ITC INVESTIGATES IMPACT OF U.S. IMPORT RESTRAINTS

ITC INVESTIGATES IMPACT OF U.S. IMPORT RESTRAINTS    'The U.S. International Trade Commission has started an investigation into the economic effects of significant U.S. import restraints.
   The report will be the third update since the agency began to investigate import restraints in the early 1990s. The first ITC report on the subject was published in November 1993, followed by the first update in December 1995, and a second update in May 1999. The new update will be delivered to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in June 2002.
   The ITC said it will seek input for its investigation from the industry. The agency also plans to hold a public hearing about the investigation in Washington on Dec. 4.