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required to clarify information
submitted in the application. Methods
of submittal include the Internet and
facsimile transmission.
III. Data
OMB Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions, Federal Government, State,
local or Tribal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,000.
Estimated Time Per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 250.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: September 29, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
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Large Coastal Shark 2005/2006 Stock
Assessment Data Workshop;
Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of workshop;
correction.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: This document corrects a
September 15, 2005, Federal Register
notice that announced NMFS’ large
coastal shark (LCS) stock assessment
Data workshop. That notice provided an
incorrect address for the location of the
workshop. This document provides the
correct address. The date and time of
the workshop remain unchanged.
The Data workshop will start at
1 p.m. on Monday, October 31, 2005,
and will conclude at 1 p.m. on Friday,
November 4, 2005.
DATES:
The correct address for the
Data workshop is the Bay Point Marriott
Resort, 4200 Marriott Drive, Panama
City Beach, FL 32408.
ADDRESSES:
Julie
Neer at (850) 234–6541; or Karyl
Brewster-Geisz at (301) 713–2347, fax
(301) 713–1917.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
NMFS announced the Data workshop,
the first of three workshops for the LCS
2005/2006 stock assessment, in a
Federal Register notice on September
15, 2005 (70 FR 54537). The Data
workshop will be held from October 31
- November 4, 2005, and will be
conducted in a manner similar to the
Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR) process. Further
details regarding these workshops are
provided in the September 15, 2005,
notice and are not repeated here.
Need for Correction
In the original Federal Register
notice, the address for the Data
workshop contains an error and is in
need of correction.
Correction
Accordingly, the September 15, 2005
(70 FR 54537) Federal Register notice
concerning NMFS’ LCS 2005/2006 stock
assessment Data workshop that is the
subject of FR Doc. 05–18355, is
corrected as follows:
On page 54537, column 3, in the
ADDRESSES section, line 3, the language
‘‘4200 Marriott Drive, Bay Point, FL’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘4200 Marriott Drive,
Panama City Beach, FL’’.
Dated: September 29, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS
Designations under the Textile and
Apparel Commercial Availability
Provision of the United StatesCaribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act
(CBTPA) and the Andean Trade
Promotion and Drug Eradication Act
(ATPDEA)
September 29, 2005.
The Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA)
ACTION: Designation.
AGENCY:
October 5, 2005.
has determined that
certain compacted, plied, ring spun
cotton yarns, with yarn counts in the
range from 42 to 102 metric, classified
in subheadings 5205.42.0020,
5205.43.0020, 5205.44.0020,
5205.46.0020, and 5205.47.0020 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS), for use in U.S.
formed fabric used in men’s and boys’
woven cotton trousers and shirts, and
women’s and girls’ woven cotton
trousers, shirts, and blouses, cannot be
supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner under the CBTPA and ATPDEA.
CITA hereby designates such apparel
articles, that are both cut and sewn or
otherwise assembled in one or more
eligible CBTPA beneficiary country
from U.S. formed fabrics containing
such yarns, as eligible to enter free of
quotas and duties under HTSUS
subheading 9820.11.27, provided all
other yarns used in the apparel articles
are U.S. formed and all other fabrics
used in the apparel articles are U.S.
formed from yarns wholly formed in the
United States. CITA also hereby
designates such yarns as eligible under
HTSUS subheading 9821.11.10, if used
in the referenced apparel articles, that
are sewn or otherwise assembled in one
or more eligible ATPDEA beneficiary
countries from U.S. formed fabrics
containing such yarns. The referenced
apparel articles from U.S. formed fabrics
containing such yarns shall be eligible
to enter free of quotas and duties under
this subheading, provided all other
yarns used in the apparel articles are
U.S. formed and all other fabrics used
in the apparel articles are U.S. formed
from yarns wholly formed in the United
States. CITA notes that this designation
under the ATPDEA renders apparel
articles, sewn or otherwise assembled in
one or more eligible ATPDEA
beneficiary countries, containing such
yarns as eligible for quota-free and dutyEFFECTIVE DATE:
SUMMARY: CITA
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free treatment under HTSUS subheading
9821.11.13, provided the requirements
of that subheading are met.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Stetson, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202) 482-2582.
