Federal Trade Commission
Received Documents
June 21, 1996
P894219
B18354900166


               UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                  Office of the General Counsel
                      Washington, D.C. 20230



January 19, 1996

Donald S.  Clark
Secretary
Federal Trade Commission
Room 159
Sixth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20580

Re:  FTC File No.  P 894219
     "Made in  USA workshop"--
     Notice of Intent to File Substantive Comments

Dear Secretary Clark:

This is to notify the Commission that the U.S. Department of Commerce has a significant interest in the
issues to be discussed a the above- captioned "Made in  USA Workshop" and intends to file written
substantive comments with your office in time for consideration by the participants and the Commission prior
to he Workshop currently scheduled for March 26-27, 1996.

Department of Commerce staff contacts for communications concerning this matter will be:
Jeannie Hunter of the Office of Consumer Affairs, who can be reached at (202) 482-5001 or 482-6007 (fax):
and Kenneth Clark of the Office of General counsel, who can be reached at (202) 482-3843 or 482-2512
(fax).

Yours truly,




Michael A.  Levitt      Lajuan M.  Johnson
Assistant General Counsel    Director
 for Legislation and RegulationOffice of Consumer Affairs