photoresist, hairbrushes, lockwashers, and musical instrument 

pads. As noted above, one case -

concerning softwood lumber from 

Canada-was self-initiated by the 

U.S. Department of Commerce. 

In FY 1992, the ITC completed 

a number of cases that had been 

filed during FY 1991. These cases 

included electric fans, steel wire 

rope, coated groundwood paper, 

tungsten ore concentrates, shop 

towels, kiwifruit, refined antimony 

trioxide, ophthalmoscopy lenses, 

cement, certain carbon steel pipe 

fittings, nepheline syenite, 

minivans, magnesium, rayon 

filament yam, bulk ibuprofen, and 

extruded rubber thread. 

Korea.and Brazil were the 

countries most frequently cited in 

the petitions filed, each having 

been named in 11 petitions. France 

and Germany each were named in 

10 petitions; the United Kingdom 

was named in nine; Canada and 

Italy each were named in eight; and 

Japan was named in seven. A total 

of 26 countries were cited. 

A number of the cases 

involved very large volumes of 

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imports in important product 

groups. The value of 1991 imports 

in the investigations on lumber, 

steel, and minivans totaled billions 

of dollars. In other cases, the 1991 

value of imports totaled less than 

$5 million. Regardless of the 

nature of the products or the 

volume involved, the ITC collected 

. and analyzed extensive information 

on the U.S. market in each investigation, obtaining such information both directly from 

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Lisa Maddox of the Office of the 

Secretary checks the transcript of a 

hearing. 

market participants and from 

submissions by parties to the 

investigations. 

INVESTIGATIONS 

UNDER THE TRADE 

ACT OF 1974 

The only escape clause 

investigation that the ITC instituted 

during FY 1992 concerned 

extruded rubber thread. The ITC 

instituted one market disruption 

investigation (on fans from China), 

but the petitioner withdrew its 

petition prior to an ITC 

determination. 

INVESTIGATIONS 

UNDER SECTION 332 

OF THE TARIFF ACT 

OF 1930 

Under section 332 of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, the ITC conducts 

general investigations on any 

matter involving tariffs and 

international trade. Some of the 

most significant analytical section 

332 studies completed during the 

year are highlighted below. In 

addition to these studies, the ITC 

produced recurring industry 

surveys under section 332 on 

synthetic organic chemicals, 

production sharing under chapter 

98 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States 

{HTS), steel, automobiles, rum, 

nonrubber footwear, and ethyl 

alcohol. 

Studies Relating to the 

Uruguay Round of 

Multilateral Trade 

Negotiations 

Certain Pharmaceuticals and 

Intermediate Chemicals: 

Identification of Applicable 

Six-Digit HS Subheadings for 

Products Covered by the Proposed 

Uruguay Round Pharmaceutical 

Agreement (332-322) 

In January 1992, the ITC 

received a request from the USTR 

to investigate and report on the 

six-digit Harmonized System {HS) 
Commissioner Janet Nuzum questions 

a witness in an ITC hearing. 

subheading for each pharmaceutical 

product currently having an 

International Nonproprietary Name 

and certain intermediate chemicals 

(used primarily in the production of 

pharmaceuticals) intended to be 

covered under the proposed 

"zero-for-zero" initiative on 

pharmaceuticals in the GAIT 

Uruguay Round negotiations. The 

final report was published in June 

1992. 

Studies Analyzing Various 

Aspects of U.S. Free-Trade 

Agreements and Other · 

Special Trade Programs 

Services: U.S. and Mexico Sector 

Profiles and Mexican Impediments 

to Trade, Phase II (332-311) 

In May 1991, the USTR, at the 

direction of the President, requested 

that the ITC institute an investigation to profile selected service industries in the United States and 

Mexico and to identify and assess 

nontariff measures that limit trade 

in those sectors in the Mexican 

market. In addition, the USTR 

requested that the ITC report on 

any significant new information 

regarding U.S.-Canadian trade in 

services. The final report findings 

were submitted to the USTR in 

October 1991 and, at the request of 

the USTR, were classified 

"confidential." 

·Rules of Origin Issues Related to 

the North American Free-Trade 

Agreement (NAFTA) and the North 

American Automotive Industry 

(332-314) 

In August 1991, the House 

Committee on Ways and Means 

requested that the ITC investigate 

the rules of origin issues related to 

the NAFfA and their possible 

. effects on the North American 

automotive industry. The ITC 

report, submitted in November 

1991, discussed various rules of 

origin proposals then under 

consideration in the NAFfA 

drafting negotiations and analyzed 

their potential impact on the North 

American automotive industry. 

Economy-Wide Modeling of the 

Economic Implications of a 

Free-Trade Agreement with Mexico 

and a North American Free-Trade 

Agreement With Canada and 

Mexico (332-317) 

In July 1991, the USTR 

requested that the ITC report on 

economy-wide modeling of the 

economic implications of a 

free-trade agreement with Mexico 

and a North American Free-Trade 

Agreement with Mexico and 

Canada. The ITC report to the 

USTR, submitted in May 1992, 

included a compilation of the 

technical papers presented at an 

ITC-sponsored symposium on the 

·??'-.--co 

topic, a compilation of the technical 

critiques of those papers distributed 

at the symposium, and a concise, 

nontechnical ITC summary of the 

results of those papers. 

U.S. Market Access in Latin 

America: Recent Liberalization 

Measures and Remaining Barriers 

(332-318) 

In October 1991, the Senate 

Committee on Finance requested 

that the ITC investigate recent 

economic and trade policies in 

Latin America and remaining 

obstacles to U.S. market access. 

The ITC report, submitted to the 

committee in June 1992, examined 

recent economic developments in 

Latin America; regional economic 

integration efforts; U.S. initiatives 

to spur economic development in 

the region; and trade and 

investment policies of Chile (on 

which a detailed case study was 

included), Bolivia, Colombia, 

Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, and 

Costa Rica. 

Impact of the North American 

Free-Trade Agreement on Apparel 

Investment in CBERA Countries 

(332-321) 

In November 1991, the USTR 

asked the ITC to investigate the 

likely impact of the NAITA on 

apparel industry investment in 

countries eligible for benefits under 

Spence Chubb of the Office of Unfair Import Investigations explains the role of 

the ITC to visiting attorneys from Thailand. 

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the Caribbean Basin Economic 

Recovery Act (CBERA). The 

resulting July 1992 report assessed 

the effects of the proposed NAFTA 

on the competitiveness of U.S.-

owned apparel operations producing in the Caribbean and 

Central American region, especially those operations producing for 

subsequent import into the United 

States under HTS heading 

9802.00.80. Under the 9802.00.80 

provision, cut fabric pieces are 

exported from the United States, 

assembled abroad, and then 

reimported as finished products, 

with duties assessed only on the 

non-u:s. value added. 

Probable Economic Effect of 

Certain Modifications to the 

Interpretation and Rules of Origin 

Applicable to the United 

States-Canada Free-Trade 

Agreement (332-323) 

In February 1992, the USTR 

asked the ITC to investigate and 

provide advice on the probable 

economic effect of certain modifications to the interpretive 

guidelines and rules of origin 

contained in annex 301.2 to chapter 

3 of the United States-Canada 

Free-Trade Agreement. The June 

1992 final report findings were 

classified "confidential" by the 

USTR. 

Studies Analyzing the 

Competitiveness of U.S. 

Industry 

Alfalfa Products: Conditions of 

Competition Between the U.S. and 

Canadian Industries (332-310) 

In March 1991, the USTR 

requested that the ITC investigate 

and report on the U.S. and Canadian industries producing dehydrated and sun-cured alfalfa 

products. The resulting December 

1991 report discussed patterns of 

production, processing, and 

consumption since 1981. In 

addition, the report addressed the 

trade environment in dehydrated 

and sun-cured alfalfa products 

between the United States and other 

countries (with a special focus on 

Canada and the Pacific Rim 

countries). Also discussed were 

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Commissioners Carol Crawford and David Rohr, along with ITC staff analysts 

and the farm manager, view a macadamia nut tree in Hawaii in connection with 

the ITC investigation on macadamia nuts. 

Commissioner Janet Nuzum (center) and economist Randi Boorstein (far right) 

visit a tuna fishing boat in Los Angeles as part of the ITC investigation into the 

tuna industry. 

Federal, State, and Provincial 

government assistance programs 

and policies affecting producers 

and processors of alfalfa products. 

Tuna: Current Issues Affecting the 

U.S. Industry (332-313) 

In July 1991, the Senate 

Committee on Finance requested 

that the ITC conduct a study to 

examine current issues affecting the 

U.S. canned tuna industry and 

market and to provide an updated 

profile of the industry. The report, 

submitted in July 1992, discussed 

the "dolphin-safe" issue and 

relevant company policies and 

Government legislation, and it 

analyzed how this issue has 

affected the U.S. tuna industry. 

The report also reviewed U.S. 

treaty obligations under the 

Inter-American Tropical Tuna 

Commission and the General 

Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. 

The report discussed 

international fishery access issues 

relating to tuna and the effect of 

recent technological developments 

on U.S. tuna production and trade. 
Magda Kornis, Thomas Jennings, and Elizabeth Ravesteijn of the Office of 

Economics participate in a hearing. 

In addition, it profiled the U.S. 

industry, incorporating information 

on levels and trends in U.S. 

production, consumption, trade, 

pricing, employment and wages, 

and capacity utilization. 

Studies on Special Areas of 

Congressional or USTR 

Interest 

The Effects of Greater Economic 

Integration Within the European 

Community on the United States: 

·Fourth F ollowup (332-267) 

The House Committee on 

Ways and Means and the Senate 

Committee on Finance in October 

1988 requested that the ITC publish 

objective information on the 

European Community (EC) 1992 

program and a comprehensive 

analysis of what effects this 

p~ogram could have on the U.S. 

economy. 

The fourth followup report in 

this series covered 1991. In -

particular, this report analyzed the 

EC's movement toward economic 

and monetary union. The report 

also addressed the broadening of 

the EC to include new member 

states. 

Central and Eastern Europe: 

Export Competitiveness of Major 

Manufacturing and Services 

Sectors (332-308) 

In January 1991, the USTR 

requested that the ITC investigate 

and report on the likely export 

competitiveness of the major 

manufacturing and services sectors 

in Central and Eastern Europe. The 

resulting report, published in 

October 1991, discussed the textiles, steel, agriculture, chemicals, 

and transportation equipment 

industries. The report assessed 

structural impediments affecting 

these industries (for example, 

supply bottlenecks of vital industrial inputs, infrastructure deficiencies, distribution problems, and 

underdeveloped financial.and credit 

institutions and instruments). It also 

assessed how competitive Central 

and Eastern European exports are 

likely to be and reviewed the 

challenges that these countries have 

faced in taking advantage of new 

export opportunities. 

Shipbuilding Trade Reform Act of 

1991: Likely Economic 

Effects of Enactment (332-316) 

In October 1991, the House 

Committee on Ways and Means 

requested that the ITC collect 

information concerning the Jikely 

economic effects on U.S. industry 

sectors of H.R. 2056, as amended, 

the Shipbuilding Trade Reform Act 

of 1991. The report, submitted to 

the committee in June 1992, 

discussed conditions in the U.S. 

shipbuilding and repair industry 

and in the U.S. carrier industry; 

assessed U.S. practices that directly 

and indirectly affect these industries; provided an overview of the 

issues in the Organization for 

Economic Cooperation and 

Development's (OECD) negotiations on shipbuilding and of 

foreign practices affecting 

shipbuilding and repair; and 

compared the likely impact of H.R. 

2056 and the proposed OECD 

agreement on U.S. carriers, U.S. 

port facilities and services, U.S. 

shipyards, and U.S. traders. 

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PART II. ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES 

OFFICE OF 

OPERATIONS 

The Director of Operations 

supervises all substantive work of 

the subordinate offices of 

Operations: Office of Economics, 

Office of Industries, Office of 

Investigations, Office of Tariff 

Affairs and Trade Agreements, 

Office of Unfair Import Investigations, and Trade Remedy 

Assistance Office. The Director is 

responsible for the initiation, supervision, completion, and publication 

(when appropriate) of all statutory 

investigations, studies, and special 

work projects assigned by the 

Commission. The work includes 

completing the investigations 

within statute-imposed deadlines 

and with a level of accuracy and 

detail suitable for subsequent 

review by the courts. 

Office of Investigations 

The Office of Investigations is 

responsible for conducting the 

ITC's countervailing duty, 

antidumping, and review 

investigations under title VII of the 

Tariff Act of 1930; escape clause 

and market disruption 

investigations under the Trade Act 

of 1974; and investigations under 

section 22 of the Agricultural 

Adjustment Act to determine 

whether imports of agricultural 

products are interfering with 

programs of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture. In general, the ITC's 

responsibility in these 

investigations is to determine 

whether an industry in the United 

States has been injured or is 

threatened with injury by imports 

of products like those it produces. 

An important responsibility of 

the investigative staff is to supply 

the Commission with an objective 

and comprehensive report so that 

the Commission can make an 

informed decision concerning 

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Robert Rogowsky, Director of the Office of Operations, explains a project to 

Monica Lane. 

injury on the basis of fact. In doing 

so, the staff seeks to understand the 

conditions of competition within 

the domestic market of the relevant 

industry through extensive data 

collection, research, and consultation with technical and marketing 

specialists. In each case, a supervisory investigator coordinates all 

facets of these investigations: 

development of questionnaires to 

be sent to various parties, 

identification of primary data to be 

collected, publication of a report 

containing the Commissioners' 

views and a nonconfidential 

version of the staff report, and 

transmittal of the official record to 

the U.S. Department of Commerce. 

The principal cases handled by the 

office during FY 1992 are 

discussed in the "Highlights" 

section of this report. 

The investigative team 

includes a supervisory investigator, 

an investigator, and an accountant/ 

auditor from the Office of Investigations, as well as an economist, a 

commodity-industry analyst, and an 

attorney from the General 

Counsel's office. The team 

acquires a thorough knowledge of 

the industry and the product under 

investigation, mostly from primary 

sources, such as industry 

questionnaires and visits to 

production facilities. 

Data presented in the staff 

report to the Commission include, 

but are not limited to, capacity, 

production, capacity utilization, 

domestic and export shipments, 

inventories, imports, domestic 

market shares held by U.S. and 

foreign suppliers, employment, 

hours worked, productivity, wages 

and total compensation paid, unit 

labor costs, pricing, distribution 

channels, and full financial data on 

the U.S. companies that make the 

subject product. The staff also 

collects and analyzes somewhat 

more limited information on the 

foreign industry producing the 

subject product. 

Office of Investigations staff 

members work closely with 

officials at the U.S. Department of 

Commerce and U.S. Customs 

Service, with parties to the investigations and their attorneys, and 

with company officials for both 

U.S. producers and importers of the 

product to obtain information and 

to manage the administrative 

details of an investigation 
Lynn Featherstone (standing), Director of the Office of Investigations, confers 

with Secretary Ken Mason and Staff Assistant Karen McGriff in the ITC Main 

Hearing Room. 

effectively. Investigators also assist 

the USTR in its deliberations on 

ITC recommendations to the 

President in escape clause, market 

disruption, and section 22 cases. 

Office of Industries 

The Office of Industries 

provides the ITC, the President, 

Congress, and the public with 

technical and economic studies of 

U.S. industries and international 

trade. The office has a staff of 

about 140 international trade 

analysts and support personnel 

organized into commodity divisions 

by major industrial sectors: 

agriculture, textiles, chemicals, 

minerals and metals, machinery, 

advanced-technology industries, 

and services. Within the divisions, 

staff track the import, export, . 

production, and sale of more than 

8,000 agricultural products, raw 

materials, and manufactured 

products. In addition, the Office of 

Industries has trade analysts who 

monitor U.S. service industries. 

The primary responsibility of the 

analysts is to conduct studies of 

U.S. industry performance, factors 

influencing U.S. competitiveness, 

and the impact that international 

trade has on U.S. industry. 

During FY 1992, the Office of 

Industries conducted 29 investigations under section 332 of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, including both 

one-time factfinding studies and 

continuing industry surveys. Major 

competitiveness studies released 

this year covered U.S. producers of 

alfalfa products; tuna fisheries; and 

the export competitiveness of the 

Central and Eastern European 

manufacturing and service 

industries in the world market. The 

office also led a study of the 

Mexican service sector and 

Mexican barriers to U.S. trade in 

services; reported on U.S. market 

access in Latin America; and 

advised the USTR on two matters:. 

the probable effects of modifications in the U.S. Generalized 

System of Preferences and the 

likely impact of the NAFfA on 

apparel industry investments in the 

CBERA countries. 

The Office of Industries 

continued seven monitoring reports 

under section 332 to aid Congress 

and the executive branch in 

monitoring U.S. imports and 

various domestic products. One of 

these reports was requested by the 

President, five were requested by 

Congress, and one continuing 

survey was done on the ITC's own 

motion. These reports covered the 

following areas: automobiles, 

synthetic organic chemicals, steel, 

rum, nonrubber footwear, ethyl 

alcohol, and production sharing 

under chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The 

office periodically reviews all 

recurring studies and, as 

appropriate, recommends to the 

requester that studies be reduced or 

eliminated. 

At the end of FY 1992, the 

Office of Industries had several 

major investigations under way. 

Six of these investigations were 

competitiveness analyses covering 

U.S. cellular communications, large 

civil aircraft, mackerel, cattle and 

beef, macadamia nuts, and dry peas 

and lentils. In addition, the ITC 

was in the final stage of an investigation for the Senate Committee on 

Finance on the impact that imports 

of uranium and enriched uranium 

services from nonmarket economy 

countries have on the U.S. industry. 

This investigation was unique 

because the U.S. industry under 

investigation is owned by a U.S. 

Government agency, the U.S. 

Department of Energy. At the end 

of the year, the ITC was also 

investigating what might happen if 

certain tariffs were immediately 

Walter Trezevant, Chief of the General 

Manufactures Division (Office of Industries), confers with Brenda Young. 

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eliminated under the United 

States-Canada Free-Trade 

Agreement. 

Since its inception, the ITC has 

periodically issued a series of 

Summaries of Trade and Tariff 

Information, which are detailed 

reports that provide information on 

thousands of products imported 

into and exported from the United 

States. Each summary addresses a 

different industry and contains 

information on product uses, 

customs treatment, and trends 

affecting consumption, production, 

and trade of the commodities 

covered. In FY 1991, the Office of 

Industries began another series of 

summaries and by the end of 

FY 1992 had completed 

approximately 30 such reports. 

The current series for the first time 

includes reports on selected service 

industries. The last summaries 

series was completed in FY 1984, 

and comprised approximately 250 

individual publications. 

At the end of FY 1992, the ITC 

was preparing to initiate an 

investigation on the NAFTA for the 

House Committee on Ways and 

Means and the Senate Committee 

on Finance. The report will 

analyze the economic costs and 

benefits of the agreement for the 

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U.S. economy and its impact on 

certain individual agricultural, 

industrial, and service sectors. This 

followup study differs from the 

previous NAFTA investigation 

undertaken for the Senate Committee on Finance in that it will be 

based on the actual provisions of 

the negotiated agreement and will 

identify changes to U.S. laws and 

any significant changes to the laws 

of Mexico and Canada that are 

required by the proposed 

agreement. Sector analyses are 

expected to include the NAFTA's 

likely impact on investment 

patterns in Canada, Mexico, and the· 

United States and on U.S. global 

competitiveness, as well as its 

likely impact on U.S. production, 

trade, and employment. 

Office of Economics 

The Office of Economics 

supplies economic and foreign-area 

expertise for ITC investigations. 

The office consists of three 

divisions. The Research Division 

and Trade Reports Division provide 

economic analysis and geographic 

expertise for section 332 

investigations on a variety of 

international trade issues. The 

Applied Economics Division 

provides economic analysis and 

support for countervailing duty and 

antidumping investigations. 

The Research Division 

specializes in quantitative analysis 

of trade and economic issues. It 

advises on and reviews all ITC 

section 332 studies to ensure that 

they are soundly based on generally 

accepted economic principles. It 

also responds to policymakers' 

rising interest in quantitative 

economic analysis by providing 

modeling and other key economic 

support for a broad array of ITC 

investigations. The Research 

Division keeps abreast of relevant 

technical developments in 

economics to ensure that the ITC 

maintains its reputation for 

state-of-the-art analysis of trade 

policy issues. 

Among its many functions, the 

division works to maintain and 

expand the ITC's computable 

general equilibrium (CGE) 

modeling capabilities, which allow 

the ITC to estimate more accurately 

the effects of removing any specific 

trade restraint or of removing 

multiple restraints simultaneously. 

The details of the CGE model were 

presented in the third phase of The 

Economic Effects of Significant 

U.S. Import Restraints (seep. 37). 

The CGE model was also used in 

the recent ITC study of the 

shipbuilding industry, Shipbuilding 

Trade Reform Act of 1992: Likely 

Economic Effects of Enactment (see 

p. 34). 

Following a request from the 

USTR, the Research Division used 

the CGE model to analyze the 

interaction of the U.S., Canadian, 

and Mexican markets in a 

division-led symposium focused on 

the economic effects of a NAFTA. 

The symposium, which was the 

first event of its kind for the ITC, 

included a wide range of economic 

experts drawn from academia, other 

research institutions, and 

Government agencies in Mexico, 

Canada, and the United States. It 

resulted in the publication 

Economy-Wide Modeling of the 

Economic Implications of an FIA 

With Mexico and a NAFIA With 

Canada and Mexico (seep. 34). In 

addition to leading the symposium, 
the division's contribution of 

analytic support for the NAFTA 

negotiations in 1992 included the 

application of the ITC's CGE 

model to analyze the broad sectoral 

effects of the simultaneous 

introduction of various proposed 

policy changes. 

Throughout 1992, the Research 

Division also contributed 

substantially to section 332 

investigations led by other ITC 

offices. The division constructed 

partial and general equilibrium 

models on request, reviewed 

material prepared by other offices 

for economic content, and supplied 

other economic analysis and 

advice. · 

Offering country-specific 

expertise that spans the breadth, of 

U.S. international trade interests 

from Europe to the Americas to 

Asia, the Trade Reports Division 

complements the ITC Office of 

. Industries and its focus on selected 

commodities and industries. 

Together, the Trade Reports 

Division and the Office of Industries assist U.S. trade policymakers 

who need information about 

specific industries, specific 

countries, or a combination of the 

two. 

In FY 1992, the Trade Reports 

Division conducted section 332 

investigations, produced reports 

monitoring various aspects of U.S. 

trade as required by statute, and 

responded to questions from 

policymakers and the public on 

current trade issues. Division 

economists led the fourth followup 

study in the section 332 series: The 

Effects of Greater Economic 

Integration Within the European 

Community on the United States 

(seep. 37). The division and the 

Office of Industries also co-led a 

section 332 investigation on trade 

liberalization in Latin America . 

entitled U.S. Market Access in 

Latin America: Recent 

Liberalization Measures and 

Remaining Barriers (With a Special 

Case Study on Chile) (see p. 35). 

Trade-monitoring reports 

included the ITC's 43rd annual The 

Year in Trade: Operation of the 

Trade Agreements Program. The 

Year in Trade highlighted major 

developments in U.S. trade policy 

in 1991, including the NAFfA and 

the Uruguay Round negotiations. 

Because of unprecedented demand, 

The Year in Trade went into its 

second printing three weeks after it 

was originally published. The Year 

in Trade was followed by the 

seventh annual assessment of the 

impact of the CBERA on U.S. 

industries and consumers, which 

was released in September 1992. 

Through the Report to the 

Congress and the Trade Policy 

Committee on Trade Between the 

United States and China, the 

Former Soviet Union, Central and 

Eastern Europe, the Baltic Nations, 

and Other S.elected Countries, 

which is published quarterly, the 

ITC responded to fast-changing 

conditions in Central Europe, 

Eastern Europe, and the former 

Soviet Union by reporting 

extensively on progress made by 

the introduction of market-oriented 

reforms in those economies. The 

ITC also consulted with congressional staff on future needs for the 

monitoring of trade and economic 

developments in Eastern Europe. 

In addition to preparing special 

studies and trade-monitoring 

reports, the division responded to 

more than 120 documented 

informal requests for specialized 

information and technical assistance from Congress, the public, 

and other Government agencies. 

The division also continued producing the International Economic 

Review, a monthly publication 

offering timely coverage of significant world economic and trade 

policy developments that may 

affect U.S. interests. An expanded 

Chartbook edition of the International Economic Review, which 

featured graphs of the latest year's 

data on U.S. trade by major commodity and country groupings, was 

released in March 1992. The 

International Economic Review is 

distributed to members of Congress 

and to the public on request. 

The Applied Economics 

Division, which was transferred in 

June 1992 from the Office of 

Investigations to the Office of 

Economics, has the primary role of 

providing support for title VII 

investigations, as well as for escape 

clause, market disruption, and 

Agricultural Adjustment Act 

investigations. Division economists typically serve on an 

investigation team along with staff 

from other ITC offices. In a 

title VII investigation, for example, 

Chairman Don Newquist and Commissioner Anne Brunsdale enjoy an informal 

moment. 

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ITC employees serve the community by participating in the Race for the Cure. 

division economists are responsible 

for collecting and analyzing 

pricing, demand, supply, and other 

market-related information from 

primary industry sources (through 

questionnaires, phone conversations, and visits to production 

facilities). The division also writes 

the pricing sections of the staff 

report to the Commission. 

Office of Tariff Affairs 

and Trade Agreements 

The Office of Tariff Affairs 

and Trade Agreements (TATA) 

publishes the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule (HTS). In December 

1991, the office published the 1992 

edition of the HTS, which was 

effective January 1, 1992. One 

supplement was issued in July 

1992, reflecting, among other 

things, a series of Presidential proclamations modifying the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). 

During FY 1992, TATA 

coordinated the preparation of a 

record number of Commissionapproved reports on proposed tariff 

legislation. The ITC forwarded to 

Congress 386 such reports, most of 

them on bills seeking new 

temporary duty suspensions or 

extending existing ones. (See 

appendix C.) 

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Statistical changes to the HTS 

were sought through the Committee 

for Statistical Annotation of the 

Tariff Schedule (the 484(e) 

committee), which is chaired by the 

Director of TATA. During 

FY 1992, the committee received 

73 petitions for changes affecting 

hundreds of HTS subheadings. 

The office updated the HTS 

history and header files, the index 

of Harmonized System Committee 

summary records, and other 

relevant data bases. It also sent 

electronic copies of the HTS to the 

National Technical Information 

Service for distribution to the 

public. 

In October 1991 and April 

1992, the office represented the 

ITC in the U.S. delegation to 

sessions of the Harmonized System 

Committee (HSC) of the Customs 

Cooperation Council (CCC) in 

Brussels. Additionally, the Director 

of TATA headed the U.S. delegation to sessions of the HSC's 

Review Subcommittee in January 

and September 1992. Such 

participation is a continuing part of 

TATA's functions. In addition, 

TATA provided on-site expertise 

and guidance to the CCC in the 

ongoing development by CCC of a 

computerized HS commodity data 

base. 

