Request for Public Comment on Short Supply Petition under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 41119-41120 [E9-19556]
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commercial quantities in a timely
manner in the United States or Peru.
CITA submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for
Clearance its Interim Procedures
requiring the collection of information
under the emergency provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(‘‘PRA’’) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). In
accordance with the PRA, CITA has
estimated the ‘‘burden’’ (in number of
hours) on the public to submit
information required by CITA under its
Interim Procedures. In a Federal
Register notice published on July 31,
2009, (74 FR 38169), CITA solicited
public comment on its estimated
burden. CITA hereby provides the
public further opportunity to provide
comment on its estimates of the burden
on the public to submit information to
CITA under the Interim Procedures.
Estimate of Burden as a Result of
Information Collection: Based on
estimates on the number of Requests,
Rebuttals and Responses filed per year,
and the average amount of time required
to submit a Request, Rebuttal, and
Response, CITA estimates that the total
annual burden to the public is 89 hours.
A further breakdown of its estimates for
the number of hours to collect and
provide information to CITA for
Requests, Responses and Rebuttals is
provided in detail below.
Requests: CITA estimates that 10
Requests will be filed per year under the
US-PERU TPA commercial availability
provision. Based on the following
activities required to submit a Request,
CITA estimates that the total time to
collect and present information in a
Request is 8 hours, for a total of 80
hours per year.
Activity: Request
Time Required
Due Diligence
Summarizing Due Diligence and Preparing
Request
Preparing Supporting Documentation
Total Time per Request
Times 10 Requests per
Year
5 hours
2 hours
Total Time per Response
Times 3 Responses per
Year
2 hours
6 hours
Rebuttals: CITA estimates that 3
Rebuttals will be filed per year. The
average amount of time required to
prepare each Rebuttal is estimated at 1
hour, for a total annual burden for all
Rebuttals of 3 hours.
Activity: Rebuttal
Time Required
Preparing Rebuttal
Total Time per Response
Times 3 Responses per
Year
1 hour
1 hour
3 hours
Combined, these three information
collections represent an annual burden
of 89 hours. CITA hereby requests
public comment on its estimates for the
burden to the public to collect and
submit information in the course of a
commercial availability proceeding
under Section 203(o) of the US-PERU
TPA and the Interim Procedures
provided above. Copies of the above
estimate can be obtained by calling or
writing Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 4820266, Department of Commerce, Room
7845, 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20230 or via the
Internet at DHynek@doc.gov. Written
comments and recommendations for the
estimate of the burden to the public
should be sent to Wendy Liberante,
OMB Desk Officer, via the Internet at
WendylL.lLiberante@omb.eop.gov or
fax (202) 395-7285 by September 14,
2009.
Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, no person is required to respond
to, nor shall any person be subject to a
penalty for failure to comply with a
collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act unless that
collection displays a currently valid
OMB Control Number.
Janet E. Heinzen,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements.
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Responses: CITA estimates that 3
Requests will be filed per year under the
US-PERU TPA commercial availability
provision. Based on the following
activities required to submit a Request,
CITA estimates that the total time to
collect and present information in a
Response is 2 hours, for a total of 6
hours per year.
Time Required
Preparing Response
Preparing Supporting Documentation
1 hours and 30 minutes
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Request for Public Comment on Short
Supply Petition under the North
American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA)
August 11, 2009.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS
AGENCY: Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
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ACTION: Request for Public Comments
concerning a request for modification of
the NAFTA rules of origin for articles of
apparel and clothing accessories, not
knitted or crocheted made from certain
yarn-dyed poplin fabric.
SUMMARY: On August 5, 2009, the
Chairman of CITA received a request
from Sorini Samet & Associates LLC, on
behalf of Cintas Corporation (‘‘Cintas’’),
alleging that certain yarn-dyed poplin
fabric, as specified below, classified
under subheading 5513.31 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 North American
Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) rule of
origin for articles of apparel and
clothing accessories, not knitted or
crocheted, classified under HTSUS
Chapter 62, should be modified to allow
the use of certain non-North American
yarn-dyed poplin fabric, as specified
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
certain yarn-dyed poplin fabric, as
specified below, can be supplied by the
domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner.
Comments must be submitted by
September 14, 2009 to the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of
Textile Agreements, Room 3001, United
States Department of Commerce,
Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maria Dybczak, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202) 482-3651.
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. See
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Section 202(q) of the NAFTA
Implementation Act. 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. NAFTA Implementation
Act, SAA, H. Doc. 103-159, Vol. 1, at
491 (1993). 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. SAA
at 491. 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. See section 202(q)
of the NAFTA Implementation Act.
CITA is soliciting public comments
regarding this request, particularly with
respect to whether the certain yarn-dyed
poplin fabric, as specified below, can be
supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner. Comments must be received no
later than September 14, 2009.
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 the specified
yarn-dyed poplin fabric 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 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
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 3001 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.
