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Chineseorigin men’s and boys’ wool SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the Chairman, Committee for the
suits are, due to market disruption, Authority: Section 204 of the Agriculture Implementation of Textile Agreements,
threatening to impede the orderly Act of 1956, as amended; Executive Order Room 3001A, U.S. Department of
development of trade in these products, 11651, as amended. Commerce, 14th and Constitution
the United States will request Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20230.
consultations with China with a view to Background
The Report of the Working Party on If a comment alleges that there is no
easing or avoiding such market
disruption in accordance with the the Accession of China to the World market disruption or that the subject
Accession Agreement and the Trade Organization (WTO) provides imports are not the cause of market
Committee’s Procedures. that, if a WTO Member, such as the disruption, the Committee will closely
United States, believes that imports of review any supporting information and
James C. Leonard III, documentation, such as information
Chinese origin textile and apparel
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation products are, ‘‘due to market disruption, about domestic production or prices of
of Textile Agreements.
threatening to impede the orderly like or directly competitive products.
[FR Doc. 05–20412 Filed 10–6–05; 1:39 pm] development of trade in these Particular consideration will be given
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S products’’, it may request consultations tocomments representing the views of
with China with a view to easing or actual producers in the United States of
avoiding the disruption. Pursuant to this a like or directly competitive product.
COMMITTEE FOR THE provision, if the United States requests
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE The Committee will protect any
consultations with China, it must, at the
AGREEMENTS time of the request, provide China with business confidential information that is
a detailed factual statement showing (1) marked ‘‘business confidential’’ from
Solicitation of Public Comments on disclosure to the full extent permitted
Request for Textile and Apparel the existence or threat of market
disruption; and (2) the role of products by law. To the extent that business
Safeguard Action on Imports from confidential information is provided,
China of Chinese origin in that disruption.
Beginning on the date that it receives two copies of a non-confidential version
October 5, 2005. such a request, China must restrict its must also be provided in which
AGENCY: The Committee for the shipments to the United States to a level business confidential information is
Implementation of Textile Agreements no greater than 7.5 percent (6 percent summarized or, if necessary, deleted.
(the Committee). for wool product categories) above the Comments received, with the exception
ACTION: Solicitation of public comments amount entered during the first 12 of information marked ‘‘business
concerning a request for safeguard months of the most recent 14 months confidential’’, will be available for
action on imports from China of preceding the month in which the inspection between Monday - Friday,
polyester filament fabric, light weight request was made. 8:30 a.m and 5:30 p.m in the Trade
(Category 619). The Committee has published Reference and Assistance Center Help
procedures (the Procedures) it follows Desk, Suite 800M, USA Trade
SUMMARY: On September 21, 2005, the in considering requests for Accession
Committee received a request from the Information Center, Ronald Reagan
Agreement textile and apparel safeguard
American Manufacturing Trade Action Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue,
actions (68 FR 27787, May 21, 2003; 68
Coalition, the National Council of FR 49440, August 18, 2003), including NW, Washington, DC, (202) 482-3433.
Textile Organizations, the National the information that must be included The Committee expects to make a
Textile Association, and UNITE HERE in such requests in order for the determination within 60 calendar days
requesting that the Committee limit Committee to consider them. of the close of the comment period as
imports from China of polyester On September 21, 2005, the to whether the United States will
filament fabric, light weight (Category Committee received a request that an request consultations with China. If,
619). They request that a textile and Accession Agreement textile and however, the Committee is unable to
apparel safeguard action, as provided apparel safeguard action be applied on make a determination within 60
for in the Report of the Working Party imports from China of polyester calendar days, it will cause to be
on the Accession of China to the World filament fabric, light weight (Category published a notice in the Federal
Trade Organization (the Accession 619). The Committee has determined Register, including the date by which it
Agreement) be applied on imports of that this request provides the will make a determination. If the
such fabric. The Committee hereby information necessary for the
solicits public comments on this Committee makes a negative
Committee to consider the request in determination, it will cause this
request, in particular with regard to light of the considerations set forth in
whether imports from China of such determination and the reasons therefore
the Procedures. The text of the request
fabric are, due to market disruption, to be published in the Federal Register.
is available at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov/
threatening to impede the orderly Safeguard05.htm. If the Committee makes an affirmative
development of trade in this product. The Committee is soliciting public determination that imports of Chinese
Comments must be submitted by comments on this request, in particular origin polyester filament fabric, light
November 10, 2005 to the Chairman, with regard to whether imports from weight are, due to market disruption,
Committee for the Implementation of China of such fabric are, due to market threatening to impede the orderly
Textile Agreements, Room 3001A, disruption, threatening to impede the development of trade in these products,
United States Department of Commerce, orderly development of trade in this the United States will request
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., product. consultations with China with a view to
Washington, DC 20230. Comments may be submitted by any easing or avoiding such market
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay interested person. Comments must be disruption in accordance with the
Dowling, Office of Textiles and Apparel, received no later than November 10,
U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 2005. Interested persons are invited to
482-4058. submit ten copies of such comments to
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