83 FR 52418 - Request for Public Comment on a Commercial Availability Request Under the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement
COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 201 (October 17, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 201 (October 17, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 52418-52419] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-22610] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Request for Public Comment on a Commercial Availability Request Under the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA). ACTION: Request for public comments concerning a request for modification of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) rules of origin for certain textile and apparel products. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Government of the United States received a request from the Government of Korea, submitted on September 24, 2018, to initiate consultations under the KORUS. The Government of Korea is requesting that the United States and Korea (``the Parties'') consider revising the rules of origin for certain yarns, woven fabrics, and knit apparel to address availability of supply of fibers and yarns in the territories of the Parties. The President of the United States may proclaim a modification to the KORUS rules of origin for textile and apparel products after the United States reaches an agreement with the Government of Korea on a modification under the KORUS to address issues of availability of supply of fibers, yarns, or fabrics in the territories of the Parties. CITA hereby solicits public comments on this request, in particular with regard to whether certain fibers, yarns, and knit fabrics can be supplied by the U.S. domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. DATES: Comments must be submitted by November 16, 2018 to the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room 30003, United States Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria D'Andrea-Yothers, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-1550. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: Section 202(o)(3)(C) of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805 note) (KORUS Implementation Act); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended. Background: Article 4.2.3 of the KORUS provides that, on the request of either Party, the Parties shall consult to consider whether the rules of origin applicable to a particular textile or apparel good should be revised to address issues of availability of supply of fibers, yarns, or fabrics in the territories of the Parties. In the consultations, pursuant to Article 4.2.4 of the KORUS, each Party shall consider all data presented by the other Party that demonstrate substantial production in its territory of a particular fiber, yarn, or fabric. The Parties shall consider that there is substantial production if a Party demonstrates that its domestic producers are capable of supplying commercial quantities of the fiber, yarn, or fabric in a timely manner. The KORUS Implementation Act provides the President with the authority to proclaim as part of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, modifications to the KORUS rules of origin set out in Annex 4-A of the KORUS as are necessary to implement an agreement with Korea under Article 4.2.5 of the KORUS, subject to the consultation and layover requirements of Section 104 of the KORUS Implementation Act. See Section 202(o)(3)(C)(iii) of the KORUS Implementation Act. Executive Order 11651 established CITA to supervise the implementation of textile trade agreements and authorizes the Chairman of CITA to take actions or recommend that appropriate officials or agencies of the United States take actions necessary to implement textile trade agreements. 37 FR 4699 (March 4, 1972), reprinted as amended in 7 U.S.C. Sec. 1854 note. The Government of the United States received a request from the Government of Korea, submitted on September 24, 2018, requesting that the United States [[Page 52419]] consider whether the KORUS rule of origin for certain yarns, woven fabrics, and knit apparel should be modified to allow the use of certain fibers and yarns that are not originating under the KORUS. The fibers and yarns subject to this request, and their specific end-uses, are described below. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Input product classification, End-use product Item No. Input product Harmonized Tariff End-use product classification description Schedule of the description (HTSUS) U.S. (HTSUS) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.............................. Certain viscose 5504.10 or Cotton yarn (other 5206 rayon staple 5507.00. than sewing thread), fibers. containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale. 2.............................. Certain textured 5403.39.......... Woven fabrics of 5408 and non-textured artificial filament cuprammonium yarn, including woven rayon filament fabrics obtained from yarns. materials of HTSUS heading 5405. 3.............................. Certain cashmere 5108............. Sweaters, pullovers, 6110 yarn. sweatshirts, waistcoats (vests) and similar articles, knitted or crocheted. Other made-up clothing 6117 accessories, knitted or crocheted. Knitted or crocheted 6117 parts of garments or of clothing accessories. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITA is soliciting public comments regarding this request, particularly with respect to whether the fibers and yarns described above can be supplied by the U.S. domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. Comments must be received no later than November 16, 2018. Interested persons are invited to submit such comments or information electronically to [email protected], and/or in hard copy to: Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room 30003, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. If comments include business confidential information, commenters must submit a business confidential version in hard copy to the Chairman of CITA, and also provide a public version, either in hard copy or electronically. CITA will protect any information that is marked business confidential from disclosure to the full extent permitted by law. All public versions of the comments will be posted on OTEXA's website for Commercial Availability proceedings under KORUS: https://otexa.trade.gov/ca/ca_Korea.htm. Terry Labat, Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. [FR Doc. 2018-22610 Filed 10-16-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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areas of responsibility and assists overarching reviews of NOAA’s research fabrics can be supplied by the U.S.
