[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 52907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20765]
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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'')
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.
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SUMMARY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
(``CITA'') has determined that certain polyester/nylon cut corduroy
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.
DATES: Effective August 27, 2013.
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 under ``Approved Requests,'' Reference number:
184.2013.07.25.Fabric.Alston&BirdforSPCGlobal
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: The CAFTA-DR Agreement; Section 203(o)(4) of the
Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act (``CAFTA-DR Implementation Act''),
Public Law 109-53; the Statement of Administrative Action,
accompanying the CAFTA-DR Implementation Act; and 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 Implementation 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. Pursuant to this authority, 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)
(``CITA's procedures'').
On July 25, the Chairman of CITA received a request for a
Commercial Availability determination (``Request'') from Alston & Bird,
LLP on behalf of SPC Global, LLC, for certain polyester/nylon cut
corduroy fabric, as specified below. On July 29, 2013, in accordance
with CITA's procedures, CITA notified interested parties of the
Request, which was posted on the dedicated Web site for CAFTA-DR
Commercial Availability proceedings. In its notification, CITA advised
that any Response with an Offer to Supply (``Response'') must be
submitted by August 8, 2013, and any Rebuttal Comments to a Response
must be submitted by August 14, 2013, in accordance with sections 6 and
7 of CITA's procedures. No interested entity submitted a Response to
the Request advising CITA of its objection to the Request and its
ability to supply the subject product.
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 to object to the Request with an
offer 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
CAFTA-DR Agreement in unrestricted quantities. A revised list has been
posted on the dedicated Web site for CAFTA-DR Commercial Availability
proceedings.
Specifications: Certain Polyester/Nylon Cut Corduroy Fabric.
HTS: 5801.32.0000.
Fiber Content: 80-95% polyester, 5-20% nylon.
Yarn Size:
Warp: Polyester filament between 111-222 decitex (English: 100-
200 denier).
Fill: Polyester filament 111-278 decitex (English: 100-250
denier) and bi-constituent polyester-nylon filament between 222-389
decitex (English: 200-350 denier).
NOTE 1: In the bi-constituent yarn, the polyester and nylon are
mixed prior to extrusion.
NOTE 2: The yarn size designations describe a range of
specifications for yarn in its greige condition. They are intended
as specifications to be followed by the mill in sourcing yarn used
to produce the fabric. Weaving, dyeing, and finishing can alter the
characteristics of the yarn as it appears in the finished fabric.
This specification therefore includes yarns appearing in the
finished fabric as finer or coarser than the designated yarn sizes
provided that the variation occurs after processing of the greige
yarn and production of the fabric.
Thread count: 20-34 warp ends x 50-67 fill picks per centimeter
(English: 50-86 warp ends x 127-170 fill picks per inch).
Weight: 220-290 grams per sq. meter (English: 6.48-8.55 oz per
sq. yard).
Width: 142-162 cm (English: 56-64 inches).
Weave: Cut corduroy with 3-6 wales per cm (English: 8-16 wales
per inch).
Finishing: Piece dyed or of yarns of different colors.
Kim Glas,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
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