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COMMITTEE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS
Determination Under the African
Growth and Opportunity Act
November 16, 2005.
Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA)
ACTION: Directive to the Commissioner,
Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA) has determined that certain
textile and apparel goods from Sierra
Leone shall be treated as ‘‘handloomed,
handmade, folklore articles, or ethnic
printed fabrics’’ and qualify for
preferential treatment under the African
Growth and Opportunity Act. Imports of
eligible products from Sierra Leone with
an appropriate visa will qualify for
duty-free treatment.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 28, 2005
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anna Flaaten, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202) 482-3400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Sections 112(a) and 112(b)(6) of
the African Growth and Opportunity Act
(Title I of the Trade and Development Act of
2000, Pub. L. No. 106-200) (‘‘AGOA’’), as
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amended by Section 7(c) of the AGOA
Acceleration Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-274)
(‘‘AGOA Acceleration Act’’) (19 U.S.C. §§
3721(a) and (b)(6)); Sections 2 and 5 of
Executive Order No. 13191 of January 17,
2001; Sections 25-27 and Paras. 13-14 of
Presidential Proclamation 7912 of June 29,
2005.
AGOA provides preferential tariff
treatment for imports of certain textile
and apparel products of beneficiary subSaharan African countries, including
hand-loomed, handmade, or folklore
articles of a beneficiary country that are
certified as such by the competent
authority in the beneficiary country.
The AGOA Acceleration Act further
expanded AGOA by adding ethnic
printed fabrics to the list of textile and
apparel products made in the
beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries that may be eligible for the
preferential treatment described in
section 112(a) of the AGOA. In
Executive Order 13191 (January 17,
2001) and Presidential Proclamation
7912 (June 29, 2005), the President
authorized CITA to consult with
beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries and to determine which, if
any, particular textile and apparel goods
shall be treated as being hand-loomed,
handmade, folklore articles, or ethnic
printed fabrics. (66 FR 7271-72 and 70
FR 37951, 37961 & 63)
In a letter to the Commissioner of
Customs dated January 18, 2001, the
United States Trade Representative
directed Customs to require that
importers provide an appropriate export
visa from a beneficiary sub-Saharan
African country to obtain preferential
treatment under section 112(a) of the
AGOA (66 FR 7837). The first digit of
the visa number corresponds to one of
nine groupings of textile and apparel
products that are eligible for preferential
tariff treatment. Grouping ‘‘9’’ is
reserved for handmade, hand-loomed,
folklore articles, or ethnic printed
fabrics.
CITA has consulted with Sierra
Leonean authorities and has determined
that hand-loomed fabrics, hand-loomed
articles (e.g., hand-loomed rugs, scarves,
place mats, and tablecloths), handmade
articles made from hand-loomed fabrics,
and the folklore articles described in
Annex A to this notice, if produced in
and exported from Sierra Leone, are
eligible for preferential tariff treatment
under section 112(a) of the AGOA, as
amended. After further consultations
with Sierra Leonean authorities, CITA
may determine that additional textile
and apparel goods shall be treated as
folklore articles or ethnic printed
fabrics. In the letter published below,
CITA directs the Commissioner of
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Customs and Border Protection to allow
duty-free entry of such products under
U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule
subheading 9819.11.27 if accompanied
by an appropriate AGOA visa in
grouping ‘‘9’’.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation
of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements
November 16, 2005.
Commissioner,
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection,
Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: The Committee for the
Implementation of Textiles Agreements
(‘‘CITA’’), pursuant to Sections 112(a) and
(b)(6) of the African Growth and Opportunity
Act (Title I of the Trade and Development
Act of 2000, Pub. L. No. 106-200) (‘‘AGOA’’),
as amended by Section 7(c) of the AGOA
Acceleration Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-274)
(‘‘AGOA Acceleration Act’’) (19 U.S.C. §§
3721(a) and (b)(6)), Executive Order No.
