[Federal Register: December 24, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 247)]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


 
Adjustment of an Import Limit for Certain Man-Made Fiber Textile 
Products Produced or Manufactured in Hong Kong


December 18, 2002.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).


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


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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 24, 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 this 
limit, 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://www.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 645/646 is being increased to 
address a data discrepancy in these categories (see 67 FR 72922, 
published on December 9, 2002).
    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 63219, published on December 5, 2001.


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


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements


December 18, 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 November 29, 2001, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber, 
silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, 
produced or manufactured in Hong Kong and exported during the 
twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2002 and extends 
through December 31, 2002.
    Effective on December 24, 2002, you are directed to increase the 
current limit for Categories 645/646 to 1,382,047 dozen \1\, as 
provided for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and 
Clothing
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    \1\ The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports 
exported after December 31, 2001.
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    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that this action falls 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. 02-32288 Filed 12-23-02; 8:45 a.m.
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