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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made
Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Cambodia
January 29, 2003.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting
limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: February 4, 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 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 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 limits for certain categories are being adjusted for
swing, carryover, and carryforward.
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 72921, published on December 9, 2002.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
January 29, 2003.
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 December 4, 2002, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made
fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Cambodia and
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1,
2003 and extends through December 31, 2003.
Effective on February 4, 2003, you are directed to adjust the
limits for the following categories, as provided for in the
agreement between the Governments of the United States and Cambodia:
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Adjusted twelve-month limit
Category \1\
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331/631................................... 547,912 dozen pairs.
334/634................................... 253,253 dozen.
335/635................................... 105,859 dozen.
338/339................................... 4,187,637 dozen.
340/640................................... 1,221,446 dozen.
345....................................... 113,967 dozen.
347/348/647/648........................... 4,696,415 dozen.
352/652................................... 939,283 dozen.
435....................................... 23,976 dozen.
438....................................... 115,194 dozen.
445/446................................... 140,793 dozen.
638/639................................... 1,465,735 dozen.
645/646................................... 343,465 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 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. 03-2519 Filed 2-3-03; 8:45 a.m.
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