OTEXA Federal Register Notices, 2006 - 2008


Federal Register Notices issued by the Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA), U.S. Department of Commerce

Disclaimer: The notices listed here are for informational purposes only. They are not the legal documents.

Notices are listed in reverse chronological order. The date shown is the date the notice was signed, not necessarily the date it was published.


10/21/2008 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

09/24/2008 Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas on the Imports of Certain Cotton Shirting Fabric to Persons Who Cut and Sew Men's and Boys' Cotton Shirts in the United States

09/23/2008 Limitations of Duty- and Quota-Free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled in Beneficiary ATPDEA Countries from Regional Country Fabric

09/15/2008 Limitations of Duty- and Quota-Free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled in Beneficiary Sub-Saharan African Countries from Regional and Third-Country Fabric

09/15/2008 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

09/12/2008 Modifications to Procedures for Considering Requests Under the Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement

09/12/2008 Imports of Certain Apparel Articles: Interim Procedures for the Implementation of the Earned Import Allowance Program Established Under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008.

09/12/2008 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

09/03/2008 Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas on the Import of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics to Persons Who Cut and Sew Men's and Boys' Worsted Wool Suits, Suit-Type Jackets and Trousers in the United States

09/03/2008 Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas on the Import of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics to Persons Who Weave Such Fabrics in the United States

08/12/2008 Exporters' Textile Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting

08/12/2008 Determinations under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement):
Approval of Eight Requests from the Government of the Dominican Republic: 70.2008.06.18.Fabric.GovofDominicanRepublic; 71.2008.06.18.Fabric.GovofDominicanRepublic; 72.2008.06.18.Fabric.GovofDominicanRepublic; 73.2008.06.18.Fabric.GovofDominicanRepublic; 74.2008.06.18.Fabric.GovofDominicanRepublic; 75.2008.06.18.Fabric.GovofDominicanRepublic; 76.2008.06.18.Fabric.GovofDominicanRepublic; 77.2008.06.18.Fabric.GovofDominicanRepublic.

07/30/2008 Request for Public Comment on a Commercial Availability Request under the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement (USAFTA).

07/18/2008 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement):
Approval of Eight Requests from the Government of the Dominican Republic: 81.2008.06.18.Fabric.GovofDominicanRepublic.

07/18/2008 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement):
Approval of 80.2008.06.18.Fabric.GovofDominicanRepublic.

07/18/2008 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement):
Approval of 79.2008.06.18.Fabric.GovofDominicanRepublic.

07/18/2008 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement):
Approval of 78.2008.06.18.Fabric.GovofDominicanRepublic.

07/11/2008 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement):
Approval of 68.2008.06.12.Fabric.SharrettsPaleyforFishman&Tobin.

07/11/2008 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement):
Approval of 69.2008.06.12.Fabric.SharrettsPaleyforFishman&Tobin.

07/3/2008 Imports of Certain Cotton Shirting Fabric: Implementation of Tariff Rate Quota Established Under the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006

07/2/2008 Exporters' Textile Advisory Committee; Solicitation for Members

06/23/2008 Amendment to the 2008 Tariff Preference Level (TPL) for Nicaragua under the Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)

06/19/2008 Request for Public Comment on Commercial Availability Request under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Thread and Yarn of Acrylic Staple fiber.

06/11/2008 Entry of Shipments of Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Apparel in Excess of U.S. - China Bilateral Textile Agreement Limits for 2008.

06/06/2008 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement):
Approval of 66.2008.05.06.Fabric.ST&RforBWA

06/06/2008 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement):
Approval of 65.2008.05.06.Fabric.ST&RforBWA

06/06/2008 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement):
Approval of 64.2008.05.06.Fabric.ST&RforBWA

05/09/2008 Request for Public Comment on Short Supply Petition under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Certain Men's Apparel of woven jacquard acetate rayon fabric.

05/01/2008 International Trade Administration Exporters' Textile Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Postponement

04/23/2008 Determination of the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements to Apply a Textile Safeguard Measure on Imports of Certain Cotton Socks from Honduras

04/24/2008 Implementation of Grants to Manufacturers of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics Established Under Title IV of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004

03/04/2008 Limitations of Duty-Free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled in Beneficiary ATPDEA Countries from Regional Country Fabric

02/29/2008 Exporters' Textile Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting

02/29/2008 Exporters' Textile Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting

02/20/2008 Request for Public Comment on a Commercial Availability Request under the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement

02/15/2008 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement):
Approval of 39.2008.01.16.Fabric.Alston&Bird-Rothschild&Co

02/15/2008 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement):
Approval of 38.2007.12.26.Fabric.ColumbiaSportswearCo

01/18/2008 Request for Public Comment on Short Supply Petition under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)(NAFTA). Warp pile fabrics of solution-dyed, wet spun acrylic fiber.

