Request for Public Comments on Commercial Availability of Certain Shirting Fabrics
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Request for Public Comments on Commercial Availability of Certain Shirting Fabrics
July 13, 2004.
AGENCY:
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION:
Request for public comments concerning the commercial availability of certain shirting fabrics in the United States or another of the proposed United States-Central American Free Trade Agreement countries.
SUMMARY:
On May 28, 2004, the Governments of the United States and five Central American countries signed the United States-Central American Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA). In a letter to the Government of Honduras in the context of the Agreement, the United States agreed to conduct an investigation to determine whether certain shirting fabrics are available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the territory of any of the parties to the US-CAFTA. The United States agreed to make the results of the investigation available to Honduras before the entry into force of the US-CAFTA.
CITA hereby solicits public comments with regard to whether the 53 fabrics listed in the annex to this notice can be supplied by the industry in a US-CAFTA country in commercial quantities in a timely manner. A listing of the fabrics is also available online at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov. Comments must be submitted by August 16, 2004 to the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, room 3001, United States Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Stetson, International Trade Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-3400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
BACKGROUND:
On May 28, 2004, the Governments of the United States and five Central American countries signed the US-
CAFTA. In a letter to the Government of Honduras in the context of the Agreement, the United States agreed to conduct an investigation to determine whether certain shirting fabrics are available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the territory of any of the parties to the US-CAFTA, namely: the United States, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. The United States agreed to make the results of the investigation available to Honduras before the entry into force of the Agreement. The list of 53 subject fabrics is attached in an annex to this notice. A listing of the fabrics is also available online at http://otexa.
CITA is soliciting public comments with respect to whether these fabrics can be supplied by industry in a US-CAFTA country in commercial quantities in a timely manner. Comments must be received no later than August 16, 2004. Interested persons are invited to submit such comments or information to the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, room 3001, United States Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230.
CITA is particularly interested in detailed information regarding the ability to manufacture and supply the specific fabrics contained on the subject list, including the location of the manufacturing facility, the types of equipment available to manufacture the subject fabric, the quantity that can be supplied, the amount of the subject fabric that has been supplied in past years, the time necessary to fulfill an order for the subject fabric, and a square foot sample of the subject fabric that the manufacturer claims it can supply.
CITA will protect any business confidential information that is marked business confidential from disclosure to the full extent permitted by law.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
ANNEX
Content
HTSUS#
how dyed / colored
Overall Construction
Fabric Construction
Warp
Weft
Yarn Count
Warp
Weft
Weave/Dye
Avg Yn#
GR/CM2
Threads CM/2
100% cotton
5208.23
piece dye white
133X72 CM40/1XCM40/1
133
72
40
40
twill piece dye
68
119.13
81
100% cotton
5208.33
piece dye color
133X72 CM40/1XCM40/1
133
72
40
40
twill piece dye
68
119.13
81
100% cotton
5208.43
yarns of different color
120X100 CM50/1XCM50/1
120
100
50
50
twill yarn dye
85
102.28
87
100% cotton
5208.43
yarns of different color
120X90 CM40/1XCM40/1
120
90
40
40
twill yarn dye
68
122.03
83
100% cotton
5208.43
yarns of different color
130X80 CM50/1XCM50/1
130
80
50
50
twill yarn dye
85
97.63
83
100% cotton
5208.43
yarns of different color
130X90 CM50/1XCM50/1
130
90
50
50
twill yarn dye
85
102.28
87
100% cotton
5208.43
yarns of different color
144X100 CM50/1XCM40/1
144
100
50
40
twill yarn dye
77
125.06
96
100% cotton
5208.43
yarns of different color
144X76 CM50/1XCM50/1
144
76
50
50
twill yarn dye
85
102.28
87
100% cotton
5208.43
yarns of different color
150X100 CM50/1XCM40/1
150
100
50
40
twill yarn dye
77
127.85
98
60% cotton/40% polyester
5210.22
piece dye white
130X90 45/1X45/1
130
90
45
45
twill piece dye
76
113.64
87
60% cotton/40% polyester
5210.32
piece dye color
130X90 45/1X45/1
130
90
45
45
twill piece dye
76
113.64
87
60% cotton/40% polyester
5210.42
yarns of different color
120X80 45/1X45/1
120
80
45
45
twill yarn dye
76
103.31
79
60% cotton/40% polyester
5210.42
