international trade, international commodity agreements, and other matters which are related to the trade agreements program.

(c) As he may deem to be necessary for the proper administration and execution of the trade agreements program and of this part, the Special Representative (1) shall draw upon the resources of Federal agencies, and of bodies established by or under the provisions of this part, in connection with the performance of his functions, and (2) except as may be otherwise provided by this part or by law, may assign to the head of any such agency or body the performance of duties incidental to the administration of the trade agreements program.

(d) In connection with the performance of his functions the Special Representative shall, as appropriate and practicable, consult with Federal agencies.

(e) The Special Representative shall from time to time furnish the President lists of articles proposed for publication and transmittal to the Tariff Commission by the President under the provisions of section 221(a) of the Act.

(f) The functions conferred upon the President by section 222 of the Act are hereby delegated to the Special Representative.

(g) The functions conferred upon the President by the first sentence of section 223 of the Act are hereby delegated to the Special Representative. The Special Representative is hereby designated to perform the functions prescribed by the second sentence of that section.

(h) After the President has entered into a trade agreement which provides for any new tariff concession, the Special Representative shall submit to the President, for transmission by him to each House of Congress, copies of such trade agreement, together with a draft of the statement relating thereto provided for in section 226 of the Act. In addition, the Special Representative shall transmit to each House of Congress copies of agreements supplementary to trade agreements which do not provide for any new tariff concession, and of such other documents relating to the trade agreements program as he considers appropriate, together with a brief statement describing each such supplementary agreement or other document.

(1) The Special Representative shall make arrangements under which the committee established by § 1.4 of this part shall provide for public hearings

in pursuance of the second sentence of section 252 (d) of the Act. The functions conferred upon the President by the first sentence of that section are hereby delegated to the Special Representative.

(j) Advice furnished by the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor under section 351(c) of the Act shall be transmitted by the respective secretaries to the President through the Special Representative.

(k) Subject to available financing, the Special Representative may employ such personnel as may be necessary to assist him in the performance of his functions.

(1) The Special Representative shall prepare or have prepared for consideration by the President, in a form suitable for inclusion in title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations, any proclamation which relates wholly or primarily to the trade agreements program. Any such proclamation shall be subject to the provisions of Executive Order No. 11030 of June 19, 1962 (27 F.R. 5847), except that such proclamation need not be submitted for approval to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget as provided in sections 2 (a) and (b) of that order but may be transmitted directly to the Attorney General for his consideration as to both form and legality.

AMENDMENT NOTE: In § 1.3, paragraph (b) was revised, paragraph (c) was amended, paragraph (1) was deleted, paragraph (h) was redesignated paragraph (1), and new paragraphs (h) and (1) were added, E.O. 11106, 28 F.R. 3911, Apr. 20, 1963.

§ 1.4 Trade Expansion Act Advisory Committee.

(a) There is hereby established the Trade Expansion Act Advisory Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee). The Committee shall be composed of the Special Representative, who shall be its chairman, and the following other members: the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Labor.

(b) Each Secretary referred to in paragraph (a) of this section may designate an official from his department, who is in status not below that of an Assistant Secretary of an executive or military department, to serve as a member of the Committee in lieu of the designating Secretary when the latter is unable to attend any meeting of the Committee.

In corresponding circumstances the Special Representative may designate the Deputy Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, for a corresponding purpose. Except for his accountability to his designating authority, any person while so serving shall have in all respects the same status, as a member of the Committee, as do other members of the Committee.

(c) The Special Representative may from time to time designate any member of the Committee (including any person serving as a member of the Committee under the provisions of paragraph (b) of this section) to act as chairman of the Committee when the Special Representative is unable to attend any meeting of the Committee.

(d) The Committee shall have the functions conferred by the Act upon the interagency organization referred to in section 242 of the Act and shall also perform such other functions as the President may from time to time direct.

(e) The recommendations made by the Committee under section 242 (b) (1) of the Act, as approved or modified by the President, shall guide the administration of the trade agreements program.

(f) Before making recommendations to the President under section 242(b) (2) of the Act, the Committee shall, through the Special Representative, request the advice of the Adjustment Assistance Advisory Board, created by the provisions of section 361 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, concerning the feasibility of adjustment assistance to workers and firms.

(g) The functions conferred upon the President by the second sentence of section 242 (c) of the Act, to the extent that they are in respect of procedures, are hereby delegated to the Committee.

AMENDMENT NOTE: In § 1.4, former paragraph (f) was designated paragraph (g) and a new paragraph (f) was added, E.O. 11106, 28 FR. 3911, Apr. 20, 1963. § 1.5 Tariff Commission.

(a) The United States Tariff Commission is requested to determine the ad valorem equivalent, and, for this purpose, the authority conferred upon the President by the provisions of section 256(7) of the Act is hereby delegated to the Commission.

(b) Reports required to be made, and transcripts of hearings and briefs required to be furnished, by the Tariff

Commission under the provisions of section 301(f) (1) of the Act (1) shall, in respect of investigations made by it under section 301(c) (1) of the Act, be transmitted by the Commission to the President through the Secretary of Commerce, and (2) shall, in respect of investigations made by it under section 301(c) (2) of the Act, be transmitted to the President through the Secretary of Labor.

(c) All other reports, findings, advice, hearing transcripts, briefs, and information which, under the terms of the Act, the Tariff Commission is required to furnish, report, or otherwise deliver to the President shall be transmitted to him through the Special Representative.

