CUSTOMS PROCEDURAL REFORM ACT OF HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRADE OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 8149 A BILL TO PROVIDE CUSTOMS PROCEDURAL REFORM, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES AND H.R. 8222 A BILL TO APPLY DUTY-FREE TREATMENT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES TO ARTICLES PRODUCED IN THE INSULAR POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES JULY 19, 20, 21, AND 22, 1977 Serial 95-31 Printed for the use of the Committee on Ways and Means 94-545 O U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1977 COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS AL ULLMAN, Oregon, Chairman JAMES A. BURKE, Massachusetts SAM M. GIBBONS, Florida JOE D. WAGGONNER, JR., Louisiana OTIS G. PIKE, New York J. J. PICKLE, Texas CHARLES B. RANGEL, New York WILLIAM R. COTTER, Connecticut FORTNEY H. (PETE) STARK, California JAMES R. JONES, Oklahoma ANDY JACOBS, JR., Indiana MARTHA KEYS, Kansas JOSEPH L. FISHER, Virginia HAROLD FORD, Tennessee KEN HOLLAND, South Carolina RICHARD A. GEPHARDT, Missouri BARBER B. CONABLE, JR., New York GUY VANDER JAGT, Michigan JAMES G. MARTIN, North Carolina L. A. (SKIP) BAFALIS, Florida WILLIAM M. KETCHUM, California RICHARD T. SCHULZE, Pennsylvania BILL GRADISON, Ohio CONTENTS Press release of Thursday, June 30, 1977, announcing hearings on customs administration, section 592 of the Tariff Act of 1930, and on general headnote 3 (a) of the Tariff Schedules of the United States__ U.S. International Trade Commission memorandum on H.R. 8149. 579 Department of the Treasury, Hon. Bette B. Anderson, Under Secretary-- Hon. Robert E. Chasen, Commissioner of Customs; G. R. Dickerson, Deputy Commissioner; Thaddeus Rojek, Acting Chief Counsel; Leonard Lehman, Assistant Commissioner (Regulations and Rul- ings); and Richard Abbey, Acting Deputy Chief Counsel _ _. G. R. Dickerson, Deputy Commissioner; Leonard Lehman, Assistant Bureau of the Census, Shirley Kallek, Associate Director for Economic Fields, and Emanuel A. Lipscomb, Chief, Foreign Trade Division___‒‒‒ Department of the Interior, Hon. James Joseph, Under Secretary, and Ruth Van Cleve, Director, Office of Territorial Affairs. Administrative Conference of the United States, Peter M. Gerhart, Air Transport Association, Leo Seybold and James R. Gorson American Importers Association, Joseph S. Kaplan. (See Joint Industry American Watch Association, Lewis A. Rivlin, Larry Heller, and William Ammex-Champlain Co., Nicholas H. Zumas and James J. Murray.. 527 303 254 303 289 496 Chamber of Commerce of the United States, David J. Elliott. (See Joint 193 Commission on Federal Paperwork, Hon. Frank Horton_. Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association of Charleston, S.C., Inc., Thomas C. James, Gilbert Lee Sandler, and Thomas G. Travis... Dawson, Gen. Donald, Virgin Islands Gift and Fashion Shops Committee. Texas de Lugo, Hon. Ron, Resident Commissioner in Congress from the Virgin Donohue, John P., Philadelphia Freight Brokers, Forwarders & Customs 472 199 409 Doolittle, William P., Western Electronic Manufacturers Association (WEMA). Page 267 Electronics Industries Association, William D. Outman. (See Joint Industry Elliott, David J., Chamber of Commerce of the United States.. 262 362 235 318 Kenneth N. Wolf_ 356 Bernard J. Babb___ 359 George, Wiley R., West Gulf Maritime Association__ Gerhart, Peter M., Administrative Conference of the United States. 248 303 Gilbert, Gerald, Imported Hardwood Products Association 362 254 Greene, J. J., Foreign Shipowners Association of the Pacific Coast. 235 Gustafson, William, St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.. 453 496 Heller, Larry, American Watch Association_ 497 Hendershot, Thomas R., National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc. 383 Herzstein, Robert, American Bar Association_ 289 Horton, Hon. Frank, a Representative in Congress from the State of New 193 Hurd, William R., Virgin Islands Manufacturers & Importers Association___ Imported Hardwood Products Association, O. Keister Evans and Gerald Independent Freight Forwarders & Customs Brokers Association of Savan- JFK Airport Customs Brokers Association, Inc., James C. Trombetta, 397 469 362 439 439 439 333 Joint Industry Working Group: American Importers Association, Joseph S. Kaplan- 279 262 Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Association, 275 Electronics Industries Association, William D. Outman. 273 262 National Committee on International Trade Documentation. 262 Western Electronic Manufacturers Association (WEMA), William P. 267 Kaplan, Joseph S., American Importers Association_ 279 Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, Marjorie M. Shostak___ 324 206 Lubbers, Jeffrey S., Administrative Conference of the United States. 303 439 Moss, Robert, St. Thomas-St. John Chamber of Commerce. 475 Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association. (See Joint Industry Working Murray, James J., Ammex-Champlain Co. 509 National Committee on International Trade Documentation. (See Joint |