[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, Wool and Man-Made
Fiber Textiles and Textile Products and Silk Blend and Other Vegetable
Fiber Apparel Produced or Manufactured in Malaysia
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 13, 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 adjusted,
variously, for swing, special swing, special shift, carryover,
carryforward, and 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 63896, published on October 16 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 October 9, 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 and silk blend and other
vegetable fiber apparel, produced or manufactured in Malaysia and
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1,
2003 and extends through December 31, 2003.
Effective on June 13, 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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Fabric Group ............................
218-220, 225-227, 313-326, 611-O \2\, 613/ 193,066,083 square meters
614/615/617, 619 and 620, as a group equivalent.
Other specific limits ............................
237....................................... 608,922 dozen.
300/301................................... 5,682,835 kilograms.
338/339................................... 2,146,105 dozen.
340/640................................... 2,190,188 dozen.
341/641................................... 2,760,483 dozen of which not
more than 1,026,503 dozen
shall be in Category 341.
347/348................................... 1,074,332 dozen.
351/651................................... 496,069 dozen.
604....................................... 1,811,407 kilograms.
638/639................................... 973,052 dozen.
645/646................................... 496,865 dozen.
647/648................................... 2,726,277 dozen of which not
more than 1,993,206 dozen
shall be in Category 647-K
\3\ and not more than
1,993,206 dozen shall be in
Category 648-K \4\
Group II ............................
201, 224, 239pt \5\, 332, 352, 359pt. \6\, 35,240,443 square meters
360-362, 369pt. \7\, 400-414, 433, 434, equivalent.
436, 438-O \8\, 440, 443, 444, 447, 448,
459pt. \9\, 469pt. \10\, 603, 618, 624-
629, 633, 643, 644, 652, 659pt. \11\,
666pt. \12\, 845, 846 and 852, as a group
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 2002.
\2\ Category 611-O: all HTS numbers except 5516.14.0005, 5516.14.0025
and 5516.14.0085.
\3\ Category 647-K: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0040, 6103.23.0045,
6103.29.1020, 6103.29.1030, 6103.43.1520, 6103.43.1540, 6103.43.1550,
6103.43.1570, 6103.49.1020, 6103.49.1060, 6103.49.8014, 6112.12.0050,
6112.19.1050, 6112.20,.1060 and 6113.00.9044.
\4\ Category 648-K: only HTS numbers 6104.23.0032, 6104.23.0034,
6104.29.1030, 6104.29.1040, 6104.29.2038, 6104.63.2006, 6104.63.2011,
6104.63.2026, 6104.63.2028, 6104.63.2030, 6104.63.2060, 6104.69.2030,
6104.69.2060, 6104.69.8026, 6112.12.0060, 6112.19.1060, 6112.20.1070,
6113.00.9052 and 6117.90.9070.
\5\ Category 239pt.: only HTS number 6209.20.5040 (diapers).
\6\ Category 359pt.: all HTS numbers except 6115.19.8010, 6117.10.6010,
6117.20.9010, 6203.22.1000, 6204.22.1000, 6212.90.0010, 6214.90.0010,
6406.99.1550, 6505.90.1525, 6505.90.1540, 6505.90.2060 and
6505.90.2545.
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\7\ Category 369pt.: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,
4202.12.8060, 4202.22.4020, 4202.22.4500, 4202.22.8030, 4202.32.4000,
4202.32.9530, 4202.92.0505, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3016, 4202.92.6091,
5601.10.1000, 5601.21.0090, 5701.90.1020, 5701.90.2020, 5702.10.9020,
5702.39.2010, 5702.49.1020, 5702.49.1080, 5702.59.1000, 5702.99.1010,
5702.99.1090, 5705.00.2020, 5805.00.3000, 5807.10.0510, 5807.90.0510,
6301.30.0010, 6301.30.0020, 6302,51.1000, 6302.51.2000, 6302.51.3000,
6302.51.4000, 6302.60.0010, 6302.60.0030, 6302.91.0005, 6302.91.0025,
6302.91.0045, 6302.91.0050, 6302.91.0060, 6303.11.0000, 6303.91.0010,
6303.91.0020, 6304.91.0020, 6304.92.0000, 6305.20.0000, 6306.11.0000,
6307.10.1020, 6307.10.1090, 6307.90.3010, 6307.90.4010, 6307.90.5010,
6307.90.8910, 6307.90.8945, 6307.90.9882, 6406.10.7700, 9404.90.1000,
9404.90.8040 and 9404.90.9505.
\8\ Category 438-O: only HTS numbers 6103.21.0050, 6103.23.0025,
6105.20.1000, 6105.90.1000, 6105.90.8020, 6109.90.1520, 6110.11.0070,
6110.12.2070, 6110.19.0070, 6110.30.1550, 6110.90.9072, 6114.10.0020
and 6117.90.9025.
\9\ Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except 6115.19.8020, 6117.10.1000,
6117.10.2010, 6117.20.9020, 6212.90.0020, 6214.20.0000, 6405.20.6030,
6405.20.6060, 6405.20.6090, 6406.99.1505, 6406.99.1560.
\10\ Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except 5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010,
6304.19.3040, 6304.91.0050, 6304.99.1500, 6304.99.6010, 6308.00.0010
and 6406.10.9020.
\11\ Category 659pt.: all HTS numbers except 6115.11.0010, 6115.12.2000,
6117.10.2030, 6117.20.9030, 6212.90.0030, 6214.30.0000, 6214.40.0000.
6406.99.1510 and 6406.99.1540.
\12\ Category 666pt.: all HTS numbers except 5805.00.4010, 6301.10.0000,
6301.40.0010, 6301.40.0020, 6301.90.0010, 6302.53.0010, 6302.53.0020,
6302.53.0030, 6302.93.1000, 6302.93.2000, 6303.12.0000, 6303.19.0010,
6303.92.1000, 6303.92.2010, 6303.92.2020, 6303.99.0010, 6304.11.2000,
6304.19.1500, 6304.19.2000, 6304.91.0040, 6304.93.0000, 6304.99.6020,
6307.90.9884, 9404.90.8522 and 9404.90.9522.
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. 03-14963 Filed 6-12-03; 8:45 am]