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 (19
U.S.C. 2703(b)(2)(A)(v)(II)); Section 6 of
Executive Order No. 13191 of January 17,
2001; Presidential Proclamation 7351 of
October 2, 2000; Section 204 (b)(3)(B)(ii) of
the ATPDEA (19 U.S.C. 3203(b)(3)(B)(ii));
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 commercial availability
provisions of the CBTPA and the
ATPDEA provide for duty-free and
quota-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 yarns or fabrics cannot be supplied
by the domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner and
certain procedural requirements have
been met. In Presidential Proclamation
7351 of October 4, 2000 and in
Presidential Proclamation 7616 of
October 31, 2002, the President
proclaimed that this treatment would
apply to such apparel articles from
fabrics or yarns designated by the
appropriate U.S. government authority
in the Federal Register. In Section 6 of
Executive Order No. 13191 of January
17, 2001; Executive Order 13277 of
November 19, 2002; and the United
States Trade Representative’s Notice of
Further Assignment of Functions of
November 25, 2002, the CITA was
authorized to determine whether yarns
or fabrics cannot be supplied by the
domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner under the
CBTPA and the ATPDEA.
On May 23, 2005, the Chairman of
CITA received a petition from AM&S
Trade Service, L.L.P., on behalf of their
client, Galey and Lord, Inc., alleging
that certain compacted, plied, ring spun
cotton yarns, with yarn counts in the
range from 42 to 102 metric, classified
in HTSUS subheadings 5205.42.0020,
5205.43.0020, 5205.44.0020,
5205.46.0020, 5205.47.0020, cannot be
supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely
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manner. It requested duty-free treatment
under the CBTPA and the ATPDEA for
men’s and boys’ woven cotton trousers
and shirts and women’s and girls’
woven cotton trousers, shirts, and
blouses that are both cut (or knit-toshape) and sewn in one or more eligible
CBTPA or ATPDEA beneficiary
countries from U.S.-formed fabrics
containing such yarns. On May 25,
2005, CITA published a Federal
Register notice requesting public
comment on the petition. See Request
for Public Comments on Commercial
Availability Petition under the United
States-Caribbean Basin Trade
Partnership Act (CBTPA) and the
Andean Trade Promotion and Drug
Eradication Act (ATPDEA), 70 FR 30705
(May 25, 2005). On June 16, 2005, CITA
and the Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative (USTR) sent memoranda
seeking the advice of the Industry Trade
Advisory Committee (ITAC) for Textiles
and Clothing and the ITAC for
Distribution Services. No advice was
received from either ITAC. On June 16,
2005, CITA and USTR sent memoranda
offering to consult with the Senate
Finance Committee and the House
Committee on Ways and Means. No
consultations were requested on this
petition. USTR requested the advice of
the U.S. International Trade
Commission (ITC) on the probable
economic effects on the domestic
industry of granting the petition.
Based on the information and advice
received and its understanding of the
industry, CITA determined that the
yarns set forth in the request cannot be
supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner. On July 22, 2005, the CITA and
USTR submitted a report to the
Congressional Committees that set forth
the action proposed, the reasons for
such action, and advice obtained. A
period of 60 calendar days since this
report was submitted has expired, as
required by the CBTPA and ATPDEA.
CITA hereby designates men’s and
boys’ woven cotton trousers and shirts,
and women’s and girls’ woven cotton
trousers, shirts, and blouses, made from
U.S. formed fabrics containing certain
compacted, plied, ring spun cotton
yarns, with yarn counts in the range
from 42 to 102 metric, classified in
HTSUS subheadings 5205.42.0020,
5205.43.0020, 5205.44.0020,
5205.46.0020, and 5205.47.0020, that
are sewn or otherwise assembled in an
eligible CBTPA beneficiary country, as
eligible to enter free of quotas and
duties under HTSUS subheading
9820.11.27. However, all other yarns
used in the referenced apparel articles
must be U.S. formed and all other
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fabrics used in the referenced apparel
articles must be U.S. formed from yarns
wholly formed in the United States,
subject to the special rules for findings
and trimmings, certain interlinings and
de minimis fibers and yarns under
section 213(b)(2)(A)(vii) of CBERA (19
U.S.C. 2703(b)(2)(A)(vii)), and that such
articles are imported directly into the
customs territory of the United States
from an eligible CBTPA beneficiary
country.
An ‘‘eligible CBTPA beneficiary
country’’ means a country which the
President has designated as a CBTPA
beneficiary country under section
213(b)(5)(B) of the CBERA (19 U.S.C.
2703(b)(5)(B)) and which has been the
subject of a finding, published in the
Federal Register, that the country has
satisfied the requirements of section
213(b)(4)(A)(ii) of the CBERA (19 U.S.C.
