Request for Public Comments on Commercial Availability Request under the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA), 33450-33451 [05-11475]
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Department of Commerce, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20230.
If a comment alleges that these 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 the fabric stating that it
produces the fabric 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 generally considers specific
details, such as quantities and lead
times for providing the subject product
as business confidential. However,
information such as the names of
domestic manufacturers who were
contacted, questions concerning the
capability to manufacture the subject
product, and the responses thereto
should be available for public review to
ensure proper public participation in
the process. If this is not possible, an
explanation of the necessity for treating
such information as business
confidential must be provided. 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.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S
COMMITTEE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS
Request for Public Comments on
Commercial Availability Request under
the United States-Caribbean Basin
Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)
June 3, 2005.
Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA)
ACTION: Request for public comments
concerning a request for a determination
that certain 100 percent cotton, yarn
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dyed, seersucker fabrics cannot be
supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner under the CBTPA.
SUMMARY: On June 1, 2005, the
Chairman of CITA received a petition
from Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.,
on behalf of their client B*W*A of New
York City, alleging that certain 100
percent cotton, yarn dyed, plain weave
double warp beam seersucker fabrics, of
specifications detailed below, classified
in subheadings 5208.42.30, 5208.42.40,
5208.42.50, and 5209.41.60 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
woven shirts, blouses, and sleepwear of
such fabrics be eligible for preferential
treatment under the CBTPA. CITA
hereby solicits public comments on this
request, in particular with regard to
whether such fabrics can be supplied by
the domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner.
Comments must be submitted by June
23, 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:
Richard Stetson, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202) 482-3400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 211(a) of the CBTPA,
amending Section 213(b)(2)(A)(v)(II) of the
Caribbean Basin Recovery Act (CBERA);
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, the
President delegated to CITA the
authority to determine whether yarns or
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fabrics cannot be supplied by the
domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner under the
CBTPA and directed CITA to establish
procedures to ensure appropriate public
participation in any such determination.
On March 6, 2001, CITA published
procedures that it will follow in
considering requests. (66 FR 13502).
On June 1, 2005 the Chairman of
CITA received a petition from B*W*A
alleging that certain 100 percent cotton,
yarn dyed, plain weave double warp
beam seersucker fabrics, of
specifications detailed below, classified
in HTSUS subheadings 5208.42.30,
5208.42.40, 5208.42.50, and 5209.41.60,
for use in woven shirts, blouses, and
sleepwear, cannot be supplied by the
domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner and
requesting quota- and duty-free
treatment under the CBTPA for such
apparel articles that are both cut and
sewn in one or more beneficiary
countries from such fabrics.
Specifications:
Petitioner Style
Number:
Fiber Content:
Yarn Number:
Thread Count:
Weave:
Weight:
Width:
Finish:
Various
100% Cotton
(1) 33/1 - 119/1 metric warp;
(2) 33/1 - 119/1 & 33/2 - 119/
2 metric warp
33/1 - 119/1 metric filling;
overall average yarn number:
30 - 115 metric
23 - 48 warp ends per centimeter; 19 - 40 filling picks
per centimeter; total: 42 88 threads per square centimeter
Plain weave double warp
beam seersucker
101 - 255 grams per square
meter
136 - 152 centimeters
Of yarns of different colors in
both warp and filling
The petitioner states that one very
important feature of the fabrics is that
they are genuine seersucker fabrics,
woven with two warp beams, one with
half the warp yarns subject to normal
warp tension, the other with the warp
yarns in a relaxed or tensionless state.
Thus, the unique ‘‘crinkled’’ appearance
and feel of the finished fabric is
achieved on the loom and enhanced in
the dyeing and finishing process, not
merely by dyeing and finishing alone.
