Request for Public Comment on Short Supply Petition Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 16226-16227 [E5-1398]
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Dated: March 25, 2005.
Regina L. Spallone,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS
Request for Public Comment on Short
Supply Petition Under the North
American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA)
March 25, 2005.
The Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA)
ACTION: Request for public comments
concerning a request for modification of
the NAFTA rules of origin for woven
cotton boxer shorts made from certain
fabrics.
AGENCY:
On March 2, 2005 the
Chairman of CITA received a request
from Alston & Bird LLP, on behalf of
Robinson Manufacturing Company
(Robinson), alleging that certain woven
fabrics, of the specifications detailed
below, classified in the indicated
subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS),
cannot be supplied by the NAFTA
region in commercial quantities in a
timely manner and requesting that the
President proclaim a modification of the
NAFTA rule of origin. Robinson
requests that the NAFTA rule of origin
for boxer shorts classified under HTSUS
6207.11 should be modified to allow the
use of non-North American woven
fabrics of the type described below.
The President may proclaim a
modification to the NAFTA rules of
origin only after reaching an agreement
with the other NAFTA countries on the
modification. CITA hereby solicits
public comments on this request, in
particular with regard to whether woven
fabrics of the type described below can
be supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner. Comments must be submitted
by April 29, 2005 to the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of
Textile Agreements, Room 3001, United
States Department of Commerce,
Washington, D.C. 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Martin J. Walsh, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202) 482–2818.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural
Act of 1956, as amended (7 USC 1854);
Section 202(q) of the North American Free
Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19
USC 3332(q)); Executive Order 11651 of
March 3, 1972, as amended.
BACKGROUND
Under the North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA), NAFTA countries
are required to eliminate customs duties
on textile and apparel goods that qualify
as originating goods under the NAFTA
rules of origin, which are set out in
Annex 401 to the NAFTA. The NAFTA
provides that the rules of origin for
textile and apparel products may be
amended through a subsequent
agreement by the NAFTA countries. In
consultations regarding such a change,
the NAFTA countries are to consider
issues of availability of supply of fibers,
yarns, or fabrics in the free trade area
and whether domestic producers are
capable of supplying commercial
quantities of the good in a timely
manner. The Statement of
Administrative Action (SAA) that
accompanied the NAFTA
Implementation Act stated that any
interested person may submit to CITA a
request for a modification to a particular
rule of origin based on a change in the
availability in North America of a
particular fiber, yarn or fabric and that
the requesting party would bear the
burden of demonstrating that a change
is warranted. The SAA provides that
CITA may make a recommendation to
the President regarding a change to a
rule of origin for a textile or apparel
good. The NAFTA Implementation Act
provides the President with the
authority to proclaim modifications to
the NAFTA rules of origin as are
necessary to implement an agreement
with one or more NAFTA country on
such a modification.
On March 2, 2005 the Chairman of
CITA received a request from Alston &
Bird LLP, on behalf of Robinson
Manufacturing Company, alleging that
certain woven fabrics, of the
specifications detailed below, classified
in the indicated subheadings of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS), cannot be
supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner and requesting that CITA
consider whether the NAFTA rule of
origin for boxer shorts classified under
HTSUS 6207.11 should be modified to
allow the use of non-North American
woven fabrics of the type described
below. Such a proclamation may be
made only after reaching agreement
with the other NAFTA countries on the
modification.
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Finish
Weave
Average Yarn
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Square
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Average Yarn
No.
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Average Yarn
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HTSUS
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HTSUS
Fiber Content
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5210.11.60
51 to 60% cotton,
49 to 40% polyester
100 to 112
Greige
Plain
55 to 65
5210.51.60
51 to 60% cotton,
49 to 40% polyester
105 to 112
Printed
Plain
50 to 60
5210.41.80
51 to 60% cotton,
49 to 40% polyester
85 to 90
Yarn Dyed
Plain
69 to 75
5210.41.60
51 to 60% cotton,
49 to 40% polyester
77 to 82
Yarn Dyed
Plain
43 to 48
5210.51.60
51 to 60% cotton,
49 to 40% polyester
92 to 98
Printed
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Average Yarn
No.
Fabric 6
HTSUS
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Weave
Average Yarn
No.
Fabric 7
HTSUS
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Weave
Average Yarn
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HTSUS
Fiber Content
Grams/
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Meter
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Weave
Average Yarn
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Fabric 9
HTSUS
Fiber Content
Grams/
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Meter
Finish
Weave
Average Yarn
No.
