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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 85 / Wednesday, May 4, 2005 / Notices23107[FR Doc.05–8900 Filed 4–29–05; 4:15 pm]BILLING CODE 3510–DS–CCOMMITTEE FOR THEIMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILEAGREEMENTSSolicitation of Public Comments onRequest for Textile and ApparelSafeguard Action on Imports fromChinaApril 28, 2005.AGENCY: The Committee for theImplementation of Textile Agreements(the Committee)ACTION: Solicitation of public commentsconcerning a request for safeguardaction on imports from China of cottonand man-made fiber sweaters (Category345/645/646).SUMMARY: On April 6, 2005, theCommittee received a request from theAmerican Manufacturing Trade ActionCoalition, the National Council ofTextile Organizations, the NationalTextile Association, and UNITE HERErequesting that the Committee limitimports from China of cotton and manmadefiber sweaters (Category 345/645/646). They request that a textile andapparel safeguard action, as providedfor in the Report of the Working Partyon the Accession of China to the WorldTrade Organization (the AccessionAgreement), be taken on imports of suchsweaters. The Committee hereby solicitspublic comments on this request, inparticular with regard to whetherimports from China of such sweatersare, due to market disruption,threatening to impede the orderlydevelopment of trade in this product.Comments must be submitted by June 3,2005 to the Chairman, Committee forthe Implementation of TextileAgreements, Room 3001A, United StatesDepartment of Commerce, 14th andConstitution Avenue, N.W.,Washington, D.C. 20230.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: JayDowling, Office of Textiles and Apparel,U.S. Department of Commerce, (202)482-4058.SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:Authority: Section 204 of the AgricultureAct of 1956, as amended; Executive Order11651, as amended.BACKGROUND:The Report of the Working Party onthe Accession of China to the WorldTrade Organization (AccessionAgreement) provides that, if a WTOMember, such as the United States,believes that imports of Chinese origintextile and apparel products are, ‘‘due tomarket disruption, threatening toimpede the orderly development oftrade in these products’’, it may requestconsultations with China with a view toeasing or avoiding the disruption.Pursuant to this provision, if the UnitedStates requests consultations withChina, it must, at the time of therequest, provide China with a detailedfactual statement showing (1) theexistence or threat of market disruption;and (2) the role of products of Chineseorigin in that disruption. Beginning onthe date that it receives such a request,China must restrict its shipments to theUnited States to a level no greater than7.5 percent (6 percent for wool productcategories) above the amount enteredduring the first 12 months of the mostrecent 14 months preceding the monthin which the request was made.On April 6, 2005, the Committeereceived a request that an AccessionAgreement textile and apparel safeguardaction be taken on imports from Chinaof cotton and man-made fiber sweaters(Category 345/645/646). The Committeehas determined that this requestprovides the information necessary forthe Committee to consider the request inlight of the considerations set forth inthe Procedures. In this case, theCommittee notes that imports fromChina of cotton and man-made fibersweaters (Category 345/645/646) haveincreased from 134,828 dozen in thefirst quarter of 2004 to 383,314 dozen inthe first quarter of 2005 (includespreliminary data for 2005). The text ofthe request is reproduced in full below.The Committee is soliciting publiccomments on this request, in particularwith regard to whether imports fromChina of such sweaters are, due tomarket disruption, threatening toimpede the orderly development oftrade in this product.Comments may be submitted by anyinterested person. Comments must bereceived no later than June 3, 2005.Interested persons are invited to submitten copies of such comments to theChairman, Committee for theImplementation of Textile Agreements,Room 3001A, U.S. Department ofCommerce, 14th and ConstitutionAvenue N.W., Washington, DC 20230.If a comment alleges that there is nomarket disruption or that the subjectimports are not the cause of marketdisruption, the Committee will closelyreview any supporting information anddocumentation, such as informationabout domestic production or prices oflike or directly competitive products.Particular consideration will be given tocomments representing the views ofactual producers in the United States ofa like or directly competitive product.The Committee will protect anybusiness confidential information that ismarked ‘‘business confidential’’ fromdisclosure to the full extent permittedby law. To the extent that businessconfidential information is provided,two copies of a non-confidential versionmust also be provided in whichbusiness confidential information issummarized or, if necessary, deleted.Comments received, with the exceptionof information marked ‘‘businessconfidential’’, will be available forinspection between Monday - Friday,8:30 a.m and 5:30 p.m in the TradeReference and Assistance Center HelpDesk, Suite 800M, USA TradeInformation Center, Ronald ReaganBuilding, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue,NW, Washington, DC, (202) 482-3433.The Committee expects to make adetermination within 60 calendar daysof the close of the comment period asto whether the United States willrequest consultations with China. If,however, the Committee is unable tomake a determination within 60calendar days, it will cause to bepublished a notice in the FederalRegister, including the date by which itwill make a determination. If theCommittee makes a negativedetermination, it will cause thisdetermination and the reasons thereforeto be published in the Federal Register.If the Committee makes an affirmativedetermination that imports of Chineseorigin cotton and man-made fibersweaters are, due to market disruption,threatening to impede the orderlydevelopment of trade in these products,the United States will requestconsultations with China with a view toeasing or avoiding such marketdisruption in accordance with theAccession Agreement and theCommittee’s procedures.D. Michael Hutchinson,Acting Chairman, Committee for theImplementation of Textile Agreements.BILLING CODE 3510–DS–SVerDate jul2003 21:08 May 03, 2005 Jkt 205001 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04MYN1.SGM 04MYN1