CITA is soliciting public comments
regarding this request, particularly with
respect to whether these fabrics can be
supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner. Also relevant is whether other
fabrics that are supplied by the domestic
industry in commercial quantities in a
timely manner are substitutable for
these fabrics for purposes of the
intended use. Comments must be
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received no later than June 23, 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 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 the fabric stating that it
produces the fabric 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 generally considers specific
details, such as quantities and lead
times for providing the subject product
as business confidential. However,
information such as the names of
domestic manufacturers who were
contacted, questions concerning the
capability to manufacture the subject
product, and the responses thereto
should be available for public review to
ensure proper public participation in
the process. If this is not possible, an
explanation of the necessity for treating
such information as business
confidential must be provided. 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.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc.05–11475 Filed 6–6–05; 4:11 pm]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
Notification of Request for Extension
of Approval of Information Collection
Activity—Customer Satisfaction
Surveys
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: In the February 25, 2005
Federal Register (70 FR 9275), the
Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC or Commission) published a
notice in accordance with provisions of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) (PRA), to
announce the agency’s intention to seek
extension of its PRA approval to
conduct surveys to determine the kind
and quality of services CPSC customers
want and customers’ level of satisfaction
with existing services. The Commission
now announces that it has submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget a
request for extension of approval of that
collection of information.
The Commission received one
comment stating that the CPSC should
obtain all requested information at the
initial contact without any additional
follow up on customer satisfaction. For
most of the CPSC programs, it is not
possible to interview the customer
regarding customer satisfaction at the
time of initial contact because the
requested service may not yet have been
performed or completed. In those
circumstances, customer satisfaction
may only be assessed through follow up
contact after the implementation of the
CPSC program.
CPSC will use the information it
obtains in these surveys to improve its
work on behalf of the American public.
In addition, the CPSC Office of Planning
and Evaluation will use information
from the surveys to prepare sections of
the agency’s annual Performance and
Accountability report (required by the
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA)). This information will
provide measures of the quality and
effectiveness of agency efforts related to
three goals in its strategic plan
(informing the public, industry services,
and customer satisfaction). In the past,
information from these surveys has
shown an overall high level of customer
satisfaction. If this information is not
periodically collected, the CPSC would
not have useful measures of its
effectiveness in reaching consumers and
others, and the information necessary to
guide program development and
improvement would not be available.
The Commission would be unable to
measure its ability to meet identified
GPRA goals. CPSC will collect this
information in several ways, such as
using telephone interviews, as well as
mail and web-based questionnaires. Up
to 6 customer surveys or information
collection activities a year would be
conducted using this clearance.
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Additional Information About the
Request for Extension of Approval of
Information Collection Activity
Title of information collection:
Customer Satisfaction Surveys: Fast
track recall survey; ombudsman survey,
state partner survey, hotline survey, web
site survey and clearinghouse survey.
Type of request: Extension of
approval.
Frequency of collection: Each survey
will be conducted once during a 3-year
period.
General description of respondents:
(1) Persons telephoning the Hotline or
accessing the CPSC web site via the
Internet; (2) persons or companies
contacting the National Injury
Information Clearinghouse for
information; (3) State representatives
who work with CPSC on cooperative
programs; (4) firms using CPSC’s FastTrack Product Recall Program; and (5)
small business that have contacted the
CPSC’s small business ombudsman.
Estimated number of respondents:
745 per year.
Estimated average number of
responses per respondent: One per year.
Estimated number of responses for all
respondents: 745 per year.
Estimated number of hours per
response: 4 minutes.
Estimated number of hours for all
respondents: 50 hours per year.
Estimated cost of collection for all
respondents: $1,170 per year.
Comments: Comments on this request
for extension of approval of an
information collection activity should
be submitted by July 8, 2005, to (1)
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for
CPSC, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503;
telephone: (202) 395–7340, and (2) the
Office of the Secretary, Consumer
Product Safety Commission,
Washington, DC 20207. Comments may
be delivered to the Office of the
Secretary, room 419, North Tower, 4330
East-West Highway, Bethesda,
Maryland, 20814. Comments may also
be sent to the Office of the Secretary by
facsimile at (301) 504–0127, or by e-mail
at cpsc-os@cpsc.gov.
