[Federal Register: April 29, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 82)]
[Notices]
[Page 22683-22684]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber
Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Thailand
April 24, 2003.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 30, 2003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, 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 Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection 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 limits for certain categories are being reduced for
carryforward used.
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 68 FR 1599, published on January 13, 2003). Also
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see 67 FR 63633, published on October 15, 2002.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
April 24, 2003.
Commissioner,
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229
Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel,
the directive issued to you on October 8, 2002, 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 Thailand and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 2003 and extends through
December 31, 2003.
Effective on April 30, 2003, you are directed to adjust the
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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Levels in Group I ............................
301-O \2\................................. 1,501,200 kilograms.
625/626/627/628/629....................... 21,751,275 square meters of
which not more than
17,564,156 square meters
shall be in Category 625.
Sublevels in Group II
338/339................................... 2,463,052 dozen.
347/348................................... 1,219,860 dozen.
638/639................................... 2,940,822 dozen.
647/648................................... 1,757,549 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 2002.
\2\ Category 301-O: only HTS numbers 5205.21.0020, 5205.21.0090,
5205.22.0020, 5205.22.0090, 5205.23.0020, 5205.23.0090, 5205.24.0020,
5205.24.0090, 5205.26.0020, 5205.26.0090, 5205.27.0020, 5205.27.0090,
5205.28.0020, 5205.28.0090, 5205.41.0020, 5205.41.0090, 5205.42.0020,
5205.42.0090, 5205.43.0020, 5205.43.0090, 5205.44.0020, 5205.44.0090,
5205.46.0020, 5205.46.0090, 5205.47.0020, 5205.47.0090, 5205.48.0020
and 5205.48.0090.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs
exception to 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. 03-10537 Filed 4-28-03; 8:45 am]