NOAA in maintaining a complete and enterprise. domestic industry in commercial
accurate understanding of scientific Nominations: Interested persons may quantities in a timely manner.
issues critical to the agency’s missions. nominate themselves or third parties. DATES: Comments must be submitted by
DATES: Nominations should be sent to
Applications: An application is November 16, 2018 to the Chairman,
required to be considered for Board Committee for the Implementation of
the web address specified below and
membership, regardless of whether a Textile Agreements, Room 30003,
must be received by November 16, 2018.
person is nominated by a third party or United States Department of Commerce,
ADDRESSES: Applications should be self-nominated. The application package
submitted electronically to Washington, DC 20230.
must include: (1) The nominee’s full
noaa.sab.newmembers@noaa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
name, title, institutional affiliation, and
Maria D’Andrea-Yothers, Office of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. contact information; (2) the nominee’s
Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department
Cynthia Decker, Executive Director, area(s) of expertise; (3) a short
of Commerce, (202) 482–1550.
Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. description of his/her qualifications
relative to the kinds of advice being SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
solicited by NOAA in this Notice; and Authority: Section 202(o)(3)(C) of the
Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301–
(4) a current resume (maximum length United States-Korea Free Trade
734–1156, Fax: 301–713–1459, Email:
four [4] pages). Agreement Implementation Act (19
Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov); or visit the
U.S.C. 3805 note) (KORUS
NOAA SAB website at http://www.sab. Dated: October 11, 2018. Implementation Act); Executive Order
noaa.gov. David Holst, 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At this Chief Financial Officer/Administrative Background: Article 4.2.3 of the
time, individuals are sought with Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric KORUS provides that, on the request of
expertise in cloud computing, artificial Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric either Party, the Parties shall consult to
intelligence and data management; Administration. consider whether the rules of origin
weather modeling and data assimilation; [FR Doc. 2018–22637 Filed 10–16–18; 8:45 am] applicable to a particular textile or
remote/autonomous sensing technology; BILLING CODE 3510–KD–P apparel good should be revised to
ocean exploration science and address issues of availability of supply
technology; and omics science. of fibers, yarns, or fabrics in the
Individuals with expertise in other COMMITTEE FOR THE territories of the Parties. In the
NOAA mission areas are also welcome IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE consultations, pursuant to Article 4.2.4
to apply. AGREEMENTS of the KORUS, each Party shall consider
Composition and Points of View: The all data presented by the other Party that
Board will consist of approximately Request for Public Comment on a demonstrate substantial production in
fifteen members, including a Chair, Commercial Availability Request Under its territory of a particular fiber, yarn, or
designated by the Under Secretary in the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement fabric. The Parties shall consider that
accordance with FACA requirements. AGENCY: Committee for the there is substantial production if a Party
Members will be appointed for three- Implementation of Textile Agreements demonstrates that its domestic
year terms, renewable once, and serve at (CITA). producers are capable of supplying
the discretion of the Under Secretary. If ACTION: Request for public comments commercial quantities of the fiber, yarn,
a member resigns before the end of his concerning a request for modification of or fabric in a timely manner. The
or her first term, the vacancy the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement KORUS Implementation Act provides
appointment shall be for the remainder (KORUS) rules of origin for certain the President with the authority to
of the unexpired term, and shall be textile and apparel products. proclaim as part of the Harmonized
renewable twice if the unexpired term is Tariff Schedule of the United States,
less than one year. Members will be SUMMARY: The Government of the modifications to the KORUS rules of
appointed as special government United States received a request from origin set out in Annex 4–A of the
employees (SGEs) and will be subject to the Government of Korea, submitted on KORUS as are necessary to implement
the ethical standards applicable to September 24, 2018, to initiate an agreement with Korea under Article
SGEs. Members are reimbursed for consultations under the KORUS. The 4.2.5 of the KORUS, subject to the
actual and reasonable travel and per Government of Korea is requesting that consultation and layover requirements
diem expenses incurred in performing the United States and Korea (‘‘the of Section 104 of the KORUS
such duties but will not be reimbursed Parties’’) consider revising the rules of Implementation Act. See Section
for their time. As a Federal Advisory origin for certain yarns, woven fabrics, 202(o)(3)(C)(iii) of the KORUS
Committee, the Board’s membership is and knit apparel to address availability Implementation Act.
required to be balanced in terms of of supply of fibers and yarns in the Executive Order 11651 established
viewpoints represented and the territories of the Parties. The President CITA to supervise the implementation
functions to be performed as well as the of the United States may proclaim a of textile trade agreements and
interests of geographic regions of the modification to the KORUS rules of authorizes the Chairman of CITA to take
country and the diverse sectors of U.S. origin for textile and apparel products actions or recommend that appropriate
society. after the United States reaches an officials or agencies of the United States
The SAB meets in person three times agreement with the Government of take actions necessary to implement
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each year, exclusive of teleconferences Korea on a modification under the textile trade agreements. 37 FR 4699
or subcommittee, task force, and KORUS to address issues of availability (March 4, 1972), reprinted as amended
working group meetings. Board of supply of fibers, yarns, or fabrics in in 7 U.S.C. Sec. 1854 note. The
members must be willing to serve as the territories of the Parties. CITA Government of the United States
liaisons to SAB working groups and/or hereby solicits public comments on this received a request from the Government
participate in periodic reviews of the request, in particular with regard to of Korea, submitted on September 24,
NOAA Cooperative Institutes and whether certain fibers, yarns, and knit 2018, requesting that the United States
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consider whether the KORUS rule of allow the use of certain fibers and yarns this request, and their specific end-uses,
origin for certain yarns, woven fabrics, that are not originating under the are described below.
