CITA Seeks Comments on
NAFTA "Short Supply" Request
for Acrylic Staple Fiber
The Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements is requesting written comments by July 25,
2008 regarding a "short supply" request it received under the North
American Free Trade Agreement from the Government of Canada for acrylic staple
fiber. In its petition, Canada:
·
alleges that acrylic staple fiber, classified
under HTS subheading 5503.30.0000 cannot be supplied by the domestic industry
in commercial quantities in a timely manner, and
·
requests that the governments of Mexico and the
U.S. consult to consider whether the NAFTA rule of origin for thread and yarns
classified under HTS subheadings 5508 through 5511 should be modified to allow
the use of non-North American acrylic staple fiber.
CITA Seeks Comments on Availability of Acrylic Staple Fiber, Etc.
CITA states that it is soliciting
public comments regarding this request, particularly with respect to whether
acrylic staple fiber as described above can be supplied by the domestic
industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner.
NAFTA Agreement, Proclamation
Needed to Implement Change
CITA explains that the President
may proclaim a modification to the NAFTA rules of origin only after reaching
agreement with the other NAFTA countries. However, CITA sources have previously
stated that this responsibility has been delegated to the Office of the U.S.
Trade Representative.
(See ITT’s Online Archives or
12/14/05 news, (Ref: 05121425), for BP summary of a similar 2005 “short supply”
request for certain acrylic staple fiber by Quaker Fabrics.)
CITA contact - Martin Walsh
(202) 482-2818
CITA notice (FR Pub 06/25/08)
available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-14408.pdf
Published in ITT on June 26, 2008 | [Ref: 08062620] |
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