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COMMITTEE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS
Request for Public Comment on a
Commercial Availability Request Under
the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement
Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA).
ACTION: Request for public comments
concerning a request for modification of
the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement
(USBFTA) rules of origin for certain knit
and woven apparel made from certain
knit and woven fabrics.
AGENCY:
The Government of the
United States received a request from
the Government of Bahrain, submitted
on March 23, 2017, to initiate
consultations under Article 3.2.3 of the
USBFTA. The Government of Bahrain is
requesting that the United States and
Bahrain (‘‘the Parties’’) consider revising
the rules of origin for certain knit and
woven apparel to address availability of
supply of certain knit and woven fabrics
in the territories of the Parties. The
President of the United States may
proclaim a modification to the USBFTA
rules of origin for textile and apparel
products after the United States reaches
an agreement with the Government of
Bahrain on a modification under Article
3.2.5 of the USBFTA to address issues
of availability of supply of fibers, yarns,
or fabrics in the territories of the Parties.
CITA hereby solicits public comments
on this request, in particular with regard
to whether certain knit and woven
fabrics can be supplied by the U.S.
domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by
July 21, 2017 to the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of
Textile Agreements, Room 30003,
United States Department of Commerce,
Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Homer Boyer, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202) 482–5156.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Authority: Section 202(j)(2)(B) of the
United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)
(USBFTA Implementation Act); Executive
Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended.
Background: Article 3.2.3 of the
USBFTA provides that, on the request of
either Party, the Parties shall consult to
consider whether the rules of origin
applicable to a particular textile or
apparel good should be revised to
address issues of availability of supply
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of fibers, yarns, or fabrics in the
territories of the Parties. In the
consultations, pursuant to Article 3.2.4
of the USBFTA, each Party shall
consider all data presented by the other
Party that demonstrate substantial
production in its territory of a particular
fiber, yarn, or fabric. The Parties shall
consider that there is substantial
production if a Party demonstrates that
its domestic producers are capable of
supplying commercial quantities of the
fiber, yarn, or fabric in a timely manner.
The USBFTA Implementation Act
provides the President with the
authority to proclaim as part of the
HTSUS, modifications to the USBFTA
rules of origin set out in Annex 3–A of
the USBFTA as are necessary to
implement an agreement with Bahrain
under Article 3.2.5 of the USBFTA,
subject to the consultation and layover
requirements of Section 104 of the
USBFTA Implementation Act. See
Section 202(j)(2)(B)(i) of the USBFTA
Implementation Act. Executive Order
11651 established CITA to supervise the
implementation of textile trade
agreements and authorizes the
Chairman of CITA to take actions or
recommend that appropriate officials or
agencies of the United States take
actions necessary to implement textile
trade agreements. 37 FR 4699 (March 4,
1972), reprinted as amended in 7 U.S.C.
Sec. 1854 note. The Government of the
United States received a request from
the Government of Bahrain, submitted
on March 23, 2017, requesting that the
United States consider whether the
USBFTA rule of origin for certain knit
and woven apparel should be modified
to allow the use of certain knit and
woven fabrics that are not originating
under the USBFTA. The fabrics subject
to this request, according to the fabric
number in the request and organized by
specific apparel end-use, are:
Knit apparel classified in chapter 61
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS):
Fabric 26: Knit pile, looped fabric,
90% polyester and 10% elastomeric
suede, yarn count: Brushed
P105xP50D+SP40D, weight 300 grams
per meter squared (g/m2), width
CW57’’, classified in subheading
6001.22 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 27: Knit fabric of polyester (85–
97%) and elastomeric (5–15%),
classified in subheading 6004.10 of the
HTSUS;
Fabric 28: Knit fabric of polyester (45–
60%), cotton (35–50%) and elastomeric
(5–12%), classified in subheading
6004.10 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 29: Knit fabric of rayon (59–
75%), nylon (20–37%), and elastomeric
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(0–10%), classified in subheading
6006.42 of the HTSUS; and
Fabric 35: Knit fabric of polyester (68–
78%), rayon (19–29%), and elastomeric
(0–8%), classified in subheading
6006.32 of the HTSUS.
