[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 188 (Tuesday, September 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 51904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26171]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Request for Public Comments on Government of Colombia Request to
Consult with the United States on Non-Textured Polyester Filament Yarn
September 25, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Notice.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William J. Dulka, Director, Industry
Assessment Division, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-4058.
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).
The Customs, Tariffs and Foreign Trade Committee of Colombia (AAA
Committee) has stated that there was a substantial and ongoing increase
in imports of non-textured polyester filament yarn (Tariff Heading
5402.43.00) which was causing serious damage to the Colombian industry
during the period June 1997 through May 1998, and that damage was
attributable to imports from Korea, the United States, Malaysia,
Thailand and Taiwan.
On August 17, 1998, under Article 6 of the Uruguay Round Agreement
on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), the AAA Committee requested
consultations with the Government of the United States with respect to
non-textured polyester filament yarn, produced or manufactured in the
United States and exported to Colombia. The Government of Colombia
proposes to establish a one-year quantitative restraint for U.S.
imports of this product at a level of 588.79 metric tons (588,790
kilograms).
Anyone wishing to comment or provide data or information regarding
these consultations, particularly with regard to the export of non-
textured polyester filament yarn to Colombia, 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, D.C. 20230; ATTN: Helen L. LeGrande.
As consultation may occur soon, comments should be submitted as
soon as possible, preferably by October 12, 1998. 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, D.C.
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
implementation of an agreement 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.''
Should a solution be reached in consultations with the Government
of Colombia, further notice will be published in the Federal Register.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc.98-26171 Filed 9-28-98; 8:45 am]
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