19892 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 77 / Friday, April 21, 1995 / Notices

Request for Public Comments on

Bilateral Textile Consultations with El

Salvador on Certain Cotton and ManMade Fiber Textile Products

April 17, 1995.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Aldrich, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212. For information on

categories for which consultations have

been requested, call (202) 482–3740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March

3, 1972, as amended; section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7

U.S.C. 1854).

On March 27, 1995, under the terms

of Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of

1956, as amended, the Government of

the United States requested

consultations with the Government of El

Salvador with respect to cotton and

man-made fiber pajamas and other

nightwear in Categories 351/651 and

cotton and man-made fiber underwear

in Categories 352/652, produced or

manufactured in El Salvador.

The purpose of this notice is to advise

the public that, if no solution is agreed

upon in consultations with the

Government of El Salvador, the

Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements may later establish

a limit for the entry and withdrawal

from warehouse for consumption of

textile products in Categories 351/651

and 352/652, produced or manufactured

in El Salvador and exported during the

twelve-month period which began on

March 27, 1995 and extends through

March 26, 1996, at levels of not less

than 259,914 dozen, in the case of

Categories 351/651; and 3,687,034

dozen, in the case of Categories 352/652.

Statements of serious damage

concerning Categories 351/651 and 352/

652 follow this notice.

Anyone wishing to comment or

provide data or information regarding

the treatment of Categories 351/651 and

352/652, or to comment on domestic

production or availability of products

included in Categories 351/651 and 352/

652, is invited to submit 10 copies of

such comments or information to Rita D.

Hayes, Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements,

U.S. Department of Commerce,

Washington, DC 20230; ATTN: Helen L.

LeGrande. The comments received will

be considered in the context of the

consultations with the Government of El

Salvador.

Because the exact timing of the

consultations is not yet certain,

comments should be submitted

promptly. Comments or information

submitted in response to this notice will

be available for public inspection in the

Office of Textiles and Apparel, room

H3100, U.S. Department of Commerce,

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC.

Further comments may be invited

regarding particular comments or

information received from the public

which the Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

considers appropriate for further

consideration.

The solicitation of comments

regarding any aspect of the agreement or

the implementation thereof is not a

waiver in any respect of the exemption

contained in 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1) relating

to matters which constitute ‘‘a foreign

affairs function of the United States.’’

The United States remains committed

to finding a solution concerning

Categories 351/651 and 352/652. Should

such a solution be reached in

consultations with the Government of El

Salvador, further notice will be

published in the Federal Register.

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 59 FR 65531,

published on December 20, 1994).

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Statement of Serious Damage—El Salvador

Cotton and Manmade Fiber Pajamas and

Other Nightwear

Category 351/651

March 1995

Import Situation and Conclusion

U.S. imports of cotton and manmade

fiber pajamas and other nightwear,

Category 351/651, from El Salvador

reached 259,914 dozen in 1994, 119

percent above the 118,550 dozen

imported in 1993 and seven times its

1992 level. Imports from El Salvador

were 2.3 percent of total U.S. imports of

Category 351/651 in 1994, and were

equivalent to 2.5 percent of U.S.

production of Category 351/651 in the

year ending September 1994.

U.S. imports of cotton and manmade

fiber pajamas and other nightwear from

El Salvador in Category 351/651,

entered the U.S. at an average landed

duty-paid value of $43.37 per dozen, 65

percent below U.S. producers’ average

price for cotton and manmade fiber

pajamas and other nightwear.

The sharp and substantial increase of

low valued Category 351/651 imports

from El Salvador is causing serious

damage to the U.S. industry producing

cotton and manmade fiber pajamas and

other nightwear.

U.S. Production, Import Penetration, and

Market Share

U.S. production of cotton and

manmade fiber pajamas and other

nightwear, Category 351/651, fell from

11,639,000 dozen in 1992 to 10,442,000

dozen in 1993, a decline of 10 percent.

Production continued to decline in

1994, falling to 7,620,000 dozen during

the first nine months of 1994, 2 percent

below the January-September 1993

production level. In contrast U.S.

imports of Category 351/651 surged

from 9,347,000 dozen in 1992 to

10,832,000 dozen in 1993, a 16 percent

increase. Cotton and manmade fiber

pajamas and other nightwear, Category

351/651, imports continued to increase

in 1994, reaching 11,406,000 dozen, 5

percent above the 1993 level and 22

percent above the 1992 level.

The ratio of imports to domestic

production increased from 80 percent in

1992 to 104 percent in 1993, and

reached 111 percent during JanuarySeptember 1994. The share of the U.S.

cotton and manmade fiber pajamas and

other nightwear market held by

domestic manufacturers fell from 55

percent in 1992 to 49 percent in 1993,

a decline of six percentage points, and

fell to 47 percent during the first nine

months of 1994.

Statement of Serious Damage—El Salvador

Cotton and Manmade Fiber Underwear

Category 352/652

March 1995

Import Situation and Conclusion

U.S. imports of cotton and manmade

fiber underwear, Category 352/652, from

El Salvador reached 3,687,034 dozen in

1994, 80 percent above the 2,053,364

dozen imported in 1993 and nearly five

times its 1992 level. Imports from El

Salvador were 3.8 percent of total U.S.

imports of Category 352/652 in 1994,

and were equivalent to 2.2 percent of

U.S. production of Category 352/652 in

the year ending September 1994.