Woven apparel classified in chapter
62 of the HTSUS:
Fabric 15: Bleached or dyed satin
weave or twill weave fabric of at least
60% lyocell and up to 40% nylon,
polyester, or elastomeric, that does not
meet the National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) 2112 or ASTM 1506
protective standards, classified in
heading 5516 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 16: Woven seersucker fabric of
cotton, classified in subheadings
5208.42, 5208.52 or 5209.41 of the
HTSUS;
Fabric 17: Woven fabric of rayon (60–
75%), nylon (30–35%), and elastomeric
(1–5%), bleached, dyed, printed or of
yarns of different colors, weighing 200–
350 g/m2, classified in subheadings
5516.91, 5516.92, 5516.93 or 5516.94 of
the HTSUS;
Fabric 18: Woven fabric of rayon (50–
84%), polyester (6–49%), and
elastomeric (1–10%), weighing less than
225 g/m2, classified in headings 5408 or
5516 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 19: Woven fabric of polyester
(50–65%), rayon (34–49%), and
elastomeric (1–10%), weighing less than
225 g/m2, classified in headings 5407,
5512, or 5515 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 20: Woven fabric of polyester
(51–65%) and rayon (35–49%),
weighing less than 225 g/m2, classified
in headings 5407, 5512, or 5515 of the
HTSUS;
Fabric 21: 100% rayon woven fabric,
classified in headings 5408 or 5516 of
the HTSUS; and
Fabric 22: Woven jacquard fabric of
rayon staple fiber, weighing 375 g/m2 or
less, classified in subheadings 5516.13
or 5516.23 of the HTSUS.
Men’s or boys’ suits, ensembles, suittype jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and
brace overalls, breeches and shorts
(other than swimwear), classified in
heading 6203 of the HTSUS; and
women’s or girls’ suits, ensembles, suittype jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts,
divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace
overalls, breeches and shorts (other than
swimwear), classified in heading 6204 of
the HTSUS:
Fabric 1: Two-way stretch woven
fabric of polyester (57–76%), rayon (18–
37%), and elastomeric (1–11%),
classified in subheading 5515.19 of the
HTSUS;
Fabric 2: Dyed rayon blend
herringbone twill fabric of rayon (65–
75%) and polyester (25–35%), weighing
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more than 200 g/m 2,, classified in
subheading 5516.92 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 3: Two-way stretch woven
fabric of polyester (50–85%), viscose
rayon (13–47%), and elastomeric (1–
10%), classified in subheading 5515.11
of the HTSUS;
Fabric 4: One-way stretch woven
fabric of polyester (50–85%), viscose
rayon (13–47%), and elastomeric (1–
10%), classified in subheading 5515.11
of the HTSUS;
Fabric 5: Woven fabric of polyester
(60–90%), rayon (10–40%), and
elastomeric (0–6%), classified in
subheadings 5407.52, 5407.53, 5407.61,
5407.69, 5407.72, 5407.73, 5407.92,
5407.93, 5512.19, 5512.99, 5515.12, and
5515.19 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 6: Woven indigo dyed fabric of
cotton (95–100%) and elastomeric (0–
5%), classified in subheadings
5208.39.6090 and 5208.39.8090 of the
HTSUS;
Fabric 7: Cotton corduroy woven
fabric, classified in subheading 5801.22
of the HTSUS;
Fabric 8: Polyester corduroy woven
fabric, classified in subheading 5801.32
of the HTSUS;
Fabric 9: Dyed sateen woven fabric of
cotton (93%-100%) and elastomeric (0–
7%), classified in subheading
5209.39.0020 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 10: Dobby weave fabric of
cotton (93–99%) and elastomeric (1–
7%), classified in subheading
5209.39.0080 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 11: Dobby weave fabric of
100% cotton, classified in subheading
5209.39 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 12: Woven fabric of spun
modal rayon (50–95%), filament
polyester (5–48%), and elastomeric (0–
5%), classified in subheadings 5516.12,
5516.13, 5516.22 and5516.23 of the
HTSUS;
Fabric 13: Yarn-dyed woven fabric of
lyocell staple fiber (55–85%) and cotton
(15–45%), classified in subheadings
5516.13 and 5516.43 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 14: Woven fabric of rayon (67–
80%), nylon (15–35%), and elastomeric
(2–6%), classified in subheadings