01/18/2008 The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Submits Written Notice to the Government of Honduras of its Intent to Apply a Textile Safeguard Measure on Imports from Honduras of Cotton Socks

12/27/2007 Notice of Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ) on the Import of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics for Calendar Year 2008

12/27/2007 Notice of Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ) on the Import of Certain Cotton Woven Fabrics for Calendar Year 2008

12/11/2007 Extension of Period of Determination for Textile and Apparel Safeguard Action on Imports from Honduras of Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Socks

12/11/2007 Limitation of Duty-free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled in Haiti under the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity Through Partnership for Encouragement Act (HOPE)

12/11/2007 Request for Public Comment on Short Supply Petition under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Textile products of certain rayon fibers (other than "lyocell")

11/28/2007 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement):
Approval of 37.2007.10.29.Fabric.Alston&BirdforGlennRiver

11/28/2007 Request for Public Comment on the Due Diligence Requirement Under the Commercial Availability Procedures of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR): certain woven polyester/spandex moleskin fabric

11/27/2007 Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

11/27/2007 Establishment of Agreed Import Levels for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

11/06/2007 Extension of Period of Determination for Textile and Apparel Safeguard Action on Imports from Honduras of Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Socks.

11/02/2007 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

10/29/2007 Request for Public Comment on Short Supply Petition under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

10/23/2007 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

10/19/2007 Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas on the Imports of Certain Cotton Shirting Fabric to Persons Who Cut and Sew Men's and Boys' Cotton Shirts in the United States

09/24/2007 Limitations of Duty- and Quota-Free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled in Beneficiary ATPDEA Countries from Regional Country Fabric

09/24/2007 Notice of Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ) on the Import of Certain Cotton Shirting Fabrics for Calendar Year 2007

09/24/2007 Limitations of Duty- and Quota-Free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled in Beneficiary Sub-Saharan African Countries from Regional and Third-Country Fabric

09/19/2007 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

09/05/2007 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement); Correction

08/30/2007 Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas on the Import of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics to Persons Who Weave Such Fabrics in the United States

08/30/2007 Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas on the Import of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics to Persons Who Cut and Sew Men's and Boys' Worsted Wool Suits, Suit-Type Jackets and Trousers in the United States

08/20/2007 Solicitation of Public Comments Regarding Possible Safeguard Action on Imports from Honduras of Cotton, Wool, and Man-Made Fiber Socks

08/15/2007 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

08/14/2007 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

08/13/2007 Determination Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act

08/9/2007 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

08/9/2007 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

08/9/2007 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

08/9/2007 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

08/9/2007 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

08/02/2007 Solicitation of Applications for Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas on the Imports of Certain Cotton Shirting Fabric to Persons Who Cut and Sew Men's and Boys' Cotton Shirts in the United States

08/02/2007 Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

07/24/2007 Imports of Certain Cotton Shirting Fabric: Implementation of Tariff Rate Quota Established Under the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006

07/19/2007 Amendment to the 2007 Tariff Preference Level (TPL) for Nicaragua under the Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)

07/13/2007 Determination Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act

07/05/2007 Amendment of Limitation of Duty- and Quota-Free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled in Beneficiary ATPDEA Countries from Regional Country Fabric

06/08/2007 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

05/23/2007 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement); Correction

05/18/2007 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

04/19/2007 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

04/04/2007 Exporters' Textile Advisory Committee (ETAC); Notice of Open Meeting; Addition to the Agenda

03/26/2007 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement); Correction

03/22/2007 Limitation of Duty-free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled in Haiti under the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity Through Partnership for Encouragement Act (HOPE)

03/15/2007 Final Procedures for Considering Requests Under the Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement

03/5/2007 Exporters' Textile Advisory Committee (ETAC); Notice of Open Meeting

02/21/2007 Implementation of Grants to Manufacturers of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics Established Under Title IV of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004

02/15/2007 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

02/15/2007 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

01/23/2007 Amendment of Limitation of Duty- and Quota-Free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled in Beneficiary Sub-Saharan African Countries from Third-Country Fabric

