[Federal Register: July 30, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 146)]
[Notices]
[Page 44747-44748]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Increase of a Specific Limit for Certain Wool Textile Products
Produced or Manufactured in Mexico
July 25, 2003.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection increasing a limit.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: July 30, 2003.
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 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 limit for Category 443 is being increased for swing and
carryover.
The limit does not apply to NAFTA (North American Free Trade
Agreement) originating goods, as defined in Annex 300-B, Chapter 4 and
Annex 401 of the agreement. In addition, this limit does not apply to
textile and apparel goods, assembled in Mexico, in which all fabric
components were wholly formed and cut in the United States, entered
under the United States Harmonized Tariff Schedule heading 9802.00.90.
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 57408, published on September 10, 2002.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
July 25, 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 September 3, 2002 by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain wool and man-made fiber
textile products, produced or manufactured in Mexico and exported
during the period which began on January 1, 2003 and extends through
December 31, 2003. The levels established in that directive do not
apply to NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) originating
goods, as defined in Annex 300-B, Chapter 4 and Annex 401 of NAFTA
or to textile and apparel goods, assembled in Mexico, in which all
fabric components were wholly formed and cut in the United States,
entered under the United States Harmonized Tariff Schedule heading
9802.00.90.
Effective on July 30, 2003, you are directed to increase the
current limit for Category 443 to 249,790 numbers \1\, pursuant to
the provisions of the NAFTA.
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\1\ The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 2002.
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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).
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Sincerely,
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 03-19424 Filed 7-29-03; 8:45 am]