[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19739-19740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10422]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Request for Public Comments on U.S. Proposal to Consult With 
Mexico and Canada Concerning Short Supply of Rayon Filament Yarn

April 16, 1997.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Request for public comments concerning consultations on rayon 
filament yarn.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori Mennitt, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, (202) 482-3400.

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).

    The purpose of this notice is to advise the public that the U.S. 
Government intends to request consultations with Mexico and Canada 
under Section 7 (2) of Annex 300-B of the North America Free Trade 
Agreement (NAFTA) for the purpose of amending the rules of origin for 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) subheading 5801.35 to allow non-North 
American imports classified in Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings 
5403.31 and 5403.32. The consultations will focus on a short supply 
request under NAFTA for rayon filament yarn in HTS subheadings 5403.31 
and 5403.32
    There will be a 30-day comment period beginning on April 23, 1997 
and extending through May 23, 1997. Anyone wishing to comment or 
provide data or information regarding domestic production or 
availability of products included in HTS subheadings 5403.31 and 
5403.32 is invited to submit 10 copies of such comments or information 
to Troy H. Cribb, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; ATTN: 
Helen L. LeGrande.
    Comments or information submitted in response to this notice will 
be available for public inspection in the

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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 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.''
    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 61 FR 66263, published on December 17, 1996).
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 97-10422 Filed 4-22-97; 8:45 am]
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