Limitations of Duty-and Quota-Free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled in Beneficiary ATPDEA Countries from Regional Country Fabric, 48056 [E9-22675]

Download as PDF 48056 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 181 / Monday, September 21, 2009 / Notices to fulfill the requirements of the final product.’’ Section 203(o)(4)(C) of the CAFTA– DR Implementation Act provides that after receiving a Request, CITA will make a determination as to whether the subject product is available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the CAFTA–DR countries. In the instant case, the information on the record indicates that the fabric offered by HyT does not meet the specifications outlined in Intradeco’s Request, differing in fiber content, appearance, shrinkage tolerance, and yarn construction. Further, HyT has not established why its proposed fabric, with its different specifications, is substitutable for the subject product. CITA therefore finds that HyT has not demonstrated its ability to supply the specified fabric or one substitutable. Therefore, in accordance with section 203(o) of the CAFTA–DR Implementation Act and CITA’s procedures, as no interested entity has substantiated its ability to supply the subject product in commercial quantities in a timely manner, CITA has determined to add the specified fabric to the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA– DR Agreement. The subject product has been added to the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA– DR Agreement in unrestricted quantities. A revised list has been posted on the dedicated Website for CAFTA–DR Commercial Availability proceedings. mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES Specifications: Certain Cotton/Polyester Three Thread Circular Knit Fleece Fabric (Fabric #1) HTSUS: 6001.21 Fiber Content: 77–83% cotton/17–23% polyester Yarn Size: 1.Face Yarn: 100% combed cotton ring spun, 49/1 to 54/1 metric (29/1 to 32/1 English) in each of the following configurations: a. 100% bleached or dyed cotton b. 95% undyed cotton/5% dyed cotton c. 90% undyed cotton/10% dyed cotton d. 80% undyed cotton/20% dyed cotton e. 70% undyed cotton/30% dyed cotton f. 60% undyed cotton/40 dyed cotton g. 50% undyed cotton/50% dyed cotton h. 40% undyed cotton/60% dyed cotton i. 30% undyed cotton/70% dyed cotton j. 25% undyed cotton/75% dyed cotton k. 20% undyed cotton/80% dyed cotton The percentages above may vary by up to 2 percentage points. 2. Tie Yarn: 176 to 184/48 filament metric filament polyester (49 to 51/48 filament denier) 3. Fleece Yarn: 67-73% carded cotton, 26/1 to 30/1 metric ring spun/27–33% 3600–4500 metric polyester staple (15.5/1 to 18/1 ring spun/2.0 to 2.5 denier polyester staple) Machine Gauge: 21 Weight: 232–271 grams per square meter (6.85 to 8.0 ounces per square yard) Width: Not less than 152 centimeters cuttable (60 inches) Finish: Napped on technical back; bleached and/or dyed; and of yarns of different colors VerDate Nov<24>2008 18:40 Sep 18, 2009 Jkt 217001 Performance Criteria: Not more than 5% vertical and horizontal shrinkage; not more than 4% vertical torque Kimberly Glas, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. [FR Doc. E9–22669 Filed 9–18–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Limitations of Duty-and Quota-Free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled in Beneficiary ATPDEA Countries from Regional Country Fabric September 15, 2009. AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA). ACTION: Publishing the New 12-Month Cap on Duty and Quota Free Benefits. DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2009. 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 3103 of the Trade Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-210; Title VII of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA 2006), P.L. 109-432; H.R. 1830, 110th Cong. (2007) (H.R. 1830); Presidential Proclamation 7616 of October 31, 2002 (67 FR 67283, November 5, 2002). Section 3103 of the Trade Act of 2002 amended the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) to provide for duty and quota-free treatment for certain textile and apparel articles imported from designated Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) beneficiary countries. Section 204(b)(3)(B)(iii) of the ATPA, as amended, provides duty- and quota-free treatment for certain apparel articles assembled in ATPDEA beneficiary countries from regional fabric and components. More specifically, this provision applies to apparel articles sewn or otherwise assembled in one or more ATPDEA beneficiary countries from fabrics or from fabric components formed or from components knit-toshape, in one or more ATPDEA beneficiary countries, from yarns wholly formed in the United States or one or more ATPDEA beneficiary countries (including fabrics not formed from yarns, if such fabrics are classifiable under heading 5602 and 5603 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) and are formed in one or more ATPDEA PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 beneficiary countries). Such apparel articles may also contain certain other eligible fabrics, fabric components, or components knit-to-shape. The TRHCA of 2006 extended the expiration of the ATPA to June 30, 2007. See section 7002(a) of the TRHCA 2006. H.R. 1830 further extended the expiration of the ATPA to February 29, 2008. H.R. 5264 further extended the expiration of the ATPA to December 31, 2008. H.R. 7222, 110th Cong. (2008), further extended the expiration of the ATPA to December 31, 2009. See Pub. L. No. 110-436. For the period beginning on October 1, 2009 and extending through December 31, 2009, preferential tariff treatment is limited under the regional fabric provision to imports of qualifying apparel articles in an amount not to exceed 5 percent of the aggregate square meter equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States in the preceding 12-month period for which data are available. For the purpose of this notice, the 12-month period for which data are available is the 12-month period that ended July 31, 2009. In Presidential Proclamation 7616 (published in the Federal Register on November 5, 2002, 67 FR 67283), the President directed CITA to publish in the Federal Register the aggregate quantity of imports allowed during each period. For the period beginning on October 1, 2009 and extending through December 31, 2009, the aggregate quantity of imports eligible for preferential treatment under the regional fabric provision is 1,163,423,598 square meters equivalent. Apparel articles entered in excess of this quantity will be subject to otherwise applicable tariffs. This quantity is calculated using the aggregate square meter equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States, derived from the set of Harmonized System lines listed in the Annex to the World Trade Organization Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), and the conversion factors for units of measure into square meter equivalents used by the United States in implementing the ATC. Kimberly Glas, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. [FR Doc. E9–22675 Filed 9–18–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS E:\FR\FM\21SEN1.SGM 21SEN1

