[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 59374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26012]
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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 Produced or Manufactured in Macau
October 7, 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: October 15, 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 for
carryover, swing, carryforward, and the recrediting of unused
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 68571, published on December 12, 2002.
Philip J. Martello,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
October 7, 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 October 15, 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 ............................
225....................................... 7,483,177 square meters.
317....................................... 4,981,603 square meters.
333/334/335............................... 557,463 dozen of which not
more than 269,850 dozen
shall be in Categories 333/
335.
336....................................... 119,535 dozen.
338....................................... 700,336 dozen.
339....................................... 2,854,953 dozen.
340....................................... 703,565 dozen.
341....................................... 427,978 dozen.
342....................................... 191,467 dozen.
345....................................... 119,863 dozen.
347/348................................... 1,600,390 dozen.
351....................................... 149,772 dozen.
359-C/659-C \2\........................... 821,164 kilograms.
359-V \3\................................. 273,724 kilograms.
625/626/627/628/629....................... 7,010,464 square meters.
633/634/635............................... 1,222,729 dozen.
638/639................................... 3,619,089 dozen.
640....................................... 270,724 dozen.
641....................................... 325,294 dozen.
642....................................... 265,356 dozen.
645/646................................... 634,606 dozen.
647/648................................... 1,212,384 dozen.
659-S \4\................................. 273,724 kilograms.
Group II ............................
400-414, 433-438, 440-448, 459pt. \5\ and 1,897,902 square meters
469pt. \6\, as a group equivalent.
Sublevel in Group II ............................
445/446................................... 103,719 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 2002.
\2\ Category 359-C: only HTS numbers 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034,
6104.62.1020, 6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010,
6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and
6211.42.0010; Category 659-C: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0055,
6103.43.2020, 6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 6104.63.1020,
6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054,
6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510,
6204.69.1010, 6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 and
6211.43.0010.
\3\ Category 359-V: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2030, 6103.19.9030,
6104.12.0040, 6104.19.8040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024, 6110.20.2030,
6110.20.2035, 6110.90.9044, 6110.90.9046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020,
6203.19.1030, 6203.19.9030, 6204.12.0040, 6204.19.8040, 6211.32.0070
and 6211.42.0070.
\4\ Category 659-S: only HTS numbers 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020,
6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010,
6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010, and 6211.12.1020.
\5\ 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 and 6406.99.1560.
\6\ 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.
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,
Philip J. Martello,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 03-26012 Filed 10-14-03; 8:45 am]
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