. UNITED STATES 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 

ANNUAL REPORT 

1975 
United 

States 

International 

Trade 

Commission 

COMMISSIONERS 

Will E. Leonard, Chairman 

Daniel Minchew, Vice Chairman 

George M. Moore 

Catherine Bedell 

Joseph 0. Parker 

ltalo H. Ablondi 

Kenneth R Mason 

Secretary to the Commission 

Address all cornrnunications to 

United States International Trade Cornrnission 

Washington, O.C. 20436 

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Fiscal year 1975-the last for the old Unitecl States Tariff Commission: the first for the new United States International Trade Commission. 

FY 1975-the Trade Act of 1974 becomes law. multilateral trade 

neqotiations become a reality: the U.S. International Trade Commission becomes instrumental in the success of both. 

FY 1975-the Commission goes to the people- over 1.200 in 21 

different sections of tt1e United States 111 iust one 1nvest1gation. The 

Government is listening to the governed. 

FY 1975-preparation bf a mammoth 66-volume. 22.000-page 

report to the President detailing the Commission's advice on tariff 

concessions and preferences and reflecting facts and figures as w~ll 

as people's feelings .. 

FY 1975-the last cases under the old ad1ustment assistance law: 

the first cases under the new "escape clause ... 

FY 1975-brand new antidumping and unfair trade practice 

provisioris are tested: no Presidential requests are made under 

section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act. 

FY 1975-East-West trade is monitored and the possibility of relief 

from imports from nonmarket economy countries is established. 

FY 1975-:--a major start on work on the comparability of US trade 

statistics and harmonization of commodity descriptions among all 

trading nations. 

FY 1975-the interests of US consumers are expressly coverecl for 

the first time by the Trade Act. and the Commission aggressively 

seeks consumers· and all other points of view in investigative 

hearings no longer confined to Washington but held where the 

problems are. 

FY 1975-the Commission dedicates itself to anticipating. rather 

than reacting to, all facets of international trade-- exports and imports. 

foreign and domestic, private and governmental. 

FY 1975-a new Chairman and Vice Ct1airman take office: an old 

building is victimized by "subway progress.·· 

FY 1975-a pause to pay respect to the Tariff Commission·s past, 

but on with enthusiasm and new ideas for the U.S. International Trade 

Commission's future. 

FY 1975-the Commission renews its pledge to conduct independent and objective factfinding for the Congress. the President, and the 

people. 

Ladies and gentlemen of the Congress-that is fiscal year 1975. 

The details follow as the Commission presents this, its annual report 

for fiscal year 1975. 

UJ;J/£~~~ Chairman 

Sum·mary of year's activities/1 

Summary of changes brought about by the Trade Act of 1974/3 

Public investigations/5 

Trade Act of 197 4/5 

Trade Expansion Act of 1962/7 

Summary of activity under section 301/11 

Litigation arising from investigations conducted under section 301/12 

Ta riff Act of 1930, as amended/12 

Litigation arising from investigations conducted under section 337115 

Antidumping Act, 1921, as amended/15 

Litigation arising in connection with the Antidumping Act/16 

Other activities/17 

Trade agreements program/17 

Assistance to the legislative and executive branchest17 

Report on the operation of the trade agreements program/19 

Uniform statistical data on imports, exports, and production/19 

Activ1t1es under section 484(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930/19 

Harmonized commodity code/19 

Statistical data/20 

Preparation of the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated/20 

Periodic reports on commodities: 

Synthetic organic chemicals/21 

Annual reports/21 

Monthly reports/21 

Quantitative determinations/21 

Assistance to the Congress/22 

Assistance to executive departments and agencies/22 

Assistance to the public/22 

Freedom of Information Act litigation/23 

Administration and finances: 

Organization of the Commission/25 

Membership of the Commission/25 

Executive staff of the Commission/25 

Employment and appropriations/26 

Relocation of a portion of the Commission staff/27 

Appendix A. Summary of principal activities of the United States International Trade Commission, fiscal years 1972-75/29 

Appendix 8. Reports submitted on proposed legislation/31 

Investigations Completed 

Trade Expansion Act of 1962 

Sec. 301(c)(1) "firm" (ad1ustment-assistance) cases 

Sec. 301 (c)(2) "worker" (adjustment-assistance) cases ___ _ 

Title 11, Tariff Act of 1930: 

Sec. 332 investigations --------------------------------

Sec. 337 investigations of alleged unfair practices 1n 

importation and sale of imported products ___________ _ 

Antidump1ng Act, 1921, as amended ___________________ _ 

Total ----------------------------------------------

Other Activities 

Publications issued (in addition to reports on investigations). 

Synthetic organic chemicals _________________________ _ 

Benzenoid chemicals _______________________________ _ 

Preliminary report on U.S. production of synthetic orgarnc 

6 

30 

8 

6 

51 

14 

chemicals ---------------------------------------- 12 

Responses to letters and telephone calls fromMembers of Congress and congressional commi11ees 700 

Executive agencies of the Federal Government __________ 300 

General public -------------------------------------- 800 

Import transactions analyzed by personnel 1n New York City 

and Suitland, Md., offices _____________________________ _122.000 

Library transactions: 

Volumes circulated 

Reference calls -------------------------------------- Reports prepared on proposed legislation ________________ _ 

Reports prepared on U.S. consumption of specified commoclities _______________________________________________ _ 

Reports prepared on East-West trade ___________________ _ 

53.000 

4.700 

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NEW PROVISIONS 

Negotiating authority.-The President is authorized to enter into 

trade agreements cturing the next 5 years. Prior to making such 

agreements. the President must seek the advice of the Commission as to the probable effect of any proposed tariff concessions. 

He may request the Comm1ssion·s advice with respect to nontariff barriers. 

Generalized System of Preferences.-The President is authorizecf 

to establish a Generalized System of Preferences whereby 

imports of certain commodities from designated developing 

countries are afforded duty-free treatment. Prior to establishing 

such a system. the President must seek t11e actv1ce of the 

Commission as to the probable effect of the system·s implementation on U.S industries. 

Foreign import restrictions and export subsidies----Tracte-agreement concessions may be withheld and duties or other import 

restrictions may be imposed by the Presidenr to counteracr 

foreign import restrictions and export subsidies. The Commission 

may be asked by the President for its views as to the probable 

impact on the U .S economy of the tak111ri of ciny such 

counteractive action With respect to subs1cl1zect expons to the 

United Stat~s. the Pres1cfent can take action only if. among other 

things. the Commission finds that the practices of c.i foreign 

country have the effect of substantially reducing sales of the 

competitive U.S products in the United States. 

Market disruption.-The Comrrnssion is required 10 determine. wit11 

respect to imports of an article which 1s the procfuct of a 

Communist country. whether market cf1srupt1on exists with respect 

to an article produced by a domestic industry. If cfisrupt1011 exists, 

appropriate remedial action must be recommended to the 

President. 

East-West trade.-The Commission is required to report. not less 

frequently than quarterly, to the Congress and the East-West 

Foreign Trade Board on significant developments 111 trade with 

· nonmarket economy countries. 

Statistical collection and reporting.-The Commission. together 

with the Departments of Commerce and the Treasury, is directed 

to establish a uniform system of coding commod1t1es for statistical reporting of imports. exports. and production. 

CHANGES IN EXISTING STATUTES 

Trade Expansion Act of 1962 

Criteria for finding injury 1n industry investigations are less stringent 

in the Trade Act of 1974. 

Responsibility for firm investigations was transferred to the Department of Commerce. effective April 3, 1975. 

Responsibility for worker investigations was transferred to the 

Department of Labor, effective April 3. 1975. 

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3 
Tariff Act of 1930 

Section 303 is amended so that a duty-free 

article will become subject to countervailing 

duties if the Department of the Treasury 

determines that a bounty or grant is bestowed upon it, and the Commission determines that an industry is being or is likely to 

be injured as a result thereof. 

Section 337 is amended to authorize the 

issuance of cease-and-desist orders in 

cases of unfair practices in import trade, 

and to provide for Commission remedies to 

become effective unless overturned by the 

President for policy reasons. 

Antidumping Act, 1921 

Provision is made for referral to the Commission of cases in which the Secretary of the 

Treasury has substantial doubt that a finding of in1ury may be made. If the Commission determines that there is no reasonable 

indication of 1n1ury, the case is to be 

terminated. 

4 

The Commission 

The name is changed to the United States · 

International Trade Commission. 1 

The budget is no longer sub1ect to change by 

the executive branch Estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations for the 

Commission must be included by the President in the budget without revision. 

The Commission is authorized to represent 

itself in legal proceedings: 1t is no longer 

mandatory that the Commission be represented by the Department of Justice. 

The Commissioners 

The terms of office of present Commissioners 

are extended, and the terms of office of 

new Commissioners are increased from 6 

to 9 years. 

A Commissioner who serves more than 5 

years after January 3. 1975. 1s not el1g1ble 

for reappointment 

Salaries are slightly increased. 

The chairmanship and vice chairmanship are 

rotated among the Comm1ss1oners on the 

basis of length of service: they are no 

longer Presidential designations. 

' l hrouqhrnll lh1s wpor: whenever i11e Conirn1ss1on is 

relerred lo. sucl1 rclerc11cc is 10 1t1c agc11c1 as ,; was <11 Ilic 

tunl! either lhe US l ;wit Co11.1111ss1011 or 1he U S Ir 1:erna· 

t1onal Trade Cornm1ss1on 
The United States International Trade Commission is authorized by 

law to investigate all aspects of international trade. During fiscal 1975, 

investigations were conducted under provisions of the Trade Act of 

1974, the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the Tariff Act of 1930. as 

amended, and the Antidumping Act, 1921, as amended. The 

Commission sought to increase public interest and actual participation in investigations by conducting hearings throughout the country 

and soliciting views from all interested parties. 

TRADE ACT OF 19741 

Section 101 2 of the Trade Act of 1974 grants the Pres1cJent aulhonty to enter 

into trade agreements 1n order to modify or continue ex1s11ng duties or duty-free 

treatment. Prior to entering into such agreements the President 1s required. 

pursuant to section 13 P of the Trade Act of 197 4. to furnish the U.S. 

International Trade Commission with lists of articles on which the duty may be 

modified or continued. The Commission. 1n turn, musl furnish lhe Pres1denl. w11h1n 

6 months. its advice as to the probable economic effect of suct1 modil1ca11ons or 

continuances. 

On January 14, 1975, the Commission received from the President 

a list of articles for possible negotiation. The list included all articles 111 

the Tariff Schedules of the United Stales except certain ball bearings. 

certain dinnerware, and certain petroleum products. The Commission 

instituted investigation No. TA-131(b)-1 and announced 21 regional 

public hearings to be held throughout the United Slates. 

Section 503• of the Trade Act of 1974 requires thal lhe Pres1clen1. irom 111ne io 

time. furnish the Comm1ss1on with lists of articles which may be provided clutyfree treatment under provisions of a Generalized System of Preferences The 

Commission must then advise the President as to the probable economic effect 

of granting these preferences for each article l1s1ed 1f 1mporled from countries 

des1gna1ed by the President as beneficiary developing counlr1r;s 

In an Executive order on March 24. 1975, !he President furn1sllccl 

the Commission with a list of articles to be considered for 1nclus1on in 

a Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). 5 In a no11ce issued on 

April 2, 1975, the Commission announced institution of investigations 

Nos. TA-503(a)-1 (on the products imported from clesignated beneficiary countries) and 332-74 (on the products imported from both 

designated beneficiary countries and countries under consideration 

for designation as beneficiary countries). 

During fiscal 1975 the conduct of investigations Nos. TA-131(b)-1. 

TA-503(a)-1, and 332-74 was the principal activity of the Commission 

and its staff. Never before has the Commission launched such an 

extensive effort to elicit views of U.S. businessmen. workers, consumers, educators. and the media. Nationwide public hearings-free 

' Public Law 93-618. approved Jan. 3, 1975. 

219 US.C. 2111 

3 19 U.S.C. 2151. 4 19 U.S.C. 2463. 

5 He also promulgated a list of countries under consideration ior cJes1gna11on as 

beneficiary countries. 

5 
Cities in which regional hearings were held during investigations Nos. TA-131(b)-1, 

TA-503(a)-1, and 332-74, February-May 1975 

of the usual c111nbcrsornc 9ovcrnrncntal lorrn<ilities6-were helcJ in 21 regions from A11gusta, 

Maine, to Portland. Oreg .. ancl from Miami, Fla .. 

to Los Angeles. Calif. Over. 1.200 witnesses 

appeared, representing several million Americans. Testimony was l1eard on articles ranging 

from airplanes to zinc. More than 600 written 

submissions were received. Much of this information proved to be invaluable in the construction of the Commission·s advice to the President. 

Instead of two reports. a single report covering both the probable economic effects of 

changing or keeping the present cJuty treatment 

through multilateral trade negotiations ancJ the 

probable economic effects of implementing the 

GSP was transmitted to the President on July 

14, 1975 (2 months early for the GSP part of the 

6 Such formahl1es included requiring 19 copies of subm1ss1ons. requiring notices to appear 5 days 111 advance. 

and the taking of an oath. 

6 

report), by Cha1rrnzm Will E Leonarcl. The 66-

volume. 22.000-pJge report is a cor1c1sc. factfilled analysis of the effects of imports of v1r1ually 

all products usecl 1n the consumer. commercial. 

and military sectors of the economy. For each of 

more tt1an 1. 700 procluct gr9up1ngs. the Commission lookecl at trends 1n imports. exports. 

and domestic production: assessed tl1e technology of US. trading panners (potential. as well 

as present): ancl examined d1stort1ons in world 

trade brought about by d1sparit1es 1n tariff rates 

and nontariff barriers among all nations 

Scc11011 201' oi ilH: Jr;1dc f\c1 of 197'1 p1·1ml''" 

mea11s whcrr!IJy lf:lu~I q1;1y be sourit11 for rile purpose 

of fact111a11ng orderly ar11us1men1 ·0 unpor1 compe1111on 

Relief may be sought by a tracle assoc1at1on lrrrn. 

cer11f1ed or recogn11ecl unron. or group of wor' ers. or 

other en111y which rs represcnialrve of an rnclusrry 

When pe1111onecl. the Comm1ss1on is (equ1red io deter7 19 u s c 225·1 
mme wliether a11 i.lrt1cle is being 1mporiecl 111ic, ihe 

Unlied States 111 such increased quan11t1es as 10 tJe Ll 

substantial cause of serious 1n1ury. or 1J1e 1>1rea1 

thereof. to the domestic industry producing an c1rt1cle 

like or directly competl!rve with the imported article If 

the Comm1ss1on·s determrnatron 1s affirmative. Ii must 

find the amount of the increase rn. or rmposrt1on of. any 

duty or reslrict1on on such article whrch 1s necessary to 

prevent or remedy such 1n1ury. or recommencl the 

provision of ad1us1men1 assistance 10 firms. workers. or 

conimun111es Under section 203." If the President 

determines 10 provide import relief for t11e industry. Ile 

shall ( 1) proclaim an increase 1n. or 1mpos111on of. a 

duly on the article concerned: (2) proclaim a tariff rate 

quota. (3) modify or impose a quan111a11ve res1r;ct1on 

on imports: ( 4) negotiate orderly marketing agreements 

with foreign countries: or (5) take any comb1nat1on of 

such actions. 