2703(b)(4)(A)(ii)) and resulting in the
enumeration of such country in U.S.
note 1 to subchapter XX of Chapter 98
of the HTSUS.
CITA also hereby designates such
yarns as eligible under HTSUS
subheading 9821.11.10, if used in men’s
and boys’ woven cotton trousers and
shirts, and women’s and girls’ woven
cotton trousers, shirts, and blouses,
sewn or otherwise assembled in one or
more eligible ATPDEA beneficiary
country from U.S. formed fabric
containing such yarns. Such apparel
containing such yarns shall be eligible
to enter free of quotas and duties under
this subheading, provided all other
yarns used in the referenced apparel
articles are U.S. formed and all other
fabrics used in the referenced apparel
articles are U.S. formed from yarns
wholly formed in the United States,
subject to the special rules for findings
and trimmings, certain interlinings and
de minimis fibers and yarns under
section 204(b)(3)(B)(vi) of the ATPDEA,
and that such articles are imported
directly into the customs territory of the
United States from an eligible ATPDEA
beneficiary country.
An ‘‘eligible ATPDEA beneficiary
country’’ means a country which the
President has designated as an ATPDEA
beneficiary country under section
203(a)(1) of the Andean Trade
Preference Act (ATPA) (19 U.S.C.
3202(a)(1)), and which has been the
subject of a finding, published in the
Federal Register, that the country has
satisfied the requirements of section
203(c) and (d) of the ATPA (19 U.S.C.
3202(c) and (d)), resulting in the
enumeration of such country in U.S.
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note 1 to subchapter XXI of Chapter 98
of the HTSUS.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation
of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 05–20115 Filed 10–4–05; 8:45 am]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
Notification of Request for Extension
of Approval of Information Collection
Activity; Notification Requirements for
Coal and Wood Burning Appliances
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In the July 20, 2005 Federal
Register (70 FR 41690), 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 of information
collection requirements regarding
certain coal and wood burning
appliances pursuant to 16 CFR part
1406. 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 no
comments. The CPSC will use the
information it obtains to monitor
industry compliance with the
requirements and to reduce risks of
injuries from fires associated with the
installation, operation, and maintenance
of the appliances that are subject to the
regulation.
SUMMARY:
Additional Information About the
Request for Extension of Approval of
Information Collection Activity
Title of information collection:
Notification Requirements for Coal and
Wood Burning Appliances.
Type of request: Extension of
approval.
General description of respondents:
Manufacturers or importers of coal and
wood burning appliances.
Frequency of collection: Information
will be submitted when there is any
change to the required data or when a
new model is introduced in the market.
Estimated number of respondents: 5
per year.
Estimated average number of
responses per respondent: 1 per year.
Estimated number of responses for all
respondents: 5 per year.
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Estimated number of hours per
response: 3 hours per year.
Estimated number of hours for all
respondents: 15 hours per year.
Estimated annual cost of collection to
all respondents: $384 per year.
Estimated total annual cost of the
information collection requirements:
$1,604 per year.
Comments: Comments on this request
for extension of approval of an
information collection activity should
be submitted by November 4, 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 sent by e-mail to cpsc-os@cpsc.gov.
Comments may also be sent by facsimile
to (301) 504–0127, or by mail to the
Office of the Secretary, Consumer
Product Safety Commission,
Washington, DC 20207, telephone (301)
504–0800, or delivered to the Office of
the Secretary, Room 502, 4330 EastWest Highway, Bethesda, Maryland
20814.
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.
Dated: September 29, 2005.
Todd Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
[FR Doc. 05–19890 Filed 10–4–05; 8:45 am]
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COMMISSION
Notification of Request for Extension
of Approval of Information Collection
Activity—Notification Requirements for
Sound Levels of Toy Caps
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In the July 20, 2005 Federal
Register (70 FR 41690), 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 of information
collection requirements regarding the
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sound levels of toy caps pursuant to 16
CFR 1500.18(a)(5). 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 no
comments. The CPSC will use the
information it obtains to monitor
industry efforts to reduce the sound
levels of toy caps, and to ascertain
which firms are currently
manufacturing or importing toy caps
with peak sound levels between 138 and
158 decibels.
Additional Information About the
Request for Extension of Approval of
Information Collection Activity
Title of information collection:
Notification Requirements for Sound
Levels of Toy Caps.
Type of request: Extension of
approval.
Frequency of collection: Reports will
be collected 4 times per year.
General description of respondents:
Manufacturers or importers of toy caps.
Estimated number of respondents: 10
per year.