5516.22, 5516.23 and 5516.24 of the
HTSUS;
Fabric 23: Two-way stretch woven
twill fabric of cotton (85–98%) and
elastomeric (2–15%), classified in
subheading 5209.32 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 24: Two-way stretch woven
twill fabric of cotton (63–73%),
polyester (20–30%), and elastomeric (2–
12%), classified in subheading 5211.43
of the HTSUS;
Fabric 25: Woven twill fabric of
cotton (77–87%), polyester (12–22%),
and elastomeric (0–6%), classified in
subheading 5211.43 of the HTSUS;
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Fabric 30: Woven twill fabric of
viscose rayon (51–61%), cotton (34–
44%), and elastomeric (0–10%),
classified in subheading 5516.42.0060 of
the HTSUS;
Fabric 31: Two-way stretch woven
twill fabric of cotton (47–57%), rayon
(36–46%), and elastomeric (2–12%),
classified in subheading 5211.32 of the
HTSUS;
Fabric 32: Woven fabric of cotton (92–
100%) and elastomeric (0–8%),
classified in subheading 5209.31 of the
HTSUS;
Fabric 33: Woven sateen fabric of
100% polyester, classified in
subheading 5407.69 of the HTSUS; and
Fabric 34: Woven twill fabric of
polyester (40–50%), viscose rayon (38–
48%), linen (3–13%), and elastomeric
(0–9%), classified in subheading
5515.11 of the HTSUS.
CITA is soliciting public comments
regarding this request, particularly with
respect to whether the fabrics described
above can be supplied by the U.S.
domestic industry in
commercialquantities in a timely
manner. Comments must be received no
later than July 21, 2017.
Interested persons are invited to
submit such comments or information
electronically to OTEXA_Bahrain_
FTA@trade.gov, and/or in hard copy to:
Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements,
Room 30003, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
If comments include business
confidential information, commenters
must submit a business confidential
version in hard copy to the Chairman of
CITA, and also provide a public
version,either in hard copy or
electronically. CITA will protect any
information that is marked business
confidential from disclosure to the full
extent permitted by law. All public
versions of thecomments will be posted
on OTEXA’s Web site for Commercial
Availability proceedings under the
Bahrain FTA: https://otexa.trade.gov/
Bahrain_CA.htm.
Terry Labat,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Request for Public Comment on a Commercial Availability Request
Under the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Request for public comments concerning a request for
modification of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (USBFTA) rules of
origin for certain knit and woven apparel made from certain knit and
woven fabrics.
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SUMMARY: The Government of the United States received a request from
the Government of Bahrain, submitted on March 23, 2017, to initiate
consultations under Article 3.2.3 of the USBFTA. The Government of
Bahrain is requesting that the United States and Bahrain (``the
Parties'') consider revising the rules of origin for certain knit and
woven apparel to address availability of supply of certain knit and
woven fabrics in the territories of the Parties. The President of the
United States may proclaim a modification to the USBFTA rules of origin
for textile and apparel products after the United States reaches an
agreement with the Government of Bahrain on a modification under
Article 3.2.5 of the USBFTA to address issues of availability of supply
of fibers, yarns, or fabrics in the territories of the Parties. CITA
hereby solicits public comments on this request, in particular with
regard to whether certain knit and woven fabrics can be supplied by the
U.S. domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by July 21, 2017 to the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room 30003,
United States Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Homer Boyer, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-5156.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 202(j)(2)(B) of the United States-Bahrain
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)
(USBFTA Implementation Act); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972,
as amended.