During fiscal 1975. the Commission inst 11 uted 

three investigations under section 201. as 

shown in the following !able All were 111 progress al the close of !he year. 9 

Summary of investigations pending on June 30, 1975, 

under sec. 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 

1nves11oat1on No 

TA-201-1 

TA-201-2 

TA-201-3 

Arln:le 

Birch plywood door skins 

Bolts. nuts. and screws of iron or steel 

Wrapper tobacco 

Pr!lflnn 

received 

4-18-70 

o-22-70 

0- 0-10 

Secl1011 410'" ol lilL) fr,1cie Acl ul 197'1rcqt11rr'~.1t1c 

Corn1111ss1011 10 'uslilbl1,:l1 ;i11<.I 111<11111<1111 a pro[11<t111 10 

11101111or 1rmlc J)t,IW•)CJ11 ll1c U111lt)ci St.ties ;ind 1HJ11111.1r 

ket cco110111y countries. a11cl 10 publ1sli a cJt:la1lccl 

summary of the clala collcctecl uncle1 tl11s prog10111 11ot 

less frequently 1ha11 once every calenclar quarter 

The Commission submitted lhree reporls on 

East-West trade to the Congress and the EastWest Foreign Trade Board in fiscal 1975. as 

shown in the following table. 

B 19 USC 2253 

9 T11e Cornrn1ss1011 clrJlerin111ed 1l1a1 ar11cles were 1101 

being 1mporlccl 11110 the U1111ccl Stales 111 such 1ncrcilserl 

· quan11t1es as lo be a substantial cause of serious 1111ury. or 

the threat thereof. to the domestic 1nclus1ry producing like 

or directly compel1t1ve articles 1n 1nvest1ga11ons Nos TA201-1. TA-201-2. and TA-201-3 on Oct 20. 1975. Nov 

24. 1975. ancl Nov. 5. 1975. respectively 

10 19 U.S.C 2440. 

Reports submitted to the Congress and the East-West 

Foreign Trade Board pursuant to sec. 410 of the Trade 

Act of 1974 

----- ----------------------- USITC Tille Dale PuOhca11ori 

~ :o ---------------- ---

Fusi Repon 10 the Cong• !SS and the Ea>l·ll.'esl fore.go 

Trade Board on Trade Bel\·.een the Umled States and It'!! 

Nonmarkct Economy Coun111es 

r:.ar 31. 1~7J 733 

Special Repon 10 the Congress and lhe East-Vies! fo1e1go 

Trade Board on lrnpacl on U S Imports of Gra11!1nq 

Most·Favored-NatJon Treatment 10 Romania 

June 27. l~i:> i34 

Report to the Congresc; and lhe East·Wcst foreign T1ade 

Board on Trade Between the Unned States and the NonJune 30. b7j 73::i 

rnar~el Economy Counlncs 

TRADE EXPANSION ACT OF 1962 

The Tracie Expansion Act of 1962 (TEAJ prov1c:u, 

means wheret)y relief r:ou:cJ be qr<Jn•eci 10 .r,clus111c:s 

;in(J frrn1~, c;er1uusly 1r.1u't!Cl or it1rr;a:c:1.c..:f.l vv1:n SPr101ir: 

lfl/tlry tir1(i 10 q1nt1p;. <if WC;rhr•rc; tlllP1t1plO'/P<l or tl'Hl('t 

(~111plovcd !J(:c ritisc of nH.n:11st•d 1111por:~ rt 1 :.ul1u1q ir1 

111~1JOI p,lfl f1or11 trdd•• Hp1.•c;rr·r•rll C<J'lLt·rJs:u•,~, fol!u~·J 

1110 Zill ltlClt1S!r11 Hl\'(~~l!l(jd!1Qrl ;jr\{j ,1'1 d!!•rP1;1:1v1 l:r~(Jll'CJ 

by !he Conir11rss1011. ihe PreS'(h'l 1 ·1 was c-:.t;,t· uric:er 

spcclf1ecl c11cu"1s1anc0s. 10 1nc1c:1se rii:cs of ciu:y O' 

unpose o:licr res111c:1011s. nr:CyJti;rr: orocr'v 111ar,.e:i.·1~ 

anreern0111s 'Nt!h f(J'(~·~in COtHI'; res (;f r·r ,:·. 1.-h~ ... c1· 

ltrins and wor~Prs of lllP 1r1c111s 1 r\· co1:.ri r .. JQllC]SJ ihi 

Secretary of Cu1·1•1ercrJ ancl :110 Secrc•ar, ol L<:tJO' 

respectively. for cer11f1ca11o"s of cl,g1b1!1i\· ·o aop1y !or 

ad1ustmen1 assrslilnce Follov1111g a i1r'-:i or '.\Cr-'e' 

1nvest1ga:1011 a'1c1 LJ,, ;iil·w1a11ve f.•11i111g L·, '"'' Cc·1,·1 ,5. 

s1on. 11 Jt1c Sf:<.r!''lir.,, of Cor11·1:; ~Cf' · ,1r.cl '111· S11c'.f! 

ltiry of I ,d,rH' \f'v('I(' ·;dJI(\ !() (''!11:,· (•liq1tJtll!, !<1 ,q)p:\ 

lor adjlJ:-.irrlt'rl! :1~:-.1~lr11wt~ l/11• dll111~;11111~ 1; .1-.:.1~.:d11< t' 

too~. s1•vc 1 r ii 101111~. it1.1•·:~ li.·1.'··nc .1: .i•:·.1~.:~11.1 1: ;1111: 

IClX tx~1a!l1!!, lo frr11.~. 1n1d 1n11· 11 ·p;r,\·111f1P1 r.orqpc:1,~.1 

llOrl. rofr(Jl/llllU. ~!rHl fl•h)Ctiff(Jll ;i•i<J'.\dl1Ct'~ !O W<Jrr-ir1y 

men ancl women 

The number of 1nvc;sl1gai1011s conduc1ec: t)y 

!he U.S. lntema11011al 1rac!e Co1nm1ss1011 (1t11111g 

tis.cal 1975 u11cler sec11011 301 of 1he TEA was as 

follows 

Industry 

Furn 

Wurke1 

Type cl 

rnvcst1gat1on h1 ~roc;r•:ss O" tn~· 'ij:ed 1<1 

1- 1-;".! 1rscal 1~7) 

0 

.1:1 

Corq/f'.cJ ,., 

lisca· J~i=-

_; .. 

" The Dcpartmc11! of Jc1s·;cc 11as :1e•ernc,,., ~: ""'. :he 

Prcs1clen1 may !)rea>. a :1c vc:e anci ac1 on 111e f,,:u.ngs o' 

either group of Con11111ss.or:,,rs 

12 In ·Execu11vc Orclcr 11075. cla'.t>t! Jan 15. 1963. :he 

President deleg.1icd 11,s <H1tilori1y :o cen1:·, el1;i b;:1:y for 

aclfustmeni ass1s:a11ce 

7 
Authority under section 301 of the Trade 

Expansion Act of 1962 was terminated on. 

January 3, 1975, with respect to industries and 

on April 3, 1975, with respect to fi·rms and 

workers. when provisions of the Trade Act of 

1974 became effective. 

In firm 1nvestigat1ons (conducted pursuant to sec. 

301(c)(1) 13 of the TEA). the Commission cfe1crrn1ned 

whether. as a result 111 rna1or part of concessions 

granted under trade agreements. an article like or 

directly compe11t1ve with an article produced by a firm 

was being imported into the United Stales in such 

increased quan1111es as to cause. or threaten to cause. 

serious iniury to that firm. The Commission was 

required to complete these 1nves11gations and report 

its findings to the President within 60 days after 

petitions were filed by firms or their representatives. A 

public hearing was required only. 1f requested by the 

pe11t1oner or other interested party. If the Comm1ssion·s 

f1nd1ng was affirmative. the Secretary of Commerce 

was able to certify the firm as el1g1ble to apply for 

ad1ustmen1 assistance. 14 

13 19 U.SC. 1901(c)(1). 14 Executive Orcler 11075. dJIC(l Jan 15. 1963. delegated the Pres1d.en1 s authorny to certify ltr1ns to the 

Secretary of Commerce. 

In fiscal year 1975 the Commission comf)leted 

six investigations concerning import in1.ury to 

firms under section 301(c)(1) of th(~ T·;:i::Je 

Expansion Act. There were no 111vest1ga11011s 1n 

progress at the close of fiscal year 1975. Of the 

six investigations completed, the Commission·s 

findings were affirmative in four cases and 

negative in two cases. A tabular summary of the 

completed investigations appears below. 

In worker invest1ga11ons (conducted pursuant to sec. 

301(c)(12) 15 of the TEA). the Commission determined 

whether. as a result 111 ma1or part of concessions 

granted under trade agreements. an article like or 

directly competitive wilh an arllcle produced by the 

workers· firm. or an appropriate subd1v1s1on thereof. 

was being imported into the United States 1n such 

increased quantities as to cause. or threaten to cause. 

unemployment or underemployment of a s1gr11f1can1 

number or proportion of the workers of such firm or 

subd1v1s1on. The Commission was required to complete these 1nvest1ga11ons and report 11s findings 10 the 

President w1th1n 60 days after pe11t1ons were i led A 

public hearing was req"u1rec! only if requeslecf by the 

petitioner or othr:r 1111crestr:cl party. II ihf' Cornrn1ss1011·s 

1s 19 U.S.C 1901(c)(2) 

Summary of firm investigations completed under sec. 301(c)(1) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, July 1, 1974-

June 3C, 1975 

lnvcst1gatron No 

TEA-F-63 

TEA-F-64 

TEA-F-65 

TEA-F-66 

TEA-F-67 

.TEA-F-68 

F1rm and articles concerned 

The John Swenson Granite Co . Inc .. Concord. N.H.. manufactured granite. 

W1nig Slipper Corp . Gloversville. N Y .. 

footwear for women 

Gellysburg Shoe Co .. Gettysburg. Pa 

footwear for women 

Haddad Shoe Corp . L•ncastr.r. P• . lootwear 

for men. youths. boys. women. mtSscs. 

and children 

Joseph Weiss & Sons. Inc . Brooklyn. N Y . 

manufactured gramte 

Weiss-Lawrence. Inc . Dover. N H . footwear 

for women. misses. and children 

' Heanng canceled at request of pet1t1oner 

8 

Pc1111on 

lilcn 

P11bhc 

hc;irmg 

Finding ol 

Comr111ss1on 

8-27-74 8- 2-74 Allirmat1ve 

7- 1-74 None Negative 

8- 5-74 no do 

10- 4-74 (') Afhrma11ve 

11-22-74 12-1~-74 do 

2-21-75 None no 

Comm15<:>1011c1s· vo!rs Commission s rpport 

Io Seri rt.try at IC"' ITC All11ma11vc Neg,111vc Pubhc.1!mn Commerce r:o 

------- Bedell Ablond1 8-26-74 684 

Parker 

Leonard 

Moore 

Bedell 8-30-74 68!> 

Parker 

Leonard 

Moore 

Abtond1 

Bedell 10-- i:-7·! 6Y3 

Parker 

Leonard 

Moore 

Abtonn1 

Bedell Leonard 12 30-74 70'1 

Pa1kr.r Ablond1 

Moore 

M1nr.hr.w 

Bedell Leonard 1-21-7!> 713 

P.1rkcr Ablondr 

Moore 

Minchew 

Benell Leonard 2-75 7?6 

Parker ADlond1 

Moore 

Mm chew 
finding was afiirmat1ve. the Secretary of Labor wa~; 

able to cerJ1fy the group of workers 1nvolvecl as eilg1bl: 

to apply for acl1ustmen1 assistance 16 

In fiscal year 1975, the Commission completed 

30 investigations instituted upon petition of 

groups of workers under section 301(c)(2) of the 

TEA. Of the completed investigations, the Com16 Executive Order 11075. cfalecf Jan. 15. 1963. clcle 

gated the President's authority lo certify workers 10 the 

Secretary of Labor. 

mission·s findings were affirmative 1n 11 cases 

and negative in 17 cases: the Commissioners' 

votes were equally cl1v1ded in 2 cases In a:.,1ost 

all cases 1n which the Comm1ss1'.Jl1 r11rsde an 

affirmative decision or was equally cJ1v1cJed. 17 

the petitioning workers were certified as eligible 

to apply for acl1ustment assistance. A tabular 

summary of these cases follows. 

11 The Depar1n1r!nl of Jus11cc t1as c1e1ern11ned 1ha1 lhe 

President may break a 11e vote ancf act on the fincl1ngs of 

ellher group of Comm1ss1oners 

Summary of worker investigations completed under sec. 301(c)(2) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, July 1, 1974- · 

June 30, 1975 

lnves11gatmn No 

TEA-W-234 

TEA-W-23!> 

TEA-W-236 

TEA-W-237 

TEA-IV-238 

TEA-W-239 

TEA-W-240 

TEA-W-241 

TEA-W-242 

TEA-W-243 

Furn and articles concerned 

RCA Corp . New York. N Y !Wood· 

budge.NJ. plant). electronic rC'ceivmg tubes and mounts 

Auerbach Shor Co . Boston. Mass 

fBrunswu.:J.. Mau1r .. irul Roll1nslo1C1. 

N.H , pl,111!~). loolwr.ir 101 wurnr.n 

Blach Clt1wson Co .. New York. N Y 

1Wa1er1own. NY . plant). paper ma· 

chmery ana parts 

Claudia foolwear. Inc . Wood. Pa . 

lootwear for women 

Chamberlain Manulaciunng Corp . Elrnhursl. Ill (Chicago. 111 . planl): radio 

remote control garage door openers 

General Elecloc Co . New York. N Y 

1 Tell City. Ind planl). eleclronic re· 

ce1ving tubes and components thereol 

k11own as mounts 

The John Swenson Grani1e Co. Inc. 

Concord. N.H. manulaciured granite 

The W1ll1ams Manulacluong Co . sub· 

sid1ary of Escalade. Inc . New Yori<. 

N Y.: footwear for wornen. misses. 

and children 

Lessing Footwear. Inc . Norwalk, Conn 

footwear for women. 

LOUIS Shoe Co .. Inc .. Amesbury, Mass .. 

footwear lor women 

B111c Rulor Shoe Co t l1flon. r..1 pl.1111). 

s11h:-.111t.11y ol Mt!lv1lle Shoe Co1 p . 

