Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 91 / Thursday, May 10, 2001 / Notices 23885

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Request for Public Comment on Short

Supply Request under the African

Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)

and United States–Caribbean Basin

Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)

May 8, 2001.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Request for public comments

concerning a request for a determination

that certain yarns of 55 percent

polyester staple fibers and 45 percent

worsted wool cannot be supplied by the

domestic industry in commercial

quantities in a timely manner.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori

E. Mennitt, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–3400.

SUMMARY: On May 4, 2001 the Chairman

of CITA received a petition from

Stillwater Sales, Inc./Metcalf Bros. and

Company alleging that yarns of 55

percent polyester staple fibers and 45

percent worsted wool, 1, 2, and 3 ply

yarns, in their natural (undyed) state or

in their stock dyed state (fiber dyed),

with 12 to 20 twists per inch, and in

sizes of 1/15 to 1/30, 2/30 to 2/60, and

3/48 to 3/60 worsted count (1/17 to 1/

34, 2/34 to 2/68 and 3/54 to 3/68 metric

count), classified in subheading

5107.20.6000 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS),

cannot be supplied by the domestic

industry in commercial quantities in a

timely manner and requesting that the

President proclaim that apparel articles

of woven U.S. formed-fabric of such

yarns be eligible for preferential

treatment under the AGOA and the

CBTPA. CITA hereby solicits public

comments on this request, in particular

with regard to whether these yarns can

be supplied by the domestic industry in

commercial quantities in a timely

manner. Comments must be submitted

by May 25, 2001 to the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements, Room 3001, United

States Department of Commerce,

Washington, D.C. 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Section 112(b)(5)(B) of the

AGOA; Section 213(b)(2)(A)(v)(II) of the

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, as

added by Section 211(a) of the CBTPA;

Sections 1 and 6 of Executive Order No.

13191 of January 17, 2001.

Background

The AGOA and the CBTPA provide

for quota- and duty-free treatment for

qualifying textile and apparel products.

Such treatment is generally limited to

products manufactured from yarns or

fabrics formed in the United States or a

beneficiary country. The AGOA and the

CBTPA also provide for quota- and

duty-free treatment for apparel articles

that are both cut (or knit-to-shape) and

sewn or otherwise assembled in one or

more AGOA or CBTPA beneficiary

countries from fabric or yarn that is not

formed in the United States or a

beneficiary country, if it has been

determined that such fabric or yarns

cannot be supplied by the domestic

industry in commercial quantities in a

timely manner and the President has

proclaimed such treatment. In Executive

Order No. 13191, the President

delegated to CITA the authority to

determine whether yarns or fabrics

cannot be supplied by the domestic

industry in commercial quantities in a

timely manner under the AGOA and the

CBTPA and directed CITA to establish

procedures to ensure appropriate public

participation in any such determination.

On March 6, 2001, CITA published

procedures that it will follow in

considering requests. 66 FR 13502. On May 4, 2001 the Chairman of CITA

received a petition from Stillwater

Sales, Inc./Metcalf Bros. and Company

alleging that yarns of 55 percent

polyester staple fibers and 45 percent

worsted wool, 1, 2, and 3 ply yarns, in

their natural (undyed) state or in their

stock dyed state (fiber dyed), with 12 to

20 twists per inch, and in sizes of 1/15

to 1/30, 2/30 to 2/60, and 3/48 to 3/60

worsted count (1/17 to 1/34, 2/34 to

2/68 and 3/54 to 3/68 metric count)

classified in subheading 5107.20.6000 of

the HTSUS, cannot be supplied by the

domestic industry in commercial

quantities in a timely manner, and

requesting that the President proclaim

quota–and duty–free treatment under

the AGOA and the CBTPA for apparel

articles that are cut and sewn in one or

more AGOA or CBTPA beneficiary

countries from woven U.S.–formed

fabric of such yarns. CITA is soliciting public comments

regarding this request, particularly with

respect to whether these yarns can be

supplied by the domestic industry in

commercial quantities in a timely

manner. Also relevant is whether other

yarns that are supplied by the domestic

industry in commercial quantities in a

timely manner are substitutable for

these yarns for purposes of the intended

use. Comments must be received no

later than May 25, 2001. Interested

persons are invited to submit six copies

of such comments or information to the

Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements,

room 3100, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230.

If a comment alleges that these yarns

can be supplied by the domestic

industry in commercial quantities in a

timely manner, CITA will closely

review any supporting documentation,

such as a signed statement by a

manufacturer of the yarn stating that it

produces the yarn that is in the subject

of the request, including the quantities

that can be supplied and the time

necessary to fill an order, as well as any

relevant information regarding past

production.

CITA will protect any business

confidential information that is marked

business confidential from disclosure to

the full extent permitted by law. CITA

will make available to the public nonconfidential versions of the request and

non–confidential versions of any public

comments received with respect to a

request in room 3100 in the Herbert

Hoover Building, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230.

Persons submitting comments on a

request are encouraged to include a nonconfidential version and a nonconfidential summary.

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of an Import Limit for

Certain Cotton Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in the

Republic of Korea

May 7, 2001.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs reducing a

limit.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 10, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross

Arnold, International Trade Specialist,

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S.

Department of Commerce, (202) 482–

4212. For information on the quota

status of this limit, refer to the Quota

Status Reports posted on the bulletin

boards of each Customs port, call (202)

927–5850, or refer to the U.S. Customs

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1The limit has not been adjusted to account for

any imports exported after December 31, 2000.

website at http://www.customs.gov. For

information on embargoes and quota reopenings, refer to the Office of Textiles

and Apparel website at http://

otexa.ita.doc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural

Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854);

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as

amended.

The current limit for Category 345 in

Group II is being reduced for

carryforward used.

A description of the textile and

apparel categories in terms of HTS

numbers is available in the

CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel

Categories with the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (see

Federal Register notice 65 FR 82328,

published on December 28, 2000). Also

see 65 FR 69740, published on

November 20, 2000.

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

May 7, 2001.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229

Dear Commissioner: This directive

amends, but does not cancel, the directive

issued to you on November 14, 2000, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool,

man–made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products

produced or manufactured in the Republic of

Korea and exported during the twelve-month

period which began on January 1, 2001 and

extends through December 31, 2001.

Effective on May 10, 2001, you are directed

to reduce the current limit for Category 345

in Group II to 133,919 dozen 1, as provided

for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on

Textiles and Clothing.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that this

action falls within the foreign affairs

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 01–05]

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation

Agency, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is

publishing the unclassified text of a

section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification.

This is published to fulfill the

requirements of section 155 of Pub. L.

104–164 dated July 21, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

J. Hurd, DSCA/COMPT/RM, (703) 604–

6575.

The following is a copy of a letter to

the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, Transmittal 01–05 with

attached transmittal, policy justification,

and Sensitivity of Technology.

Dated: May 4, 2001.

L.M. Bynum,

Alterate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,

Department of Defense.

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