[Federal Register: May 24, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 100)]
[Notices]
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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 Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Pakistan
May 18, 2004.
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: May 25, 2004.
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.cbp.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 limits for certain categories are being adjusted for
carryover, the recrediting of unused carryforward, swing, and special
swing.
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 69 FR 4926, published on February 2, 2004). Also see 68
FR 68599, published on December 9, 2003.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
May 18, 2004.
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 December 3, 2003, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber
textile products produced or manufactured in Pakistan and exported
during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2004 and
extends through December 31, 2004.
Effective on May 25, 2004, 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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Twelve-month restraint limit
Category \1\
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Specific limits ............................
219....................................... 16,684,302 square meters.
226/313................................... 210,286,304 square meters.
237....................................... 485,752 dozen.
239pt. \2\................................ 2,906,309 kilograms.
314....................................... 12,259,021 square meters.
315....................................... 146,872,240 square meters.
317/617................................... 65,877,924 square meters.
331pt./631pt. \3\......................... 1,281,606 dozen pairs.
334/634................................... 686,974 dozen.
335/635................................... 830,721 dozen.
336/636................................... 1,084,925 dozen.
338....................................... 8,620,945 dozen.
339....................................... 2,995,080 dozen.
340/640................................... 1,667,228 dozen of which not
more than 625,209 dozen
shall be in Categories 340-
D/640-D \4\.
341/641................................... 1,918,508 dozen.
342/642................................... 757,690 dozen.
347/348................................... 1,671,615 dozen.
351/651................................... 930,459 dozen.
352/652................................... 2,022,739 dozen.
359-C/659-C \5\........................... 1,968,990 kilograms.
360....................................... 10,012,491 numbers.
361....................................... 11,642,429 numbers.
363....................................... 74,329,303 numbers.
369-S \6\................................. 1,427,190 kilograms.
613/614................................... 46,034,344 square meters.
615....................................... 48,972,697 square meters.
625/626/627/628/629....................... 117,945,866 square meters of
which not more than
75,309,073 square meters
shall be in Category 625;
not more than 75,309,073
square meters shall be in
Category 626; not more than
75,309,073 square meters
shall be in Category 627;
not more than 15,581,189
square meters shall be in
Category 628; and not more
than 75,309,073 square
meters shall be in Category
629.
638/639................................... 1,197,103 dozen.
647/648................................... 2,458,801 dozen.
666-P \7\................................. 1,348,363 kilograms.
666-S \8\................................. 7,138,388 kilograms.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 2003.
\2\ Category 239pt.: only HTS number 6209.20.5040 (diapers).
\3\ Category 331pt.: all HTS numbers except 6116.10.1720, 6116.10.4810,
6116.10.5510, 6116.10.7510, 6116.92.6410, 6116.92.6420, 6116.92.6430,
6116.92.6440, 6116.92.7450, 6116.92.7460, 6116.92.7470, 6116.92.8800,
6116.92.9400 and 6116.99.9510; Category 631pt.: all HTS numbers except
6116.10.1730, 6116.10.4820, 6116.10.5520, 6116.10.7520, 6116.93.8800,
6116.93.9400, 6116.99.4800, 6116.99.5400 and 6116.99.9530.
\4\ Category 340-D: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,
6205.20.2025 and 6205.20.2030; Category 640-D: only HTS numbers
6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2030, 6205.30.2040, 6205.90.3030
and 6205.90.4030.
\5\ 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.
\6\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
\7\ Category 666-P: only HTS numbers 6302.22.1010, 6302.22.1020,
6302.22.2010, 6302.32.1010, 6302.32.1020, 6302.32.2010 and
6302.32.2020.
\8\ Category 666-S: only HTS numbers 6302.22.1030, 6302.22.1040,
6302.22.2020, 6302.32.1030, 6302.32.1040, 6302.32.2030 and
6302.32.2040.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has
determined that these actions fall 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.04-11603 Filed 5-21-04 8:45 am]