In the area of trade agreements, 

TATA contributed significantly to 

the preparation of electronic data 

base files for the Uruguay Round of 

Multilateral Trade Negotiations, the 

acceleration of staged duty 

reductions under the United StatesCanada Free-Trade Agreement, and 

the NAFTA talks. In addition, 

TATA assisted the USTR in 

reviewing other countries' General 

Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 

(GATT) documentation concerning 

the Uruguay Round. TATA was 

instrumental in reviewing petitions 

and preparing reports and proclamations for the President's 

signature in connection with 

several substantial modifications to 

the GSP program. 

TATA continued its efforts to 

extend the implementation of a 

U.S.-Canada Memorandum of 

Understanding, under which the 

two countries exchange monthly 

import statistics to reflect each 

country's exports to the other. The 

arrangement, effective on January 

1, 1990, eliminates the need to 

prepare and compile over 1 million 

export.documents annually. 

Finally, TATA had primary 

responsibility for the following 

section 332 investigations: Rules of 

Origin Issues Related to NAFTA 

and the North American 

Automotive Industry (332-314), 

completed November 1991; 

Probable Economic Effects of 

Modifications to Rules of Origin in 

the U.S. -Canada Free-Trade 

Agreement (332-323), completed 

March 1992; and Proposed 

Modifications to the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States, 

Pursuant to Section 1205 of the 

Omnibus Trade and 

Competitiveness Act of 1988 

(1205-2), completed November 

1991. 

Office of Unfair Import 

Investigations 

The Office of Unfair Import 

Investigations (OUII) is a party 

representing the public interest in 

adjudicatory investigations con-
ducted under section 337 of the 

Tariff Act of 1930. These 

investigations involve claims of 

unfair methods of competition in 

import trade and most frequently 

include allegations of patent or 

trademark infringement. Allegations of copyright infringement, 

misappropriation of trade secrets, 

passing off, false advertising, and 

antitrust violations are also litigated 

in these investigations. If the 

Commission finds a violation of 

section 337, it may issue exclusion 

orders and cease and desist orders 

as a remedy. 

OUII works to ensure that a 

sufficient record is developed in 

these investigations and that the 

relevant issues are briefed for the 

administrative law judges (AUs) 

and the Commission. Investigative 

attorneys from OUII actively participate throughout these investigations along with counsel for the 

private parties. However, the investigative staff represents the 

public interest rather than the private interests of a complainant or 

respondent. Representation of the 

public interest is important because the remedies available in 

section 337 investigations may 

affect nonparties and U.S. 

consumers. 

OUII is also responsible for 

reviewing section 337 complaints 

prior to institution of an investigation and for advising the Commission as to whether the complaint alleges a cause of action 

under section 337 and complies 

with the applicable ITC rules. Prior 

to institution of a section 337 

investigation, OUII engages in an 

informal investigation of the factual 

and legal bases for the allegations 

in the complaint. Upon request, 

OUJI also provides information to 

prospective complainants regarding 

the filing of complaints under 

section 337. 

During the violation phase of a 

section 337 investigation, attorneys 

from OUII take discovery, examine 

witnesses, present evidence at the 

hearing, and submit briefs on 

factual and legal issues to the AUs. 

The investigative staff also submits 

Valerie Puryear, Pat Wiggins, and Elaine Freeman of the ITC Federal Women~ 

Program collect food for the needy. 

briefs to assist the Commission in 

its decision whether to review the 

AU's initial determination on 

violation or on other issues and to 

assist the Commission in its 

determinations on remedy. The 

investigative staff's participation is 

intended to ensure that the AUs 

and the Commission have the 

relevant facts and are offered an 

independent perspective on the 

many issues presented in section 

337 investigations. 

The investigative staff also 

assists the parties regarding 

settlement matters. Moreover, the 

investigative staff reviews proposed 

consent orders, consent order 

agreements, and settlement 

agreements and submits responses 

regarding public interest concerns 

and compliance with ITC rules. 

In FY 1992, there were 

22 active section 337 investigations, 10 of which were instituted 

during the fiscal year. In these 

investigations, producers sought 

protection from alleged infringement of intellectual property rights 

in a host of different industries, 

including semiconductors and other 

computer-related products; medical 

devices and diagnostic equipment; 

industrial products; and various 

consumer products, such as 

acid-washed denim garments, 

bathtubs and other bathing vessels, 

woodworking accessories, soft 

drinks, food trays, orthodontic 

brackets, and vacuum cleaners. 

The Commission terminated 

seven investigations as a result of 

settlement agreements or consent 

orders entered into by the parties 

prior to an evidentiary hearing. 

Settlement agreements or consent 

orders were also entered in five 

other investigations. In addition, 

two investigations were terminated 

with prejudice on the basis of the 

withdrawal of the complaints. 

Temporary relief was sought in 

three investigations. In one of 

these investigations, temporary 

relief was denied following an 

evidentiary hearing on the merits of 

the motion. In the second 

investigation in which temporary 

relief was sought, the complainant 

withdrew its motion prior to an 

evidentiary hearing after a number 

of respondents had entered into 

settlement agreements. In the third 

investigation, the motion for 

temporary relief was dismissed by 

the AU in advance of the 

evidentiary hearing. 

The Commission found a 

violation of section 337 in each of 

the four investigations in which it 

made final determinations on the 

merits. Limited exclusion orders 

and cease and desist orders were 

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issued by the Commission in two of 

those investigations, a limited 

exclusion order was issued in the 

third investigation, and a general 

exclusion order was issued in the 

fourth investigation. 

During FY 1992, there were 

also two advisory opinion 

proceedings and.one ancillary 

candor proceeding stemming from 

prior section 337 investigations. 

Additionally, as a result of an 

informal en.forcement proceeding in 

which allegations of a section 337 

consent order violation were 

investigated by OUII, a respondent 

agreed to pay a $100,000 civil 

penalty to the United States. 

Trade Remedy 

Assistance Office 

Under the Omnibus Trade and 

Competitiveness Act of 1988, the 

ITC Trade Remedy Assistance 

Office (TRAO) offers two kinds of 

help to the public. First, it provides 

general information, upon request, 

concerning remedies and benefits 

available under the trade laws of 

the United States. Second, it 

provides technical and legal assistance and advice to eligible small 

businesses seeking the remedies 

and benefits available under U.S. 

trade laws, including any administrative review or administrative 

appeal. 

TRAO provides information 

on six trade statutes, four of which 

are administered by the ITC. When 

an inquiry concerns a trade matter 

under ITC jurisdiction, TRAO 

sends out appropriate written 

material. When an inquiry results 

in a formal complaint or petition at 

the ITC, TRAO also familiarizes 

the inquirer with the applicable 

procedures. In other cases, TRAO 

refers the inquirer to the appropriate Government agency. 

In FY 1992, TRAO responded 

to 421 inquiries from the public, 

36 percent more than in FY 1991. 

Because TRAO may provide 

technical and legal assistance and 

advice to eligible small businesses 

only, its first step is to determine 

eligibility. The applicant, if it 

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believes that it qualifies as a small 

business under the standards 

established by the Small Business 

Administration, submits to TRAO a 

notarized application for certification. TRAO then determines 

eligibility within 10 days. 

TRAO reviews draft 

complaints or petitions of eligible 

small businesses (ESBs) for substance and for compliance with the 

ITC's Rules of Practice and 

Procedure so that (1) TRAO and 

the small business can determine 

whether there is a reasonable case 

of violation of a trade law and (2) 

the small business can present its 

case as fully and persuasively as 

possible under ITC rules. In a 

title VII investigation, TRAO also 

reviews, when requested, an ESB's 

prehearing and posthearing briefs 

and hearing presentations. TRAO 

advises and assists the ESB 

throughout the entire proceeding, 

ensuring that the small business is 

aware of the various phases of each 

investigation, including the business' obligations at each phase and 

the deadlines involved. 

During FY 1992, TRAO 

provided technical and.legal assistance and advice to five ESBs pursuing antidumping and countervailing duty remedies and to one 

ESB pursuing a section 337 

remedy. 

The following three investigations were in progress during 

FY 1992: Computer System 

State Save/Restore Software & 

Associated Backup Power 

Supplies for Use in Power Outages 

(337-TA-330); Aspherical 

Ophthalmoscopy Lenses From 

Japan (731-TA-518 (final)); and 

Magnesium From Canada and 

Norway (701-TA-309 and 

731-TA-528 and 529 (preliminary and final)). 

The following three investigations, in which the petitioner/ 

complainant received TRAO assistance, were filed during the fiscal 

year: Sulfanilic Acid From the 

People '.S' Republic of China 

(731-TA-538 (preliminary and 

final)); Portable Seismographs 

From Canada (701-TA-313 

(preliminary)); Sulfanilic Acid 

From the Republic of Hungary and 

India ( 701-TA-318 and 

731-TA-560 and 561 

(preliminary)). Finally, TRAO 

certified a record high of 14 firms 

as ESBs during the fiscal year. 

OFFICE OF 

ADMINISTRATION 

The Office of Administration 

is composed of the following: 

Office of Finance and Budget, 

Office of Information Resources 

Management, Library Services, 

Office of Management Services, 

and Office of Personnel. 

During FY 1992, the office 

completed the pilot stage of its 

Total Quality Management (TOM) 

program and began to integrate 

TQM into its day-to-day work. 

Central to the office's efforts is 

meeting customer requirements 

within mutually agreed-upon 

specifications. During the latter 

part of the fiscal year, the office 

gathered comments about its 

service from other ITC 

organizational components using a 

customer service questionnaire. 

Lorin Goodrich, Director of the Office 

of Administration, provides information to a caller. 
~ I 

~o1l~~~ Dunc~n of the Publishing Division (Office of Management Services) 

prO'auces a graphic illustration. 

·The results have been analyzed, 

and actions are being taken in areas 

where improvements are needed. 

During FY 1992, the Office of 

Administration took final action on 

several Inspector General audit 

recommendations resulting from 

reviews of budget formulation and 

execution, personnel management, 

procurement processes, property 

management, and financial statements. The office also assisted in 

the completion of actions required 

by the Inspector General's review 

of the ITC's equal employment 

opportunity program. Audits were 

conducted on three Office of 

Administration activities: local 

area network administration and 

controls, workers' compensation, 

and control over space utilization 

charges. 

Office of Finance and 

Budget 

During FY 1992, the Office of 

Finance and Budget continued to 

refine a new ITC accounting system, which it had implemented 

successfully in FY 1991. This 

system, called the Federal Financial 

System, is operated through the 

Department of the Interior's 

Administrative Service Center in 

Denver, CO. Further improve-

. men ts in both the internal processes 

and management reports are 

planned. As part of the new 

accounting system, a procedure to 

monitor and control expenditures 

more closely was implemented in 

FY 1992. 

In addition, the office made 

substantial changes to the 

documents used in the budget 

formulation process for FY 1994 to 

ease the burden on cost center 

managers, including the consolidation of annual requests for 

various data from central cost 

center managers. 

Office of Information 

Resources Management 

During FY 1992, the Office of 

Information Resources Management (IRM) completed its first 

Five-Year Plan for Information 

Resources Management, which 

proposed major IRM initiatives and 

projects for FY 1992 through 

FY 1996. The largest initiative, 

monetarily, is the Office Automation Replacement System II 

project outlining the activities 

needed to replace the existing 

standard desktop personal computers with a newer, more powerful 

model capable of supporting 

current and future technology 

enhancements. On September 18, 

1992, a contract was awarded to 

replace the current computers over 

three fiscal years (FY 1992 through 

FY 1994). 

The Inspector General 

conducted an audit of the ITC's 

local area network (LAN) administration and controls during 

FY 1992. The audit report stated 

that ITC procedures were sufficient 

in all respects to provide for effective management and operation of 

the LAN system. The Inspector 

General made several suggestions, 

on which IRM is currently acting, 

for improving LAN administration. 

IRM completed several major 

upgrades to help maintain and 

improve the integrity of the LAN 

system. Included in these improvements were a high-capacity 

(2.5 gigabyte) tape backup unit and 

a network-based virus-scanning 

software utility. IRM assisted the 

: Office of Industries with the 

installation of a server-based, 

CD-ROM facility for use by the 

trade analysts to access. U.S. trade 

statistics now available on 

CD-ROM. 

IRM completed negotiations 

with the U.S. Customs Service for 

access to the Customs Automated 

Commercial System on a pilot 

basis. Selected staff members in 

the Office of Industries and Office 

of Tariff Affairs and Trade Agreements are now evaluating this 

access and its application to ITC 

activities. 

During FY 1992, IRM 

installed a data retrieval routine on 

the ITC's LAN for data classified 

under 9802.00.60 and 9802.00.80 

of the HTS. The system is currently available to the Office of 

Industries trade analysts, and plans 

are under way to expand the capabilities of the system and make it 

available to the entire ITC. Other 

LAN-based systems were developed for the Office of Management Services and Library Services 

to assist those offices with a variety 

of administrative functions. 

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IRM's Statistical Services 

Division continued its function as 

advisor to the ITC on the 

application of statistical theory, 

especially on the use of sampling to 

obtain information needed for ITC 

investigative and research studies. 

The division responded daily to 

inquiries for trade data, ensured 

availability of data necessary to 

ITC work, assisted in evaluating 

data reliability, and provided 

personal computer graphics support 

for the agency. During FY 1992, 

the division performed 75 detailed 

statistical reviews of ITC investigative reports. The division also 

assisted the Offices of Industries 

and Economics with statistics and 

other information in numerous 

section 332 investigations and on 

other reports, contributing 

significantly to ITC studies on 

East-West trade, the CBERA, 

production sharing, Canadian beef, 

Latin America, and uranium, as 

well as The Year in Trade. 

Additionally, the division prepared 

the statistical analysis and report 

summaries for the Office of 

Administration's quality service 

survey. 

Library Services 

Library Services is responsible 

for providing information and 

research services to ITC staff. 

During FY 1992, the Library tested 

several CD-ROM systems. Most of 

the Library's collection development efforts went toward 

expanding ITC holdings on 

subjects currently under study. Of 

particular interest were research 

materials about EC 92, critical 

technologies, competitiveness, and 

foreign economic conditions. 

Library staff have become 

more actively involved in 

section 332 investigations and now 

plan and participate in these studies 

more fully and effectively than 

before. Library staff members have 

also been appointed to a number of 

committees and work groups 

throughout the agency in order to 

support the information needs of 

various offices and study teams. 

One result of this participation with 

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teams has been the expansion of the 

Library's Reserve Shelf program, 

which assists study teams by 

keeping pertinent research 

materials available during an 

investigation. 

In addition, the Library has 

placed more information on the 

ITC's LAN for researchers' use. In 

FY 1992, this information included 

results of downloaded computer 

searches that are of interest to the 

whole agency, a staff directory, and 

a list of serial subscriptions for 

general agency use. 

Much of the Library's work 

this year centered on the development of more analysis and control 

over budget expenditures. Procurement activities required considerable attention, since an increasing amount of research materials 

was acquired from other countries. 

Office of Management 

Services 

The Office of Management 

Services (OMS) supports the ITC · 

through publishing, procurement, 

and facilities management. Publishing equipment and audio visual 

capabilities have been upgraded. 

OMS installed a television system 

for viewing exhibits submitted 

by parties to proceedings and for 

monitoring intragovemmental 

activities. 

The ITC's procurement function continued to improve. An 

automated system for preparing and 

tracking small purchases and 

contracts provided better service, 

and, as a result, the Procurement 

Division was selected as a conversion site for a major software 

revision. During FY 1992, a 

CD-ROM system was installed to 

facilitate procurement source/product research by ITC staff. In 

January 1992, the ITC received a 

Certificate of Appreciation from 

the Small Business Administration 

for its support of programs for 

small and disadvantaged 

businesses. 

During FY 1992, the Inspector 

General reviewed OMS administration and monitoring of space 

utilization charges. As a result of 

this review, the Office of Administration was encouraged to continue 

its aggressive oversight of space 

costs to ensure that the ITC is 

receiving fair value for its expenditures for leased space. 

Office of Personnel 

During FY 1992, the Office of 

Personnel provided human resource 

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services to employees and 

managers in a broad range of 

functional areas. Although 

recruitment activity was limited for 

most of the period because of a 

hiring moratorium, activity in other 

areas of personnel management 

was significant. 

On-site training in the use of 

personal computers was conducted 

throughout the year through a series 

of introductory and advanced 

courses. The U.S. Customs Service 

also conducted training for ITC 

staff in the types and uses of 

Customs commercial operations 

data. 

Labor relations activity 

concentrated on negotiations with 

both of the unions representing ITC 

employees. The Graphic Communications Union initiated 

contract renewal talks, which were 

ongoing at the end of the fiscal 

year. Local 2211 of the American 

Federation of Government 

Employees proposed an agencyfunded public transportation 

subsidy, negotiations for which 

ended in an impasse. While the 

issue was pending before the 

Federal Service Impasse Panel, 

both parties agreed to withdraw 

their respective proposals, 

effectively concluding the matter. 

Other significant personnel 

activities were the revision of a 

policy for overtime and compensatory time; the review and major 

revision of ITC drug testing policy, 

which was approved by the 

President's Interagency Group on 

July 20, 1992; the review of 

position descriptions agencywide; 

and exploratory efforts toward 

joining the White House initiative 

called Partner.ihips in Education. 

Late in the fiscal year, the 

Office of Personnel was assigned 

lead responsibility for developing 

an effective Federal Employees 

Compensation Act program to 

ensure that any claims resulting 

from work-related injuries are 

handled in a manner that is fair to 

the employee and to the ITC. This 

action was taken in response to 

Chief Judge Janet Saxon of the Office of the·Admiflist~ative l:awJ iidges meiis 

with her staff, Paul Newhouse, Verna Wilder, and David Shaw: 

recommendations made in a review 

by the Office of the Inspector 

General that had been _requested by 

the Senate Committee on 

Governmental Affairs. 

OFFICE OF THE 

TECHNICAL 

ADVISOR FOR 

COMPETITIVENESS 

AND STRATEGIC 

PLANNING 

The Office of the Technical 

Advisor for Competitiveness and 

Strategic Planning was established 

in June 1992 to support the Commission in its role as advisor to the 

President and to Congress by 

providing professional advice and 

analysis on global competitiveness. 

The office has the responsibility of 

providing timely and accurate 

information, reports, and technical 

reviews to the Commission by 

conducting factfinding investigations and issuing special reports 

of significance concerning U.S. 

international trade-related matters. 

In this capacity, the office develops 

and maintains continuing 

information, knowledge, and 

· expertise on critical technologies 

and existing industries. 

In August 1992, the office 

submitted the Interim Report on 

Competitiveness to the ITC 

Chairman's Panel on Competitiveness. This report focused on 

the potential creation within the 

ITC of an Office of International 

Competitiveness. In addition, the 

report included a review of 

literature on competitiveness, a 

discussion of different definitions 

of competitiveness, and a review of 

legislation relating to critical 

technologies and competitiveness. 

OFFICE OF THE 

ADMINISTRATIVE 

LAW JUDGES 

During FY 1992, the Office of 

the Administrative Law Judges 

held two evidentiary hearings on 

section 337 cases in accordance 

with the Administrative Procedure 

Act. These hearings involved 

dynamic sequential gradient 

devices and acid-washed denim 

garments. 

During this period, the judges 

disposed of eight cases without an 

evidentiary hearing..:.. that is, by 

settlement, by summary determination, or by a finding of default. 

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'lti.fies•1ItG: publications 

OFFICE OF 

CONGRESSIONAL 

LIAISON 

The Office of Congressional 

Liaison is the primary point of 

contact between the Commission 

and Congress. The office routinely 

works with congressional staff to 

clarify congressional intent in 

section 332 investigation requests, 

responds to inquiries from Members of Congress, and keeps the 

Commission apprised of legislative initiatives that would affect 

ITC operations. The office also 

provides technical assistance to 

Members of Congress and their 

staff on various trade-related 

matters. 

During FY 1992, Congress 

requested a total of 13 factfinding 

studies under section 332 of the 

Tariff Act of 1930. Reflecting 

congressional concern over the 

continuing evolution of trade blocs, 

the House Committee on Ways and 

Means requested a study on East 

Asian economic integration, and 

the House Committee on Ways and 

Means and the Senate Committee 

on Finance jointly requested 

another study on the economic 

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impact of the NAFTA on various 

U.S. industries. Following the 

1991 publication of three studies 

examining the global competitiveness of U.S. advanced-technology manufacturing industries, 

the Senate Committee on Finance 

in June 1992 requested additional 

advanced-technology competitiveness studies of the cellular communications, large civil aircraft, 

and computer industries. To aid 

consideration of pending legislation, the House Committee on 

Ways and Means in October 1991 

requested a study on the likely 

economic effects of enactment of 

H.R. 2056, the Shipbuilding Trade 

Reform Act of 1991. Additional 

section 332 requests covered such 

areas as dry peas and lentils, cattle 

and beef, Atlantic mackerel, 

macadamia nuts, and imports from 

the former Soviet Union of 

petroleum and natural gas. · 

The Office of Congressional 

Liaison also responded to congressional requests for testimony 

on substantive issues. During 

March and April 1992, Chairman 

Don Newquist testified before three 

congressional oversight committees concerning the ITC's FY 1993 

and FY 1994 budget authorization 

and FY 1993 appropriation. In 

April 1992, ITC staff testified 

before the Subcommittee on 

Government Information, Justice 

and Agriculture, U.S. House of 

· Representatives, concerning the 

ITC's role in providing technical 

advice to the USTR for use in 

reviewing petitions under the Generalized System of Preferences. 

The Commission received 185 

letters from Members of Congress 

and 426 requests for miscellaneous 

tariff bill reports, a marked increase 

over such requests in previous 

years; ITC and congressional staff 

developed and implemented a 

streamlined response process to 

accommodate the increased requests. These bill reports provide 

statistical, technical industry 

analysis for use by the House Committee on Ways and Means and the 

Senate Committee on Finance during consideration of tariff-related 

legislation. 

Four Members of Congress 

and one congressional staff member 

testified at ITC hearings held in 

connection with section 332 investigations. In January 1992, 

Congressman Bill Richardson (D-NM) testified concerning 

U.S. Market Access in Latin 

America: Recent Liberalization 

Measures and Remaining Barriers. 

Congresswoman Patsy Mink 

(D-HI), Senator Daniel K. Akaka 

(D-HI), and a staff representative of 

Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI) 

testified at an April 1992 field 

hearing in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 

concerning competitive factors 

affecting the U.S. macadamia nut 

industry. The Honorable Antonio 

Colorado, U.S. Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, also 

testified at a March 1992 hearing 

concerning the potential effects of 

the NAFTA on apparel investment 

in CBERA beneficiary countries. 

OFFICE OF 

INSPEC1DR 

GENERAL 

The Inspector General is 

responsible for conducting all 

audits and investigations relating to 

ITC programs and operations and 

for recommending and commenting 

on proposed legislation, regulations, and procedures as they affect 

ITC efficiency and effectiveness. 

The accomplishments of the Office 

of Inspector General are included in 

semiannual reports submitted to 

Congress in November and May 

each year. 

ITC programs and operations 

reviewed during FY 1992 included 

property management, workers' 

compensation, space utilization 

charges, and LAN administration 

and controls. Inspections were 

conducted regarding compliance 

with the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act of 1982 and 

Public Law 101-121 on lobbying 

activities, advisory and assistance 

services, and travel expenses and 

imprest fund cash accounts. 

Activities in the Office of 

Inspector General conducted to 
prevent or detect fraud, waste, or 

abuse included the review of all 

proposed ITC directives and regulations. As required by the Inspector General Act, the office also 

has a process for commenting on 

existing and proposed legislation 

and regulations relating to programs and operations of the ITC. 

The Inspector General has 

been an active member of the Executive Council on Integrity and 

Efficiency (ECIE). The Inspector 

General was a member of the joint 

task force of agency heads and 

Presidentially appointed inspectors 

general to identify and analyze 

issues of concern to the inspectors 

general in the designated Federal 

entities. The task force completed 

its work and submitted a report to 

the Office of Management and 

Budget. The Inspector General is 

now a member of the ECIE 

Committee that is building on the 

task force document to prepare a 

"Best Practices" paper with 

guidance for the heads of the 

designated Federal entities. The 

ITC's Inspector General and the 

Inspector General at the Department of Health and Human 

Services co-sponsored the first joint 

training seminar between the ECIE 

and the President's Council on 

Integrity and Efficiency. The 

seminar was on budget issues 

facing the audit community and 

generated sufficient interest that a 

followup seminar is planned for 

next year. The Inspector General 

also coordinated the process for the 

ECIE members to join the Institute 

of Internal Auditors as a sustaining 

organization. 

OFFICE OF THE 

SECRETARY 

The Office of the Secretary 

compiles and maintains the ITC's 

official records, such as petitions, 

briefs, and other legal documents. 

It issues ITC notices, reports, and 

orders, and it schedules and participates in all Commission meetings 

(37 in FY 1992) and hearings (29 

days of hearings in FY 1992). The 

office has also been a repository 

for historical information on the 

ITC since the agency's founding in 

1916. It makes determinations on 

requests for confidential treatment 

of information, requests for information to be released under protective order, and requests under 

the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA). 

The following tabulation 

shows the volume of these requests 

for FY 1991andFY1992: 

Type of FY FY 

request 1991 1992 

Requests for 

confidential 

treatment . . . . . . 442 411 

Requests for release 

of confidential 

business 

information 

under protective 

order . . . . . . . . . 203 301 

FOIA requests: 

Received . . . . . . 73 78 

Granted in whole 

or in part . . . . 59 59 

The Office of the Secretary receives surety bonds or other collateral posted by parties in connection with the temporary exclusion 

order phase of section 337 investfr 

gations. The Secretary is also 

authorized to issue seizure letters 

authorizing the U.S. Customs 

Service to hold certain merchandise 

when a prohibited importation is 

attempted. 

In addition, the Secretary 

continues to monitor alleged 

breaches of ITC administrative 

protecti".e orders. 

In FY 1992, a total of 8,753 

documents were filed with the · 

Office of the Secretary. Because of 

the volume of documents filed, the 

office is continuing to explore 

improved microfilm systems and 

optical-disk technology for 

introduction in the 1990s. 

Each month an average of · 

about 200 visitors as well as ITC 

staff use the office in order to 

research its public files. Research 

facilities are available in the Office 

of the Secretary (room 112) and in 

the ITC libraries. Inquiries should 

be directed to the specific 

organizationaLunit or to the 

Secretary, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20436, telephone 

202-205-2000. Publications may 

be ordered 24 hours a day, seven 

days a week, by calling 

202-205-1809. Recorded 

information on the latest petitions 

and complaints filed with the ITC 

Pat Wiggins of the Office of Executive and International Liaison reviews a document. 

