[Federal Register: March 31, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 61)]
[Notices]
[Page 15437-15438]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of an Import Limit and Sublimit for Certain Man-Made
Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Belarus
March 25, 2003.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: March 31, 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 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:
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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 limit and sublimit for Category 622 and sub-Category
622-L, respectively, are being increased for carryover.
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 68
FR 4181, published on January 28, 2003.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
March 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 January 21, 2003, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain man-made fiber textile
products, produced or manufactured in Belarus and exported during
the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2003 and extends
through December 31, 2003.
Effective on March 31, 2003, you are directed to increase the
limit and sublimit for the following category and sub-category, as
provided for under the agreement between the Governments of the
United States and Belarus dated January 10, 2003:
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Twelve-month restraint limit
Category \1\
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622....................................... 10,101,000 square meters of
which not more than
1,665,000 square meters
shall be in Category 622-L
\2\.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 2002.
\2\ Category 622-L: only HTS numbers 7019.51.9010, 7019.52.4010,
7019.52.9010, 7019.59.4010, and 7019.59.9010.
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.03-7622 Filed 3-28-03; 8:45 am]