[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39490-39491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18954]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Notice of Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas on the Import of 
Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics for Calendar Year 2001

July 10, 2001.
AGENCY: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration.

ACTION: Notice of Allocation of Worsted Wool Fabric Tariff Rate Quota

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sergio Botero, Office of Textiles and 
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-4058.
    The Department of Commerce (Department) has determined the 
allocation for calendar year 2001 of imports of certain worsted wool 
fabrics under tariff rate quotas established by Title V of the Trade 
and Development Act of 2000. The companies that are being provided an 
allocation are listed below.

Background

    Title V of the Trade and Development Act of 2000 (the Act) creates 
two tariff rate quotas, providing for temporary reductions in the 
import duties on two categories of worsted wool fabrics suitable for 
use in making suits, suit-type jackets, or trousers. For worsted wool 
fabric with average fiber diameters greater than 18.5 microns (new 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) heading 
9902.51.11), the reduction in duty is limited to 2,500,000 square meter 
equivalents per year. For worsted wool fabric with average fiber 
diameters of 18.5 microns or less (new HTS heading 9902.51.12), the 
reduction is limited to 1,500,000 square meter equivalents per year. 
Both these limitations may be modified by the President, not to exceed 
1,000,000 square meter equivalents per year for each tariff rate quota. 
The Act requires the President to take action to ensure that such 
fabrics are fairly allocated to persons (including firms, corporations, 
or other legal entities) who cut and sew men`s and boys` worsted wool 
suits and suit-like jackets and trousers in the United States and who 
apply for an allocation based on the amount of such suits cut and sewn 
during the prior calendar year. Presidential Proclamation 7383 of 
December 1, 2000, authorized the Secretary of Commerce to allocate the 
quantity of worsted wool fabric imports under the tariff rate quotas. 
On January 22, 2001, the Department published regulations establishing 
procedures for applying for, and determining, such allocations. 66 FR 
6459, 15 C.F.R. 335.
    On March 14, 2001, the Department published a notice soliciting 
applications for an allocation of the 2001 tariff rate quotas with a 
closing date of April 13, 2001. The Department received timely 
applications for the HTS 9902.51.11 tariff rate quota from 12 firms. 
The Department received timely applications for the HTS 9902.51.12 
tariff rate quota from 15 firms. All applicants were determined to be 
eligible for an allocation. The Department determined the appropriate 
allocations in accordance with 15 C.F.R. 335.
    Most applicants submitted data on a business confidential basis. As 
allocations to firms were determined on the basis of this data, the 
Department considers individual firm allocations to be business 
confidential.

Firms That Received Allocations

    1. HTS 9902.51.11, fabrics, of worsted wool, with average fiber 
diameter greater than 18.5 micron, certified by the importer as 
suitable for use in making suits, suit-type jackets, or trousers 
(provided for in subheading 5112.11.20 and 5112.19.90)
    Amount Allocated: 2,500,000 square meter equivalents

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            Companies Receiving Allocation:
 
American Fashion, Inc.                                  Chula Vista, CA
Bowdon Manufacturing Company                            Bowdon, GA
C.K. Apparel Corporation                                New York, NY
Corbin Ltd.                                             Ashland, KY
Hartmarx Corporation                                    Chicago, IL
Hartwick Clothes                                        Cleveland, TN
Hartz & Company                                         Frederick, MD
Hugo Boss Cleveland, Inc.                               Brooklyn, OH
J.A. Apparel Corporation                                New York, NY
John H. Daniel Company                                  Knoxville, TN
Pincus Brothers, Inc.                                   Philadelphia, PA
The Tom James Company                                   Franklin, TN
 

    2. HTS 9902.51.12, fabrics, of worsted wool, with average fiber 
diameters of 18.5 micron or less, all the foregoing certified by the 
importer as suitable for use in making suits, suit-type jackets, or 
trousers (provided for in subheading 5112.11.20 and 5112.19.90)
    Amount Allocated:    1,500,000 square meter equivalents

 
 
            Companies Receiving Allocation:
 
American Fashion, Inc.                                  Chula Vista, CA
Brooks Brothers, Inc.                                   New York, NY
C.K. Apparel Corporation                                New York, NY
Corbin Ltd.                                             Ashland, KY
Dormevil Personal Tailoring                             New York, NY
Hartmarx Corporation                                    Chicago, IL
Hartwick Clothes                                        Cleveland TN
Hartz & Company                                         Frederick, MD
Hugo Boss Cleveland, Inc                                Brooklyn, OH
J.A. Apparel Corporation                                New York, NY
John H. Daniel Company                                  Knoxville, TN
Martin Greenfield Clothiers                             Brooklyn, NY
Pincus Brothers, Inc.                                   Philadelphia, PA
Saint Laurie, Ltd.                                      New York, NY
The Tom James Company                                   Franklin, TN
 


    Dated: July 10, 2001.
Jonathan C. Menes,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Trade Development, Department of 
Commerce
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