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Joyce Douglas of the Office of the 

Secretary answers an inquiry. 

can be obtained by calling 

202-205-2196. 

OFFICE OF 

EXECUTIVE AND 

INTERNATIONAL 

LIAISON 

The principal function of the 

Office of Executive and International Liaison is the day-to-day 

management of the technical 

assistance that the ITC provides to 

the USTR and to other executive 

branch agencies in the operation of 

the trade agreements program and 

in the execution of U.S. trade 

policy. The Director of the Office 

of Executive and International 

Liaison is the ITC's representative 

on the interagency Trade Policy 

Staff Committee (TPSC) and an 

advisor to the Trade Policy Review 

Group (TPRG). The TPSC and 

TPRG, which are chaired by the 

USTR, are the principal subcabinet 

interagency trade policy coordination groups. The office not only 

provides assistance to the agencies 

responsible for trade policy 

formulation, but also keeps the 

Commissioners informed of 

developing trade issues that might 

affect the ITC mission. 

The office provides the link 

between the USTR and the ITC in 

coordinating Presidential requests 

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for advice and information on trade 

issues under section 332 of the 

Tariff Act of 1930. Such requests 

may range from the effect of a 

specific trade agreement on U.S. 

interests to studies of the competitiveness of U.S. firms in the global 

marketplace. In FY 1992, the ITC 

completed nine investigations that 

were instituted at the request of the 

USTR. The office also oversees 

the preparation of Presidential 

proclamations that implement U.S. 

trade policy decisions. 

In addition to its role in 

support of trade negotiations and 

trade policy formulation, the office 

. coordinates requests for the 

assistance of U.S. embassies abroad 

in connection with ITC investigations and studies. Our embassies 

not only gather information on 

foreign industries and conditions of 

trade, but also provide assistance to 

ITC staff when they travel to meet 

with officials of foreign governments as well as foreign business 

leaders. 

Major activities of the office 

during the year included assistance 

to the USTR in negotiations on the 

acceleration of removal of duties 

under the U.S.-Canada Free-Trade 

Agreement; support of the continuing negotiations under the 

Uruguay Round of Multilateral 

Trade Negotiations; and assistance 

to the USTR in the negotiation of 

the North American Free-Trade 

Agreement with Mexico and 

Canada, including the preparation 

of the U.S. schedule of staged tariff 

reductions. 

OFFICE OF THE 

GENERAL COUNSEL 

The General Counsel serves as 

the chief legal advisor to the ITC. 

The General Counsel and the 24 

attorneys in the office provide legal 

advice and support to the Commissioners and ITC staff on investigations; prepare briefs and represent the ITC in court and before 

binational panels and administrative tribunals; and provide 

assistance and advice on general 

administrative matters, including 

ethics, personnel and labor 

relations, and contracts. A listing 

of the litigation matters completed 

or terminated during the year or 

pending at the end of the fiscal year 

is set forth in appendix D. 

Office of the General Counsel 

attorneys serve as members of ITC 

staff investigative teams assigned to 

antidumping and countervailing 

duty investigations and investigations under other statutory 

authorities. During FY 1992, the 

office provided substantial 

assistance and support in connection with the increase in 

antidumping and countervailing 

duty investigations conducted by 

the ITC, including the investigations involving minivans, lumber, 

and steel. The office also provided 

assistance and support in the 

drafting of new ITC rules of 

practice and procedure and 

proposed final section 337 rules. 

Attorneys in the office 

contributed to numerous section 

332 investigations, including the 

ITC's fourth followup report 

entitled The Effects of Greater 

Economic Integration Within the 

European Community on the 

United States (332-267). Late in 

the fiscal year, attorneys in the 

office began work on a new section 

332 investigation requested by the 

House Committee on Ways and 

Means and the Senate Committee 

on Finance related to the impact of 

the recently concluded NAFTA on 

key U.S. industrial sectors. 

The office also provides 

technical assistance, when 

requested, to Congress and the 

executive branch on tariff and trade 

matters. During FY 1992, the 

office was called upon to provide 

technical assistance and support to 

several of the U.S. NAFTA 

delegations and to the U.S. 

delegation to the GAIT Uruguay 

Round trade negotiations in 

Geneva. Much of the assistance 

and support is with regard to U.S. 

laws administered by the ITC and 

their relationship to provisions in 

the GAIT and the GAIT Codes. 

Office attorneys also provided 

technical assistance to USTR staff 

in defending against challenges 

brought under the GAIT Anti-
) 

dumping and Subsidies Codes to 

ITC antidumping and countervailing duty determinations. 

OFFICE OF PUBLIC 

AFFAIRS 

The Office of Public Affairs, 

through its Director, serves as the 

spokesman for the ITC. Public 

Affairs is responsible for information programs designed to keep 

the public informed about the ITC. 

The office maintains an active 

relationship with the news media, 

keeping them and the public 

informed of ITC decisions and 

studies through timely news 

releases. Public Affairs also 

answers media and public inquiries 

about the ITC and its activities and 

arranges for media and public 

contact with Commissioners and 

ITC staff. 

Public Affairs is responsible 

for preparing and disseminating 

brochures and pamphlets to help 

the public understand the ITC and 

its mission. The office also handles 

the ITC visitor program, through 

which meetings are arranged between visitors and Commissioners 

or appropriate staff members. Last 

year, Public Affairs arranged the 

visits of 212 persons from 45 

countries, including officials of the 

EC and of the GAIT. 

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PART III. MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE 

The ITC maintains an expert 

staff of professional international 

trade and nomenclature analysts, 

investigators, attorneys, economists, data systems programmers, 

and administrative support 

personnel. All ITC personnel are 

located at 500 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20436. 

At the end of FY 1992, a total 

of 461 permanent employees were 

employed by the ITC, the same 

number as at the end of the 

previous fiscal year. 

A breakdown of staff, by 

organization, is shown at right: 

The ITC submits its budget to 

the President for transmittal to 

Congress. Because of the unique 

role of the ITC as a quasi-judicial, 

bipartisan, independent agency 

designed to provide trade expertise 

to both the legislative and executive 

branches of Government, Congress 

provided in section 175 of the 

Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 

2232) that the ITC budget would 

not be subject to control by the 

Office of Management and Budget, 

but would instead be submitted 

directly to Congress. 

During FY 1992, appropriated 

funds made available to the ITC 

amounted to $42,434,000. Obligations for FY 1991andFY1992 

are shown at right (in thousands of 

dollars): 

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Organizational unit 

Number as of 

September 30, 1992 

Commissioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

Offices of the Commissioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

Office of the Administrative Law Judges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

Office of the Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

Office of Public Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

Office of Executive and International Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Office of Congressional Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

Office of the General Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 

Office of Inspector General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

Office of the Technical Advisor for Competitiveness 

and Strategic Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 

Office of the Director of Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

Office of Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 

Office of Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 

Office of Investigations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 

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

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

Trade Remedy Assistance Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

Office of the Director of Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Office of Finance and Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

Office of Information Resources Management . . . . . . . . 29 

Office of Management Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 

Office of Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

Library Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461 

Item 

Salaries and personnel benefits ................ . 

Travel and transportation .................... . 

Rental and communications services ........... . 

Other services ............................. . 

Printing and reproduction .................... . 

Equipment, supplies, and material ............. . 

Total .................................. . 

FY 

1991 

26,276 

528 

7,639 

2,449 

233 

1,616 

38,741 

FY 

1992 

28,441 

594 

8,414 

2,392 

203 

2,184 

42,228 
Figure 1 

SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES, 

FISCAL YEAR 1992 

The chart below shows the percentages of ITC activities in terms of personnel compensation based on the activity 

records compiled by the Office of Finance and Budget. 

Investigations on the probable economic 

effects of granting concessions during Investigations under sections 201 

multilateral trade negotiations or granting and 406 of the Trade Act of 197 4. 

ducy-free treatment through implementation of _____ 0

_

33 the Generalized System of Preferences. 

0.7% ~~~~~~~~~~~---

Investigations of unfair import practices under section 337 of the Tariff 

Act of 1930; section 603 of the Trade 

Act of 1974; and miscellaneous 

studies. 

7.3% 

Furnishing information 

and technical 

assistance to 

Congress, other 

agencies, 

and the public. · 

8.7% 

Antidumping and 

countervailing duty 

investigations. 

14.4% 

Investigations under 

section 332 of the Tariff 

Act of 1930; special 

studies. 

16.2% 

Basic research; trade agreements 

activities; reports on production and 

imports of chemical products; summaries of trade and tariff information; 

tariff classification and enumeration; 

investigations under section 22 of the 

Agricultural Adjustment Act. 

29.2% 

Executive direction, 

involving the substantive and administrative 

work of the Commissioners and their 

assistants; some work 

directly related to the 

agency-wide activities 

performed by other 

employees; and the 

activities of the Office 

of Inspector General. 

12.6% 

Agency administration, including personnel, 

·budget and finance, information systems, 

publishing, procurement, and facilities management; also employee union activities; 

OSHA matters; and EEO administration. 

10.6% 

29 
Figure 2· 

ITC ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS 

Chairman Office of 

COMMISSION Inspector 

General 

I I I I I I 

Office of the Office of Office of Office of the Office of the 

Office of the Office of Executive and Technical Advisor for Administrative Congressional Secretary Public Affairs International General Competitivene~ and Law Judges Liaison Liaison Counsel Strategic Planning 

Director of Director of 

Operations Administration 

I 

I I r I I 

Office of Office of Office of 

Office of Office of Office of Finance Management Office of Information 

Economics Industries Investigations and Budget Services Personnel Resources 

Management 

' 

Library 

I Services 

Office of Trade Office of Tariff Affairs Remedy Unfair Import and Trade Assistance Investigations Agreements Office 

30 
The Commission 

Fffice of the Secretary 

Office of the 

Administrative Law Judges 

Pffice of Congressional 

Liaison 

Office of Public Affairs 

pffice of Executive and 

~nternational Liaison 

Office of the General 

Counsel 

pttice of Inspector 

General 

Office of the 

Technical Advisor for 

Competitiveness and 

Strategic Planning 

lbirector of Operations 

Office of Economics 

rffice of Industries 

Office of Investigations 

!

Office of Tariff Affairs 

i8nd Trade Agreements 

Office of Unfair Import 

Investigations 

l

lTrade Remedy Assistance 

Office 

Director of Administration 

!

Office of Finance and 

Budget 

Office of Information 

Resources Management 

!

Office of Management 

Services 

Office of Personnel 

Library Services 

The Commission is composed of six Commissioners nominated by the 

President and confirmed by the Senate. 

Compiles and maintains the ITC's official records and receives oetitions 

and briefs. · 

Hears and decides unfair trade practice cases brought under 

section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. 

Coordinates activities between the ITC and Congress and responds to 

inquiries from congressional offices. 

Advises Commissioners and senior staff in public relations matters and 

plans and administers the media relations program. -

Coordinates relations between the ITC and the United States Trade 

Representative and other executive branch offices. 

Serves as the Commission's principal legal advisor, responsible for 

litigation, input on investigations, and reports on proposed legislation. 

Directs and carries out audits and investigations of ITC programs and 

operations. 

Provides professional advice and analysis to support the Commission 

in its role as advisor to the President and to Congress on the global 

competitiveness of U.S. products and other international trade related 

matters. 

Supervises all substantive work of the Offices of Investigations, 

Industries, Economics, Tariff Affairs and Trade Agreements, and 

Unfair Import Investigations, and the Trade Remedy Assistance Office. 

Provides economic analyses to help the Commission investigate the 

effects of U.S. foreign trade on domestic production, employment, 

and consumption and provide expert advice to Congress and the 

President on international economic issues. 

Provides technical and economic information and assessments of 

U.S. industries and merchandise trade. 

Coordinates the ITC's countervailing duty, antidumping, and review 

investigations, escape clause and market disruption investigations, 

and investigations under section 22 of the Agricultural 

Adjustment Act. 

Prepares reports on tariff legislation, publishes U.S. tariff schedule, 

chairs import-export statistical committee, and participates in Harmonized System Committee. 

Participates in all investigations conducted under section 337 of the 

Tariff Act of 1930. 

Provides information to the public on remedies and benefits available 

under U.S. trade laws and offers technical assistance to 

eligible small businesses seeking relief under the trade remedy laws. 

Supervises support services of the ITC, which include Library Services 

and the Offices of Finance and Budget, Management Services, 

Information Resources Management, and Personnel. 

Directs the budget, payroll, and accounting functions. 

Provides information services and resources through the ongoing 

activities of its three divisions: Computer Services, Statistical Services, 

and Applications Development. 

Coordinates mail, supply, and building maintenance services and 

editorial, design, printing, and procurement functions. 

Recruits, places, and trains employees and administers position classification, benefits, employee relations, and labor relations programs. 

Provides library services (other than law) through the National Library 

of International Trade. 

31 
Figure 3 

STATUTORY TIMETABLES FOR ANTIDUMPING AND 

COUNTERVAILING DUTY INVESTIGATIONS 

Statutory timetable for antidumping investigations (in days) 

Petition 

Commerce 

terminates 

Commission 

affirmative 

preliminary 

Commission 

terminates 

115 

115 

16 

Commerce 

affirmative 

preliminary 

Commerce 

negative 

preliminary 

Complicated 

co:;;'~ affirmative 

preliminary 

Complicated 

ease Commerce 

negative 

preliminary 

Statutory timetable for countervailing duty investigations (in days) 

Commerce 

terminates 

Commerce 

affirmative 

preliminary 

Commerce 

negative 

preliminary 

Commission 

Petition affirmative Complicated preliminary co:;;'~rce affirmative 

relimina 

Commission 

terminates 

32 

Commerce 

affirmative final 

Commerce 

negative final 

Extended case Commerce 

affirmative final 

Extended case Commerce 

n alive final 

Commerce 

affirmative final 

Commerce 

negative final 

Extended case Com111erce 

affirmative final 

Extended case Commerce 

n ative final 

Commerce 

affirmative final 

Commerce 

negative final 

Extended case Commerce 

affirmative final 

xtende case Commerce 

n ative final 

Commerce 

affirmative final 

Commerce 

negative final 

Extended case Commerce 

affirmative final 

Extended case Commerce 

n ativefinal 

Commerce 

affirmative final 

Commerce 

negative final 

Commerce 

affirmative final 

Commerce 

negative final 

Commerce 

affirmative final 

Commerce 

negative final 

Commerce 

affirmative final 

Commerce 

negative final 

Cormlission final 

Commission final 

Commission final 

Commission final 

Commission final 

Commission final 

Commission final 

Commission final 

Total 

days 

280 

340 

310 

370 

330 

390 

360 

420 

Total 

days 

Commission final 205 

Commission final 235 

Commission final 270 

Cormlission final 300 
APPENDIXES 

APPENDIX A 

SUMMARY OF INVESTIGATIONS 

COMPLETED DURING FISCAL YEAR 1992 

AND PENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1992 

33 
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Table 1 

General investigations of trade and tariff matters completed under secs. 332, 503, and 131 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and sec. 1205 of the 

Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, fiscal year 1992 

Investigation No. and title 

332-226 

Quarterly Reports on the Status of the 

Steel Industry 

332-252 

Annual Surveys on Ammonium Paratungstate, 

Tungstic Acid, and Tungsten Oxide 

332-308 

Central and Eastern Europe: Export 

Competitiveness of Major Manufacturing 

and Services Sectors 

332-310 

Alfalfa Products: Conditions of Competition 

Between the U.S. and Canadian 

Industries 

332-311 

Services: U.S. and Mexico Sector Profiles 

and Mexican Impediments to Trade, Phase II 

TA-131-17, 

503(a)-22, 

and 332-312 

President's List of Articles Which May Be Designated 

or Modified as Eligible Articles for Purposes of 

the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences 

332-313 

Tuna: Current Issues Affecting the U.S. 

Industry 

332-314 

Rules of Origin Issues Related to NAFTA 

and the North American Automotive 

Industry 

332-316 

Shipbuilding Trade Reform Act of 1991: 

Likely Economic Effects of Enactment 

332-317 

Economy-Wide Modeling of the Economic 

Implications of an FTA With Mexico 

and a NAFTA With Canada and Mexico 

Origin 

Request from the Subcommittee on 

Trade, Committee on Ways and Means, 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Presidential Proclamation 571 B 

Request from the United States 

Trade Representative (USTR) 

Request from the USTR 

Request from the USTR 

Request from the USTR 

Request from the Committee 

on Finance, U.S. Senate 

Request from the Committee on 

Ways and Means, U.S. House 

of Representatives 

Request from the Subcommittee on 

Trade, Committee on Ways and Means, 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Request from the USTR 

USITC publicationNo. 

2465 

2486 

2518 

Confidential 

2446 

2452 (summary) 

2472 

Confidential 

2464 

2547 

2460 

2495 

2508 (addendum) 

2516 

. 

Date 

December 1991 

March 1992 

June 1992 

March 1991 

November 1991 

November 1991 

December 1991 

October 1991 

December 1991 

. August 1992 

December 1991 

June 1992 

June 1992 

June 1992 
(.;J 

V'I 

Table 1-Continued 

General investigations of trade and tariff matters completed under secs. 332, 503, and 131 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and sec. 1205 of the 

Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, fiscal year 1992 

Investigation No. and title 

332-318 

U.S. Market Access in Latin America: 

Recent L~beralization Measures and Remaining 

Barriers (With a Special Case Study on 

Chile) 

TA-131-18, 

503(a)-23, 

and 332-319 

Probable Economic Effect of Adding 

Certain Products to the List of Eligible 

Articles for Purposes of the Generalized 

System of Preferences 

332-321 

Potential Effects of a North American Free-Trade 

Agreement on Apparel Investment in CBERA 

Countries 

332-322 

Certain Pharmaceuticals and 

Intermediate Chemicals: Identification 

of Applicable 6-digit HS Subheadings 

for Products Covered by the Proposed 

Uruguay Round Pharmaceutical Agreement 

332-323 

Probable Economic Effect of Certain 

Modifications to the Interpretation 

and Rules of Origin Applicable 

to the United States-Canada 

Free-Trade Agreement 

1205-2 

Proposed Modifications to the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States, Pursuant to Section 1205 

of the Omnibus Trade and 

Competitiveness Act of 1988 

Origin 

Request from the Committee on 

Finance, U.S Senate 

Request from the USTR 

Request from the USTR 

Request from the USTR 

Request from the USTR 

Passage of the Omnibus Trade 

and Competitiveness Act of 1988 

USITC publicationNo. 

2521 

2491 

2541 

2493 (first interim report) 

2500 (second interim report) 

2507 

Confidential 

2455 

Date 

June 1992 

March 1992 

July 1992 

March 1992 

April 1992 

June 1992 

June 1992 

November 1991 
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Table 2 

General investigations of trade and tariff matters under secs. 332, 503, and 131 of the Tariff Act of 1930 pending on 

September 30, 1992 

Investigation No. and title 

332-135 

Synthetic Organic Chemicals Report 

332-175 

Rum: Annual Report 

Selected Economic Indicators 

332-191 

Nonrubber Footwear Quarterly 

Statistical Reports 

332-200 

Competitive Position of U.S. Producers 

of Semiconductors 

332-207 

Monthly Reports 

Providing Information 

on the U.S. Auto 

Industry 

332-227 

Annual Report on the 

Impact of the Caribbean 

Basin Economic Recovery 

Act on U.S. Industries 

and Consumers 

332-237 

Production Sharing: U.S. 

Imports Under Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule Subheadings 

9802.00.60 and 9802.00.80 

(Formerly Items 806.30 

and 807.00 of the Tariff 

Schedules of the United 

States) 

See footnote at end of table. 

Origin 

Instituted by the Commission 

on its own motion 

Request from the Committee on 

Finance, U.S. Senate 

Request from the Committee on 

Finance, U.S. Senate 

Instituted by the Commission 

on its own motion 

Request from the Subcommittee on 

Trade, Committee on Ways and Means, 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Sec. 215(a), Caribbean Basin 

Economic Recovery Act 

Instituted by the Commission 

on its own motion 

USITC publicationNo. 

2470 

2522 

2431 

2466 

2488 

2527 

2557 

(1) 

2453 

2463 

2473 

2479 

2485 

2494 

2506 

2515 

2531 

2538 

2556 

2560 

2553 

2469 

Date 

December 1991 

--

June 1992 

October 1991 

December 1991 

March 1992 

June 1992 

September 1992 

(1) 

October 1991 

November 1991 

December 1991 

January 1992 

February 1992 

March 1992 

April 1992 

May 1992 

June 1992 

July 1992 

August 1992 

September 1992 

September 1992 

December 1991 
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Table 2--:-Continued 

General investigations of trade and tariff matters under secs. 332, 503, and 131 of the Tariff Act of 1930 pending on 

September 30, 1992 

Investigation No. and title 

332-267 

The Effects of Greater 

Economic Integration 

Within the European 

Community on the 

United States 

332-288 

Ethyl Alcohol for Fuel Use: 

Determination of the Base 

Quantity of Imports 

332-315 

Uranium and Uranium Enrichment 

Services: The Impact on the 

Domestic Industry of Imports into 

the United States From Nonmarket 

Economy Countries 

332-320 

Macadamia Nuts: Economic and 

Competitive Factors Affecting 

the U.S. Industry 

332-324 

The Dynamic Effects of 

Trade Liberalization: A Survey 

332-325 

The Economic Effects of Significant 

U.S. Import Restraints 

332-326 

Economic Integration in East Asia: 

Implications for the United States 

332-327 

Steel: Semiannual Monitoring Report 

332-328 

Live Cattle and Beef: 

U.S. and Canadian Industry 

Profiles, Trade, and Factors 

of Competition 

See footnote at end of table. 

Origin 

Request from the Committee 

on Ways and Means, 

U.S. House of Representatives, 

and the Committee on 

Finance, U.S. Senate 

Request From the Steel Trade 

Liberalization Program 

Implementation Act 

Request from the Committee on 

Finance, U.S. Senate 

Request from the Committee on 

Finance, U.S. Senate 

Request from the USTR 

Request from the USTR 

Request from the Committee 

on Ways and Means, U.S. 

House of Representatives 

Request from the Committee 

on Ways and Means U.S. 

House of Representatives 

Request from the Committee 

on Ways and Means, U.S. 

House of Representatives, 

and Committee on Finance, 

U.S. Senate 

1 USITC publicationNo. 

2501 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

2558 

(1) 

Date 

April 1992 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

September 1992 

(1) 
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00 

Table 2-Continued 

General investigations of trade and tariff matters under secs. 332, 503, and 131 of the Tariff Act of 1930 pending on 

September 30, 1992 

Investigation No. and title 

332-329 

Global Competitiveness of U.S. 

Advanced-Technology Industries: 

Cellular Communications 

332-330 

Sulfanilic Acid: Probable Economic 

Effect of Removal From the List of Articles 

Under the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences 

TA-131-19, 

503(a)-24, 

and 332-331 

President's List of Articles Which May Be 

Designated or Modified as Eligible Articles 

for Purposes of the U.S. Generalized 

System of Preferences 

332-332 

Global Competitiveness of U.S. 

Advanced-Technology Manufacturing 

Industries: Large Civil Aircraft 

332-333 

Mackerel: Competitiveness of the 

U.S. Industry in Domestic 

and Foreign Markets 

332-334 

United States-Canada Free-Trade 

Agreement: Probable Economic Effect on 

U.S. Industries and Consumers 

of Immediate Elimination 

of U.S. Tariffs on Certain 

Articles From Canada 

332-335 

Dry Peas and Lentils: 

Conditions of Competition 

Between the United States and Canada 

in Third-Country Markets 

332-336 

Probable Economic Effect of Extending · 

a Tariff Rate Quota Under the United 

States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement 

1 Not applicable. 

Origin 

Request from the Committee 

on Finance, U.S. Senate 

Request from the USTR · 

Request from the USTR 

Request from the Committee 

on Finance, U.S. Senate 

Request from the Committee 

on Finance, U.S. Senate 

Request from the USTR 

Request from the Committee 

on Ways and Means, U.S. 

House of Representatives 

Request from the USTR 

USITC publication 

No. 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

Date 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 
Table 3 

Investigations completed under sec. 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, fiscal year 1992 

Finding and Date USITC 

Investigation No. Complaint Federal Register Public remedy of orders publication 

and title Complainant filed notice date hearing Commission issued No. 

337-TA-315 Texas Instruments Inc.; 7-19-90 8-15-90 (1) Violation2 2-18-92 (1) 

Certain Plastic Dallas, TX 

Encapsulated Integrated 

Circuits 

337-TA-320 Markem Corp.; 10-23-90; 11-28-90 (1) Violation3 2-28-92 (1) 

Certain Rotary Keene, NH 11-14-90 

Printing Apparatus (amendment) 

Using Heated Ink 

Composition, Components Thereof, and 

Systems Containing 

Said Apparatus and 

Components 

337-TA-321 Kola Colombiana, Inc.; 11-23-90; 12-27-90 (1) Violation4 12-27-91 2483 

Certain Soft Elmhust, NY 12-10-90, 

Drinks and Their 12-12-90, 

Containers and 

12-14-90 

(amendments) 

337-TA-324 Greater Texas Finishing 1-2-91; 2-6-91 7-8-92 Violations . 8-6-92 (1) 

Certain Acid- Corp.; El Paso, TX 1-18-91 

Washed Denim 

Garments and Golden Trade, S.R.L.; 

Accessories De. R. Italy 

337-TA-325 SGS-Thomson Micro- 1-16-91; 2-21-91 Terminateds 10-10-91 (1) 

Certain Static electronics, Inc.; 2-4-91 

Random Access Carrollton, TX (amendment 

Memories and & supplement) 

Integrated Circuit 

Devices Containing 

Same, Processes 

for Making Same, 

Components Thereof, 

and Products 

Containing Same 

337-TA-326 Hologic, Inc.; 1-22-91; 2-27-91 (1) Terminated6 12-3-91 (1) 

Certain Scanning Waltham, MA 2-7-91 

Multiple-Beam (supplement) 

Equalization 

Systems for Chest 

Radiography and 

w Components Thereof \Cl -

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3-Continued 

.J>. Investigations completed under sec. 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, fiscal year 1992 

0 

Finding and Date USITC 

Investigation No. Complaint Federal Register Public remedy of orders publication 

and title Complainant filed notice date hearing Commission issued No. 

