Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements December 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (``CITA'') has determined that certain polyester/spandex 3-layered bonded fabric, as specified below, is not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the CAFTA-DR countries. The product will be added to the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR Agreement in unrestricted quantities.

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.