W1lhcsbOIO. fJ C. loolwc.11 for 111e11, 

boys. misses. children. and mlants 

See footnoles at end of 1able 

f>.. 2-74 None 

6-11-7·1 do 

7-11-74 do 

7-i3-7·1 do 

7-?4-74 do 

8- 2-74 do 

&- 1-74 .do 

8- :,.. 74 do 

&- :,.. 74 do 

A :

1

7 i-1 do 

Alf1rma11ve 

Ncgal1vc 

do 

do 

do 

All1rmative 

do 

do 

Negative 

Alhrmallve 

Benell 

Moore 

Ablono, 

Bedell 

Moore 

Br<lell 

Moore 

Ablond1 

Bcrlrll 

Pa1krr 

LronarcJ 

Mo~rr 

Abl'1rH11 

Brdrll 

Par~rr 

t.~oore 

Ablonm 

Bcdra 

P.11~r1 

r.101111· 

Ahl11111:1 

Commissioners votes 

tJega11ve 

Parker 

Young 

Bt"kll 

Lr111lclrd 

f\1{1011! 

Ablomh 

Bedell 

?~rher 

Leonard 

~.loo re 

Ablond• 

Parker 

Lcooa1d 

Ahlon11 

Berl ell 

Parkr1 

u~onard 

Moore 

AblornJ1 

Parker 

Leon;ll(J 

Brn<ll 

PJl•.PI 

Lco•wd 

MO!'IP 

Ablonrl1 

temard 

H1•1!1·U 

P.11~.t"I 

l1·111:.11tl 

~.~oorc 

Ah!.,nrl• 

Uot part1c-

_1pa1mg 

Leo'1ard 1 

Parhe1 : 

f.~Jllt l1t'W 1 

Comm1ss1::rn s reoort 

lo Secrelary lC or ITC Pub· 

al labor hc.atmn tlo 

67~ 

7 :'? /.: 

8- ,_7 4 683 

68G 

~-n ;.: 

10- 1-7·! 6~2 

10 J-7.: 

7.: 

9 
Summary of worker investigations completed under sec. 301(c)(2) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, July 1, 1974-

June 30, 197~Continued 

- ----- - - - ----------------

Investigation No 

TEA-W-245 

TEA-W-246 

TEA-W-247 

TEA-W-248 

TEA-W-249 

TEA-W-250 

TEA-W-251 

TEA-W-252 

TEA-W-253 

TEA-W-254 

TEA-W-255 

TEA-W-256 

TEA-W-257 

Firm and articles concerned 

EleClro Motive Corp . subs1d1ary of In· 

ternat1onal Electronics Corp . Flor· 

ence. S C . film and mica ca pac1tors. 

Weiss-Lawrence. Inc . Dover. NH. 

foo1wear lor women. misses. and 

children. 

Cara Mia Shoe Gorp and wholly owned 

subsidiary. Bob1 Wood Heel Corp . 

Hialeah. Fla .. foolwear for women. 

misses. and children and wood heels 

for lootwear 

Gellysburg Shoe Co . Gellysburg., Pa . 

lootwear for women and rrnsses 

RCA Corp .. 11ew Yori:. N Y (Hamson. 

N.J. plant). electronic recerv1ng 

tubes and mounts 

Bowmar ALI. Inc . Aclon. Mas> (Aclon. 

Meiss . pldnl). electronic CCJlcuta101s 

Palio Shoes. Inc . South Norwalk. 

Conn . loolwear for women 

Shaer Shoe Corp . Manchesler. N H 

(Milford. Mass . plant). footwear for 

women· 

El Rey of Hollywood. Inc . Los Angeles. 

Gahl . loolwcar for women 

Baxter Woolen Co . Inc . and Strafford 

Processing Corp . East Rochester. 

N H. cer1am woven fabncs. including 

laminated fabrics. of wool 

General Electnc Co . ~Jew York. N Y 

(Syracuse and Auburn. NY . plants). 

transistors and diodes 

Gardiner Shoe Co . Inc . Lewiston. 

Maine. footwear for men 

Andrew Manufacturrng Corp . New 

York. N Y . footwear for wornen. 

See footnotes at end of table 

10 

Pe1111on hied Public hearing c~~~~~~s~~n 

S-. 9-7 4 None Atf1rma11ve 

9- 9-74 do do 

S-20-74 do Negative 

9-27-74 do Nega11ve 

9- t&-74 None Alfumal1ve 

tO- 7.7.1 do Nrgal1vc 

t0-10-74 do do 

t0-21-74 do Afflrmatrve 

tt-tS-74 do ~egat1ve 

tt-tS-74 do do 

12- 9-74 None Alllfllld!IV€ 

t2- S-74 do Negative 

t2- 9-74 do do 

Cornm1ss1or.ers voles Corn"'w ,.,.,," •PpOrl 

AHHmatwe 

Bedell 

Moore 

Ablond1 

Bedell 

Parker 

Moore 

Mm chew 

Moore 4 

Be!lcll 

Moore 

Abloncl1 

Bedell 

Parker 

Moore 

Mme hew 

Parker 

Moo:e. 

Ablond1 

Minchew 

Parker 

Leonard 

Leonard 

Ablond1 

Bedell 

Par"-er 

Leonard 

Moore 4 

Ablond1 

Mmchew 

Bedell 

Parker 

Leonard 

Moore 

Ablond1 

Mme hew 

Par\..cr 

Leonard 

Ocdell 

Parker 

Leonard 

Moore 

Ablond1 

Mrnchew 

Be!lell 

P;irker 

LCO!IJfd 

Moore 

Ablund1 

Minchew 

Leonard 

Abloncf1 

Bedell 

Parker 

Leona id 

Moore 

Ablond1 

Mmchew 

Becfe'I 

Par~cr 

Leonard 

r.loore 

Aolond1 

Mrnchew 

Bedell 

Leonard 

Bedell 

Parker 

Leon;ml 

Moore 

/\blnnrh 

r.1111chcw 

Bedell 

Parker 

Leonard 

Moore 

Ablond1 

Minchey, 

Not panic· To Secretar; :c or ITC Pub· 1patmg of Labor l1ca11on No 

Minchew 3 1 t- 8-74 698 

t 1- 8-74 69Y 

t t-lS-74 701 

t 1-2&-74 702 

~.11nchew 3 1 t-tJ.-74 700 

1/- 0-74 703 

12- .7.1 704 

t2-20-74 707 

1 17 7::> 

1-17-7!;, 712 

2- 7-7'o 

2- 7-75 it6 

2· 7-75 it 7 
Summary of worker investigations completed under sec. 301(c)(2) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, July 1, 1974-

June 30, 1975--Continued 

------- ------ ---------

CIJ!!"ll".i'>'Oncrs \/Otes Cornmss1rn ; (f·~:;r! 

lnves11gauon No. Firm and articles concerned Petot1on hied Pubhc hcarm~ finding ol 

Comm1ss1on Alhrmative tJega1.~e Not part1c· T ~ S' "·',ir, ,, .b 

1patmg , ,I l J~ 11 ,,,. 

TEA-W-258 Joseph Weiss & Sons. Inc . Brooklyn, 12-17-74 None Affirmative Bedell Leona•1 2-18-7~ 718 

N.Y .. manufactured granite Parker A blond• 

Moore 

Minchew 

TEA-W-259 Allen Quimby Veneer Co . d1v1s1on of 12-19-74 do Negative Bede:I 2-18-75 71Y 

Columbia Plywood Corp . subs1d1af'/ Pa1i..c1 

ol Columbia Corp .. Portland. Oreg . Lr.onard 

buch plywood door skins and birch Moorr 

veneer panels Ablomh 

r.~111cllew 

TEA-W-260 Shaer Shoe Corp . Manchester. NH 1-14-7!> do Equally Bedell Par ~.f~r 3 17- 75 722 

(Manchester. N.H .. plants). lootwear divided. ' Moore Leora1d 

for women. Mme hew Ablo•H1r 

TEA-W-261 Williamston Pants Co , Inc .. Williams· 1-14-75 None Negative Bed et: :\-17-75 123 

ton. s.c .. and Westminster Manu· Parke1 

lacturi'ng Co . Inc . Weslminster. Leonard 

S C . men·s and boys trousers f1,1onre 

Ahlom11 

Mmr.tiew 

TEA-W-262 Sandler-Elle Footwear Manul<Jclur111g 1-28- 75 do Equally Bedell l f:(Jll.Hcl ., :-o 75 72: 

Corp . New York. N Y . lootwcar for divided. 5 Pa1;..r.1 At1lo11lll 

women. nusses. and ctuldrcn. Moore M1nthi··N 

TEA-W-263 Northland Shoe Corp (Fryeburg. Ma1nr.) 1-30-7> clo Negative Bec111:1 3 ?r~1; n; and Eastland Shoe Corp (Freepon. P,H•.t:I t 

Mame). subs1d1a11es of Standard Pru- Leonard 

den11al Corp .. New York, N.Y. rA0011J 

footwear for women Ablu:1d1 

Minchew 

-------~- - --------- 1 Comm1ssmner Leonard did nol pait1crpate bPcause he was nol present when the Comrnission considered this 111ves11gat.011 

2 Comm1ss10ner Parker did not part1c1pate because he was not present when the Commission considered this mvest1gat1on 

3 Commissioner .Minchew d1d not part1c1pate because much of the mvest1ga11on hcid been conducted pnor to his entry on ctuly 

4 Commissioner Moore found m the afh1mat1ve regarding workers of Cara Mia Shoe Corp 

., The President accepted the afhrmatrve finding as lhe ltndmg of the Comm1ss1on 

'The l1nd1ng ol Vice Chairman Parler was l1m1ted to Nonhland Shoe Corp 

Summary of Activity Under Section 301 Investigations completed under sec. 301 of the Trade 

Expansion Act of 1962, fiscal years 1963-75 

The Trade Act of 197 4 made significant 

·changes in the mechanism whereby relief might 

be made available to industries, firms. and 

workers affected by imports. As of April 3, 1975, 

petitions on behalf of firms and workers are to 

be filed with the U.S. Departments of Commerce 

and Labor. respectively, rather than with the 

Commission, and the criteria to be met in 

industry cases were changed. Therefore, in this 

annual report the Commission surnmc:iri1cs 1110 

activity lhal look place t111cler scct1011 301 of tile 

Trac.le Expansion Act of 1962 111 the 12 years 11 

was in effect. 

----- -----

1~63 

1%4 

1%5 

1%6 

1967 

1968 

1969 

1970 

1971 

1972 

1973 

\lli·l 

1 ' I I~. 

lotal 

Fiscal year l!•;Justrv 

C.lSt!S 

-.-

0 

F rin 

C'1Sr~ 

'2 

17 

11 

111 

IR 

\'.'c·~ er case ... 

p 

0 

2 

. 0 

13 

71 

"' '1·1 

\t. 

Jtl 

!t13 

The investigations completed, by fiscal years, 

are shown in the following table. 

The results of the Co111rrnss1on s determinations in these 1nvesugat1ons during fiscal years 

1963-75 are given 1n the follow1ng table. 

11 
Determinations in investigations under sec. 301 of the 

Trade Expansion Act of 1962, fiscal years 1963-75 

Oetermmat1on lndUSlf'/ Firm \Vorhcr 

cases cases ca~es 

Alf1rmat1ve '3 1!> . '!J? 

Negative 17 38 165 

Tied J 6 13 • 43 

Termmaled w1lhou1 a decision .• 3 2 3 

------ --------- -- Tola! 29 68 263 

1 These de!ermmat1ons were mixed. 1 e . partly afhrmatrve and partly negative 

2 Includes 4 mixed determmat1ons. 1 e . partly afhrmallve and partty negative 

3 Includes 3 mn1.ed delermmauons. 1 e . partly tied .ind partly negative 

• Includes 6 mixed deterrmnatmns. 1 e . partly !led and p.1rt!y negative 

'Includes a supplemenial report on mves11qa1ron No TEA-1-27 (certain ball bearrngs) 

During the life of the Trade Expansion Act of 

'1962. over 50.000 workers and 30 firms received benefits from the ad1ustment assistance 

programs of the U S. Departments of Labor anc! 

Commerce. 

Litigation Arising From Investigations 

Conducted Under Section 301 

At the close of fiscal 1975. the Commission 

was involved in a lawsuit arising from its negative finding in an investigation on bicycle 

coaster brakes. 18 In the case of International 

Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) v. 

Catherine Bedell, et al., DD C, C.A 74-965. 

the union instituted suit for a declaratory juc!gment challenging the Cornrnission·s interpretation of the phrase "increased imports" under 

section 301(c)(2) of the Trade Expansion Act of 

1962. A motion for summary Judgment filed on 

behalf of the Commission on August 14, 1975. 

was granted on December 2. 1975. 

TARIFF ACT OF 1930, AS AMENDED 

The Tariff Act of 1930 empowers the Commission to investigate and report on many aspects 

of U.S. foreign trade. Studies made uncier 

section 332 of tt1at act are usucilly broacler 111 

scope anc! focus than other slatulory 1nvcst1gations conducted by the Commission. lnvestiga18 Bicycle Coaster Brakes: Workers and Former Workers 

of the Bendix Corp .. Motor Components 01v1sion. Elm"a. 

N. Y.: Report to the President on Worker Investigation No. 

TEA-W-218. .. TC Pubhcauon 641. 1974. 

12 

tions under section 337 of 1l1e 1930 acl concern 

unfair methods of competition anci unfair acts 111 

tr8 importation of articles into the United States·. 

or in the sale of imported articles. 

Sec11on 332' 9 of 111e Tariff Acl of 1930 sels fonh t11e 

Comr111ss1on·s au!horlly to 11wes11ga1e. among Oiiier 

1h1ngs -

The adm1r11slra11on and fiscal and 1ncJus1rial eflec;s of 

the cuslorns laws of this country. 

The relations bclwcc11 rail's of duly on raw rnalt'ricils 

and lirnshecl or par lly f1111sl1ccl prorlucls. 

The effects of ad v;:ilorern ancJ spec1f1c cf11t1cs and of 

compound (specific and acl vaforern) clutres. 

All questions relative 10 1he arrange111err1 of sched· 

ules and classlf1ca11on of a•t1cles 111 the se 11cral 

schedules of the cusioms law. 

The operation of cusloins laws. 1nclurlr:1g ·roe•r 

relal1on 10 the Feeler al revenues ;i11r1 ·111?.r r·lf,,c1 

upo11 1l1c rniluslrico. .11HI l;ilior of lhr> r:o11111rv 

f11c t;irilf 1c?liil1011s IJ"1W1:1;•1 1111; lJrrrll'.! Si.l'"S ,rr:·: 

lorc:1qr1 COlJ/lJfH'~;. co: 11tTH!/(,l;1! lit',illf'~· 1 ·1•ft'rf''.\ 11.il 

prov1~,1011s ;irH I ('Cor.1urrnc: <Jllr;ir 1t~1 ·~ 

The effecl of expon b0t:•1ircs aricl preferc.:ni al ''il%· 

portat1on rates. 

