[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40853-40854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16315]


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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)

July 11, 2008.
AGENCY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: July 16, 2008.
SUMMARY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements 
(CITA) has determined that certain uncut polyester/nylon corduroy 
fabrics, as specified below, are not available in commercial quantities 
in a timely manner in the CAFTA-DR countries. The product will be added 
to the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR Agreement in unrestricted 
quantities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurie Mease, Office of Textiles and 
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-2043.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON-LINE: http://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/CaftaReqTrack.nsf.Reference number: 68.2008.06.12.Fabric.SharrettsPaley 
forFishman&Tobin.

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 CAFTA-DR 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 March 21, 2007, CITA published final procedures it 
would follow in considering requests to modify the Annex 3.25 list (72 
FR 13256).
    On June 12, 2008, the Chairman of CITA received a commercial 
availability request from Sharretts, Paley, Carter & Blauvelt, P.C., on 
behalf of Fishman & Tobin, for certain uncut polyester/nylon corduroy 
fabrics, of the specifications detailed below. On June 16, 2008, CITA 
notified interested parties of, and posted on its website, the accepted 
request and requested that interested entities provide, by June 26, 
2008, a response advising of its objection to the commercial 
availability request or its ability to supply the subject product. CITA 
also explained that rebuttals to responses were due to CITA by July 2, 
2008.
    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)(C) 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 of the CAFTA-DR Agreement.
    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 on-line.

 
 
 
Corduroy fabric specifications:
 
Polyester/Nylon Uncut Corduroy Fabric
HTS: 5801.31.00
Fiber Content: 60 to 90% polyester/40 to 10% nylon

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Yarn:
  Warp - Polyester filament between 100-200 Denier (111-222 decitex)
   dispersed dyed;
  Fill - Polyester filament between 100-200 Denier (111-222 decitex),
   dispersed, and nylon filament between 120-220 Denier (133-244
   decitex), acid dyed
Construction: 55 to 75 warp ends x 145 to 165 fill picks per inch (21 to
 30 warp ends x 57 to 65 fill picks per cm)
Weight: 210 to 235 g/m2 (6.19 to 6.93 oz/sq. yd.)
Width: 56 to 64 inches (142 to 162 cm)
Finish: Dyed
 


R. Matthew Priest,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. E8-16315 Filed 7-15-08; 8:45 am]
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