[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 75 (Friday, April 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21901-21902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08948]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Determination Under the Textile and Apparel Commercial 
Availability Provision of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (``KORUS 
FTA'')

AGENCY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

ACTION: Determination to add a product in unrestricted quantities to 
Annex 4-B-1 of the KORUS FTA Agreement.

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DATES: Effective Date: April 18, 2014.
SUMMARY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements 
(``CITA'') has determined that certain cuprammonium rayon filament 
yarns, as specified below, are not available in commercial quantities 
in a timely manner in the United States. The product will be added to 
the list in Annex 4-B-1 of the KORUS FTA in unrestricted quantities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Kirkland, Office of Textiles 
and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-3587.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON-LINE: http://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/FTA_CABroadcast.nsf//KoreaPetitionsApproved under ``Approved Requests,'' 
Reference number: 1.2014.03.11.Yarn.KSSforDaeYongTextileCo;Ltd.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Authority: KORUS FTA; Section 202(o) of the United States-Korea 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (``Act''), Public Law 112-
41; and Presidential Proclamation No. 8783 (77 FR 14265, March 9, 
2012).

    Background: Article 4.2.6 of the KORUS FTA provides for a list in 
Appendix 4-B-1 for fibers, yarns, and fabrics that the United States 
has determined are not available in commercial quantities in a timely 
manner from suppliers in the United States (``Commercial Availability 
List''). A textile or apparel good imported into the United States 
containing fibers, yarns, or fabrics that are included on the 
Commercial Availability List in Appendix 4-B-1 of the KORUS FTA will be 
treated as if it is an originating good for purposes of the specific 
rules of origin in Annex 4-A of the KORUS FTA, regardless of the actual 
origin of

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those inputs, in accordance with the specific rules of origin of Annex 
4-A. Section 202(o)(3)(F) of the Act provides that the President shall 
establish procedures under sections 202(o)(3)(C) and (E) in order to 
determine whether fibers, yarns, or fabrics are not available in 
commercial quantities in a timely manner in the United States, and 
whether a fiber, yarn, or fabric should be removed from the Commercial 
Availability List in Appendix 4-B-1 when it has become available in 
commercial quantities. In Proclamation No. 8783 (77 FR 14265, March 9, 
2012), the President delegated to CITA his authority under the 
commercial availability provision to establish procedures for modifying 
the list of fibers, yarns, or fabrics not available in commercial 
quantities in a timely manner, as set out in Annex 4-B of the KORUS 
FTA.
    Pursuant to this delegation, on March 19, 2012, CITA published 
Interim Procedures it follows in considering requests to modify the 
list of fibers, yarns, or fabrics determined to be not commercially 
available in a timely manner in the United States under the KORUS FTA 
(Interim Procedures for Considering Requests Under the Commercial 
Availability Provision of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement 
and Estimate of Burden for Collection of Information, 77 FR 16001, 
March 19, 2012) (``CITA's procedures'').
    On March 11, 2014, the Chairman of CITA received a Request for a 
commercial availability determination (``Request'') from Kingery, Samet 
& Sorini PLLC on behalf of Dae Yong Textile Co., Ltd, for certain 
cuprammonium rayon filament yarns as specified below. On March 13, 
2014, in accordance with procedures established by CITA for commercial 
availability proceedings under the KORUS FTA, CITA notified interested 
parties of the Request, which was posted on the dedicated Web site for 
the KORUS FTA Commercial Availability proceedings. In its notification, 
CITA advised that any Response with an Offer to Supply (``Response'') 
must be submitted by March 25, 2014, and any Rebuttal Comments to the 
Response must be submitted by March 31, 2014 in accordance with 
sections 6 and 7 of CITA's procedures. No interested entity submitted a 
Response to the Request advising CITA of its objection to the Request 
with an offer to supply the subject product.
    In accordance with section 202(o) of the Act, Annex 4-B of the 
KORUS FTA, and section 8(c)(1) of CITA's procedures, as no interested 
entity submitted a Response to object to the Request with an offer to 
supply the subject product, CITA has determined to add the specified 
yarn to the Commercial Availability List in Annex 4-B-1 of the KORUS 
FTA. The subject product has been added to the Commercial Availability 
List in 4-B-1 of the KORUS FTA in unrestricted quantities. A revised 
Commercial Availability List has been posted on the dedicated Web site 
for KORUS FTA Commercial Availability proceedings.
    Specifications: Certain textured and non-textured cuprammonium 
rayon filament yarns
HTS: 5403.39
    Yarn Sizes:
    The figures below include the +/-10% variance that may occur after 
knitting, weaving and finishing.

200-163.64 Nm/30 filaments (45-55 denier)
133.33-109.09 Nm/45 filaments (67.5-82.5 denier)
133.33-109.09 Nm/54 filaments (67.5-82.5 denier)
100-81.81 Nm/70 filaments (90-110 denier)
Yarn sizes were calculated using a conversion factor of 9000/denier = 
Nm No turns

Finish: bright raw white
Cone type package

    Dated: April 15, 2014.
Kim Glas,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 2014-08948 Filed 4-17-14; 8:45 am]
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