[Federal Register: August 31, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 168)]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Request for Public Comments on a Commercial Availability Request
under the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA)
August 26, 2004.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Request for public comments concerning a request for a
determination that certain polyester monofilament yarn, for use in
women's and children's apparel, cannot be supplied by the domestic
industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner under the ATPDEA.
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SUMMARY: On August 23, 2004, the Chairman of CITA received a petition
from Textiles Erre Emme Ltda. of Bogota, Colombia, alleging that
certain polyester monofilament texturized, raw, white yarn, of denier
20D/F1, classified in subheading 5402.33.30 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), for use in women's and
children's apparel, cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely manner. It requests that such apparel
made from such yarn be eligible for preferential treatment under the
ATPDEA. CITA hereby solicits public comments on this request, in
particular with regard to whether such yarn can be supplied by the
domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. Comments
must be submitted by September 15, 2004 to the Chairman, Committee for
the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room 3001, United States
Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington,
D.C. 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shikha Bhatnagar, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-3821.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 204 (b)(3)(B)(ii) of the ATPDEA, Presidential
Proclamation 7616 of October 31, 2002, Executive Order 13277 of
November 19, 2002, and the United States Trade Representative's
Notice of Further Assignment of Functions of November 25, 2002.
BACKGROUND:
The ATPDEA provides for quota- and duty-free treatment for
qualifying textile and apparel products. Such treatment is generally
limited to products manufactured from yarns and fabrics formed in the
United States or a beneficiary country. The ATPDEA also provides for
quota- and duty-free treatment for apparel articles that are both cut
(or knit-to-shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in one or more
ATPDEA beneficiary countries from fabric or yarn that is not formed in
the United States or a beneficiary country, if it has been determined
that such fabric or yarn cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely manner. Pursuant to Executive Order
No. 13277 (67 FR 70305) and the United States Trade Representative's
Notice of Redelegation of Authority and Further Assignment of Functions
(67 FR 71606), the President's authority to determine whether yarns or
fabrics cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner under the ATPDEA has been delegated to
CITA.
On August 23, 2004, the Chairman of CITA received a petition from
Textiles Erre Emme Ltda of Bogota, Colombia, alleging that certain
polyester monofilament texturized, raw, white yarn, of denier 20D/F1,
classified in subheading 5402.33.30 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTSUS), for use in women's and children's
apparel, cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner and requesting quota- and duty-free
treatment under the ATPDEA for such apparel that are woven or knit in
one or more ATPDEA beneficiary countries from such yarn.
CITA is soliciting public comments regarding this request,
particularly with respect to whether this yarn can be supplied by the
domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. Also
relevant is whether other yarns that are supplied by the domestic
industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner are substitutable
for these yarns for purposes of the intended use. Comments must be
received no later than September 15, 2004. Interested persons are
invited to submit six copies of such comments or information to the
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, room
3100, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20230.
If a comment alleges that this yarn can be supplied by the domestic
industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner, CITA will closely
review any supporting documentation, such as a signed statement by a
manufacturer of the yarns stating that it produces the yarns that are
the subject of the request, including the quantities that can be
supplied and the time necessary to fill an order, as well as any
relevant information regarding past production.
CITA will protect any business confidential information that is
marked ``business confidential'' from disclosure to the full extent
permitted by law. CITA will make available to the public non-
confidential versions of the request and non-confidential versions of
any public comments received with respect to a request in room 3100 in
the Herbert Hoover Building, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20230. Persons submitting comments on a request are
encouraged to include a non-confidential version and a non-confidential
summary.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 04-19904 Filed 8-27-04; 11:32 am]