[Federal Register: March 12, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 49)]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of an Import Limit for Certain Cotton and Man-Made
Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Cambodia
March 8, 2004.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting a
limit.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: March 15, 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
limit, refer to the Quota Status Reports posted on the bulletin boards
of each Customs port, call (202) 927-5850, or refer to the U.S. Customs
website at http://www.cbp.gov. For information on embargoes and quota
re-openings, refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel Web site at
http://www.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 limit for Categories 347/348/647/648 is being adjusted
for carryforward used.
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 68597, published on December 9, 2003.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
March 8, 2004.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel,
the directive issued to you on December 4, 2003, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made
fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Cambodia and
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1,
2004 and extends through December 31, 2004.
Effective on March 15, 2004, you are directed to reduce the
current limit for Categories 347/348/647/648 to 4,349,486 dozen \1\,
as provided for in the agreement between the Governments of the
United States and Cambodia:
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\1\ The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 2003.
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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. E4-549 Filed 3-11-04; 8:45 a.m.
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