Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements March 15, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On March 9, 2005, the Chairman of CITA received a petition from Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., on behalf of B*W*A of New York, New York alleging that certain 100 percent cotton, double faced irregular sateen weave, flannel fabrics, of yarn-dyed, single yarns, of the specifications detailed below, classified in subheading 5209.59.0025 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. The petition requests that woven cotton shirts and blouses of such fabrics assembled in one or more CBTPA beneficiary countries be eligible for preferential treatment under the CBTPA. CITA hereby solicits public comments on this petition, in particular with regard to whether these fabrics can be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. Comments must be submitted by March 30, 2005 to the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room 3001, United States Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.

On March 3, 2005, the Chairman of CITA received two petitions from Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., on behalf of B*W*A of New York, New York, alleging that certain, 100 percent cotton, 4-thread twill weave, flannel fabrics, of yarn-dyed, ring spun and plied yarns, and certain 100 percent cotton, double faced sateen weave, flannel fabrics, of yarn-dyed, single yarns, of certain specifications, cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. The petitions requested that men's and boys' woven cotton shirts and woven cotton shirts and blouses, respectively, of such fabrics assembled in one or more CBTPA beneficiary countries be eligible for preferential treatment under the CBTPA. On March 9, 2005, CITA published notices in the Federal Register (70 FR 11621 and 70 FR 11620) soliciting public comments on these petitions, in particular with regard to whether these fabrics can be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. On March 9, 2005, CITA received a letter from Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. withdrawing the petitions. The specifications of these fabrics are repeated below. The petitioner states that the weight of the fabrics was incorrectly stated in both petitions.