; and (2) within a reasonable time period thereafter, hold public hearings at which the Commission shall afford interested parties an opportunity to be present, to present evidence, to respond to presentations of other parties, and otherwise to be heard. (d) Factors applied in making determinations In making a determination under subsection (a) of whether a request by a person of Mexico to receive a grant of authority, or a person of Mexico who has received a grant of authority and retains such grant of authority, as the case may be, threatens to cause material harm to a United States long-haul trucking services industry, the Commission shall— (1) consider, among other things, and as relevant— (A) the volume and tonnage of merchandise transported; and (B) the employment, wages, hours of service, and working conditions