International Trade Commission January 26, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Following receipt of a request from the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on January 13, 2005, the Commission instituted investigation No. 332-465, Commercial Availability of Apparel Inputs (2005): Effect of Providing Preferential Treatment to Apparel from Sub- Saharan African, Caribbean Basin, and Andean Countries. The Commission instituted the investigation under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)) to provide advice regarding the probable economic effect of granting preferential treatment to apparel made from fabrics or yarns that are the subject of petitions filed in 2005 with the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) under the ``commercial availability'' provisions of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA), and the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA). The Commission conducted similar investigations in the years 2001-04 to provide advice with respect to petitions filed in those years.