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

The Department of Commerce ("the Department") publishes this final rule to adopt, without change, an interim final rule that implemented tariff rate quotas ("TRQ") for a limited quantity of certain cotton shirting fabrics pursuant to Section 406 of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 ("the Act"), which President Bush signed into law on December 20, 2006 (Pub. L. 109-432). Section 406(b)(1) of the Act authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to issue licenses to eligible manufacturers under headings 9902.52.08 through 9902.52.19 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, specifying the restrictions under each such license on the quantity of cotton woven fabrics that may be entered each year by or on behalf of the manufacturer.