337-TA-327 lnline Plastics Corp.; 3-27-91; 5-9-91 (1) Terminateds 10-4-91 (1) 

Certain Food Trays Milford, CT 4-10-91 

With Lockable and 

Lids 4-15-91 

(amendments) 

337-TA-328 American Standard, Inc.; 5-1-91; 6-5-91 (1) Terminated7 1-13-92 (1) 

Certain Bathtubs New York. NY 5-22-91 

and Other Bathing 

Vessels and 

Materials Used Therein 

337-TA-329 Amway Corp.; 6-21-91 7-31-91 (1) Terminateds 11-26-91 (1) 

Certain Vacuum Ada, Ml 

Cleaners 

Bissell, Inc.; 

Grand Rapids, Ml 

337-TA-330 Universal Vector Corp.; 8-19-91; 9-25-91 (1) TerminatedB 1-31-92 (1) 

Computer System Herndon, VA 8-30-91 

State Save/Restore and 

Software and Associ- 9-12-91 

ated Backup Power 

Supplies for Use 

(amendments) 

in Power Outages 

337-TA-332 Minnesota Mining and 11-21-91; 12-26-91 (1) Terminated9 5-6-92 (1) 

Translucent Ceramic Manufacturing Corp.; 12-5-91 

Orthodontic Brackets St. Paul, MN (supplement) 

3M Unitek Corp.; 

Monrovia, CA 

Ceradyne Corp.; 

Costa Mesa, CA 

337-TA-335 The Kendal Co.; 1-17-92; 2-27-92 (1) Terminated10 9-21-92 (1) 

Certain Dynamic Mansfield, MA 1-28-92 

Sequential Gradient {supplement) 

Compression Devices 

and Component 

Parts Thereof 

See footnotes at end of table. 
+>-

.... 

Table 3-Continued 

Investigations completed under sec. 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, fiscal year 1992 

Investigation No. · and title 

337-TA-336 

Certain Single 

In-Line Memory 

Modules and. 

Products 

Containing 

Same 

1 Not applicable. 

Complainant 

Wang Laboratories, Inc.; 

Lowell, MA· 

Complaint 

filed 

1-17-92; 

1-21-92, 

1-31-92, 

and 

2-18-92 

(revisions) 

2-11-92 

(supplement) 

Federal Register 

notice date 

. 2-27-92 

desist order. President took no action; became 

final 2-27-92. 

Public 

hearing 

(1) 

Finding and 

remedy of 

Commission 

Terminated11 

Date 

orders 

Issued 

7-22-92 

USITC 

publication 

No. 

(1) 

8 Terminated with prejudice on basis of 

2 Limited exclusion order and cease-and- settlement agreement. 

desist order. Prei;ident took no action; became 

final 5-2-92. 

5 General exclusion order and consent orders. 9 Consent order and two settlement 

agreements. 

3 Limited exclusion order, President took no 

action; became final 5-10-92. 

4 Limited exclusion order and cease-andPresidential review period not over at end of 

fiscal year. 

6 Settlement agreement. 

7 Consent order. 

10 Withdrawal of complaint; terminated with 

prejudice. . 

11 Terminated with prejudice. 
~ 

N 

Table 4 

Investigations under sec. 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 pending on September 30, 1992 

Investigation No. and title 

337-TA-317 

Certain Internal Mixing Devices 

and Components Thereof1 

337-TA-323 

Cettain Monoclonal Antibodies Used 

for Therapeutically Treating 

Humans Having Gram Negative Bacterial 

lnfections2 

337-TA· 331 

Certain Microcomputer Memory 

Controllers, Components Thereof, and 

Products Containing Same 

337-TA-333 

Certain Woodworking Accessories 

337-TA-334 

Certain Condensers, Parts Thereof, and 

Products Containing Same, Including 

Air Conditioners for Automobiles 

337-TA-337 

Certain Integrated Circuit Telecommunication 

Chips and Products Containing Same, 

Including Dialing Apparatus 

337-TA-338 

Certain Bulk Bags and Processes for 

Making Same 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Complainant 

Farrel Corp.; 

Ansonia, CT 

Xoma Corp.; 

Berkeley, CA 

Chips and Technologies, Inc.; 

San Jose, CA 

Cantlin Inc.; 

Lincoln, MA 

Modine Manufacturing Co.; 

Racine, WI 

SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, 

Inc.; 

Carrollton, TX 

Super Sack Manufacturing 

Corp.; 

Dallas, TX 

Complaint flied 

7-24-90; 

8-8-90 

(amendment) 

8-9-90 and 

8-10-90 

(supplements) 

12-20-90; 

1-9 91, 

amended 

1-14-91 

(supplements) 

9-12-91; 

9-27-91 

and 

10-2-91 

(amendments) 

11-25-91; 

12-16-91 

and 

12-19-91 

(supplements) 

12-12-91; 

12-23-91 

(supplement) 

3-5-92; 

3-18-92 

(supplement) 

and 

3-19-92 

(amendment) 

5-21-92; 

6-5-92 

(amendment) 

6-10-92, 

and 

6-12-92 

(supplements) 

Federal Register notice date 

8-29-90 

1-30-91 

10-17-91 

1-6-92 

1-23-92 

4-8-92 

6-24-92 
.j:>. 

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Table 4-Continued 

Investigations under sec. 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 pending on September 30, 1992 

Investigation No. and title 

337-TA-339 

Certain Commercial Food Portioners, 

Components Thereof Including 

Software, and Process Thereof 

337-TA-340 

Certain Specimen Container Systems 

and Components Including Alignment Indicator Labels, and 

Method of Use 

337-TA-341 

Certain Static Random Access 

Memories, Components Thereof, and 

Products Containing Same 

1 Investigation reinstated, 3-26-92. 

2 Investigation suspended until after 

completion of posttrial briefing in Xoma Corp. v. 

Complainant 

Design Systems, Inc.; 

Redmond, WA 

Sage Products, Inc.; 

Crystal Lake, IL 

l 

SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, 

Inc.; 

Carrolton, TX 

Complaint filed 

6-15-92' 

6-25-92° 

6-26-92° 

and 

7-1-92 

(supplements) 

7-6-92; 

7-20-92 

(supplement) 

8-27-92; 

9-1-92, 

9-4-92, 

9-15-92 

and 

9-16-92 

(supplements) 

Centocor, Inc., Civil Action No. C 90 1129 (RHS) 

(N.D. Cal.) 

3 Not available at end of the fiscal year. 

Federal Register notice date 

7-22-92 

8-12-92 

(3) 
Tables 

.i::. 

Countervailing duty Investigations completed under sec. 701 of the Tariff Act of 1930, fiscal year 1992 

.i::. Final investigation 

Preliminary investigation 

(a) Advice 

Finding that Finding that received 

(a) Request "there is a "there is no from 

received reasonable reasonable Commerce 

(b) Conference indication indication (b) Hearing 

(c) Report (of injury)" (of injury)" (c) Report. 

to (Commerce (Commerce USITC to USITC 

Secretary continues terminates Not publi- Secretary Not publiInvestigation No. of its lnvesti- its investi- partici- cation of partici- cation 

and Title Commerce gation) gation) pating No. Commerce Affirmative Negative pating No. 

701-TA-254 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (a) 12-26-85 (1) (1) (1) (1) 

Red Raspberries 

From Canada 

(terminated 10-9-91) 

701-TA-305 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (a) 4-18-91 (1) Brunsdale (1) 2442 

Steel Wire Rope (b) 7-9-91 Lodwick 

·From India (c) 10-28-91 Rohr 

Newquist 

701-TA-308 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (a) 12-23-91 (1) (1) (1) (1) 

Bulk Ibuprofen 

From India 

(terminated 3-11-92) 

701-TA-309 (a) 9-5-91 Brunsdale (1) (1) 2443 (a) 2-18-92 Newquist Brunsdale3 (1) 2550 

Magnesium (b) 9-26-91 Lodwick (b) 7-14-92 Watson 

From Canada (c) 10-21-91 Rohr (c) 8-19-92 Crawford 

Newquist Nuzum 

Rohr 

Brunsdale2 

701-TA-310 (a) 9-5-91 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 

Magnesium 

From Norway 

(terminated 

10-17-92) 

701-TA-311 (a) 9-24-91 Brunsdale (1) (1) 2450 (a) 6-8-92 (1) (1) (1) (1) 

Certain Circular, (b) 10-15-91 Lodwick (b) 9-15-92 

Welded, Non- (c) 11-8-91 Rohr 

Alloy Steel Newquist 

Pipes and Tubes 

From Brazil 

(terminated 

9-30-92) 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 5-Continued 

Countervailing duty investigations completed under sec. 701 of the Tariff Act of 1930, fiscal year 1992 

Preliminary Investigation 

Final Investigation 

(a) Advice 

Finding that Finding that received 

(a) Request "there is a "there is no from 

received reasonable reasonable Commerce 

(b) Conference indication Indication (b) Hearing 

(c) Report [of injury)" [of Injury)" (c) Report 

to (Commerce (Commerce USITC to USITC 

Secretary continues terminates Not publi- Secretary Not publiInvestigation No. of its investi- Its investi- partici- cation of partici- cation 

and Title Commerce gation) gation) pating No. Commerce Affirmative Negative pating ·No. 

701-TA-31.2 (a) 10-31-91 Brunsdale (1) Lodwick4 2468 (a) 3-6-92 Newquist Brunsdale (1) 2530 

Softwood (b) 11-21-91 Rohr Crawford5 (b) 5-28-92 Watson Nuzum 

Lumber From (c) 12-16-91 Newquist Nuzum5 (c) 7-6-92 Rohr 

Canada Crawford 

701-TA-313 (a) 2-12-92 Newquist (1) (1) 2496 (a) 5-13-92 (1) (1) (1) (1) 

Portable (b) 3-4-92 Brunsdale 

Seismographs (c) 3-30-92 Rohr 

From Canada Crawford 

(terminated Nuzum 

7-6-92) Watson 

701-TA-314-317 (a) 4-13-92 Newquist (1) (1) 2512 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 

Certain Hot- (b) 5-4-92 Brunsdale 

Rolled Lead (c) 5-28-92 Rohr 

and Bismuth Crawford 

Carbon Steel Nuzum 

Products Watson 

From Brazil, 

France, Germany, 

and the United 

Kingdom 

701-TA-318 (a) 5-8-92 Newquist Brunsdale Crawfords 2526 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 

Sulfanilic (b) 5-29-92 Watson 

Acid From (c) 6-22-92 Rohr 

India Nuzum 

See footnotes at end of table. 

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Table 5-Continued 

Countervailing duty investigations completed under sec. 701 of the Tariff Act of 1930, fiscal year 1992 

Preliminary investigation 

Final inves_tigation 

(a) Advice 

Finding that Finding that received 

Investigation No. 

and Title 

701-TA-319-3547 

Certain 

Flat-Rolled 

Carbon Steel 

Products From 

Austria, Belgium, 

Brazil, France, 

Germany, 

Italy, Korea, 

Mexico, New 

Zealand, 

Spain, Sweden 

1 Not applicable. 

(a) Request 

received 

(b) Conference 

(c) Report 

to 

Secretary 

of 

Commerce 

(a) 6-30-92 

(b) 7-21-92 

(c) 8-14-92 

"there is a 

reasonable 

indication 

[of injury]" 

(Commerce 

continues 

its investigation) 

(7) 

2 Concerning ultra-pure magnesium. 

3 Concerning pure and alloy magnesium. 

4 Commissioner Lodwick did not participate 

due to being four days away from completing his 

term. 

"there is no from 

reasonable Commerce 

indication (b) Hearing 

[of injury]" (c) Report 

(Commerce USITC to 

terminates Not publi· Secretary 

its investi- partici- cation of 

gation) pating No. Commerce 

(7) (7) 2549 (1) 

5 Did not participate because the 

Commissioner's entry on duty was too recent to 

permit adequate preparation. 

6 Commissioner Crawford did not participate 

because she was attending her father's funeral. 

USITC 

Not publipartici- cation 

Affirmative Negative pating No. 

(1) (1) (1) (1) 

7 Because of the large number of products 

and countries involved in these cases, votes are 

broken down in a separate table. See table Sa. 
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Table Sa 

Countervailing duty investigations completed under sec. 701 of the Tariff Act of 1930, fiscal year 1992: Certain flat-rolled carbon steel 

products 

Country Plate 

Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) 

Belgium .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 701-TA-319 

Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701-TA-320 

France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701-TA-3212 

Germany..................... 701-TA-322 

Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701-TA-3235 

Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701-TA-3247 

Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701-TA-325 

New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) 

Hot-rolled 

products 

Cold-rolled 

products 

Corrosionresistant 

products 

Finding that "there is a reasonable indication [of injury}" (Commerce continues its investigation) 

(1) 

701-TA-3293 

701-TA-3304 

701-TA-331 

701-TA-332 

(1) 

701-TA-334 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

701 -TA-3362 

701-TA-3372 

701-TA-338 

701-TA-339 

701-TA-340 

701-TA-3416 

701-TA-342 

(1) 

(1) 

701-TA-3443 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

701-TA-3474 

701-TA-348 

701-TA-349 

(1) 

701-TA-350 

701-TA-351 

701-TA-3528 

(1) 

701-TA-3538 

Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701-TA-326 

Sweden .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 701-TA-327 

United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701-TA-328 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_;__~~~~~ 

(1) (1) (1) 

Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) 

New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) 

Taiwan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) 

United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) 

1 Not applicable. 2 Commissioner Brunsdale dissenting. 3 Commissioners Rohr, Brunsdale, and 

Crawford dissenting. 4 Commissioners Brunsdale and Crawford 

dissenting. 

5 Commissioner Brunsdale dissenting, Vice 

Chairman Watson not participating. 

Finding that "there is no reasonable indication [of injury]" (Commerce terminates its investigation) 

701-TA-3339 (1) (1) 

701-TA-335 701-TA-343 (1) 

(1) 701-TA-34510 ·701-TA-35411 

(1) 701-TA-34612 (1) 

6 Commissioners Rohr and Brunsdale 

dissenting, Vice Chairman Watson not 

participating. 

7 Vice Chairman Watson and Commissioners 

Brunsdale and Crawford dissenting. 

8 Chairman Newquist and Commissioner 

Brunsdale dissenting. 9 Chairman Newquist and Co.mmissioner 

Nuzum dissenting, Vice Chairman Watson not · 

participating. 

10 Chairman Newquist dissenting, 

Commissioner Crawford not participating. 

11 Commissioner Crawford not participating. 

12 Chairman Newquist dissenting. 
Table 6 

.$:>. 

Antidumping investigations completed under sec. 731 of.the Tariff Act of 1930, fiscal year 19921 

00 Final investigation 

Preliminary Investigation 

(a) Advice 

Finding that Finding that received 

(a) Request "there is a "there is no from 

received reasonable reasonable Commerce 

(b) Conference indication indication (b) Hearing. 

(c) Report [of injury]" [of injury]" (c) Report 

to · (Commerce (Commerce USITC to USITC 

Secretary continues terminates Not publi- Secretary Not publlInvestigation No. of its lnvesti- its investi- partici- cation of partlci- cation 

and title Commerce gation) gation) pating - No. Commerce Affirmative Negative pating No. 

731~TA-335 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (a) 9-5-91 (2) Brunsdale (2) 2448 

Tubeless Steel (b) (2) Lodwick 

Disc Wheels (c) 11-4-91 Rohr 

From Brazil Newquist 

731-TA-473 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (a) 5-31-91 Lodwick Brunsdale (2) 2461 

Certain Electric (b) 10-29-91 Rohr 

Fans From the (c) 12-2-91 Newquist 

People's Republic 

of China 

731-TA-478 and (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (a) 4-18-91 (2) Brunsdale (2) 2442 

480-482 (b) 7-9-91 Lodwick 

Steel WireRope (c) 10-28-91 Rohr 

From India, the Newquist 

People's Republic 

of China, Tawain, 

and Thailand 

731-TA-487-90 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (a) 6-13-91 (2) Brunsdale Crawford3 2467 

and 494 (b) 10-30-91 Lodwick Nuzum3 

Coated (c) 12-11-91 Rohr 

Groundwood Newquist 

Paper From 

Belgium, Finland, 

France, Germany, 

and the United 

Kingdom 

731-TA-497 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (a) 7-9-91 Brunsdale (2) (2) 2447 

Tungsten Ore {b) 10-26-91 Lodwick 

Concentrates (c) 11-5-91 Rohr 

From the Newquist 

People's 

Republic of 

China 

--

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table &-Continued 

Antidumping investigations completed under sec. 731 of the Tariff Act of 1930, fiscal year 19921 

Preliminary investigation 

Final investigation 

(a) Advice 

Finding that Finding that received 

(a) Request "there is a "there is no 'from 

received reasonable reasonable Commerce 

(b) Conference indication indication (b) Hearing 

(c) Report [of injury)" [of injury]" (c) Report 

to (Commerce (Commerce USITC to USITC 

Secretary continues terminates Not pub Ii- Secretary Not publiInvestigation No. of its investi- its investi- partici- cation of partici- cation 

and title Commerce gation) gation) pating No. Commerce Affirmative Negative pating No. 

731-TA-514 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (a) 9-12-91 Newquist Brunsdale Watson3 2487 

Shop Towels (b) 1-30-92 Rohr Crawford 

From Bangladesh (c) 3-11-92 Nuzum 

731-TA-516 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (a) 11-26-91 Newquist (2) Watson4 2510 

Fresh Kiwifruit (b) 4-9-92 Brunsdale 

From New (c) 5-26-92 Rohr 

Zealand Crawford 

Nuzum 

731-TA-517 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (a) 4-25-91 (2) Newquist (2) 2497 

Refined Antimony (b) 2-20-92 Brunsdale 

Trioxide From (~) 4-16-92 Rohr 

the People's Crawford 

Republic Nuzum 

of China Watson 

731-TA-518 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (a) 10-15-91 Newquist (2) (2) 2498 

Aspherical (b) 2-24-92 Brunsdale 

Ophthalmoscopy (c) 4-6-92 Rohr 

Lenses From Crawford 

Japan Nuzum 

Watson 

731-TA-520 and 521 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (a) 12-24-91 Newquist Rohr6 Crawford7 2528 

Certain Carbon (b) 5-14-92 Watson 

Steel Butt-Weld (c) 6-24-92 Rohrs 

Pipe Fittings Brunsdale 

From China and ·Nuzum 

Thailand 

731-TA-522 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (a) 1-2-92 . Newquist Watson (2) 2529 

Minivans From (b) 5-21-92 Nuzum Rohr 

Japan (c) 7-2-92 Brunsdale 

Crawford 

See footnotes at end of table. 

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l.O 
Table 6-Continued 

Vt Antidumping investigations completed under sec. 731 of the Tariff Act of 1930, fiscal year 19921 

0 

Final investigation 

Preliminary investigation 

(a) Advice 

Finding that Finding that received 

(a) Request "there is a "there is no from 

received reasonable reasonable Commerce 

(b) Conference indication indication (b) Hearing 

(c) Report [of injury)" [of injury)" (c) Report 

to (Commerce (Commerce USITC to USITC 

Secretary continues terminates Not publi- Secretary Not pub IiInvestigation No. of its investi- its investi- partici- cation of partici- cation 

and title Commerce gation) gation) pating No. Commerce Affirmative Negative pating No. 

731-TA-525 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (a) 12-27-91 (2) Newquist (2) 2502 

Nepheline (b) 3-19-92 Brunsdale 

Syenite From (c) 4-24-92 Rohr 

Canada Crawford 

Nuzum 

Watson 

731-TA-527 (a) 8-29-91 Brunsdale (2) (2) 2441 (a) 4-1-92 Newquist Watson9 (2) 2559 

Extruded Rubber (b) 9-19-91 Lodwick (b) . 8-18-92 Rohr Brunsdale9 

Thread From (c) 10-15-91 Rohr (c) 9-30-92 Nuzum Crawfords 

Malaysia Newquist WatsonB 

Brunsdalea 

Crawford8 

731-TA-528 (a) 9-5-91 Brunsdale (2) (2) 2443 (a) 2-18-92 Newquist Brunsdale11 (2) 2550 

Magnesium (b) 9-26-91 Lodwick (b) 7-14-92 Watson 

From Canada (c) 10-21-91 Rohr (c) 8-19-92 Crawford 

Newquist Nuzum 

Rohr 

Brunsdale 1 o 

731-TA-529 (a) 9-5-91 Brunsdale (2) (2) 2443 (a) 2-18-92 (2) (2) (2) (2) 

Magnesium (b) 9-26-91 Lodwick 

From Norway (c) 10-21-91 Rohr 

(terminated 7-15-92) Newquist 

731-TA-530 (a) 9-6-91 Brunsdale (2) (2) 2444 (a) 2-20-92 Newquist Brunsdale (2) 2525 

High-Tenacity (b) 9-27-92 Lodwick (b) 5-1-92 Rohr Crawford 

Rayon Filament (c) 10-21-91 Rohr (c) 6-18-92 Nuzum Watson 

Yarn From Newquist 

Germany 

731-TA-531 (a) 9-6-91 Brunsdale (2) (2) 2444 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 

High-Tenacity (b) 9-17-91 Lodwick 

Rayon Filament (c) 10-21-91 Rohr 

Yarn From Newquist 

the Netherlands 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 6-Continued 

Antidumping investigations completed under sec. 731 of the Tariff Act of 1930, fiscal year 19921 

Final investigation 

Preliminary investigat~on 

(a) Advice 

Finding that Finding that received 

(a) Request "there is a "there is no from 

received reasonable reasonable Commerce 

(b) Conference indication indication (b) Hearing 

(c) Report [of injury)" [of injury)" (c) Report 

to (Commerce (Commerce USITC to USITC 

Secretary continues terminates Not pub Ii- Secretary Not pub IiInvestigation No. of its investi- its investi- partici- cation of partici- cation 

and title Commerce gation) gation) pating No. Commerce Affirmative. Negative pating No. 

731-TA-532-537 (a) 9-24-91 Brunsdale 12 Brunsdale 13 (2) 2454 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 

Certain Circular, (b) 10-15-91 Lodwick 

Welded, Non-Alloy (c) 11-8-91 Rohr 

Steel Pipes and Newquist 

Tubes From Brazil, 

the Republic of 

Korea, Mexico, 

Romania, Taiwan, 

and Venezuela 

731-TA-538 (a) 10-3-91 Brunsdale (2) (2) 2457 (a) 3-18-92 Newquist Crawford Brunsdale 14 2542 

Sulfanilic Acid From (b) 10-24-91 Lodwick (b) 6-30-92 Watson 

the People's (c) 11-18-91 Rohr (c) 8-10-92 Rohr 

Republic of China Newquist Nuzum 

731-TA-539 (a) 11-8-91 Newquist (2) Crawford3 2471 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 

Uranium From (b) 12-3-91 Brunsdale Nuzum3 

the U.S.S.R. (c) 12-23-91 Rohr Watson3 · 

731-TA-540 (a) 11-18-91 Newquist (2). Crawford3 2474 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 

and 541 (b) 12-10-91 Brunsdale Watson3 

Certain Welded (c) 1-2-92 Rohr 

Stainless Steel Nuzum 

Pipes From the 

Republic of Korea 

and Taiwan 

731-TA-542-544 (a) 1-2-92 (2) Newquist Watson3 2482 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 

Potassium (b) 1-23-92 Brunsdale 

Hydroxide (c) 2-18-92 Rohr 

From Canada, Crawford 

Italy, and the Nuzum 

United Kingdom 

731-TA-545 (a) 1-31-92 Newquist Brunsdale (2) 2489 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 

Medium-Voltage (b) 2-21-92 ·Rohr Crawford 

Underground (c) 3-16-92 Nuzum 

Ul · Distribution Cable Watson ..... From Canada 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table ~Continued 

VI Antidumping investigations completed under sec. 731 of the Tariff Act of 1930, fiscal year 19921 

N 

Final investigation 

Preliminary investigation 

(a) Advice 

Finding that Finding that received 

(a) Request "there is a "there is no from 

received reasonable reasonable Commerce 

(b) Conference indication indication (b) Hearing 

(c) ~eport [of injury)" [of injury]" (c) Report 

to (Commerce (Commerce USITC to USITC 

Secretary continues terminates Not pub Ii- Secretary Not publiInvestigation No. of its investi- its investi- partici- cation of partici- cation 

and title Commerce gation) gation) pa ting No. Commerce Affirmative Negative pating No. 

731-TA-546 (a) 4-9-92 Newquist (2) (2) 2513 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 

and 547 (b) 4-30-92 Brunsdale 

Steel Wire Rope (c) 5-26-92 Rohr 

From the Re- Crawford 

public of Korea Nuzum 

and Mexico Watson 

731-TA-548, 550, (a) 4-10-92 Newquist Brunsdale 16 (2) 2514 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 

and 551 (b) 5-1-92 Brunsdale 15 

Sulfur Dyes (c) 5-26-92 Rohr 

From China, Crawford 

India, and the Nuzum 

United Kingdom Watson 

731-TA-549 (a) 4-10-92 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 

Sulfur Dyes From (b) 5-1-92 

Hong Kong 

(terminated 5-13-92) 

731-TA-552-555 (a) 4-13-92 Newquist (2) (2) 2512 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 

Certain (b) 5-4-92 Brunsdale 

Hot-Rolled (c). 5-28-92 Rohr 

Lead and Crawford 

Bismuth Carbon Nuzum 

Steel Products Watson 

From Brazil, France, 

Germany, and the 

United Kingdom 

731-TA-556 (a) 4-22-92 Newquist (2) (2) 2519 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 

Dynamic Random (b) 5-13-92 Brunsdale 

Access Memories (c) 6-8-92 Rohr 

of One Megabit Crawford 

and Above From Nuzum 

the Republic of Watson 

Korea 

--

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table ~Continued 

Antidumping investigations completed under sec. 731 of the Tariff Act of 1930, fiscal year 19921 

Final 'investigation 

Preliminary investigation 

(a) Advice 

Finding that Finding that received 

(a) Request "there is a "there is no from 

received reasonable reasonable Commerce 

(b) Conference Indication indication (b) Hearing 

(c) Report [of Injury)" · [of injury)" (c) Report 

to (Commerce (Commerce USITC to USITC 

Secretary continues terminates Not publi- Secretary Not publiInvestigation No. of its lnvesti- . its investi- partici- cation of particl- cation 

and title Commerce gation)' gation) pating No. Commerce Affirmative Negative . pating No. 

731-TA-557-559 (a) 5-1-92 Newquist Rohr18 (2) 2524 (2) (2) (2) (2) <2> 

New Steel (b) 5-22-92 Brunsdale Crawford18 

Rails From (c) 6-15-92 Rohr17 Nuzum18 

Japan, Luxembourg Crawford17 Watson18 

and the United Nuzum17 

Kingdom Watson17 

731-TA-560 (a) 5-8-92 Newquist Brunsdale20 Crawford7 2526 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 

and 561 (b) 5-29-92 Watson 

Sulfanilic Acid (c) 6-22-92 Rohr 

From the Republic Brunsdale 19 

of Hungary Nuzum 

and India 

731-TA-562 (a) 5-20-92 (2) Watson Newquist21 2533 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 

Crushed (b) 6-10-92 Rohr 

Limestone (c) 7-6-92 Brunsdale 

From Crawford 

Mexico Nuzum 

731-TA-563 (a) 5-20-92 Newquist (2) (2) 2534 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 

and 564 (b) 6-11-92 Watson 

Certain Stainless (c) 7-~-92 Rohr 

Steel Butt-Weld Brunsdale 

Pipe Fittings Crawford 

From Korea and Nuzum 

Taiwan 

731-TA-565-570 (a) 5-22-92 Newquist Watson24 (2) 2535 <2> (2) (2) (2) (2) 

Ferrosilicon From (b) 6-12-92 Watson22 Brunsdale25 

Argentina, Kazakh- (c) 7-6-92 Rohr Crawford24 

stan, the People's Brunsdale23 

Republic of Crawford22 

China, Russia, Nuzum 

Ukraine, and 

Venezuela. 