13191 of January 17, 2001, and Presidential
Proclamation 7912 of June 29, 2005, has
determined, effective on November 28, 2005,
that the following articles shall be treated as
‘‘handloomed, handmade, folklore articles,
and ethnic printed fabrics’’ under the AGOA:
(a) handloomed fabrics, handloomed articles
(e.g., handloomed rugs, scarves, placemats,
and tablecloths), and hand-made articles
made from handloomed fabrics, if made in
Sierra Leone from fabric handloomed in
Sierra Leone; and (b) the folklore articles
described in Annex A if made in Sierra
Leone. Such articles are eligible for duty-free
treatment only if entered under subheading
9819.11.27 and accompanied by a properly
completed visa for product grouping ‘‘9’’, in
accordance with the provisions of the Visa
Arrangement between the Government of
Sierra Leone and the Government of the
United States Concerning Textile and
Apparel Articles Claiming Preferential Tariff
Treatment under Section 112 of the Trade
and Development Act of 2000. After further
consultations with Sierra Leonean
authorities, CITA may determine that
additional textile and apparel goods shall be
treated as folklore articles or ethnic printed
fabrics.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Attachment
ANNEX A: Sierra Leonean Folklore Products
CITA has determined that the following
textile and apparel goods shall be treated as
folklore articles for purposes of the AGOA if
made in Sierra Leone. Articles must be
ornamented in characteristic Sierra Leonean
or regional folk style. An article may not
include modern features such as zippers,
elastic, elasticized fabrics, snaps, or hookand-pile fasteners (such as velcro or similar
holding fabric). An article may not
incorporate patterns that are not traditional
or historical to Sierra Leone, such as
airplanes, buses, cowboys, or cartoon
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characters and may not incorporate designs
referencing holidays or festivals not common
to traditional Sierra Leonean culture, such as
Halloween and Thanksgiving.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Eligible folklore articles:
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
(a) Country Cloth: Strips of handloomed
fabric, hand or machine sewn together to
make a larger piece of fabric, dyed with
natural dyes, striped. Dimensions
depend on use (blankets are usually 3
meters x 2.4 meters, or may vary to
smaller sizes, and body wraps standard
dimensions are 1.8 meters x 1 meter).
(b) Country Cloth Smocks: Made of
country cloth described in (a), traditional
sleeveless garments, may come with
matching hat, round neckline with a slit
down the center front. Garments
typically have a center chest pocket
immediately below the neckline, and
side patch pockets may be present. If
embroidered, it is usually around the
neckline and pockets. May come with or
without matching brimless cap with a
flat top and cylindrical side or
headwrap/scarf.
(c) Kabaslot: Primarily worn by ‘‘Creoles’’,
this cotton ladies’ dress is a loose-fitting
garment with matching scarf of colorful
cotton printed fabric. The body is
pleated from the imperial waistline
down. Necklines may be square or be in
an asymmetrical zigzag decorative
pattern. Sleeves are three-quarter length,
with ruffles around the cuff. The bottom
of garment has a decorative ruffle sewn
just above the bottom hem. Garment has
side pockets. Garment may be heavily
decorated with embroidery around the
neckline, pockets and back shoulder.
(d) Ronko Smocks: This loose fitting
garment, is made of handloomed cotton
strips of fabric, and dyed with natural
dyes, usually a deep brown from the kola
nut. May be a solid dark color, or dark
brown with geometric black patterns.
The three-quarter length upper garment
is sleeveless or has half to three-quarter
length sleeves that are open at the
bottom. The smock has a center chest
pocket immediately below the neckline,
and may or may not have side-seam
pockets. Garment comes with matching
brimless cap with a flat top and
cylindrical side.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000–0139]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Submission for OMB Review; Federal
Acquisition and Community Right-ToKnow
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments
regarding an extension to an existing
OMB clearance (9000–0139).
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
Secretariat has submitted to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) a
request to review and approve an
extension of a currently approved
information collection requirement
concerning Federal acquisition and
community right-to-know. A request for
public comments was published in the
Federal Register at 70 FR 54035,
September 13, 2005. No comments were
received.
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of functions of the FAR,
and whether it will have practical
utility; whether our estimate of the
public burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on
valid assumptions and methodology;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways in which we can
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, through the use of appropriate
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
December 22, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Ms.
Kimberly Marshall, Contract Policy
Division, GSA, at (202) 219–0986.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this
burden to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB,
Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC
20503, and a copy to the General
Services Administration, FAR
Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street, NW,
Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405.
