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In accordance with section 

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

Implementation Act, and Section 8(c)(2) 

of 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 product has been added 

to the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTADR Agreement in unrestricted 

quantities. A revised list has been 

posted on the dedicated website for 

CAFTA-DR Commercial Availability 

proceedings. 

Specifications: Certain Cotton-Polyester Circular 

Knit Fleece Fabric 

HTSUS: 6001.21 

Fiber Content: 67-73% cotton / 27-33% polyester 

Average Yarn Number: 

Face yarn - 100% combed cotton; 47/1 to 58/1 

metric (28/1 to 34/1) 

Tie yarn - 100% filament polyester, 167-196 

metric/ 48 filaments; (46-54 denier / 48 filaments) 

Fleece yarn - 57-63% combed cotton/37-43% polyester; 12/1 to 20/1 metric (7/1 to 12/1) 

Gauge: 21 

Weight: 271 to 300 grams per square meter (8.0 to 

8.85 ounces per square yard) 

Width: 152 to 183 centimeters (60 to 72 inches) 

Finish: (Piece) dyed; printed 

In addition, technical back must be heavily napped 

to produce a fabric thickness of not less than 4.5 

millimeters, including the napped pile. Additionally, a portion of the fabric is brushed on the technical face to produce a sueded hand and appearance and a portion is treated with a stain release 

finish. Finally, the following performance criteria 

must be satisfied: 

- Vertical and horizontal shrinkage must be less 

than 5% 

- Torque may not exceed 4% 

- All fabrics must have a Class 1 flammability rating 

- For optimum fabric integrity and stitch definition, 

this fabric must be knit on machines whose 

number of yarn feeds is a multiple of 3. 

Janet E. Heinzen, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc. E9–13179 Filed 6–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

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) 

June 2, 2009 

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: June 5, 2009. 

SUMMARY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA) has determined that certain 

cotton-polyester circular knit fleece 

fabric, as specified below, is 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: 

106.2009.04.24.Fabric.ST&RforGaran 

Mfg. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: The CAFTA-DR Agreement; 

Section 203(o)(4) of the Dominican RepublicCentral America-United States Free Trade 

Agreement Implementation Act (CAFTA-DR 

Implementation Act), Pub. Law 109-53; the 

Statement of Administrative Action (SAA), 

accompanying the CAFTA-DR 

Implementation 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 of the 

CAFTA-DR Agreement; see also section 

203(o)(4)(C) of the CAFTA-DR Act. 

The CAFTA-DR Implementation 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 Implementation 

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 of products determined 

to be not commercially available in the 

territory of any Party to CAFTA-DR 

(Modifications to Procedures for 

Considering Requests Under the 

Commercial Availability Provision of 

the Dominican Republic-Central 

America-United States Free Trade 

Agreement, 73 FR 53200, September 15, 

2008) (‘‘procedures’’). 

On April 24, 2009, the Chairman of 

CITA received a Request for a 

Commercial Availability Determination 

(‘‘Request’’) from Sandler, Travis & 

Rosenberg, P.A., on behalf of Garan 

Manufacturing Corp., for certain cottonpolyester circular knit fleece fabric. On 

April 28, 2009, in accordance with 

CITA’s procedures, CITA notified 

interested parties of the Request, which 

was posted on the dedicated website for 

CAFTA-DR Commercial Availability 

proceedings. In its notifications, CITA 

advised that a Response with an Offer 

to Supply (‘‘Response’’) to the Request 

must be submitted by May 8, 2009, and 

any Rebuttal to a Response (‘‘Rebuttal’’) 

be submitted by May 14, 2009. On May 

8, 2009, Elasticos Centroamericanos y 

Textile S.A. de C.V. (‘‘Elcatex’’) 

submitted a Response. On May 14, 2009, 

Garan Manufacturing Corp. submitted 

its Rebuttal. 

In accordance with Section 203(o) of 

the CAFTA-DR Implementation Act, 

Article 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR, and 

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

should CITA determine that it has 

insufficient information to make a 

determination, CITA will extend its 

time period for consideration of the 

Request by an additional 14 U.S. 

business days. As the requestor and 

respondent disagreed on the 

respondent’s ability to supply the 

subject product, on May 20, 2009, the 

Chairman determined that there was 

insufficient information to recommend a 

determination, and therefore extended 

the deadline by an additional 14 U.S. 

business days. On May 27, 2009, Elcatex 

submitted a letter of withdrawal from 

the proceeding. As a result, there is no 

Response to the pending Request for 

CITA’s consideration. 

In accordance with section 

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

Implementation Act, and Section 8(c)(2) 

of 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 product has been added 

to the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTADR Agreement in unrestricted 

quantities. A revised list has been 

posted on the dedicated website for 


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27010 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 107 / Friday, June 5, 2009 / Notices 

CAFTA-DR Commercial Availability 

proceedings. 

