[Federal Register: September 30, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 189)]
[Notices]
[Page 58411-58412]
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 Sublimit for Certain Man-Made Fiber
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Belarus
September 28, 2004.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection adjusting a sublimit.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 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 this
sublimit, 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:
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 sublimit for Category 622-N is being adjusted for
carryforward. The limit and sublimit for 622 and 622-L remain
unchanged.
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 70494, published on
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December 18, 2003; and 69 FR 10429, published on March 5, 2004.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
September 28, 2004.
Commissioner,
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel,
the directives issued to you on December 12, 2003 and March 1, 2004,
by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements. These directives concern imports of certain wool and
man-made fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Belarus
and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January
1, 2004 and extends through December 31, 2004.
Effective on September 30, 2004, you are directed to adjust the
sublimit for Category 622-N, 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....................................... 9,494,193 square meters of
which not more than
1,590,000 square meters
shall be in Category 622-L
\2\, and not more than
648,006 square meters shall
be in Category 622-N \3\.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 2003.
\2\ Category 622-L: only HTS numbers 7019.51.9010, 7019.52.4010,
7019.52.9010, 7019.59.4010, and 7019.59.9010.
\3\ Category 622-N : only HTS numbers 7019.52.40.21, 7019.52.90.21,
7019.59.40.21, 7019.59.90.21.
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. 04-22098 Filed 9-29-04; 8:45 am]