Request for Public Comments on a Request that the United States Consult with Mexico and Canada Concerning a Certain Rayon Filament Yarn

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Request for Public Comments on a Request that the United States

Consult with Mexico and Canada Concerning a Certain Rayon Filament Yarn

June 23, 1999.

AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Request for public comments concerning a request for

consultations on certain rayon filament yarn.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori E. Mennitt, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of

Commerce, (202) 482-3400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as

amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as

amended.

The purpose of this notice is to advise the public that CITA has

been petitioned to initiate consultations with Mexico and Canada under

Section 7(2) of Annex 300-B of the North American Free Trade Agreement

(NAFTA) for the purpose of amending the NAFTA rules of origin for HTS

subheading 5806.32 to permit the use of non-North American rayon

filament yarn classified in HTS subheading 5403.31.00 of the Harmonized

Tariff Schedule of the United States, in NAFTA originating goods.

There will be a 30-day comment period beginning on June 29, 1999

and extending through July 29, 1999. Anyone wishing to comment or

provide data or information regarding domestic production or

availability of rayon filament yarn classified in HTS subheading

5403.31.00 is invited to submit 10 copies of such comments or

information to Troy H. Cribb, Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements, U.S. Department of Commerce,

Washington, DC 20230.

Comments or information submitted in response to this notice will

be available for public inspection in the Office of Textiles and

Apparel, room H3100, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.

The solicitation of comments is not a waiver in any respect of the

exemption contained in 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1) relating to matters which

constitute a ``foreign affairs function of the United States.''

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 99-16506 Filed 6-28-99; 8:45 am]

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