Request for Public Comment on a Commercial Availability Request Under the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, 52418-52419 [2018-22610]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS
Request for Public Comment on a
Commercial Availability Request Under
the U.S.-Korea 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.-Korea Free Trade Agreement
(KORUS) rules of origin for certain
textile and apparel products.
AGENCY:
The Government of the
United States received a request from
the Government of Korea, submitted on
September 24, 2018, to initiate
consultations under the KORUS. The
Government of Korea is requesting that
the United States and Korea (‘‘the
Parties’’) consider revising the rules of
origin for certain yarns, woven fabrics,
and knit apparel to address availability
of supply of fibers and yarns in the
territories of the Parties. The President
of the United States may proclaim a
modification to the KORUS rules of
origin for textile and apparel products
after the United States reaches an
agreement with the Government of
Korea on a modification under the
KORUS 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 fibers, yarns, and knit
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fabrics can be supplied by the U.S.
domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by
November 16, 2018 to the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of
Textile Agreements, Room 30003,
United States Department of Commerce,
Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maria D’Andrea-Yothers, Office of
Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department
of Commerce, (202) 482–1550.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 202(o)(3)(C) of the
United States-Korea Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act (19
U.S.C. 3805 note) (KORUS
Implementation Act); Executive Order
11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended.
Background: Article 4.2.3 of the
KORUS 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
of fibers, yarns, or fabrics in the
territories of the Parties. In the
consultations, pursuant to Article 4.2.4
of the KORUS, 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
KORUS Implementation Act provides
the President with the authority to
proclaim as part of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States,
modifications to the KORUS rules of
origin set out in Annex 4–A of the
KORUS as are necessary to implement
an agreement with Korea under Article
4.2.5 of the KORUS, subject to the
consultation and layover requirements
of Section 104 of the KORUS
Implementation Act. See Section
202(o)(3)(C)(iii) of the KORUS
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 Korea, submitted on September 24,
2018, requesting that the United States
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consider whether the KORUS rule of
origin for certain yarns, woven fabrics,
and knit apparel should be modified to
Item No.
Input product
classification,
Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the U.S.
(HTSUS)
Input product description
Certain viscose rayon staple fibers
5504.10 or 5507.00 ......
2 .............
Certain textured and non-textured
cuprammonium rayon filament
yarns.
Certain cashmere yarn ....................
5403.39 ........................
CITA is soliciting public comments
regarding this request, particularly with
respect to whether the fibers and yarns
described above can be supplied by the
U.S. domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner.
Comments must be received no later
than November 16, 2018.
Interested persons are invited to
submit such comments or information
electronically to OTEXA_Korea_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 the
comments will be posted on OTEXA’s
website for Commercial Availability
proceedings under KORUS: https://
otexa.trade.gov/ca/ca_Korea.htm.
Terry Labat,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements.
5108 .............................
Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, not
put up for retail sale.
Woven fabrics of artificial filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of
HTSUS heading 5405.
Sweaters, pullovers, sweatshirts, waistcoats
(vests) and similar articles, knitted or crocheted.
Other made-up clothing accessories, knitted or
crocheted.
Knitted or crocheted parts of garments or of
clothing accessories.
Thursday, October 11, 2018, page
51450.
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018.
Meeting
postponed.
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CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Rockelle Hammond, Office of the
Secretariat, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 504–6833.
Dated: October 15, 2018.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary.
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The Corporation for National
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submitted a public information
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Employers of National Service
Enrollment Form and Annual Survey for
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this request, and their specific end-uses,
are described below.
End-use product description
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3 .............
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allow the use of certain fibers and yarns
that are not originating under the
KORUS. The fibers and yarns subject to
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End-use
product
classification
(HTSUS)
5206
5408
6110
6117
6117
Written comments must be
submitted to the individual and office
listed in the ADDRESSES section by
December 17, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by the title of the information
collection activity, by any of the
following methods:
(1) By mail sent to: Corporation for
National and Community Service, Office
of the CPO; Attention: Sharron A.
