85538 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 228 / Monday, November 28, 2016 / Notices

COMMITTEE FOR THE TPA; see also section 203(o)(4) of the Specifications: Certain 100% Rayon IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE U.S.- Colombia TPA Implementation Twill Challis Fabric AGREEMENTS Act. HTSUS: 5516.12.0020; 5516.13.0000; The U.S.-Colombia TPA 5516.14.0025; 5516.14.0030 Determination Under the Textile and Implementation Act requires the Fabric Type: Twill Challis Apparel Commercial Availability President to establish procedures Fiber Content: 100% Rayon Provision of the United States- governing the submission of a request Yarn Size: Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement and providing opportunity for interested Weft 27–33 denier x Warp 27–33 (‘‘U.S.-Colombia TPA’’) entities to submit comments and denier/ supporting evidence before a 97.2–118.8 warp ends x 61.2–74.8 weft AGENCY: The Committee for the commercial availability determination is filling yarns per square inch Implementation of Textile Agreements. made. In Presidential Proclamation (English) ACTION: Determination to add a product 8818, the President delegated to CITA 627–767 warp ends x 394–483 weft in unrestricted quantities to Annex 3–B the authority under section 203(o)(4) of filling yarns per square centimeter of the U.S.-Colombia TPA. the U.S.-Colombia TPA Implementation (metric) Act for modifying the Annex 3–B list. * range represents a ± 10% tolerance. DATES: Effective Date: November 28, Pursuant to this authority, on November Weave Type: Twill 2016 6, 2012, CITA published interim Weight: 152 to 168 grams per square SUMMARY: The Committee for the procedures it would follow in meter—this is the equivalent of ± Implementation of Textile Agreements considering requests to modify the 5% tolerance of 160 grams per (‘‘CITA’’) has determined that certain Annex 3–B list of products determined square meter used in due diligence 100% rayon twill challis fabric, as to be not commercially available in the Width: specified below, is not available in territory of either the United States or 55 in to 56 in (English) commercial quantities in a timely Colombia (Interim Procedures for 139.7 to 142.24 centimeters (metric) manner in the territory of either the Considering Requests Under the Coloration Process: United States or Colombia. The product Commercial Availability Provision of Various (including bleaching, piece will be added to the list in Annex 3–B the United States-Colombia Trade dyed, yarn dyed, and/or printed) of the U.S.-Colombia TPA in Promotion Agreement, 77 FR 66588) Finishing Process: Various unrestricted quantities. (‘‘CITA’s procedures’’). On October 17, Ranges: Ranges in these specifications reflect a tolerance from the target FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 2016, the Chairman of CITA received a Laurie Mease, Office of Textiles and request for a Commercial Availability figures of up to five % (equal to Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, determination (‘‘Request’’) from Just range of 152–168 grams per square (202) 482–2043. Fabulous, Inc. for certain 100% rayon meter) for fabric weight. Yarn size is a tolerance of ten % (equal to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON-LINE: twill challis fabric, as specified below. range of 627–767 warp ends x 394– http://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/ On October 18, 2016, in accordance with CITA’s procedures, CITA notified 483 weft filling yarns per square PeruTPAReqTrack.nsf/ centimeter). ColombiaPetitionsApproved under interested parties of the Request, which ‘‘Approved Requests,’’ Reference was posted on the dedicated Web site Felicia Pullam, number: 7.2016.10.17. for U.S.-Colombia TPA Commercial Chairman, Committee for the Implementation Fabric.JustFabulous,Inc. Availability proceedings. In its of Textile Agreements. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: notification, CITA advised that any [FR Doc. 2016–28596 Filed 11–25–16; 8:45 am] Response with an Offer to Supply BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P Authority: The U.S.-Colombia TPA; (‘‘Response’’) must be submitted by Section 203(o)(4) of the United States- October 31, 2016, and any Rebuttal Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Comments to a Response must be Implementation Act (‘‘U.S.-Colombia TPA COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM submitted by November 4, 2016, in Implementation Act’’), Public Law 112–42 PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR accordance with sections 6 and 7 of (October 21, 2011); the Statement of SEVERELY DISABLED Administrative Action, accompanying the CITA’s procedures. No interested entity U.S.-Colombia TPA Implementation Act; and submitted a Response to the Request Procurement List Proposed Additions Presidential Proclamation No. 8818, 77 FR advising CITA of its objection to the and Deletions 29519 (May 18, 2012). Request and its ability to supply the AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From Background subject product. In accordance with section 203(o)(4) People Who Are Blind or Severely The U.S.-Colombia TPA provides a of the U.S.-Colombia TPA Disabled. list in Annex 3–B for fabrics, yarns, and Implementation Act, and section 8(c)(2) ACTION: Proposed Additions to and fibers that the Parties to the U.S.- of CITA’s procedures, as no interested Deletions from the Procurement List. Colombia TPA have determined are not entity submitted a Response objecting to available in commercial quantities in a the Request and providing an offer to SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing timely manner in the territory of any supply the subject product, CITA has to add products and services to the Party. The U.S.-Colombia TPA and the determined to add the specified fabric to Procurement List that will be furnished U.S.-Colombia TPA Implementation Act the list in Annex 3–B of the U.S.- by nonprofit agencies employing provide that this list may be modified Colombia TPA. persons who are blind or have other when the President of the United States The subject product has been added severe disabilities, and deletes products determines that a fabric, yarn, or fiber is to the list in Annex 3–B of the U.S.- and services previously furnished by not available in commercial quantities Colombia TPA in unrestricted such agencies. in a timely manner in the territory of quantities. A revised list has been COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED any Party or if no interested entity posted on the dedicated Web site for ON OR BEFORE: 12/25/2016. objects to the request. See Article 3.3.5 U.S.-Colombia TPA Commercial ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase and Annex 3–B of the U.S.-Colombia Availability proceedings. 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