[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR340.3]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
 CHAPTER III--INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 340--MODIFICATION OF THE TARIFF RATE QUOTA LIMITATION ON WORSTED WOOL FABRIC IMPORTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 340.3  Requests for modification.

    (a) On an annual basis, the Department will cause to be published a 
Federal Register notice soliciting requests from U.S. manufacturers of 
Worsted Wool Suits, Worsted Wool Suit-Type Jackets, and Worsted Wool 
Trousers to modify the limitations on the quantity of imports of fabrics 
of worsted wool under the Tariff Rate Quotas. Requests must be received, 
or postmarked, on a date no later than 15 calendar days after the date 
of the Federal Register notice.
    (b) A request shall include:
    (1) The name, address, telephone number, fax number, and Internal 
Revenue Service number of the requester;
    (2) The relevant worsted wool apparel product(s) manufactured by the 
person(s), that is, Worsted Wool Suits, Worsted Wool Suit-Type Jackets, 
or Worsted Wool Trousers;
    (3) The modification requested, including the amount of the 
modification and the limitation that is the subject of the request (HTS 
heading 9902.51.11 and/or 9902.51.12); and

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    (4) A statement of the basis for the request, including all relevant 
facts and circumstances.
    (c) A request should include the following information for each 
limitation that is the subject of the request, to the extent available:
    (1) A list of suppliers from which the requester purchased 
domestically produced Worsted Wool Fabric during the 12 months preceding 
the request, the dates of such purchases, the quantity purchased, the 
quantity of imported Worsted Wool Fabric purchased, the countries of 
origin of the imported Worsted Wool Fabric purchased, the average price 
paid per square meter of the domestically produced Worsted Wool Fabric 
purchased, and the average price paid per square meter of the imported 
Worsted Wool Fabric purchased;
    (2) A list of domestic Worsted Wool Fabric producers that declined, 
on request, to sell Worsted Wool Fabric to the requester during the 12 
months preceding the request, indicating the product requested, the date 
of the order, the price quoted, and the reason for the refusal;
    (3) The requester's domestic production and sales for the most 
recent six month period for which such data is available and the 
comparable six month period in the previous year, for each of the 
following products: Worsted Wool Suits, Worsted Wool Suit-Type Jackets, 
or Worsted Wool Trousers;
    (4) Evidence that the requester lost production or sales due to an 
inadequate supply of domestically-produced Worsted Wool Fabric on a cost 
competitive basis; and
    (5) Other evidence of the inability of domestic producers of Worsted 
Wool Fabric to supply domestically produced Worsted Wool Fabric to the 
requester.