[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 17, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18863-18864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8794]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Notice of Reduction of Canadian Most Favored Nation Rates of Duty 
for Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: The Department of Commerce is publishing a notice of reduction 
of Canadian most favored nation rates of duty for certain worsted wool 
fabrics.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay Dowling, Office of Textiles and 
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-4058.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 (HTS 
heading 9902.51.11), the reduction in duty is limited to 2,500,000 
square meters per year. For worsted wool fabric with average fiber 
diameters of 18.5 microns or less (HTS heading 9902.51.12), the 
reduction is limited to 1,500,000 square meters per year. Both of these 
limitations may be modified by the President, not to exceed 1,000,000 
square meters per year for each tariff rate quota.
    Title V of the Act authorizes the President to proclaim a reduction 
in the rate of duty applicable to imports of worsted wool fabrics 
classified under subheading 9902.51.12 of the HTS that is necessary to 
equalize such rate of duty with the most favored nation rate of duty 
applicable to imports of worsted wool fabrics of the kind described in 
such subheading imported into Canada.
    Presidential Proclamation 7383 of December 1, 2000, authorizes the 
Secretary of Commerce to monitor the most favored nation rate of duty 
applicable to imports into Canada of worsted wool fabric of the kind 
classified under heading 9902.51.12 of the HTS and to notify the 
President of any reduction, effective on or after May 18, 2000, in the 
Canadian most favored nation rate of duty on such imports. The 
Secretary is further directed to cause to be published in the Federal 
Register a notice describing any such reduction.
    The Secretary of Commerce has notified the President of these 
reductions.
    The Department of Commerce hereby provides notice that during 2001, 
Canada established four new tariff provisions for certain worsted wool 
fabrics. Canada established a most-favored-nation rate of duty for each 
of these four new tariff provisions of ``Free''. The goods described by 
these tariff provisions would otherwise be subject to a duty of 16 
percent ad valorem, but not to exceed C$4.56/kg. These tariff 
provisions include worsted wool fabrics of the kind classified under 
subheading 9902.51.12 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTS).

 
                                            The following two Canadian
                                              tariff provisions were
                                           effective as of January 23,
                                                      2001:
 
5112...................................  Woven fabrics of combed wool or
                                          of combed fine animal hair,
                                          containing 85% or more by
                                          weight of wool or of fine
                                          animal hair:

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5112.11.20.00..........................  Fabrics of a weight not
                                          exceeding 200 g/m2, solely of
                                          combed wool with average fibre
                                          diameters of 17.5 microns or
                                          less and of combed fine animal
                                          hair, measuring 100 decitex or
                                          less per single yarn,
                                          certified by the exporter to
                                          contain 7% or more by weight
                                          of fine animal hair, of a
                                          weight of 140 g/m2 or more,
                                          for use in the manufacture of
                                          men's suits, suit-type
                                          jackets, blazers, vests
                                          (waistcoats) and trousers.
5112.19.20.00..........................  Fabrics of a weight exceeding
                                          200 g/m2, solely of combed
                                          wool with average fibre
                                          diameters of 17.5 microns or
                                          less and of combed fine animal
                                          hair, measuring 100 decitex or
                                          less per single yarn,
                                          certified by the exporter to
                                          contain 7% or more by weight
                                          of fine animal hair, of a
                                          weight not exceeding 300 g/m2,
                                          for use in the manufacture of
                                          men's suits, suit-type
                                          jackets, vests (waistcoats)
                                          and trousers.
 


 
                                            The following two Canadian
                                              tariff provisions were
                                           effective as of November 22,
                                                      2001:
 
5112...................................  Woven fabrics of combed wool or
                                          of combed fine animal hair,
                                          containing 85% or more by
                                          weight of wool or of fine
                                          animal hair:
5112.11.40.00..........................  Fabrics of a weight not
                                          exceeding 200 g/m2, solely of
                                          combed wool or of combed wool
                                          mixed solely with cotton, silk
                                          or man-made fibres, containing
                                          95% or more by weight of
                                          worsted wool with average
                                          fibre diameters of 18.5
                                          microns or less, for use in
                                          the manufacture of men's
                                          suits, jackets, blazers, vests
                                          (waistcoats) and trousers.
5112.19.40.00..........................  Fabrics of a weight exceeding
                                          200 g/m2, solely of combed
                                          wool or of combed wool mixed
                                          solely with cotton, silk or
                                          man-made fibres, containing
                                          95% or more by weight of
                                          worsted wool with average
                                          fibre diameters of 18.5
                                          microns or less, of a weight
                                          not exceeding 220 g/m2, for
                                          use in the manufacture of
                                          men's suits, jackets, blazers,
                                          vests (waistcoats) and
                                          trousers.
 


Date: April 5, 2002.
Donald L. Evans,
Secretary of Commerce.
[FR Doc.02-8794 Filed 4-16-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DR-S