71 FR 102 pgs. 30389-30390 - Determination under the Textile and Apparel CommercialAvailability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-UnitedStates Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)
Type: NOTICEVolume: 71Number: 102Pages: 30389 - 30390
FR document: [FR Doc. 06-4916 Filed 5-24-06; 11:10 am]
Agency: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Determination under the Textile and Apparel CommercialAvailability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-UnitedStates Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)
May 23, 2006.
AGENCY:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION:
Determination to add a product in unrestricted quantities to Annex 3.25of the CAFTA-DR Agreement.
SUMMARY:
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) hasdetermined that certain 100% cotton flannel fabrics, as specified below,are not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in theCAFTA-DR region. The product will be added to the list in Annex 3.25 ofthe CAFTA-DR Agreement in unrestricted quantities.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
May 26, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Stetson, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department ofCommerce, (202) 482 2582.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON-LINE:
http://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/CaftaReqTrack.nsf.
Reference number: 3.2006.04.17.Fabric.STRforBWA.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority:
Section 203(o)(4) of the Dominican Republic-Central America-UnitedStates Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (CAFTA-DR Act); theStatement of Administrative Action (SAA), accompanying the CAFTA-DR Act;Presidential Proclamations 7987 (February 28, 2006) and 7996 (March 31,2006).
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 arenot available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the territoryof any Party. Articles that otherwise meet the rule of origin to qualifyfor preferential treatment are not disqualified because they contain one ofthe products on the Annex 3.25 list.
The CAFTA-DR Agreement provides that the list in Annex 3.25 may bemodified pursuant to Article 3.25(4)-(6). The CAFTA-DR Act states that thePresident will make a determination on whether additional fabrics, yarns,and fibers are available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in theterritory of any Party. The CAFTA-DR Act requires the President toestablish procedures governing the submission of a request and providingopportunity for interested entities to submit comments and supportingevidence before making a determination. In Presidential Proclamations 7987and 7996, the President delegated to CITA the authority under section203(o)(4) of CAFTA-DR Act for modifying the Annex 3.25 list. On February23, 2006, CITA published interim procedures it would follow in consideringrequests to modify the Annex 3.25 list. (71 FR 9315)
On April 17, 2006, the Chairman of CITA received a request from Sandler,Travis, Rosenberg, P.A. on behalf of B*W*A for certain 100% cottonflannel fabrics, of the specifications detailed below. On April 19, 2006,CITA notified interested parties of, and posted on its website, theaccepted petition and requested that interested entities provide, by May 1,2006, a response advising of its objection to the request or its ability tosupply the subject product, and rebuttals to responses by May 5, 2006.
No interested entity filed a response advising of its objection to therequest or its ability to supply the subject product.
In accordance with Section 203(o)(4) of the CAFTA-DR Act, and itsprocedures, as no interested entity submitted a response objecting to therequest or expressing an ability to supply the subject product, CITA hasdetermined to add the specified fabrics to the list in Annex 3.25 CAFTA-DRAgreement.
The subject fabrics are added to the list in Annex 3.25 CAFTA-DRAgreement in unrestricted quantities.
Specifications:
| HTS Subheading: | 5208.43.00 |
| Fiber Content: | 100% Cotton |
| Average Yarn Number: | 67 to 69 metric warp and filling (39.5 to 40.5 English) |
| Thread Count: | 44 to 48 warp ends per centimeter X 31 to 39 filling picks percentimeter; none less than 78.7 ends and picks per square centimeter. (112to 122 warp ends per inch X 79 to 100 filling picks per inch; none lessthan 200 ends and picks per square inch) |
| Weave Type: | 3 or 4 thread twill |
| Weight: | 98 to 152 grams per square meter (2.9 to 4.5 ounces per sq.yard) |
| Width: | 145 to 154 centimeters (57 to 63 inches) |
| Finish: | Of yarns of different colors, plaids, checks and stripes, napped onboth sides, pre-shrunk |
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of TextileAgreements.
[FR Doc. 06-4916 Filed 5-24-06; 11:10 am]
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