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• Thread and yarn of acrylic staple fiber
  • Petition: Filed by the Government of Canada, June 10, 2008
  • Request for Public Comments (Federal Register Notice)
  Status: Comments due July 25, 2008
• Certain Woven Jacquard Acetate Rayon Fabric
  • Petition: Filed by Oxford Industries, April 29, 2008
  • Request for Public Comments (Federal Register Notice)
  • Comments from Keystone Weaving Mills, Inc.
  • Comments from Eastman Chemical Company
  • Withdrawal: Filed by Oxford Industries, August 18, 2008
  
  Status: Petition Withdrawn
• Warp pile fabric made from solution dyed, wet spun acrylic fiber.
  • Petition: Filed by Glen Raven Custom Fabrics, January 14, 2008
  • Request for Public Comments (Federal Register Notice)
    • Comments from AMTAC
    • Comments from Kaltex Fibers, S.A
    • Rebuttal from Glen Raven
    • Rebuttal from Kaltex Fibers, S.A.
    • Second Rebuttal from Glen Raven
    Status: Consulting with Mexico and Canada
• Textile Articles from Rayon Fiber
  • Petition: Filed by the National Textile Association, October 16, 2007
  • 01/09/2208, Addendum to Petition
  • Exhibits
  • Request for Public Comments (Federal Register Notice)
    • Comments from NCTO
    • Comments from Brand Felt
    • Comments from INDA (Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry)
  Status: Consulting with Mexico and Canada
• Acrylic Pile Fabric of Acyrlic Staple Fiber
  • Petition: Filed by Monterey Mills, October 29, 2007
  • Request for Public Comments (Federal Register Notice)
    • Comments from Kaltex Fibers, S.A. de C. V.
    • Rebuttal Comments from Monterey Mills, Inc.
    • Additional Rebuttal Comments from Monterey Mills, Inc.
  Status: Consulting with Mexico and Canada
• Filament yarn of cellulose acetate.
  • Petition: Filed by the Government of Mexico, July 16, 2006
  • Request for Public Comments (Federal Register Notice)
    • Comments from Canaintex.
    • Comments from the Eastman Chemical company
• Blankets made from acrylic staple fiber.
  • Petition: Filed by Biederlack of America, Corp., March 17, 2006
  • Request for Public Comments (Federal Register Notice)
    • Comments from Benchmarks, Inc.
  Status: No determination necessary, as the subject goods met NAFTA Rules of Origin for "self produced" fabrics.
• Sanitary towels or tampons of viscose rayon staple fiber.
  • Petition: Filed by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Co., December 19, 2005
  • Request for Public Comments (Federal Register Notice)
• Textile flock made from man-made staple fiber and tow.
  • Petition: Filed by Cellusuede Products, Inc., December 21, 2005
  • Request for Public Comments (Federal Register Notice)
    • Comments from the American Fiber Manufacturers Association, Inc.
    • Comments from Cellusuede Products, Inc.
  Status: Consulting with Mexico and Canada
• Rayon Viscose Staple Fiber
  • Petition: Filed by Polymer Group, Inc. and subsidiary Chicopee, Inc., October 28, 2005
  • Request for Public Comments (Federal Register Notice)
• Certain Acrylic Fibers
  • Petition: Filed by Quaker Fabric Corporation, October 24, 2005
  • Request for Public Comments (Federal Register Notice)
    • Comments from Benchmarks, Inc. on the behalf of Celulosa Y Derivados S.A. and Kaltex fibers S.A.
  Status: Consulting with Canada
• Woven Fabric for Boxer Shorts
  • Petition: Filed by Robinson Mfg. Co., March 1, 2005
  • 03/25/2005 Request for Public Comments (Federal Register Notice)
  • Presidential Proclamation 8111 of March 6, 2007
  • 08/02/2007 Notice of Effective Date for Goods of Mexico for Certain Modifications of the NAFTA Rules of Origin (Federal Register Notice)
  
  
  Status: Approved & Implemented
• Filament Yarns of Viscose Rayon
  • Petition: Filed by Government of Mexico, May 14, 2004
  • Request for Public Comments (Federal Register Notice)
  • Implemented with Canada, effective July 1, 2005. See Annex IV (pp. 37978 & 37979) of Presidential Proclamation 7912.
  
  
  Status: Approved & Implemented
• Dry-spun Acrylic Staple Fibers
  • Petition: Filed by Government of Canada, November 12, 2005
  • Request for Public Comments (Federal Register Notice)
    • Comments from the American Fiber Manufactures Association.
  • Implemented with Canada, effective July 1, 2005. See Annex IV (pp. 37978 & 37979) of Presidential Proclamation 7912.
  
  
  Status: Approved & Implemented
• Tri-lobal Rayon Staple Fiber
  • Petition: Filed by Proctor & Gamble, May 18,2004
  • Request for Public Comments (Federal Register Notice)
    • Comments from the American Fiber Manufactures Association.
  • Implemented with Canada, effective July 1, 2005. See Annex IV (pp. 37978 & 37979) of Presidential Proclamation 7912.
    
    Status: Approved & Implemented
• Certain Nylon Filament Yarn
  • Petition: Filed by Unifi Inc., September 15, 2003
  • Request for Public Comments (Federal Register Notice)
  • Implemented with Canada, effective July 1, 2005. See Annex IV (pp. 37978 & 37979) of Presidential Proclamation 7912.
    
    Status: Approved & Implemented
• Carded Cashmere and Camelhair Yarns
  • Petition: Filed by Amicale, July 10, 2003
  • Request for Public Comments (Federal Register Notice)
    • Comments from the National Textile Association.
• Yarn From Combed Fine Animal Hair
  • Petition: Filed by Amicale, July 10, 2003
  • Request for Public Comments (Federal Register Notice)
    • Comments from Warren Corporation.
  • Implemented with Canada, effective July 1, 2005. See Annex IV (pp. 37978 & 37979) of Presidential Proclamation 7912.
    
    Status: Approved & Implemented
• Certain Synthetic Acid-dyeable Acrylic Tow
  • Petition: Filed by National Spinning Company, Inc., July 2, 2002
  • Request for Public Comments (Federal Register Notice)
    • Comments from The American Yarn Spinners Association, Inc.
  • Implemented with Canada, effective July 1, 2005. See Annex IV (pp. 37978 & 37979) of Presidential Proclamation 7912.
    
    Status: Approved & Implemented
• Plain Weave Cotton/Polyester Woven Fabric for Mens' and Boys' Shirts
  • Petition: Filed by American Textile Manufacturing Institute, February 19,2002
  • Request for Public Comments (Federal Register Notice)
    • Comments from Rode & Qualey.
    • Comments from Kellwood.
    • Comments from School Apparel.
    • Comments from the American Textile Manufacturers Institute (ATMI).
    • Comments from Sara Lee.
    • Comments from Phillips - Van Heusen.
• Certain Nylon Filament Yarn
  • Petition: Filed by Unifi, Inc., August 29, 2001
  • Request for Public Comments (Federal Register Notice)
    • Comments from the American Yarn Spinners Association, Inc.
    • Comments from UNIFI, Inc.
    • Comments from Dupont.
    • Comments from the American Textile Manufacturers Institute (ATMI).
  • Withdrawal of Commercial Availability Request (letter from UNIFI, Inc.)
  • Withdrawal of Commercial Availability Request (Federal Register Notice)
Status: Petition Withdrawn