[Federal Register: December 18, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 243)]
[Notices]
[Page 70494]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Establishment of Import Limits for Certain Wool and Man-Made
Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Belarus
December 12, 2003.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection establishing limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2004.
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 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.
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 Memorandum of Understanding dated January 10,
2003 between the Governments of the United States and Belarus
establishes limits for the period January 1, 2004 through December 31,
2004.
These limits may be revised if Belarus becomes a member of the
World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO
agreement to Belarus.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to establish the
limits.
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 availability of 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
December 12, 2003.
Commissioner,
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; you are directed to prohibit, effective
on January 1, 2004, entry into the United States for consumption and
withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of textiles and textile
products in the following categories, produced or manufactured in
Belarus and exported during the twelve-month period beginning on
January 1, 2004 and extending through December 31, 2004:
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Category Twelve-month restraint limit
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622....................................... 9,646,000 square meters of
which not more than
1,590,000 square meters
shall be in Category 622-L
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435....................................... 67,320 dozen.
448....................................... 34,680 dozen.
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\1\ Category 622-L: only HTS numbers 7019.51.9010, 7019.52.4010,
7019.52.9010, 7019.59.4010, and 7019.59.9010.
Products in the above categories exported during 2003 shall be
charged to the applicable category limit and sublimit for that year
(see directive dated January 21, 2003) to the extent of any unfilled
balance. In the event the limit and sublimit established for that
period have been exhausted by previous entries, such products shall
be charged to the limit and sublimit set forth in this directive.
The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment pursuant to
the current bilateral agreement between the Governments of the
United States and Belarus.
This limits may be revised if Belarus becomes a member of the
World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO
agreement to Belarus.
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. E3-00585 Filed 12-17-03; 8:45 am]