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COMMITTEE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS
Request for Public Comment on a
Commercial Availability Request Under
the United States-Korea Free Trade
Agreement
Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA).
ACTION: Request for public comments
concerning a request for modification of
the United States-Korea Free Trade
Agreement (KORUS) rules of origin for
certain textile products.
AGENCY:
The Government of the
United States (‘‘United States’’) received
a request from the Government of the
Republic of Korea (‘‘Korea’’), submitted
on November 9, 2021, to initiate
consultations under Article 4.2.3 of the
KORUS. Korea is requesting that the
United States and Korea (‘‘the Parties’’)
consider revising the rules of origin for
certain woven fabrics to address
availability of supply of 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 Korea on a
modification under Article 4.2.5 of 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 textured and nontextured triacetate filament yarns can be
supplied by the U.S. domestic industry
in commercial quantities in a timely
manner.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by
January 5, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically to the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of
Textile Agreements at OTEXA_Korea_
FTA@trade.gov. Please see the
instructions below for other means of
submissions, and submission of
SUMMARY:
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comments containing business
confidential information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Linda Martinich, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202) 510–3955.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 202(o)(2)(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 onsider 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)(2)(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 3, 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 November 9,
2021, requesting that the United States
consider whether the KORUS rule of
origin for certain woven fabrics should
be modified to allow the use of certain
yarns that are not originating under the
KORUS. The yarns subject to this
request, and their specific end-uses, are
described below.
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Certain textured and non-textured
triacetate filament.
5403.33
CITA is soliciting public comments
regarding this request, particularly with
respect to whether the 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 January 5, 2022. Interested persons
are invited to submit such comments or
information electronically to the
Chairman of the Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
at OTEXA_Korea_FTA@trade.gov.
However, if interested persons are
unable to submit comments or
information electronically, please
contact Linda Martinich at
Linda.Martinich@trade.gov or (202)
510–3955 for instructions on other
means of submission. For those seeking
to submit confidential business
information (CBI) for Government use
only, please clearly mark such
submissions as CBI and submit an
accompanying redacted version to be
made public. Due to the ongoing
COVID–19 pandemic and the current
telework directive issued by the U.S.
Department of Commerce, CITA has
issued a temporary waiver to allow for
electronic submissions, including
submissions that contain business
confidential information through a
secure online system. This waiver will
be in effect until such time as the
Chairman of CITA determines that
normal CITA/Department of Commerce,
Office of Textiles and Apparel
operations have resumed to allow for
receipt of hard copy submissions.
Access to the secure electronic system
will be by invitation only. Interested
entities planning to file a commercial
availability request should contact
Linda Martinich at Linda.Martinich@
trade.gov for instructions before
submitting any documents (either
public or confidential versions) to CITA.
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 the Office
of Textiles and Apparel website for
Commercial Availability proceedings
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Woven fabric of artificial filament yarn, including woven fabric obtained
from material of heading 5405.
under KORUS: https://www.trade.gov/
fta-commercial-availability-korea
Paul E. Morris,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements.
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Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., App.),
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Attorney, has determined in writing that
this meeting be closed to the public
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Request for Public Comment on a Commercial Availability Request
Under the United States-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 United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS)
rules of origin for certain textile products.
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SUMMARY: The Government of the United States (``United States'')
received a request from the Government of the Republic of Korea
(``Korea''), submitted on November 9, 2021, to initiate consultations
under Article 4.2.3 of the KORUS. Korea is requesting that the United
States and Korea (``the Parties'') consider revising the rules of
origin for certain woven fabrics to address availability of supply of
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 Korea on a modification under
Article 4.2.5 of 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 textured and non-textured triacetate filament
yarns can be supplied by the U.S. domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by January 5, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically to the Chairman, Committee
for the Implementation of Textile Agreements at
[email protected]. Please see the instructions below for other
means of submissions, and submission of comments containing business
confidential information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Martinich, Office of Textiles
and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 510-3955.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 202(o)(2)(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 onsider 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)(2)(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 3, 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 November
9, 2021, requesting that the United States consider whether the KORUS
rule of origin for certain woven fabrics should be modified to allow
the use of certain yarns that are not originating under the KORUS. The
yarns subject to this request, and their specific end-uses, are
described below.
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Certain textured and non-textured 5403.33 Woven fabric of artificial 5408
triacetate filament. filament yarn, including woven
fabric obtained from material of
heading 5405.
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CITA is soliciting public comments regarding this request,
particularly with respect to whether the 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 January 5, 2022.
Interested persons are invited to submit such comments or information
electronically to the Chairman of the Committee for the Implementation
of Textile Agreements at [email protected]. However, if
interested persons are unable to submit comments or information
electronically, please contact Linda Martinich at
[email protected] or (202) 510-3955 for instructions on other
means of submission. For those seeking to submit confidential business
information (CBI) for Government use only, please clearly mark such
submissions as CBI and submit an accompanying redacted version to be
made public. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the current
telework directive issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce, CITA has
issued a temporary waiver to allow for electronic submissions,
including submissions that contain business confidential information
through a secure online system. This waiver will be in effect until
such time as the Chairman of CITA determines that normal CITA/
Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel operations have
resumed to allow for receipt of hard copy submissions. Access to the
secure electronic system will be by invitation only. Interested
entities planning to file a commercial availability request should
contact Linda Martinich at [email protected] for instructions
before submitting any documents (either public or confidential
versions) to CITA. 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 the Office
of Textiles and Apparel website for Commercial Availability proceedings
under KORUS: https://www.trade.gov/fta-commercial-availability-korea
Paul E. Morris,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 2021-26342 Filed 12-3-21; 8:45 am]
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