T11e volume of 1mpor1;itrons co1npared w1:il li1Jrrps·rc: 

procluc11on a11cl con~urnplron. ancf 

Concf111ons. causes. rH1ci t 1 fiects relalr11u h1 con 1~1<1 

11011 of fore19n 111dus1rr,;s w11l1 1ilose oi il1t· Ur11'"'! 

Stales 

The Cornm1ss1011 is requirccl 10 111a'-e sucl1 rcpor Is ;;s 

may be requcstecl tJy the Pres1den1. tile House Co':t· 

m111ee on Ways ancl Means. lt1e Senate Cor11rrnt:ee 011 

Finance. or either Hot1sr> of Congress concP<r11n~1 s11ch 

rnatlers 

During fiscal y.ear 1975. one 1nv0st1qat1on 

under section 332 of the Tariff Act of 1930 was 

compieted. On September 30. 1974, the Cornmission forwarded its report on investigation No. 

332-70-The Tariff Schedules oi the United 

States Converted into the Format of the Brussels 

Tariff Nomenclature. This 111vestigat1on was instituted in August 1972 following receipt of a 

request from the President. The report of the 

Commission· was published by the President s 

Special Representative for Trade Negoilat1011s 

and is available for purchase from the U S. 

Government Printir1g Officc. 20 

Several other long-rzrngc rcscarct1 s1ucl1cs 

am! invest1gatrons wcro 111 pt ogress <ti It 1c close 

of fiscal 1975. They are summarized on the next 

page. 

,q 19 U.S C 1332 

7

" Stock t111111tier 0,11 007 00001 9. '3?7 90 l'l" <;1•1 n! 

1111ie volurnes 
Investigations and other research work under sec. 332 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, pending on June 

30, 1975 

Sub1ecl U11g111 

Temporary entry p10v1s1ons o1 t1lle l~ o1 tl1c U111tccl 

States Code Motion o! Co1111111ss1on 

Compet1t1ve pos1t1011 of US 1nclust11c:, Requcs! from tl1c President 

Part1c1pa!1on by tl1e United Slates l11tcmat1onJI 

Tiade Com1111ss1on 1n the United St.:itcs co11111-

but1on to the technical work of tl1e Harmornzed 

System Comrrnttee 

Presidents list o1 ar11clcs wl11ct1111ay lJc 1lcs1g11;itcd 

as el1g1ble !or purposes of a Ge11cral1zcrl System 

Sec GOB of tlic lrJdc Act ot 1::t74 

of Preferences 1 R1~qucst fro1n tt1c Pres1cJcnt 

International co1111110d1ty aarce111e11ts Lelte1 dated June 17 1'.J7J !ram 

Senator Abrahrim R1b1co!f cha1rman or the Subcommittee on International T1,1de. Committee 011 F1-

11J11ce, US Scna1e 

1 fhe Cornm1ss1011 cond11cted two otr1er 1nvest1gat1011s co11cer11111g ·thr. prnbablc cconu1111c cffec1s ol 1arlff cu11cr.;:;s1011s r11HI the g1;inting o1 J Gc11e1.:il11ed System o! Prr.fr.rc11cr~s. 

ur1dcr sec 131(b) '1ncl :-i03(a) of !l1r; l1;1rle Act of 1::!74 

Pr101 to tl1c c11acl111c111 of 11·1t' I rcilfc Act of 1974 

section 337 2 ' of the Tariff Act ol 1930 cJect;:ircrJ 

unlawful and author11ed tl1e Pres1cJe111 10 deal with. 

unfair rnetl1ods of cu111pc1111011 ancl unfair acts 111 Ilic· 

1rnporlalror1 of cHl1clcs into tlw U1111rccl Siales Ii &111101 

1zecJ il1c Comm1ss1011 lo 1nves119iolc allrcqecl v1ulal1ons 

of lhrs secl1011 of Ifie acl ancl 10 tra11sm11 its frnal 

21 19USC 1337 

l111d111c1,; tu 1111 f·.>l('Cl1rlc:111 011 1<cU'llJI ul J propr;r·Jy lrlcrl 

r;u1111il:111it llH: Cr11111111s1,;1011 111irrlr: :.1 prcl11n11·1;.1ry w1qu11y 

to cJelE,11n111c wl1c:hc;r a lull 1nvr:st1gat1on was needed, 

a1·1d whctl1c:r 11 sno: :Id recornmericl that !l1e Pres1cle11t 

exclude Hie tir11i:i(;'.-~ cor1ccr111~(1 Iron: i:j '; f:! !he 

corT1plz1111;-1111 sn rr'qt1c~s1c:c!) U1\1,k:1 t11u ~,!dluic.' n rel1ear111g coulcl IJr' granted by the Con11111ss1rn1 alter a 

clec1s1011 111 :c1 lull 11ivcst1~1at1011 ancl a11 appeal could be 

l:·1ke11 IJy 1111porlr:rs to tl1e Courl ol Customs a:1cl Patent 

Appeals 11 v1olal1on was established 10 lhe Presidents 

sa11sfacl1or1 he coulcl cJ1rec1 that the articles conce111ecl 

br: r·1xclucil;rl 110111 rluty 

The TrcirJc Act ul 1974 macJe several s1gnif1can1 

chonges w1il1 1espect to section 337 As rev1sccl. lhe 

Cornrn1ss1011 l1as power lo issue either an order 

exclud111g 1rnpo11s from e11try 1nlo tl1e Uniled Siales or 

a cease·ancJ·rles1sl orcler. sub1ec1 10 ci1sapproval by 

the Pres1clent for policy reasons w1lh1n 60 days ol lhe 

Comrn1ss1011 s 1ssr1c111ce ol 11s l111cl111q A sla1utory l1rn11 

of 12 1110111l1s t 18 111u:11l1s lor u11usually cornpl1caled 

c,:1sr;s) 11(1~~) IJr:(;11 1111pCJl~(_'<l lor (l1:::1)os111un u! cas(~s ~)y 

the Cu111111i:·.:;,1111 1=11111lly proc:c'crl111us r11Hlcr Sflct1011 

337 11ow u1111r: w1tl1111 tlic pruv1s1011:; ol Ilic Al11111111s1ra 

live Proc:ccrlu11c Act 

At the beg1m11ng of fiscal 1975 the Commission 

had 16 cases before 11 urK1er sect1or1 337 

During the year 11 11ew cases were 1nrt1ated a11cl 

11 were cor1cluc1ed, leaving 16 pending al the 

close ot the year These cases are summarized 

1n the following table 

Investigations under sec. 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, during fiscal 1975 

Prch11111rny 111q1111y 

Conipla1nant Articles concerned 

Venus Es1erbrook Corp New Certain writing instruments 

York. N Y a11d 111bs 1!1erelor 

Wurlrlzer Co Chicago Ill Certa111 ·electror11c pianos 

Co111pl;1111t 

Ir led lnslrluled (dale 

and No I 

11-23-71 12- )../1 

3l7·L-'17 

3- I).. 72 3-33-72 

337-L-49 

W L Gore & Assocrales. Polylelralluoroelhylene rn 1ape 8-2!l-72 !l-13-72 

Inc., Newark. Del lorm 337-L-o4 

Ebonile Corp (formerly ATI 

Recreation Inc), M1am1 

Lakes. Fla 

Convertible game tables 

Antliony J. Antonious and Certain golf gloves 

A1ac Glove Corp Ellrcoll 

Crly. Md 

Honeywell. Inc M1nneapol1s Elect1on1c flash devices 

Minn 

1 Comm1ss1oner Parker dissented in part 

lll-26-72 11-13-72. 

337-l·JJ 

11- 8-72 1-18-73 

337-L-16 

1-24-73 2-23-73 

337-L-17 

Sia I us 

Completed 

do 

rJo 

do 

do 

rlo 

Ordered 1date 

ond No I 

:J.-14-72 

:w ·10 

~!- 1 J_ I? 

337 J 1 

JJ?-11\-; 

5-23-74, 

337-38, 

337-TA-4 

6-30-73 

J.17 ]·I 

JJ/. I A 

'.:>··21 -7-l 

131-37 

1 : - G 7-~ 

337. J[J 

Full 111vt~st1qat1on 

Public hear111g Status 

3- 6-73 No v101a11on 6-26-7·1 7-2.e.7,1 (Com· 

missioners Bedell. Leonard, Moore, 

Yc,u·1g Par· .... cr. arid Ablonct1) 

1-30--73 Tt1e Coni1111ss1on tCr.:mm1ss1oncrs Leon 

art1 and Minchew d1sser11111g'1 t'.wnd a 

v1olat1or1 o1 sec 337 ThP Co111 n1ss1on (CGillllllSSIOllCfS Moore arid 

Aolond1 d1ssen11ngl recommenced 

tl1at an exclusion order not be i:;sued 

111 ~irogress 

7-22-74 In progress 

10--1).-73 Affirmative 1111d1rig a11d 1cco111111cnllc1t1on 

2- )--74 o1 temporary cxclus1c;11 order 3-·'1-74 

9-12--74 (Cornm1ss1011ers Bet1el! Parkc1 1 

Ll'Orl.llr1 Moor1;, .-1110 Ablond1\ F'1es1 

ck11t ,1ccepted '.:----2- 7-.l 111 piogrc:;'.; 

7- 1-74, No v1olat1on 3-13-7'.:i (Comm1ss101w1s 

B-23-74 Bedell Parker Leonard Moor8 

Ati1uncl1 and M111chcw) 

Ter111111Jted 3-->--7'.:i 

13 
Investigations under sec. 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amendeo, during fiscal 1975-Continued 

Complamanl Articles concerned 

Pfizer. Inc .. New Yol1<. N.Y. Doxycychne _____ •.. 

Johnson Products. Inc .. Mus- Cenain hydraulic tappets 

kegon. Mich 

CTS Corp Elkhan. Ind Preset variable resistance 

controls 

Wcslon lnstrumenls. Inc .. Analog-10-d191tal meters 

Newark. NJ. 

01str1c1 Sound. Inc .. i/lash- Certain electronic audio and 

inglon. D.C. related equipment. 

Ideal Sccunty Hardware Cham door locks 

Corp .. SL Paul. Mmn. 

Vern11ron Corp . Bedford. P1ezoelectnc ceramic 10.7 

Ohio MH, electric wave filters. 

Alliance Manufacturing Co . Antenna rotator systems 

Inc . Alliance. Ohio 

Ame11can Optical Corp .. Certain eye-testing mstruSouthbridge. Mass ments rncorpora!lng refrac11ve principles. 

Gottwald ln~ustnes. Inc . Ak- Cenam wheel-balancing 

ron. Ohio weights 

Eaton Corp .. Cleveland. Ohio Cenam hydraulic tappets 11 

Amencan Optical Corp Certain ultra-mrcrotome freezSouthbndge. Mass mg anachments. 

Adamaster Corp . San Ga- Certain electronic pnntrng calbnel. Gahl curators. 

AMF Inc .. While Plains. NY. Certain components of automatlc tobacco leaf graders 

Scheu Products Co . Upland. l1qu1d propane heaters 

Cahl 

Audio Warehouse Sales. Inc . Certain high f1deh1y audio and 

and Douglas T V H1-F1 related equipment 

Stereo Center Corp . Washmgton. DC. and Plaza Au· 

d10 Video. Inc . Hya11sville. Md 

General Time Corp . Mesa. Ove1lapping d1q11a1 move· 

Am ments 

Cohnco. Inc . Imperial Com- Cenain Angolan robusta colmod1t1es Corp . M1tsu1 & tee 

Co (U S A ). Inc . S. f 

Pellas Co . Inc .. and Van 

Ekris & Stoett. Inc . New 

York. N.Y. 

14· 

Preliminary inqu1l} 

Complaml filed lnstrtuted (date Status and No.) 

4-1:>-73 4-27-73. Completed 

337-L-60 

~10-73 &-14-73. do 

337-L-62 

~17-73 &-1:>-73. Dismissed 

337-L-63 9-18-74. 

~2~73 &-1~73. 01sm1ssed 

337-L-64 10-17-74. 

7-10-73 7-2~73. In progress 

337-L-65 

&-21-73 7-2&-73. Completed 

337-L-66 

7-20-73 11-20-73, In progress 

337-L-68. 

337-TA-8 

10- 1-73 1-30-74. 01smrssed 

337-L-70 10-1-74 

2-20-74 :>-1:>-74. Completed 

337-L-71 

:>- 7-74 4- 4-74. 01sm1ssed 

337-L-72 g...;,_74 

&-18-74 7- 9-74. In progress 

337-L-73. 

337-TA-9 

&-19-74 8-1:>-74. . do 

337-L-74. 

337-TA-10 

8- 1-74 8-28-74. . .. do 

337-L-75. 

337-TA-11 

8-1:>-74 9-18-74. do 

337-L-76. 

337-TA-12 

8-12-74 tO-- 4-74. do 

337-L-77. 

337-TA-13 

7-26-74 11- &-74, do 

337-L-78. 

337-TA-14 

11-14-74 t2- Y-74 do 

337-L-7Y. 

337-TA-1!> 

t t-26-74 12-2:>-74. do 

337-L-80. 

337-TA-16 

01dered (date and No.) 

~1&-74, 

337-36. 

337-TA-3 

4-24-74. 

337-35 

10-29-74. 

337-39. 

337-TA-5 

2- J.-7!>. 

337-41. 

337-TA-6 

Full investigation 

Pubhc hearing Status 

9-2:>-74 Proceedings stayed pending court d1spos1t1on: m progress 

&-18-74 Dismissed 10-10-74 

12- J.-7 4 In progress 

In progress 
Litigation Arising From Investigations 

Conducted Under Section 337 

On July 26, 1974, lhc U.S Courl of Appeals 

for lhe Eighth Circuil dissolved lhe orcfer of lhc 

U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota 

en1oining Pfizer. Jnc., complainant in investigation No. 337-36 (now 337-TA-3) on doxycycline. from participating in that investigation. 22 In 

dissolving 'he order for lack of establishment of 

irreparable harm. the court of appeals noted 

that the Commission had represented that it 

would consider a request to suspend the investigation if such a request was made within 45 

days of the decision of the court. 

On August 21. 197 4, International Rect if1er 

Corp. and USV Pharmaceutical Corp:. respondents in the investigation. filed a request that the 

Commission stay its proceedings during the 

pendency of two parallel Federal court actionsInternational Rectifier _Corp. v. American .Cyanamid Co., Pfizer, Inc., et al., D. Minn. 4-74-

372 and Pfizer, Inc. v. International Rectifier 

Corp. and USV Pharmaceutical Corp., D. Minn. 

4-73 Civ. 188. A hearing was held on lhis 

request on September 23, 197 4. On January 15, 

1975, the Commission advised all interested 

parties that the requesl was denied and thal the 

Commission was resuming its investiga11on. 

