[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 43 (Monday, March 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11235-11236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3109]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Determination of Eligibility for Retroactive Duty Treatment Under 
the Dominican Republic--Central America--United States Free Trade 
Agreement

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 205(b) of the Dominican Republic--Central 
America--United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (the 
Act), the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice 
of his determination that El Salvador is an eligible country for 
purposes of retroactive duty treatment as provided in Section 205 of 
the Act.

DATES: Effective March 6, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be mailed, delivered, or faxed to Abiola 
Heyliger, Director of Textile Trade Policy, Office of the United States 
Trade Representative, 600 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20508, fax 
number, (202) 395-5639.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abiola Heyliger, Office of the United 
States Trade Representative, 202-395-3026.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 205(a) of the Act (Pub. Law 109-53; 
119 Stat. 462, 483; 19 U.S.C. 4034) provides that certain entries of 
textile or apparel goods of designated eligible countries that are 
parties to the Dominican Republic--Central America--United States Free 
Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) made on or after January 1, 2004 may be 
liquidated or reliquidated at the applicable rate of duty for those 
goods established in the Schedule of the United States to Annex 3.3 of 
the CAFTA-DR. Section 205(b) of the Act requires the USTR to determine, 
in accordance with Article 3.20 of the CAFTA-DR, which CAFTA-DR 
countries are eligible countries for purposes of Section 205(a). 
Article 3.20 provides that importers may claim retroactive duty 
treatment for imports of certain textile or apparel goods entered on or 
after January 1, 2004 and before

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the entry into force of CAFTA-DR from those CAFTA-DR countries that 
will provide reciprocal retroactive duty treatment or a benefit for 
textile or apparel goods that is equivalent to retroactive duty 
treatment.
    Pursuant to Section 205(b) of the Act, I have determined that El 
Salvador will provide an equivalent benefit for textile or apparel 
goods of the United States within the meaning of Article 3.20 of the 
CAFTA-DR. I therefore determine that El Salvador is an eligible country 
for purposes of Section 205 of the Act.

Rob Portman,
U.S. Trade Representative.
 [FR Doc. E6-3109 Filed 3-3-06; 8:45 am]
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