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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 the list in Annex 3.25 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 also section 203(o)(4)(C) 

of the CAFTA-DR Act. 

The CAFTA-DR Act requires the 

President to establish procedures 

governing the submission of a request 

and providing 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 

March 21, 2007, CITA published final 

procedures it would follow in 

considering requests to modify the 

Annex 3.25 list (72 FR 13256). 

On September 20, 2007, the Chairman 

of CITA received a request from Alston 

& Bird, LLP on behalf of Perry 

Manufacturing Company for certain 

three-thread circular knit fleece fabrics, 

of the specifications detailed below. On 

September 24, 2007, CITA notified 

interested parties of, and posted on its 

website, the accepted request and asked 

that interested entities provide, by 

October 4, 2007, a response advising of 

its objection to the request or its ability 

to supply the subject product, and 

rebuttals to responses by October 11, 

2007. 

On October 1, 2007, Texpasa, S.A. 

(‘‘Texpasa’’) advised CITA of its 

objection to the request, explaining its 

ability to supply the fabrics listed in the 

request. On October 3, 2007, Elasticos 

Centro Americanos y Textiles 

(‘‘Elcatex’’) advised CITA of its 

objection to the request by submitting a 

response with an offer to supply certain 

fabrics. 

In its rebuttal submitted on October 

10, 2007, Perry asserted that neither 

Texpasa’s nor Elcatex’responses were 

sufficient. In the case of Texpasa, Perry 

claimed that it was concerned that 

Tepasa cannot supply the required 

quantity of fabric. With respect to 

Elcatex, Perry stated that the fabric 

Elcatex offered to supply did not meet 

Perry’s specifications. As a result, Perry 

asserted that Elcatex could not supply 

the fabrics in question. 

On October 15, 2007, in accordance 

with Section 203(o)(4)(C)(iv) of the 

CAFTA-DR Implementation Act and 

section 8(c)(4) of CITA’s procedures, 

because there was insufficient 

information to make a determination 

after 30 days, CITA extended the period 

for making a determination by 14 U.S. 

business days. 

On October 23 and 24, 2007, 

respectively, Texpasa and Elcatex 

advised CITA that they were 

withdrawing their responses to Perry’s 

request. 

In accordance with Section 

203(o)(4)(C)(iii)(II) of the CAFTA-DR 

Act, and its procedures, as the two 

entities who objected to the request both 

withdrew their objections, and because 

no other interested entity submitted a 

response advising CITA of its objection 

to the request or its ability to supply the 

subject product, CITA has determined to 

add the specified fabrics to the list in 

Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR 

Agreement. 

The subject fabrics are added to the 

list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR 

Agreement in unrestricted quantities. A 

revised list has been published on-line. 

Specifications: 

HTS Subheading: 6001.21.0000 

Fabric #1: 

Fiber Content: 72 to 78 percent cotton, 

22 to 28 percent polyester 

Yarn: 

Face Yarn - Single ply, 

ring spun cotton. Metric yarn number: 41 

to 48; English yarn 

number: 24 to 28 

Tie Yarn - Polyester 

filament of 49 to 

51denier 

Fleece yarn - Single ply 

staple of 57 to 63 

percent cotton and 37 

to 43 percent polyester. Metric 

yarnnumber: 24 to 

30; English yarn 

number 14 to 18. 

Gauge: 20 to 24 

Knit Type: Three-thread circular 

knit 

Weight: Metric - 285 to 300 

grams per square 

meter; English - 8.42 

to 9.75 ounces per 

square yard. 

Width: Metric - 172 to 183 centimeters; English - 68 

to 72 inches. 

Finish: Napped on the technical back; bleached, 

yarn dyed, or piece 

dyed. 

Performance Criteria: Not more than 5 percent vertical and horizontal shrinkage and 

not more than 4 percent vertical torque. 

Fabric #2: 

Fiber Content: 77 to 83 percent cotton, 

17 to 23 percent polyester 

Yarn: 

Face Yarn - Single ply, 

ring spun cotton. Metric yarn number: 47 

to 54; English yarn 

number: 28 to 32 

Tie Yarn - Polyester 

filament of 49 to 

51denier 

Fleece yarn - Single ply 

staple of 67 to 73 

percent cotton and 27 

to 33 percent polyester. Metric yarn 

number: 24 to 30; 

English yarn number 

14 to 18. 

Gauge: 20 to 24 

Knit Type: Three-thread circular 

knit 

Weight: Metric - 266 to 308 

grams per square 

meter; English - 7.85 

to 9.08 ounces per 

square yard. 

Width: Metric - 146 to 183 centimeters; English - 58 

to 72 inches. 

Finish: Napped on the technical back; bleached, 

yarn dyed, or piece 

dyed. 

Performance Criteria: Not more than 5 percent vertical and horizontal shrinkage and 

not more than 4 percent vertical torque. 

R. Matthew Priest, 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. 

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ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The DoD Advisory Group on 

Electron Devices (AGED) announces a 

closed session meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held at 

0900, Tuesday November 13, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the IT Services Group-QNA, 4100 N. 

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Research and Engineering (DDR&E), and 

through the DDR&E to the Director, 

Defense Advanced Research Projects 

Agency and the Military Departments in 

planning and managing an effective and 

economical research and development 

program in the area of electron devices. 

The AGED meeting will be limited to 

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efforts in electronics and photonics with 

a focus on benefits to national defense. 

The reviews may form the basis for 

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initiated by the Military Departments 

and Defense Agencies to be conducted 

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government laboratories. The agenda for 

this meeting will include programs on 

molecular electronics, microelectronics, 

electro-optics, and electronic materials. 

In accordance with section 10(d) of 

Pub. L. 92–463, as amended, (5 U.S.C. 

App. 2), it has been determined that this 

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that accordingly, this meeting will be 

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Dated: October 31, 2007. 

L.M. Bynum, 

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Officer, Department of Defense. 

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