Flender/Flender Gear Units/Helical gearboxes H2
are important to the .. gears and gear products industry and are representative of different segments of the industry in

terms of manufacturing process, import competition, marketing, and financial condition. Notice of the Commission' investigation, including the public hearing, was

given by posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, .. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and

by publishing the notice in the Federal Register (5 .. of April 2, 1 (app. ). The Commission held public

hearing in connection with this investigation on November 1, 1, at the .. International Trade Commission Building, 5 Street, SW, Washington, DC. All persons had the opportunity to appear in person or by counsel, to present information, and to be heard. (See app. for list of witnesses.) Concurrent with the request for the Commission investigation, the USTR informed the Commission that agencies of the .. Department of Defense, led by the Department of the Navy, had requested the .. Department of Commerce (Commerce) to conduct study concerning .. defense readiness with respect to the .. gear industry under section 7 of the Defense Production Act of 1, as amended (5 ... App. . In its study, Commerce would be required to collect and analyze certain data from .. producers of gears, some of which would be identical to data which the Commission would be required to collect. The USTR further informed the Commission that, in order to minimize the reporting burden placed on firms in the .. gear industry in supplying data to the government, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), acting pursuant to its authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act, had indicated that information obtained from the .. industry should be collected using single survey. Accordingly, the USTR requested that the Commission coordinate with the appropriate officials at Commerce in developing portions of the questionnaire that would pertain to Commerce' responsibil