Specifications: Certain Poplin Fabric
HTSUS: 5513.31
Fabric Type: Yarn-Dyed Plaid Poplin
Fiber Content: 64-67% polyester, 33 to 36% cotton
Yarn Size:
Warp: Ring spun 49/1 to 53/1 metric; 64 to 67%
polyester, 33 to 36% cotton
Filling: Ring spun 49/1 to 53/1 metric; 64 to 67%
polyester, 33 to 36% cotton
Thread Count: 34.5 to 38 ends x 21 to 23 picks
per centimeter
Weave Type: Plain
Fabric Weight: 127 to 140 grams per square meter
Fabric Width: 156 to 170 centimeters, cuttable
Coloration: Warp stripes, filling yarns dyed multiple
colors
Finishing Process: Moisture management (see
performance criteria), pre-cure permanent press,
10% mechanical stretch in filling direction
Performance Criteria: Moisture management test
method is AATCC Test Method 79-2007, and the
pass/fail standard is 10 seconds.
Janet E. Heinzen,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation
of Textile Agreements.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty
Order, Finding, or Suspended
Investigation; Opportunity to Request
Administrative Review
Correction
In notice document E9–18474,
beginning on page 38397, in the issue of
Monday, August 3, 2009, make the
following correction:
On page 38398, at the end of the
chart, in the section that reads
‘‘Countervailing Duty Proceedings,’’, the
table is corrected to read as follows:
Period
Countervailing Duty Proceedings
Republic of Korea:
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Plate C–580–818 ..................................................................................................
Dynamic Random Access Memory Semiconductors C–580–851 ...............................................................................
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils C–580–835 ..................................................................................................
The People’s Republic of China:
Laminated Woven Sacks C–570–917 ..........................................................................................................................
Sodium Nitrite C–570–926 ...........................................................................................................................................
Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube C–570–915 ................................................................................................
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Certain Pasta From Italy: Notice of
Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Changed Circumstances Review and
Revocation, in Part
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
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4/11/08—12/31/08
11/30/07—12/31/08
SUMMARY: On July 2, 2009, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) published a notice of
initiation and preliminary results of a
changed circumstances review and
intent to revoke, in part, the
antidumping duty order of certain pasta
from Italy.1 The Department gave
1 See Certain Pasta from Italy: Initiation and
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review, and Intent to Revoke Order
in Part, 74 FR 31696 (July 2, 2009) (‘‘Preliminary
Results’’).
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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)
August 11, 2009.
AGENCY: 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 articles of apparel and
clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted made from certain yarn-
dyed poplin fabric.
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SUMMARY: On August 5, 2009, the Chairman of CITA received a request
from Sorini Samet & Associates LLC, on behalf of Cintas Corporation
(``Cintas''), alleging that certain yarn-dyed poplin fabric, as
specified below, classified under subheading 5513.31 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 North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA) rule of origin for articles of apparel and clothing
accessories, not knitted or crocheted, classified under HTSUS Chapter
62, should be modified to allow the use of certain non-North American
yarn-dyed poplin fabric, as specified 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 certain yarn-dyed poplin fabric, as specified below,
can be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a
timely manner. Comments must be submitted by September 14, 2009 to the
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room
3001, United States Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Dybczak, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-3651.
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. See
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Section 202(q) of the NAFTA Implementation Act. 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. NAFTA Implementation Act, SAA, H. Doc. 103-159,
Vol. 1, at 491 (1993). 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. SAA at 491. 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. See section
202(q) of the NAFTA Implementation Act.
CITA is soliciting public comments regarding this request,
particularly with respect to whether the certain yarn-dyed poplin
fabric, as specified below, can be supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely manner. Comments must be received no
later than September 14, 2009. 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 the specified yarn-dyed poplin fabric 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 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 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 3001 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.
Specifications: Certain Poplin Fabric
HTSUS: 5513.31
Fabric Type: Yarn-Dyed Plaid Poplin
Fiber Content: 64-67% polyester, 33 to 36% cotton
Yarn Size:
Warp: Ring spun 49/1 to 53/1 metric; 64 to 67% polyester, 33 to 36%
cotton
Filling: Ring spun 49/1 to 53/1 metric; 64 to 67% polyester, 33 to 36%
cotton
Thread Count: 34.5 to 38 ends x 21 to 23 picks per centimeter
Weave Type: Plain
Fabric Weight: 127 to 140 grams per square meter
Fabric Width: 156 to 170 centimeters, cuttable
Coloration: Warp stripes, filling yarns dyed multiple colors
Finishing Process: Moisture management (see performance criteria), pre-
cure permanent press, 10% mechanical stretch in filling direction
Performance Criteria: Moisture management test method is AATCC Test
Method 79-2007, and the pass/fail standard is 10 seconds.
Janet E. Heinzen,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. E9-19556 Filed 8-13-09; 8:45 am]
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