Vi See footnotes at end of table. 

w 
Table &-Continued 

I.JI 

~ 

Antidumping investigations completed under sec. 731 of the Tariff Act of 1930, fiscal year 19921 

Final investigation 

Preliminary investigation 

(a) Advice 

Finding that Finding that received 

(a) Request "there is a "there is no from 

received reasonable reasonable Commerce 

(b) Conference indication indication (b) Hearing 

(c) Report [of injury]" [of injury)" (c) Report 

to (Commerce (Commerce USITC to USITC 

Secretary continues terminates Not publi- Secretary Not publiInvestigation No. of its investi- its investi- partici- cation of partici- cation 

and title Commerce gation) gation) pating No. Commerce Affirmative Negative pating No. 

731-TA-571 (a) 5-29-92 Newquist (2) (2) 2536 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 

Professional (b) 6-19-92 Watson 

Electrical Cutting (c) 7-13-92 Rohr 

and Sanding/ Brunsdale 

Grinding Tools Crawford 

From Japan Nuzum 

731-TA-572 (a) 6-9-92 Newquist Rohr27 (2) 2537 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 

Certain Special (b) 6-30-92 Watson Brunsdale 

Quality Carbon and (c) 7-24-92 Nuzum Crawford 

Alloy Hot-Rolled Rohr26 

Steel Bars and Rods 

and Semifinished 

Products Thereof 

From Brazil 

731-TA-57~2020 (a) 6-30-92 (28). (28) (28) 2549 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 

Certain Flat-Rolled (b) 7-21-92 

.Carbon Steel Pro- (c) 8-14-92 

ducts From Argentina, 

Australia, Austria, 

Belgium, Brazil, 

Canada, Finland, 

France, Germany, 

Italy, Japan, 

Korea, Mexico, 

the Netherlands, 

Poland, Romania, 

Spain, Sweden, 

Taiwan, and the 

United Kingdom 

731-TA-621 (a) 7-8-92 Newquist (2) Watson29 2552 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 

Certain Compact (b) 7-29-92 Rohr 

Ductile Iron Water- (c) 8-24-92 Brunsdale 

Works Fittings and Crawford 

Accessories Thereof Nuzum 

From the People's 

Republic of China 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Ul 

Vi 

Table 6-Continued 

Antidumping investigations completed under sec. 731 of the Tariff Act of 1930, fiscal year 19921 

Final investigation 

Preliminary investigation 

(a) Advice 

Finding that Finding that received 

(a) Request "there is a "there is no from 

received reasonable reasonable Commerce 

(b) Conference indication indication (b) Hearing 

(c) Report [of injury)" [of injury]" (c) Report 

to (Commerce . (Commerce USITC to 

Secretary continues 

Investigation No. of its investiand title Commerce gation) 

731-TA-622 (a) 7-16-92 Newquist 

Dry Film (b) 8-6-92 Rohr 

Photoresist (c) 8-31-92 Crawford 

From Japan Nuzum 

731-TA-623 (a) 8-3-92 (2) 

Hairbrushes and 

Certain Parts and 

Components Thereof 

From the People's 

Republic of China 

(withdrawn 8-21-92) 

731-TA-626 (a) 9-21-92 

Pads for Woodwind 

Instrument Keys 

from Italy 

(withdrawn 9-30-92) 

1 731-TA-300 (final) was terminated effective 

8-1-91. 

2 Not applicable. 

3 Did not participate because the 

Commissioner's entry on duty was too recent to 

permit adequate preparation. 

4 Recused self from the investigation to avoid 

any appearance of impropriety. 

5 With respect to imports from China. 

6 With respect to imports from Thailand. 

7 Did not participate because she was 

attending her father's funeral. 

8 Concerning all extruded rubber thread except 

food-grade. 

9 Concerning food-grade extruded rubber 

thread. 

10 Concerning ultra-pure magnesium. 

11 Concerning pure alloy and magnesium. 

terminates Not publi- Secretary 

its investi- partici- cation of 

gation) pating No. Commerce 

Brunsdale Watson30 2555 (2) 

(2) (2) (2) (2) 

12 With respect to imports from Brazil, Korea, 

Mexico, Thailand, and Venezuela. 

13 With respect to imports from Romania. 

14 Did not participate due to a personal family 

matter. 

15 With respect to sulfur dyes not in the 

prereduced, liquid "ready to dye" form. 

16 With respect to sulfur dyes in the 

prereduced, liquid "ready to dye" form. 

17 With respect to imports from the United 

Kingdom. 

10 With respect to imports from Japan and 

Luxembourg. 

19 With respect to imports from Hungary. 

20 With repsect to imports from India. 

21 Did not participate in order to avoid the 

appearance of conflict of interest. 

USITC 

Not publipartici- cation· 

Affirmative Negative pating No. 

(2) (2) (2) (2) 

(2) (2) (2) (2) 

22 With respect to imports from Argentina, 

Kazakhstan, the People's Republic of China, and 

Venezuela. 

23 With respect to imports from Argentina, 

Kazakhstan, and Venezuela. . 

24 With respect to imports from Russia and 

Ukraine. 

25 With respect to imports from the People's 

Republic of China, Russia, and Ukraine. 

26 Concerning all products other than finished 

free-machining bars. 

27 Concerning finished free-machining bars. 

28 Because of the large number of products 

and countries involved in these cases, votes· are 

broken down in a separate table. See table 6a. 

29 Did not participate because he was in 

transit and unable to get to a telephone. 

30 Did not participate because he was on 

travel on an international flight. 
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Table 6a 

Antidumping investigations completed under sec. 731 of the Tariff Act of 1930, fiscal year 1992: Certain flat-rolled carbon steel products 

Country 

Argentina .................... . 

Australia .................... . 

Austria ...................... . 

Belgium ..................... . 

Brazil ....................... . 

Canada ..................... . 

Finland ...................... . France ...................... . 

Germany .................... . 

Italy ......................... . Japan ....................... . Korea ....................... . 

Mexico ...................... . Netherlands ................. . 

Poland ...................... . 

Romania .................... . 

Spain ....................... . Sweden ..................... . 

United Kingdom .............. . 

Plate 

(1) 

(1) 

(1) 

731-TA-573 

731-TA-574 

731-TA-575 

731-TA-576 

731-TA-5772 

731-TA-578 

731-TA-5796 

(1) 

731-TA-5818 

731-TA-582 

(1) 

731-TA-583 

731-TA-584 

731-TA-585 

731-TA-586 

731-TA-587 

Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) 

Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) 

Japan........................ 731-TA-580 

Taiwan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) 

United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) 

1 Not applicable. 

2 Commissioner Brunsdale dissenting. 

3 Commissioners Rohr, Brunsdale, and 

Crawford dissenting. 

4 Commissioners Brunsdale and Crawford 

dissenting. 

5 Chairman Newquist and Commissioners 

Hot-rolled 

products 

Cold-rolled 

products 

Corrosionresistant 

products 

Finding that "there is a reasonable indication (of injury]" (Commerce continues its investigation) 

(1) 731-TA-5972 (1) 

(1) (1) . 731-TA-612 

(1) 731-TA-5992 (1) 

731-TA-5883 731-TA-6002 (1) 

731-TA-5894 731-TA-601 731-TA-6135 

731-TA-590 731-TA-602 731-TA-614 

(1) (1) (1) 

731-TA-591 731-TA-603 731-TA-615 

731-TA-592 731-TA-604 731-TA-616 

(

1) 731-TA-6057 (

1) 

731-TA-5948 731-TA-606 731-TA-617 

731-TA-595 731-TA-607 731-TA-618 

(1) (1) 731-TA-619 

731-TA-5962 731-TA-608 (1) 

(1) (1) (1) 

(1) (1) (1) 

(1) 731-TA-6093 (

1) (1) (1) (1) 

(1) (1) (1) 

Finding that "there is no reasonable indication (of injury]" (Commerce terminates its investigation) 

(1) · 731-TA-598 (1) 

731-TA-5939 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 

(1) 731-TA-61010 731-TA-62011 

(1) . 731-TA-611 12 (1) 

Brunsdale and Crawford dissenting. 

6 Commissioner Brunsdale dissenting, Vice 

Chairman Watson not participating. 

7 Commissioners Rohr and Brunsdale 

dissenting, Vice Chairman Watson not 

participating. 

8 Vice Chairman Watson and Commissioners 

Brunsdale and Crawford dissenting. 

9 Chairman Newquist and Commissioner 

Nuzum dissenting, Vice Chairman Watson not 

participating. 

10 Chairman Newquist dissenting, 

Commissioner Crawford not participating. 

11 Commissioner Crawford not participating. 

12 Chairman Newquist dissenting. 
Vl 

" 

Table 7 

·Countervailing duty investigations completed under sec. 303 of the Tariff Act of 1930, fiscal year 1992 

Final investigation 

Preliminary investigation 

(a) Advice 

Finding that Finding that received 

(a) Request "there is a "there is no from 

received reasonable reasonable Commerce 

(b) Conference indication indication (b) Hearing 

(c) Report (of injury]" (of injury]" (c.) Report 

to (Commerce (Commerce USITC to 

Secretary continues terminates Not publi- Secretary 

Investigation No. of its investi- its investi- partici- cation of 

and title Commerce gation) gation) pating No. Commerce Affirmative 

303-TA-22 (a) 8-29-91 Brunsdale (1) (1) 2441 (a) 12-30-91 (1) 

Extruded Rubber (b) 9-19-91 Lodwick 

Thread From (c) 10-15-91 Rohr 

Malaysia Newquist 

(terminated 6-9-92) 

303-TA-23 (a) 5-22-92 Newquist (1) (1) 2535 (1) (1) 

Ferrosilicon (b) 6-12-92 Watson 

From · (c) 7-6-92 Rohr 

Venezuela Brunsdale 

Crawford 

Nuzum 

1 Not applicable. 

/ 

USITC 

Not pub Iipartici- cation 

. Negative pating · No. 

(1) (1) (1) 

(1) (1) (1) 

'\ 
VI 

00 

Table 8 

Antidumping and countervailing duty investigations pending on September 30, 1992 

Investigation No. and title 

731-TA-624 and 625 (Preliminary) 

Certain Helical Spring Lockwashers From the People's Republic of China and Taiwan 

731-TA-374 (Final)(Suspended) 

Potassium Chloride From Canada 

731-TA-448-450 (Final) (Court Remand) 

Sweaters Wholly or in Chief Weight of Manmade Fibers From Hong Kong, Korea, and Taiwan 

731-TA-519 (Final)(Suspended) 

Gray Portland Cement and Cement Clinker From Venezuela 

731-TA-532-537 (Final) 

Certain Circular, Welded, Non-Alloy Steel Pipes and Tubes From Brazil, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Romania, Taiwan, and Venezuela 

731-TA-539-A through 539-F (Final) 

Uranium From Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan 

731-TA-540 and 541 (Final) 

Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipes From the Republic of Korea and Taiwan 

731-TA-548 and 551 (Final) 

Sulfur Dyes From China and the United Kingdom 

701-TA-318 (Final) 

Sulfanilic Acid From India 

303-TA-21 (Flnal)(Suspended) 

Gray Portland Cement and Cement Clinker From Venezuela 

303-TA-23 (Final) 

Ferrosilicon From Venezuela 

Effective date 

9-8-92 

8-25-87 

7-28-92 

11-4-91 

4-24-92 

6-2-92 

6-22-92 

9-21-92 

8-18-92 

8-19-91 

8-21-92 
VI 

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Table 9 , 

· "Market disruption" investigation completed under sec. 406 of the Trade Act of 1974, fiscal year 1992 

Investigation Petitioner or 

No. and title requestor 

TA-406-12 Lasko Metal 

Oscillating Products, Inc. 

Fans From 

The People's 

of China 

(terminated 7-2-92) 

1 Not applicable. 

Petition 

or request 

filed 

6-30-92 

Public 

hearing 

(1) 

Commissioners' votes 

Finding of 

Commission Affirmative Negative 

(1) (1) (1) 

Commission's report 

To the 

President 

(1) 

USITC 

Publication No. 

(1) 
O'I 

0 

Table 10 

Escape clause investigation pending under sec. 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, fiscal year 1992 

Investigation 

No. and title 

TA-201-63 

Extruded 

Rubber 

Thread 

Petitioner 

or requestor 

North American 

Rubber Thread 

Company, Inc. 

1 Nof applicable. 

Petition 

or request 

filed 

6-18-92 

Public 

hearing 

9-11-92 

Finding of 

Commission 

(1) 

. Commissioner's vote 

Affirmative Negative 

(1) (1) 

Commission's report 

To the 

President 

(1) 

USITC 

Publication no. 

(1) 
APPENDIX B 

STATUTES INVOLVING THE U.S. INTERNATIONAL 

TRADE COMMISSION 

Key Statutes 

Section 201, Trade Act of 

1974 (Escape Clause 

Investigations), Import 

Relief for Domestic 

Industries 

Section 201 permits domestic 

industries seriously injured by 

increased imports to petition the 

ITC for import relief. If the 

Commission makes an affirmative 

determination, it then recommends 

to the President the relief action 

that would address such injury and 

be most effective in facilitating the 

efforts of the industry to make a 

positive adjustment to import 

competition. The President makes 

the final decision with respect to 

relief and the amount of relief. 

Section 201 does not require a 

finding of an unfair trade practice, 

as is the case under the antidumping and countervailing duty 

laws and section 337 of the Tariff 

Act of 1930. However, section 201 

contains a more difficult eligibility 

test than the unfair trade statutes -

there must be an increase in 

imports, the injury found or 

threatened must be "serious," and 

the increased imports must be a 

"substantial cause" (not less than 

any other cause) of the serious 

injury or threat thereof. 

Criteria for import relief set 

forth under section 201 are based 

on article XIX of the GAIT. 

Article XIX of the GAIT is 

referred to as the escape clause, 

because it permits a country to 

"escape" temporarily from its 

obligations under the GAIT with 

respect to a particular product when 

increased imports of that product 

are causing or are threatening to 

cause serious injury to domestic 

producers. Section 201 provides 

the legal framework under U.S. law 

for the President to invoke U.S. 

rights under article XIX. 

When: The ITC conducts 

investigations upon receipt of a 

petition from a firm, trade 

association, group of workers, or 

other entity representative of a 

domestic industry; upon receipt of a 

request from the President or the 

USTR; upon receipt of a resolution 

of the House Committee on Ways 

and Means or the Senate 

Committee on Finance; or upon its 

own motion. 

Duration: The ITC generally 

must make its injury finding within 

120 days and must transmit its 

report to the President, together 

with any recommendations with 

respect to relief, within 180 days of 

receipt of the petition, request, 

resolution, or institution on its own 

motion. 

Finding: The statute directs 

the ITC to determine whether a 

product is being imported in such 

increased quantities as to be a 

substantial cause of serious injury, 

or the threat thereof, to the 

domestic industry producing an 

article like or directly competitive 

with the imported article. If the 

ITC finding is affirmative, it must 

recommend a remedy to the 

President, who has discretion to 

provide import relief. Such relief 

may be in the form of a tariff 

increase, quantitative restrictions, 

or orderly marketing agreements. 

Followup: If import relief is 

provided, the ITC reports on developments within the industry 

during the period it has been 

granted import relief. Upon request, the ITC advises the President 

of the probable economic effect on 

the industry of the reduction, 

modification, or termination of the 

relief in effect. At the conclusion 

of any relief period, the ITC is 

required to report to the President 

and Congress on the effectiveness 

of the relief action in facilitating 

the positive adjustment of the 

domestic industry to import 

competition. (For further 

information, see section 201 of the 

Trade Act of 1974, 19 U.S.C. 

2251.) 

Section 337, Tariff Act of 

1930, Investigations of 

Unfair Practices in Import 

Trade 

Under section 337, the ITC 

applies U.S. statutory and common 

law of unfair competition to the 

importation of products into, and 

their sale in, the United States. 

Section 337 declares unlawful 

unfair methods of competition and 

unfair acts in the importation and 

sale of products in the United 

States, the threat or effect of which 

is to destroy or substantially injure 

a domestic industry, prevent the 

establishment of such an industry, 

or restrain or monopolize trade and 

commerce in the United States. 

Section 337 also declares as 

unlawful per se infringement of a 

valid and enforceable U.S. patent, 

copyright, registered trademark, or 

mask work; no resulting injury 

need be found. 

Section 337 investigations 

require formal evidentiary hearings 

in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 

551 et seq.). The hearings are held 

before an administrative law judge. 

Parties to these investigations 

include complainants, respondents, 

and the ITC attorney representing 

the public. Following a hearing, 

the AU issues an initial determination on all issues in relation to 

violations of section 337. The 

Commission may exercise its right 

to review and may reverse the ALJ 

decision. If the Commission does 

not review the initial determination, 

it becomes the decision of the 

Commission. In addition to the 

relief requested, complainants also 

may seek temporary relief pending 

final resolution of the case. 

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When: After receipt of a 

complaint under oath from an 

interested party or upon its own 

motion, the ITC conducts 

investigations to determine whether 

unfair methods of competition or 

unfair acts are occurring in the 

importation of articles into the 

United States or in their sale. 

Duration: The ITC 

investigation must be completed in 

no more than one year or, in a more 

complicated case, 18 months after 

the date of publication of notice of 

investigation in the Federal 

Register. 

Finding: In general, if the 

ITC finds that the importation of 

such articles is such that the threat 

or effect is to destroy or 

substantially injure an industry, 

prevent the establishment of such 

an industry, or restrain or 

monopolize trade and commerce in 

the United States, it may issue 

orders excluding the products from 

entry, directing the violating parties 

to cease and desist from certain 

actions, or both. However, in the 

case of importations that infringe a 

U.S. patent, copyright, registered 

trademark, or mask work, the ITC 

may issue an exclusion and/or 

cease and desist order without 

having to find a threat or effect to 

destroy or substantially injure an 

industry, prevent the establishment 

of such an industry, or restrain or 

monopolize trade and commerce. 

ITC orders become effective unless 

disapproved by the President for 

policy reasons within 60 days of 

issuance. Appeals of ITC orders 

may be taken to the U.S. Court of 

Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 

Violators of ITC section 337 orders 

are liable for civil penalties of up to 

$100,000 a day or twice the value 

of the imported articles. (For 

further information, see section 337 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, 19 U .S.C. 

1337.) 

Countervailing Duty and 

Antidumping Duty Laws 

Under of the Tariff Act 

of 1930 

Under title VII of the Tariff 

Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671, as 

added by the Trade Agreements 

62 

Act of 1979), the ITC conducts 

preliminary and final injury 

investigations. Preliminary 

investigations determine whether 

there is a "reasonable indication" 

that a U.S. industry is materially 

injured or threatened with material 

injury, or the establishment of such 

an industry is materially retarded, 

by reason of imports being sold at 

less than fair value (dumped) or 

that are benefiting from foreign 

subsidies (subsidized). Final 

investigations determine whether a 

U.S. industry is in fact injured or 

threatened as described above. The 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

determines whether dumping or 

subsidies exist and, if so, the 

margin of dumping or amount of 

the subsidy. 

For ease of reference, 

preliminary and final ITC countervailing duty investigations are 

referred to as "701" investigations, 

and preliminary and final ITC 

antidumping investigations are 

referred to as "731" investigations, 

after the respective initial sections 

in the Tariff Act of 1930 for the 

countervailing duty and 

antidumping laws. 

Section 703(a), Tariff Act of 1930 

(Preliminary Countervailing Duty 

Investigations), Subsidized Imports 

When: After the 

simultaneous filing of a proper 

petition with the ITC and the U.S. 

Department of Commerce, the ITC 

conducts a preliminary injury 

investigation. 

Duration: The investigation 

must be completed within 45 days 

of the receipt of the petition. 

Finding: The ITC 

determines, on the basis of the best 

information available to it at the 

time of the determination, (1) 

whether there is a reasonable 

indication that an industry is 

materially injured, or is threatened 

with material injury, or (2) whether 

the establishment of an industry is 

materially retarded, by reason of 

imports of the allegedly subsidized 

merchandise that is the subject of 

an investigation by Commerce. If 

the lTC determination is affirmative, Commerce continues its 

investigation. 

Section 705(b), Tariff Act of 1930 

(Final Countervailing Duty 

Investigations), Subsidized Imports 

When: After a preliminary 

determination by the Secretary of 

Commerce that imported products 

arc subsidized, the ITC conducts a 

final injury investigation. 

Duration: The investigation 

must usually be completed within 

120 days after an affirmative 

preliminary determination by the 

Secretary of Commerce or within 

45 days after an affirmative final 

determination by the Secretary of 

Commerce that a subsidy is being 

provided, whichever is later. 

Finding: The ITC determines 

whether an industry in the United 

States is materially injured, or is 

threatened with material injury, or 

the establishment of an industry in 

the United States is materially 

retarded, by reason of imports of 

the subsidized merchandise. If the 

ITC determination is affirmative, 

the Secretary of Commerce issues a 

countervailing duty order, which is 

enforced by the U.S. Customs 

Service. (For further information, 

see section 701 et seq. of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, 19 U.S.C. 1671 et 

seq.) 

Section 733(a), Tariff Act of 1930 

(Preliminary Antidumping 

Investigations), Imports Marketed 

at Less Than Fair Value 

When: After the 

simultaneous filing of a proper 

petition with the ITC and the U.S. 

Department of Commerce, the ITC 

conducts a preliminary injury 

investigation. 

Duration: The investigation 

must be completed within 45 days 

of receipt of the petition. 

Finding: The ITC 

determines, on the basis of the best 

information available to it at the 

time of the determination, (1) 

whether there is a reasonable 

indication that an industry is 

materially injured, or is threatened 

with material injury, or (2) whether 

the establishment of an industry is 

materially retarded, by reason of 
imports of the allegedly dumped 

merchandise that is the subject of 

inve<.tigation by Commerce. If the 

ITC determination is affirmative. 

Commerce continues its 

investigation. 

Section 735(b), Tariff Act of 1930 

(Final Antidumping Investigations), 

Imports Marketed at l,ess Than 

Fair Value 

When: After a preliminary 

determination by the Secretary of 

Commerce that imported products 

arc being, or arc likely to be. sold at 

less than fair value, the ITC 

conducts a final injury 

investigation. 

Ouiation: The investigation 

must usually be completed within 

120 days after an affirmative 

preliminary determination by the 

Secretary of Commerce or within 

45 days after an affirmative final 

determination by the Secretary of 

Commerce that the imported 

products are being, or arc likely to 

be. sold at less than fair value, 

whichever is later. 

Finding: The ITC determines 

whether an industry in the United 

States is materially injured, or is 

threatened with material injury. or 

the establishment of an industry in 

the United States is materially 

retarded, by reason of imports of 

the dumped merchandise. If the 

ITC determination is affirmative, 

the Secretary of Commerce issues 

an antidumping order. which is 

enforced by the U.S. Customs 

Service. (For further information, 

sec section 731 ct seq. of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, 19 U .S.C. 16 73 ct 

seq.) 

Section 303, Tariff Act of 1930 

(Countervailing Duty 

lm·estigations), Subsidized Imports 

Certain countervailing duty 

investigations involve articles that 

enter the United States free of duty 

and arc not covered by section 70 I 

of the Tariff Act of 1930. In such 

investigations, the ITC determines. 

with respect to any article that the 

Secretary of Commerce has 

determined is subsidized, whether 

an industry in the United States is 

materially injured or threatened 

with material injury, or the 

establishment of an industry in the 

L'nitcd States is material!: retarded. 

by reason of the importation of 

such article. (For further information. sec section JOJ. ~rariff Act 

of 1930. 19 U.S.C. 1303.) 

Section 332, Tariff .\ct of 

1930, General Factfinding 

Investigations 

When: Upon request from 

the President, Congress. or the 

USTR. or upon its own motion. the 

ITC initiates a factfinding investigation on an: matter involving 

tariffs or international trade. including conditions of competition 

bctw·ccn lJ .S. <ind ftJrci~~JI 

industries. This broad provision 

allows the !Tr to investigate a 

wide variety of trade matters. 

Duration: Unless otherwise 

directed, the ITC establishes an 

administrative deadline. Deadlines 

for investigations requested by the 

President. the USTR, or Congress 

arc usually set by mutual 

agreement. 

Finding: Unless the 

President or Congress directs 

otherwise ITC final reports arc 

made available to all interested 

parties, the general public. the 

President and executive departments, and Congress. Reports on 

matters relating to pending trade 

negotiations arc often classified 

documents not subject to public 

view. (For further information. sec 

section 332 of the Tariff Act of 

1930, 19 u.s.c. IJ32.) 

Section 22, Agricultural 

Adjustment Act, Import 

Interfrrence With 

Agricultural Programs 

When: The ITC conducts 

investigations at the direction of the 

President to determine whether anv 

products arc being, or arc practically certain to he. imported into 

the United States under such 

conditions and in such quantities as 

to render. or tend to render, ineffective. or materially interfere 

with, any program of the 

Department of Agriculture, or to 

reduce substantially the amounts of 

any product processed in the L'nitcd 

States from such commoditit:' or 

products. 

Finding: The ITC mak.cs 

findings and rccomrm:ndations to 

the President. Folio\\ ing receipt of 

the ITC report, the President may 

restrict the imports in question by 

imposition of either LJUOtas or 

import fees (not to exceed 

50 percent of the imported 

product\ \alue). (Fur further 

information. sec section 22 (ii the 

Agricultural Adjustment Act. 7 

u.sc. 624.) 

Other Areas of 

Involvement 

Mandated bv Statute 

Caribbean Basin Economic 

RernH'Q Act 

The ITC submits annual 

reports to Congress and the 

President on the economic imract 

on U.S. industries and consumers 

of the Caribbean Basin Economic 

Recovery Program. (l·or further 

information. sec 19 U.S.C. 270.+) 

Lniform Stafr.,tiral Data 

The ITC. in cooperation with 

the Secretary of the Treasur: and 

the Secretary of Commerce. 

establishes for statistical purposes 

an enumeration of article.., imported 

into the United St~tcs ~1nd cxpurtcd 

from the United States and seck.s to 

establish comparahilit: of such 

statistics with statistical programs 

for dome..,tic productil'n. (For 

further information. sec sccti(}n 

.+S..l(c). Tariff Act <Jf I lJ30. 

