[Federal Register: December 3, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 231)]
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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)
November 28, 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: December 3, 2007.
SUMMARY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA) has determined that certain woven polyester/spandex moleskin
fabric, 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: 37.2007.10.29.Fabric.Alston&Birdfor
GlennRiver.
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. 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 October 29, 2007, the Chairman of CITA received a commercial
availability request from Alston & Bird, LLP, on behalf of Glen River
Trading, for certain polyester/spandex woven moleskin fabric of the
specifications detailed below. On October 31, 2007, CITA notified
interested parties of, and posted on its website, the accepted petition
and requested that interested entities provide, by November 13, 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 November 19,
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. A revised list has been
published on-line.
Woven fabric specifications:
HTS Subheading(s):
5407.92.2050
5407.92.2090
5407.93.2050
5407.93.2090
5407.94.2050
5407.94.2090
5512.19.0005
5512.19.0045
5512.19.0090
5515.12.0040
5515.12.0090
Specifications:
Fiber content: 96 to 99 percent polyester with 1
to 4 percent spandex
Yarn: .................................
Warp: singles polyester filament
of various yarn sizes
Filling: singles polyester
filament of various yarn sizes
combined with spandex filament
of various deniers
Thread count: 55 to 71 warp ends by 23 to 37
filling picks per centimeter
Weave type: Various (including satin or
twill)
Weight: 210 to 275 grams per square meter
Width: 109 to 152 centimeters
Finish: Jet dyed or printed
R. Matthew Priest,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. E7-23408 Filed 11-30-07; 8:45 am]