01/17/2007 Textile and Apparel Products from Vietnam: Import Monitoring Program; Request for Comments

01/16/2007 Amendment of Limitation of Duty- and Quota-Free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled in Beneficiary ATPDEA Countries from Regional Country Fabric

01/08/2007 Adjustment of the 2007 Quota Period and Elimination of Quota, and Visa and ELVIS Requirements to Account for the Accession of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam into the World Trade Organization

12/22/2006 Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

12/22/2006 Mali - Determination under the African Growth and Opportunity Act

12/18/2006 The United Republic of Tanzania - Determination under the African Growth and Opportunity Act

12/18/2006 Niger - Determination under the African Growth and Opportunity Act

12/19/2006 Establishment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Suspension of Textile Visa Requirements for Ukraine

12/04/2006 Adjustment of an Import Limit for Certain Wool Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Ukraine

12/06/2006 Notice of Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ) on the Import of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics for Calendar Year 2007

11/30/2006 Textile and Apparel Products from Vietnam: Import Monitoring Program; Request for Comments

11/08/2006 Designation under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provisions of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)

11/02/2006 Exporters' Textile Advisory Committee (ETAC); Notice of Open Meeting

11/02/2006 Establishment of Agreed Import Levels for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China; Correction

10/23/2006 Establishment of Agreed Import Levels for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

10/03/2006 Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

09/21/2006 Limitations of Duty- and Quota-Free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled in Beneficiary Sub-Saharan African Countries from Regional and Third-Country Fabric

09/21/2006 Limitations of Duty- and Quota-Free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled in Beneficiary ATPDEA Countries from Regional Country Fabric

09/20/2006 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

09/18/2006 Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

08/28/2006 Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas on the Import of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics to Persons Who Cut and Sew Men's and Boys Worsted Wool Suits, Suit-Type Jackets and Trousers in the United States.

08/28/2006 Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas on the Import of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics to Persons Who Weave Such Fabrics in the United States.

08/16/2006 Request for Public Comment on Commercial Availability Request under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (filament yarn of cellulose acetate)

08/4/2006 Determinations Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act - Burkina Faso

07/17/2006 Designation under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provisions of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA)

07/12/2006 Determination under the African Growth and Opportunity Act

07/10/2006 Request for Public Comments on Commercial Availability Request under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)

07/07/2006 Exporters' Textile Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting

06/21/2006 Designation under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provisions of the United States Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)

06/13/2006 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic- Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

05/23/2006 Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)

05/05/2006 Denial of a Commercial Availability Request under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)

05/04/2006 Exporters' Textile Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting

04/27/2006 Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

04/26/2006 Determinations Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act - Chad

04/25/2006 Special Procedures for Considering Requests from the Public for Textile and Apparel Safeguard Actions on Imports from Morocco

04/25/2006 Special Procedures for Considering Requests from the Public for Textile and Apparel Safeguard Actions on Imports from Central America and the Dominican Republic

04/25/2006 Special Procedures for Considering Requests from the Public for Textile and Apparel Safeguard Actions on Imports from Australia

04/07/2006 Request for Public Comment on Short Supply Petition under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

04/04/2006 Implementation of Grants to Manufacturers of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics Established Under Title IV of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004

03/27/2006 Exporters' Textile Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting

03/24/2006 Designation under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provisions of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)

03/24/2006 Designation under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provisions of the Andean Trade Preference Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA)

03/14/2006 Denial of Request to Revoke Commercial Availability Designation under the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) and the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Enforcement Act (ATPDEA)

03/13/2006 Request for Public Comments on Commercial Availability Petition under the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA)

03/09/2006 Request for Public Comments on Commercial Availability Request under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)

02/21/2006 Interim Procedures for Considering Requests Under the Commercial Availability Provision to the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement

02/08/2006 Request for Public Comments on Commercial Availability Petition under the United States - Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)

02/01/2006 Staged Entry of China Safeguard Overshipments to be Affected by the Reclassification of Shipments That Were Entered Incorrectly

02/01/2006 Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

01/17/2006 Request for Public Comments on Revoking a Commercial Availability Designation under the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) and the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA)

01/05/2006 Request for Public Comment on Short Supply Petition under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)( (sanitary towels or tampons of viscose rayon staple fiber).

01/05/2006 Request for Public Comment on Short Supply Petition under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)(textile flock made from various man-made staple fiber and tow).





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