Walker-Tendai, 250 E Street SW,
Washington, DC, 20525.
(2) By hand delivery or by courier to
the CNCS mailroom at the mail address
given in paragraph (1) above, between
9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
Monday through Friday, except federal
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(3) Electronically through
www.regulations.gov.
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public through regulations.gov. For this
reason, please do not include in your
comments information of a confidential
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captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public
docket and made available on the
internet. Please note that responses to
this public comment request containing
any routine notice about the
confidentiality of the communication
will be treated as public comment that
may be made available to the public
notwithstanding the inclusion of the
routine notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharron A. Walker-Tendai, 202–606–
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Request for Public Comment on a Commercial Availability Request
Under the U.S.-Korea 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.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) rules of
origin for certain textile and apparel products.
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SUMMARY: The Government of the United States received a request from
the Government of Korea, submitted on September 24, 2018, to initiate
consultations under the KORUS. The Government of Korea is requesting
that the United States and Korea (``the Parties'') consider revising
the rules of origin for certain yarns, woven fabrics, and knit apparel
to address availability of supply of fibers and yarns in the
territories of the Parties. The President of the United States may
proclaim a modification to the KORUS rules of origin for textile and
apparel products after the United States reaches an agreement with the
Government of Korea on a modification under the KORUS 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 fibers,
yarns, and knit fabrics can be supplied by the U.S. domestic industry
in commercial quantities in a timely manner.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by November 16, 2018 to the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room 30003,
United States Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria D'Andrea-Yothers, Office of
Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-1550.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 202(o)(3)(C) of the United States-Korea Free
Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805 note) (KORUS
Implementation Act); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as
amended.
Background: Article 4.2.3 of the KORUS 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 of
fibers, yarns, or fabrics in the territories of the Parties. In the
consultations, pursuant to Article 4.2.4 of the KORUS, 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 KORUS Implementation Act provides the President with
the authority to proclaim as part of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States, modifications to the KORUS rules of origin set out
in Annex 4-A of the KORUS as are necessary to implement an agreement
with Korea under Article 4.2.5 of the KORUS, subject to the
consultation and layover requirements of Section 104 of the KORUS
Implementation Act. See Section 202(o)(3)(C)(iii) of the KORUS
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 Korea, submitted on September
24, 2018, requesting that the United States
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consider whether the KORUS rule of origin for certain yarns, woven
fabrics, and knit apparel should be modified to allow the use of
certain fibers and yarns that are not originating under the KORUS. The
fibers and yarns subject to this request, and their specific end-uses,
are described below.
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Input product
classification, End-use product
Item No. Input product Harmonized Tariff End-use product classification
description Schedule of the description (HTSUS)
U.S. (HTSUS)
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1.............................. Certain viscose 5504.10 or Cotton yarn (other 5206
rayon staple 5507.00. than sewing thread),
fibers. containing less than
85% by weight of
cotton, not put up
for retail sale.
2.............................. Certain textured 5403.39.......... Woven fabrics of 5408
and non-textured artificial filament
cuprammonium yarn, including woven
rayon filament fabrics obtained from
yarns. materials of HTSUS
heading 5405.
3.............................. Certain cashmere 5108............. Sweaters, pullovers, 6110
yarn. sweatshirts,
waistcoats (vests)
and similar articles,
knitted or crocheted.
Other made-up clothing 6117
accessories, knitted
or crocheted.
Knitted or crocheted 6117
parts of garments or
of clothing
accessories.
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CITA is soliciting public comments regarding this request,
particularly with respect to whether the fibers and yarns described
above can be supplied by the U.S. domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner. Comments must be received no later than
November 16, 2018.
Interested persons are invited to submit such comments or
information electronically to [email protected], 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 the comments will be posted on
OTEXA's website for Commercial Availability proceedings under KORUS:
https://otexa.trade.gov/ca/ca_Korea.htm.
Terry Labat,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
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