[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 147 (Monday, August 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46137-46138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17642]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Withdrawal of Three Commercial Availability Petitions under the 
United States - Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)

July 29, 2004.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: The petitioner has notified CITA that it is withdrawing three 
of the twelve petitions it submitted for determinations that certain 
woven, 100 percent cotton, flannel fabrics cannot be supplied by the 
domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner under the 
CBTPA.

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SUMMARY: On July 14, 2004, the Chairman of CITA received twelve 
petitions from Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., on behalf of Picacho, 
S.A., alleging that certain woven, 100 percent cotton, flannel fabrics, 
of certain specifications, cannot be supplied by the domestic industry 
in commercial quantities in a timely manner. The petitions requested 
that shirts, trousers, nightwear, robes, dressing gowns and woven 
underwear of such fabrics assembled in one or more CBTPA beneficiary 
countries be eligible for preferential treatment under the CBTPA. On 
July 22, 2004, CITA published a notice in the Federal Register (69 FR 
43805) soliciting public comments on these petitions, in particular 
with regard to whether these fabrics can be supplied by the domestic 
industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner.
    On July 28, 2004, CITA received letter from Sandler, Travis & 
Rosenberg, P.A. withdrawing three of the petitions. The three fabrics 
covered by the petitions that are being withdrawn were identified as 
Fabrics 2, 9, and 11 in the Federal Register notice. The specifications 
of these three fabrics are repeated below. The petitioner states that 
these contain ``minor but significant errors with regard to the 
coloration of the fibers and yarns of each fabric.''

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

Specifications:

 
 
 
Fabric 2                        ........................................
HTS Subheading:                 5208.42.30.00
Fiber Content:                  100% Cotton
Weight:                         152.6 g/m2
Width:                          150 centimeters cuttable
Thread Count:                   24.4 warp ends per centimeter; 15.7
                                 filling picks per centimeter; total:
                                 40.1 threads per square centimeter
Yarn Number:                    Warp: 40.6 metric, ring spun; filling:
                                 20.3 metric, open end spun; overall
                                 average yarn number: 39.4 metric
Finish:                         of yarns of different colors; napped on
                                 both sides, sanforized
 
*cotton fiber must all be       ........................................
 stock dyed prior to carding
 in order to produce the
 desired heather effect in the
 finished fabric.
 
Fabric 9                        ........................................
HTS Subheading:                 5209.41.60.40
Fiber Content:                  100% Cotton
Weight:                         251 g/m2
Width:                          160 centimeters cuttable
Thread Count:                   22.8 warp ends per centimeter; 17.3
                                 filling picks per centimeter; total:
                                 40.18 threads per square centimeter
Yarn Number:                    Warp: 40.6 metric, ring spun; filling:
                                 8.46 metric, open end spun; overall
                                 average yarn number: 24.1 metric
Finish:                         gingham check or plaid of yarns of
                                 different colors; napped on both sides,
                                 sanforized
 
Fabric 11                       ........................................
HTS Subheading:                 5209.41.60.40
Fiber Content:                  100% Cotton
Weight:                         251 g/m2
Width:                          160 centimeters cuttable
Thread Count:                   20.1 warp ends per centimeter; 16.5
                                 filling picks per centimeter; total:
                                 36.6 threads per square centimeter
Yarn Number:                    Warp: 27.07 metric, ring spun; filling:
                                 10.16 metric, open end spun; overall
                                 average yarn number: 23.3 metric
Finish:                         Plaid, of yarns of different colors;
                                 napped on both sides, sanforized
 
*The cotton fiber must all be   ........................................
 stock dyed prior to carding
 in order to produce the
 desired heather effect in the
 finished fabric.
 



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James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc.04-17642 Filed 7-29-04; 2:02 pm]
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