Copies of this request for approval of
an information collection activity are
available from Linda L. Glatz,
Management & Program Analyst, Office
of Planning and Evaluation, Consumer
Product Safety Commission,
Washington, DC 20207; telephone: (301)
504–7671.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Request for Public Comments on Commercial Availability Request
under the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)
June 3, 2005.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA)
ACTION: Request for public comments concerning a request for a
determination that certain 100 percent cotton, yarn dyed, seersucker
fabrics cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner under the CBTPA.
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SUMMARY: On June 1, 2005, the Chairman of CITA received a petition from
Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., on behalf of their client B*W*A of
New York City, alleging that certain 100 percent cotton, yarn dyed,
plain weave double warp beam seersucker fabrics, of specifications
detailed below, classified in subheadings 5208.42.30, 5208.42.40,
5208.42.50, and 5209.41.60 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
woven shirts, blouses, and sleepwear of such fabrics be eligible for
preferential treatment under the CBTPA. CITA hereby solicits public
comments on this request, in particular with regard to whether such
fabrics can be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner. Comments must be submitted by June 23,
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: Richard Stetson, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-3400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 211(a) of the CBTPA, amending Section
213(b)(2)(A)(v)(II) of the Caribbean Basin Recovery Act (CBERA);
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, the President delegated
to CITA 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 and directed CITA to establish procedures to
ensure appropriate public participation in any such determination. On
March 6, 2001, CITA published procedures that it will follow in
considering requests. (66 FR 13502).
On June 1, 2005 the Chairman of CITA received a petition from B*W*A
alleging that certain 100 percent cotton, yarn dyed, plain weave double
warp beam seersucker fabrics, of specifications detailed below,
classified in HTSUS subheadings 5208.42.30, 5208.42.40, 5208.42.50, and
5209.41.60, for use in woven shirts, blouses, and sleepwear, cannot be
supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely
manner and requesting quota- and duty-free treatment under the CBTPA
for such apparel articles that are both cut and sewn in one or more
beneficiary countries from such fabrics.
Specifications:
Petitioner Style Number: Various
Fiber Content: 100% Cotton
Yarn Number: (1) 33/1 - 119/1 metric warp;
(2) 33/1 - 119/1 & 33/2 - 119/2 metric
warp
33/1 - 119/1 metric filling;
overall average yarn number: 30 - 115
metric
Thread Count: 23 - 48 warp ends per centimeter; 19 -
40 filling picks per centimeter; total:
42 - 88 threads per square centimeter
Weave: Plain weave double warp beam seersucker
Weight: 101 - 255 grams per square meter
Width: 136 - 152 centimeters
Finish: Of yarns of different colors in both
warp and filling
The petitioner states that one very important feature of the
fabrics is that they are genuine seersucker fabrics, woven with two
warp beams, one with half the warp yarns subject to normal warp
tension, the other with the warp yarns in a relaxed or tensionless
state. Thus, the unique ``crinkled'' appearance and feel of the
finished fabric is achieved on the loom and enhanced in the dyeing and
finishing process, not merely by dyeing and finishing alone.
CITA is soliciting public comments regarding this request,
particularly with respect to whether these fabrics can be supplied by
the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. Also
relevant is whether other fabrics that are supplied by the domestic
industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner are substitutable
for these fabrics for purposes of the intended use. Comments must be
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received no later than June 23, 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 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 the fabric stating that it produces the
fabric 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 generally considers specific details, such as
quantities and lead times for providing the subject product as business
confidential. However, information such as the names of domestic
manufacturers who were contacted, questions concerning the capability
to manufacture the subject product, and the responses thereto should be
available for public review to ensure proper public participation in
the process. If this is not possible, an explanation of the necessity
for treating such information as business confidential must be
provided. 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.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc.05-11475 Filed 6-6-05; 4:11 pm]
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