On January 16, 1975. lnlernational Reclifier 

Corp and USV Pharmaceulical Corp. again 

moved that the Dislricl Court for the Dislrict of 

Minnesota en1oin Pfizer, Inc . from participating 

in lhe investigation. The order was granled 

orally on January 20, 1975, and entered as a 

written order on February 4, 1975. The order 

was again appealed by Pfizer. Inc., to the U.S. 

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The 

Commission entered as amicus curiae and filed 

its i!Jrief on February 14, 1975. A hearing was 

held before the court on March 17, 1975: lhe 

Commission participated in the oral argument. 

On March 26. the court of appeals upheld the 

order of the district court. finding that the district 

court had not abused its discretion in issuing 

~>:e order p2: .. ng :er.-r,.-,a:,on of su:nr:iary 1udgmen: proce:;2~. •gs oet:· T 11 as to t .... , · patent on 

22 Pfizer, Inc lnternat1onal Rectifier Corp., No. 74-1425 

(81h Cir. July 26. 1974) (unrepon.ed). 

doxycycline (US. Patent No. 3,200, 149). The 

court ind1catecf tt1at If such procr1ed1ngs d1cJ not 

terminate on or before May 5. 1975. Pfizer. Inc·. 

might reapply for relief froni the ordl·r ~; 

ANTIDUMPING ACT, 1921, AS AMENDED 

Sec11on 201(;i)'" ol lhe Ant1cJurnp1ng Act. 1921. 

prov1cle~ 111;11 wlH:rlC!V(~r Ille S!•crc•l<Hy ol lhc Trc<1sury 

aclv1scs 1l1e Co1111111~;;.1011 111;11 d cl;1ss or k11i(I ol lorei\Jfl 

merchancJ1se. is being. or 1s likely 10 be. sold 1n lhe 

United States or elsewhere at less than its la11 value. 

the Comm1ss1on s11all determine w1th1n 3 months 

whether an 1ncJustry 1n the United S1a1es is being or is 

likely to be tnjurecJ or. is prevented lrom being 

es1abt1shecJ. by reason ol the 1mporta11on ol such 

merchandise At the co11ctus1on of its 1111·es11ga11on. the 

Comm1ss1on notifies 1t1e Secretary ol the Treasury of its 

determination. II !lie Cornrn1ss1on c!eterm1nes 1n the 

alf1rmat1ve. the Secretary ol the Treasury issues a 

f1nd1ng ol durnp1n~1 

During fiscal 1975. the Comrrnss1011 com-

. pleted six investigations under section 201(a) of 

the Antidumping Act. two others were in progress at the end of the year. The Comm1ssion·s 

determinations were affirmar1ve 111 one case 25 

and negative 1n four cases. One 1nvest1gat1on 

was terminatecf without a determination having 

been made. Whenever the Comm1ss1on made 

affirmative decisions. the Trcas1iry Department 

was required lo issue formal f1ncf1ngs of ciumping, and the descr1tJecf imports became sub1ect 

to special cfump111g cfut1es. The 111vest1gat1ons 

are summarizccJ 1n the following table. 

The TraOe Ac! of 1974 amcnclecl !lie A1111clui:1p1110 

Ac!. 1921. 111 a 11u111t1Pr of respects The Secretary ol 

the Treasurv is 'lOv-. authorized :o i6rwC: 1 r.i :o l'1c 

Commrss1011 any rnves'.ga11ons of alleg8ci sa;es a: !t:ss 

than fair value 111 which he believes !here is subs1an11at 

cJoubl Iha! an 111(:,1s:u 1n :tie Un11eo S:a·es is being or 

is tikeiy 10 be 1n1urec!. or is preiten:ed lrom being 

· es1abl1shecl. b)' reason ol 1he 11npor1a11on ol the sub!CCI 

merchandise The Comrn1ss10•1 de:erm1nes. w1'11rn 30 

days, whelher !here is no reasonable 1:1ci•ca:1on 1ha1 an 

2 3 On July 16. 1975. the cl1s111ct court granted the mo11on 

lor summary 1ucigmen1 and cieclared 1t1e doxycyclrne 

patent 1nval1cJ On Auri 13. 1975. the Co1nn•ss1on suspended the -.;.•cs·1 ·· · x:nrl1ng ·:.s; c.• · : ' -~· ·· ·. r c 

appeal 10 1~:0 L.: S '., · ·, t..;-.'.Jr,1 .• -.. • ·t·p , ·. ·.:··· : .,,_ ,. c 

:he D1s111ct Cou•' s ::, .. "c. 

'"i9USC 150,,· .. ,:q 

"Unc!cr L1e An:10.,n.;i.r.r; Ac!. cuc1::, ~ .n "!l11U1 ~c 

Comm1ss1oners voting arc cven!y C11v1ded :ne. ~=.1.,;;s 

are deemed 10 be 111 111e a1l:rmailve 

15 
Antidumping investigations completed, July 1, 1974-June 30, 1975 

-------- ------- ------------ --

Comnussroi:ers votes Commission s reporl 

lnvest1gat1on No Articles concerned Pettt1on Public finding of TC. ITC o• hied hearing Gomm1ss1on Alhrma11ve Negative Not part1c1· To Secretary USITC Puo- pa ting ol TH ,1<,ur1 lic-tticn ~~o 

----------------------·------- AA1921-10oA _ Northern bleached hardwood krall puto 6--26--74 8-- 6-74 Negative Bedell 9-2:;.·H 687 

-from Canada Parker 

Leonard 

Mame 

Ablondr 

AA1921-141 Wrenches. phers. screwdrivers. metal- 7-1~74 8-20--74 do Bedell Mmchew 1 10--21-74 6% 

cutting snips and shears from Japan Park.er 

Leonard 

Moore 

Ablondr 

AA1921-142 Tapered roller beanngs from Japan 9- 4--74 None None Terminated 

10--24--74 

AA 1921-143 Tapered roller bearings and certain com- 10--23--74 12- 3--74 Afhrmat1ve Bedell Leonard 1-23-75 714 

ponents thereof from Japan Parker Minchew 

Moore 

Ablondr 

AA1921-144 Welt work shoes from Ramania_ 3--13--70 ~ 6--75 Negative Parker Bedell 6--13--70 731 

Leonard Moore 

Ablondr 

Minchew 

AA1921-14o Portable electnc typewriters from Japan 3--19-75 ~ 13--75 do Moore Leonard Minchew 2 6-19-75 732 

Ablondr Bedell 

Par~er 

1 Com011ss1nner Minchew did not part1c1pa1e because much of the mvesllgation had been conducted prior to his entry on duty. 

2 Comm1ss1oner Minchew did not pan1c1pale for the reasons set forth in the repon of the 1nvest1gat1on 

industry is being or is likely to be 1n1urec!. or is 

prevented from being established. If the Cornrn1ss1on 

finds no reasonable 1ndicat1on. rt 1s required ·to so 

advise the Secretary. and the ongoing 1nvest1gat1on 

shall be terminated. 

During fiscal 1975 one such investigation was 

referred to the Commission 

Investigation No.: AA 1921 lnq 

Ploduct Butarl1cnc ;:icrylo111lr1lr: r11IJIH,r flnrri J;:ip;111 

Date advice 'ece1ved lforn 7reaswy Mm 24. 1975. 

Heanng.· Apr 11. 1975 

Notice ol determ1nat1on issued Apr 23. 1975; ITC 

Publication 727 

Determination: Chairman Bcoell. Vice Chairman Parker. and Cornrrnss1oners Leonarcl and Moore 26 d1cl 

nol c!e1errn1ne Iha! lhr!rc Weis 110 reasor1ablr; 111ci1ca11on thal an 111clus1ry 111 it10 U1111ccl States wcis !Je1n\J 

or was likely to be 1n1ured. or was prevented from 

being established. by reason of the sub1ec1 imports. 

Comm1ss1oners Minchew ancl Ablond1 c!1ssented 

?r. Coinr111ss1011er Moore rleH•rrr1111t'tf lh~rl ilH'rl! w;i:. :1 

re:i:.n1r:1hlr! 111cl1c;11ir111 llr:il :111 111rl11·.fry 111 11ir, U111f"rl ~;1;r11,:~ 

WClS hkr:ly to be lllJlHf'rl, 

16 

Litigation Arising in Connection With the 

Antidumping Act 

In a complaint filed with the Customs Court on 

October 17, 1974, 27 and now pending before 

that court, Pasco Terminals, Inc., Tampa, Fla., 

asserted inter alia that the in1ury determina11on 

of the Commission in irwest1ga11on No. AA 1921-

92 (elemental sulfur from Mexico) was nor 

supported by substantial evidence on the record; that it was arbitrary. capricious. and 

constituted an abuse of discretion: and that the 

Commission deniecJ due process of law to the 

Mexican interested party in not allowing confrontation and cross-examination of material evicJence introduced by domestic producers to 

support an in1ury determination. The Department 

of Justice filed a motion for dismissal that is still 

pending. 

21 Pnsco Terminals, Inc. v Un1tecl States (NY., Customs No. 

74 5 01357). 
In acJc!111on lo 11s s1a1u1ory ob!i~,:a11ons 10 conouci p11t;!1., 111vr's:1qa 

tions. the Cornm1ss1on ass1s1s 1hc lcg1sla11ve CJricl execi111,,c l;r;J11cl1c;s 

of Government ancJ ;::ilso answf:rs rnt=lny 111q111r1f:s frn111 1l1t· p11lJl1( 

(abo11t 800 tl11s year). f\s tile 1111r:r11;-J11or1nl (~cor101111c rr•'.;1:<1rcli ;irr11 of 

the Govcrnmcnl. 11 ma1nta1ns a 65.000-volume library. wl11ch subscribes to about 1,200 periodicals. This facility houses 00P1 publ1cat1ons 

on international trade and U.S. tariff and commercial policy, ancl many 

business and technical journals. In acldit1on, the Comm1ss1on·s Olf1ce of 

the General Counsel maintains a law library ancf a comrrcile11sive file of 

documents on legislation affecting U.S. trade_ 

TRADE AGREEMENTS PROGRAM 

The Commission regularly assists the execul1ve branch of rhe 

Governmenl 1n work connecteci with the lrac!e agreeme111s progrt=lm 

Assis1ance is prov1clccl to lhc Pres1clen1 p11lllilrily 111ro11ql1 tllr' oli1cc: of 

the Pres1c!e11i's Special Rep1escn1a11ve for Tr;:i<ic' NcQOl1<1l1011s (Sl R).' 

the execul 1ve branch ccn! er for many tr aric:- agrcc11 H:i' i act 1v1r 1es. 

Subs1antral Commission ass1s1ance 1s also ~11ve11 d1rec11v :o pan1cu:ar 

executive cfeparlments. such as Ille Depart111ents of State. Co:nmerce. Labor. Agriculture. anci Treasury. wh1cl1 l1ave respo11s1!Jd11:es 

rn lhe program, and to other White House offices. such as 1he Council 

on lnternalional Economic Policy anci 1he National Secur1:y Counc1: 

Assistance to the Legislative and Executive Branches 

Tl1e Commission's work as 11 rela1ecl to tl1c lrac!C' a0roe1110111s 

program ciuri11g fiscal 1975 fell ir1to lilrcc: n1i11or ;1rc:;1~. T Ile first 

consislccl of asselllbl1ng 18riff. COillillOCl1ly. ;JIHI OllH!f SiClilStlt:Cll 

111forma1ion necclecl for Ille new rouncl of mull ilaleral 1 ri1de 11cgoiit1t ions 

or for tile program's daily opera11on. The seconcl 1nvolveci the 

preparalion of lrade dala ancl olher informa11on requ1recl by ihe House 

Ways and Means Commillee. t11e Senate Finance Comrrnl1ee. anci by 

the executive branch for use in connect1or1 wrt11 congress10;1al 

cons1dera11on of the Tracle Acl of 1974. wl11cil au'hori1es :he 

Pres1cfent 10 enter into negot1a11or1s to reduce tariffs. e!11111na1c or 

modify non1ariff lrade barriers. and grant ·preferential tariff 1rea1mer:· Jc 

imports from developing countries. The 1h1rcl 1nvolvec1 prov1ci1ng 

technical assistance to lhe STR 1n work relaleci 10 11nplc11~cn1at1on of 

tt1e Generalized System of Preferences. 

' 1 hc Spoc1;11 f rJdc Reprcsc111ar1ve is d c:l11uf rcpre~(!11l;1:1vu of '111 • U";'< ., I S1,1!r·<; Ji 

1racle-agrcemcn1 ncgo11a11011s. 10 wf 10111 1ho Prcs1clr:11: l1as c 1elr•q:1·,.,: ·· ,,,.,, or 111s 

func11011s umlcr :tie Tracie Ac! of 1974 (E>J?Lt1l1vc Orclr•r I f8·1G M.,. ':'i 19151 / 1 

member of l11s s1;1ff serves JS Cti<11nn,111 of 1t1e Tr<trl1• Po11cy S1;,lf C·:"" """' wl11c.l1 

otJla111s 1nforma11011.a11d arlv1cc from Govcrr1111r!111 ;:qr?ric-1". ;11.11 o'r" r !.1Jtucr:'> ;;•HI 

reco111111c11rls polic1cs ;md acr1011s 10 1t1r: Spl'c1al R1·p1 r·<;"""•i1v1 111• lJ S lr11r.,11.1 

l1onnl Trcicfe Con11111ss1011 IS repH~Sl'lllCd Oil !fl(~ "frtHl'.' PoliC\ S:11'! C1.·! r111!iLT !Jti'. 

does nol vole <Hld cioes 1101 par11c1p;:iic 111 rlec1s1ons 011 pol1c, '"d"•!·~· tJ('t . .-:use " is 

lhe policy research and faclf:ncling agency ior boH1 Con~JICSs a"r: .. -,£' c .. ecu:1\'C 

branch 

17 
The Contracting Parties lo the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) opened a 

seventh round of comprehensive multilateral 

trade negotiations in September 1973. By midsummer 1974, the international discussions and 

domestic preparatory work had largely progressed as far as possible in the absence of the 

delegation of authority by the Congress to the 

President necessary to carry on the negotiations. Aller the President was given the necessary authority with passage of the Tracie Act of 

1974, he moved forward on the negotiations. An 

important initial step required under the Trade 

Act was the issuance of a public notice identifying articles to be considered in the negotiations. 

The Commission provided technical assistance 

to the STR in the large volume of work required 

to prepare the notice, which was 1ssuecl on 

January 14. 1975. and at the same time transmitted to the Commission with a formal request 

from the President for the Commissions advice 

as required by section 131 of the Trade Act. As 

the negotiations have proceeded, the Commission has participated on a regular basis in the 

various interagency activities dealing with their 

conduct. 

