April 1951 



COM.'ERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



67 



FEDERAL 



ACTIONS 



Department of Commerce 



NATIONAL PRODUCTION AUTHORITY 



m, ALLOCATIONS INCREASED TO PROVIDE FOR CAMMING ^ PERISHABLE FOODS ; To pro- 

 vide for the canning of perishable foods and for other essential pniT)03es, the Na- 

 tional Production Authority on March 12 placed all domestic users of pig tin under 

 allocation control effective May 1, and made a temporary, seasonal increase in tin 

 allocations in the second quarter (Amendment 3 to NPA Order M-8). 



At the same time NPA also designated the Reconstruction Finance Corporation as 

 the sole importer of tin in the country. Ihls should result in more orderly arrange- 

 ments for acquiring tin needed in the United States, NPA said. This country normally 

 uses about half of the tin produced in the world, 



NPA explained that the second quarter increases in use allocations were made 

 primarily to provide supplies of tin plate and terneplate for the canning industry, 

 which must pack perishable farm crops that begin coming to market in May, This action 

 assures cans for the spring and summer food pack, as the farmers harvest their crops. 

 NPA indicated that the percentages of permitted use of tin would be dropped back to 

 about 80 percent or less in the third quarter. 



Amendment 3 to NPA Order N-8 permits tin plate and terneplate manufacturers to 

 increase temporarily their use of pig tin to 95 percent of their monthly base period 

 use during the second quarter. All other users of pig tin are permitted 90 percent 

 of their monthly base period use during the second quarter. The base period is the 

 first six months of I95O. 



Under the previous tin conservation order (M-8)=/ all users of pig tin were 

 restricted to 100 percent of their base period use in January, and 80 percent in 

 February and March. 



1/SEE COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW . MARCH 1951, P. 49; FEBRUARY 19 51, P. 



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CANNED PRODUCTS FOR U^ BY AEaSH) FORCES EXEI.'PTED FROM IvETAL CAN ORDER : The 

 National Production Authority on March l6 amended the metal can specification and 

 limitation order (K-25)-' to exempt the Airoed Services from restrictions pertaining 

 to the canning of products for use overseas. 



This action will provide the additional packaging protection required by the 

 military forces for canned products used overseas and subject to adverse handling 

 conditions. NPA explained that the plate specifications of the original order 

 (M-25) were based on customary conditions of storage and handling within the United 

 States. 



1/SEE COMMERCIAu FISHERIES REVIEW . FEBRUARY 1951, PP. 79-81. 



