[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 1994)]
[Unknown Section]
[Page 0]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-771]


[[Page Unknown]]

[Federal Register: January 12, 1994]


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

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332-350]

 

Monitoring of U.S. Imports of Tomatoes

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of institution of investigation.

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 30, 1993.

SUMMARY: The North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 
Public Law 103-182, directs the Commission to monitor imports of fresh 
or chilled tomatoes (HTS heading 0702.00), until January 1, 2009, as if 
a proper request for such monitoring had been made under section 202(d) 
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252(d)), for purposes of 
expediting an investigation concerning provisional relief under section 
202 of the Trade Act of 1974. As a result, the Commission instituted 
investigation No. 332-350, under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)), for the purpose of monitoring imports of 
fresh or chilled tomatoes.
    In the course of the investigation, the Commission will monitor 
U.S. imports of fresh or chilled tomatoes from all foreign suppliers. 
In addition, the Commission will investigate and gather data, to the 
extent possible, on U.S. growers in such areas as shipments, prices, 
market share, employment levels, profit-or-loss, and efforts to 
compete. Wherever possible, the Commission will rely on existing data 
from other government agencies.
    Although section 316 does not require that the Commission publish 
reports summarizing the information obtained as a result of such 
monitoring, the Commission plans to publish annual statistical reports 
of certain trade data through the year 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy McCarty (202-205-3324) or 
Lowell Grant (202-205-3312), Agriculture Division, Office of 
Industries, or William Gearhart (202-205-3091), Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission. Hearing impaired persons 
can obtain information on this study by contacting the Commission's TDD 
terminal on (202) 205-1810.

WRITTEN SUBMISSION: Interested persons are invited to submit written 
statements at any time during the investigation. Commercial or 
financial information which a submitter desires the Commission to treat 
as confidential must be submitted on separate sheets of paper, each 
clearly marked ``Confidential Business Information'' at the top. All 
submissions requesting confidential treatment must conform with the 
requirement of section 210.6 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). All written submissions, except for 
confidential business information, will be made available for 
inspection by interested persons. All submission should be addressed to 
the Secretary at the Commission's office in Washington, DC.

    Issued: January 4, 1994.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koeknke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-771 Filed 1-11-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020-02-P