Fabric 10
HTSUS
Fiber Content
Grams/
Square
Meter
Finish
Weave
Average Yarn
No.
Plain
43 to 48
5210.51.40
51 to 60% cotton,
49 to 40% polyester
107 to 113
Printed
Plain
33 to 37
5208.42.40
100% cotton
100 to 105
Yarn Dyed
Plain
47 to 53
5208.41.40
100% cotton
95 to 100
Yarn Dyed
Plain
37 to 42
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation
of Textile Agreements.
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5208.52.30
100% cotton
112 to 118
mass destruction. The Committee will
receive classified briefings on chemical
and biological warfare defense, nuclear
deterrence transformation, combating
weapons of mass destruction, and
intelligence requirements. The
Committee will hold classified
discussions on these and related
national security matters.
In accordance with Section 10(d) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
Public Law 92–463, as amended (5
U.S.C. Appendix II), it has been
determined that this Committee meeting
concerns matters listed in 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(1), and that accordingly the
meeting will be closed to the public.
DATES: Thursday, April 7, 2005, (8 a.m.
to 4 p.m.) and Friday, April 8, 2005, (8
a.m. to 9:30 a.m.)
ADDRESSES: Institute for Defense
Analyses, Board Room, 4850 Mark
Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia and
the USD (AT&L) Conference Room
(3D1019), the Pentagon, Washington,
DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lieutenant Colonel Don Culp, USAF,
Defense Threat Reduction Agency/AST,
8725 John J. Kingman Road MS 6201,
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060–6201. Phone:
(703) 767–5717.
Dated: March 23, 2005.
L.M. Bynum,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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Revised Non-Foreign Overseas Per
Diem Rates
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
AGENCY:
Office of the Secretary
Threat Reduction Advisory Committee
Department of Defense, Office
of the Under Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition, Technology and Logistics).
ACTION: Notice of advisory committee
meeting.
AGENCY:
5208.51.40
100% cotton
93 to 97
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CITA is soliciting public comments
regarding this request, particularly with
respect to whether the woven fabrics
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described above can be supplied by the
domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner.
Comments must be received no later
than April 29, 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 these woven
fabrics 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 woven fabrics stating
that it produces one or more of the
woven fabrics that are 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 nonconfidential version and a nonconfidential summary.
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SUMMARY: The Threat Reduction
Advisory Committee will meet in closed
session on Thursday, April 7, 2005, at
the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA),
and on Friday, April 8, 2005 in the
Pentagon, Washington, DC.
The Committee meets twice per year
to advise the Under Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)
on reducing the threat from weapons of
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DoD, Per Diem, Travel and
Transportation Allowance Committee.
ACTION: Notice of revised non-foreign
overseas per diem rates.
SUMMARY: The Per Diem, Travel and
Transportation Allowance Committee is
publishing Civilian Personnel Per Diem
Bulletin Number 238. This bulletin lists
revisions in the per diem rates
prescribed for U.S. Government
employees for official travel in Alaska,
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Northern
Mariana Islands and Possessions of the
United States. AEA changes announced
in Bulletin Number 194 remain in effect.
Bulletin Number 238 is being published
in the Federal Register to assure that
travelers are paid per diem at the most
current rates.
DATES: Effective Date: April 1, 2005.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Request for Public Comment on Short Supply Petition Under the
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
March 25, 2005.
AGENCY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA)
ACTION: Request for public comments concerning a request for
modification of the NAFTA rules of origin for woven cotton boxer shorts
made from certain fabrics.
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SUMMARY: On March 2, 2005 the Chairman of CITA received a request from
Alston & Bird LLP, on behalf of Robinson Manufacturing Company
(Robinson), alleging that certain woven fabrics, of the specifications
detailed below, classified in the indicated subheadings of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), cannot be
supplied by the NAFTA region in commercial quantities in a timely
manner and requesting that the President proclaim a modification of the
NAFTA rule of origin. Robinson requests that the NAFTA rule of origin
for boxer shorts classified under HTSUS 6207.11 should be modified to
allow the use of non-North American woven fabrics of the type described
below.
The President may proclaim a modification to the NAFTA rules of
origin only after reaching an agreement with the other NAFTA countries
on the modification. CITA hereby solicits public comments on this
request, in particular with regard to whether woven fabrics of the type
described below can be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner. Comments must be submitted by April 29,
2005 to the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements, Room 3001, United States Department of Commerce,
Washington, D.C. 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martin J. Walsh, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-2818.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as
amended (7 USC 1854); Section 202(q) of the North American Free
Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 USC 3332(q)); Executive Order
11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended.