U.S. imports of cotton and manmade

fiber underwear, from El Salvador in

Category 352/652, entered the U.S. at an

average landed duty-paid value of $9.85

per dozen, 67 percent below U.S.

producers’ average price for cotton and

manmade fiber underwear.

The sharp and substantial increase of

low valued Category 352/652 imports

from El Salvador is causing serious

damage to the U.S. domestic industry
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1El Salvador called under domestic legal

authority. El Salvador is not a WTO member.

producing cotton and manmade fiber

underwear.

U.S. Production, Import Penetration, and

Market Share

U.S. production of cotton and

manmade fiber underwear, Category

352/652, declined from 175,542,000

dozen in 1992 to 168,802,000 dozen in

1993, a decline of 4 percent. Production

continued to decline in 1994, falling to

126,962,000 dozen during the first nine

months of 1994, 4 percent below

January-September 1993 production

level. In contrast imports of Category

352/652 surged from 65,507,000 dozen

in 1992 to 79,962,000 dozen in 1993, a

22 percent increase. Cotton and

manmade fiber underwear, Category

352/652, imports continued to increase

in 1994, reaching 97,375,000 dozen, 22

percent above the 1993 level and 49

percent above the level imported in

1992.

The ratio of imports to domestic

production increased from 37 percent in

1992 to 47 percent in 1993, and reached

54 percent during January-September

1994. The share of this market held by

domestic manufacturers fell from 73

percent in 1992 to 68 percent in 1993,

a decline of five percentage points. The

domestic market share dropped to 65

percent during the first nine months of

1994.

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Request for Public Comments on

Bilateral Textile Consultations on

Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Nightwear

and Pajamas

April 17, 1995.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Tallarico (Jamaica) and Jennifer

Aldrich (Honduras), International Trade

Specialists, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212. For information on

categories for which consultations have

been requested, call (202) 482–3740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March

3, 1972, as amended; section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7

U.S.C. 1854).

On March 27, 1995, under the terms

of Article 6 of the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

(ATC) and the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act, the Government of the

United States requested consultations

with the Governments of Honduras and

Jamaica with respect to cotton and manmade fiber nightwear and pajamas in

Categories 351/651, produced or

manufactured in Honduras and Jamaica.

The purpose of this notice is to advise

the public that, if no solution is agreed

upon in consultations with the

Government of Honduras and the

Government of Jamaica, the Committee

for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements may later establish a limit

for the entry and withdrawal from

warehouse for consumption of cotton

and man-made fiber textile products in

Categories 351/651, produced or

manufactured in Honduras and Jamaica

and exported during the twelve-month

period which began on March 27, 1995

and extends through March 26, 1996, at

a level of not less than 157,990 dozen,

in the case of Honduras, and a level of

not less than 453,082 dozen, in the case

of Jamaica.

A statement of serious damage

concerning Categories 351/651 follows

this notice.

Anyone wishing to comment or

provide data or information regarding

the treatment of Categories 351/651, or

to comment on domestic production or

availability of products included in

Categories 351/651, is invited to submit

10 copies of such comments or

information to Rita D. Hayes, Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Washington, DC 20230;

ATTN: Helen L. LeGrande. The

comments received will be considered

in the context of the consultations with

the Government of Honduras and the

Government of Jamaica.

Because the exact timing of the

consultations is not yet certain,

comments should be submitted

promptly. Comments or information

submitted in response to this notice will

be available for public inspection in the

Office of Textiles and Apparel, room

H3100, U.S. Department of Commerce,

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC.

Further comments may be invited

regarding particular comments or

information received from the public

which the Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

considers appropriate for further

consideration.

The solicitation of comments

regarding any aspect of the agreement or

the implementation thereof is not a

waiver in any respect of the exemption

contained in 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1) relating

to matters which constitute ‘‘a foreign

affairs function of the United States.’’

The United States remains committed

to finding a solution concerning

Categories 351/651. Should such a

solution be reached in consultations

with the Governments of Honduras and

Jamaica, further notice will be

published in the Federal Register.

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 59 FR 65531,

published on December 20, 1994).

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Statement of Serious Damage

Cotton and Manmade Fiber Pajamas and

Other Nightwear—Category 351/651

The sharp and substantial increase in

imports of cotton and manmade fiber

pajamas and other nightwear, Category

351/651, is causing serious damage to

the U.S. industry producing cotton and

manmade fiber pajamas and other

nightwear.

Category 351/651 imports surged from

9,347,000 dozen in 1992 to 10,832,000

dozen in 1993, a 16 percent increase.

Cotton and manmade fiber pajamas and

other nightwear imports, Category 351/

651, continued to increase in 1994,

reaching 11,406,000 dozen, 5 percent

above the 1993 level and 22 percent

above the 1992 level.

Serious damage to the domestic

industry resulting from the sharp and

substantial increase in imports of cotton

and manmade fiber pajamas and other

nightwear is attributed to imports from

Jamaica and Honduras 1. In both cases

surging imports and low priced goods

have resulted in loss of domestic output,

market share, investment, employment,

man-hours worked, and total annual

wages.

Total imports from these two

countries increased from 193,948 dozen

in 1992 to 611,072 dozen in 1994, a

sharp and substantial increase of 215

percent. Their imports nearly doubled

in 1994 over their 1993 level. Together

their 1992 imports were 2.0 percent of

total Category 351/651 imports. Their

share of total Category imports

increased to 5.4 percent in 1994. Their

1994 imports were 5.9 percent of total

U.S. production of cotton and manmade

fiber pajamas and other nightwear in the

year ending September 1994.

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