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COMMITTEE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS
Request for Public Comments on
Commercial Availability Request under
the African Growth and Opportunity
Act (AGOA), the United StatesCaribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act
(CBTPA), and the Andean Trade
Promotion and Drug Eradication Act
(ATPDEA)
January 6, 2005.
The Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA)
ACTION: Request for public comments
concerning a request for a determination
that anti-microbial elastomeric filament
yarn, incorporated in knit fabric, used in
apparel articles, cannot be supplied by
the domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner under the
AGOA, the CBTPA, and the ATPDEA.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On January 3, 2005, the
Chairman of CITA received a petition
from Alston & Bird, LLP, on behalf of
their client, Ge-Ray Fabrics, Inc., that a
certain anti-microbial elastomeric
filament yarn, of the specifications
below, classified in under subheadings
5402.49.9005 and 5404.10.8005 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) cannot be
supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner. The petition requests that
apparel articles from such yarns or from
U.S. formed fabrics containing such
yarns be eligible for preferential
treatment under the AGOA, the CBTPA,
and the ATPDEA. CITA hereby solicits
public comments on this request, in
particular with regard to whether such
yarns can be supplied by the domestic
industry in commercial quantities in a
timely manner. Comments must be
submitted by January 25,2005 to the
Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements,
Room 3001, United States Department
of Commerce, 14th and Constitution
Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shikha Bhatnagar, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202) 482-3400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 112(b)(5)(B) of the
AGOA; Section 213(b)(2)(A)(v)(II) of the
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, as
added by Section 211(a) of the CBTPA;
Sections 1 and 6 of Executive Order No.
13191 of January 17, 2001; Presidential
Proclamations 7350 and 7351 of October 4,
2000; Section 204 (b)(3)(B)(ii) of the
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ATPDEA, Presidential Proclamation 7616 of
October 31, 2002, Executive Order 13277 of
November 19, 2002, and the United States
Trade Representative’s Notice of Further
Assignment of Functions of November 25,
2002.
Background
The AGOA, the CBTPA, and the
ATPDEA provide for quota- and dutyfree treatment for qualifying textile and
apparel products. Such treatment is
generally limited to products
manufactured from yarns and fabrics
formed in the United States or a
beneficiary country. The AGOA, the
CBTPA, and the ATPDEA also provide
for quota- and duty-free treatment for
apparel articles that are both cut (or
knit-to-shape) and sewn or otherwise
assembled in one or more beneficiary
countries from fabric or yarn that is not
formed in the United States, if it has
been determined that such fabric or yarn
cannot be supplied by the domestic
industry in commercial quantities in a
timely manner. In Executive Order No.
13191 (66 FR 7271) and pursuant to
Executive Order No. 13277 (67 FR
70305) and the United States Trade
Representative’s Notice of Redelegation
of Authority and Further Assignment of
Functions (67 FR 71606), CITA has been
delegated the authority to determine
whether yarns or fabrics cannot be
supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner under the AGOA, the CBTPA,
or the ATPDEA. On March 6, 2001,
CITA published procedures that it will
follow in considering requests (66 FR
13502).
On January 3, 2005, the Chairman of
CITA received a petition from Alston &
Bird, LLP, on behalf of their client, GeRay Fabrics, Inc., that a certain antimicrobial elastomeric filament yarn, of
the specifications below, classified in
under HTSUS subheadings
5402.49.9005 and 5404.10.8005 cannot
be supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner. It request quota and duty-free
treatment under the AGOA, the CBTPA,
and the ATPDEA for apparel articles
that are both cut (or knit-to-shape) and
sewn in one or more AGOA CBTPA, or
ATPDEA beneficiary countries from
such yarns or U.S.-formed fabrics
containing such yarns.
The anti-microbial elastomeric yarn
that is the subject of this request is of
filament fiber, ranging from 20 to 70
denier (22.2 to 77.8 decitex). This
elastomeric yarn looks like and can be
processed like ordinary elastomeric
yarn, but it includes an anti-microbial
agent that gives the yarn a unique and
desirable functionality. The anti-
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microbial agent is a compound that
represents 0.2 to 5 percent by weight of
the elastomeric yarn.
CITA is soliciting public comments
regarding this request, particularly with
respect to whether these yarns can be
supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner. Also relevant is whether other
yarns that are supplied by the domestic
industry in commercial quantities in a
timely manner are substitutable for this
yarn for purposes of the intended use.
Comments must be received no later
than January 25, 2005. Interested
persons are invited to submit six copies
of such comments or information to the
Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements,
room 3100, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th and Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230.
If a comment alleges that this yarn can
be supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner, CITA will closely review any
supporting documentation, such as a
signed statement by a manufacturer of
the yarn stating that it produces the yarn
that is the subject of the request,
including the quantities that can be
supplied and the time necessary to fill
an order, as well as any relevant
information regarding past production.
CITA will protect any business
confidential information that is marked
business confidential from disclosure to
the full extent permitted by law. CITA
will make available to the public nonconfidential versions of the request and
non-confidential versions of any public
comments received with respect to a
request in room 3100 in the Herbert
Hoover Building, 14th and Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230.