Estimated average number of
responses per respondent: 4 per year.
Estimated number of responses for all
respondents: 40 per year.
Estimated number of hours per
response: 1 hour per year.
Estimated number of hours for all
respondents: 40 hours per year.
Estimated annual cost of collection to
all respondents: $1,023 per year.
Estimated total annual cost of the
information collection requirements:
$8,800 per year.
Comments: Comments on this request
for extension of approval of an
information collection activity should
be submitted by November 4, 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 sent by e-mail to cpsc-os@cpsc.gov.
Comments may also be sent by facsimile
to (301) 504–0127, or by mail to the
Office of the Secretary, Consumer
Product Safety Commission,
Washington, DC 20207, telephone (301)
504–0800, or delivered to the Office of
the Secretary, Room 502, 4330 EastWest Highway, Bethesda, Maryland
20814.
Copies of this request for approval of
an information collection activity are
available from Linda L. Glatz,
Management & Program Analyst, Office
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Designations under the Textile and Apparel Commercial
Availability Provision of the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade
Partnership Act (CBTPA) and the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug
Eradication Act (ATPDEA)
September 29, 2005.
AGENCY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA)
ACTION: Designation.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 5, 2005.
SUMMARY: CITA has determined that certain compacted, plied, ring spun
cotton yarns, with yarn counts in the range from 42 to 102 metric,
classified in subheadings 5205.42.0020, 5205.43.0020, 5205.44.0020,
5205.46.0020, and 5205.47.0020 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS), for use in U.S. formed fabric used in men's and
boys' woven cotton trousers and shirts, and women's and girls' woven
cotton trousers, shirts, and blouses, cannot be supplied by the
domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner under the
CBTPA and ATPDEA. CITA hereby designates such apparel articles, that
are both cut and sewn or otherwise assembled in one or more eligible
CBTPA beneficiary country from U.S. formed fabrics containing such
yarns, as eligible to enter free of quotas and duties under HTSUS
subheading 9820.11.27, provided all other yarns used in the apparel
articles are U.S. formed and all other fabrics used in the apparel
articles are U.S. formed from yarns wholly formed in the United States.
CITA also hereby designates such yarns as eligible under HTSUS
subheading 9821.11.10, if used in the referenced apparel articles, that
are sewn or otherwise assembled in one or more eligible ATPDEA
beneficiary countries from U.S. formed fabrics containing such yarns.
The referenced apparel articles from U.S. formed fabrics containing
such yarns shall be eligible to enter free of quotas and duties under
this subheading, provided all other yarns used in the apparel articles
are U.S. formed and all other fabrics used in the apparel articles are
U.S. formed from yarns wholly formed in the United States. CITA notes
that this designation under the ATPDEA renders apparel articles, sewn
or otherwise assembled in one or more eligible ATPDEA beneficiary
countries, containing such yarns as eligible for quota-free and duty-
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free treatment under HTSUS subheading 9821.11.13, provided the
requirements of that subheading are met.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Stetson, Office of Textiles
and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-2582.
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 (19
U.S.C. 2703(b)(2)(A)(v)(II)); Section 6 of Executive Order No. 13191
of January 17, 2001; Presidential Proclamation 7351 of October 2,
2000; Section 204 (b)(3)(B)(ii) of the ATPDEA (19 U.S.C.
3203(b)(3)(B)(ii)); 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 commercial availability provisions of the CBTPA and the ATPDEA
provide for duty-free and quota-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 yarns
or fabrics cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner and certain procedural requirements have
been met. In Presidential Proclamation 7351 of October 4, 2000 and in
Presidential Proclamation 7616 of October 31, 2002, the President
proclaimed that this treatment would apply to such apparel articles
from fabrics or yarns designated by the appropriate U.S. government
authority in the Federal Register. In Section 6 of Executive Order No.
13191 of January 17, 2001; Executive Order 13277 of November 19, 2002;
and the United States Trade Representative's Notice of Further
Assignment of Functions of November 25, 2002, the CITA was authorized
to determine whether yarns or fabrics cannot be supplied by the
domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner under the
CBTPA and the ATPDEA.
