Request for Public Comments on a Request that the United States Consult with Mexico and Canada Concerning a Certain Lyocell Staple Fiber

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 Lyocell Staple

Fiber

July 1, 1999.

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

ACTION: Request for public comments concerning a request for

consultations on a certain lyocell staple fiber.

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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 to permit

the use of non-North American lyocell staple fiber classified in HTS

subheading 5504.90.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United

States in NAFTA originating goods.

There will be a 30-day comment period beginning on July 8, 1999 and

extending through August 9, 1999. Anyone wishing to comment or provide

data or information regarding domestic production or availability of

lyocell staple fiber classified in HTS subheading 5504.90.0000 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. 99-17312 Filed 7-7-99; 8:45 am]

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