[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 12654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5205]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

March 11, 2005.
AGENCY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements 
(CITA)

ACTION: The petitioner has notified CITA that it is withdrawing two 
petitions it submitted for determinations that certain 100 percent 
cotton, 4-thread twill weave, flannel fabrics and certain 100 percent 
cotton, double faced sateen weave, 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 March 3, 2005, the Chairman of CITA received two petitions 
from Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., on behalf of B*W*A of New York, 
New York, alleging that certain, 100 percent cotton, 4-thread twill 
weave, flannel fabrics, of yarn-dyed, ring spun and plied yarns, and 
certain 100 percent cotton, double faced sateen weave, flannel fabrics, 
of yarn-dyed, single yarns, of certain specifications, cannot be 
supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely 
manner. The petitions requested that men's and boys' woven cotton 
shirts and woven cotton shirts and blouses, respectively, of such 
fabrics assembled in one or more CBTPA beneficiary countries be 
eligible for preferential treatment under the CBTPA. On March 9, 2005, 
CITA published notices in the Federal Register (70 FR 11621 and 70 FR 
11620) 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 March 9, 2005, CITA received a letter from Sandler, Travis & 
Rosenberg, P.A. withdrawing the petitions. The specifications of these 
fabrics are repeated below. The petitioner states that the weight of 
the fabrics was incorrectly stated in both petitions.

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

Specifications:

 
 
 
Petitioner Style No:            153, 154, 155, 156, W3004
Fiber Content:                  100% Cotton
Weight:                         168 - 172 g/m2
Width:                          142 - 145 centimeters
Thread Count:                   25 -26 warp ends per centimeter; 23-24
                                 filling pick per centimeter; total 48-
                                 50 threads per square centimeter
Yarn Number:                    35/2 - 36/2 metric warp and filling,
                                 ring spun; Overall average yarn number:
                                 32-34 metric
Weave:                          4-thread twill
Finish:                         Of two or more yarns of different colors
                                 in the warp and filling, napped on both
                                 sides
 
 
Petitioner Style No:            5225
Fiber Content:                  100% Cotton
Weight:                         315-320 g/m2
Width:                          148 - 152 centimeters
Thread Count:                   33 - 35 warp ends per centimeter; 57 -
                                 59 filling picks per centimeter; total
                                 90 - 94 threads per square centimeter
Yarn Number:                    50 - 52 metric warp; 23 - 25 metric
                                 filling; overall average yarn number:
                                 28 - 30 metric
Weave:                          Double faced irregular 3 X 1 sateen
Finish:                         Printed on one side on yarns of
                                 different colors; napped on both sides;
                                 Sanforized
 


James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc.05-5205 Filed 3-11-05; 2:16 pm]
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