19 U.S.C. l.+S4(c).) 

Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the tnitccl 

States 

The !TC issues a r1Jb!iciti<1 n 

containing the HTS and rcl:itcd 

material and con'iidcrs questions 

concerning the arr;rngemcnt <lf the 

I ITS and the classification of 

articles. (For further informatiun. 

sec section 1207 of the Omnibus 

Trade and Compctiti\·enc>s Act of 

1988. 19 L.S.C. 3(11)7 anJ ~ecti<'ns 

332(A) and .+S..l(c) of the -Liriff Act 

of 1930. 19 lJ.S.C. 1..18.+(c).) 

63 
Harmonized System 

Convention 

The ITC has responsibility, 

along with the Department of the 

Treasury and the Department of 

Commerce, to represent the U.S. 

Government concerning the 

activities of the Customs Cooperation Council relating to the Harmonized System Convention and to 

formulate U.S. Government 

positions on technical and 

procedural issues relating to the 

Convention. (For further 

information, see section 1210 of the 

Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, 19 U.S.C. 

3010.) 

In addition, the ITC is 

responsible for reviewing the HTS 

and for recommending to the 

President such modifications as it 

considers necessary or appropriate 

to conform the HTS with amendments to the Harmonized System 

Convention, to ensure that the HTS 

is kept up to date, and to alleviate 

unnecessary administrative 

burdens. (For further information, 

see section 1205 of the Omnibus 

Trade and Competitiveness Act of 

1988, 19 u.s.c. 3005.) 

Annual Report on the U.S. 

Trade Agreements Program 

The ITC annually prepares for 

Congress and the interested public 

a "factual report on the operation of 

the trade agreements program." 

The report contains information on 

U.S. participation in multilateral 

and bilateral trade negotiations and 

agreements, as well as related 

material on foreign economic and 

trade developments and the 

administration of U.S. trade laws. 

(For further information, see 

section 163(b), Trade Act of 1974, 

19 u.s.c. 2213.) 

64 

Advice Concerning Trade 

Negotiations 

The ITC advises the President 

as to the probable economic effect 

on domestic industries and 

consumers of modification of 

duties and other barriers to trade 

that may be considered for 

inclusion in any proposed trade 

agreement with foreign countries. 

(For further information, see 

section 131, Trade Act of 1974, 

19 u.s.c. 2151.) 

Generalized System of 

Preferences 

With respect to articles that 

may be considered for duty-free 

treatment when imported from 

designated developing countries, 

the ITC advises the President as to 

the probable economic effect on the 

domestic industry and on 

consumers of the removal of duty. 

(For further information, see 

sections 131 and 503, Trade Act of 

1974, 19 u.s.c. 2151, 2163.) 

East-West Trade 

Monitoring System 

The ITC monitors imports into 

the United States from nonmarket 

economy countries and prepares a 

report at least once each calendar 

quarter on the effect of such 

imports on the production of like or 

directly competitive articles in the 

United States and on employment 

within the industry. (For further 

information, see section 410, Trade 

Act of 1974, 19 U.S.C. 2440.) 

Trade With Communist 

Countries 

Under section 406 of the Trade 

Act of 1974, the Commission 

determines whether imports from a 

Communist country are causing 

market disruption in the United 

States. Section 406 investigations 

are similar procedurally to 

Commission investigations under 

section 201 of the Trade Act. If the 

Commission finds market 

disruption, it then makes a remedy 

recommendation to the President. 

The President makes the final 

decision with respect to remedy. 

(For further information, see 

section 406, Trade Act of 1974, 

19 u.s.c. 2436.) 
APPENDIXC 

REPORTS SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS ON PROPOSED 

LEGISLATION, FISCAL YEAR 1992 1 

Reports Submitted to the 7. H.R. 1501 (Mr. Archer)- To 15. H.R. 1767 (Mr. Gilman)- To 

House on Proposed reduce the column 1-gencral suspend temporarily the duty 

rate of duty on flurbiprofen. on 6-acetyl-1, 1,2,3,3,5-hexaLegislation December 5, 1991. mcthylindan. 

(See also S. 1396.) March 6, 1992. 

1. H.R. 1266 (Mr. Solomon)- To 8. H.R. 1521 (Mr. Mollohan)- (Sec also S. 2493.) 

extend until January 1, 1995, To extend until January 1, 16. H.R. 1781 (Mr. Beilenson)- the existing suspension of duty 1995, the suspension of duty To suspend temporarily the on 2-(4-aminophcnyl)-6-me- on certain carbodiimides. duty on certain house slippers, thy lbenzothiazole-7-sulfonic August 25, 1992. 

acid). and for other purposes. OctoMarch 12, 1992. (See also S. 1310.) ber 24, 1991. 

(See also S. 436.) 9. H.R. 1555 (Mr. Rosten- 17. H.R.1796 (Mr. Gradison)- kowski)-To make technicai 

2. H.R. 1267 (Mr. Solomon)- To corrections relating to the Reve- To extend until January 1, 

extend until January 1, 1995, nue Reconciliation Act of 1990, 1995, the existing suspension 

the existing suspension of duty and for other purposes. 

of duty on certain chemicals. 

on 6-amino-l-naphthol-3-sul- February 27, 1992. October 24, 1991. 

fonic acid. (See also S. 750.) (See also H.R. 1859 and 

August 7, 1991. S. 1559.) 

(See also H.R. 1831.) 10. H.R. 1559 (Mr. Gibbons)- To 

prohibit the importation of 18. H.R. 1811 (Mr. Pickle)-To 

3. H.R. 1268 (Mr. Solomon)-To semiautomatic assault weap- provide duty-free treatment 

extend until January 1, 1995, ons, large capacity ammuni- for certain metallized or foil 

the existing suspension of duty tion feeding devices, and balloons. 

on 1-amino-2-chloro-4-hy- certain accessories. January 29, 1992. 

droxyanthraquinone. October 10, 1991. 

March 6, 1992. (See also S. 789.) 19. H.R. 1814 (Mr. Reed)- To extend until January 1, 1995, the 

4. H.R. 1283 (Mr. Gibbons)- To 11. H.R. 1621 (Mr. Johnson)- To existing suspensions of duty 

amend the Caribbean Basin temporarily suspend the duty on certain chemicals. 

Economic Recovery Act to re- on certain lead fuel test assem- January 29, 1992. 

peal the provisions exempting blies. (See also S. 1384.) 

certain articles from duty-free December 23, 1991. 

treatment under the Act. (See also S. 719.) 20. H.R. 1825 (Mr. McGrath)- To 

November 5, 1991. 12. H.R. 1631 (Mr. McGrath)-A extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain parts 5. H.R. 1385 (Mr. Rose)- To bill to amend the Harmonized and accessories of indirect amend the Harmonized Tariff Tariff Schedule of the United 

process electrostatic photoco- Schedule of the United States States to clarify the classifica- pying machines. 

to exclude certain footwear as- tion of linear alkylbenzenesul- October 24, 1991. sembled in beneficiary coun- fonic acid. (See also H.R. 2078 and tries from duty-free treatment. October 31, 1991. S. 919.) February 27, 1992. 13. H.R. 1705 (Mr. Matsui)-To 

6. H.R. 1416 (Mr. Blaz)- Re lat- extend for 3 years the existing 21. H.R. 1828 (Mr. Machtley)-

ing to wage certificates issued suspension of duty on stuffed Regarding the tariff classificato producers in the insular dolls, certain toy figures, and tion of brassieres. October 24, 

possessions of the United the skins thereof. 1991. 

States of watches and watch October24, 1991. 

22. H.R. 1831 (Mr. Santorum)- movements. (See also S. 3052.) To provide for the temporary February 27, 1992. 14. H.R. 1765 (Mr. Gilman)-To suspension of duty on certain 

suspend temporarily the duty chemicals, and for other pur1 Date shown for each bill is that on pectin. poses. 

on which the bill report was submitted January 29, 1992. March 12, 1992. 

to Congress. (See also S. 1053.) (See also H.R. 1267.) 

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23. H.R. 1838 (Mr. Russo)-To 32. H.R. 1892 (Mr. Roe)-To sus- 42. H.R. 1906 (Mr. Vander Jagt)-

reissue a production incentive pend temporarily the duty on To suspend for a 3-year period 

certificate. N ,N-dithio-di-(2,1-phenyl- the duty on certain sheet glass. 

February 27, 1992. ene)bisbenzamide until Janu- October 8, 1991. 

(See also S. 991.) ary 1, 1995. (See also S. 2040.) 

October 30, 1991. 43. H.R. 1922 (Mr. Andrews)- To 24. H.R. 1843 (Mr. Anthony)-To (See also S. 1637.) restore, until January 1, 1995, suspend until January 1, 1995, 33. H.R. 1893 (Mr. Roe)-To sus- the rate of duty on myclobuta- the duty on certain chemicals. pend temporarily the duty on nil that was in effect under the March 6, 1992. diphenylguanidine until Janu- Tariff Schedule of the United 

25. H.R. 1859 (Mr. Donnelly)- ary 1, 1995. States on December 31, 1988. 

To make a technical correction March 6, 1992. June 24, 1992. 

with respect to the temporary 34. H.R. 1894 (Mr. Roe)-To sus- (See also S. 1026.) 

duty suspension for clomi- pend temporarily the duty on 44. H.R. 1925 (Mr. Andrews)- To 

phene citrate. di-o-tolylguanidine until Janu- temporarily suspend the duty 

October 24, 1991. ary 1, 1995. on 4,5-dichloro-2-n-oc-

(See also H. R. 1796 and March 6, 1992. ty 1-4-isothiazo Iin-3-one. 

s. 1559.) 35. H.R. 1896 (Mr. Roth)-Relat- July 10, 1992. 

26. H.R. 1863 (Mr. Dwyer)-To ing to the tariff treatment of 45. H.R. 1929 (Mr. Archer)-To 

extend the existing suspension certain weaving machines for extend the existing suspension 

of duty on amiloride hydro- fabrics in excess of 4.9 meters of duty on certain diamond 

chloride. in width. tool and drill blanks, and for 

January 29, 1992. October 24, 1991. other purposes. 

(See also S. 1631.) 36. H.R. 1899 (Mr. Valentine)- July 8, 1992. 

To extend until January 1, (See also S. 1955.) 

27. H.R. 1877 (Mrs. Kennelly)- 1995, the existing suspension 46. H.R. 1934 (Mr. Dwyer)-To 

To suspend until January 1, of duty on TFALysPro in free extend the existing suspension 

1995, the duty on imitation base and tosyl salt forms. of duty on certain wood venon-metal jewelry. March 12, 1992. neer. 

April 21. 1992. (See also S. 1795.) July 10, 1992. 

(See also S. 852.) 37. H.R. 1901 (Mr. Valentine)- 47. H.R. 1935 (Mr. Gekas)-To 

28. H.R. 1881 (Mrs. Lowey)-To To extend until January 1, suspend for a 3-year period 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 1995, the existing suspension the duty on m-chloroperoxythe duty on vigabatrin, nitraze- of duty on norfloxacin. benzoic acid (MCPBA). 

July 13, 1992. 

pam, and clobazam. July 31, 1992. 

(See also S. 2128.) December 23, 1991. (See also S. 1633.) 

38. H.R. 1902 (Mr. Valentine)- 48. H.R. 1938 (Mr. Guarini)-To 

29. H.R. 1884 (Mr. McEwen)-To To suspend until January 1, extend until January 1, 1995, 

amend the Harmonized Tariff 1995, the duty on keto ester. the existing suspension of duty 

Schedule of the United States May 14, 1992. on acet quinone base. 

to extend the suspension of the (See also S. 1794.) October 24, 1991. 

duties on certain bicycle parts, (See also S. 1541.) 

and for other purposes. 39. H.R. 1903 (Mr. Valentine)- 49. H.R. 1941 (Mrs. Johnson)- October 24, 1991. To suspend until January 1, To extend the temporary sus-

(See also H.R. 1985 and 1995, the duty on lisinopril. pension of duty on 2,6-dichlo- s. 1780.) June 24, 1992. robenzonitrile. (See also S. 1796.) October 8, 1991. 30. H.R. 1888 (Mrs. Patterson)- 40. H.R. 1904 (Mr. Rinaldo)-To (See also S. 2332.) To suspend until January 1, suspend until January 1, 1995, 1995, H.R. 1945 (Mr. Perkins)-To the duty on phospholan. 50. 

October 24, 1991. the duty on certain chemicals. amend the Foreign Trade 

(See also S. 1386.) October 24, 1991. Zones Act to renew the exist- (See also S. 1991.) ing customs exemption appli31. H.R. 1891 (Mr. Roe)-To ex- 41. H.R. 1905 (Mr. Vander Jagt)- cable to bicycle parts, not 

tend the existing suspension of To suspend until January 1, reexported, in foreign trade 

duty of 2,4-diamino-6-phe- 1995, the duty on certain zones. 

nyl-1,3,5-triazine. chemicals. October 24, 1991. 

April 3, 1992. February 27, 1992. (See also H.R. 1884 and 

(See also S. 1639.) (See also S. 1054.) s. 1780.) 

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51. H.R. 1957 (Mrs. Slaugh- October 24, 1991. 69. H.R. 3343 (Mr. Hastert)- To 

ter)- To amend the Harmo- (See also H.R. 1825 and suspend temporarily the duty 

nized Tariff Schedule of the S. 919.) on 3,4,4 '-trichlorocarbanilide. 

United States to change the 

61. H.R. 2688 (Mr. Dellums)- April 21, 1992. 

rate of duty for certain bi- (See also S. 1797.) 

cycles. Relating to the tariff treatment 

of 70. H.R. 3382 (Mr. Guarini)- To certain cloth used in the February 27, 1992. 

fabrication of articles for use suspend temporarily the duty 

52. H.R. 1966 (Mr. Atkins)- Re- in public or private religious on pentostatin. 

lating to the tariff treatment of observances. July 8, 1992. 

certain water resistant wool December 5, 1991. (See also S. 3013.) 

trousers. 71. H.R. 3390 (Mr. McMillan)- October 8, 1991. 62. H.R. 2732 (Mr. Hefley)- To 

To suspend for a 3-year period extend until January 1, 1995, 53. H.R. 1973 (Mr. Mrazek)- To the suspension of duties on the duty on C.I. Pigment Red 

suspend until January 1, 1995, certain glass fibers. 242. 

the duty on certain plastic June 24, 1992. April 21, 1992. 

sheeting used as radiation (See also S. 1502.) 72. H.R. 3391 (Mr. McMillan)- shielding material. To suspend for a 3-year period October 24, 1991. 63. H.R. 2769 (Mr. Walker)- To the duty on C.I. Pigment Ye!-

54. H.R. 1985 (Mr. Ridge)- To suspend temporarily the duty low 155. 

suspend until January 1, 1995, on certain mounted television April 21, 1992. 

lenses. the duty on certain chlorinated April 21, 1992. 73. H.R. 3392 (Mr. McMillan)-

synthetic rubber. (See also S. 3024.) To suspend for a 3-year period October 10, 1991. the duty on C.I. Pigment Red 

(See also S. 1626.) 64. H.R. 2847 (Mr. Bunning)-To 214. 

55. H.R. 1995 (Mr. Eckart)- Re- amend the Harmonized Tariff May 14, 1992. 

garding the payment of inter- Schedule of the United States 74. H.R. 3445 (Mr. Coble)- To 

est with respect to certain to restore the rate of duty ap- suspend until January 1, 1995, 

reliquidated entries. plicable to man-made fiber felt the duty on blank raw material 

April 21, 1992. fabric for technical uses that baseballs. was in effect under the Tariff 

56. H. R. 2004 (Mr. Levine)- To Schedule of the United States. June 24, 1992. 

suspend temporarily the duty December 5, 1991. (See also H.R. 3579.) 

on unstuffed dolls. (See also S. 1666.) 75. H.R. 3469 (Mr. Crane)- To 

October 24, 1991. suspend temporarily the duty 

(See also S. 2138.) 65. H.R. 2897 (Mr. Blaz)- Relat- on 2,6-difluorobenzonitrile. 

57. H.R. 2006 (Mr. Neal)- To ing to the tariff treatment of May 14, 1992. 

certain sweaters assembled in suspend temporarily the duty Guam. 76. H.R. 3573 (Mr. McMillan)-

on bis(aminophenoxyphenyl) June 24, 1992. To suspend for a 3-year period 

propane. (See also S. 2090.) the duty on DNCB. 

October 24, 1991. July 31, 1992. 

58. H.R. 2050 (Mr. Dwyer)- To 66. H.R. 3250 (Mr. Kildee)-Re- 77. H.R. 3579 (Mr. Coble)- To 

suspend for a 3-year period garding the tariff classification suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on ofloxacin. of motor vehicles for the the duty on unpackaged blank 

July 9, 1992. transport of goods. raw material baseballs. 

(See also S. 1496.) March 9, 1992. June 24, 1992. 

H.R. 2057 (Mr. Grandy)- To 

(See also S. 1646.) (See also H.R. 3445.) 59. 

suspend temporarily the duty 67. H.R. 3307 (Mr. Livingston)- 78. H.R. 3717 (Mr. Bilirakis)- To 

on zinc powder. To suspend until January 1, correct the tariff treatment acMay 14, 1992. 1995, the duty on Luvican corded zinc printing type. M-170 and EP. May 24, 1992. 60. H. R. 2078 (Mr. Ramstad)- To April 21, 1992. include photoreceptors and as- (See also S. 1525.) 79. H.R. 3719 (Mr. Coughlin)-

semblies containing photore- To suspend until January 1, 

ceptors within the temporary 68. H.R. 3332 (Mr. Sensenbren- 1995, the duty on composite 

suspension of duty on parts of ner)-To simplify the tariff vials of timolol maleate/pilocertain electrostatic copying classification of certain plastic carpine hydrochloride solumachines, and to extend the flat goods. tions and diluent. 

suspension of duty until May 14, 1992. July 27, 1992. 

January 1, 1995. (See also S. 1661.) (See also S. 2129.) 

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80. H.R. 3787 (Mr. Sharp)- Re- 89. H.R. 4247 (Ms. DeLauro)- on furniture of unspun fibrous 

lating to the tariff treatment of To suspend until January l, vegetable materials. 

certain springs and leaves for 1995, the duty on acarbose July 17, 1992. 

springs of iron or steel. and on nimodipine granulated (Sec also S. 2923.) 

May 1, 1992. blend and tablets. 98. H.R. 4686 (Mr. Andrews)- To August 4, 1992. 81. H.R. 3797 (Mr. Clinger)- To (See also S. 2406.) extend until January 1, 1995, 

extend the existing suspension the existing suspension of duty 

of duty on naphthalic acid an- 90. H.R. 4248 (Ms. DeLauro)- on certain wicker products. 

hydride. To extend until January l, July 15, 1992. 

June 24, 1992. 1995, the existing suspensions 99. H.R. 4716 (Mr. Guarini)- To (See also S. 1756.) of duty on ciprofloxacin 

hydrochloride, ciprofloxacin, reduce the tariff on certain 

82. H.R. 3884 (Mr. Jacobs)- To and nimodipine. stone slabs through Dccemsuspend through December August 26, 1992. ber 31, 1994. 

31, 1994, the duty on ioxilan. (See also S. 2405.) July 23, 1992. 

July 8, 1992. 

(See also S. 2155.) 91. H.R. 4401 (Mr. Guarini)- To 100. H.R. 4717 (Mr. Guarini)- To 

83. H.R. 3889 (Mr. McGrath)-To extend until January 1, 1999, extend the existing suspension 

the existing suspension of duty of duty on corned beef in airamend the Tariff Act of 1930 

on tamoxifen citrate. tight containers. 

to increase the allowance for August 26, 1992. July 23, 1992. 

bona fide gifts sent from per- (See also S. 2389.) (See also S. 3043.) 

sons in foreign countries to 

persons in the United States. 92. H.R. 4402 (Mr. Guarini)- To 101. H.R. 4734 (Mr. Hyde)-To 

May 1, 1992. extend until January 1, 1995, provide for the liquidation or 

84. H.R. 3911 (Mr. Jacobs)-To the existing suspension of duty reliquidation of certain entries 

on methyl- and ethylparathion of dog and cat treats as free of 

extend until January 1, 1995, and on dimethoate. duty. 

the existing suspension of duty July 31, 1992. July 31, 1992. 

on (6R, 7R)-7-[(R)-2-ami- (See also S. 2854.) 102. H.R. 4745 (Mr. Allard)-To no-2-phenylacetamido ]-3-methyl-8-oxo-5-thia-l- 93. H.R. 4456 (Mr. McGrath)- To extend the existing suspension 

azabicyclo[ 4.2.0]oct-2-ene- revise and extend the existing of duty on carfentanil citrate 

2-carboxylic acid disolvate. suspension of duty on certain until January 1, 1996. 

May 1, 1992. small toys, toy jewelry, and August 21, 1992. 

(See also S. 3104.) novelty goods. 103. H.R. 4751 (Mr. Cox)-To sus85. H.R. 3912 (Mr. Jacobs)-To July 23, 1992. pend until January 1, 1995, the 

extend until January 1, 1995, (See also S. 2179.) duty on xylitol. 

the existing suspension of duty 94. H.R. 4495 (Mr. Jones)- To June 24, 1992. 

on chemical intermediate. suspend until January 1, 1995, 104. H.R. 4752 (Mr. Cox)- To susMay 14, 1992. the duty on 1,8-dichloroan- pend until January 1, 1995, the 

86. H.R. 4102 (Mr. Ramstad)- To thraquinone and 1,8-diamino- duty on skateboard trucks. 

extend until January 1, 1995, naphthalene. July 16, 1992. 

July 16, 1992. the existing suspension on cer- (See also H.R. 4813.) 105. H.R. 4757 (Mr. Lancaster)- tain plastic web sheeting, and Relating to the tariff treatment 

to correct the description of 95. H.R. 4509 (Mr. Zimmer)- To of pharmaceutical grade phos- such sheeting. extend until January 1, 1995, pholipids and soybean oil. July 16, 1992. the existing suspension of duty August 27, 1992. 

87. H.R. 4177 (Mr. Shaw)- To on graphite. (See also S. 2545.) 

temporarily suspend the duty July 15, 1992. 

on metal oxide varistors. 96. H.R. 4597 (Mr. Kanjorski)- 106. H.R. 4777 (Mr. Andrews)- To 

July 29, 1992. To suspend until January 1, suspend until January 1, 1995, 

(See also H.R. 4828 and 1995, the duty on 4-(6-fluo- the duty on 3,5-dichloros. 2243.) ro-2 methyl indene-3-meth- N-(1, 1-dimethyl-2-propyyl)phenylmethyl sulphide nyl)benzamide and on 

88. H.R. 4232 (Mr. Archer)- Re- dissolved in toluene. mixtures of 3,5-dichlorolating to the tariff treatment of July 15, 1992. N-(1, 1-dimethyl-2-propy1,6-hexamethylene diiosocya- nyl)bcnzamide with 

nate. 97. H.R. 4685 (Mr. Andrews)- To application adjuvants. 

July 15, 1992. extend until January 1, 1995, July 17, 1992. 

(See also S. 3070.) the existing suspension of duty (See also S. 3022.) 

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107. H.R. 4781 (Mr. Dwyer)- To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on 4-picolylchloride 

HCl, 2H-indol-2-one, 1,3-dihydro-1-phenyl-3( 4-pyridinylmethylene ), Linopirdine 

(active), 3,3-bis(4-pyridinylmethyl)-l,3-dihydro-l-phenyl-2H-indole-2-one, and 

AVIVA (tablet formulation). 

July 24, 1992. 

(See also S. 2819.) 

108. H.R. 4791 (Mr. McGrath)- To 

provide for a temporary suspension for duty for certain 

glass articles. 

September 1, 1992. 

109. H.R. 4795 (Mr. Ramstad)- To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on certain internally 

lighted ceramic and porcelain 

miniatures of cottages, houses, 

churches, and other buildings, 

and associated accessories and 

figurines. 

August 10, 1992. 

(See also S. 2542.) 

110. H.R. 4796 (Mr. Reed)- To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on certain photo-active compounds used in the 

manufacture of photo-resistant 

chemicals. 

August 27, 1992. 

(See also S. 2859.) 

111. H.R. 4799 (Mr. Swift)-Relating to customs fees charged 

with respect to certain commercial truck arrivals in Whatcom County, Washington. 

August 6, 1992. 

112. H.R. 4800 (Mr. Thomas)- To 

extend until January 1, 1995, 

the existing suspension of duty 

on certain yttrium bearing materials and compounds. 

August 10, 1992. 

(See also S. 2655.) 

113. H.R. 4810 (Mr. Carper)- To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on pyrrolo-

(3,4-C)-pyrrole-1,4-dione, 

2,5-dihydro-3,6-diphenyl-. 

July 23, 1992. 

(See also S. 3044.) 

114. H.R. 4813 (Mr. Coble)-To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on 1,8-dichloroanthraquinone. 

July 8, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4495.) 

115. H.R. 4816 (Mr. Grandy)- To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on fomesafen. 

June 24, 1992. 

(See also S. 1713.) 

116. H.R. 4819 (Mr. Hatcher)-To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on triphenylmethyl 

chloride, imidazole intermediate, 1,3-dihydroxyacetone, 

N-chlorosuccinimide, Losartan (active), and AVISTAR 

(formulation). 

July 28, 1992. 

(See also S. 2818.) 

117. H.R. 4824 (Mr. Lowery)- Relating to the tariff treatment of 

gear boxes of certain agricultural or horticultural equipment. 

July 15, 1992. 

118. H.R. 4825 (Mr. Lowery)-To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on gear boxes of certain agricultural or horticultural equipment. 

July 15, 1992. 

119. H.R. 4827 (Mr. Sharp)-To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on certain high displacement industrial diesel engines and turbochargers. 

August 10, 1992. 

(See also S. 2548.) 

120. H.R. 4828 (Mr. Shaw)-To 

extend the existing suspension 

of duty on metal oxide varistors. 

July 29, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4177 and 

S. 2243.) 

121. H.R. 4830 (Mr. Sundquist)-

To restore duty-free treatment 

for combination convection 

microwave ovens. 

August 6, 1992. 

122. H.R. 4834 (Mr. Zimmer)- Relating to the tariff treatment of 

isophorone diisocyanate 

(IPDI). 

August 26, 1992. 

123. H.R. 4835 (Mr. Fazio)- Relating to the tariff treatment of 

benthiocarb. 

August 26, 1992. 

124. H.R. 4879 (Mr. Archer)- To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on 5-(N,N-dibenzylglycyl)-salicylamide; 2-[N-benzyl-N-tert-butylamino ]-4' -hyd 

roxy-3' -hydromethylacetophenone hydrochloride; flutamide; and loratadine. 

