[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 18157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10074]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332-191]
Nonrubber Footwear Quarterly Statistical Report
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Change of publication schedule, phaseout of report series, and
termination of investigation.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 15, 1996.
SUMMARY: This series of quarterly reports on the U.S. nonrubber
footwear industry has been published by the Commission since 1984
pursuant to a request from the Senate Committee on Finance dated August
8, 1984. The Committee requested that the Commission institute an
investigation under section 332 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1332) for the purpose of preparing and publishing quarterly reports on
nonrubber footwear so that it might monitor the condition of the
industry on a quarterly basis. The Committee requested that the
quarterly reports include data on (1) production and/or shipments, (2)
imports, (3) exports, (4) apparent consumption, (5) market share, (6)
employment, (7) unemployment, and (8) prices. In addition, the
Committee also requested that the Commission provide, on an annual
basis, information on plant closings in the industry. In response to
this request, the Commission instituted investigation No. 332-191 on
August 28, 1984, notice of which was published in the Federal Register
of September 6, 1984 (49 FR 35259).
By letter of February 29, 1996, the Committee on Finance requested
that the Commission change its publication schedule from quarterly to
annual reports, effective January 1, 1996, and finally, cease
publishing the report in the year 2000. The Committee requested that
the annual report continue to include data on production and/or
shipments, imports, exports, apparent consumption, market share,
employment, unemployment, and plant closings. Accordingly, the
Commission will immediately change the publication schedule from
quarterly to annual and will publish five annual reports for the years
1995 through 1999. The annual report for 1995 will be published in
April 1996 and the final report, for 1999, will be published in March
2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Information may be obtained from Mr. Sundar A.
Shetty (202-205-3486), Energy, Chemicals, and Textiles Division, Office
of Industries, or from Mr. William Gearhart, Office of the General
Counsel (202-205-3091). The media should contact Ms. Margaret
O'Laughlin, Office of Public Affairs (202-205-1819). Hearing impaired
individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained
by contacting the TDD terminal on (202-205-1810).
Issued: April 16, 1996.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-10074 Filed 4-23-96; 8:45 am]
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