Flender/Flender Gear Units/Helical speed reducer H4
increase in imports since 1, is unable to assess properly its trade concerns because .. government and private data on

the industry' production and trade composition are fragmented and incomplete. The American Gear Manufacturers Association has formally request- ed assistance

providing the industry with comptehensive set of objective data. Pursuant to Section 3() of the Tariff Act of 1, request

that the .. International Trade Commission conduct an investi- gation and prepare report on the competitive position of the ..

gear industry in .. and global markets. Specifically, the Commission report should provide to the extent possible the following: Profiles of the .. industry and major foreign industries; descriptive assessment of the global market for gears, to the extent possible, using categories of gear products most useful to the industry: comparison of .. and foreign producers' strengths and weaknesses in such areas as: ( raw material, labor, and capital availability; ( technological capabilities; ( extent of plant and equipment modernization; ( end-product quality, pricing, and service support: and government involvement. .. and foreign industry and .. consuming industry views on market direction and potential for the .. industry. The Commission should provide its completed report no later than 1 months from receigIg neii,trInto : Olv LZ ivw 1;3 -2 The Honorable Anne Brunsdale Page Two understand that Defense Department agencies, led by the.Navy, have asked the .. Department of Commerce to conduct study with respect to the gear industry under section 7 of the Defense Production Act of 1, as amended (5 ... App. . In this study, Commerce will be required to collect and analyze certain data identical to that which the Commission will be required to collect in the section 3 study as well as certain additional data. To minimize the burden placed on industry in supplying data to the Government, the Office o