[Federal Register: March 7, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 45)]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Wool Textiles 
and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Romania

March 4, 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: March 7, 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 

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, carryforward, carryforward used, swing, and special shift.
    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 57409, published on September 10, 2002.

James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

March 4, 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 September 3, 2002, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton and wool textiles and 
textile products in the following categories, produced or 
manufactured in Romania and exported during the twelve-month period 
which began on January 1, 2003 and extends through December 31, 
2003.
    Effective on March 7, 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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315.......................................  5,787,846 square meters.
410.......................................  113,694 square meters.
435.......................................  17,157 dozen.
442.......................................  15,237 dozen.
443.......................................  61,892 numbers.
444.......................................  21,874 numbers.
447/448...................................  32,324 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 to 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. 03-5421 Filed 3-6-03; 8:45 am]