### 60067 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 188 / Wednesday, September 29, 2010 / Notices

The TRHCA of 2006 extended the expiration of the ATPA to June 30, 2007.

See section 7002(a) of the TRHCA 2006.
H.R. 1830 further extended the expiration of the ATPA to February 29,
2008. H.R. 5264 further extended the expiration of the ATPA to December 31, 2008. H.R. 7222, 110th Cong. (2008), further extended the expiration of the ATPA to December 31, 2009. H.R. 4284, 111th Cong. (2009), further extended the expiration of the ATPA to December 31,

2010.

For the period beginning on October 1, 2010 and extending through December 31, 2010, preferential tariff treatment is limited under the regional fabric provision to imports of qualifying apparel articles in an amount not to exceed 5 percent of the aggregate square meter equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States in the preceding 12-month period for which data are available. For the purpose of this notice, the 12-month period for
which data are available is the 12-month period that ended July 31, 2010. In
Presidential Proclamation 7616 (published in the Federal Register on November 5, 2002, 67 FR 67283), the President directed CITA to publish in
the Federal Register the aggregate quantity of imports allowed during each period.

For the period beginning on October 1, 2010 and extending through December 31, 2010, the aggregate quantity of imports eligible for preferential treatment under the regional fabric provision is 1,238,203,339 square meters equivalent. Apparel articles entered in excess of this quantity will be subject to otherwise applicable tariffs.

This quantity is calculated using the aggregate square meter equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States, derived from the set of Harmonized System lines listed in the Annex to the World Trade Organization Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), and the conversion factors for units of measure into square meter equivalents used by the United States in implementing the ATC.

Kim Glas, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 2010–24457 Filed 9–28–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P COMMITTEE FOR THE**  **IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS** 

**Limitations of Duty- and Quota-Free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled**  **in Beneficiary Sub-Saharan African Countries From Regional and Third**  **Country Fabric**

**AGENCY :**  Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration.

**ACTION :**  Publishing the New 12–Month Cap on Duty- and Quota-Free Benefits.

**DATES :**  Effective Date: October 1, 2010.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Don Niewiaroski, International Trade Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482–4058.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Authority: Title I, Section 112(b)(3) of the Trade and Development Act of 2000 (TDA 2000), Pub. L. 106–200, as amended by Division B, Title XXI, section 3108 of the Trade Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107–210; Section 7(b)(2) of the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004, Pub. L. 108–274; Division D, Title VI, section 6002 of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA 2006), Pub. L. 109– 432; Presidential Proclamation 7350 of October 2, 2000 (65 FR 59321); Presidential Proclamation 7626 of November 13, 2002 (67 FR 69459).
Background

Title I of TDA 2000 provides for dutyand quota-free treatment for certain textile and apparel articles importedfrom designated beneficiary subSaharan African countries. Section112(b)(3) of TDA 2000 provides dutyand quota-free treatment for apparel articles wholly assembled in one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries from fabric wholly formed in one or more beneficiary countries from yarn originating in the U.S. or one or more beneficiary countries. This preferential treatment is also available for apparel articles assembled in one ormore lesser-developed beneficiary subSaharan African countries, regardless of the country of origin of the fabric used to make such articles, subject to quantitative limitation. Title VI of the TRHCA 2006 extended this special rule for lesser-developed countries through September 30, 2012.

The AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 provides that the quantitative limitation for the twelve-month period beginning October 1, 2010 will be an amount not to exceed 7 percent of the aggregate square meter equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States in the preceding 12-month period for which data are available. See Section 112(b)(3)(A)(ii)(I) of TDA 2000, as amended by Section 7(b)(2)(B) of the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004. Of this overall amount, apparel imported under the special rule for lesser-developed countries is limited to an amount not to exceed 3.5 percent of all apparel articles imported into the United States in the preceding 12-month period. See Section 112(b)(3)(B)(ii)(II) of TDA 2000, as amended by Section 6002(a) of TRHCA 2006. Presidential Proclamation 7350 of October 2, 2000 directed CITA to publish the aggregate quantity of imports allowed during each 12-month period in the Federal Register.

For the one-year period, beginning on October 1, 2010, and extending through September 30, 2011, the aggregate quantity of imports eligible for preferential treatment under these provisions is 1,733,484,674 square meters equivalent. Of this amount, 866,742,337 square meters equivalent is available to apparel articles importedunder the special rule for lesserdeveloped countries. Apparel articles entered in excess of these quantities will be subject to otherwise applicable tariffs.

These quantities are calculated using the aggregate square meter equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States, derived from the set of Harmonized System lines listed in the Annex to the World Trade Organization Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), and the conversion factors for units of measure into square meter equivalents used by the United States in implementing the ATC.

Kimberly Glas, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 2010–24460 Filed 9–28–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE**

**Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request** 

The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: International Trade Administration (ITA).

Title: Implementation of Tariff Rate Quota Established Under Title V of the Trade and Development Act of 2000 as Amended for Imports of Certain Worsted Wool.

OMB Control Number: 0625–0240. Form Number(s): ITA–4139P and

ITA–4140P.