[Federal Register: September 26, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 186)]
[Notices]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial
Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United
States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)
September 20, 2006.
AGENCY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA)
ACTION: Determination to add a product in unrestricted quantities to
Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR Agreement
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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 26, 2006.
SUMMARY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA) has determined that certain 2-way stretch woven fabrics, as
specified below, are not available in commercial quantities in a timely
manner in the CAFTA-DR region. The product will be added to the list in
Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR in unrestricted quantities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Stetson, Office of Textiles
and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482 2582.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON-LINE:
http://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/CaftaReqTrack.nsf. Reference number:
15.2006.08.17.Fabric.ST&RforLido
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 203(o)(4) of the Dominican Republic-Central
America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
(CAFTA-DR Act); the Statement of Administrative Action (SAA),
accompanying the CAFTA-DR Act; Presidential Proclamations 7987
(February 28, 2006) and 7996 (March 31, 2006).
BACKGROUND:
The CAFTA-DR Agreement provides a list in Annex 3.25 for fabrics,
yarns, and fibers that the Parties to the CAFTA-DR Agreement have
determined are not available in commercial quantities in a timely
manner in the territory of any Party. Articles that otherwise meet the
rule of origin to qualify for preferential treatment are not
disqualified because they contain one of the products on the Annex 3.25
list.
The CAFTA-DR Agreement provides that the list in Annex 3.25 may be
modified pursuant to Article 3.25(4)-(6). The CAFTA-DR Act states that
the President will make a determination on whether additional fabrics,
yarns, and fibers are available in commercial quantities in a timely
manner in the territory of any Party. The CAFTA-DR Act requires the
President to establish procedures governing the submission of a request
and to provide an opportunity for interested entities to submit
comments and supporting evidence before making a determination. In
Presidential Proclamations 7987 and 7996, the President delegated to
CITA the authority under section 203(o)(4) of CAFTA-DR Act for
modifying the Annex 3.25 list. On February 23, 2006, CITA published
interim procedures it would follow in considering requests to modify
the Annex 3.25 list (71 FR 9315).
On August 17, 2006, the Chairman of CITA received a request from
Sandler, Travis, & Rosenberg, P.A. on behalf of Lido Industrias for
certain 2-way stretch woven fabrics, of the specifications detailed
below. On August 21, 2006, CITA notified interested parties of, and
posted on its Web site, the accepted petition and requested that
interested entities provide, by August 31, 2006, a response advising of
its objection to the request or its ability to supply the subject
product, and rebuttals to responses by September 7, 2006.
No interested entity filed a response advising of its objection to
the request or its ability to supply the subject product.
In accordance with Section 203(o)(4) of the CAFTA-DR Act, and its
procedures, as no interested entity submitted a response objecting to
the request or expressing an ability to supply the subject product,
CITA has determined to add the specified fabrics to the list in Annex
3.25.
The subject fabrics are added to the list in Annex 3.25 of the
CAFTA-DR Agreement in unrestricted quantities. A revised list has been
published at: http://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/CaftaReqTrack.nsf/Annex3.25.
Specifications:
HTSUS Subheading: 5515.11.00
Fiber Content: 60% to 75% Polyester / 20% to 35%
viscose rayon /3% to 6% spandex
Fiber Length: 51 to 70 millimeter staple (2 to
2.75 inches)
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Yarn Number: Warp and filling: 50/2 to 68/2
metric wrapped around 225 metric
spandex (30/2 to 40/2 wrapped
around 40-denier spandex)
Thread Count: 30 to 32 warp ends x 24 to 26
filling picks per square
centimeter (76 to 81 warp ends x
60 to 66 filling picks per
square inch)
Weave Type: Various
Weight: 220 to 250 grams per square meter
(6.5 to 7.4 ounces per square
yard)
Width: 142 to 148 centimeters (56 to 59
inches)
Finish: Dyed; of yarns of different
colors
Philip J. Martello,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. E6-15736 Filed 9-25-06; 8:45 am]