[Federal Register: September 24, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 185)]
[Notices]
[Page 57270-57271]
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 Wool and Man-Made Fiber
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Belarus
September 20, 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: September 24, 2004.
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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.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
swing 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 70494, published on 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 20, 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 24, 2004, you are directed to adjust the
limits for the following categories, 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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435....................................... 78,091 dozen.
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
611,326 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 : 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. E4-2365 Filed 9-23-04; 8:45 am]