[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8183-8184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02399]


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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'')

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.

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SUMMARY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements 
(``CITA'') has determined that certain nylon dobby weave fabric, as 
specified below, is not available in commercial quantities in a timely 
manner in the CAFTA-DR countries. The product is added to the list in 
Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR in unrestricted quantities.

DATES: Applicable Date: February 6, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kayla Johnson, Office of Textiles and 
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-2532 or 
[email protected].
    For Further Information Online: https://otexaprod.trade.gov/otexacapublicsite/requests/cafta under

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``Approved Requests,'' File Number: CA2023002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: The CAFTA-DR; Section 203(o)(4) of the Dominican 
Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement 
Implementation Act (``CAFTA-DR Implementation Act''), Public Law 109-
53; the Statement of Administrative Action accompanying the CAFTA-DR 
Implementation Act; and Presidential Proclamation 7987 (February 28, 
2006).
    Background: The CAFTA-DR provides a list in Annex 3.25 for fabrics, 
yarns, and fibers that the Parties to the CAFTA-DR have determined are 
not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the 
territory of any Party. The CAFTA-DR provides that this list may be 
modified pursuant to Article 3.25.4, when 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 of the 
CAFTA-DR; see also section 203(o)(4)(C) of the CAFTA-DR Implementation 
Act.
    The CAFTA-DR Implementation 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 Proclamation 7987, the President delegated to CITA the 
authority under section 203(o)(4) of CAFTA-DR Implementation Act for 
modifying the Annex 3.25 list. Pursuant to this authority, on September 
15, 2008, CITA published modified procedures it would follow in 
considering requests to modify the Annex 3.25 list of products 
determined to be not commercially available in the territory of any 
Party to the CAFTA-DR (Modifications to Procedures for Considering 
Requests Under the Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican 
Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, 73 FR 
53200) (``CITA's Procedures'').
    On December 27, 2023, CITA received a Commercial Availability 
Request (``Request'') from The Powers Manufacturing Company d/b/a 
Powers Athletic (``Powers Athletic'') for certain nylon dobby weave 
fabric, as specified below. On December 29, 2023, in accordance with 
CITA's Procedures, CITA notified interested parties of the Request, 
which was posted on the dedicated website for CAFTA-DR Commercial 
Availability proceedings. In its notification, CITA advised that any 
Response with an Offer to Supply (``Response'') must be submitted by 
January 11, 2024, and any Rebuttal to a Response (``Rebuttal'') must be 
submitted by January 18, 2024, 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 203(o)(4)(C) of the CAFTA-DR 
Implementation Act, and section 8(c)(2) of CITA's Procedures, as no 
interested entity submitted a Response objecting to the Request and 
providing an offer to supply the subject product, CITA has determined 
to add the specified fabric to the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR.
    The subject product has been added to the list in Annex 3.25 of the 
CAFTA-DR Agreement in unrestricted quantities. A revised list has been 
posted on the dedicated website for CAFTA-DR Commercial Availability 
proceedings, at https://otexaprod.trade.gov/otexacapublicsite/shortsupply/cafta.

Specifications: Certain Nylon Dobby Weave Fabric

HTS: 5407.43.2030 and .2060 (weight more than 170 g/m2)
Fabric Type: Dobby Weave on a Triple Beam Air Jet Loom.
Fiber Content: 100% Nylon
Yarn Size:
    Warp Yarn 1: 160Denier/96Filament
    Warp Yarn 2: 166D/68F Cordura (Nylon 6.6)
    Warp Yarn 3: 30D monofilament
    Filling Yarn 1: 70D/48F
    Filling Yarn 2: 160D/96F
    Filling Yarn 3: 30D monofilament + 166D/68F Cordura (Nylon 6.6)

    Note:  The yarn size designations describe a range of 
specifications for yarn in its greige condition. They are intended 
as specifications to be followed by the mill in sourcing yarn to 
produce the fabric. Weaving, dyeing, and finishing can alter the 
characteristic of the yarn as it appears in the finished fabric. 
This specification therefore includes yarns appearing in the 
finished fabric as finer or coarser than the designated yarn sizes, 
provided that the variation occurs after processing of the greige 
yarn and production of the fabric. Such processing may alter the 
measurements.


Thread Count:
    Metric: Various
    English: Various
Weight: 136.4-173.6 grams per sq. meter
Finished Density (ends/cm x picks/cm): 43-44 x 63-64
Face Side (Technical Face or Back): Technical Side
Width:
    Metric: 134.6 to 149.9 cm, 142.2 cuttable
    English: 53-59 inches, 56 cuttable
Dye Type: Yarn Dye of Various Color

Jennifer Knight,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 2024-02399 Filed 2-5-24; 8:45 am]
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