[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 136 (Friday, July 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42690-42694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16220]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Request for Public Comments on Commercial Availability of Certain 
Shirting Fabrics

July 13, 2004.
AGENCY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements 
(CITA).

ACTION: Request for public comments concerning the commercial 
availability of certain shirting fabrics in the United States or 
another of the proposed United States-Central American Free Trade 
Agreement countries.

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SUMMARY: On May 28, 2004, the Governments of the United States and five 
Central American countries signed the United States-Central American 
Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA). In a letter to the Government of 
Honduras in the context of the Agreement, the United States agreed to 
conduct an investigation to determine whether certain shirting fabrics 
are available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the 
territory of any of the parties to the US-CAFTA. The United States 
agreed to make the results of the investigation available to Honduras 
before the entry into force of the US-CAFTA.
    CITA hereby solicits public comments with regard to whether the 53 
fabrics listed in the annex to this notice can be supplied by the 
industry in a US-CAFTA country in commercial quantities in a timely 
manner. A listing of the fabrics is also available online at http://
otexa.ita.doc.gov. Comments must be submitted by August 16, 2004 to the 
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, room 
3001, United States Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution 
Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

BACKGROUND:

    On May 28, 2004, the Governments of the United States and five 
Central American countries signed the US-

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CAFTA. In a letter to the Government of Honduras in the context of the 
Agreement, the United States agreed to conduct an investigation to 
determine whether certain shirting fabrics are available in commercial 
quantities in a timely manner in the territory of any of the parties to 
the US-CAFTA, namely: the United States, Costa Rica, El Salvador, 
Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. The United States agreed to make the 
results of the investigation available to Honduras before the entry 
into force of the Agreement. The list of 53 subject fabrics is attached 
in an annex to this notice. A listing of the fabrics is also available 
online at http://otexa.
    CITA is soliciting public comments with respect to whether these 
fabrics can be supplied by industry in a US-CAFTA country in commercial 
quantities in a timely manner. Comments must be received no later than 
August 16, 2004. Interested persons are invited to submit such comments 
or information to the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of 
Textile Agreements, room 3001, United States Department of Commerce, 
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230.
    CITA is particularly interested in detailed information regarding 
the ability to manufacture and supply the specific fabrics contained on 
the subject list, including the location of the manufacturing facility, 
the types of equipment available to manufacture the subject fabric, the 
quantity that can be supplied, the amount of the subject fabric that 
has been supplied in past years, the time necessary to fulfill an order 
for the subject fabric, and a square foot sample of the subject fabric 
that the manufacturer claims it can supply.
    CITA will protect any business confidential information that is 
marked business confidential from disclosure to the full extent 
permitted by law.

