Bethlehem Steel Corporation Responds to Action Taken by the Office of the United States Trade Representative and the Department of Commerce.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 2002
"The action taken today by the Office of the United States
Trade Representative The Office of the United States Trade Representative, or USTR, is an arm of the executive branch of the United States government that falls within the Executive Office of the President. and the Department of Commerce in granting
exclusions for an additional 500,000 metric tons of semi-finished steel
to enter this country duty free is without a doubt undermining a
significant portion of President Bush's remedy to solve the
domestic steel industry's problems." said Robert Steve Miller The name Steve Miller might refer to: - Steve Miller (musician), leader of the eponymous Steve Miller Band
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Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Bethlehem Steel The Bethlehem Steel Corporation (1857–2003), based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, once was the second largest steel producer in the United States (after Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based US Steel). Corporation. The semi-finished
products exempted are made in this country in adequate quantities. Also,
in the President's initial 201 remedy announcement, he established
a tariff rate quota whereby 4.9 million metric tons of semi-finished
steel could enter this country duty free. This quantity was generous by
historical measures. Next year, the amount will be increased by an
additional 450,000 metric tons. "Clearly, there appears to be no
sound justification for the additional semi-finished exclusions
announced today. We strongly urge the USTR USTR United States Trade Representative
USTR United States Transuranium Registry (Richmond, Washington)
USTR Underground Storage Tank Regulation and the DOC to avoid granting
any further exclusions for products that are made domestically.
Otherwise, the recovery of the industry that is anticipated by the
President's 201 action will not be realized." Mr. Miller said.
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