[Federal Register: June 29, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 124)]
[Notices]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, and Man-
Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Hong Kong
June 24, 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: June 30, 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
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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:
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
carryforward used and 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 69 FR 4926, published on February 2, 2004). Also see 68
FR 59917, published on October 20, 2003.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
June 24, 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 October 14, 2003, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber,
silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,
produced or manufactured in Hong Kong and exported during the
twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2004 and extends
through December 31, 2004.
Effective on June 30, 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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Adjusted twelve-month limit
Category \1\
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Sublevels in Group II ............................
331pt..................................... 1,625,282 dozen pairs.
335....................................... 353,909 dozen.
338/339 \2\ (shirts and blouses other than 3,020,630 dozen.
tank tops and tops, knit).
338/339(1) \3\ (tank tops and knit tops).. 2,269,414 dozen.
340....................................... 2,892,570 dozen.
345....................................... 528,377 dozen.
347/348................................... 7,004,097 dozen of which not
more than 6,914,097 dozen
shall be in Categories 347-
W/348-W \4\; and not more
than 5,239,765 dozen shall
be in Category 348-W.
445/446................................... 1,387,918 dozen.
638/639................................... 5,071,011 dozen.
641....................................... 876,249 dozen.
648....................................... 1,194,260 dozen of which not
more than 1,194,260 dozen
shall be in Category 648-W
\5\.
Within Group II Subgroup ............................
342....................................... 645,873 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 2003.
\2\ Categories 338/339: all HTS numbers except 6109.10.0018,
6109.10.0023, 6109.10.0060, 6109.10.0065, 6114.20.0005 and
6114.20.0010.
\3\ Category 338/339(1): only HTS numbers 6109.10.0018, 6109.10.0023,
6109.10.0060, 6109.10.0065, 6114.20.0005 and 6114.20.0010.
\4\ Category 347-W: only HTS numbers 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020,
6203.22.3020, 6203.22.3030, 6203.42.4005, 6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015,
6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045, 6203.42.4050, 6203.42.4060,
6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810 and
6211.32.0040; Category 348-W: only HTS numbers 6204.12.0030,
6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.22.3050, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000,
6204.62.4005, 6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040,
6204.62.4050, 6204.62.4055, 6204.62.4065, 6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010,
6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810, 6211.42.0030 and
6217.90.9050.
\5\ Category 648-W: only HTS numbers 6204.23.0040, 6204.23.0045,
6204.29.2020, 6204.29.2025, 6204.29.4038, 6204.63.2000, 6204.63.3000,
6204.63.3510, 6204.63.3530, 6204.63.3532, 6204.63.3540, 6204.69.2510,
6204.69.2530, 6204.69.2540, 6204.69.2560, 6204.69.6030, 6204.69.9030,
6210.50.5035, 6211.20.1555, 6211.20.6820, 6211.43.0040 and
6217.90.9060.
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,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 04-14710 Filed 6-28-04; 8:45 am]