Notice of Change in Post Employment Restrictions for Former Employees Seeking To Appear in Five-Year Reviews

摘要

Notice is hereby given of a change in agency practice. Former employees of the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") may now represent a party in a five-year review conducted under title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 even if they participated personally and substantially in the corresponding underlying original title VII investigation while a Commission employee. The five-year review is not the same particular matter as the underlying original investigation for the purpose of applying post employment restrictions. In addition, former employees seeking to appear in a five-year review will no longer be required to seek approval to appear from the Commission, pursuant to Commission rule 201.15(b) (19 CFR 201.15(b)), even if the underlying original investigation had been pending when they were employed by the Commission.