Persons submitting comments on a
request are encouraged to include a nonconfidential version and a nonconfidential summary.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation
of Textile Agreements.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Request for Public Comments on Commercial Availability Request
under 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)
January 6, 2005.
AGENCY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA)
ACTION: Request for public comments concerning a request for a
determination that anti-microbial elastomeric filament yarn,
incorporated in knit fabric, used in apparel articles, cannot be
supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely
manner under the AGOA, the CBTPA, and the ATPDEA.
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SUMMARY: On January 3, 2005, the Chairman of CITA received a petition
from Alston & Bird, LLP, on behalf of their client, Ge-Ray Fabrics,
Inc., that a certain anti-microbial elastomeric filament yarn, of the
specifications below, classified in under subheadings 5402.49.9005 and
5404.10.8005 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner. The petition requests that apparel
articles from such yarns or from U.S. formed fabrics containing such
yarns be eligible for preferential treatment under the AGOA, the CBTPA,
and the ATPDEA. CITA hereby solicits public comments on this request,
in particular with regard to whether such yarns can be supplied by the
domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. Comments
must be submitted by January 25,2005 to the Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room 3001, United States
Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington,
D.C. 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shikha Bhatnagar, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-3400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 112(b)(5)(B) of the AGOA; Section
213(b)(2)(A)(v)(II) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, as
added by Section 211(a) of the CBTPA; Sections 1 and 6 of Executive
Order No. 13191 of January 17, 2001; Presidential Proclamations 7350
and 7351 of October 4, 2000; Section 204 (b)(3)(B)(ii) of the
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ATPDEA, Presidential Proclamation 7616 of October 31, 2002,
Executive Order 13277 of November 19, 2002, and the United States
Trade Representative's Notice of Further Assignment of Functions of
November 25, 2002.
Background
The AGOA, the CBTPA, and the ATPDEA provide for quota- and duty-
free treatment for qualifying textile and apparel products. Such
treatment is generally limited to products manufactured from yarns and
fabrics formed in the United States or a beneficiary country. The AGOA,
the CBTPA, and the ATPDEA also provide for quota- and duty-free
treatment for apparel articles that are both cut (or knit-to-shape) and
sewn or otherwise assembled in one or more beneficiary countries from
fabric or yarn that is not formed in the United States, if it has been
determined that such fabric or yarn cannot be supplied by the domestic
industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. In Executive
Order No. 13191 (66 FR 7271) and pursuant to Executive Order No. 13277
(67 FR 70305) and the United States Trade Representative's Notice of
Redelegation of Authority and Further Assignment of Functions (67 FR
71606), CITA has been delegated the authority to determine whether
yarns or fabrics cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely manner under the AGOA, the CBTPA, or
the ATPDEA. On March 6, 2001, CITA published procedures that it will
follow in considering requests (66 FR 13502).
On January 3, 2005, the Chairman of CITA received a petition from
Alston & Bird, LLP, on behalf of their client, Ge-Ray Fabrics, Inc.,
that a certain anti-microbial elastomeric filament yarn, of the
specifications below, classified in under HTSUS subheadings
5402.49.9005 and 5404.10.8005 cannot be supplied by the domestic
industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. It request quota
and duty-free treatment under the AGOA, the CBTPA, and the ATPDEA for
apparel articles that are both cut (or knit-to-shape) and sewn in one
or more AGOA CBTPA, or ATPDEA beneficiary countries from such yarns or
U.S.-formed fabrics containing such yarns.
The anti-microbial elastomeric yarn that is the subject of this
request is of filament fiber, ranging from 20 to 70 denier (22.2 to
77.8 decitex). This elastomeric yarn looks like and can be processed
like ordinary elastomeric yarn, but it includes an anti-microbial agent
that gives the yarn a unique and desirable functionality. The anti-
microbial agent is a compound that represents 0.2 to 5 percent by
weight of the elastomeric yarn.
CITA is soliciting public comments regarding this request,
particularly with respect to whether these yarns can be supplied by the
domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. Also
relevant is whether other yarns that are supplied by the domestic
industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner are substitutable
for this yarn for purposes of the intended use. Comments must be
received no later than January 25, 2005. Interested persons are invited
to submit six copies of such comments or information to the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, room 3100, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington,
DC 20230.
If a comment alleges that this yarn can be supplied by the domestic
industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner, CITA will closely
review any supporting documentation, such as a signed statement by a
manufacturer of the yarn stating that it produces the yarn that is the
subject of the request, including the quantities that can be supplied
and the time necessary to fill an order, as well as any relevant
information regarding past production.
CITA will protect any business confidential information that is
marked business confidential from disclosure to the full extent
permitted by law. CITA will make available to the public non-
confidential versions of the request and non-confidential versions of
any public comments received with respect to a request in room 3100 in
the Herbert Hoover Building, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20230. Persons submitting comments on a request are
encouraged to include a non-confidential version and a non-confidential
summary.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
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