D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

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                                                                                                                  ANNEX
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                                                                                                                                 Fabric               Yarn Count
                                                                                                                              Construction --------------------------------                                    Avg               Threads
               Content                HTSUS         how dyed / colored                 Overall Construction         --------------                                           Weave/Dye            Yn   GR/CM2    CM/2
                                                                                                                               Warp   Weft       Warp            Weft
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100% cotton                                 5208.23   piece dye white                   133X72 CM40/1XCM40/1                    133     72  40              40              twill piece dye                     68       119.13     81
100% cotton                                 5208.33   piece dye color                   133X72 CM40/1XCM40/1                    133     72  40              40              twill piece dye                     68       119.13     81
100% cotton                                 5208.43   yarns of different color          120X100 CM50/1XCM50/1                   120    100  50              50              twill yarn dye                      85       102.28     87
100% cotton                                 5208.43   yarns of different color          120X90 CM40/1XCM40/1                    120     90  40              40              twill yarn dye                      68       122.03     83
100% cotton                                 5208.43   yarns of different color          130X80 CM50/1XCM50/1                    130     80  50              50              twill yarn dye                      85        97.63     83
100% cotton                                 5208.43   yarns of different color          130X90 CM50/1XCM50/1                    130     90  50              50              twill yarn dye                      85       102.28     87
100% cotton                                 5208.43   yarns of different color          144X100 CM50/1XCM40/1                   144    100  50              40              twill yarn dye                      77       125.06     96
100% cotton                                 5208.43   yarns of different color          144X76 CM50/1XCM50/1                    144     76  50              50              twill yarn dye                      85       102.28     87
100% cotton                                 5208.43   yarns of different color          150X100 CM50/1XCM40/1                   150    100  50              40              twill yarn dye                      77       127.85     98
60% cotton/40% polyester                    5210.22   piece dye white                   130X90 45/1X45/1                        130     90  45              45              twill piece dye                     76       113.64     87
60% cotton/40% polyester                    5210.32   piece dye color                   130X90 45/1X45/1                        130     90  45              45              twill piece dye                     76       113.64     87
60% cotton/40% polyester                    5210.42   yarns of different color          120X80 45/1X45/1                        120     80  45              45              twill yarn dye                      76       103.31     79
60% cotton/40% polyester                    5210.42   yarns of different color          120X90 45/1X45/1                        120     90  45              45              twill yarn dye                      76       108.47     83
60% cotton/40% polyester                    5210.42   yarns of different color          130X90 45/1X45/1                        130     90  45              45              twill yarn dye                      76       113.64     87
100% polyester                              5512.11   piece dye white                   120X80 P40/1XP40/1                      120     80  40              40              plain weave piece dye               68       116.22     79
100% polyester                              5512.19   piece dye color                   120X80 P40/1XP40/1                      120     80  40              40              plain weave piece dye               68       116.22     79
70% polyester / 30% cotton                  5513.13   piece dye white                   120X70 45/1 + P150DX45/1                120     70  45+150D         45              dobby piece dye                    106        70.84     75
65% polyester / 35% cotton                  5513.11   piece dye white                   133X75 45/1X45/1                        133     75  45              45              plain weave piece dye               76       107.44     82
65% polyester / 35% cotton                  5513.11   piece dye white                   135X72 45/1X45/1                        135     72  45              45              plain weave piece dye               76       106.92     81
65% polyester / 35% cotton                  5513.21   piece dye color                   133X75 45/1X45/1                        133     75  45              45              plain weave piece dye               76       107.44     82
65% polyester / 35% cotton                  5513.21   piece dye color                   135X72 45/1X45/1                        135     72  45              45              plain weave piece dye               76       106.92     81
70% polyester / 30% cotton                  5513.23   piece dye color                   120X70 45/1 + P150DX45/1                120     70  45+150D         45              dobby piece dye                    106        70.84     75
64% cotton / 36% polyester                  5210.49   yarns of different color          130X80 45/1XP100D                       130     80  45              100D            dobby yarn dye                      81       102.14     83
55%rayon/45% polyester                      5516.21   piece dye white                   120X70 P75DXR32/1                       120     70  75D             32              plain weave piece dye               83        90.21     75
55%rayon/45% polyester                      5516.22   piece dye color                   120X70 P75DXR32/1                       120     70  75D             32              plain weave piece dye               83        90.21     75
100% cotton                                 5208.23   piece dye white                   130X70 CM32/1XCM32/1                    130     70  32              32              twill piece dye                     54       145.28     79
100% cotton                                 5208.23   piece dye white                   144X100 CM50/1XCM40/1                   144    100  50              40              twill piece dye                     77       125.06     96
100% cotton                                 5208.23   piece dye white                   150X100 CM50/1XCM40/1                   150    100  50              40              twill piece dye                     77       127.85     98
100% cotton                                 5208.23   piece dye white                   160X100 CM50/1XCM40/1                   160    100  50              40              twill piece dye                     77       132.49    102
100% cotton                                 5208.33   piece dye color                   130X70 CM32/1XCM32/1                    130     70  32              32              twill piece dye                     54       145.28     79
100% cotton                                 5208.33   piece dye color                   144X100 CM50/1XCM40/1                   144    100  50              40              twill piece dye                     77       125.06     96
100% cotton                                 5208.33   piece dye color                   150X100 CM50/1XCM40/1                   150    100  50              40              twill piece dye                     77       127.85     98
100% cotton                                 5208.33   piece dye color                   160X100 CM50/1XCM40/1                   160    100  50              40              twill piece dye                     77       132.49    102
100% polyester(Of text. Poly                5407.51   piece dye white                   107X84 P75D/48FXP75D/48F                107     84  75D             75D             plain weave piece dye              120        62.65     75
 filaments)
100% polyester(Of text. Poly                5407.51   piece dye white                   115X80 165DX165D                        115     80  165D            165D            plain weave piece dye               55       140.72     77
 filaments)
100% polyester(Of text. Poly                5407.51   piece dye white                   228X100 P75DXP210D                      228    100  75D             210D            dobby piece dye                     78       166.62    129
 filaments)
100% polyester(Of text. Poly                5407.52   piece dye color                   107X84 P75D/48FXP75D/48F                107     84  75D             75D             plain weave piece dye              120        62.65     75
 filaments)
100% polyester(Of text. Poly                5407.52   piece dye color                   115X80 165DX165D                        115     80  165D            165D            plain weave piece dye               55       140.72     77
 filaments)
100% polyester(Of text. Poly                5407.52   piece dye color                   228X100 P75DXP210D                      228    100  75D             210D            dobby piece dye                     78       166.62    129
 filaments)
50% polyester/50%modal rayon                5516.22   piece dye color                   187X81 P50DXR30/1                       187     81  50D             30              plain weave piece dye              102       103.65    106
80%rayon / 20% polyester               5516.22.0040   piece dye color                   130X85 R30/1XP75D                       130     85  30              75D             twill piece dye                     66       128.61     85
55% modal rayon/45% polyester               5516.21   piece dye white                   187X81 P50DXMR30/1                      187     81  50D             30              plain weave piece dye              102       103.65    106
70% rayon / 30% polyester                   5516.21   piece dye white                   133X64 R30/1XP150D                      133     64  30              150D            oxford piece dye                    53       145.04     78
38%polyester/34%cotton/28%rayon             5516.22   piece dye color                   120X70 RC32/1X40/1P + P200D             120     70  32              40+200D         dobby piece dye                     67       111.61     75