August 6, 1992. 

(See also S. 3015.) 

125. H.R. 4886 (Mr. Callahan)-To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on certain chemicals. 

July 15, 1992. 

(See also S. 3057.) 

126. H.R. 4888 (Mr. Campbell)-

To suspend for a 3-year period 

the duty on continuous oxidized polyacrylonitrile fiber 

tow. 

August 21, 1992. 

127. H.R. 4890 (Mr. Carper)- To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on thallium 203. 

August 14, 1992. 

128. H.R. 4891 (Mr. Carper)- To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on zinc-68. 

August 14, 1992. 

129. H.R. 4892 (Mr. Carper)- To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on nickel-58. 

August 14, 1992. 

130. H.R. 4904 (Mr. Duncan)-To 

suspend until January 1, 1997, 

the duty on certain bicycle 

parts. 

August 6, 1992. 

131. H.R. 4913 (Mr. Gibbons)- To 

amend the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States 

provisions implementing Annex D of the Nairobi Protocol 

to the Florence Agreement on 

the Importation of Education, 

Scientific, and Cultural Materials, and for other purposes. 

July 13, 1992. 

(See also S. 2390.) 

132. H.R. 4915 (Mr. Holloway)-

To suspend until January 1, 

1995, the duty on isophytol. 

August 26, 1992. 

(See also S. 2648.) 

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133. H.R. 4923 (Mr. Jenkins)- December 23, 1991. on synthetic staple fibers conTo extend the temporary (See also H.R. 1621.) taining 84 percent or more by 

suspension of the duty on 5. S. 744 (Mr. Danforth)-To ex- weight of vinyl chloride and 

nitro sulfon B. tend the temporary suspension 14 percent or more by weight 

June 24, 1992. of duty on 0,0-dimethyl- of vinyl acetate. 

(See also S. 1542.) S-[ ( 4-oxo-1,2,3-benzotria- September 10, 1992. 

134. H.R. 4925 (Mrs. Kennelly)- zin-3-(4H)-yl)methyl] 15. S. 919 (Mr. Durenberger)-To 

To extend until January 1, phosphorodithioate. include photoreceptors and as1995, the existing suspension September 30, 1992. semblies containing photoreof duty on wicker products. 6. S. 746 (Mr. Danforth)- To exceptors within the temporary 

July 15, 1992. suspension of duty on parts of 

tend the duty reduction on cer- certain electrostatic copying 135. H.R. 4998 (Mr. Jones)-To tain unwrought lead for a machines, and for other pur- suspend until January 1, 1995, period of 2 years. poses. the duty on certain textile September 18, 1992. October 24, 1991. 

spinning machines. 7. S. 750 (Mr. Bentsen)-To (See also H.R. 1825 and 

August 26, 1992. make technical corrections re- H.R. 2078.) 

136. H.R. 5040 (Mr. Horton)-To Iating to the Revenue Recon- 16. S. 937 (Mr. Lott)- To suspend 

reduce until January 1, 1995, ciliation Act of 1990, and for temporarily the duty on manthe duty on certain watch other purposes. delic acid. 

glasses. February 27, 1992. September 18, 1992. 

August 3, 1992. (See also H.R. 1555.) 17. S. 938 (Mr. Lott)-To suspend (See also S. 2574.) 8. S. 787 (Mr. D'Amato)-To temporarily the duty on phen137. H.R. 5067 (Mr. Sensenbren- amend the Harmonized Tariff ylhydrazine. 

ner)-To amend temporarily Schedule of the United States September 18, 1992. 

the Harmonized Tariff Sched- to clarify the classification of 18. S. 970 (Mr. Grassley)-To reule of the United States to cor- certain paper used in photog- duce the column 1-general rate 

rect the duty treatment of raphy. of duty on piperonyl butoxide 

timing apparatus with opto- September 14, 1992. (PBO). 

electronic display only. 9. S. 789 (Mr. Moynihan)- To September 14, 1992. 

August 6, 1992. prohibit the importation of 19. S. 991 (Mr. Dixon)- To ex- (See also S. 3038.) semiautomatic assault weap- tend the effective period of a 

Reports Submitted to the ons, large capacity ammuni- production incentive certifition feeding devices, and cate. February 27, 1992. 

Senate on Proposed certain accessories. (See also H.R. 1838.) 

October 10, 1991. Legislation (See also H.R. 1559.) 20. S. 997 (Mr. Kasten)-To impose duties on golf carts im1. S. 436 (Mr. Johnston)- To 10. S. 850 (Mr. Thurmond)- To ported from South Korea 

suspend for a 3-year period make the temporary suspen- equal to the duties and taxes 

the duty on 2-(4-aminophe- sion of duty on menthol feed- imposed by South Korea on 

nyl)-6-methylbenzothia- stocks permanent. golf carts manufactured in the 

zole-7-sulfonic acid. September 14, 1992. United States. 

March 12, 1992. 11. S. 851 (Mr. Thurmond)- To July 27, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 1266.) temporarily suspend the duty 21. S. 1022 (Mr. Helms)-To ex2. S. 707 (Mr. Heinz)-To exon lauryllactam. tend the existing suspension of 

September 10, 1992. duty on 4-chloro-3-methylphe- tend until January 1, 1995, the nol. existing suspension of duty on 12. S. 852 (Mr. Daschle)-To sus- September 14, 1992. certain wools. pend temporarily the duty on 

September 18, 1992. imitation non-metal jewelry. 22. S. 1024 (Mr. Specter)-To ex3. S. 708 (Mr. Nunn)-To sus- April 21, 1992. tend the temporary suspension 

(See also H.R. 1877.) of the duty on triethylene glypend temporarily the duty on col dichloride. 

fluometuron and IBTF. 13. S. 854 (Mr. Daschle)-To sus- September 14, 1992. 

September 11, 1992. pend temporarily the duty on 23. S. 1025 (Mr. Specter)- To 

4. S. 719 (Mr. Heinz)-To tern- porcelain ornaments. suspend temporarily the duty 

porarily suspend the duty on September 14, 1992. 

on certain chemicals, and for 

certain lead fuel test assem- 14. S. 912 (Mr. Lieberman)- To other purposes. 

blies. suspend temporarily the duty September 1, 1992 

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24. S. 1026 (Mr. Specter)- To re- 33. S. 1304 (Mr. Durenberger)- on 2,4-dinitroaniline. 

store, until January 1, 1995, To extend until January 1, September 18, 1992. 

the rate of duty on myclobuta- 1995, the existing suspension 45. S. 1390 (Mr. Thurmond)-To 

nil that was in effect under the of duty on certain piston en- suspend temporarily the duty Tariff Schedule of the United gines. on 3-amino-acetanilide-4-sulStates on December 31, 1988. September 18, 1992. fonic acid. 

June 24, 1992. 34. S. 1307 (Mr. Rockefeller)- To September 18, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 1922.) extend the suspension of duty 46. S. 1391 (Mr. Thurmond)- To 

25. S. 1027 (Mr. Helms)-To exon certain chemicals. suspend temporarily the duty 

tend until January 1, 1995, the July 8, 1992. on chloranil. 

existing suspension of duty on 35. S. 1309 (Mr. Rockefeller)- To September 18, 1992. 

m-toluic acid. suspend temporarily the duty 47. S. 1396 (Mr. Riegle)- To reSeptember 14, 1992. on UV-1084 light stabilizer. duce the column I-general rate 

September 18, 1992. of duty on flurbiprofen. 

26. s. 1051 (Mr. Roth)- To SUS- 36. S. 1310(Mr. Rockefeller)-To October 30, 1991. 

pend temporarily the duty on (See also H.R. 1501.) 

N,N-dimethyl-N' -(3-((methy- extend until January 1, 1995, 48. S. 1421 (Mr. Coats)- To ex-

!amino )carbonyl)oxy )pheny 1- the suspension of duty on certend until January 1, 1996, the tain carbodiimides. methanimidamide monohy- August 26, 1992. suspension of duty on certain 

drochloride. (See also H.R. 1521.) clock radios. 

February 27, 1992. July 10, 1992. 

37. S. 1311 (Mr. Rockefcller)-To 49. S. 1432 (Mr. Dodd)-To ex- 27. S. 1053 (Mr. Roth)- To SUS- suspend temporarily the duty 

pend temporarily the duty on on certain carbodiimide mastend the existing suspension of 

pectin. terbatches. duty on 3,5,6-trichlorosalicylic 

January 29, 1992. September 18, 1992. acid. 

(See also H.R. 1765.) September 10, 1992. 

38. S. 1312 (Mr. Rockefeller)- To 50. S. 1483 (Mr. Dixon)-To ex28. S. 1054 (Mr. Roth)- To sus- suspend temporarily the duty tend the existing suspension of 

pend temporarily the duty on on octadecyl isocyanate. duty on parts of aircraft gener3-dimethylaminomethylenei- September 14, 1992. a tors. 

minophenol hydrochloride. 39. S. 1384 (Mr. Thurmond)- To July 8, 1992. 

February 27, 1992. extend the temporary suspen- 51. S. 1485 (Mr. Danforth)-To (See also H.R. 1905.) sion of duty on certain chemi- suspend temporarily the duty 

ca ls. on pyrantel tartrate with zeo- 29. S. 1058 (Mr. Grasslcy)-To January 29, 1992. lex. extend the existing suspension (See also H.R. 1814.) September 18, 1992. of duty on certain sulfonami des. 40. S. 1385 (Mr. Thurmond)- To (See also S. 3033.) 

September 14, 1992. extend the temporary suspen- 52. S. 1486 (Mr. Danforth)- To 

(See also S. 1584 and sion of duty on tetraaminobi- suspend temporarily the duty 

s. 1585.) phenyl. on procaine penicillin G (sterSeptember 3, 1992. ile and nonsterile ). 

30. S. 1079 (Mr. Thurmond)- To 41. S. 1386 (Mr. Thurmond)- To September 14, 1992. 

suspend temporarily the duty suspend temporarily the duty (See also S. 3034.) 

on 1,8-dihydroxynaphtha- on phospholan. 53. S. 1496 (Mr. Lautenberg)-To 

lene-3,6-disulfonic acid. October 24, 1991. suspend temporarily the duty 

September 18, 1992. (Sec also H.R. 1888.) on ofloxacin. 

(See also S. 1080.) 

42. S. 1387 (Mr. Thurmond)-To July 15, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 2050.) 31. S. 1080 (Mr. Thurmond)- To suspend temporarily the duty 54. S. 1502 (Mr. Brown)- To ex- suspend temporarily the duty on acet-p-anisidine. 

on certain dyes. September 18, 1992. tend until January 1, 1995, the 

September 18, 1992. 43. S. 1388 (Mr. Thurmond)- To 

suspension of duties on certain 

(See also S. 1079.) glass fibers. 

suspend temporarily the duty June 24, 1992. 

32. S. 1237 (Mr. Durenberger)- on diazo-2, 1,4-sulfonic acid (See also H.R. 2732.) 

To suspend until January 1, and its salts. 55. S. 1524 (Mr. Johnston)- To 

1995, the duty on certain ce- September 14, 1992. suspend temporarily the duty 

ramie ferrules and sleeves. 44. S. 1389 (Mr. Thurmond)- To on disperse red 279. 

September 14, 1992. suspend temporarily the duty September 11, 1992. 

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56. S. 1525 (Mr. Johnston)- To 67. S. 1550 (Mr. Chafee)-To ex- dro-4-oxo-(1-piperazinyl). 

suspend temporarily the duty tend the temporary suspension August 31, 1992. 

on Luvican M-170 and Luvi- of the duty on lasamid. (See also H.R. 1901.) 

can EP. September 3, 1992. 77. S. 1634 (Mr. Lautenberg)- To 

April 21, 1992. 68. S. 1559 (Mr. Daschle)-To extend the temporary suspen- (See also H.R. 3307.) make a technical correction sion of duty on 2,2-dimethyl57. S. 1526 (Mr. Johnston)- To with respect to the temporary cyclopropy lcarboxamide. 

suspend temporarily the duty duty suspension for clomi- July 8, 1992. 

on fastusol C blue 76L. phene citrate. 78. S. 1635 (Mr. Lautenberg)-To 

September 11, 1992. October 24, 1991. suspend temporarily the duty 

S. 1541 (Mr. Chafee)-To ex- (See also H.R. 1796 and on 4-(6-fluoro-2-methylin- 58. H.R. 1859.) dine-3-methyl)phenylmethyl tend the temporary suspension 69. S. 1584 (Mr. Danforth)- To sulphide dissolved in toluene. of the duty on 2,5-dimethoxyacetanilide. extend temporarily the exist- March 4, 1992. 

July 10, 1992. ing suspension of duty on sul- 79. S. 1636 (Mr. Lautenberg)-To 

(See also H.R. 1938.) famethazine. suspend temporarily the duty September 14, 1992. on 2,3,6-trimethylphenol 59. S. 1542 (Mr. Chafee)-To ex- (See also S. 1058.) (TMP). tend the temporary suspension 70. S. 1585 (Mr. Danforth)- To September 14, 1992. 

of the duty on nitro sulfon B. extend temporarily the exist- 80. S. 1637 (Mr. Lautenberg)-To June 8, 1992. ing suspension of duty on sul- suspend temporarily the duty (See also H.R. 4923.) fathiazole. on N,N-dithio-di-(2, I-phenyl60. S. 1543 (Mr. Chafee)-To ex- September 14, 1992. ene)bisbenzamide until Janutend the temporary suspension (See also S. 1058.) ary 1, 1995. 

of the duty on 3,4-diamino- 71. S. 1586 (Mr. Danforth)- To October 30, 1991. 

phenetole dihydrogen sulfate. extend temporarily the exist- (See also H.R. 1892.) 

June 24, 1992. ing suspension of duty on di- 81. S. 1638 (Mr. Lautenberg)-To 

61. S. 1544 (Mr. Chafee)-To ex- fenzoquat methyl sulfate. extend temporarily the duty on 

tend the temporary suspension September 30, 1992. di-o-tolylguanidine and diof the duty on chloramino 72. S. 1587 (Mr. Danforth)- To phenylguanidine. 

base. suspend temporarily the duty March 5, 1992. 

August 21, 1992. on oxalacetic acid diethyl es- 82. S. 1639 (Mr. Lautenberg)-To 

62. S. 1545 (Mr. Chafee)-To ex- ter, sodium salt. extend the existing suspension 

tend the temporary suspension September 14, 1992. of duty on 2,4-diamino-6-

of the duty on 4-chloro-2-ni- 73. S. 1626 (Mr. Specter)- To phenyl-1,3,5-triazine. 

troaniline. suspend temporarily the duty September 14, 1992. 

September 1, 1992. on chlorinated natural rubber (See also H.R. 1891.) 

63. S. 1546 (Mr. Chafee)-To ex- and chlorinated synthetic rub- 83. S. 1640 (Mr. Bradley)- To 

ber. September 11, 1992. suspend temporarily the duty tend the temporary suspension (See also H.R. 1985.) on ethanone-1,2-naphthyl. of the duty on amino sulfone 

BR. 74. S. 1631 (Mr. Lautenberg)- To August 26, 1992. 

September 1, 1992. extend the temporary suspen- 84. S. 1646 (Mr. D'Amato)-To 

sion of duty on N-amidi- amend the Harmonized Tariff 

64. S. 1547 (Mr. Chafee)-To ex- no-3,5-diamino-6-chloropyra- Schedule of the United States tend the temporary suspension zinecarboxamide, monohy- to clarify the classification of of the duty on N-acetylsulf- drochloride dihydrate. certain motor vehicles. 

anilyl chloride. January 29, 1992. March 5, 1992. 

September 10, 1992. (See also H.R. 1863). (See also H.R. 3250.) 

65. S. 1548 (Mr. Cha fee)- To ex- 75. S. 1632 (Mr. Lautenberg)- To 85. S. 1661 (Mr. Kohl)- To simtend the temporary suspension suspend temporarily the duty plify the tariff classification of 

of the duty on 1-chloro-5-hex- on resin diaion HP20. certain plastic flat goods. anone. (Withdrawn.) May 14, 1992. 

September 3, 1992. 76. S. 1633 (Mr. Lautenberg)- To (See also H.R. 3332.) 

66. S. 1549 (Mr. Chafee)-To ex- extend the temporary suspen- 86. S. 1666 (Mr. Ford)- To 

tend the temporary suspension sion of duty on 1,3-quinoline- amend the Harmonized Tariff 

of the duty on thcobromine. carboxylic acid, Schedule of the United States 

September 3, 1992. 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihy- to restore the rate of duty ap72 
plicable to man-made fiber felt 

fabric for technical uses that 

was in effect under the Tariff 

Schedule of the United States. 

August 26, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 2847.) 

87. S. 1706 (Mr. Fowler)-To suspend temporarily the duty on 

pyrmethyl alcohol, metmercazole, and TAC. 

September 14, 1992. 

88. S. 1713 (Mr. Grassley)-To 

suspend until January 1, 1993, 

the duty on fomesafen. 

June 24, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4816.) 

89. S. 1728 (Mr. Helms)-To suspend until January 1, 1995, the 

duty on secondary butyl chloride. 

September 18, 1992. 

90. S. 1756 (Mr. Thurmond)- To 

extend the temporary suspension of duty on naphthalic acid 

anhydride. 

June 24, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 3797.) 

91. S. 1757 (Mr. Thurmond)-To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on fenbendazole. 

September 18, 1992. 

92. S. 1758 (Mr. Thurmond)- To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on fenoxaprop-p-ethyl. 

September 18, 1992. 

93. S. 1759 (Mr. Thurmond)- To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on halofuginone hydrobromide. 

September 18, 1992. 

94. S. 1760 (Mr. Thurmond)- To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on tralomethrin. 

September 14, 1992. 

95. S. 1767 (Mr. Packwood)- To 

exempt semiconductors from 

the country of origin marking 

requirements under the Tariff 

Act of 1930. 

September 15, 1992. 

96. S. 1779 (Mr. Glenn)- To suspend temporarily the duties on 

certain chemicals. 

September 10, 1992. 

97. S. 1780 (Mr. Glenn)-To 

amend the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States 

to extend the suspension of the 

duties on certain bicycle parts, 

and for other purposes. 

September 10, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 1884 and 

H.R. 1945.) 

98. S. 1781 (Mr. Glenn)- To extend until January 1, 1995, the 

existing suspension of duty on 

certain umbrella frames. 

September 18, 1992. 

99. S. 1782 (Mr. Glenn)-To extend until January 1, 1995, the 

existing suspension of duty on 

certain chemicals. 

September 11, 1992. 

100. S. 1783 (Mr. Glenn)-To extend the existing suspension of 

duty on mixed ortho/paratoluenesulfonamides. 

August 28, 1992. 

101. S. 1784 (Mr. Glenn)-To extend until January 1, 1995, the 

existing temporary suspension 

of duty on umbrella frames. 

September 14, 1992. 

102. S. 1785 (Mr. Glenn)- To suspend temporarily the duty on 

diaphone V. 

August 24, 1992. 

l 03. S. 1794 (Mr. Sanford)- To 

suspend for a 3-year period 

the duty on ethyl 

2-keto-4-phenylbutanoate, 

also known as keto ester. 

May 14, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 1902.) 

104. S. 1795 (Mr. Sanford)- To 

continue for a 3-year period 

the suspension of duties on 

Trifluoroacety 1-L-LysineL-Proline in free base and tosyl salt forms, also known as 

TFA LysPro in free base and 

tosyl salt forms. 

March 12, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 1899.) 

105. S. 1796 (Mr. Sanford)- To 

suspend for a 3-year period 

the duty on (S)-1-[N2-(1-carboxy-3-phenylpropyl)-L-lysyl]-L-proline dihydrate, also 

known as lisinopril. 

June 24, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 1907.) 

l 06. S. 1797 (Mr. Dixon)- To suspend temporarily the duty on 

3,4,4' -trichlorocarbanilide. 

April 21, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 3343.) 

107. S. 1799 (Mr. Moynihan)-To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on certain fine fabrics of wool 

or fine animal hair. 

August 28, 1992. 

108. S. 1800 (Mr. Moynihan) - To 

amend the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States 

to change the rate of duty for 

certain bicycles. 

February 27, 1992. 

109. S. 1801 (Mr. Moynihan)- To 

extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain parts 

and accessories of indirect 

process electrostatic photocopying machines. 

September 3, 1992. 

110. S. 1832 (Mr. Inouye)- To 

amend the Foreign Trade 

Zones Act to permit the deferral of payment of duty on certain production equipment. 

(Withdrawn.) 

111. S. 1923 (Mr. Mack)- To extend the existing suspension of 

duty on chemical light activator blend. 

August 28, 1992. 

112. S. 1928 (Mr. Bradley)- To 

provide temporary duty-free 

treatment to 2,6-HNA. 

September 1, 1992. 

113. S. 1955 (Mr. Glenn)-To extend the existing suspension of 

duty on certain diamond tool 

and drill blanks, and for other 

purposes. 

July 8, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 1929.) 

114. S. 1986 (Mr. Bradley)- To extend the existing suspension of 

duty on diflunisal, and to suspend temporarily the duty on 

finasteride, finasteride tablets, 

and famotidine. 

September 11, 1992. 

115. S. 1991 (Mr. Lautenberg)-To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on certain chemicals. 

September 1, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 1904.) 

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116. S. 2040 (Mr. Riegle)- To suspend for a 3-year period the 

duty on certain sheet glass. 

August 24, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 1906.) 

117. S. 2071 (Mr. Kerry)- To suspend temporarily the duties on 

certain instant print cameras. 

September 30, 1992. 

118. S. 2072 (Mr. Kerry)- To suspend temporarily the duties on 

certain chemicals. 

September 1, 1992. 

119. S. 2090 (Mr. Akaka)-To 

amend the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States 

with respect to knit sweaters 

assembled in Guam. 

June 12, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 2897.) 

120. S. 2126 (Mr. Specter)-To extend the temporary suspension 

of duties on L-alanyl-L-proline, also known as AlaPro. 

September 18, 1992. 

121. S. 2127 (Mr. Specter)-To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on [3R-[3-alpha(R),4-beta ]]-4-

(acetyloxy)-3-[ 1-[[{1, 1-dimethylethyl)dimethylsily ]oxy ]ethyl]-2-azetidinone. 

September 11, 1992. 

122. S. 2128 (Mr. Specter)-To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on m-chloroperoxybenzoic 

acid. July 15, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 1935.) 

123. S. 2129 (Mr. Specter)- To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on composite vials of timolol 

maleate/pilocarpine solutions 

and diluents. 

July 29, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 3719.) 

124. S. 2138 (Mr. Seymour)- To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on unstuffed dolls, doll parts, 

and accessories. 

September 18, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 2004.) 

125. S. 2155 (Mr. Lugar)-To suspend temporarily the duty on 

ioxilan. 

July 8, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 3884.) 

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126. S. 2179 (Mr. Danforth)- To 

extend the existing suspension 

of duty for certain small toys, 

toy jewelry, and novelty 

goods, and for other purposes. 

July 23, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4456.) 

127. S. 2203 (Mr. Durenberger)-

To extend until January 1, 

1995, the existing temporary 

suspension of duty on 

cyclosporine. 

September 11, 1992. 

128. S. 2224 (Mr. Moynihan)- To 

extend until January 1, 1995, 

the temporary suspension of 

duty on leucovorin calcium 

powder. 

September 14, 1992. 

129. S. 2225 (Mr. Moynihan)- To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on ethambutol hydrochloride. 

September 18, 1992. 

130. S. 2226 (Mr. Moynihan)- To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on beta lactamase inhibitor (tazobactam). 

September 1, 1992. 

131. S. 2227 (Mr. Helms)- To suspend temporarily the duties on 

sumatriptan succinate (bulk 

and dosage forms). 

September 18, 1992. 

132. S. 2228 (Mr. Helms)- To suspend temporarily the duties on 

ondansetron hydrochloride 

(bulk and dosage forms). 

September 18, 1992. 

133. S. 2229 (Mr. Helms)- To suspend temporarily the duties on 

cefuroxime axetil (bulk and 

dosage forms). 

September 14, 1992. 

134. S. 2233 (Mr. Sanford)- To extend until January 1, 1995, the 

existing suspension of duty on 

Cefixime. 

July 15, 1992. 

135. S. 2243 (Mr. Mack)- To extend the temporary suspension 

of duty for metal oxide varistors. 

September 10, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4102 and 

H.R. 4828.) 

136. S. 2251 (Mr. Johnston)- To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenonesulfonic acid. 

September 11, 1992. 

137. S. 2252 (Mr. Johnston)- To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on a-isopropyl-a-(N-methylN-homoveratryl)-g-aminopropy 1 ]-3,4-dimethox ypheny 1-

acetonitril-hydrochloride. 

September 14, 1992. 

138. S. 2280 (Mr. Bradley)-To extend until January 1, 1995, the 

suspension of duties on certain 

chemicals. 

September 1, 1992. 

139. S. 2281 (Mr. Bradley)- To extend duty-free treatment to 

certain chemicals. 

September 18, 1992. 

(See also S. 2993.) 

140. S. 2331 (Mr. Helms)-To extend the temporary suspension 

of duty on 1 [1 ((4-chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)pheny l)imino )-2-propoxethy I]-

lH-imidozole. 

September 30, 1992. 

141. S. 2332 (Mr. Helms)-To extend the temporary suspension 

of duty on 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile. 

September 11, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 1941.) 

142. S. 2333 (Mr. Helms)-To suspend temporarily the duty on 

N-[[ 4-chlorophenyl)amino ]carbonyl]-2,6-difluorobenzamide. 

September 18, 1992. 

143. S. 2389 (Mr. Bradley)-To extend until January 1, 1999, the 

existing suspension of duty on 

tamoxifen citrate. 

August 26, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4401.) 

144. S. 2390 (Mr. Packwood)- To 

amend the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States 

provisions implementing Annex D of the Nairobi Protocol 

to the Florence Agreement on 

the Importation of Education, 

Scientific, and Cultural Materials, and for other purposes. 

July 13, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4913.) 
145. S. 2405 (Mr. Lieberman)-To 

extend the temporary suspension of duty on ciprofloxacin 

hydrochloride, ciprofloxacin, 

and nimodipine. 

August 26, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4248.) 

146. S. 2406 (Mr. Lieberman)-To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on nimodipine granulated 

blend and tablets, and acarbose. 

August 4, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4247.) 

147. S. 2492 (Mr. D'Amato)-To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on pectin. 

July 16, 1992. 

148. S. 2493 (Mr. D'Amato)-To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on 6-acetyl-l, 1,2,3,3,5-hexamethy lindan. 

June 24, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 1767.) 

149. S. 2494 (Mr. D'Amato)-To 

extend until December 31, 

1996, the temporary suspension of duties on 7-acetyll,1,3,4,4,6-hexamethyletrahydronaphthalene. 

