03-29882. Request for Public Comments on Commercial Availability Petition Under the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA)
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November 25, 2003.
AGENCY:
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION:
Request for public comments concerning a petition for a determination that certain viscose rayon filament yarns cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner under the ATPDEA.
SUMMARY:
On November 24, 2003, the Chairman of CITA received a petition from Encajes, S.A. alleging that certain viscose rayon filament yarns, of the specifications detailed below, classified in subheading 5403.41.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. It requests that apparel articles containing such yarns assembled in one or more ATPDEA beneficiary countries be eligible for preferential treatment under the ATPDEA. CITA hereby solicits public comments on this petition, in particular with regard to whether these yarns can be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. Comments must be submitted by December 16, 2003 to the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room 3001, United States Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
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Janet E. Heinzen, International Trade Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-3400.
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1. Viscose Filament Yarn
DTEX 166/40 Bright Centrifugal
Tenacity, cN/tex, min.—142.0
Elongation at rupture, %—18.0—24.0
Elongation at rupture variation factory, % max.—8.1
Twist direction—S
2. Viscose Filament Yarn
DTEX 330/60 Bright Centrifugal
Tenacity, cN/tex, min.—142.0
Elongation at rupture, %—18.0—24.0
Elongation at rupture variation factor, % max.—8.1
Twist direction—S
CITA is soliciting public comments regarding this request, particularly with respect to whether these yarns can be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. Also relevant is whether other yarns that are supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner are substitutable for the yarn for purposes of the intended use. Comments must be received no later than December 16, 2003. Interested persons are invited to submit six copies of such comments or information to the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, room 3100, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
If a comment alleges that these yarns can be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner, CITA will closely review any supporting documentation, such as a signed statement by a manufacturer of the yarns stating that it produces the yarns that is the subject of the request, including the quantities that can be supplied and the time necessary to fill an order, as well as any relevant information regarding past production.
CITA will protect any business confidential information that is marked business confidential from disclosure to the full extent permitted by law. CITA will make available to the public non-confidential versions of the request and non-confidential versions of any public comments received with respect to a request in room 3100 in the Herbert Hoover Building, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. Persons submitting comments on a request are encouraged to include a non-confidential version and a non-confidential summary.
Start SignatureD. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 03-29882 Filed 11-25-03; 4:24 pm]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 12/01/2003
- Department:
- Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- Request for public comments concerning a petition for a determination that certain viscose rayon filament yarns cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner under the ATPDEA.
- Document Number:
- 03-29882
- Pages:
- 67153-67153 (1 pages)
- EOCitation:
- of 2003-11-25
- PDF File:
- 03-29882.pdf