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COMMITTEE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS
Denial of Commercial Availability
Request under the United StatesCaribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act
(CBTPA)
June 1, 2005.
The Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA).
ACTION: Denial of the request alleging
that certain coat weight fabrics of 100
percent carded camel hair, 100 percent
carded cashmere, or a blend of carded
cashmere and wool fibers cannot be
supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner under the CBTPA.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On March 30, 2005 the
Chairman of CITA received a petition
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from Neville Peterson, LLP, on behalf of
S. Rothschild & Co., Inc. of New York,
New York, alleging that certain coat
weight fabrics of 100 percent carded
camel hair, 100 percent carded
cashmere, or a blend of carded cashmere
and wool fibers, classified in
subheading 5111.19.6020 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 requested that
outerwear articles of such fabrics be
eligible for preferential treatment under
the U.S. - Caribbean Basin Trade
Partnership Act (CBTPA). CITA has
determined that the subject fabrics can
be supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner and, therefore, denies the
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janet E. Heinzen, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202) 482-3400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 213(b)(2)(A)(v)(II) of the
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, as
added by Section 211(a) of the CBTPA;
Section 6 of Executive Order No. 13191 of
January 17, 2001; Presidential Proclamations
7351 of October 2, 2000.
BACKGROUND: The CBTPA provides
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 CBTPA also
provides 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), 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
CBTPA. On March 6, 2001, CITA
published procedures that it will follow
in considering requests (66 FR 13502).
On March 30, 2005 the Chairman of
CITA received a petition from Neville
Peterson, LLP, on behalf of S.
Rothschild & Co., Inc. of New York,
New York, alleging that certain coat
weight fabrics of 100 percent carded
camel hair, 100 percent carded
cashmere, or a blend of carded cashmere
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and wool fibers classified in HTSUS
subheading 5111.19.6020, cannot be
supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner. The petition requested that
outerwear articles of such fabrics be
eligible for preferential treatment under
the U.S. - Caribbean Basin Trade
Partnership Act (CBTPA).
On April 12, 2005, CITA published a
Federal Register notice requesting
public comments on the request,
particularly with respect to whether
these fabrics can be supplied by the
domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner. See
Request for Public Comments on
Commercial Availability Petition under
the United States - Caribbean Basin
Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA), 70 FR
19059 (April 12, 2005). On April 28,
2005, CITA and USTR offered to hold
consultations with the House Ways and
Means Committee and the Senate
Finance Committee, but no
consultations were requested. We also
requested advice from the U.S.
International Trade Commission and the
relevant Industry Trade Advisory
Committees.
Based on the information received by
CITA, public comments, and the report
from the International Trade
Commission, CITA found that there is
domestic capacity and ability to supply
the subject fabrics in commercial
quantities in a timely manner. In
addition, CITA found there is domestic
production of fabrics that appear
substitutable for the subject fabrics for
purposes of the intended use.
On the basis of currently available
information and our review of this
request, CITA has determined that there
is domestic capacity to supply the
subject fabrics in commercial quantities
in a timely manner. The request from S.
Rothschild & Co., Inc. is denied.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education, Overview Information,
Impact Aid Discretionary Construction
Program; Notice Inviting Applications
for New Emergency Repair Awards for
Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.041C.
Applications Available: June 13, 2005.
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Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: August 5, 2005.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: October 4, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: To be eligible for
an emergency repair grant, a local
educational agency (LEA) must enroll a
high percentage (at least 40 percent) of
federally connected children in average
daily attendance (ADA) who reside on
Indian lands or who have a parent on
active duty in the U.S. uniformed
services, have a school that enrolls a
high percentage of one of these types of
students, or be eligible for funding for
heavily impacted LEAs under section
8003(b)(2) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Act),
as amended by the No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001 (NCLB). In making
emergency grant awards, the Secretary
must also consider the LEA’s total
assessed value of real property that may
be taxed for school purposes, its use of
available bonding capacity, and the
nature and severity of the school facility
emergency.
In this notice, the Secretary is
soliciting only applications for
emergency repair grants. We will not
accept applications for modernization
grants at this time. Applications for
emergency repair grants are considered
in two priority categories. Detailed
information about the eligibility
requirements for these two priorities is
in 34 CFR 222.177 through 222.179.
Except as provided in 34 CFR
222.190, all eligible applications in the
‘‘first priority’’ emergency category must
be funded before applications in the
next priority can be funded. As
prescribed in section 8007(b)(5)(A)(vi)
of the Act and the implementing
regulations in 34 CFR 222.189(b)(4),
unfunded applications in any of the four
priorities are retained for one year and
considered along with the following
fiscal year’s pool of applicants. For each
of the FY 2002, 2003, and 2004
competitions, the number of fundable
‘‘first priority’’ emergency repair
applications exceeded the funds
available. Approximately 20 unfunded
‘‘first priority’’ emergency repair
applications submitted for FY 2004 will
be reconsidered for FY 2005 funding,
along with new emergency repair
applications submitted in response to
this notice.