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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 85 / Wednesday, May 4, 2005 / Notices23113[FR Doc.05–8901 Filed 4–29–05; 4:15 pm]BILLING CODE 3510–DS–CCOMMITTEE FOR THEIMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILEAGREEMENTSSolicitation of Public Comments onRequest for Textile and ApparelSafeguard Action on Imports fromChinaApril 28, 2005.AGENCY: The Committee for theImplementation of Textile Agreements(the Committee)ACTION: Solicitation of public commentsconcerning a request for safeguardaction on imports from China of cottonand man-made fiber brassieres (Category349/649).SUMMARY: On April 6, 2005, theCommittee received a request from theAmerican Manufacturing Trade ActionCoalition, the National Council ofTextile Organizations, the NationalTextile Association, and UNITE HERErequesting that the Committee limitimports from China of cotton and manmadefiber brassieres (Category 349/649). They request that a textile andapparel safeguard action, as providedfor in the Report of the Working Partyon the Accession of China to the WorldTrade Organization (the AccessionAgreement), be taken on imports of suchbrassieres. The Committee herebysolicits public comments on thisrequest, in particular with regard towhether imports from China of suchbrassieres are, due to market disruption,threatening to impede the orderlydevelopment of trade in this product.Comments must be submitted by June 3,2005 to the Chairman, Committee forthe Implementation of TextileAgreements, Room 3001A, United StatesDepartment of Commerce, 14th andConstitution Avenue, N.W.,Washington, D.C. 20230.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: JayDowling, Office of Textiles and Apparel,U.S. Department of Commerce, (202)482-4058.SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:Authority: Section 204 of the AgricultureAct of 1956, as amended; Executive Order11651, as amended.BACKGROUND:The Report of the Working Party onthe Accession of China to the WorldTrade Organization (AccessionAgreement) provides that, if a WTOMember, such as the United States,believes that imports of Chinese origintextile and apparel products are, ‘‘due tomarket disruption, threatening toimpede the orderly development oftrade in these products’’, it may requestconsultations with China with a view toeasing or avoiding the disruption.Pursuant to this provision, if the UnitedStates requests consultations withChina, it must, at the time of therequest, provide China with a detailedfactual statement showing (1) theexistence or threat of market disruption;and (2) the role of products of Chineseorigin in that disruption. Beginning onthe date that it receives such a request,China must restrict its shipments to theUnited States to a level no greater than7.5 percent (6 percent for wool productcategories) above the amount enteredduring the first 12 months of the mostrecent 14 months preceding the monthin which the request was made.On April 6, 2005, the Committeereceived a request that an AccessionAgreement textile and apparel safeguardaction be taken on imports from Chinaof cotton and man-made fiber brassieres(Category 349/649). The Committee hasdetermined that this request providesthe information necessary for theCommittee to consider the request inlight of the considerations set forth inthe Procedures. In this case, theCommittee notes that imports fromChina of cotton and man-made fiberbrassieres (Category 349/649) haveincreased from 4,079,865 dozen in thefirst quarter of 2004 to 5,581,965 dozenin the first quarter of 2005 (includespreliminary data for 2005). The text ofthe request is reproduced in full below.The Committee is soliciting publiccomments on this request, in particularwith regard to whether imports fromChina of such brassieres are, due tomarket disruption, threatening toimpede the orderly development oftrade in this product.Comments may be submitted by anyinterested person. Comments must bereceived no later than June 3, 2005.Interested persons are invited to submitten copies of such comments to theChairman, Committee for theImplementation of Textile Agreements,Room 3001A, U.S. Department ofCommerce, 14th and ConstitutionAvenue N.W., Washington, DC 20230.If a comment alleges that there is nomarket disruption or that the subjectimports are not the cause of marketdisruption, the Committee will closelyreview any supporting information anddocumentation, such as informationabout domestic production or prices oflike or directly competitive products.Particular consideration will be given tocomments representing the views ofactual producers in the United States ofa like or directly competitive product.The Committee will protect anybusiness confidential information that ismarked ‘‘business confidential’’ fromdisclosure to the full extent permittedby law. To the extent that businessconfidential information is provided,two copies of a non-confidential versionmust also be provided in whichbusiness confidential information issummarized or, if necessary, deleted.Comments received, with the exceptionof information marked ‘‘businessconfidential’’, will be available forinspection between Monday - Friday,8:30 a.m and 5:30 p.m in the TradeReference and Assistance Center HelpDesk, Suite 800M, USA TradeInformation Center, Ronald ReaganBuilding, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue,NW, Washington, DC, (202) 482-3433.The Committee expects to make adetermination within 60 calendar daysof the close of the comment period asto whether the United States willrequest consultations with China. If,however, the Committee is unable tomake a determination within 60calendar days, it will cause to bepublished a notice in the FederalRegister, including the date by which itwill make a determination. If theCommittee makes a negativedetermination, it will cause thisdetermination and the reasons thereforeto be published in the Federal Register.If the Committee makes an affirmativedetermination that imports of Chineseorigin cotton and man-made fiberbrassieres are, due to market disruption,threatening to impede the orderlydevelopment of trade in these products,the United States will requestconsultations with China with a view toeasing or avoiding such marketdisruption in accordance with theAccession Agreement and theCommittee’s procedures.D. Michael Hutchinson,Acting Chairman, Committee for theImplementation of Textile Agreements.BILLING CODE 3510–DS–SVerDate jul2003 21:08 May 03, 2005 Jkt 205001 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04MYN1.SGM 04MYN1

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