[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 67673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22359]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Extension of Period of Determination on Request for Textile and 
Apparel Safeguard Action on Imports from China

November 4, 2005.
AGENCY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (the 
Committee).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Committee is extending through December 31, 2005, the 
period for making a determination on whether to request consultations 
with China regarding imports of cotton, wool and man-made fiber socks 
(Category 332/432 and 642 Part).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Authority: Section 204 of the Agriculture Act of 1956, as 
amended; Executive Order 11651, as amended.

Background

    On July 8, 2005, the Committee received a request from the Domestic 
Manufacturers Committee of The Hosiery Association, the American 
Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition, the National Council of Textile 
Organizations, and the National Textile Association requesting that the 
Committee reapply a twelve-month limit that was established on October 
29, 2004, on imports from China of cotton, wool, and man-made socks 
(Category 332/432 and 632 Part).
    The Committee determined that this request provided the information 
necessary for the Committee to consider the request and solicited 
public comments for a period of 30 days. See Solicitation of Public 
Comments on Request for Textile and Apparel Safeguard Action on Imports 
from China, 70 FR 44565 (August 3, 2005).
    The Committee's Procedures, 68 FR 27787 (May 21, 2003) state that 
the Committee will make a determination within 60 calendar days of the 
close of the public comment period as to whether the United States will 
request consultations with China. If the Committee is unable to make a 
determination within 60 calendar days, it will cause to be published a 
notice in the Federal Register, including the date by which it will 
make a determination.
    The 60-day determination period for this case expired on November 
1, 2005. On that date, the United States and China signed an agreement 
to limit imports of socks from China from November 1 through December 
31, 2005. The Committee decided to extend through December 31, 2005, 
the period for making a determination on this case because of 
consultations with the Government of China on a broader agreement on 
textiles.

James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 05-22359 Filed 11-4-05; 1:14 pm]
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