63446 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 207 / Friday, October 24, 2008 / Notices 

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) 

October 21, 2008. 

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: October 24, 2008. 

SUMMARY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA) has determined that certain 

greige corduroy fabrics, as specified 

below, are 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: 

85.2008.09.24.Fabric.AM&SforSwift 

Galey 

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. 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, Note; see 

also section 203(o)(4)(C) of the CAFTADR Act. 

The CAFTA-DR 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 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 (73 FR 53200) 

(‘‘procedures’’). 

On September 24, 2008, the Chairman 

of CITA received a Request for a 

commercial availability determination 

(‘‘Request’’) under the CAFTA-DR from 

AM&S Trade Services, LLC, on behalf of 

Swift Galey, for certain greige corduroy 

fabrics. On September 26, 2008, in 

accordance with CITA’s procedures, 

CITA notified interested parties of the 

Request and posted the Request on the 

dedicated website for CAFTA-DR 

Commercial Availability. In its 

notification, CITA advised that any 

Response with an Offer to Supply 

(‘‘Response’’) must be submitted by 

October 8, 2008, and any Rebuttal be 

submitted by October 15, 2008. No 

interested entity submitted a Response 

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 Act, and 

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 fabric 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 website for CAFTA-DR 

Commercial Availability. 

Specifications: Certain Greige Corduroy Fabric 

HTS: 5801.22.1000, 5801.22.9000 

Wales: 

Metric: 2.3 to 9.7 wales per cm 

English: 5.8 to 24.7 wales per inch 

Fiber Content: Greater than 50 percent by weight of 

cotton. 

Weight: 146 to 332 g/sq m. 

Warp Ends: 14.2 to 26 ends per cm. 

Filling Picks: 39.4 to 55.1 per cm. 

Warp Yarn Counts: 

Metric: 16.1/1 to 38.1/1 

English: 9.5/1 Ne to 22.5/1 Ne 

Filling Yarn Counts: 

Metric: 16.1/1 to 67.7/1 

English: 9.5/1 Ne to 40/1 Ne 

Width: 132 to 190 cm 

Finish: Greige, cut, not desized, and unbleached. 

Janet E. Heinzen, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc. E8–25441 Filed 10–23–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday, 

November 7, 2008. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Surveillance Matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 202–418–5084. 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 

Staff Assistant. 

[FR Doc. E8–25522 Filed 10–22–08; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: 2 p.m., Wednesday, 

November 19, 2008. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Enforcement Matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 202–418–5084. 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 

Staff Assistant. 

[FR Doc. E8–25523 Filed 10–22–08; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday 

November 21, 2008. 


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