[Federal Register: September 26, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 186)]
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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 19, 2007.
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, 2007.
SUMMARY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA) has determined that certain two-way stretch woven fabric of
polyester, rayon, and elastomeric yarns, as specified below, are not
available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the CAFTA-DR
countries. The product will be added to the list in Annex 3.25 of the
CAFTA-DR Agreement 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:
34.2007.08.20.Fabric.Alston&Birdfor GlenRiverTrading.
SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION:
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
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timely manner in the territory of any Party. The CAFTA-DR Agreement
provides that this list may be modified pursuant to Article 3.25(4)-
(5), when the President of the United States determines that a fabric,
yarn, or fiber is not available in commercial quantities in a timely
manner in the territory of any Party. See Annex 3.25, Note; see also
section 203(o)(4)(C) of the Act.
The CAFTA-DR Act requires the President to establish procedures
governing the submission of a request and providing opportunity for
interested entities to submit comments and supporting evidence before a
commercial availability determination is made. 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 March 21, 2007, CITA published final procedures it
would follow in considering requests to modify the Annex 3.25 list (72
FR 13256).
On August 20, 2007, the Chairman of CITA received a commercial
availability request from Alston & Bird, LLP, on behalf of Glen River
Trading, for certain two-way stretch woven fabrics of polyester, rayon,
and elastomeric yarns, of the specifications detailed below. On August
22, 2007, CITA notified interested parties of, and posted on its
website, the accepted petition and requested that interested entities
provide, by September 4, 2007, a response advising of its objection to
the commercial availability request or its ability to supply the
subject product. CITA also explained that rebuttals to responses were
due to CITA by September 10, 2007.
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)(C) 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 of the CAFTA-DR Agreement.
The subject fabrics are added to the list in Annex 3.25 of the
CAFTA-DR Agreement in unrestricted quantities.
Woven fabric specifications:
HTS Subheading:........................ 5515.11.00
Fiber content:......................... 50 to 77 percent polyester
(except for fabrics comprising
single yarns in the warp, the
polyester content may be
higher); 18 to 47 percent
rayon; 3 to 8 percent spandex
Staple length:......................... 4.44 to 6.99 centimeters
Yarns.................................. (three configurations):
Configuration 1: Warp
and filling: plied polyester/
rayon staple of various yarn
sizes, combined with spandex
filament of various deniers.
Configuration 2: Warp
and filling: 34/1 metric or
finer* polyester/rayon staple
yarn, combined with spandex
filament yarn of various
deniers.
Configuration 3:
Warp: 34/1 metric or finer*
polyester/rayon staple, or
plied polyester/rayon staple
of various yarn sizes,
combined with spandex filament
of various deniers.
Filling: singles or plied
polyester filament of various
yarn sizes, combined with
spandex filament of various
deniers.
* NOTE:The designation ``34/1
(English 20/1) or finer''
describes a range of yarn
specifications for yarn it its
greige condition before dyeing
and finishing of the yarn (if
applicable) and before
weaving, dyeing and finishing
of the fabric. It is intended
as a specification to be
followed by the mill in
sourcing yarn used to produce
the fabric. Dyeing, finishing
and weaving can alter the
characteristic of the yarn as
it appears in the finished
fabric. This specification
therefore includes yarns
appearing in the finished
fabric as coarser than 34/1
(English 20/1) provided that
the coarser appearance occurs
solely as the result of such
processes.
Thread count:.......................... 23 to 51 warp ends by 16 to 39
filling picks per centimeter
Weave type:............................ Various (including plain and
twill)
Weight:................................ ...............................
200 to 290 grams per square
meter for fabrics comprising
of single yarns in the warp
200 to 310 grams per square
meter for fabrics comprising
of plied yarns in the warp
Width:................................. 121 to 165 centimeters
Finish:................................ Dyed and of yarns of different
colors
R. Matthew Priest,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. E7-18986 Filed 9-25-07; 8:45 am]