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 2202 19 USC p r e c. 1202 note.

76 Stat. 1454.

77A Stat. 436; 79 Stat. 939. 19 USC 1202. 76 Stat. 899. 61 Stat. ASS.

19 USC 1202 note.

77A Stat. 245; 82 Stat. 1553. 19 USC 1202.

PROCLAMATION 3951-DEC. 24, 1969

[84 STAT.

2. WHEREAS, after compliance with the requirements of Section 102 of the Tariff Classification Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 73), the President by Proclamation No. 3548 of August 21, 1963 (77 Stat. 1017), proclaimed, effective on and after August 31, 1963, the Tariff Schedules of the United States, which reflected, with modifications, and, in effect, superseded. Proclamation No. 3455 by providing for the increased duties on imports of such types of sheet glass in items 923.11 through 923.99 and item 924.00 in Subpart A of Part 2 of the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States; 3. WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3 5 1 (c)(1)(A) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1981(c)(1)(A)) and in accordance with Article X IX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the President by Proclamation No. 3762 of January 11, 1967 (81 Stat. 1076), terminated the increased duties on imports of sheet glass provided for in items 923.11 through 923.25, items 923.42 through 923.67, items 923.92 through 923.99, and item 924.00, and reduced the increased duties provided for in items 923.31 through 923.37, and items 923.71 through 923.77; 4. WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 351(c)(2) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and in accordance with Article X IX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the President by Proclamation No. 3816 of October 11. 1967 (81 Stat. 1139), extended the remaining increased rates of duty on imports of sheet glass provided for in items 923.31 through 923.77 in Subpart A of Part 2 of the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States to the close of December 31, 1969; 5. WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 301(b)(1) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1901 (b)(1)), the Tariff Commission, on July 2, 1969, instituted an investigation, the report to the President on which is to be made not later tlian December 27, 1969, to determine whether glass of the kinds provided for in items 541.11 through 541.31, 542.11 through 542.98, 543.11 through 543.69, 544.31, and 544.32 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States are, as a result in major part of concessions granted thereon under trade agreements, being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to cause, or threaten to cause, serious injury to the domestic industry producing like or diiectly competitive products; 6. WHEREAS, in relation to the possible further extension of such remaining increased duties, I have taken into account advice received from the Tariff Commission on December 1, 1969, and the advice of the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor in accordance with Section 351(c)(2) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, recommendations of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations in accordance with Sections 3(b), 3 (j), and 5(c) of Executive Order No. 11075 of January 15, 1963 (48 C F R 1.3(b), 1.3(j), and 1.5(c)), and advice of other interested agencies of the Government; and 7. WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 351(c)(2) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, I have determined that the provisional further extension, as herein proclaimed, of the remaining increased duties on imports of sheet glass provided for in items 923.31 through 923.77 is in the national interest:

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