[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 35 (Thursday, February 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7956-7957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-795]


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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)

February 15, 2007.
AGENCY: 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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SUMMARY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements 
(CITA) has determined that certain two-way stretch woven fabric of 
polyester/rayon/spandex, 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.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 22, 2007.

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: 
17.2007.01.16.Fabric.Sandler,Travis& RosenbergforLidoIndustries.

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. The CAFTA-DR Agreement provides 
that this list may be modified pursuant to Article 3.25(4)-(5), when 
the President of the United States determines that a fabric, yarn, or 
fiber is not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in 
the territory of any Party. See Annex 3.25, Note; see also section 
203(o)(4)(C) of the Act.
    The CAFTA-DR Act requires the President to establish procedures 
governing the submission of a request and providing opportunity for 
interested entities to submit comments and supporting evidence before a 
commercial availability determination is made. 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 January 16, 2007, the Chairman of CITA received a request from 
Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., on behalf of Lido Industries, for 
certain two-way stretch woven fabric of polyester/rayon/spandex, of the 
specifications detailed below. On January 18, 2007, CITA notified 
interested parties of, and posted on its website, the accepted petition 
and requested that interested entities provide, by January 30, 2007, a 
response advising of its objection to the request or its ability to 
supply the subject product, and rebuttals to responses by February 5, 
2007.
    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

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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 CAFTA-DR Agreement.
    The subject fabrics are added to the list in Annex 3.25 CAFTA-DR 
Agreement in unrestricted quantities.

Specifications:

 
 
 
HTS Subheading:                        5515.11.00
Fiber Content:                         60%-75% polyester; 20%-35%
                                        viscose rayon; 3% - 6% spandex
Yarn:                                  Spun on the synthetic or long
                                        staple spinning system in order
                                        to impart added strength,
                                        evenness, luster, and pilling
                                        resistance in the fabric
Staple Length:                         44 to 70 mm
Yarn Size (warp and filling):          40/2 to 84/2 wrapped around 225
                                        to 118 spandex (metric)
Thread Count:                          24 to 44 warp ends x 16 to 32
                                        filling picks per square
                                        centimeter
Weave Type:                            Various
Weight:                                200 to 300 grams per square meter
Width:                                 127 to 152 centimeters
Finish:                                Piece dyed and of yarns of
                                        different colors.
 


R. Matthew Priest,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 07-795 Filed 2-16-07; 2:26 pm]
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