The Commission continued to supply the 

GATT Secretariat in Geneva with compilations of 

data on U.S imports, tariffs, and trade-agreement obligations. Most of this was part of a 

continuing compilation of trade and tariff information which will provide basic data for the 

multilateral trade negotiations. Since virtually all 

international tariff and trade work is conducted 

in terms of the classification of the Brussels 

Tariff Nomenclature (BTN). the Commission regularly provides the GATT Secretariat with information on the concorciance between the Tariff 

Schedules of the United States (TSUS) and the 

BTN. 

The Commission supervised the preparation 

of numerous computer tabulations of U.S import 

and tariff data needed during the year for tlH~ 

trade agreements proqr<1111 as pcirl of ;m 111teragency computer clci1ci tia11k operation. In ;:iclcl1-

tic:in to the regular annual tabulations, a special 

arrangement of U.S impon. export. and domestic production data was made part of the basic 

data file for use by t11e President. Cons1cJerable 

progress was made during the year on the 

18 

program lo put mc:my of the compu1er-gener;:iteci 

tabulations and the ever-1ncreas1ng volurne of 

documents pertai111ng to trade agreements on 

microfiche or m1crofilm. 

To supplement the report submitted to the 

President in 1970 on tracie under items 807.00 

and 806.30 of the TSUS. the Commission supplied the STR with updated slalislical and trade 

information on imports under these items in 

1974. Some aciciit1onal work was done on upclat1ng information wll1ch the Comm1ss1on had supplied to the President on products sub1ect to the 

American-selling-price system of customs valuation (benzenoid chemicals. canned clams. certain footwear of rubber or plastics, and cenain 

gloves). 

Part of the work required for the regular 

operation of the tracie agreemenis program 111 

fiscal 1975 co11s1sted of assembly of a large 

amount of information detailing the interest of 

Japan in U.S. imports of products on which the 

United States has taken escape-clause or other 

actions to l1m1t imports. The 1nformat1on vvas 

principally for use 1n consultations with Japan on 

compensation which may be clue that country 

for escape-clause actions by the United States 

increasing duties on certain ball bearings anci 

certain ceramic tableware. 

Throughout the first half of fiscal 1975 there 

was pending before the Congress ma1or trade 

legislation which hacl been proposecl by 1he 

President· in April 1973. primarily lo seek the 

basic authority required for trade negol1at1ons. 

The proposed leg1slat1on also oeall. inter alia. 

with relief to clomest1c producers and workers 

from d1srupl1ons caused by import compeill1on. 

relief from d1srup11ons ·caused by unfair practices 111 1nternat1onal tracie. internat1onal-tradepolicy management. trade relations with Communist countries. and tarilf preferences for products of developing countries. The 1egisla11on was 

enact eel by the Congress as the Tracie Act of 

. 197'1: ii IJccan1c f)ffcct1ve January 3. 1975 /\s 111 

ll1e p;ist. t lw Co1111111ss1011 w <1s req uestccl to 

supply sutJstci11t1;1I tcch111c<1I assistance tr, both 

tt1e Congress a11d the executive branch through 

the preparation of special sta11st1cal ancJ other 

factual 1nforma11on on various aspects of the 

sub1ects covc1ec..i 1n tt1e legislation 

With the passage of the Trade Act. work was 
also resumed on a U.S. system of tariff preferences authorized by the act for procluct '·.of 

developing countries The Commission assisted 

the White House 111 preparation of the public 

notice required by the act identifying articles to 

be considered for the GSP, did computer work 

to identify those countries which would not be 

eligible for preferences on particul~.rproclucts 

as a result of the "competitive need lim1tat1ons 

in the act, and began work on a statistical 

monitoring system to be used in the operation of 

the GSP after it is implemented. 

Report on the Operation ·of the Trade 

Agreements Program 

Under section 402(b) of the Trade Expansion 

Act, the Commission had to submit a yearly 

report to Congress on the opera1ion of the trade 

agreements program. The 24th report, covering 

calendar year 1972. ancJ Irie 25th report. covering calendar year 1973. were issuecl 111 FY 1975. 

UNIFORM STATISTICAL DATA 

ON IMPORTS, EXPORTS, AND 

PRODUCTION 

The enactment of Ille Tracie Act of 1974 

significantly enhanced the Commission's activities and responsibilities for developing methods 

to provide improved statistics. The act seeks to 

promote th·e achievement of comparability of 

statistics on domestic production, imports. ancl 

exports publishecl by the Federal Government 

and used by the Commission in its analyses of 

international trade matters. It also provides that 

active consideration be given to the formulation 

of an international sta11stical reporting system. 

Activities Under Section 484(e) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930 

Section 608(a} of the Trade Act of 1974 

amends section 484(e) of the l ;:irilf Act of 1930 

by provitling for co111p:irab1l1ty of U.S 1111port, 

· procluct1on. and export data. as follows 

(e) Statistical Enumeration.- The Secretary of the 

Treasury. the Secretary of Commerce. Jncl the Un11ccf 

SIJtes ln1erna11onal Tracie Commission are authorizecf 

and dtrected to establish from lime lo tune for stat1st1-

cal pwposcs C!n e11u111t!rai1011 lll ;"11cles 111 such de1<11: 

JS 111 111e11 11H1q1rir:n1 111ciy IJr! 11r:u.· ".Oary. con•prr:t1r!nrl111q ;111 1111:rcli;111<l1~,,, 1111portc<I 111•r, llll! Ui'.1lrJcl S!<tll!S 

;111<1 •!>.prnlP<I l1CJ111 1111! U11111•d S1:111•s .irul sl1.1ll ~.r!d. 

111 co111u11c11011 w1i11 sta11st1cal prngr;:i111s im do•ncs11c 

procfuc11011. 10 es1abhsh lhe co111parab1hty !hereof wllh 

such e11umer0:1on of articles All 1mpor1 en1r1es and 

expor! declara11ons shall include or have atlached 

thereto an accurale statement spec1fy1ng. 111 terms of 

suct1 de1:illccl e11un1cra11on. !he '"'us :i1K! qua111111es of 

all mercl1:incl1S<' unporW<i :ind exponecl a1H! Ille value 

of 111e 101al quant11y of each k1mi of ar11cle. 

Section 608(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 

provides as follows: 

(b) In carrying ou1 the respo11s1b1l111es uncle: sec:1on 

484(e). Tarilf Ac1 of 1930 ancl o•ncr per11nen• slatult:S. 

111e Secre1ar1 of Com111crcc a11cl !he Un.:er! S1a1es 

lr11crna11011af 11 Jrle Corn1111ss1on si1:1ll co•1r!1:c: 10111ily a 

stucly of e:-:1s11ng cornrnoli1iy class1f.ca11on systcn:s 1·111h 

a view 10 1cJcniify1ng ihe appropr1a1e pr r~uples and 

concepls which slloulo q:11<1c' 1i1c or9a111.:ai1011 anci 

clevelop111c11i of an e11un~eri1i1on of <Hl1clc;s v1h1ch wou:o 

rcsull 111 crn11p;11;1!Jd1iy of U11lieo S<a!es :11.1,rnl proc111c11on. arHI (!>".p«ir: (!rl!a lhe Sccrr: 1

riry cir1 1.1 !tic Un1:eo 

sw1es ln:cr11J'1onal I 1,1cle Con11p1ss1on s•1a11 subm1i a 

~eporl 10 bo:h Houses of Con~rcss aml ::, :he Pres1-

clent with respcc1 10 such stuclv no 1a1er than Augus· 1. 

1975 

During the la1ter pan of fiscal year 1975 the 

Commission was actively engagecl 1n the preparation of the ilt)ove-ment1oned 10111! repori to the 

Senate. lhe House of Represen1at1ves. and lhe 

Pres1cient 

Also in fiscal year 1975. proceedings were 

initiated to include activities of ihe so-called 

484(e) Committee uncier the Aclm1111strat1ve Procedure Act. The Comm1ss1on forwardeci for 

comment 10 the Departments of Treasury ancl 

Commerce rJr;:if1 rules of praCllce and proceclure 10 effectuate sec11on 484(e) of lhe Tariff Act 

of 1930. wl11ct1 1ncludecl the recent changes 

reflectecl 1n section 608(a) of the Tracie Act of 

1974. 

Harmonized Commodity Code 

Pursua111 to sr;ct1on 608(c) of the Trade Act of 

1974. the Co1111111ss1011 11. f1sc;1I 1975 1111de1too" 

<in 1nvest1~j;111011 1111<ier S<JCI1rn1 332((.J) of the 

Tariff Act of 19JO? which would provide the 

basis for- -

' 19 us c 1332tQ) 

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( 1) a 1epor1 on 1he approp11a1e concepls and 

principles which should underlie 1he forn1ula11on of an 

lllternat1onal commodity code adaplable for mociernized tariff nomenclalure purposes and fo1 rE:cord1n9. 

handling. and reporllllg of 1ransac11ons 111 na11onal a1KI 

international lrade. lakmg 11110 accounl t1ow such a 

code coulcl meet lhe neecls of sound customs anci 

trade reporting practices reflecting the in1eres1s of 

United States and other coun111es. such reporl 10 be 

subm111ed to both Houses of Conoress and 10 1t1e 

President as soon as feasible. but ~tn any even1. no 

laler than June 1. 1975:3 and 

(2) full ancl 1mmecltate porl1c1pa11on t)y Ille U111ted 

Slates ln1erna1tonal Trade Commission 111 tt1e Unilecl 

Slates contribution lo lechn1cal work of the Harmonized Syslems Comm1llee under the Cusloms Cooperation Council lo assure the recogn111on of the neecis of 

the Untied States business commun11y 111 the development of a Harmonized Code reflecl1ng sound principles of commodity iden11f1cat1on and spec1f1cat1on and 

modern producing methocls and 1rad1ng practices . 

The Commission is participating in the technical work of the Harmonizeu System Committee 

to achieve that goal. 

Statistical Data 

The Commission consulted with the U S Bureau of the Census and staffs of congressional 

committees regarding implementation of section 

609 of the Trade Act of 1974. which requires 

new statistical data to be collected and reported 

on import values and on import transactions of 

related and nonrelated parties. as well as additional information on exports. 

A program to collect and maintain a sample 

of about 1 percent ot the customs entry documents filed at each U.S. port was continued in 

cooperation with the U S Customs Service. This 

information was used particularly in studies of 

the Commission related to trade agreements 

and in the initial work by the staff on comparability of import. export. and production data. 

The Commission staff continued its efforts 

toward improvement of accuracy of iinport statistics through consultation with 1t1e Burcciu of 

the Census .on matters of statistical reporting 

.

3 U S. Congress. House Comrn111ee on Ways ancl Means. 

Concepts and Pnnc1ples Which Should Underlie the Formulation of an International Commodity Code.· Communication From the Chairman. U.S. International Trade Comrrnssion .. H. Doc. No. 94-175 (941h Cong .. 1s1 sess ). 

1975. 

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and comparability of Unitecl States-Canadian 

trade statistics. The ultimate aim of this effort is 

an improved level of quality control. 

Regular programs continued for the a11alys1s 

of indiviclual import t1ansact1ons based on entry 

documents for the Port of New York and statistical documents at Suitland. Md. More than 

120,000 transactions were included 1n the analyses. Pla.ns were n1ade to expand these programs to include analysis of export transactions. 

and in April an agreement allowing the Commission to obtarn copies of export documents for 

examination and analysis was made wrth the 

Department of Commerce 

PREPARATION OF THE 

TARIFF SCHEDULES OF THE 

UNITED STATES ANNOTATED 

The Tariff Schedules of the United States 

Annotated (TSUSA) is published per1ociically by 

the Cornrrnssion. The TSUSA contains the clas- · 

sificat1ons used lor reporting import da1a by 

commodity ancl by supplying countries The 

schedules delineate some 11.000 comrnoclity 

classifications for which import statistics are 

collected. At appropriate intervals the TSUSA is 

updated to reflect the effects of legislot1on. 

Presidential proclamations carrying out tradeagreement concessions, and other modifications 

of the schedules. 

During the first half of fiscal 1975. the Commission issuecl supplement 9 to the 1972 

TSUSA In January 1975 the Commission published the eighth ( 1975) ecl1t1on of the TSUSA. 

which reflects ( 1) supplements 1-9 to the seventh edition (1972); (2) Presidential Proclamations 4317, 4334. and 4335; (3) Public Laws 93-

470. 93-480. 93-482. 93-483, 93-484, 93-490. 

93-497. and 93-499: (4) statistical annotations. 

effective January 1. 1975 ( forrnulated pursu<rnt 

to sec. 484(e). Tariff Act of 1930): ancl (5) 

Bureau of the Ce11sus change~. 111 scheciules C 

and D--classil1cat1011s of country des1g11at1011s 

and U.S. customs cl1stricts and ports for U.S. 

foreign-trade statistics 

By the close of fiscal year 1975. supplement 

1 to the 1975 TSUSA had been issued. and 

preparation of supplement 2 was underway. 
PERIODIC REPORTS ON COMMODITIES 

Synthetic Organic Chemicals 

The Commission has regularly prepared annual and monthly reports on synthetic organic 

chemicals, plastics, and resin materials. The 

annual reports have been published since 1918: 

the monthly production reports evolved from 

studies of hundreds ol organic chemicals begun 

during World War II. 4 

Annual reports.-The Commission released 

its 56th annual report on U.S. production and 

sales of synthetic organic chemicals, covering 

·calendar year 1972, on August 22. 197 4. 5 The 

57th annual report. covering calendar year 

1973, was. released on May 6. 1975. 6 Fourteen 

groups of chemicals were involved in each of 

these reports: 

Tar and lar crudes 

Crude producls from pe11olcurn and na1ur<il £JilS for 

chemical conversion 

Cyclic ;nterrned1ates 

Dyes 

Organic p1gmenls 

Medicinal chemicals 

Flavor and perfume malerials 

Plas11cs and resin materials 

Rubber-processing chemicals 

Elastom.ers (synthetic rubbers) 

Plasticizers 

Surface-active agents 

Pesticides and related procJucts 

Miscellaneous cyclic and acyclic organic clH:1111c;lis 

These annual reports were each prepared 

from separate preliminary reports for each of the 

14 groups. The 56th annual report includes 

updated and combined preliminary reports issued during the period October 1973 through 

April 1974, while the 57th annual report includes 

preliminary reports issued from June 1974 

through January 1975. 

• The Comrn1ss1on deter111111utl to rns·co111111ue the p111Jl1· 

cation of lhese reports ;Jf1n1 rf'cr.1v111q ;1 wpn11 frrHn ill" 

Comptroller Gc11er;1f 1£)r.01111111·11rl111q t11;i1 111<· Cr>r111111~;~;1on 

"reconsider Ille Vilill<' (Jf (JalllCllll(j llH! cl;it;1 for lllOllll1ly ;111(1 

annual. chemical 1cpor1s 111 1iu111 of its cw111 11sr:s nn<I 

needs." 

s· Syr:1thet1c Organic Chemicals. Umtccf States Procf11ct1on 

and Sales, 1972, TC Publica11on 681. 1974. 