Specifications: Certain Cotton-Polyester Circular 

Knit Fleece Fabric 

HTSUS: 6001.21 

Fiber Content: 67-73% cotton / 27-33% polyester 

Average Yarn Number: 

Face yarn - 100% combed cotton; 47/1 to 58/1 

metric (28/1 to 34/1) 

Tie yarn - 100% filament polyester; 167-196 metric/48 filaments (46-54 denier / 48 filaments) 

Fleece yarn - 57-63% combed cotton /37-43% 

polyester; 12/1 to 20/1 metric (7/1 to 12/1) 

Gauge: 20 

Weight: 271 to 300 grams per square meter (8.0 to 

8.85 ounces per square yard) 

Width: 152 to 183 centimeters (60 to 72 inches) 

Finish: (Piece) dyed; printed 

In addition, the technical back must be heavily 

napped to produce a fabric thickness of not less 

than 4.5 millimeters, including the napped pile. 

Additionally, a portion of the fabric is brushed on 

the technical face to produce a sueded hand and 

appearance and a portion is treated with a stain 

release finish. Finally, the following performance 

criteria must be satisfied: 

- Vertical and horizontal shrinkage must be less 

than 5% 

- Torque may not exceed 4% 

- All fabrics must have a Class 1 flammability rating 

- For optimum fabric integrity and stitch definition, 

this fabric must be knit on machines whose 

number of yarn feeds is a multiple of 3. 

Janet E. Heinzen, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc. E9–13181 Filed 6–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

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) 

June 2, 2009. 

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: June 5, 2009. 

SUMMARY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA) has determined that certain 

cotton-polyester circular knit fleece 

fabric, as specified below, is 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: 

105.2009.04.24.Fabric.ST&RforGaran 

Mfg. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: The CAFTA-DR Agreement; 

Section 203(o)(4) of the Dominican RepublicCentral America-United States Free Trade 

Agreement Implementation Act (CAFTA-DR 

Implementation Act), Pub. Law 109-53; the 

Statement of Administrative Action (SAA), 

accompanying the CAFTA-DR 

Implementation 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 of the 

CAFTA-DR Agreement; see also section 

203(o)(4)(C) of the CAFTA-DR Act. 

The CAFTA-DR Implementation 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 Implementation 

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 of products determined 

to be not commercially available in the 

territory of any Party to CAFTA-DR 

(Modifications to Procedures for 

Considering Requests Under the 

Commercial Availability Provision of 

the Dominican Republic-Central 

America-United States Free Trade 

Agreement, 73 FR 53200, September 15, 

2008) (‘‘procedures’’). 

On April 24, 2009, the Chairman of 

CITA received a Request for a 

Commercial Availability Determination 

(‘‘Request’’) from Sandler, Travis & 

Rosenberg, P.A., on behalf of Garan 

Manufacturing Corp., for certain cottonpolyester circular knit fleece fabric. On 

April 28, 2009, in accordance with 

CITA’s procedures, CITA notified 

interested parties of the Request, which 

was posted on the dedicated website for 

CAFTA-DR Commercial Availability 

proceedings. In its notifications, CITA 

advised that a Response with an Offer 

to Supply (‘‘Response’’) to the Request 

must be submitted by May 8, 2009, and 

any Rebuttal to a Response (‘‘Rebuttal’’) 

be submitted by May 14, 2009. On May 

8, 2009, Elasticos Centroamericanos y 

Textile S.A. de C.V. (‘‘Elcatex’’) 

submitted a Response. On May 14, 2009, 

Garan Manufacturing Corp. submitted 

its Rebuttal. 

In accordance with Section 203(o) of 

the CAFTA-DR Implementation Act, 

Article 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR, and 

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

should CITA determine that it has 

insufficient information to make a 

determination, CITA will extend its 

time period for consideration of the 

Request by an additional 14 U.S. 

business days. As the requestor and 

respondent disagreed on the 

respondent’s ability to supply the 

subject product, on May 20, 2009, the 

Chairman determined that there was 

insufficient information to recommend a 

determination, and therefore extended 

the deadline by an additional 14 U.S. 

business days. On May 27, 2009, Elcatex 

submitted a letter of withdrawal from 

the proceeding. As a result, there is no 

Response to the pending Request for 

CITA’s consideration. 

In accordance with section 

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

Implementation Act, and Section 8(c)(2) 

of 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 product has been added 

to the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTADR Agreement in unrestricted 

quantities. A revised list has been 

posted on the dedicated website for 

CAFTA-DR Commercial Availability 

proceedings. 

Specifications: Certain Cotton-Polyester Circular 

Knit Fleece Fabric 

HTSUS: 6001.21 

Fiber Content: 67-73% cotton / 27-33% polyester 

Average Yarn Number: 

Face yarn - 100% combed cotton; 47/1 to 58/1 

metric (28/1 to 34/1) 

Tie yarn - 100% filament polyester, 167-196 

metric/ 48 filaments; (46-54 denier / 48 filaments) 

Fleece yarn - 57-63% combed cotton/37-43% polyester; 12/1 to 20/1 metric (7/1 to 12/1) 

Gauge: 19 

Weight: 271 to 300 grams per square meter (8.0 to 

8.85 ounces per square yard) 

Width: 152 to 183 centimeters (60 to 72 inches) 


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