Background: Article 3.2.3 of the USBFTA provides that, on the
request of either Party, the Parties shall consult to consider whether
the rules of origin applicable to a particular textile or apparel good
should be revised to address issues of availability of supply
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of fibers, yarns, or fabrics in the territories of the Parties. In the
consultations, pursuant to Article 3.2.4 of the USBFTA, each Party
shall consider all data presented by the other Party that demonstrate
substantial production in its territory of a particular fiber, yarn, or
fabric. The Parties shall consider that there is substantial production
if a Party demonstrates that its domestic producers are capable of
supplying commercial quantities of the fiber, yarn, or fabric in a
timely manner. The USBFTA Implementation Act provides the President
with the authority to proclaim as part of the HTSUS, modifications to
the USBFTA rules of origin set out in Annex 3-A of the USBFTA as are
necessary to implement an agreement with Bahrain under Article 3.2.5 of
the USBFTA, subject to the consultation and layover requirements of
Section 104 of the USBFTA Implementation Act. See Section
202(j)(2)(B)(i) of the USBFTA Implementation Act. Executive Order 11651
established CITA to supervise the implementation of textile trade
agreements and authorizes the Chairman of CITA to take actions or
recommend that appropriate officials or agencies of the United States
take actions necessary to implement textile trade agreements. 37 FR
4699 (March 4, 1972), reprinted as amended in 7 U.S.C. Sec. 1854 note.
The Government of the United States received a request from the
Government of Bahrain, submitted on March 23, 2017, requesting that the
United States consider whether the USBFTA rule of origin for certain
knit and woven apparel should be modified to allow the use of certain
knit and woven fabrics that are not originating under the USBFTA. The
fabrics subject to this request, according to the fabric number in the
request and organized by specific apparel end-use, are:
Knit apparel classified in chapter 61 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS):
Fabric 26: Knit pile, looped fabric, 90% polyester and 10%
elastomeric suede, yarn count: Brushed P105xP50D+SP40D, weight 300
grams per meter squared (g/m2), width CW57'', classified in subheading
6001.22 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 27: Knit fabric of polyester (85-97%) and elastomeric (5-
15%), classified in subheading 6004.10 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 28: Knit fabric of polyester (45-60%), cotton (35-50%) and
elastomeric (5-12%), classified in subheading 6004.10 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 29: Knit fabric of rayon (59-75%), nylon (20-37%), and
elastomeric (0-10%), classified in subheading 6006.42 of the HTSUS; and
Fabric 35: Knit fabric of polyester (68-78%), rayon (19-29%), and
elastomeric (0-8%), classified in subheading 6006.32 of the HTSUS.
Woven apparel classified in chapter 62 of the HTSUS:
Fabric 15: Bleached or dyed satin weave or twill weave fabric of at
least 60% lyocell and up to 40% nylon, polyester, or elastomeric, that
does not meet the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 2112 or
ASTM 1506 protective standards, classified in heading 5516 of the
HTSUS;
Fabric 16: Woven seersucker fabric of cotton, classified in
subheadings 5208.42, 5208.52 or 5209.41 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 17: Woven fabric of rayon (60-75%), nylon (30-35%), and
elastomeric (1-5%), bleached, dyed, printed or of yarns of different
colors, weighing 200-350 g/m\2,\ classified in subheadings 5516.91,
5516.92, 5516.93 or 5516.94 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 18: Woven fabric of rayon (50-84%), polyester (6-49%), and
elastomeric (1-10%), weighing less than 225 g/m2, classified in
headings 5408 or 5516 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 19: Woven fabric of polyester (50-65%), rayon (34-49%), and
elastomeric (1-10%), weighing less than 225 g/m2, classified in
headings 5407, 5512, or 5515 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 20: Woven fabric of polyester (51-65%) and rayon (35-49%),
weighing less than 225 g/m2, classified in headings 5407, 5512, or 5515
of the HTSUS;
Fabric 21: 100% rayon woven fabric, classified in headings 5408 or
5516 of the HTSUS; and
Fabric 22: Woven jacquard fabric of rayon staple fiber, weighing
375 g/m2 or less, classified in subheadings 5516.13 or 5516.23 of the
HTSUS.