6 Synthetic Organic Chemicals, United States Production 

and Sales, 1973. 11 C Publication 728. 1975 

Statistics usccl 111 thP. annual reports arc 

i><lsed on clat<1 110111 ;1rproxi1natcly 800 in;inufacturers. covcr111g some 8.000 chemical products. Also included is a directory of manulcicturers for each che1nical group. Both the 5Gt11 and 

57th annual reports include a summary of 

imports of related products (1.e., benzenoicJ 

intermeciiates. dyes. medic1nat clicmicals. ancl 

other finished coal-tar f)roducts). Tl1is summary 

was prepared from another annual report. which 

· was issued by the Commission 1n September 

1974 and covered calendar year 1973. This 

report included dala on imports of benzenoid 

intermediates. clyes. organic pigments. mecJ1ci0als and pharmaceuticals. flavor and perfume 

materials. anrJ other benzeno1d producls. entered under schedule 4. parts 1 B and 1 C. of the 

TSUS. 7 The data were obtained by analyzing 

invoices covering most of the general imporls of 

benzencicl chemicals and products entered cluring 1973. 

Monthly reports.- -1o add t1mel1ness 10 the 

Commission's statis11cs. the Series CP (monihly) 

reports sumrna.rize production of selected synthetic organic cherrncals. plastics. and resin 

materials. These reporls. issued about 5 weeks 

after the close of eacl1 month. give production 

data· tor the leac!mg cl1emical proclucls and the 

principal chemical intermediaies (which are the 

source of hunclreds of adcJit1onal deriva11ve 

products). 

Quantitative Determinations 

As required IJy s1a1ute. Exccu11ve orcjer. or 

Presidential proclamation. the Comrrnss1on submitted annual rcporls tJur1ng f1sc3I 1975 on U S 

consumpiion of wolch movements. 8 brooms. 9 

and knives. forks. ;:incl spoons with stainless 

steel hanclles. 10 

1 fllllJ(){tS Of nefllf:f/llltf C:IHY/llC:lf ... , itlllf f'1ncf11Ch. t9/J. 

IC Pul1l1r:;i11n11 GB!l l!l/d 

"Pulihc l;1w 8~ BrJ~1 (1\0. S1a1 1521. b?:.'J P.ililic L.i:, 

89-2•11 ( 79 S1;i1 9·18. 9·1~l) 

9 Executive Orcle: i 1377 1111plc1111"1115 la•,,1;1101e :l :o 

scheclule 7. pt 8. sulipt /1 of t11e TSUS 

10 Pres1Clent1al Prod;unii::on ·i07G 1:nplpn1e•lis 11eiitino;..: 

2(c) to pt 2. sul)f)t D. of :11c appcn,J1>. 10 111e ISUS 

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ASSISTANCE TO THE CONGRESS 

In fiscal year 1975 a substanlial parl of !he 

. Commission's aclivity continued to involve '~­

sponses to requesls from lhe Congress on lariff 

and trade matters. 

In July 1974 lhe Sen.ale Finance Cornm1t1ee 

began holding executive sessions for tt1e 

markup of H.R. 10710 (the bill ultimalely en-

·acted as lhe Trade Acl of 1974). The Commission's General Counsel. an iniernational economisl, and a staff attorney attended those executive sessions and provided informatioo and 

advice to the Senators. as required, arid to the 

Finance Committee staff The_ Commission provided staff papers and memoranda on the 

Generalized System of Preferences. cornmunily 

adjustment assistance. and estimated 011 imporl 

revenues. The assigned Commission staff, working in drafting sessions headed by the Senaie·s 

legislative counsel, provided needf'.d technical 

and analytical assistance concerning lhe delails 

of this comprehensive and complex trade legislation. 

The designated Commission personnel also 

helped prepare the Finance Committee·s report 

on the trade bill 10 1he whole Senate and 

assisted wilh the incorporalion inlo the bill .of lhc 

various amencJrnenls acJoplecJ on the Sena!c 

floor in early December. They also parlicipaled 

in the conference committee's reconciliation of 

the House and the Senate versions and helped 

prepare the conference committee's report. accepted by both Houses of Congress on December 20, 1974. 

During fiscal year 1975 the Comrniss1on submitted 27 reports on proposed leg1slalion involving tariffs and international trade (see app. B). 

Attorneys and commodily analysts furnished 

technical information at a number of con9ressional hearings ancl riroviclcd spncial 11ssist<mcc 

to the Ways ancf Means Corrnrnltcc in drall1nq 

reports on t<Jrifl bills 1 lie Crn111111ssion nlso 

responded to almost 600 wqucsts for i11forma-

_tion from individual Members of Congress.- Such 

activities required many t1ours of research and 

·the preparation of a considerable number of 

technical reports. 

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ASSISTANCE TO 

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS 

AND AGENCIES 

Pursuant to section 334 of the f arif' /\cl of 

1930, the Comrniss1on coopera1ecJ w.111 01her 

Government agencies on matters of common 

interest concerning international trade and customs and tarill policy. During fiscal 1975 the 

Commission workecl extensively with es1ablished 

committees in lhc Bureau of lhe Census and tt1e 

Cvstoms Service. Commission slaff members 

also served on lhe following permanent inlerdeparlmental commitlees (111 acldilion lo other 

. commit1ees previously rnentionecl 111 this reporl) 

Technical Comrn111c:r> on SrC1ncl<ird lnrluslriill Classd1ca11011 

ln1cra91rncy Cor11rrHJlr!c on /\1110111a:1c Da:;1 Prce<·ss1nq 

Fcdcr;tl Co111u111i1'<' on ln1t~r11;1:1011al S:d1·1s11r:~; 

lJ S Mc111c Slu<iy Cor111111nw: 

lr;icragcncy Co1n1r1111cc lo l(if'ni.l'I :111cl Cl;issrfv 

Cheeses and 01hcr D:wy Proc:ucls Olfercd for 

lmporJ;Jl1on 

Co11unorl1ly 1\<1•11sory CornnullCCS IH1(!_cr Ille o:i.cc o: 

En1crs1e11c:v Pr(·11;1redni:Jss 

ln:craoe11cy /\dvrsory Cor111111ilr·e 011 Cus1oms Coopr:ral1on Councrl iv1.:ii:crs 

The Commission supplied statistics. background informa11on. and analyses on various 

commodities to inc-1ny clifferent Federal (-Jeparlrnents ancl 11ucr1cie~;, 111clu<.lin~J Ille Dep;11t1rrc111s 

of Stale, Defense. A011culture. Cornmerce .. Labor. 

Justice. Health. Education. and Welfare. and 

Interior. and the Environment al Protect ion 

Agency. In addition. the Commission worked 

with the Fecleral Energy Adm1nistrat1on in the 

area of petroleum and petrochemicals. Dum19 

the periocl of shortages resulting from the 

Middle East 011 embargo. the Commission assisted the Fecferaf Energy Adm1nistrat1on by 

providing requested cfata. 

ASSISTANCE TO THE PUBLIC 

· Over tile y(!;trs. 111rf11slry. tlic pr<~ss. lr~cl1111c;1I 

·SOCicl ICS. lJu~;1r1c:;:; 11 ll!ll {llld WOllH~l l, l;1wycrs. 

represe11tat1vc)s oJ co11su111ur in1crcsts. un:or1s. 

State ancJ loe<-11 tc\Jislators. stuclcnls. teachers. 

ancf others h<1vr! consislcntly 111rned 10 tl1c 

Cornrniss1011 for l;1c1ual and 1cch111cal 1nforrna11011 

and data on a bro~d range of subiects 1nvolv1ng 
inle·rnational trade. Fiscal year 1975 saw a 

sizable growth in requests. The Commissioners 

and the professional staff members-commodity~ 

industry analysts. lawyers. international economists, accountants. and librarians-replied lo 

numerous requests. Commissioners ·or staff 

members often responded orally or informally to 

inquiries at meetings of trade associations and 

other professional groups. During fieldwork to 

gather data required for the ·work of tt1e Commission, and especially at· the regional hearings. 

Commissioners and staff members often received requests for information, which they 

supplied orally or by mail after returning lo 

Washington. The Commission also periodically 

publishes trade data used by private trade · 

groups. The Commission strongly believes that 

the public. as well as the executive and legislative branches. is entitled lo access to as much 

information compiled by the Commission as 

possible. 

Freedom of Information Act Litigation 

On February 19, 1975, the Commission promulgated subsection 201.20(a) of its Rules· of 

Practice and Procedure, providing for a fee 

schedule for searches conducted pursuant 10 

requests under the Freedom of Information Act. 

That subsection read "(a) Search for records-

$ 10.00 per hour for actual time spent; provided 

that no charge will be made for any search of 

only one-half hour or less ... 

On April 1. 1975, suit was brought in the U.S. 

·District Court for the District of Columq1a (Civil 

Action No. 75-0465) seeking cfeclara1ory 1udgment to set aside the search l0e nrn 11Cll~' i 111 

subsection 201.20(a) for v1ola1101. u1 t;uct1on 

552(a)(4)(A) of the Freedom of lnlorma11on Act. 

On July 21. 1975, the Commission promulgated in final lorm an amended subsection 

201.20(a) of its Rules of Practice and Procedure 

(40 F.R. 3121·1) after providing for public comment in a notice of proposed rulemak1ng (40 

F.R. 23478). The amendment deleted paragraph 

(a) of section 201.20. as published in the 

Federal Register of February 27. 1975 ( 40 F.R. 

8328), and substituted therefor: 

(a) Sea.rch for records. --( 1) l he charge will be 

cornpuled a1 Ille ralc of SS 35 per hour lor ac1u;:il 

se<Jrcl1 111nc spc111 by ancncy personnel 111 salary 

gr<Jdcs GS 2 ll11ouqt1 GS' -10 and ;11 Ille r;:iie of S 11 65 

per hour lor aclu<1i scarct1 i1rnc l1y ogcncy personnel 1n 

salary grac!cs GS-11 llirou9h GS-18. provided. however. lhal no cl1argc will be rnJclc tor any search ol 

only one-hall hour or less. (2) When no spec1l1c fee 

has been cs1abl•sliecJ for a service pcrlorrned for a 

requcs1er. olher 111an searches prov1c:cc! !or above. Ilic 

Scc.c1ary is aulhorizec! 10 charge as 111c Ice ac1ual 

cosls 10 1t1c il~Jency v111i11n lhc meaning oi 5 USC. 

552(a)(il)(A). An example oi a service covered by 1h1s 

laller provision 15 when the search mvolves computer 

lime. 

On the basis of lhe amendment,. which overcame the bl'lsis of the suit. tile Government 

moved thal Ilic court cf1sm1ss lhe subieci suit tor 

moolness. 

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UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 

THE COMMISSlo'N 

EXECUTIVE 

DIRECTOR 

: . . ····································- ···•••·•·•·•·•·· ....................• . . . . OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY SPECIAL ADVISER FOR I GENERAL COUNSEL TRADE AGREEMENTS 

r 

OFFICE OF I OFFICE OF OFFICE OF OFFICE OF I ECONOMIC RESEARCH INVESTIGATION TRADE AND INDUSTRY AUTOMATIC 

DATA PROCESSING 

Support 

I I I Accounting 

Ap,riculturc 

Ceramics 

Personnel 

I I Chemicals I Financial ] and Services Lumber ,and Paper 

Management Management Metals 

Systems Sundries 

Textiles 

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ORGANIZATION OF THE COMWiiSSION 

On Jur1e 30. 1975. tt1e U.S. ln1ernalionl!I .Tracie Cornrn1ss1or1 w<is 

composed of 6 Commissioners Cl!1d 375 stall members.· The chart 011 

page 24 · cfepicts the Commission's organization at Jhe end of fr seal 

1975. 

Membership of the Commission 

As provided in 1l1c l arifl Act of 1930. as ar11c11ded. i11c six 

Commissioners of the U.S. lnternalional Trade Commission are 

Pres1dentral appointees who are confirmed by the Senate Commissioners· terms are 9 years in length: one term expires each 18 

months. Not more than three Commissioners may belong to ll1e same 

political parly. Prior to enactment of the Trade Act of 1974. the slatute 

provided that the President would annually des1gna1e one Commissioner as Chairman and one as Vice Chairman. During most of fiscal 

1975 Catherine Bedell served as Chairman. and Joseph 0. Parker 

servecf as Vice Chairman. The statute was amended l)y the Tracie Act 

of 1974 to provide lhal the Cormnissioner whose lerm rs 11cx1 10 exp11c 

sl1alt serve as Chairman during the flflal 18 montt1s of his term. and 

the Commissioner whose term 1s second iO expire shall se, ve as Vice 

Chairman. Accordingly. on June 17, 1975. Will E. Leonard assumed 

lhe office of Chairman. and Daniel Minchew, the office ol Vice 

Chairman. 

The following Commissioners served during fiscal year 1975 

Commissioner Will E. Leonard, Democrat of Louisiana. Mr. Leonard· s term expires December 16. 1976. 

Commissioner Daniel Minchew, Democrat ol Georgia. Mr. Minchew·s term expires June 16. 1978. 

Commissioner George M. Moore, Republican ol Maryland. Mr. 

Moore's term expires December 16, 1982. 

Commissioner Catherine Bedell, Republican ol Washington. Mrs. 

Bedell s term expires June 16, 1984. 

Commissioner Joseph 0. Parker, Republican ol V1rgin1a. Mr. 

Parker's term expires. December 16. 1979 

Commissioner ltalo H. Ablondi, Democrat ol New York. Mr 

Ablondi"s term expires June 16, 1981. 

Executive Staff of the Commission 

Office of Executive Director 

Irvin~) I. Rci1nes, Executive Director 

Office ol lnvesti9ation 

G. Patnck Henry, Director 1 

Edwarcf E. Mmt1n .. Deputy Ql(ector 2 

• Temporary employees not included. 

' Mr Henry relircd Jan. 3. 197G 

2 Mr Marlin relrred July 31. 1975. 

25 
. Office of Econon1ic Rcsc;arct1 

George N. Ecklund, Director 

Robert A. Cornell. Deputy Director 

Office of the General Counsel 

Russell N. Shewmaker. General Counsel 

Office of Trade and Industry 

Albert F. Parks. Director 3 

Vacant, Deputy Director 

Support Division 

Joseph L. Williams. Chief 

Accounting Division 

Victor R. Christensen. Chief 

Commodity Divisions: 

Agriculture 

Vacant 

Ceramics 

William E. Wright, Chief 

Chemicals 

Aimison Jonnard, Chief 

Lumber and Paper 

Edward P. Furlow. Chief 

Metals 

Charles W. Daiker, Chief 

Sundries 

Selma L. Coble, Chief 

Textiles 

Vacant 

Office of the Secretary 

Kenneth R. Mason, Secretary 

Special Adviser for Trade Agreements 

William T. Hart. Special Adviser 

Office of Automatic Data Processing 

Vacant 

Financial Management 

Edward C. Wallington. Jr., Chief 

Personnel and Management Systems 

James A. Antonellis. Director·' 

Services 

Robert A. Kliefoth .. Chief 

The Executive Director 1s 111e cl1ief ·executive 

oificial 'reporting ·10 the Commission. He is 

responsible for 1nsurinn the 1111plemcn1a11on of 

policies adoptccl by the Co1111111ss1on. 

