[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6743-6744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2366]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332-484]


Commercial Availability of Apparel Inputs (2007): Effect of 
Providing Preferential Treatment to Apparel From Sub-Saharan African, 
Caribbean Basin, and Andean Countries

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation.

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DATES: Effective Date: January 29, 2007.
SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request from the United States Trade 
Representative (USTR) dated January 22, 2007, the Commission instituted 
investigation No. 332-484, Commercial Availability of Apparel Inputs 
(2007): Effect of Providing Preferential Treatment to Apparel from Sub-
Saharan African, Caribbean Basin, and Andean Countries, under section 
332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)) to provide advice 
regarding the probable economic effect of granting preferential 
treatment to apparel made from fabrics or yarns that are the subject of 
petitions filed in 2007 with the Committee for the Implementation of 
Textile Agreements (CITA) under the ``commercial availability'' 
provisions of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the United 
States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA), and the Andean 
Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA). This investigation 
is similar to investigations instituted in 2001-06 to provide advice 
with respect to petitions filed in those years.

DATES: Date of institution: January 29, 2007

ADDRESSES: All offices of the Commission are located at 500 E Street, 
SW., Washington, DC. All submissions in this investigation should be 
addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade 
Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Leader: Jackie W. Jones (202-
205-3466, [email protected]). Deputy Project Leader: Heidi Colby-
Oizumi (202-205-3391, [email protected]).
    Industry-specific information may be obtained from the above 
persons. For more information on legal aspects of the investigation, 
contact William Gearhart of the Commission's Office of the General 
Counsel at 202-205-3091 or [email protected]. The media should 
contact Margaret O'Laughlin, Office of External Relations at 202-205-
1819 or [email protected]. Hearing impaired individuals are 
advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting 
the TDD terminal on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who 
will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should 
contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. The public record 
for these investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic 
docket (EDIS-ONLINE) at http://www.usitc.gov//edis.htm. General 
information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing 
its Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission will follow procedures 
similar to those followed in the commercial availability reviews in 
2006 under investigation No. 332-473. Thus, in 2007, the Commission 
will provide advice for each commercial availability review under one 
investigation number. The Commission will post a notification letter 
announcing the initiation of each review on its Internet site (http://www.usitc.gov) and send the notification letter to a list of interested 
parties who wish to be automatically notified about any requests for 
which

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the Commission initiates analysis. Interested parties may be added to 
this list by notifying Jackie W. Jones (202-205-3466, 
[email protected]) or Heidi Colby-Oizumi (202-205-3391, 
[email protected]). The notification letter will specify the 
article(s) under consideration, the deadline for submission of public 
comments on the proposed preferential treatment, and the name, 
telephone number, and Internet e-mail address of a staff contact for 
additional information. The Commission has a special area on its web 
site (http://www.usitc.gov/ind_econ_ana/research_ana/pres_cong/332/short_supply/shortsupintro.htm) to provide the public with information 
on the status of each request for which the Commission initiated 
analysis. CITA publishes a summary of each request from interested 
parties in the Federal Register and posts them on its Internet site 
(U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel, at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov/fr.htm).
    The Commission will submit its reviews to the USTR not later than 
the 42nd day after receiving a request for advice. The Commission will 
post a public version of each review on its website as soon as possible 
thereafter, with any confidential business information deleted.
    Written submissions: Because of time constraints, the Commission 
will not hold public hearings in connection with the advice provided 
under this investigation number. However, interested persons are 
invited to submit written statements containing data and other 
information concerning the matters to be addressed by the Commission. 
All submissions should be addressed to the Secretary, United States 
International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, 
and should be received no later than the close of business (5:15 p.m. 
ET) on the date stated in the notification letter of each review of a 
petition. All written submissions must conform with the provisions of 
section 201.8 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 
CFR 201.8), except that submitters need file only a signed original (or 
a copy designated as an original) and three (3) copies of each document 
filed, and if confidential treatment of the document is requested, two 
(2) additional copies in which the confidential business information 
must be deleted (see the following paragraph for further information 
regarding confidential business information). The Commission rules do 
not authorize filing submissions with the Secretary by facsimile or 
electronic means except to the extent permitted by section 201.8 of the 
Commission's rules (19 CFR 201.8) (see Handbook for Electronic Filing 
Procedures, http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/rules/documents/handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf). Persons with questions 
regarding electronic filing should contact the Secretary (202-205-2000 
or [email protected]).
    Any submissions that contain confidential business information must 
also conform with the requirements of section 201.6 of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). Section 201.6 of the 
rules requires that the cover of the document and the individual pages 
be clearly marked as to whether they are the ``confidential'' or ``non-
confidential'' version, and that the confidential business information 
be clearly identified by means of brackets. All written submissions, 
except for confidential business information, will be made available in 
the Office of the Secretary to the Commission for inspection by 
interested parties.
    Some or all of the confidential business information provided may 
be included in the reviews that the Commission sends to the USTR. The 
Commission plans to publish a public version of each review shortly 
after the review is sent to the USTR. However, in the public version 
the Commission will not publish confidential business information in a 
manner that would reveal the operations of the firm supplying the 
information.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: February 6, 2007.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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