BACKGROUND
Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), NAFTA
countries are required to eliminate customs duties on textile and
apparel goods that qualify as originating goods under the NAFTA rules
of origin, which are set out in Annex 401 to the NAFTA. The NAFTA
provides that the rules of origin for textile and apparel products may
be amended through a subsequent agreement by the NAFTA countries. In
consultations regarding such a change, the NAFTA countries are to
consider issues of availability of supply of fibers, yarns, or fabrics
in the free trade area and whether domestic producers are capable of
supplying commercial quantities of the good in a timely manner. The
Statement of Administrative Action (SAA) that accompanied the NAFTA
Implementation Act stated that any interested person may submit to CITA
a request for a modification to a particular rule of origin based on a
change in the availability in North America of a particular fiber, yarn
or fabric and that the requesting party would bear the burden of
demonstrating that a change is warranted. The SAA provides that CITA
may make a recommendation to the President regarding a change to a rule
of origin for a textile or apparel good. The NAFTA Implementation Act
provides the President with the authority to proclaim modifications to
the NAFTA rules of origin as are necessary to implement an agreement
with one or more NAFTA country on such a modification.
On March 2, 2005 the Chairman of CITA received a request from
Alston & Bird LLP, on behalf of Robinson Manufacturing Company,
alleging that certain woven fabrics, of the specifications detailed
below, classified in the indicated subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), cannot be supplied by the
domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner and
requesting that CITA consider whether the NAFTA rule of origin for
boxer shorts classified under HTSUS 6207.11 should be modified to allow
the use of non-North American woven fabrics of the type described
below. Such a proclamation may be made only after reaching agreement
with the other NAFTA countries on the modification.
Specifications
Fabric 1 ........................................
HTSUS 5210.11.60
Fiber Content 51 to 60% cotton, 49 to 40% polyester
Grams/Square Meter 100 to 112
Finish Greige
Weave Plain
Average Yarn No. 55 to 65
Fabric 2 ........................................
HTSUS 5210.51.60
Fiber Content 51 to 60% cotton, 49 to 40% polyester
Grams/Square Meter 105 to 112
Finish Printed
Weave Plain
Average Yarn No. 50 to 60
Fabric 3 ........................................
HTSUS 5210.41.80
Fiber Content 51 to 60% cotton, 49 to 40% polyester
Grams/Square Meter 85 to 90
Finish Yarn Dyed
Weave Plain
Average Yarn No. 69 to 75
Fabric 4 ........................................
HTSUS 5210.41.60
Fiber Content 51 to 60% cotton, 49 to 40% polyester
Grams/Square Meter 77 to 82
Finish Yarn Dyed
Weave Plain
Average Yarn No. 43 to 48
Fabric 5 ........................................
HTSUS 5210.51.60
Fiber Content 51 to 60% cotton, 49 to 40% polyester
Grams/Square Meter 92 to 98
Finish Printed
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Weave Plain
Average Yarn No. 43 to 48
Fabric 6 ........................................
HTSUS 5210.51.40
Fiber Content 51 to 60% cotton, 49 to 40% polyester
Grams/Square Meter 107 to 113
Finish Printed
Weave Plain
Average Yarn No. 33 to 37
Fabric 7 ........................................
HTSUS 5208.42.40
Fiber Content 100% cotton
Grams/Square Meter 100 to 105
Finish Yarn Dyed
Weave Plain
Average Yarn No. 47 to 53
Fabric 8 ........................................
HTSUS 5208.41.40
Fiber Content 100% cotton
Grams/Square Meter 95 to 100
Finish Yarn Dyed
Weave Plain
Average Yarn No. 37 to 42
Fabric 9 ........................................
HTSUS 5208.52.30
Fiber Content 100% cotton
Grams/Square Meter 112 to 118
Finish Printed
Weave Plain
Average Yarn No. 38 to 42
Fabric 10 ........................................
HTSUS 5208.51.40
Fiber Content 100% cotton
Grams/Square Meter 93 to 97
Finish Printed
Weave Plain
Average Yarn No. 38 to 42
CITA is soliciting public comments regarding this request,
particularly with respect to whether the woven fabrics described above
can be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a
timely manner. Comments must be received no later than April 29, 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 these woven fabrics 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 woven fabrics stating that it produces
one or more of the woven fabrics that are 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.
[FR Doc. E5-1398 Filed 3-29-05; 8:45 am]
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