The Secretary serves the Commission 111 the 

• 3 Mr. Parks rclirc<l Sep!. 9. 1975 

• Mr. Antonellis resigned Nov 2. 1975. 

26 

gcrHJral concluct ol 11s IJ°us111css ond is an official 

point of contact. 111 general. with other Government agencies and the public. The Special 

·Adviser for Trade Agreements acts "~ · ii1r' 

Commission's liaison w1tl1 the Pres1l!l?lll ·~ Spt.J· 

cial Representative for Trade Ne9011at1ons and 

advises the Comm1ss1on on trade agreements. 

The General Counsel acts as l1a1son officer with 

the Si;nate and the House of Representatives on 

legal matters. 

The Director of lnvest1oa11on. the General . ~ 

Counsel. and the Directors of the Office of 

Economic Research and the Office of Trade and 

Industry serve as the Staff Coordinating Committee to assist in the execution of tt:le Comm1ssion·s day-to-day activities involving legal. investigative. and general research rJuties. The Office 

of Automatic Data Processing provicles support 

lo the Cornrn1ss1on·s staff by 1ncrccis1ng the 

utility of ava1lal)lc clata 

EMPLOYMENT AND APPROPRIATIONS 

People arc the Cor11m1ss1011 s rireatest resource. In fiscal year 1975. avcraoc cr11ployrnent in terms of rnan-ycars was 368. an 

increase of about 13 percent over 1974. Tt1e 

added manpower was necessary to meet the 

large and growing clemancis for Comrrnss;on 

services and 111 particular to r11ce1 the new 

responsibil1l1es placccl 011 !he Comrlllss1on by 

the Trade Act of 1974. Virtually evc:ry olf1cc. for 

example. was C811ccl uμor1 to conlribulc to the 

Commission's 111ves11gal1on on the probable economic effects of gran1111g concessions 1n multilateral tracle ncgo11a1 ions.. . 

The tabulatron on the following page shows 

the number of pcrrnJr1cn1 full-time· officers and 

employees of the U.S. l111crna11onai Trade Commission. by organ1za11on. at the end of frscal 

years 1975 ancl 1974. 

Within the Office of Trade ancl lncluslry there 

are seven divrs1ons wh1ct1 specialize in cornmodrt y groups. 5 Dunno 1t1e concluct of an 

1nv.es1rgi1l 1on. 11 1s Corr 11111ss1on pr:ict ice to form <1 

tc;:ir 11 co11s1s11110 ol ; 1 c:o11111KH II ty-111t!us1 r y analyst 

from tt1c Office of Tr;we C:lll(I l11clus1ry anci ;111 

cconorrnst frorll 1l1c Olfrcc of Eco11om1c Re-

!• ftw rl1v1s1011s ii"' /\rp1cull11rc. Ccr;1111 c<;. Cl1en.icals . 

Mcrals. lumber arW P;ipcr Sdnclr1cs. <Jnci l c:,11lcs 
Comm1ss1oners 

Offices ol lhe Commissioners 

Office a: the Execuuve Director 

Financial Managemenl D1v1s1on 

Services Division: 

Services ..•. 

Oll1ce Services 

Library •.••• 

Graphics .•.. 

Olf1cc of Personnel and Man.1gemcn1 Systems 

Personnel . 

Managemenl Syslerns 

Olhce ol Au1oma11c Dara Processing 

Olhce ol lhe Secrelary 

Olhce ol rhe Gerieral Counsel 

Ollice ol Economic Research ...•. 

Office ol lnvesllgalion • .. 

Ollice or Special Adviser lor Trade Agreemenls 

Olfice ol Trade and lnduslr/ .•.. _ 

To1a1 

June 30. l~h Junr 30. Hli'·I 

II 

It 

13 

7 

?4 

42 

22 

10 

1Yfi 

381 

10 

!> 

7 

9 

I!> 

6 

2·1 

39 

17!> 

347 

search. This ·team may then draw support as 

required from the legal, accounting, data proc-

·essing, or other sections. · 

The U.S. International Tracie Commission sub-

. mits its budget to the President for review and 

transmittal to the Congress. 6 During fiscal year 

1975. appropriated funds mac.le available to the 

Commission amounted to SS.900.000. Reimbursements received totalecl S28.904. moking 

available a grand total of SS.928.904 Obligations for fiscal years 1975 an cl 197 4 follow. 

Hem 

Sala11es and personnel benehls 

Travel and 1ransporta11on 

Rentals and communicallons service 

Olher services 

Prinrmg and reproducl1on 

Equ1pmen1. supplies. and ma1e11als 

To1a1 __ .••.... 

f ISt.11 year 1~17J 

Sfi.HGfi.133 

134.9!>7 

fill.·111 

·Hl~J G7 I 

122.!>!>2 

400.13!> 

8.610.B!>Y 

f1sc.1I 

yea• 1~74 

S!>.Y2 I ,08!> 

100.47!> 

1!>Y.8VY 

3~l?.•131 

vY.729 

?.83 .697 

6.V!>7.316 

6 The Trade Acl of 1974 rcqurrcs Ilia! lhc Prcs1c!en1· now 

subm11 1he Comrrnssron·s t)uclget 10 Congress without 

revision. 

RELOCATION OF A PORTION OF 

THE COMMISSION STAFF 

On February 25. 1975: Com1111ss:o11 p111p1oyecs who hocl olf1ccs 111 the east w1nq of the 

building were surpris(~d to find plaster falling 

from ltie ceiling. The next day large cracks 

appeared. apr:iarcntly the result of settling 

coused by the construc11on of a subway tunnel 

under 7th Street. one! the General Services 

Administration declarccl the entire wing unsafe. 

Accordingly. the Office of Economic Researcl1. 

the Office of t11e Special Adviser for Trade 

Agreements. the Office of Automatic Data Processing. the Accounting. Agriculture. Chemicals. 

and Sundries Divisions. and the Office of Personnel Management Systems were moved from 

the Commission builcling to the Federal Triangle 

Building on 9th Street f\JW. The move wos macle 

by 217 people. Tl1e Office of Commissioner 

Leonard. the Office oi the General Counsel. 

inclucling the law lrt)rary. and Office of the 

Director. Office of Trade and Industry. were 

relocated within the Commission ou1ld111g. 

At· the conclusion of fiscal 1975. pre pa rat ions 

were underway to return lirnrted portions of the 

staff to those small parts of tt1e Comrn1ss1on 

builcl1n9 recently dccl;irccl to be safe M<:lJOr 

work w;1s still co11tc111plalccl with rcsr:iocl to 

rcpairin9 tl1e rc111;111Hler of tl1e building. and 

there was no 1ncl1c<1l 1011 of wl1e11 reoccupation 

could occur. 

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SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES OF THE 

UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, 

FISCAL YEARS ,1972_75 

Percentage distribution of employee compensation 

100~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

90 

14---- Executive direction and adminis· 

~--................................................. ..,._,.. .. ._.J !ration 

80 

70 

·i;o 

50 

40 

30 

20 

10 

·1972 1973 1974 

Basic research; trade agreements 

activities, reports on production 

14---- and imports of chemical products; 

summaries of trade and tariff in· formation; tariff ·classification and 

enumeration. 

. Furnishing information and tech· 

4-- nical assistance to the Conr:ress, 

other ar:encics, and the public. 

Investigating unfair import prac· ,.._ ___ tices under section 337 of the Tariff 

Act of 1930; miscellaneous studies. 

,..,_ ___ Investigations under the Antidump· 

Ing Act, 1921, as amended. 

lnvestir:ations under section 332 of 1 ... ---the Tariff Act of 1930; special 

stuc!ies. 

lnvestir:ations under the Trade Ex· 

t1t---- ~s~~~h:T~a~~ l~~~f l~~ .section 

Investigation on the probable eco· nomic effects of cranting conces· 

sions during multilateral trade nc- ~---gotiations or granting duty-free 

1975 

treatment through implementation 

of the Generalized System of Prefer· ences. 

29 

REPORTS SUBMITTED ON PROPOSED LEGISLATION 

1. Report on S. 3526 (Mr. Dole) - 1 o proh1b1I the 11nport<111011 11110 tlic U1111cct 

States ol certain rnoill anrt 111e;11 prorl11c1s. /\un11s1 6. 197·1 

2-4. Report on H.R. 10710 (Mr. Ullrri;111 and Mr Scl11rudn!h). ICJ 111un1ol<! lilt! 

tleveloμrnenl of an open. nond1scr111111w1ory. ancl lair worlcl economrc syslcrn. 

lo strrnulale the economic growth of the United States. Jnd for otlrer 

purposes. 

Amendment 1614 -.September 10. 197 t1 

/\rnc11cfr11(Jrll 1761. Scptcrnbm 12. 1974 

l\111er1cfr11c111 1938 D1~cc11ilier 11. 197<1 

5 Report on H.R. 10085 (Mr. Conable anti Mr. Hor1011). lo suspumi tor <r 3-

year pc11od the duly on mustarcl seeds. Seμ1ernbcr 2<1. 1974 

6. Report on H.R. 13370 (Mr. S1epl1ens) --To suspend un111 June 30. 1976. Ille 

duly on calalysls ol pla11num and carbon used 111 producing caprolac1am. 

September 30. 197 4. 

7. Report on H.R. 16419 (Mr. Archer and Mr Corman) .. To an1entJ the TSUS 

wi1l1 respect lo 1t1e rate of duly on bale lies for baling co11on. <Jnd for oil1e1 

purposes. November- 15. 1974 

8. Report on H.R. 17431 (Mr Ulfrn;:in) To suspend 1m111 Ilic clo:;c of June 30. 

1976. Ille (fulles 011 polyvinyl cl1fo11llc ri:s11is. Dccer11t.Jcr 17. 1974 

9. Report on H.R. 17165 (Mr. Walsl1) To suspontl Ilic duty on r;11lro<1cl illld 

railway rolling stock exported for r,~pa1rs or allcra11ons on or bcfor<~ J1111c 30. 

1975 December 18. 1974 

10. Report on H.R. 1248 (Mr. Carney) "To l11r111 1t1u q11a11111y of iron ;u11.i siuul 

scrap wh1cll rn.av be cxporlccJ from 1tie Unlled S1a1es 10 SL< r111!11011 Ions 

·annu<1lly cJ1111n9 lhe nexl 3-ycar period Marcl1J1. 1975. 

11. Report on H.R. 1672 (Mr Cona!Jle ;:rnd Mr. Hor1011) lo s11spt!11CJ for a 3-

ycar pr:r1ocl the cJuly on rnustarcl seuds. April 15. 1975. 

12. Report on H.R. 2180 (Mr Corrr1ao ;:imJ Mr P<?t11s) fo :c:npo:au!y s11sf1t:lllf 

Ilic duly on certain aircraft components Ap11t 15. 1975. 

13. Report on H.R. 2826 (Mr. McDadc).-· To a111encJ 1t1e lar11f Scticcl11!es of tiie 

United Stales to provide for the temporary cluly-frec entry of 1u11gs1cr1 ore and 

other rnatcrials 1n chief value ol t11ngs1cn April 15. 1975 

14. Report on H.R. 4994 (Mrs Mink) •. To provide lor the free entry of a pipe 

organ for the Lutheran Church. Honolulu. HiJWilll /\prll 15. 1975 

15. Report on H.R. 1794 (Mr. 8urlcso11. Mr Po~1gc. and M1 Dnr11els) lo 

suspend Ilic cfuly 011 11a11iral oraphilc) for live years /\pril lfi. 1975 

16. Report on H.R. 3357 (Mr. Steptiens and Mr LilrlcJ1un1) ·10 suspo11d 1H1ld 

June 30. 1976. the duly Oil calalySIS of pta1111u111 a11tf carlJOll USCtf Ill 

produc1n9 caprofact<1rn. April 16. 1975. 

17. Report on H.R. 5766 (Mr. Clancy). -- To co1i1111ue for il temporary prnoc! 1hc 

ex1s11ng suspension of cfuty on certain 1s11e Apr 11 2'1. 1975 

18. Report on H.R. 5009 (Mr. Fulton) To suspell(J for .i 3-yc?ilr period 1!1() r1t11y 

on 1ypewr1tcr parts May 6. 1975. 

19. Report on H.R. 5436 (Mr. Karth).- To provide tor the ll'1nporary suspcns:on 

of duty on 1mpor1a11on of silver 111tra1e Moy 6. 1975 · 

20-21. Report on H.R. 4250 (Mr. Schneebcl1) and H.R. 4765 tM1 Green) lo 

amend the Tariff Scheclules of Ille Un1led Swtes 10 provide lhal certain forms 

of zinc be adm1t1ed free of duly. May 12. 1975 

22. Report on H.R. 6147 (Mr. Fulton) ·--To te1nporardy suspend Ilic clt;?y 0•1 

clyc1ng and tanning materials May 6. 1975 

23, Report on H.R. 6124 (Mr Sikes).-- To provide for"" il<ltl1t1orial 1e111por<iry 

penocl the ex1s11ng suspension of du11cs on ccria111 cl<issd1c:a11011s of Vilrns of 

silk. May 12. 1975. 

24. Report on H.R. 5629 (Mr. Steiger- Wisc.) lo p1ov1rlc for 1hc <l1lly-:11?0 e11t?y 

of IJ111rlcr tw11in ;mrt baler tw11w m;irJ,? of rn.1r1111nrlu fdH!r M;1y Hi. 19/S 

25 Report on H.R. 6254 (Mr S1:l111c:•!l"!li, Mr /lrc:l11:r. ;1111! M1 <~1)11.1IJl1•) .In 

prov1d<• Im llu! ler11por;11y :.11:;p<,ns1u11 of .,·July"" 1111! 1r11p1>1lo1l11111 111 1111111:.p.11 

J1111<' I:•. 11) /~j 

26 Report on H.R. 5509 (M1 <klll~JO) lo p1ov11l•: <1111y lw1· lr.·;iJ1111:111 In 

w111ct1<::; 111;rr111f<1c.twed 111 any 1r1•;ul;11 fHl:;:;u::.:,1011 of 111v U111l•!<I Sl;il1?:; J1111c: 

16, 1975 

27. Report on H.R. 3361 (Mr Walsh) ---To ternpor;rnfy suspcncl ltie clut1• 011 •J;Jcn· 

lop hopper cars exported for repalfs or aflcrat1ons on or beiore June 30. 

1975. April 15. 1975. 

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