and knit apparel should be modified to KORUS. The fibers and yarns subject to
Input product End-use
classification, product
Item No. Input product description Harmonized Tariff End-use product description classification
Schedule of the U.S. (HTSUS)
(HTSUS)
1 ............. Certain viscose rayon staple fibers 5504.10 or 5507.00 ...... Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), con- 5206
taining less than 85% by weight of cotton, not
put up for retail sale.
2 ............. Certain textured and non-textured 5403.39 ........................ Woven fabrics of artificial filament yarn, includ- 5408
cuprammonium rayon filament ing woven fabrics obtained from materials of
yarns. HTSUS heading 5405.
3 ............. Certain cashmere yarn .................... 5108 ............................. Sweaters, pullovers, sweatshirts, waistcoats 6110
(vests) and similar articles, knitted or cro-
cheted.
Other made-up clothing accessories, knitted or 6117
crocheted.
Knitted or crocheted parts of garments or of 6117
clothing accessories.
CITA is soliciting public comments Thursday, October 11, 2018, page DATES: Written comments must be
regarding this request, particularly with 51450. submitted to the individual and office
respect to whether the fibers and yarns PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF listed in the ADDRESSES section by
described above can be supplied by the THE MEETING: 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., December 17, 2018.
U.S. domestic industry in commercial Wednesday, October 17, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
quantities in a timely manner. CHANGES IN THE MEETING:Meeting identified by the title of the information
Comments must be received no later postponed. collection activity, by any of the
than November 16, 2018. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: following methods:
Interested persons are invited to Rockelle Hammond, Office of the (1) By mail sent to: Corporation for
submit such comments or information Secretariat, Office of the General National and Community Service, Office
electronically to OTEXA_Korea_FTA@ Counsel, U.S. Consumer Product Safety of the CPO; Attention: Sharron A.
trade.gov, and/or in hard copy to: Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Walker-Tendai, 250 E Street SW,
Chairman, Committee for the Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 504–6833. Washington, DC, 20525.
Implementation of Textile Agreements, (2) By hand delivery or by courier to
Room 30003, U.S. Department of Dated: October 15, 2018. the CNCS mailroom at the mail address
Commerce, 14th and Constitution Alberta E. Mills, given in paragraph (1) above, between
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. Secretary. 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
If comments include business [FR Doc. 2018–22731 Filed 10–15–18; 4:15 pm] Monday through Friday, except federal
confidential information, commenters BILLING CODE 6355–01–P holidays.
must submit a business confidential (3) Electronically through
version in hard copy to the Chairman of www.regulations.gov.
CITA, and also provide a public version, CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND Comments submitted in response to
either in hard copy or electronically. COMMUNITY SERVICE this notice may be made available to the
CITA will protect any information that public through regulations.gov. For this
is marked business confidential from Agency Information Collection reason, please do not include in your
disclosure to the full extent permitted Activities; Submission to the Office of comments information of a confidential
by law. All public versions of the Management and Budget for Review nature, such as sensitive personal
comments will be posted on OTEXA’s and Approval; Comment Request; information or proprietary information.
website for Commercial Availability Application Package for Employers of If you send an email comment, your
proceedings under KORUS: https:// National Service Enrollment Form and email address will be automatically
otexa.trade.gov/ca/ca_Korea.htm. Employers of National Service Annual captured and included as part of the
Survey comment that is placed in the public
Terry Labat,
docket and made available on the
Acting Chairman, Committee for the AGENCY: Corporation for National and
internet. Please note that responses to
Implementation of Textile Agreements. Community Service (CNCS).
this public comment request containing
[FR Doc. 2018–22610 Filed 10–16–18; 8:45 am] ACTION: Notice of information collection; any routine notice about the
BILLING CODE P request for comment. confidentiality of the communication
SUMMARY: The Corporation for National will be treated as public comment that
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and Community Service (CNCS) has may be made available to the public
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY notwithstanding the inclusion of the
COMMISSION submitted a public information
collection request (ICR) entitled routine notice.
Employers of National Service FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sunshine Act Meetings
Enrollment Form and Annual Survey for Sharron A. Walker-Tendai, 202–606–
FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS review and approval in accordance with 6930, or by email at Stendai@cns.gov.
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Request for public comments concerning a request for modification of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) rules of origin for certain textile and apparel products. | |
| Dates | Comments must be submitted by November 16, 2018 to the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room 30003, United States Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. | |
| Contact | Maria D'Andrea-Yothers, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-1550. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 52418 |
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