Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 156 / Friday, August 14, 2009 / Notices 41111 

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) 

August 11, 2009. 

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. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 14, 2009. 

SUMMARY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(‘‘CITA’’) has determined that certain 

polyester/rayon/wool 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 ONLINE: http://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/ 

CaftaReqTrack.nsf. Reference number: 

126.2009.07.06.Fabric.SharrettsPaley 

forFishman&Tobin 

SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION: 

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), Pub. Law 109-53; the 

Statement of Administrative Action (SAA), 

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. 

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) 

(‘‘procedures’’). 

On July 6, 2009, the Chairman of 

CITA received a Request for a 

Commercial Availability Determination 

(‘‘Request’’) from Sharretts, Paley, Carter 

& Blauvelt, P.C. on behalf of Fishman & 

Tobin for certain polyester/rayon/wool 

fabrics. On July 8, 2009, in accordance 

with CITA’s procedures, CITA notified 

interested parties of the Request, which 

was posted on the dedicated website for 

CAFTA-DR Commercial Availability 

proceedings. In its notification, CITA 

advised that any Response with an Offer 

to Supply (‘‘Response’’) must be 

submitted by July 20, 2009, and any 

Rebuttal Comments to a Response 

(‘‘Rebuttal’’) must be submitted by July 

24, 2009. 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 demonstrating its 

ability 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 CAFTADR Agreement in unrestricted 

quantities. A revised list has been 

posted on the dedicated website for 

CAFTA-DR Commercial Availability 

proceedings. 

Specifications: Certain Polyester/Rayon/Wool 

Fabric 

HTSUS: 5515.11.00; 5515.19.00; 5516.92.00; 

5516.93.00 

Fiber Content: 30-65% polyester/ 25-65% rayon; 1- 

20% wool 

Configuration: 

Fabric #1 - 

Warp - Spun yarn, either plied or single of various 

sizes, of intimately blended rayon and polyester 

staple fibers. 

Fill - Spun yarn, either plied or single of various 

sizes, of intimately blended polyester and wool 

staple fibers. 

Fabric #2 - 

Warp - Spun yarn, either plied or single of various 

sizes, of intimately blended rayon and polyester 

staple fibers. 

Fill - Spun yarn, either plied or single of various 

sizes, of intimately blended polyester, rayon 

and wool staple fibers. 

Fabric #3 - 

Warp - Spun yarn, either plied or single of various 

sizes, of intimately blended polyester, rayon 

and wool staple fibers. 

Fill - Spun yarn, either plied or single of various 

sizes, of intimately blended polyester, rayon 

and wool staple fibers. 

NOTE: ‘‘Intimately blended’’ refers to situations 

where the fibers are wound together to form that 

yarn. 

Construction: Various 

Weight: 

English - 5 to 7.4 oz/sq. yd. 

Metric - 170 to 250 gm/sq. meter 

Width: 

English - 56 to 64 inches 

Metric - 142 to163 cm 

Weave: Various, including plain and twill 

Coloration: Piece dyed or of yarns of different 

colors 

Janet E. Heinzen, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc. E9–19558 Filed 8–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Interim Procedures for Considering 

Requests Under the Commercial 

Availability Provision of the United 

States - Peru Trade Promotion 

Agreement Implementation Act and 

Estimate of Burden for Collection of 

Information 

August 11, 2009. 

AGENCY: Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA). 

ACTION: Notice and Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

interim procedures the Committee for 

the Implementation of Textile 

Agreements (‘‘CITA’’) will follow in 

implementing certain provisions of the 

United States - Peru Trade Promotion 

Agreement Implementation Act (‘‘USPERU TPA’’), which implemented into 

U.S. law the United States - Peru Trade 

Promotion Agreement (‘‘Agreement’’). 

Section 203(o)(2) of the US-PERU TPA 

provides that the President shall 

establish procedures to govern the 

submission of requests to modify the list 

of fabrics, yarns, or fibers not available 

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