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A. Purpose
FAR Subpart 23.9 and its associate
solicitation provision and contract
clause implement the requirements of
E.O. 12969 of August 8, 1995 (60 FR
40989, August 10, 1995), ‘‘Federal
Acquisition and Community Right-toKnow,’’ and the Environmental
Protection Agency’s ‘‘Guidance
Implementing E.O. 12969; Federal
Acquisition Community Right-to-Know;
Toxic Chemical Release Reporting’’ (60
FR 50738, September 29, 1995). The
FAR coverage requires offerors in
competitive acquisitions over $100,000
(including options) to certify that they
will comply with applicable toxic
chemical release reporting requirements
of the Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986
(42 USC 11001–11050) and the
Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (42
USC 13101–13109).
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 167,487.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 167,487.
Hours Per Response: 0.50.
Total Burden Hours: 83,744.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the General Services Administration,
Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), Room
4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone
(202) 501–4755. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000–0139, Federal
Acquisition and Community Right-toKnow, in all correspondence.
Dated: November 16, 2005.
Gerald Zaffos,
Director, Contract Policy Division.
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Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 06–13]
36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
Department of Defense, Defense
Security Cooperation Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
publishing the unclassified text of a
section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification.
This is published to fulfill the
requirements of section 155 of Public
Law 104–164 dated 21 July 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
J. Hurd, DSCA/DBO/ADM, (703) 604–
6575.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Determination Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act
November 16, 2005.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA)
ACTION: Directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection.
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SUMMARY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA) has determined that certain textile and apparel goods from
Sierra Leone shall be treated as ``handloomed, handmade, folklore
articles, or ethnic printed fabrics'' and qualify for preferential
treatment under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. Imports of
eligible products from Sierra Leone with an appropriate visa will
qualify for duty-free treatment.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 28, 2005
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Flaaten, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-3400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Sections 112(a) and 112(b)(6) of the African Growth
and Opportunity Act (Title I of the Trade and Development Act of
2000, Pub. L. No. 106-200) (``AGOA''), as amended by Section 7(c) of
the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-274) (``AGOA
Acceleration Act'') (19 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 3721(a) and (b)(6));
Sections 2 and 5 of Executive Order No. 13191 of January 17, 2001;
Sections 25-27 and Paras. 13-14 of Presidential Proclamation 7912 of
June 29, 2005.
AGOA provides preferential tariff treatment for imports of certain
textile and apparel products of beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries, including hand-loomed, handmade, or folklore articles of a
beneficiary country that are certified as such by the competent
authority in the beneficiary country. The AGOA Acceleration Act further
expanded AGOA by adding ethnic printed fabrics to the list of textile
and apparel products made in the beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries that may be eligible for the preferential treatment described
in section 112(a) of the AGOA. In Executive Order 13191 (January 17,
2001) and Presidential Proclamation 7912 (June 29, 2005), the President
authorized CITA to consult with beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries and to determine which, if any, particular textile and
apparel goods shall be treated as being hand-loomed, handmade, folklore
articles, or ethnic printed fabrics. (66 FR 7271-72 and 70 FR 37951,
37961 & 63)
In a letter to the Commissioner of Customs dated January 18, 2001,
the United States Trade Representative directed Customs to require that
importers provide an appropriate export visa from a beneficiary sub-
Saharan African country to obtain preferential treatment under section
112(a) of the AGOA (66 FR 7837). The first digit of the visa number
corresponds to one of nine groupings of textile and apparel products
that are eligible for preferential tariff treatment. Grouping ``9'' is
reserved for handmade, hand-loomed, folklore articles, or ethnic
printed fabrics.
CITA has consulted with Sierra Leonean authorities and has
determined that hand-loomed fabrics, hand-loomed articles (e.g., hand-
loomed rugs, scarves, place mats, and tablecloths), handmade articles
made from hand-loomed fabrics, and the folklore articles described in
Annex A to this notice, if produced in and exported from Sierra Leone,
are eligible for preferential tariff treatment under section 112(a) of
the AGOA, as amended. After further consultations with Sierra Leonean
authorities, CITA may determine that additional textile and apparel
goods shall be treated as folklore articles or ethnic printed fabrics.
