[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 35 (Thursday, February 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 7957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-793]


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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)

February 15, 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: February 22, 2007.
SUMMARY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements 
(CITA) has determined that certain two-way stretch woven fabric of 
polyester, rayon, and elastomeric yarns, 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: 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: 18.2007.01.17.Fabric.Alston& 
BirdforGlenRiverTrading.

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)-(56), 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 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 February 23, 2006, CITA published interim 
procedures it would follow in considering requests to modify the Annex 
3.25 list (71 FR 9315).
    On January 17, 2007, the Chairman of CITA received a commercial 
availability request from Alston & Bird, LLP, on behalf of Glen River 
Trading, for certain two-way stretch woven fabrics of polyester, rayon, 
and elastomeric yarns, of the specifications detailed below. On January 
19, 2007, CITA notified interested parties of, and posted on its 
website, the accepted petition and requested that interested entities 
provide, by January 31, 2007, a response advising of its objection to 
the commercial availability request or its ability to supply the 
subject product. CITA also explained that rebuttals to responses were 
due to CITA by February 6, 2007.
    No interested entity filed a response advising of its objection to 
the request or its ability to supply the subject product.
    In accordance with Section 203(o)(4)(C) 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 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.

Specifications:

 
 
 
HTS Subheading:                        5515.11.10
Fiber content:                         58 to 68 percent polyester; 29 to
                                        36 percent rayon; 3 to 7 percent
                                        spandex
Staple length (where applicable):      4.44 to 6.99 centimeters
Yarn number:                           (two configurations):
                                        Configuration <dbl-dagger> 1:
                                        (metric) Warp and filling: 51/2
                                        to 85/2 polyester/rayon staple
                                        combined with 44 to 77 decitex
                                        spandex filament
                                        Configuration <dbl-dagger> 2:
                                        (metric) Warp and filling: 51/1
                                        to 85/1 polyester/rayon staple
                                        combined with 44 to 77 decitex
                                        spandex filament
Thread count:                          27 to 47 warp ends by 24 to 39
                                        filling picks per centimeter
Weave type:                            Various (including plain and
                                        twill)
Weight:                                203 to 339 grams per square meter
Width:                                 122 to 152 centimeters
Finish:                                Dyed and of yarns of different
                                        colors
 


R. Matthew Priest,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc.07-793 Filed 2-16-07; 2:26 am]
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