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[Notices]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Limitations of Duty-and Quota-Free Imports of Apparel Articles 
Assembled in Beneficiary ATPDEA Countries from Regional Country Fabric

September 15, 2009.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Publishing the New 12-Month Cap on Duty and Quota Free 
Benefits.

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DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2009.

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 3103 of the Trade Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-
210; Title VII of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA 
2006), P.L. 109-432; H.R. 1830, 110th Cong. (2007) (H.R. 1830); 
Presidential Proclamation 7616 of October 31, 2002 (67 FR 67283, 
November 5, 2002).
    Section 3103 of the Trade Act of 2002 amended the Andean Trade 
Preference Act (ATPA) to provide for duty and quota-free treatment for 
certain textile and apparel articles imported from designated Andean 
Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) beneficiary 
countries. Section 204(b)(3)(B)(iii) of the ATPA, as amended, provides 
duty- and quota-free treatment for certain apparel articles assembled 
in ATPDEA beneficiary countries from regional fabric and components. 
More specifically, this provision applies to apparel articles sewn or 
otherwise assembled in one or more ATPDEA beneficiary countries from 
fabrics or from fabric components formed or from components knit-to-
shape, in one or more ATPDEA beneficiary countries, from yarns wholly 
formed in the United States or one or more ATPDEA beneficiary countries 
(including fabrics not formed from yarns, if such fabrics are 
classifiable under heading 5602 and 5603 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule (HTS) and are formed in one or more ATPDEA beneficiary 
countries). Such apparel articles may also contain certain other 
eligible fabrics, fabric components, or components knit-to-shape.
    The TRHCA of 2006 extended the expiration of the ATPA to June 30, 
2007. See section 7002(a) of the TRHCA 2006. H.R. 1830 further extended 
the expiration of the ATPA to February 29, 2008. H.R. 5264 further 
extended the expiration of the ATPA to December 31, 2008. H.R. 7222, 
110th Cong. (2008), further extended the expiration of the ATPA to 
December 31, 2009. See Pub. L. No. 110-436.
    For the period beginning on October 1, 2009 and extending through 
December 31, 2009, preferential tariff treatment is limited under the 
regional fabric provision to imports of qualifying apparel articles in 
an amount not to exceed 5 percent of the aggregate square meter 
equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States in 
the preceding 12-month period for which data are available. For the 
purpose of this notice, the 12-month period for which data are 
available is the 12-month period that ended July 31, 2009. In 
Presidential Proclamation 7616 (published in the Federal Register on 
November 5, 2002, 67 FR 67283), the President directed CITA to publish 
in the Federal Register the aggregate quantity of imports allowed 
during each period.
    For the period beginning on October 1, 2009 and extending through 
December 31, 2009, the aggregate quantity of imports eligible for 
preferential treatment under the regional fabric provision is 
1,163,423,598 square meters equivalent. Apparel articles entered in 
excess of this quantity will be subject to otherwise applicable 
tariffs.
    This quantity is calculated using the aggregate square meter 
equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States, 
derived from the set of Harmonized System lines listed in the Annex to 
the World Trade Organization Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), 
and the conversion factors for units of measure into square meter 
equivalents used by the United States in implementing the ATC.

Kimberly Glas,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. E9-22675 Filed 9-18-09; 8:45 am]
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