[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20329-20330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7787]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial 
Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United 
States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

April 19, 2007.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Determination to add a product in unrestricted quantities to 
Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR Agreement

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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 24, 2007
SUMMARY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements 
(CITA) has determined that certain cotton/polyester circular knit 
fleece fabrics, as specified below, are not available in commercial 
quantities in a timely manner in the CAFTA-DR region. The product will 
be added to the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR in unrestricted 
quantities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Stetson, Office of Textiles 
and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482 2582.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON-LINE: http://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/CaftaReqTrack.nsf.Reference number: 
19.2007.03.16.Fabric.ST&RforIntradeco.



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SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION:

    Authority: Section 203(o)(4) of the Dominican Republic-Central 
America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 
(CAFTA-DR Act); the Statement of Administrative Action (SAA), 
accompanying the CAFTA-DR Act; 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. Articles that otherwise meet the 
rule of origin to qualify for preferential treatment are not 
disqualified because they contain one of the products on the Annex 3.25 
list.
    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. 
The CAFTA-DR Act states that the President will make a determination on 
whether additional fabrics, yarns, and fibers are available in 
commercial quantities in a timely manner in the territory of any Party. 
The CAFTA-DR Act requires the President to establish procedures 
governing the submission of a request and to provide an 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 Act for modifying the 
Annex 3.25 list. On February 23, 2006, CITA published interim 
procedures it would follow in considering requests to modify the Annex 
3.25 list (71 FR 9315). CITA published Final Procedures on March 21, 
2007. (72 FR 13256).
    On March 16, 2007, the Chairman of CITA received a request from 
Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., on behalf of Intradeco Apparel, for 
certain cotton/polyester circular knit fleece fabric, of the 
specifications detailed below. On March 20, 2007, CITA notified 
interested parties of, and posted on its website, the accepted petition 
and requested that interested entities provide, by March 30, 2007, a 
response advising of its objection to the request or its ability to 
supply the subject product, and rebuttals to responses by April 5, 
2007.
    On March 23, 2007, Liztex Guatemala submitted a response objecting 
to the request; however, on March 30, 2007, Liztex Guatemala withdrew 
its objection. Therefore, no interested entity submitted a response 
advising CITA of its objection to the request or its ability to supply 
the subject product.
    In accordance with Section 203(o)(4)(C)(iii)(II) of the CAFTA-DR 
Act, and its procedures, as no interested entity submitted a response 
objecting to the request or expressing an ability to supply the subject 
product, CITA has determined to add the specified fabrics to the list 
in Annex 3.25 CAFTA-DR Agreement.
    The subject fabrics are added to the list in Annex 3.25 CAFTA-DR 
Agreement in unrestricted quantities. A revised list has been published 
on-line.

Specifications:

 
 
 
HTS Subheading:                        6001.21
Fiber Content:                         80% cotton/ 20% polyester
Yarn:                                  Face Yarn
                                        100% combed cotton ring spun,
                                        49/1 to 54/1 metric (29/1 to 32/
                                        1), in each of the following
                                        configurations:
                                        a.) 100% bleached or dyed cotton
                                        b.) 95% undyed cotton / 5% dyed
                                        cotton
                                        c.) 90% undyed cotton/ 10% dyed
                                        cotton
                                        d.) 80% undyed cotton/ 20% dyed
                                        cotton
                                        e.) 70% undyed cotton/ 30% dyed
                                        cotton
                                        f.) 60% undyed cotton/ 40% dyed
                                        cotton
                                        g.) 50% undyed cotton/ 50% dyed
                                        cotton
                                        h.) 40% undyed cotton/ 60% dyed
                                        cotton
                                        i.) 30% undyed cotton/ 70% dyed
                                        cotton
                                        j.) 25% undyed cotton/ 75% dyed
                                        cotton
                                        k.) 20% undyed cotton/ 80% dyed
                                        cotton
                                       .................................
                                        NOTE: The percentages stated
                                        above may vary by up to two
                                        percentage points.
                                       .................................
                                        Tie Yarn
                                        183 to 188/48 filament metric
                                        filament polyester
                                        (49 to 51/48 filament denier)
                                       .................................
                                        Fleece Yarn
                                        70% carded cotton/ 30% 2250
                                        metric polyester staple,
                                        26/1 to 30/1 metric ring spun
                                        (70% cotton/ 30% 2.25 denier
                                        polyester staple,
                                        15.5/1 to 18/1 ring spun)
                                       .................................
Machine Gauge:                         21
Weight:                                247 to 258 grams per square meter
                                        (7.3 to 7.5 ounces per square
                                        yard)
Width:                                 Not less than 152 centimeters
                                        cuttable
                                        (Not less than 60 inches
                                        cuttable)
Finish:                                Napped on technical back;
                                        bleached; dyed; of yarns of
                                        different colors.
Performance Criteria:                  Not more than 5% vertical and
                                        horizontal shrinkage; not more
                                        than 4% vertical torque.
 


Philip J. Martello,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. E7-7787 Filed 4-23-07; 8:45 am]
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