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 PROCLAMATION 5452—MAR. 31, 1986

100 STAT. 4415

began. A continued supply of such energy is essential to the Nation's future security and to the well-being of our citizens. But the apparent abundance that we enjoy today should not tempt us to a dangerous complacency. The nature of current energy supplies and the need to provide energy to meet the needs of an expanding economy require us to pursue an enlightened energy policy supported by an informed electorate. Energy education programs in our Nation's schools help to equip future generations of Americans to make wise choices that will shape our economic destiny for years to come. National Energy Education Day helps bring into focus the energy needs of our Nation and our local communities. It prompts teachers, students, school officials, and private citizens to work together to alert the next generation of Americans to their opportunities and responsibilities. It is appropriate that all Americans, and particularly our educators, take steps to recognize the importance of maintaining and developing adequate sources of energy far into the future. The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 205, has designated Friday, March 21, 1986, as "National Energy Education Day" and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this occasion. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Friday, March 21, 1986, as National Energy Education Day, and I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate programs and activities to promote energy education programs in America's schools. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 21st day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and tenth. RONALD REAGAN

Proclamation 5452 of March 31, 1986

To Withdraw Preferential Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences for Certain Ethanol Mixtures By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation 1. Section 504(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the Trade Act] (19 U.S.C. 2464(a)), provides that the President may withdraw, suspend, or limit the application of the duty-free treatment accorded under section 501 of the Trade Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2461), with respect to any article or with respect to any country for purposes of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). Section 504(a) further provides that, in the event of such withdrawal, suspension, or limitation, the rate of duty to be imposed thereafter on such article is the rate which would apply in the absence of the preferential treatment accorded under the GSP. 2. On the basis of advice from the United States Trade Representative, and after taking into account the factors set forth in section 501 of the Trade Act, I have determined, pursuant to section 504(a) of the Trade Act, that it is appropriate to withdraw the application of duty-free treatment under the

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