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New Trade Hearing Rules O D M outlines Tentative procedures το be used in conducting hearings under Reciprocal Trade Act .DOMESTIC
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threatened by foreign competition, can appeal to the Office of Defense Mobili zation for relief. U n d e r provisions of the Reciprocal T r a d e Agreements Act, as amended last year, domestic indus tries essential to national defense can appeal to O D M for additional p r o t e c tion if competition from imported prod ucts threatens their survival. If, after holding public hearings, ODM thinks the complaints h a v e merit, i t can recommend appropriate action fc>y the President to increase protection for domestic indu-^ry. Although 11 industries, among which are producers of fluorspar, petroleum, and analytical balances, bave filed, peti tions with O D M , n o hearings h a v e yet been held under trie provisions o f the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act. The first hearings u n d e r the a c t are now scheduled for Sept. 11, a n d will be concerned with t h e problems of do mestic producers of cordage and twine. Since these hearings are the first to b e held under t h e n e w law, procedures established at these hearings a r e ex pected to set a pattern for t h e conduct of future hearings a t ODM.
• New Rules. On an experimental basis, the Office of Defense Mobiliza tion has issued a set of procedures to be followed in conducting the cordage a n d twine hearings. Spokesmen for O D M emphasize the fact that these are not rigid rules, but that experience gained at these a n d future hearings will be used to formulate a uniform proce d u r e for conducting hearings under the Reciprocal Trade Act. Under the rules as announced, hear ings will be conducted by Charles H . Kendall, general counsel for O D M . Re quests to be heard must be filed two weeks in advance of the scheduled hearing date. Briefs or other written statements must b e filed a week in ad vance of the hearings. As the complaining group, domestic industry will be heard first. In t h e interest of speeding u p the hearings, time for the presentation of statements or testimony will b e limited. All those wishing to testify will be notified in advance of the hearings as to the amount of time allotted for presenta tion of their testimony. Persons making oral presentations will not be required to testify under
Certificates of Necessity Certificates of necessity for 74 new facilities amounting to $109,363,000 were granted by t h e Office of Defense Mobilization during the period July 12 through Aug. 8. Certificate grand total n o w stands a t $36,549,387,000 for 21,444 facili ties at an average of 6 1 % allowable for rapid tax amortization. Certificates of chemical interest a r e below. N A M E OF C O M P A N Y AND LOCATION O F FACILITIES
PRODUCT
Air Products Emmaus, Pa. Standard Oil (Ohio) Lima, Ohio Tide Water Associated Oil Avon, Calif. Aerojet—General Azusa, Calif. Goodvear Tire & Rubber Akron 16, Ohio Reaction Motors Morris Co., N. J. American Instrument Silver Spring, Md. American Standard Trevose, Pa. Kearfott Manufacturing Newark, N. J. Kearfott Company Van Nuys, Calif. ReoubKc Steel .- Canton, Ohio Republic Steel Massillon, Ohio Titanrun Metals Corp. o£ America Henderson, Nev.
4260
C&EN
SEPT.
3,
OR SERVICE
AMOUNT CERTIFIED
Mobile liquid oxygen generating $ equipment Oil refining facilities Oil refining facilities
PERCENTAGE ALLOWED
297,332
65
513,000
65/40
Research and development
7,600,000 9,100,000 950,000
50 65 40
Research and development
1,663,187
65
Research and development
558,000
70
95,000
70
Scientific instruments
57,362
70
Scientific instruments
115,736
65
Scientific- instruments
34^150
Scientific instruments
Titanium melting and processing facilities Titaniixm processing facilities Titanium melting facilities
195 6
5,965,600 1,464,400 400,000 4,500,000
90 65 65 90
oath, but written statements m a y b e submitted in the form of affidavits. No cross-examination of witnesses will b e permitted. However, questions m a y b e asked by a n d through t h e official con ducting t h e hearings. A verbatim tran script of t h e hearing will b e kept. After t h e hearings are over, a p e r i o d of 10 days will b e set aside to p e r m i t the filing of written rebuttals i n t h e form of supplementary briefs or statements. Next on the docket are hearings on complaints by domestic producers of fluorspar. These have b e e n scheduled for Sept. 1 3 . N o date has yet b e e n set for hearings on imports of crude oil. However, in view of the statements of several Congressmen that they will in troduce legislation imposing mandatory quotas on oil imports at t h e next ses sion of Congress, it is probable that O D M will schedule hearings on this controversial subject some time this fall.
Attack on Farm Surplus Optimism marked the first meeting in Washington, D. C , of the newly appointed commission on Industrial Uses of F a r m Products. T h e commis sion, created u n d e r provisions of t h e Soil Bank Act (C&EN, July 23, p a g e 3 5 6 0 ) , is charged with developing legislative and other recommendations designed to bring about wider u s e of agricultural commodities in the m a n u facture of industrial products. By law the commission must r e p o r t its recommendations to Congress no later than June 15, 1957. However, at t h e conclusion of the first meeting, commission chairman J. Leroy W e l s h said that t h e group hopes to have p r e liminary recommendations for legisla tive action ready to present to Con gress at t h e beginning of the n e w ses sion next January. H e a d d e d t h a t all the commission members a r e very opti mistic about the possibilities of p u t t i n g more farm products to worth-while use in industry. As a first step in getting t h e job done, the five-man commission plans to make a thorough survey a n d appraisal of all current research in the field of crop utilization b y research organiza tions throughout the country. In addi tion to t h e utilization of surplus crops, the commission will also look into t h e possibilities of developing new crops to provide continuing sources of i n d u s trial raw materials. Meetings of t h e group will b e held at regular intervals in Washington a n d possibly a t other locations if the n e e d develops. While the commission will do n b research of its own, it will work closely w i t h the D e p a r t m e n t of Agri culture, state experiment stations, col-
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2-Amino-4-chloro-5-methylbenzenesulfonic Acid (Techn.) 250 g. ..$2.95
l k g . . . $ 8.30
NH2C6H2Cl(CH3)S03H. . .MW221.67
T7236
1,8-Anthraquinonedisulfonic Acid Dipotassium Salt (Techn.)
250 g.
3.15
lkg...
9.30
C 6 H 3 ( S 0 3 K ) C O C 6 H 3 ( S 0 3 K ) C O . . . M W 444.53
L7193
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l,5-Diacetoxy-2,6-dibromonaphthalene MP 224-225°. . . . 10 g. .. 2.60
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25 g.
(CH3COO)2CioH4Br2. . - M W 4 0 2 . 0 7
P7189
2,5-Dimethyl-l-phenylpyrrole (Pract.) MP 49-52°
100 g. . . 3.30
500 g. . . 11.95
C6H5NC(CH3):CHCH:CCH3. . . M W 171.24
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543
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L-Malic Acid
5 g.
3.45
25 g. . . 13.70
HOCOCHOHCH2COOH. . .MW 134.09
4323
4-Nitro-o-phenylenediamme MP 200-202°
25 g. . . 2.70
8.40
1O0 g.
N 0 2 C 6 H 3 ( N H 2 ) 2 . . - M W 153.15
P7246
Oxybis(propyl Propionate) (Pract.) BP 131-134°/7mm.. 25 g. .. 2.95
1O0 g. . .
9.40
C H 3 C H 2 C O O C 3 H 6 0 C 3 H 6 0 C O C H 2 C H 3 . . - M W 246.31
7248
4,4'-Oxydianisole MP 102-104° CH3OC6H4OC6H4OCH3 - .
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