Extension of Deadline and Public Meeting for CAFTA-DR Commercial Availability Determination

Extension of Deadline and Public Meeting for CAFTA-DR Commercial Availability Determination: Certain Two-ply Polyester Yarn -

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements ("CITA") finds that it does not have sufficient information on the record of the above noted proceeding to make its determination on the commercial availability of the subject yarn. As a result, CITA hereby extends its deadline to publish a determination by 14 U.S. business days, or August 3, 2016.

To collect more information on the record, CITA will hold a public meeting with interested entities on July 6, 2016, in room 1412 at the Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington DC, 20230.

The request was filed by Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg on behald of Polartec. It covers certain two-ply polyester yarn aod the following specifications:

Date Received	06/01/2016
Responses with Offer to Supply	06/15/2016
Rebuttal to Responses with Offer to Supply	06/21/2016
Projected Completion Date	07/14/2016
Company Name	ST&R for Polartec
Product	Certain 2-Ply Polyester Yarn HTSUS: 5402.33.60 Fiber Content: 100% Polyester (60-66% Cationic, 34-40% Disperse) Number of Plies: 2 Yarn Size: 122 Metric (73.8 denier/82 decitex) to 103 Metric (87 denier/97 decitex) Filaments: 144 total Yarn Properties: False Twist Textured – Mechanical process by which POY material(s) are heated, drawn, twisted/untwisted, and heat set in order to add bulk and comfort characteristics. 3.12 to 3.45 Break force/Tenacity (CN) (ISO 2062) 30.68 to 33.92% Elongation (ISO 2062) 7.5 to 8.5% Crimp contraction (ASTM D4031) 8.0 to 8.8% Shrinkage (ASTM D2259) 154 to 170 Interlace per meter (manual count in 10 cm section - extrapolated to 1 m) 2.5 to 2.7% Oil pick up (ASTM D2257) NOTE: The yarn size designations describe a range of yarn specifications for yarn before knitting, dyeing and finishing of the fabric. They are intended as specifications to be followed by the mill in sourcing yarn used to produce fabric. Dyeing, finishing, and knitting can alter the characteristic of the yarn as it appears in the finished fabric. This specification therefore includes yarns appearing in the finished fabric as finer or coarser than the designated yarn sizes provided that the variation occurs after processing of the greige yarn and production of the fabric. The specifications for the yarn apply to the yarn itself prior to cutting, sewing and finishing of a finished garment. Such processing may alter the measurements.

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) finds that it does not have sufficient information on the record of the above noted proceeding to make its determination on the commercial availability of the subject yarn. As a result, CITA hereby extends its deadline to publish a determination by 14 U.S. business days, or August 3, 2016.