In the letter published below, CITA directs the Commissioner of Customs
and Border Protection to allow duty-free entry of such products under
U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 9819.11.27 if accompanied by
an appropriate AGOA visa in grouping ``9''.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 16, 2005.
Commissioner,
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: The Committee for the Implementation of
Textiles Agreements (``CITA''), pursuant to Sections 112(a) and
(b)(6) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Title I of the
Trade and Development Act of 2000, Pub. L. No. 106-200) (``AGOA''),
as amended by Section 7(c) of the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004
(Pub. L. 108-274) (``AGOA Acceleration Act'') (19 U.S.C. Sec. Sec.
3721(a) and (b)(6)), Executive Order No. 13191 of January 17, 2001,
and Presidential Proclamation 7912 of June 29, 2005, has determined,
effective on November 28, 2005, that the following articles shall be
treated as ``handloomed, handmade, folklore articles, and ethnic
printed fabrics'' under the AGOA: (a) handloomed fabrics, handloomed
articles (e.g., handloomed rugs, scarves, placemats, and
tablecloths), and hand-made articles made from handloomed fabrics,
if made in Sierra Leone from fabric handloomed in Sierra Leone; and
(b) the folklore articles described in Annex A if made in Sierra
Leone. Such articles are eligible for duty-free treatment only if
entered under subheading 9819.11.27 and accompanied by a properly
completed visa for product grouping ``9'', in accordance with the
provisions of the Visa Arrangement between the Government of Sierra
Leone and the Government of the United States Concerning Textile and
Apparel Articles Claiming Preferential Tariff Treatment under
Section 112 of the Trade and Development Act of 2000. After further
consultations with Sierra Leonean authorities, CITA may determine
that additional textile and apparel goods shall be treated as
folklore articles or ethnic printed fabrics.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Attachment
ANNEX A: Sierra Leonean Folklore Products
CITA has determined that the following textile and apparel goods
shall be treated as folklore articles for purposes of the AGOA if
made in Sierra Leone. Articles must be ornamented in characteristic
Sierra Leonean or regional folk style. An article may not include
modern features such as zippers, elastic, elasticized fabrics,
snaps, or hook-and-pile fasteners (such as velcro(copyright) or
similar holding fabric). An article may not incorporate patterns
that are not traditional or historical to Sierra Leone, such as
airplanes, buses, cowboys, or cartoon
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characters and may not incorporate designs referencing holidays or
festivals not common to traditional Sierra Leonean culture, such as
Halloween and Thanksgiving.
Eligible folklore articles:
(a) Country Cloth: Strips of handloomed fabric, hand or machine
sewn together to make a larger piece of fabric, dyed with natural
dyes, striped. Dimensions depend on use (blankets are usually 3
meters x 2.4 meters, or may vary to smaller sizes, and body wraps
standard dimensions are 1.8 meters x 1 meter).
(b) Country Cloth Smocks: Made of country cloth described in
(a), traditional sleeveless garments, may come with matching hat,
round neckline with a slit down the center front. Garments typically
have a center chest pocket immediately below the neckline, and side
patch pockets may be present. If embroidered, it is usually around
the neckline and pockets. May come with or without matching brimless
cap with a flat top and cylindrical side or headwrap/scarf.
(c) Kabaslot: Primarily worn by ``Creoles'', this cotton ladies'
dress is a loose-fitting garment with matching scarf of colorful
cotton printed fabric. The body is pleated from the imperial
waistline down. Necklines may be square or be in an asymmetrical
zigzag decorative pattern. Sleeves are three-quarter length, with
ruffles around the cuff. The bottom of garment has a decorative
ruffle sewn just above the bottom hem. Garment has side pockets.
Garment may be heavily decorated with embroidery around the
neckline, pockets and back shoulder.
(d) Ronko Smocks: This loose fitting garment, is made of
handloomed cotton strips of fabric, and dyed with natural dyes,
usually a deep brown from the kola nut. May be a solid dark color,
or dark brown with geometric black patterns. The three-quarter
length upper garment is sleeveless or has half to three-quarter
length sleeves that are open at the bottom. The smock has a center
chest pocket immediately below the neckline, and may or may not have
side-seam pockets. Garment comes with matching brimless cap with a
flat top and cylindrical side.
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