yarns of different color
120X90 45/1X45/1
120
90
45
45
twill yarn dye
76
108.47
83
60% cotton/40% polyester
5210.42
yarns of different color
130X90 45/1X45/1
130
90
45
45
twill yarn dye
76
113.64
87
100% polyester
5512.11
piece dye white
120X80 P40/1XP40/1
120
80
40
40
plain weave piece dye
68
116.22
79
100% polyester
5512.19
piece dye color
120X80 P40/1XP40/1
120
80
40
40
plain weave piece dye
68
116.22
79
70% polyester / 30% cotton
5513.13
piece dye white
120X70 45/1 + P150DX45/1
120
70
45+150D
45
dobby piece dye
106
70.84
75
65% polyester / 35% cotton
5513.11
piece dye white
133X75 45/1X45/1
133
75
45
45
plain weave piece dye
76
107.44
82
65% polyester / 35% cotton
5513.11
piece dye white
135X72 45/1X45/1
135
72
45
45
plain weave piece dye
76
106.92
81
65% polyester / 35% cotton
5513.21
piece dye color
133X75 45/1X45/1
133
75
45
45
plain weave piece dye
76
107.44
82
65% polyester / 35% cotton
5513.21
piece dye color
135X72 45/1X45/1
135
72
45
45
plain weave piece dye
76
106.92
81
70% polyester / 30% cotton
5513.23
piece dye color
120X70 45/1 + P150DX45/1
120
70
45+150D
45
dobby piece dye
106
70.84
75
64% cotton / 36% polyester
5210.49
yarns of different color
130X80 45/1XP100D
130
80
45
100D
dobby yarn dye
81
102.14
83
55%rayon/45% polyester
5516.21
piece dye white
120X70 P75DXR32/1
120
70
75D
32
plain weave piece dye
83
90.21
75
55%rayon/45% polyester
5516.22
piece dye color
120X70 P75DXR32/1
120
70
75D
32
plain weave piece dye
83
90.21
75
100% cotton
5208.23
piece dye white
130X70 CM32/1XCM32/1
130
70
32
32
twill piece dye
54
145.28
79
100% cotton
5208.23
piece dye white
144X100 CM50/1XCM40/1
144
100
50
40
twill piece dye
77
125.06
96
100% cotton
5208.23
piece dye white
150X100 CM50/1XCM40/1
150
100
50
40
twill piece dye
77
127.85
98
100% cotton
5208.23
piece dye white
160X100 CM50/1XCM40/1
160
100
50
40
twill piece dye
77
132.49
102
100% cotton
5208.33
piece dye color
130X70 CM32/1XCM32/1
130
70
32
32
twill piece dye
54
145.28
79
100% cotton
5208.33
piece dye color
144X100 CM50/1XCM40/1
144
100
50
40
twill piece dye
77
125.06
96
100% cotton
5208.33
piece dye color
150X100 CM50/1XCM40/1
150
100
50
40
twill piece dye
77
127.85
98
100% cotton
5208.33
piece dye color
160X100 CM50/1XCM40/1
160
100
50
40
twill piece dye
77
132.49
102
100% polyester(Of text. Poly filaments)
5407.51
piece dye white
107X84 P75D/48FXP75D/48F
107
84
75D
75D
plain weave piece dye
120
62.65
75
100% polyester(Of text. Poly filaments)
5407.51
piece dye white
115X80 165DX165D
115
80
165D
165D
plain weave piece dye
55
140.72
77
100% polyester(Of text. Poly filaments)
5407.51
piece dye white
228X100 P75DXP210D
228
100
75D
210D
dobby piece dye
78
166.62
129
100% polyester(Of text. Poly filaments)
5407.52
piece dye color
107X84 P75D/48FXP75D/48F
107
84
75D
75D
plain weave piece dye
120
62.65
75
100% polyester(Of text. Poly filaments)
5407.52
piece dye color
115X80 165DX165D
115
80
165D
165D
plain weave piece dye
55
140.72
77
100% polyester(Of text. Poly filaments)
5407.52
piece dye color
228X100 P75DXP210D
228
100
75D
210D
dobby piece dye
78
166.62
129
50% polyester/50%modal rayon
5516.22
piece dye color
187X81 P50DXR30/1
187
81
50D
30
plain weave piece dye
102
103.65
106
80%rayon / 20% polyester
5516.22.0040
piece dye color
130X85 R30/1XP75D
130
85
30
75D
twill piece dye
66
128.61
85
55% modal rayon/45% polyester
5516.21
piece dye white
187X81 P50DXMR30/1
187
81
50D
30
plain weave piece dye
102
103.65
106
70% rayon / 30% polyester
5516.21
piece dye white
133X64 R30/1XP150D
133
64
30
150D
oxford piece dye
53
145.04
78
38%polyester/34%cotton/28%rayon
5516.22
piece dye color
120X70 RC32/1X40/1P + P200D
120
70
32
40+200D
dobby piece dye
67
111.61
75
53% rayon/47% polyester
5516.22
piece dye color
100X68 R30 + P150DXR30 + P150D
100
68
30+150D
30+150D
plain weave piece dye
111
59.68
66
55% modal rayon/45% polyester
5516.22
piece dye color
187X81 P50DXMR30/1
187
81
50D
30
plain weave piece dye
102
103.65
106
70% rayon/30% polyester
5516.22
piece dye color
133X64 R30/1XP150D
133
64
30
150D
oxford piece dye
53
145.04
78
65% rayon/35% polyester
5516.93
yarn dyed
90X70 30/1X30/1
90
70
30
30
plain weave yarn dye
51
123.97
63
55%rayon/45% cotton
5408.31
piece dye white
120X96 R120DXCM80/2
120
96
120D
80/2
twill piece dye
143
118.77
170
55%rayon/45% cotton
5408.32
piece dye color
120X96 R120DXCM80/2
120
96
120D
80/2
twill piece dye
143
118.77
170
55%rayon/45% cotton
5408.33
yarns of different color
120X96 R120DXCM80/2
120
96
120D
80/2
twill yarn dye
143
118.77
170
64% rayon / 36% cotton
5516.43
yarns of different color
120X80 RC32/1XRC32/1
120
80
32
32
twill yarn dye
54
145.28
79
64% rayon/36% cotton
5516.43
yarns of different color
90X70 RC30/1XRC30/1
90
70
30
30
plain weave yarn dye
51
123.97
63
KEY notations
CM
combed and mercerized
MR
model rayon
RC
rayon cotton
P
polyester
D
denier
F
# of filaments
# /1
single yarn
# /2
plyed yarn
P75D
polyester 75 denier
R120D
rayon 120 denier
JASPE
2 colored yarns plyed
T/C
polyester cotton intimate blend
P100D/48F
polyester 100 denier, 48 filaments
L40D
lycra monofilament 40 denier
R30/1
rayon 30 single
[FR Doc.04-16220 Filed 7-15-04; 8:45 am]
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