(d) Advice of the Tariff Commission under section 221(b) of the Act shall not be released or disclosed in any manner or to any extent not specifically authorized by the President or by the Special Representative.

§ 1.6 Secretary of the Treasury.

There is hereby delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury the authority to issue regulations, conferred upon the President by the provisions of section 352(b) of the Act.

§ 1.7 Secretary of Commerce.

The authority to certify, conferred upon the President by the provisions of Section 302(c) of the Act, to the extent that such authority is in respect of firms, is hereby delegated to the Secretary of Commerce.

§ 1.8 Secretary of Labor.

There are hereby delegated to the Secretary of Labor the authority to certify, conferred upon the President by the provisions of section 302(c) of the Act, to the extent that such authority is in respect of groups of workers, and the authority conferred upon the President by the provisions of section 302(e) of the Act.

committee established by the provisions of § 1.4 of this part, or of other persons. Assignments of personnel from agencies, in connection with the foregoing, and assignments of duties to them, shall be made with the consent of the respective heads of agencies concerned.

AMENDMENT NOTE: 1.9 was amended, E.O. 11106, 28 FR. 3911, Apr. 20, 1963.

§ 1.10 Threat of impairment of national security.

Executive Order No. 11051 of September 27, 1962, is hereby amended by striking from section 404 (a) thereof the text "Section 2 of the Act of July 1, 1954 (68 Stat. 360; 19 U.S.C. 1352a)" and inserting in lieu of the stricken text the following: "Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962".

§ 1.11 Redelegation.

Delegations of authority made by this part to the Special Representative, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Labor, and other assignments of authority made by this part to the Special Representative, shall be deemed to include the power of successive redelegation.

AMENDMENT NOTE: Former § 1.11 was designated § 1.12 and a new § 1.11 was added, E.O. 11106, 28 F.R. 3911, Apr. 20, 1963.

§ 1.13

Prior bodies and orders.

(a) The pending business, and the records and property, of the Trade Policy Committee, Trade Agreements Committee, and Committee for Reciprocity Information (now existing under orders referred to in paragraph (b) of this section) shall be completed or transferred as the Special Representative, consonant with law and with the provisions of this part, shall direct; and the said committees are abolished effective as of the thirtieth day following the date of E.O. 11075 of January 15, 1963.

§ 2.1

Establishment and membership of Committee.

(a) There is hereby established a committee to be known as the Public Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations (hereinafter referred to as the Committee).

(b) The Committee shall be composed of not less than 30 and not more than 45 members, who shall serve without compensation. The members, other than the Chairman, shall be designated by the President from among appropriately qualified citizens of the United States outside the United States Government, and shall be representative of the economy of the United States.

AMENDMENT NOTE: In § 2.1, "40 members" was amended to read "45 members," E.O. 11159, 29 F.R. 8137, June 26, 1964, codified at 29 F.R. 8145, June 26, 1964.

§ 2.2 Functions of Committee.

(a) The Committee shall advise the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations with respect to such matters as he may specify pertaining to the preparation for and the participation in international trade negotiations.

(b) The Committee shall be chaired by the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations or his Deputy and shall

meet upon the request of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations or his Deputy.

§ 2.3 Regulations.

(a) The provisions of Sections 4, 6(a), 6(b), 6(c), 6(f), and 10 of Executive Order No. 11007 of February 26, 1962, are hereby adapted and made applicable to the Committee.

(b) The Special Representative for Trade Negotiations shall be responsible for assuring compliance with the aboveindicated provisions of Executive Order No. 11007 in relation to the Committee, and he is authorized to exercise the authority contained in sections 6(f) and 10(a) of that order and to prescribe such additional regulations with respect

to the Committee as he may deem necessary.

(a) The Board shall request information and advice from other Government agencies and from public sources as it may deem appropriate. The Board shall make each final determination, under Sections 302 (b), (c), or (d) of the Act, with respect to a firm or group of workers only after compliance with Section 302 (f) (1) of the Act.

(b) Upon request of the Board, the heads of Federal agencies shall so far as practicable provide the Board with information and reports relating to matters within the cognizance of the Board.

(c) Each Department represented on the Board shall furnish necessary assistance to the Board in accordance with Section 214 of the Act of May 3, 1945 (31 U.S.C. 691).

PART 10-PROCLAMATION TO MAKE EFFECTIVE THE TARIFF SCHEDULES OF THE UNITED STATES

PROCLAMATION NO. 3548 WHEREAS I have caused the Tariff Schedules of the United States to be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER1 in conformity with Section 101 (d) of the Tariff Classification Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-456, 76 Stat. 72);

1 Part II, F.R. of Aug. 17, 1963, 28 F.R. 8599, as corrected by F.R. of Aug. 20, 1963, 28 F.R. 9131.

WHEREAS I have taken such action as I deem necessary to bring the United States schedules annexed to foreign trade agreements into conformity with the Tariff Schedules of the United States as provided for in Section 102 of the Tariff Classification Act of 1962, as amended (P.L. 87-456, 76 Stat. 72, as amended by Section 257 (g) of P.L. 87-794, 76 Stat. 882); and

WHEREAS I have determined that the rates and provisions proclaimed in paragraph 1 of this proclamation are required or appropriate to carry out foreign trade