Men's or boys' suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers,
trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than
swimwear), classified in heading 6203 of the HTSUS; and women's or
girls' suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts,
divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts
(other than swimwear), classified in heading 6204 of the HTSUS:
Fabric 1: Two-way stretch woven fabric of polyester (57-76%), rayon
(18-37%), and elastomeric (1-11%), classified in subheading 5515.19 of
the HTSUS;
Fabric 2: Dyed rayon blend herringbone twill fabric of rayon (65-
75%) and polyester (25-35%), weighing more than 200 g/m
\2\,, classified in subheading 5516.92 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 3: Two-way stretch woven fabric of polyester (50-85%),
viscose rayon (13-47%), and elastomeric (1-10%), classified in
subheading 5515.11 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 4: One-way stretch woven fabric of polyester (50-85%),
viscose rayon (13-47%), and elastomeric (1-10%), classified in
subheading 5515.11 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 5: Woven fabric of polyester (60-90%), rayon (10-40%), and
elastomeric (0-6%), classified in subheadings 5407.52, 5407.53,
5407.61, 5407.69, 5407.72, 5407.73, 5407.92, 5407.93, 5512.19, 5512.99,
5515.12, and 5515.19 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 6: Woven indigo dyed fabric of cotton (95-100%) and
elastomeric (0-5%), classified in subheadings 5208.39.6090 and
5208.39.8090 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 7: Cotton corduroy woven fabric, classified in subheading
5801.22 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 8: Polyester corduroy woven fabric, classified in subheading
5801.32 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 9: Dyed sateen woven fabric of cotton (93%-100%) and
elastomeric (0-7%), classified in subheading 5209.39.0020 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 10: Dobby weave fabric of cotton (93-99%) and elastomeric
(1-7%), classified in subheading 5209.39.0080 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 11: Dobby weave fabric of 100% cotton, classified in
subheading 5209.39 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 12: Woven fabric of spun modal rayon (50-95%), filament
polyester (5-48%), and elastomeric (0-5%), classified in subheadings
5516.12, 5516.13, 5516.22 and5516.23 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 13: Yarn-dyed woven fabric of lyocell staple fiber (55-85%)
and cotton (15-45%), classified in subheadings 5516.13 and 5516.43 of
the HTSUS;
Fabric 14: Woven fabric of rayon (67-80%), nylon (15-35%), and
elastomeric (2-6%), classified in subheadings 5516.22, 5516.23 and
5516.24 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 23: Two-way stretch woven twill fabric of cotton (85-98%)
and elastomeric (2-15%), classified in subheading 5209.32 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 24: Two-way stretch woven twill fabric of cotton (63-73%),
polyester (20-30%), and elastomeric (2-12%), classified in subheading
5211.43 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 25: Woven twill fabric of cotton (77-87%), polyester (12-
22%), and elastomeric (0-6%), classified in subheading 5211.43 of the
HTSUS;
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Fabric 30: Woven twill fabric of viscose rayon (51-61%), cotton
(34-44%), and elastomeric (0-10%), classified in subheading
5516.42.0060 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 31: Two-way stretch woven twill fabric of cotton (47-57%),
rayon (36-46%), and elastomeric (2-12%), classified in subheading
5211.32 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 32: Woven fabric of cotton (92-100%) and elastomeric (0-8%),
classified in subheading 5209.31 of the HTSUS;
Fabric 33: Woven sateen fabric of 100% polyester, classified in
subheading 5407.69 of the HTSUS; and
Fabric 34: Woven twill fabric of polyester (40-50%), viscose rayon
(38-48%), linen (3-13%), and elastomeric (0-9%), classified in
subheading 5515.11 of the HTSUS.
CITA is soliciting public comments regarding this request,
particularly with respect to whether the fabrics described above can be
supplied by the U.S. domestic industry in commercialquantities in a
timely manner. Comments must be received no later than July 21, 2017.
Interested persons are invited to submit such comments or
information electronically to OTEXA_Bahrain_FTA@trade.gov, and/or in
hard copy to: Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements, Room 30003, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
If comments include business confidential information, commenters
must submit a business confidential version in hard copy to the
Chairman of CITA, and also provide a public version,either in hard copy
or electronically. CITA will protect any information that is marked
business confidential from disclosure to the full extent permitted by
law. All public versions of thecomments will be posted on OTEXA's Web
site for Commercial Availability proceedings under the Bahrain FTA:
https://otexa.trade.gov/Bahrain_CA.htm.
Terry Labat,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 2017-10360 Filed 5-19-17; 8:45 am]
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