95-9907. Request for Public Comments on Bilateral Textile Consultations on Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Nightwear and Pajamas  

  • [Federal Register Volume 60, Number 77 (Friday, April 21, 1995)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 19893]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 95-9907]
    
    
    
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    COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
    
    Request for Public Comments on Bilateral Textile Consultations on 
    Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Nightwear and Pajamas
    
    April 17, 1995.
    AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
    
    ACTION: Notice.
    
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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Tallarico (Jamaica) and 
    Jennifer Aldrich (Honduras), International Trade Specialists, Office of 
    Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-4212. For 
    information on categories for which consultations have been requested, 
    call (202) 482-3740.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    
        Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended; 
    section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
    1854).
    
        On March 27, 1995, under the terms of Article 6 of the Uruguay 
    Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) and the Uruguay Round 
    Agreements Act, the Government of the United States requested 
    consultations with the Governments of Honduras and Jamaica with respect 
    to cotton and man-made fiber nightwear and pajamas in Categories 351/
    651, produced or manufactured in Honduras and Jamaica.
        The purpose of this notice is to advise the public that, if no 
    solution is agreed upon in consultations with the Government of 
    Honduras and the Government of Jamaica, the Committee for the 
    Implementation of Textile Agreements may later establish a limit for 
    the entry and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton and 
    man-made fiber textile products in Categories 351/651, produced or 
    manufactured in Honduras and Jamaica and exported during the twelve-
    month period which began on March 27, 1995 and extends through March 
    26, 1996, at a level of not less than 157,990 dozen, in the case of 
    Honduras, and a level of not less than 453,082 dozen, in the case of 
    Jamaica.
        A statement of serious damage concerning Categories 351/651 follows 
    this notice.
        Anyone wishing to comment or provide data or information regarding 
    the treatment of Categories 351/651, or to comment on domestic 
    production or availability of products included in Categories 351/651, 
    is invited to submit 10 copies of such comments or information to Rita 
    D. Hayes, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
    Agreements, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; ATTN: 
    Helen L. LeGrande. The comments received will be considered in the 
    context of the consultations with the Government of Honduras and the 
    Government of Jamaica.
        Because the exact timing of the consultations is not yet certain, 
    comments should be submitted promptly. 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.
        Further comments may be invited regarding particular comments or 
    information received from the public which the Committee for the 
    Implementation of Textile Agreements considers appropriate for further 
    consideration.
        The solicitation of comments regarding any aspect of the agreement 
    or the implementation thereof 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.''
        The United States remains committed to finding a solution 
    concerning Categories 351/651. Should such a solution be reached in 
    consultations with the Governments of Honduras and Jamaica, further 
    notice will be published in the Federal Register.
        A description of the textile and apparel categories in terms of HTS 
    numbers is available in the CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel Categories 
    with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (see Federal 
    Register notice 59 FR 65531, published on December 20, 1994).
    Rita D. Hayes,
    Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
    
    Statement of Serious Damage
    Cotton and Manmade Fiber Pajamas and Other Nightwear--Category 351/651
        The sharp and substantial increase in imports of cotton and manmade 
    fiber pajamas and other nightwear, Category 351/651, is causing serious 
    damage to the U.S. industry producing cotton and manmade fiber pajamas 
    and other nightwear.
        Category 351/651 imports surged from 9,347,000 dozen in 1992 to 
    10,832,000 dozen in 1993, a 16 percent increase. Cotton and manmade 
    fiber pajamas and other nightwear imports, Category 351/651, continued 
    to increase in 1994, reaching 11,406,000 dozen, 5 percent above the 
    1993 level and 22 percent above the 1992 level.
        Serious damage to the domestic industry resulting from the sharp 
    and substantial increase in imports of cotton and manmade fiber pajamas 
    and other nightwear is attributed to imports from Jamaica and 
    Honduras\1\. In both cases surging imports and low priced goods have 
    resulted in loss of domestic output, market share, investment, 
    employment, man-hours worked, and total annual wages.
    
        \1\El Salvador called under domestic legal authority. El 
    Salvador is not a WTO member.
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        Total imports from these two countries increased from 193,948 dozen 
    in 1992 to 611,072 dozen in 1994, a sharp and substantial increase of 
    215 percent. Their imports nearly doubled in 1994 over their 1993 
    level. Together their 1992 imports were 2.0 percent of total Category 
    351/651 imports. Their share of total Category imports increased to 5.4 
    percent in 1994. Their 1994 imports were 5.9 percent of total U.S. 
    production of cotton and manmade fiber pajamas and other nightwear in 
    the year ending September 1994.
    [FR Doc. 95-9907 Filed 4-20-95; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
04/21/1995
Department:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
95-9907
Pages:
19893-19893 (1 pages)
PDF File:
95-9907.pdf