[Federal Register: December 18, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 243)]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


 
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber 
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Guatemala


December 12, 2002.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).


ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting 
limits.


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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 19, 2002.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, (202) 482-4212. For information on the quota status of these 
limits, refer to the Quota Status Reports posted on the bulletin boards 
of each Customs port, call (202) 927-5850, or refer to the U.S. Customs 
website at http://www.customs.gov. For information on embargoes and 
quota re-openings, refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel website 
at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:


    Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as 
amended.
    The current limit for Categories 351/651 is being increased for 
swing, reducing the limit for Categories 340/640 to account for the 
swing being applied to Categories 351/651.
    A description of the textile and apparel categories in terms of HTS 
numbers is available in the CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel Categories 
with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (see Federal 
Register notice 66 FR 65178, published on December 18, 2001). Also see 
66 FR 54983, published on October 31, 2001.


James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements


December 12, 2002.


Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
    Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
the directive issued to you on October 25, 2001, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made 
fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Guatemala and 
exported during the period which began on January 1, 2002 and 
extends through December 31, 2002.
    Effective on December 19, 2002, you are directed to adjust the 
current limits for the following categories, as provided for under 
the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:


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                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\
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340/640...................................  2,171,078 dozen.
351/651...................................  501,290 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 2001.


    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs 
exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
    Sincerely,
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 02-31834 Filed 12-17-02; 8:45 am]