[Federal Register: November 25, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 227)]
[Notices]
[Page 66081-66082]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Announcement of an Import Restraint Limit for Certain Cotton and
Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Laos
November 20, 2003.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection establishing a limit.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Unger, 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 Web site at http://www.customs.gov. For
information on embargoes and quota re-openings, refer to the Office of
Textiles and Apparel Web site at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov.
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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 Bilateral Textile Agreement of June 23, 2000 between the
Governments of the United States and the Lao People's Democratic
Republic, establishes a limit for Categories 340/640 for the period
January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to establish the
2004 limit for Categories 340/640.
This limit may be revised if Laos becomes a member of the World
Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO
agreement to Laos.
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). Information
regarding the 2004 Correlation will be published in the Federal
Register at a later date.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 20, 2003.
Commissioner of Customs,
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to Section 204 of the Agricultural
Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of
March 3, 1972, as amended; and the Bilateral Textile Agreement of
June 23, 2000 between the Governments of the United States and the
Lao People's Democratic Republic, you are directed to prohibit,
effective on January 1, 2004, entry into the United States for
consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton
and man-made fiber textile products in Categories 340/640, produced
or manufactured in Laos and exported during the twelve-month period
beginning on January 1, 2004 and extending through December 31,
2004, in excess of 213,794 dozen.
The limit set forth above is subject to adjustment pursuant to
the current bilateral agreement between the Governments of the
United States and the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Products in the above categories exported during 2003 shall be
charged to the applicable category limit for that year (see
directive dated November 1, 2002) to the extent of any unfilled
balance. In the event the limit established for that period has been
exhausted by previous entries, such products shall be charged to the
limit set forth in this directive.
This limit may be revised if Laos becomes a member of the World
Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO
agreement to Laos.
In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner, Bureau
of Customs and Border Protection should construe entry into the
United States for consumption to include entry for consumption into
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
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).
Sincerely,
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 03-29420 Filed 11-24-03; 8:45 am]