69744 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 221 / Thursday, November 17, 2005 / Notices 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Extension of Period of Determination 

on Request for Textile and Apparel 

Safeguard Action on Imports from 

China 

November 15, 2005. 

AGENCY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(the Committee). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Committee is extending 

through November 30, 2005, the period 

for making a determination on whether 

to request consultations with China 

regarding imports of women’s and girls’

cotton and man-made fiber shirts and 

blouses, not-knit (Category 341/641). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay 

Dowling, Office of Textiles and Apparel, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 

482-4058. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: Section 204 of the Agriculture 

Act of 1956, as amended; Executive Order 

11651, as amended. 

BACKGROUND: 

On July 11, 2005, the Committee 

received a request from the American 

Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition, 

the National Council of Textile 

Organizations, the National Textile 

Association, and UNITE HERE 

requesting that the Committee limit 

imports from China of women’s and 

girls’ cotton and man-made fiber shirts 

and blouses, not-knit (Category 341/641) 

due to market disruption. 

The Committee determined that this 

request provided the information 

necessary for the Committee to consider 

the request and solicited public 

comments for a period of 30 days. See 

Solicitation of Public Comments on 

Request for Textile and Apparel 

Safeguard Action on Imports from 

China, 70 FR 44566 (August 3, 2005). 

The Committee’s Procedures, 68 FR 

27787 (May 21, 2003) state that the 

Committee will make a determination 

within 60 calendar days of the close of 

the public comment period as to 

whether the United States will request 

consultations with China. If the 

Committee is unable to make a 

determination within 60 calendar days, 

it will cause to be published a notice in 

the Federal Register, including the date 

by which it will make a determination. 

The 60-day determination period for 

this case expired on November 1, 2005. 

However, the Committee decided to 

extend until November 8, 2005, the 

period for making a determination on 

this case. See Extension of Period of 

Determination on Request for Textile 

and Apparel Safeguard Action on 

Imports from China, 70 FR 67456 

(November 7, 2005). The Committee is 

further extending the determination 

period through November 30, 2005. 

D. Michael Hutchinson, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc. 05–22895 Filed 11–15–05; 4:05 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Extension of Period of Determination 

on Request for Textile and Apparel 

Safeguard Action on Imports from 

China 

November 15, 2005. 

AGENCY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(the Committee). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Committee is extending 

through November 30, 2005, the period 

for making a determination on whether 

to request consultations with China 

regarding imports of cotton and manmade fiber swimwear (Category 359-S/ 

659-S). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay 

Dowling, Office of Textiles and Apparel, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 

482-4058. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: Section 204 of the Agriculture 

Act of 1956, as amended; Executive Order 

11651, as amended. 

BACKGROUND: 

On July 11, 2005, the Committee 

received a request from the American 

Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition, 

the National Council of Textile 

Organizations, the National Textile 

Association, and UNITE HERE 

requesting that the Committee limit 

imports from China of cotton and manmade fiber swimwear (Category 359-S/ 

659-S) due to market disruption. 

The Committee determined that this 

request provided the information 

necessary for the Committee to consider 

the request and solicited public 

comments for a period of 30 days. See 

Solicitation of Public Comments on 

Request for Textile and Apparel 

Safeguard Action on Imports from 

China, 70 FR 44568 (August 3, 2005). 

The Committee’s Procedures, 68 FR 

27787 (May 21, 2003) state that the 

Committee will make a determination 

within 60 calendar days of the close of 

the public comment period as to 

whether the United States will request 

consultations with China. If the 

Committee is unable to make a 

determination within 60 calendar days, 

it will cause to be published a notice in 

the Federal Register, including the date 

by which it will make a determination. 

The 60-day determination period for 

this case expired on November 1, 2005. 

However, the Committee decided to 

extend until November 8, 2005, the 

period for making a determination on 

this case. See Extension of Period of 

Determination on Request for Textile 

and Apparel Safeguard Action on 

Imports from China, 70 FR 67457 

(November 7, 2005). The Committee is 

further extending the determination 

period through November 30, 2005. 

D. Michael Hutchinson, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc. 05–22896 Filed 11–15–05; 4:05 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Extension of Period of Determination 

on Request for Textile and Apparel 

Safeguard Action on Imports from 

China 

November 15, 2005. 

AGENCY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(the Committee). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Committee is extending 

through November 30, 2005, the period 

for making a determination on whether 

to request consultations with China 

regarding imports of cotton and manmade fiber skirts (Category 342/642). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay 

Dowling, Office of Textiles and Apparel, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 

482-4058. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: Section 204 of the Agriculture 

Act of 1956, as amended; Executive Order 

11651, as amended. 

BACKGROUND: 

On July 11, 2005, the Committee 

received a request from the American 

Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition, 

the National Council of Textile 

Organizations, the National Textile 

Association, and UNITE HERE 

requesting that the Committee limit 

imports from China of cotton and manmade fiber skirts (Category 342/642) due 

to market disruption.