The Secretary will not subject
‘‘second priority’’ emergency repair
applications to the panel review process
if the need for funds in the first priority
and the number of eligible applications
received greatly exceeds the available
appropriation. Should funds remain
available for modernization awards
following this competition, the
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Secretary will announce a separate
competition for modernization grant
applications.
Estimated Available Funds:
$26,290,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $50,000–
$5,000,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$1,500,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 18.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: We will determine
each project period based on the project
proposed and will specify this period in
the grant award document.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Impact Aid
Discretionary Construction Program
provides grants to eligible Impact Aid
school districts to assist in addressing
their school facility emergency and
modernization needs. The eligible
Impact Aid school districts have a
limited ability to raise revenues for
capital improvements because they have
large areas of Federal land within their
boundaries. As a result, these districts
find it difficult to respond when their
school facilities are in need of
emergency repairs or modernization.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7707(b).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75 (except for 34 CFR
75.600 through 75.617), 77, 79, 80, 82,
84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The
regulations for this program in 34 CFR
part 222.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$26,290,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $50,000–
$5,000,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$1,500,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 18.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: We will determine
each project period based on the project
proposed and will specify this period in
the grant award document.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Emergency Repair
Applicants: To be eligible for an
emergency repair grant, an LEA must
enroll a high percentage (at least 40
percent) of federally connected children
in ADA who reside on Indian lands or
who have a parent on active duty in the
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Denial of Commercial Availability Request under the United
States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)
June 1, 2005.
AGENCY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA).
ACTION: Denial of the request alleging that certain coat weight fabrics
of 100 percent carded camel hair, 100 percent carded cashmere, or a
blend of carded cashmere and wool fibers cannot be supplied by the
domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner under the
CBTPA.
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SUMMARY: On March 30, 2005 the Chairman of CITA received a petition
from Neville Peterson, LLP, on behalf of S. Rothschild & Co., Inc. of
New York, New York, alleging that certain coat weight fabrics of 100
percent carded camel hair, 100 percent carded cashmere, or a blend of
carded cashmere and wool fibers, classified in subheading 5111.19.6020
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 requested that outerwear articles of such
fabrics be eligible for preferential treatment under the U.S. -
Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA). CITA has determined that
the subject fabrics can be supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely manner and, therefore, denies the
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet E. Heinzen, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-3400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 213(b)(2)(A)(v)(II) of the Caribbean Basin
Economic Recovery Act, as added by Section 211(a) of the CBTPA;
Section 6 of Executive Order No. 13191 of January 17, 2001;
Presidential Proclamations 7351 of October 2, 2000.
BACKGROUND: The CBTPA provides 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 CBTPA also
provides 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), 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 CBTPA. On March 6, 2001, CITA published
procedures that it will follow in considering requests (66 FR 13502).
On March 30, 2005 the Chairman of CITA received a petition from
Neville Peterson, LLP, on behalf of S. Rothschild & Co., Inc. of New
York, New York, alleging that certain coat weight fabrics of 100
percent carded camel hair, 100 percent carded cashmere, or a blend of
carded cashmere
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and wool fibers classified in HTSUS subheading 5111.19.6020, cannot be
supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely
manner. The petition requested that outerwear articles of such fabrics
be eligible for preferential treatment under the U.S. - Caribbean Basin
Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA).
On April 12, 2005, CITA published a Federal Register notice
requesting public comments on the request, particularly with respect to
whether these fabrics can be supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely manner. See Request for Public
Comments on Commercial Availability Petition under the United States -
Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA), 70 FR 19059 (April 12,
2005). On April 28, 2005, CITA and USTR offered to hold consultations
with the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance
Committee, but no consultations were requested. We also requested
advice from the U.S. International Trade Commission and the relevant
Industry Trade Advisory Committees.
Based on the information received by CITA, public comments, and the
report from the International Trade Commission, CITA found that there
is domestic capacity and ability to supply the subject fabrics in
commercial quantities in a timely manner. In addition, CITA found there
is domestic production of fabrics that appear substitutable for the
subject fabrics for purposes of the intended use.
On the basis of currently available information and our review of
this request, CITA has determined that there is domestic capacity to
supply the subject fabrics in commercial quantities in a timely manner.
The request from S. Rothschild & Co., Inc. is denied.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc.05-11173 Filed 6-3-05; 8:45 am]
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