September 14, 1992. 

150. S. 2542 (Mr. Durenberger)-

To suspend until January 1, 

1995, the duty on certain internally lighted ceramic and porcelain miniatures of cottages, 

houses, churches, and other 

buildings and associated accessories and figurines. 

August 10, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4798.) 

151. S. 2545 (Mr. Sanford)-To 

correct the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States 

as it applies to pharmaceutical 

grade phospholipids and soybean oil. 

August 27, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4757.) 

152. S. 2547 (Mr. Roth)- To extend the existing temporary 

suspension of duty on fusilade. 

August 6, 1992. 

153. S. 2548 (Mr. Lugar)-To suspend temporarily the duty on 

certain high displacement industrial diesel engines and 

turbochargers. 

August 10, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4827.) 

154. S. 2561 (Mr. Durenberger)-

To amend the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United 

States to exempt certain railway locomotives and railway 

freight cars from en°try and release requirements established 

in sections 448 and 484 of the 

Tariff Act of 1930. 

September 30, 1992. 

155. S. 2574 (Mr. D' Amato)-To 

reduce until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on certain watch 

glasses. 

August 3, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 5040.) 

156. S. 2638 (Mr. Lautenberg)- To 

extend until December 31, 

1994, the existing suspensions 

of duty on iohexol, iopamidol, 

and ioxaglic acid. 

September 18, 1992. 

157. S. 2648 (Mr. Johnston)- To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on 3,7,11,15 tetramethyll-hexadecen-3-01. 

August 26, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4915.) 

158. S. 2649 (Mr. Johnston)- To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on 2,3,5-trimethylhydroquinone. 

September 18, 1992. 

159. S. 2650 (Mr. Johnston)- To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on riboflavin. 

September 3, 1992. 

160. S. 2651 (Mr. Wofford)-To 

extend through December 31, 

1994, the suspension of import 

duties on synthetic rutile. 

September 18, 1992. 

161. S. 2655 (Mr. Symms)-To extend until January 1, 1995, the 

existing suspension of duty on 

certain yttrium bearing materials and compounds. 

August 10, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4800.) 

162. S. 2664 (Mr. Dixon)- To suspend temporarily the duty on 

certain chemicals. 

September 18, 1992. 

163. S. 2687 (Mr. Specter)-To extend until January 1, 1995, the 

existing suspension of duty on 

certain chemicals. 

September 11, 1992. 

164. S. 2688 (Mr. Sanford)- To 

suspend until January 1, 1994, 

the duty on benzisothiazolin. 

August 21, 1992. 

165. S. 2695 (Mr. Helms)-To extend the existing suspension of 

duty on machines designed for 

heat-set, stretch texturing of 

continuous manmade fibers. 

September 18, 1992. 

166. S. 2709 (Mr. Domenici)-To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on rifabutin (dosage form). 

September 9, 1992. 

167. S. 2720 (Mr. Pryor)-To suspend until January 1, 1995, the 

duty on tetrabromocyclooctane. 

September 18, 1992. 

168. S. 2721 (Mr. Pryor)-To suspend until January 1, 1995, the 

duty on N,N'-ethylenebis(5,6-dibromo-2,3-norbornanedicarboximide ). 

September 18, 1992. 

169. S. 2722 (Mr. Pryor)-To suspend until January 1, 1995, the 

duty on 1,2-dibromo-4-(1,2-dibromoethy l)cyclohexane. 

September 10, 1992. 

170. S. 2739 (Mr. Durenberger)-

To extend the existing suspension of duty on certain in-line 

roller skate boots. 

September 14, 1992. 

171. S. 2753 (Mr. Moynihan)- To 

extend until January 1, 1996, 

the existing temporary suspension of the duty on diphenyldichlorosilane and 

phen y Itrichlorosilane. 

September 3, 1992. 

172. S. 2757 (Mr. Moynihan)- To 

correct the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States 

as it applies to certain electric 

toothbrushes and parts thereof. 

September 3, 1992. 

173. S. 2793 (Mr. Kerrey)- To suspend temporarily the duty on 

tefluthrin. 

August 26, 1992. 

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174. S. 2799 (Mr. DeConcini)-To 

extend the existing duty free 

treatment with respect to articles provided by the Max 

Planck Institute for Radioastronomy to the Steward Observatory. 

September 18, 1992. 

175. S. 2811 (Mr. Johnston)- To 

extend until January 1, 1996, 

certain existing temporary 

duty suspensions. 

September 3, 1992. 

176. S. 2812 (Mr. Johnston)- To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on certain chemicals. 

August 21, 1992. 

177. S. 2818 (Mr. Roth)-To suspend until January 1, 1995, the 

duty on triphenylmethyl chloride, imidazole intermediate, 

1,3-dihydroxyacetone, N-chlorosuccinimide, Losartan (active), and AVISTAR (formulation). 

July 28, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4819.) 

178. S. 2819 (Mr. Roth)-To suspend until January 1, 1995, the 

duty on 4-picolylchloride Hcl, 

2H-indole-2-one, l,3-dihydro-l-phenyl-3-( 4-pyridinylmethyl), Linopirdine (active), 

3,3-bis( 4-pyridiny Imethy l)-1,3-dihydro-1-phenyl-2H-indole-2-one, and 

AVIVA (tablet formulation). 

September 3, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4781.) 

179. S. 2820 (Mr. Roth)-To suspend until January 1, 1995, the 

duty on (±)-methyl-p-[2-hydroxy-3-(isopropy Jami no)-

propoxyl ]hydrocinnamate hydrochloride. 

September 18, 1992. 

180. S. 2821 (Mr. Roth)-To suspend until January 1, 1995, the 

duty on NEUROLITE (complete dosage kits). 

September 9, 1992. 

181. S. 2822 (Mr. Roth)-To suspend until January 1, 1995, the 

duty on CARDIOLITE (complete dosage kits). 

September 11, 1992. 

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182. S. 2823 (Mr. Roth)- To suspend until January 1, 1995, the 

duty on 3-(a-acetonylbenzyl)-4-hydroxycoumarin sodium salt. 

September 9, 1992. 

183. S. 2825 (Mr. Akaka)-To 

amend the Foreign Trade 

Zones Act to clarify that crude 

oil consumed in refining operations is not subject to duty 

under the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States. 

September 9, 1992. 

184. S. 2854 (Mr. Bradley)-To extend the existing suspension of 

duty on methyl and ethyl parathion and dimethoate. 

September 30, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4402.) 

185. S. 2855 (Mr. Bradley)-To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on malathion. 

September 10, 1992. 

186. S. 2858 (Mr. Thurmond)-To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on polyamide resin and synthetic staple fibers of nylon or 

other copolyamides. 

September 1, 1992. 

187. S. 2859 (Mr. Thurmond)-To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on certain photo-active compounds used in the 

manufacture of photo-resistance chemicals. 

August 27, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4796.) 

188. S. 2860 (Mr. Thurmond)-To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on formulated fenoxaprop. 

September 9, 1992. 

189. S. 2923 (Mr. Bentsen)-To 

extend until January 1, 1995, 

the existing suspension of duty 

on furniture of unspun fibrous 

vegetable materials. 

August 4, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4685.) 

190. S. 2924 (Mr. Bentsen)-To 

extend until January 1, 1995, 

the existing suspension of duty 

on certain wicker products. 

August 10, 1992. 

191. S. 2925 (Mr. Bentsen)- To 

grant temporary duty-free 

treatment to fuel grade tertiary 

butyl alcohol. 

September 14, 1992. 

192. S. 2926 (Mr. Bentsen)-To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid 

and sodium salts. 

September 18, 1992. 

193. S. 2992 (Mr. Pryor)-To provide for the temporary suspension of duty on certain chemicals, and for other purposes. 

September 18, 1992. 

194. S. 2993 (Mr. Pryor)-To suspend until January 1, 1995, the 

duty on certain chemicals. 

September 14, 1992. 

(See also S. 2281.) 

195. S. 2994 (Mr. Rockefeller)- To 

extend the temporary suspension of duty on metallurgical 

fluorspar. 

September 18, 1992. 

196. S. 3005 (Mr. Sanford)-To 

continue the reduction of duties under the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United 

States on gripping narrow fabrics of manmade fibers. 

September 1, 1992. 

197. S. 3013 (Mr. Bradley)-To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on pentostatin. 

September 9, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 3382.) 

198. S. 3014 (Mr. Bradley)-To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on certain thermosetting polyimide resins. 

September 30, 1992. 

199. S. 3015 (Mr. Bradley)-To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on 5-(N,N-dibenzylglycyl)salicylamide, 2-[N-benzyl-N-tertbutylamino]-4' -hydroxy-3' -hydromethy lacetophenone 

hydrochloride, flutamide, and 

loratadine. 

September 11, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4879.) 
200. S. 3016 (Mr. Bradley)- To 

provide for additional extension periods, not exceeding 2 

years in the aggregate, in the 

time allowed for reexportation 

of certain articles admitted 

temporarily free of duty under 

bond. 

September 18, 1992. 

201. S. 3017 (Mr. Johnston)- To 

extend the temporary reduction of duty on caffeine. 

September 9, 1992. 

202. S. 3018 (Mr. DeConcini)- To 

extend the temporary suspension of import duties on cantaloupes. 

September 14, 1992. 

203. S. 3021 (Mr. Specter)- To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on n-butylisocyanate. 

September 15, 1992. 

204. S. 3022 (Mr. Specter)- To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on 3,5-dichloroN-( 1, i-dimethy 1-2-propyny l)benzamide and on 

mixtures of 3,5-dichloroN-{1, 1-dimethyl-2-propynyl)benzamide with application adjuvants. 

September 1, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4777.) 

205. S. 3023 (Mr. Specter)- To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on p-nitrobenzyl 

alcohol. 

September 3, 1992. 

206. S. 3024 (Mr. Specter)- To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on certain mounted television 

lenses. 

Scptcm her 14, 1992. 

(Sec also H.R. 2769.) 

207. S. 3025 (Mr. Brown)- To 

amend the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States 

to extend the temporary suspension of the duties on certain infant nursery intercoms 

and monitors. 

September 15, 1992. 

(See also S. 3030.) 

208. S. 3028 (Mr. D'Amato)-To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on certain glass 

articles. 

September 14, 1992. 

209. S. 3029 (Mr. D"Amato)-To 

provide for a temporary suspension of duty for certain 

glass articles. 

September 3, 1992. 

210. S. 3030 (Mr. D'Amato)-To 

extend until January 1, 1997, 

the existing suspension of duty 

on certain infant nursery intercoms and monitors. 

September 14, 1992. 

(Sec also S. 3025.) 

211. S. 3032 (Mr. Bryan)- To extend the temporary suspension 

of duty on three-dimensional 

cameras. 

September 18, 1992. 

212. S. 3033 (Mr. Danforth)- To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on pyrantel tartrate with zeolex. 

September 18, 1992. 

(See also S. 1485.) 

213. S. 3034 (Mr. Danforth)-To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on procaine penicillin G (sterile and nonstcrile). 

September 15, 1992. 

(Sec also S. 1486.) 

214. S. 3035 (Mr. Danforth)- To 

suspend until January l, 1995, 

the duty on certain chemicals. 

September 15, 1992. 

215. S. 3036 (Mr. Danforth)- To 

extend until January 1, 1995, 

the existing suspension of duty 

on 6-hydroxy-2-naphthalenesulfonic acid, and its sodium, 

potassium. and ammonium 

salts. 

September 15, 1992. 

216. S. 3038 (Mr. Kohl)- To extend the temporary suspension 

of duty for certain timing apparatus. 

September 15, 19'n. 

(Sec also H.R. 5067.) 

217. S. 3039 (Mr. Danforth)- To 

extend until January 1. 1996, 

the existing suspension of duty 

on triallatc. 

September 14, 1992. 

218. S. 3040 (Mr. Specter)- To 

suspend until January l, 1995, 

the duty on cyclohcxylisocyanate. 

September 3, 1992. 

219. S. 3042 (Mr. Kohl)- To suspend until January 1, 1995, the 

duty on DMAS. 

September 14, 1992. 

220. S. 3043 (Mr. Moynihan)- To 

extend the existing suspension 

of duty on corned beef in airtight containers. 

September 15, 1992. 

(Sec also H.R. 4717.) 

221. S. 3044 (Mr. Moynihan)- To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty on pyrrolo-

(3,4-C)-pyrrole- I ,4-dione, 

2,5-d ih ydro-3,6-diphen y I. 

September 3, 1992. 

(Sec also H.R. 4810.) 

222. S. 3045 (Mr. Moynihan)- To 

extend until January 1, 1995, 

the existing suspension of duty 

on tartaric acid, potassium antimony tartratc, and potassium 

sodium tartrate. 

September 18, 1992. 

223. S. 3048 (Mr. Bond)- To suspend temporarily the duties on 

pentetrcotide. 

September 18, 1992. 

224. S. 3049 (Mr. Durenbergcr)-

To suspend temporarily the 

duty on bisphcnol AF. 

September 18, 1992. 

225. S. 3050 (Mr. Durenbergcr)-

To suspend temporarily the 

duty on capillary membrane 

material. 

September 18, 1992. 

226. S. 3052 (Mr. Boren)- To extend for 3 years the existing 

suspension of duty on stuffed 

dolls and the skins thereof. 

September 14, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 1705.) 

227. S. 3054 (Mr. Bentsen) - To 

provide temporary duty-free 

treatment for certain digital 

processing units. 

September 14, 1992. 

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228. S. 3056 (Mr. Shelby)- To suspend until January 1, 1995, the 

duty on 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-6-dodecyl-4-methylphenol, branched and linear. 

September 18, 1992. 

229. S. 3057 (Mr. Shelby)- To suspend until January 1, 1995, the 

duty on certain chemicals. 

September 15, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4886.) 

230. S. 3058 (Mr. Dixon)-To suspend until January 1, 1995, the 

duty on calan IR and calan SR. 

September 15, 1992. 

231. S. 3059 (Mr. Dixon)-To suspend until January 1, 1995, the 

duty on TFA and DM-8. 

September 3, 1992. 

232. S. 3060 (Mr. Graham)-To 

extend until January 1, 1996, 

the existing suspension of duty 

on copper acetate monohydrate. September 14, 1992. 

233. S. 3061 (Mr. Cochran)-To 

provide increased duties on 

imported Axminster floor coverings. 

September 14, 1992. 

234. S. 3062 (Mr. Nunn)- To extend through December 31, 

1994, the temporary suspension of duty on certain disposable surgical gowns and 

drapes. 

September 18, 1992. 

235. S. 3067 (Mr. Sanford)- To 

suspend until January 1, 1995, 

the duty of 1,8-dichloroanthraquinone. 

September 10, 1992. 

236. S. 3068 (Mr. Kennedy)- To 

amend the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States. 

September 18, 1992. 

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237. S. 3069 (Mr. Breaux)- To 

amend the Tariff Act of 1930 

to clarify and extend the provisions relating to foreign repair of vessels. 

September 30, 1992. 

238. S. 3070 (Mr. Breaux)-To 

amend the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States 

with respect to the tariff treatment of 1,6-hexamethylene 

diiosocyanate. 

September 15, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 4232.) 

239. S. 3071 (Mr. Breaux)-To 

amend the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States 

to clarify the rate of duty for 

certain jewelry boxes, and for 

other purposes. 

September 18, 1992. 

240. S. 3072 (Mr. Breaux)-To 

suspend temporarily the duty 

on certain fine fabrics of synthetic filament yam. 

September 14, 1992. 

241. S. 3073 (Mr. Simon)-To suspend temporarily the duty on 

tacrolimus (FK506) in bulk or 

measured dose form subject to 

approval by the Food and 

Drug Administration. 

September 11, 1992. 

242. S. 3074 (Mr. Roth)-To suspend until January 1, 1995, the 

duty on Pigment Red 254. 

September 18, 1992. 

243. S. 3075 (Mr. Roth)- To suspend temporarily the duty on 

PCMX. 

September 14, 1992. 

244. S. 3076 (Mr. Roth)- To suspend until January 1, 1995, the 

duty on Pigment Blue 60. 

September 14, 1992. 

245. S. 3081 (Mr. Riegle)- To 

change the tariff classification 

for light trucks. 

September 30, 1992. 

246. S. 3103 (Mr. Coats)-To suspend until January 1, 1995, the 

duty on exomethylene ceph v 

sulfoxide ester. 

September 3, 1992. 

247. S. 3104 (Mr. Coats)-To extend until January 1, 1995, the 

existing suspension of duty on 

(6R, 7R)-7-[(R)-2-amino-2-pheny lacetamido ]-3-methyl-8-oxo-5-thia-lazabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-

carboxylic acid disolvate. 

September 9, 1992. 

(See also H.R. 3911.) 

248. S. 3105 (Mr. Coats)-To extend until January 1, 1995, the 

existing suspension of duty on 

chemical intermediate. 

September 10, 1992. 

249. S. 3170 (Mr. Dixon)-To suspend until January 1, 1995, the 

duty on certain toys representing troll figures. 

September 14, 1992. 
APPENDIX D 

LITIGATION IN FISCAL YEAR 1992 

Litigation Completed 

Appeals Arising From 

Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty 

Investigations 

Borlem S.A. -Empreedimentos 

Industriais and FNV-Vericulos E 

Equipamentos S.A. v. United States 

and U.S. International Trade Commission, Court No. 87-06-00693 

(Court of International Trade) 

On interlocutory appeal in this 

case, the Court of Appeals for the 

Federal Circuit affirmed the Court 

of International Trade (CIT) authority to order the ITC to reconsider its 

original affirmative determination 

in Certain Tubeless Steel Disc 

Wheels From Brazil (731-TA-335) 

in view of the U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) amendment of its final determination to 

exclude imports as not being sold at 

less than fair value (LTFV). On remand, the ITC issued a negative determination, and the CIT affirmed. 

Brother Industries, Ltd. and Brother International Corp. v. United 

States, Court No. 91-09-00696 

(CIT) 

The CIT dismissed this appeal 

from the ITC affirmative determination concerning personal word 

processors in Personal Word 

Processors From Japan (731-TA483), holding that a company that 

had ceased to import the merchandise subject to the ITC determination was not an interested party 

with standing to challenge the determination. 

Calabrian Corp. v. United States 

and the United States International 

Trade Commission, Court No. 

90-09-00481 (CIT) 

The CIT affirmed the ITC preliminary negative determination in 

Certain Sulfur Chemical Compounds From the Federal Republic 

of Germany, the People's Republic 

of China, Turkey and the United 

Kingdom (701-TA-465-468). The 

CIT held that Calabrian failed to 

exhaust its administrative remedies 

when it argued for the first time on 

appeal that sodium metabisulfite 

should have been separated into 

two like products. The Court also 

upheld the ITC finding that clear 

and convincing evidence supported 

a determination of no material injury or threat of material injury by 

reason of the subject imports and 

that there was no likelihood that 

contrary evidence would arise. 

A. Hirsh Inc. v. United States, 

Appeal No. 91-1013 (Court of 

Appeals for the Federal Circuit) 

The Court of Appeals for the 

Federal Circuit affirmed the CIT 

decision to deny attorney's fees in 

the litigation arising from the ITC 

determination in Natural Bristle 

Paint Brushes From the People's 

Republic of China (731-TA-244). 

The Court of Appeals held that, although the lower court remanded 

the agency decision for further explanation, the court correctly rejected plaintiff's contention that it 

was the "prevailing party" for the 

purposes of awarding attorney's 

fees and costs. 

Minebea Co. Ltd. and NBM Corp. 

v. United States, Court No. 

89-06-00344S(CIT) 

The CIT held that the ITC, in 

its affirmative determination in Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings) 731-TA391-399), properly refused to overrule the Commerce determination 

that the petition regarding spherical 

plain bearings was filed "on behalf 

of' a domestic industry. The decision also sustained the determination of material injury by reason of 

LTFV imports as supported by evidence of record that was not rendered inadequate by counsel's 

contrary assertions to the ITC. 

United Engineering & Forging v. 

United States, Consolidated 

Court No. 87-10-01046 (CIT) 

In this review of the ITC affirmative final determination in Certain Forged Steel Crankshafts From 

the Federal Republic of Germany 

and the United Kingdom (731-TA351, 353), the CIT held that the 

statute did not require the ITC to 

conduct transaction-specific analysis of price effects. The decision 

also affirmed the ITC examination 

of all imports subject to the Commerce affirmative determination, 

although Commerce did not examine all imports in making its 

finding of LTFV sales. The CIT 

sustained the ITC determination as 

supported by substantial evidence, 

noting that, though the ITC recognized that other factors affected the 

industry, the ITC is not to weigh 

causes in deciding whether a domestic industry is materially injured by LTFV imports. 

Appeals Arising From 

Investigations Under Section 

337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 

Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. v. 

United States International Trade 

Commission, Appeals Nos. 

91-1153, 91-1208 (Court of 

Appeals for the Federal Circuit) 

The Federal Circuit reversed 

the ITC final negative determination in Certain Crystalline Cefadroxil Monohydrate (337-TA-293). 

On October 17, 1991, the Federal 

Circuit held that, in view of the 

settlement agreement between the 

patentee and respondent, the ITC 

denial of Biocraft's request for return or cancellation of bonds was 

an abuse of discretion. 

Ingersoll Rand Co. v. United States 

of America, Appeal No. 91-1429 

(Court of Appeals for the Federal 

Circuit) 

Court of Appeals for the 

Federal Circuit issued a per curiam 

decision that affirmed the ITC negative determination in Certain Air 

Impact Wrenches (337-TA-311). 

LaBounty Manufacturing, Inc. v. 

U.S. International Trade Commission, Appeal No. 90-1282 (Court 

of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) 

The Court of Appeals affirmed 

the ITC final negative determination in Certain Heavy Duty Mobile 

Scrap Shears (337-TA-252). The 

court upheld the ITC determination 

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that no violation of 19 U.S.C. 

§ 1337 occurred, because the patent 

at issue was unenforceable because 

of respondent's inequitable conduct 

during the patent application prosecution. The Federal Circuit held, 

as the ITC found, that La Bounty 

had withheld material prior art from 

the Patent and Trademark Office 

with the intent to affect the allowance of the claims. 

Litigation Terminated 

In addition to the cases discussed above, a number of cases 

were terminated during the 

FY 1992 without final decisions on 

the merits, by court dismissal, voluntary dismissal by the plaintiff, or 

failure by the plaintiff to file a complaint after the service of a summons. Those cases are listed 

below. 

American Grape Growers Alliance 

for Fair Trade v. United States, 

Court No. 84-4-00575 (CIT) 

(Voluntary dimissal) 

American Grape Growers Alliance 

for Fair Trade v. United States, 

Court No. 85-11-01573 (CIT) 

(Voluntary dismissal) 

Atmel Corporation v. United States 

International Trade Commission, 

Appeal No. 91-1337 (Court of 

Appeals for the Federal Circuit) 

(Voluntary dismissal) 

Atmel Corporation v. United States 

of America, et al., Civil Action No. 

C-91-20176 WAI (PVT) (Northern 

District of California) 

(Voluntary dismissal) 

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Koyo Seiko Co., ltd., and Koyo 

Corporation of U.SA. v. United 

States, Court No. 87-10-01012 

(CIT) 

(Court dismissal) 

Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd. v. United 

States, Court No. 87-12-01207 

(CIT) 

(Court dismissal) 

MBL (USA) Corporation and 

Mitsubishi Belting (Singapore) 

PTE v. United States, Court No. 

89-07-00404(CIT) 

(Court dismissal) 

NTN Bearing Corporation of 

America, American NTN Bearing 

Manufacturing Corporation and 

NTN Toyo Bearing Co., Ltd. v. 

United States, Court No. 

87-11-01067 (CIT) 

(Voluntary dismissal) 

Silaras, SA. v. United States, 

Court No. 91-10-00781 (CIT) 

(Voluntary dismissal after no 

complaint filed) 

SKF USA, Inc. v. United States, 

Consolidated Court No. 

89-06--0033l(CIT) 

(Voluntary dismissal after decision 

upholding the ITC like-product 

finding) 

The Torrington Co. v. United 

States, Court No. 89-06-00356 

(CIT) 

(Voluntary dismissal after decision 

upholding the ITC like-product 

finding) 

Troqueles y Esmaltes, SA. and 

Cinsa, SA. v. United States, Court 

No. 87-01-00022 (CIT) 

(Court dismissal) 

UCF America, Inc. v. United States, 

Court No. 90-04-00178 (CIT) 

(Voluntary dismissal) 

Litigation Pending at the 

End of Fiscal Year 1992 

Cases arising from 

antidumping and 

countervailing duty 

investigations 1 • • . . . . . . 24 

Cases arising from 

section 337 

determinations . . . . . . . . 3 

Other litigation . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 

1 All cases filed by different parties that challenge the same Commission determination or that have been 

consolidated by the court are counted 

only as a single piece of litigation. 

Thus, the actual number of complaints 

filed is greater than the number given 

above. 

By comparison, at the end of 

FY 1991, there were 34 pending 

cases arising from antidumping and 

countervailing duty investigations, 

eight arising from section 337 determinations, and three arising from 

other subjects, for a total of 45. 
Commission and Executive Staff 

as of September 30, 1992 

The Commission 

Don E. Newquist, Chairman 

Peter S. Watson, Vice Chairman 

David B. Rohr 

Anne E. Brunsdale 

Carol T. Crawford 

Janet A. Nuzum 

The Executive Staff 

Office of the Secretary 

Acting Secretary Paul R. Bardos 

Office of Public Affairs 

Acting Director Edward G. Carroll, Jr.' 

Office of the Administrative Law 

Judges, Chief Administrative Law Judge Janet D. Saxon 

Office of Executive and International 

Liaison, Director ·William T. Hart 

Office of Congressional Liaison 

Director Patricia C. Eveland 

Office of the General Counsel 

General Counsel Lyn M. Schlitt 

Office of Inspector General 

Inspector General Jane E. Altenhofen 

·office of the Technical Advisor for 

Competitiveness and Strategic Planning 

Director Charles W. Ervin 

Office of Operations 

Director Robert A. Rogowsky 

Office of Economics 

Acting Director Joseph F. Francois 

Office of Industries 

Director Vern Simpson 

Office of Investigations 

Director Lynn Featherstone 

Office of Tariff Affairs and 

Trade Agreements 

Director Eugene A. Rosengarden 

Office of Unfair Import 

Investigations, Director Lynn I. Levine 

Trade Remedy Assistance Office 

Director Mary Grumbine 

Office of Administration 

Director Lorin L. Goodrich 

Office of Finance and Budget 

Director Philip H. Katz 

Office of Information Resources 

Management, Director Michael J. Olsavsky 

Office of Management Services 

Director David E. Spencer 

Office of Personnel 

Director Michael J. Hillier 

Library Services 

Chief Barbara J. Pruett 
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