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 PUBLIC LAW 101-221—DEC. 12, 1989 103 STAT. 1889 Federal Register, publication. Regulations. "(B) The Secretary must make a determination with respect to a petition not later than— "(i) the 15th day after the day on which the petition is filed if— "(I) the raw steel making capacity utilization in the United States equals or exceeds 90 percent, "(II) the importation of additional quantities of the steel product was authorized by the Secretary during each of the 2 immediately preceding years, or "(III) the Secretary finds, on the basis of available information (and whether or not in the context of a deter- mination under this subsection), that the steel product is not produced in the United States; or "(ii) the 30th day after the day on which the petition was filed if neither subclause (I), (II), or (III) of clause (i) applies. "(C) In making a determination with respect to which subpara- graph (B)(i) applies, the Secretary shall apply a rebuttable presump- tion that the short supply situation alleged in the petition exists. "(D) The Secretary shall cause to be published in the Federal Register notice of each determination made under this subsection setting forth the reasons for the determination. "(5) If under this subsection the Secretary authorizes the importa- tion of a specified quantity of a steel product, the Secretary shall notify a representative of the appropriate foreign government and issue to the petitioner the necessary documentation to permit the importation of that quantity. "(6) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection. The interim text of such regulations shall be issued on or before the 30th day after the date of the enactment of the Steel Trade Liberalization Program Implementation Act. The regulations shall provide for transparency and fairness in the process of making short supply determinations, and shall be consistent with the Presi- dent's announcement on July 25, 1989, establishing the steel trade liberalization program.", (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. —Section 805 is further amended— (1) by amending subsection (c) by striking out "may provide" and inserting ", in consultation with the Secretary of Com- merce, shall provide"; and (2) by striking out "President's Steel Policy," in subsection (d)(3) and inserting "steel trade liberalization program". SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. Section 804 of the Steel Import Stabilization Act is amended— (1) by inserting "or the steel trade liberalization program" before the period at the end of paragraph (1); and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following: "(4) The term 'steel trade liberalization program' means the program, announced by the President on July 25, 1989, designed to achieve an orderly transition to open markets, the continued modernization and adjustment of the steel industry, and the negotiation of an international consensus to restore fair and open steel trade.". SEC. 6. DOMESTIC INDUSTRY EFFORTS TO IMPROVE QUALITY AND SERV- ICE AND TO PROVIDE WORKER TRAINING. (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 806(b) of the Steel Import Stabilization Act is amended— 19 USC 2253 note. 19 USC 2253 note.

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