On May 23, 2005, the Chairman of CITA received a petition from AM&S
Trade Service, L.L.P., on behalf of their client, Galey and Lord, Inc.,
alleging that certain compacted, plied, ring spun cotton yarns, with
yarn counts in the range from 42 to 102 metric, classified in HTSUS
subheadings 5205.42.0020, 5205.43.0020, 5205.44.0020, 5205.46.0020,
5205.47.0020, cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner. It requested duty-free treatment under
the CBTPA and the ATPDEA for men's and boys' woven cotton trousers and
shirts and women's and girls' woven cotton trousers, shirts, and
blouses that are both cut (or knit-to-shape) and sewn in one or more
eligible CBTPA or ATPDEA beneficiary countries from U.S.-formed fabrics
containing such yarns. On May 25, 2005, CITA published a Federal
Register notice requesting public comment on the petition. See Request
for Public Comments on Commercial Availability Petition under the
United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) and the
Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), 70 FR 30705
(May 25, 2005). On June 16, 2005, CITA and the Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative (USTR) sent memoranda seeking the advice of the Industry
Trade Advisory Committee (ITAC) for Textiles and Clothing and the ITAC
for Distribution Services. No advice was received from either ITAC. On
June 16, 2005, CITA and USTR sent memoranda offering to consult with
the Senate Finance Committee and the House Committee on Ways and Means.
No consultations were requested on this petition. USTR requested the
advice of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on the probable
economic effects on the domestic industry of granting the petition.
Based on the information and advice received and its understanding
of the industry, CITA determined that the yarns set forth in the
request cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner. On July 22, 2005, the CITA and USTR
submitted a report to the Congressional Committees that set forth the
action proposed, the reasons for such action, and advice obtained. A
period of 60 calendar days since this report was submitted has expired,
as required by the CBTPA and ATPDEA.
CITA hereby designates men's and boys' woven cotton trousers and
shirts, and women's and girls' woven cotton trousers, shirts, and
blouses, made from U.S. formed fabrics containing certain compacted,
plied, ring spun cotton yarns, with yarn counts in the range from 42 to
102 metric, classified in HTSUS subheadings 5205.42.0020, 5205.43.0020,
5205.44.0020, 5205.46.0020, and 5205.47.0020, that are sewn or
otherwise assembled in an eligible CBTPA beneficiary country, as
eligible to enter free of quotas and duties under HTSUS subheading
9820.11.27. However, all other yarns used in the referenced apparel
articles must be U.S. formed and all other fabrics used in the
referenced apparel articles must be U.S. formed from yarns wholly
formed in the United States, subject to the special rules for findings
and trimmings, certain interlinings and de minimis fibers and yarns
under section 213(b)(2)(A)(vii) of CBERA (19 U.S.C.
2703(b)(2)(A)(vii)), and that such articles are imported directly into
the customs territory of the United States from an eligible CBTPA
beneficiary country.
An ``eligible CBTPA beneficiary country'' means a country which the
President has designated as a CBTPA beneficiary country under section
213(b)(5)(B) of the CBERA (19 U.S.C. 2703(b)(5)(B)) and which has been
the subject of a finding, published in the Federal Register, that the
country has satisfied the requirements of section 213(b)(4)(A)(ii) of
the CBERA (19 U.S.C. 2703(b)(4)(A)(ii)) and resulting in the
enumeration of such country in U.S. note 1 to subchapter XX of Chapter
98 of the HTSUS.
CITA also hereby designates such yarns as eligible under HTSUS
subheading 9821.11.10, if used in men's and boys' woven cotton trousers
and shirts, and women's and girls' woven cotton trousers, shirts, and
blouses, sewn or otherwise assembled in one or more eligible ATPDEA
beneficiary country from U.S. formed fabric containing such yarns. Such
apparel containing such yarns shall be eligible to enter free of quotas
and duties under this subheading, provided all other yarns used in the
referenced apparel articles are U.S. formed and all other fabrics used
in the referenced apparel articles are U.S. formed from yarns wholly
formed in the United States, subject to the special rules for findings
and trimmings, certain interlinings and de minimis fibers and yarns
under section 204(b)(3)(B)(vi) of the ATPDEA, and that such articles
are imported directly into the customs territory of the United States
from an eligible ATPDEA beneficiary country.
An ``eligible ATPDEA beneficiary country'' means a country which
the President has designated as an ATPDEA beneficiary country under
section 203(a)(1) of the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) (19 U.S.C.
3202(a)(1)), and which has been the subject of a finding, published in
the Federal Register, that the country has satisfied the requirements
of section 203(c) and (d) of the ATPA (19 U.S.C. 3202(c) and (d)),
resulting in the enumeration of such country in U.S.
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note 1 to subchapter XXI of Chapter 98 of the HTSUS.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 05-20115 Filed 10-4-05; 8:45 am]
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