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accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

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issues may not be the subject of formal 

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Dated: March 12, 2013. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

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Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Determination Under the Textile and 

Apparel Commercial Availability 

Provision of the Dominican RepublicCentral America-United States Free 

Trade Agreement (‘‘CAFTA–DR 

Agreement’’) 

AGENCY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

ACTION: Determination to add a product 

in unrestricted quantities to Annex 3.25 

of the CAFTA–DR Agreement. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 18, 2013. 

SUMMARY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(‘‘CITA’’) has determined that certain 

laminated composite fabric, as specified 

below, is 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: 

Maria Dybczak, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482–3651. 

For Further Information On-Line: 

http://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/Cafta

ReqTrack.nsf under ‘‘Approved 

Requests,’’ Reference number: 176.2013.

02.06.Fabric.SoriniSametforPatagonia

Inc. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: The CAFTA–DR Agreement; 

Section 203(o)(4) of the Dominican RepublicCentral America-United States Free Trade 

Agreement Implementation Act (‘‘CAFTA– 

DR Implementation Act’’), Public Law 109– 

53; the Statement of Administrative Action, 

accompanying the CAFTA–DR 

Implementation Act; and 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 of the CAFTA–DR 

Agreement; see also section 203(o)(4)(C) 

of the CAFTA–DR Implementation Act. 

The CAFTA–DR Implementation 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 Implementation 

Act for modifying the Annex 3.25 list. 

Pursuant to this authority, on September 

15, 2008, CITA published modified 

procedures it would follow in 

considering requests to modify the 

Annex 3.25 list of products determined 

to be not commercially available in the 

territory of any Party to CAFTA–DR 

(Modifications to Procedures for 

Considering Requests Under the 

Commercial Availability Provision of 

the Dominican Republic-Central 

America-United States Free Trade 

Agreement, 73 FR 53200) (‘‘CITA’s 

procedures’’). 

On February 6, 2013, the Chairman of 

CITA received a request for a 

Commercial Availability determination 

(‘‘Request’’) from Sorini Samet & 

Associates on behalf of Patagonia, Inc. 

for certain laminated composite fabric, 

as specified below. On February 7, 2013, 

in accordance with CITA’s procedures, 

CITA notified interested parties of the 

Request, which was posted on the 

dedicated Web site for CAFTA–DR 

Commercial Availability proceedings. In 

its notification, CITA advised that any 

Response with an Offer to Supply 

(‘‘Response’’) must be submitted by 

February 21, 2013, and any Rebuttal 

Comments to a Response must be 

submitted by February 27, 2013, in 

accordance with sections 6 and 7 of 

CITA’s procedures. No interested entity 

submitted a Response to the Request 

advising CITA of its objection to the 

Request and its ability to supply the 

subject product. 

In accordance with section 

203(o)(4)(C) of the CAFTA–DR 

Implementation Act, and section 8(c)(2) 

of CITA’s procedures, as no interested 

entity submitted a Response objecting to 

the Request and providing an offer to 

supply the subject product, CITA has 

determined to add the specified fabric to 

the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA– 

DR Agreement. 

The subject product has been added 

to the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA– 

DR Agreement in unrestricted 

quantities. A revised list has been 

posted on the dedicated Web site for 

CAFTA–DR Commercial Availability 

proceedings. 

SPECIFICATIONS: Laminated 

Composite Fabric 

HTS: 6001.22.0000; 6001.92.0000 

Overall Fabric Description: Laminated 

polyester woven/micro velour grid 

one-way stretch with polyurethane 

laminate. 

Overall Fabric Construction: Woven 

face/polyurethane laminate/circular 

knit velour with grid pattern. 

Overall Fiber Content: 90–96% 

polyester/4–10% spandex (includes 

both face and backer fabric). 

Overall weight: 287–351 grams per 

square meter. 

Overall width: Selvedge: 150.4–154.4 

cm; Minimum cuttable: 145.3–149.3 

cm. 

Finishing: Bonded laminate with 

durable water repellency on the 

face fabric, and optional on back. 

Performance criteria for overall fabric: 

Air permeability (ASTM D737): 

maximum 1.5 


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Durable water repellency (AATCC 

22): greater than or equal to 80 

before wash. 

Face Fabric Details: 

Construction: plain weave 

Fiber content: 81–87% polyester/13– 

19% spandex 

Warp fiber content/denier: 73–77 denier 

polyester; 39–41 denier spandex 

Filling fiber content/denier: 73–77 

denier polyester; 39–41 denier 

spandex 

Characteristics of yarns: core spun 

spandex (filament) 

Thread count: 49–52 picks per cm × 43– 

45 picks per cm 

Weight: 121.5–148.5 grams per square 

meter 

Width: Selvedge: 150.4–154.4 cm; 

Minimum cuttable: 145.3–149.3 cm 

Coloration: piece dyed 

Finishing: bonded laminate with 

durable water repellency 

Other special characteristics: 2-way 

stretch 

Backer Fabric Details: 

