[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56111-56112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15736]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial 
Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United 
States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

September 20, 2006.
AGENCY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements 
(CITA)

ACTION: Determination to add a product in unrestricted quantities to 
Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR Agreement

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EFFECTIVE DATE:  September 26, 2006.
SUMMARY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements 
(CITA) has determined that certain 2-way stretch woven fabrics, as 
specified below, are not available in commercial quantities in a timely 
manner in the CAFTA-DR region. The product will be added to the list in 
Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR in unrestricted quantities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Stetson, Office of Textiles 
and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482 2582.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON-LINE:

    http://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/CaftaReqTrack.nsf. Reference number: 
15.2006.08.17.Fabric.ST&RforLido

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Authority: Section 203(o)(4) of the Dominican Republic-Central 
America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 
(CAFTA-DR Act); the Statement of Administrative Action (SAA), 
accompanying the CAFTA-DR Act; Presidential Proclamations 7987 
(February 28, 2006) and 7996 (March 31, 2006).

BACKGROUND:

    The CAFTA-DR Agreement provides a list in Annex 3.25 for fabrics, 
yarns, and fibers that the Parties to the CAFTA-DR Agreement have 
determined are not available in commercial quantities in a timely 
manner in the territory of any Party. Articles that otherwise meet the 
rule of origin to qualify for preferential treatment are not 
disqualified because they contain one of the products on the Annex 3.25 
list.
    The CAFTA-DR Agreement provides that the list in Annex 3.25 may be 
modified pursuant to Article 3.25(4)-(6). The CAFTA-DR Act states that 
the President will make a determination on whether additional fabrics, 
yarns, and fibers are available in commercial quantities in a timely 
manner in the territory of any Party. The CAFTA-DR Act requires the 
President to establish procedures governing the submission of a request 
and to provide an opportunity for interested entities to submit 
comments and supporting evidence before making a determination. In 
Presidential Proclamations 7987 and 7996, the President delegated to 
CITA the authority under section 203(o)(4) of CAFTA-DR Act for 
modifying the Annex 3.25 list. On February 23, 2006, CITA published 
interim procedures it would follow in considering requests to modify 
the Annex 3.25 list (71 FR 9315).
    On August 17, 2006, the Chairman of CITA received a request from 
Sandler, Travis, & Rosenberg, P.A. on behalf of Lido Industrias for 
certain 2-way stretch woven fabrics, of the specifications detailed 
below. On August 21, 2006, CITA notified interested parties of, and 
posted on its Web site, the accepted petition and requested that 
interested entities provide, by August 31, 2006, a response advising of 
its objection to the request or its ability to supply the subject 
product, and rebuttals to responses by September 7, 2006.
    No interested entity filed a response advising of its objection to 
the request or its ability to supply the subject product.
    In accordance with Section 203(o)(4) of the CAFTA-DR Act, and its 
procedures, as no interested entity submitted a response objecting to 
the request or expressing an ability to supply the subject product, 
CITA has determined to add the specified fabrics to the list in Annex 
3.25.
    The subject fabrics are added to the list in Annex 3.25 of the 
CAFTA-DR Agreement in unrestricted quantities. A revised list has been 
published at: http://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/CaftaReqTrack.nsf/Annex3.25.

Specifications:

 
 
 
HTSUS Subheading:                      5515.11.00
Fiber Content:                         60% to 75% Polyester / 20% to 35%
                                        viscose rayon /3% to 6% spandex
Fiber Length:                          51 to 70 millimeter staple (2 to
                                        2.75 inches)

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Yarn Number:                           Warp and filling: 50/2 to 68/2
                                        metric wrapped around 225 metric
                                        spandex (30/2 to 40/2 wrapped
                                        around 40-denier spandex)
Thread Count:                          30 to 32 warp ends x 24 to 26
                                        filling picks per square
                                        centimeter (76 to 81 warp ends x
                                        60 to 66 filling picks per
                                        square inch)
Weave Type:                            Various
Weight:                                220 to 250 grams per square meter
                                        (6.5 to 7.4 ounces per square
                                        yard)
Width:                                 142 to 148 centimeters (56 to 59
                                        inches)
Finish:                                Dyed; of yarns of different
                                        colors
 



Philip J. Martello,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. E6-15736 Filed 9-25-06; 8:45 am]
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