[Federal Register: June 13, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 114)]
[Notices]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton Textile Products
Produced or Manufactured in Macau
June 9, 2003.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection adjusting limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: June 16, 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 see 67
FR 68571, published on December 12, 2002.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
June 9, 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 November 1, 2002, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made
fiber textiles and textile products, produced or manufactured in
Macau and exported during the twelve-month period which began on
January 1, 2003 and extends through December 31, 2003.
Effective on June 16, 2003, you are directed to reduce 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 ............................
333/334/335............................... 476,671 dozen of which not
more than 252,153 dozen
shall be in Categories 333/
335.
338....................................... 618,443 dozen.
339....................................... 2,511,934 dozen.
342....................................... 168,851 dozen.
345....................................... 106,033 dozen.
347/348................................... 1,407,689 dozen.
351....................................... 131,689 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 2002.
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. 03-14962 Filed 6-12-03; 8:45 am]