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53% rayon/47% polyester                     5516.22   piece dye color                   100X68 R30 + P150DXR30 + P150D          100     68  30+150D         30+150D         plain weave piece dye              111        59.68     66
55% modal rayon/45% polyester               5516.22   piece dye color                   187X81 P50DXMR30/1                      187     81  50D             30              plain weave piece dye              102       103.65    106
70% rayon/30% polyester                     5516.22   piece dye color                   133X64 R30/1XP150D                      133     64  30              150D            oxford piece dye                    53       145.04     78
65% rayon/35% polyester                     5516.93   yarn dyed                         90X70 30/1X30/1                          90     70  30              30              plain weave yarn dye                51       123.97     63
55%rayon/45% cotton                         5408.31   piece dye white                   120X96 R120DXCM80/2                     120     96  120D            80/2            twill piece dye                    143       118.77    170
55%rayon/45% cotton                         5408.32   piece dye color                   120X96 R120DXCM80/2                     120     96  120D            80/2            twill piece dye                    143       118.77    170
55%rayon/45% cotton                         5408.33   yarns of different color          120X96 R120DXCM80/2                     120     96  120D            80/2            twill yarn dye                     143       118.77    170
64% rayon / 36% cotton                      5516.43   yarns of different color          120X80 RC32/1XRC32/1                    120     80  32              32              twill yarn dye                      54       145.28     79
64% rayon/36% cotton                        5516.43   yarns of different color          90X70 RC30/1XRC30/1                      90     70  30              30              plain weave yarn dye                51       123.97     63
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                               KEY notations
 
CM.........................................................................  combed and mercerized
MR.........................................................................  model rayon
RC.........................................................................  rayon cotton
P..........................................................................  polyester
D..........................................................................  denier
F..........................................................................   of filaments
 /1...............................................................  single yarn
 /2...............................................................  plyed yarn
P75D.......................................................................  polyester 75 denier
R120D......................................................................  rayon 120 denier
JASPE......................................................................  2 colored yarns plyed
T/C........................................................................  polyester cotton intimate blend
P100D/48F..................................................................  polyester 100 denier, 48 filaments
L40D.......................................................................  lycra monofilament 40 denier
R30/1......................................................................  rayon 30 single
 


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[FR Doc.04-16220 Filed 7-15-04; 8:45 am]
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