[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11040-11041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4871]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Request for Public Comments on a Request That the United States 
Consult With Mexico and Canada Concerning a Certain Filament Viscose 
Rayon Yarn

February 24, 2000.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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ACTION: Request for public comments concerning a request for 
consultations on a certain filament viscose rayon yarn.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as 
amended.

    The purpose of this notice is to advise the public that CITA has 
been petitioned to initiate consultations with Mexico and Canada under 
Section 7(2) of Annex 300-B of the North American Free Trade Agreement 
(NAFTA) for the purpose of amending the NAFTA rules of origin in 
Chapters 51 through 63 to permit the use of non-North American filament 
viscose rayon yarn classified in HTS headings 5403.10, 5403.31, 5403.32 
and 5403.41 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States in 
NAFTA originating goods.
    There will be a 30-day comment period beginning on March 1, 2000 
and extending through March 31, 2000. Anyone wishing to comment or 
provide data or information regarding domestic production or 
availability of filament viscose rayon yarn classified in HTS headings 
5403.10, 5403.31, 5403.32 and 5403.41 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.
    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.
    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.''

D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 00-4871 Filed 2-29-00; 8:45 am]
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