[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27273-27274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12600]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Request for Public Comments on Bilateral Textile Consultations on 
Men's and Boys' Wool Coats Other Than Suit Type

May 17, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Notice.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen (India) and Anne Novak 
(Brazil), 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:
    [[Page 27274]] 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).
    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, on April 18, 
1995 and April 26, 1995, respectively, with the Governments of India 
and the Federative Republic of Brazil with respect to men's and boys' 
wool coats other than suit type in Category 434, produced or 
manufactured in India and Brazil.
    The purpose of this notice is to advise the public that, if no 
solution is agreed upon in consultations with the Government of India 
and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Committee 
for the Implementation of Textile Agreements may later establish a 
limit for the entry and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of 
wool textile products in Category 434, produced or manufactured in 
India and Brazil and exported during the twelve-month period April 18, 
1995 through April 17, 1996, at a level of not less than 45,750 dozen, 
in the case of India, and exported during the twelve-month period April 
26, 1995 through April 25, 1996, at a level of not less than 9,519 
dozen, in the case of Brazil. On April 18, 1995, CITA dropped its 
request for consultations with India on Category 434 that was made on 
December 30, 1994 (see 60 FR 5653, published on January 30, 1995) and 
resubmitted the request under Article 6 of the ATC.
    A summary statement of serious damage concerning Category 434 
follows this notice.
    Anyone wishing to comment or provide data or information regarding 
the treatment of Category 434, or to comment on domestic production or 
availability of products included in Category 434, 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 India and the Government of the 
Federative Republic of Brazil.
    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 Category 434. Should such a solution be reached in 
consultations with the Governments of India and the Federative Republic 
of Brazil, 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
Men's and Boys' Wool Coats Other Than Suit Type--Category 434
April 1995
    The sharp and substantial increase in imports of men's and boys' 
wool coats other than suit type, Category 434, is causing serious 
damage to the U.S. industry producing men's and boys' wool coats other 
than suit type.
    U.S. imports of men's and boys' wool coats other than suit type, 
Category 434, surged to 189,180 dozen in the year ending January 1995, 
40 percent above the same period a year earlier.
    Serious damage to the domestic industry resulting from the sharp 
and substantial increase in imports of men's and boys' wool coats other 
than suit type is attributed to India and Brazil. The combination of 
high import levels, surging imports, and low priced goods from these 
countries have resulted in loss of domestic output, market share, 
investment, employment, man-hours worked, and total annual wages.
    Total imports from the two countries listed above increased from 
31,371 dozen in the year ending January 1994 to 55,269 dozen in the 
twelve months ending in January 1995, a sharp and substantial increase 
of 76 percent. Together their year ending January 1994 imports were 23 
percent of total Category 434 imports. Their share of total category 
imports increased to 29 percent in the year ending January 1995. Their 
year ending January 1995 imports were 36 percent of total U.S. 
production of men's and boys' non-suit type wool coats in the year 
ending September 1994.
[FR Doc. 95-12600 Filed 5-22-95; 8:45 am]
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