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 PROCLAMATIONS-AUG. 26, 1940 concluded November 17, 1938, between the United States of America and Canada, and for other purposes," provides as follows: "That (a) the United States Tariff Commission is hereby directed to conduct an investigation as soon as practicable after the close of the calendar year 1939 and each calendar year there- after, for the purpose of ascertaining the quantities of red cedar shingles shipped by producers in the United States and the quantities of imported red cedar shingles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, during each of the three calendar years immediately preceding any such investi- gation. (b) If the Commission finds, on the basis of an investigation under subdivision (a) of this section, that in any calendar year after 1938 the quantity of imported red cedar shingles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, was in excess of 30 per centum of the combined total for such year of the respective quantities ascertained in such investigation, it shall so report to the President. If the President approves the report of the Commission, he shall so proclaim, and on and after the day following the filing of such proclamation with the Division of the Federal Register and so long as any trade agreement entered into under the authority of section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, shall be in effect with respect to the importation into the United States of red cedar shingles, there shall be a duty upon imported red cedar shingles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, in any calendar year in excess of 30 per centum of the annual average for the preceding three calendar years of the combined total of the quantity of such shingles shipped by producers in the United States and of the quantity of such imported shingles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption. The rate of such duty shall be 25 cents per square. Any duty imposed under this Act shall be treated for the purposes of all provisions of law relating to customs revenue as a duty imposed by the Tariff Act of 1930, and shall not apply to shingles entered for consumption before the duty becomes applicable. (c) The quantity of red cedar shingles entitled to exemption from any duty imposed pursuant to this Act shall be ascertained for each quota period by the Commission and reported to the Secretary of the Treasury."; WHEREAS the United States Tariff Commission has reported to me that pursuant to the said act it has conducted an investigation and has ascertained the quantities of red cedar shingles shipped by producers in the United States and the quantities of imported red cedar shingles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, during each of the three calendar years immediately preceding such investigation, namely, the calendar years 1937, 1938, and 1939; and WHEREAS, as shown by its report, the Commission has found, on the basis of its investigation, that in the calendar year 1939 the quan- tity of imported red cedar shingles entered for consumption, or with- drawn from warehouse for consumption, was in excess of 30 per centum of the combined total for such year of the quantity of red cedar shingles shipped by producers in the United States and the quantity of unm- ported red cedar shingles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, as ascertained by the Commission: NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim my approval of the said report of the United States Tariff Commission, to the end that 53 Stat. 2348 . 48 Stat. 9. 19U. S.o. I131; Supp. V, 1351. Investigation mo.- dusted. Finding. ApproVl ofdnp 54 STAT.] 2735

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