Construction: circular knit with a 

dropped stitch for the grid-brushed 

looped pile 

Fiber content: 100% polyester 

Warp fiber content/denier: 145–155 

denier polyester 

Filling fiber content/denier: 73–77 

denier polyester 

Characteristics of yarns: filament 

Knitting gauge: 27–29 

Weight: 140.4–171.6 grams per square 

meter 

Width: Selvedge: 150.4–154.4 cm; 

Minimum cuttable: 145.3–149.3 cm 

Coloration: piece dyed 

Finishing: Optional bonded laminate 

with durable water repellency 

Performance criteria: 

Pilling (ASTM D3512): minimum 3 

Other special characteristics: grid 

pattern 

Laminate Description and performance: 

Bonded laminate with durable 

water repellency (air permeability 

maximum 1.5 per ASTM D737) 

NOTE (ranges): Ranges in these 

specifications reflect a tolerance 

from the target figures of up to three 

percent for fiber content, yarn size, 

and thread count; up to ten percent 

for weight; and up to five 

centimeters (two inches) for width. 

NOTE (processing variations): The yarn 

size designations describe a range of 

yarn specifications for yarn before 

knitting, dyeing and finishing of the 

fabric. They are intended as 

specifications to be followed by the 

mill in sourcing yarn used to 

produce the fabric. Dyeing, 

finishing, and knitting can alter the 

characteristic of the yarn as it 

appears in the finished fabric. 

These specifications therefore 

include yarns appearing in the 

finished fabric as finer or coarser 

than the designated yarn sizes 

provided that the variation occurs 

after processing of the greige yarn 

and production of the fabric. The 

specifications for the fabric apply to 

the fabric itself prior to cutting and 

sewing of the finished garment. 

Such processing may alter the 

measurements. 

Kim Glas, 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Determination Under the Textile and 

Apparel Commercial Availability 

Provision of the United StatesColombia Trade Promotion Agreement 

(‘‘U.S.-Colombia TPA’’) 

AGENCY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

ACTION: Determination to add a product 

in unrestricted quantities to Annex 3–B 

of the U.S.-Colombia TPA. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 18, 2013. 

SUMMARY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(‘‘CITA’’) has determined that certain 

laminated composite fabric, as specified 

below, is not available in commercial 

quantities in a timely manner in the 

territory of either the United Sates or 

Colombia. The product will be added to 

the list in Annex 3–B of the U.S.- 

Colombia TPA in unrestricted 

quantities. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maria Dybczak, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482–3651. 

For Further Information On-Line: 

http://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/ 

PeruTPAReqTrack.nsf/Colombia

PetitionsApproved under ‘‘Approved 

Requests,’’ Reference number: 

1.2013.02.11.Fabric.SoriniSametfor

PatagoniaInc. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: The U.S.-Colombia TPA; 

Section 203(o)(4) of the United StatesColombia Trade Promotion Agreement 

Implementation Act (‘‘U.S.-Colombia TPA 

Implementation Act’’), Public Law 112–42 

(October 21, 2011); the Statement of 

Administrative Action, accompanying the 

U.S.-Colombia TPA Implementation Act; and 

Presidential Proclamation No. 8818, 77 FR 

29519 (May 18, 2012). 

Background 

The U.S.-Colombia TPA provides a 

list in Annex 3–B for fabrics, yarns, and 

fibers that the Parties to the U.S.- 

Colombia TPA have determined are not 

available in commercial quantities in a 

timely manner in the territory of any 

Party. The U.S.-Colombia TPA and the 

U.S.-Colombia TPA Implementation Act 

provides that this list may be modified 

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–B of the U.S.- 

Colombia TPA; see also section 

203(o)(4) of the U.S.-Colombia TPA 

Implementation Act. 

The U.S.-Colombia TPA 

Implementation 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 Proclamation 

8818, the President delegated to CITA 

the authority under section 203(o)(4) of 

the U.S.-Colombia TPA Implementation 

Act for modifying the Annex 3–B list. 

Pursuant to this authority, on November 

6, 2012, CITA published interim 

procedures it would follow in 

considering requests to modify the 

Annex 3–B list of products determined 

to be not commercially available in the 

territory of either the United States or 

Colombia (Interim Procedures for 

Considering Requests Under the 

Commercial Availability Provision of 

the United States-Colombia Trade 

Promotion Agreement, 77 FR 66588) 

(‘‘CITA’s procedures’’). 

On February 11, 2013, the Chairman 

of CITA received a request for a 

Commercial Availability determination 

(‘‘Request’’) from Sorini Samet & 

Associates LLC on behalf of Patagonia, 

Inc. for certain laminated composite 

fabric, as specified below. On February 

12, 2013, in accordance with CITA’s 

procedures, CITA notified interested 

parties of the Request, which was 

posted on the dedicated Web site for 

CAFTA–DR Commercial Availability 

proceedings. In its notification, CITA 

advised that any Response with an Offer 

to Supply (‘‘Response’’) must be 

submitted by February 25, 2013, and 

any Rebuttal Comments to a Response 

must be submitted by March 1, 2013, in 

accordance with sections 6 and 7 of 

CITA’s procedures. No interested entity 

submitted a Response to the Request 


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