[Federal Register: April 26, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 79)]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made
Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
April 20, 2005.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 27, 2005.
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 Bureau of Customs and Border Protection website
(http://www.cbp.gov), or call (202) 344-2650. 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). Information
regarding the 2005 CORRELATION will be published in the Federal
Register at a later date. Also see 69 FR 57272, published on September
24, 2004.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
April 20, 2005.
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 September 20, 2004, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made
fiber textiles and textile products, produced or manufactured in
Vietnam and exported during the twelve-month period which began on
January 1, 2005 and extends through December 31, 2005.
Effective on April 27, 2005, you are directed to adjust the
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the terms
of the current bilateral textile agreement between the Governments
of the United States and Vietnam:
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Category Restraint limit \1\
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200....................................... 241,252 kilograms.
301....................................... 694,171 kilograms.
332....................................... 279,684 dozen pairs.
333....................................... 45,750 dozen.
334/335................................... 741,567 dozen.
338/339................................... 15,103,366 dozen.
340/640................................... 2,282,946 dozen.
341/641................................... 967,847 dozen.
342/642................................... 620,905 dozen.
345....................................... 192,014 dozen.
347/348................................... 7,666,005 dozen.
351/651................................... 596,799 dozen.
352/652................................... 2,267,643 dozen.
359-C/659-C \2\........................... 342,803 kilograms.
359-S/659-S \3\........................... 603,432 kilograms.
434....................................... 18,708 dozen.
435....................................... 46,158 dozen.
440....................................... 2,887 dozen.
447....................................... 60,052 dozen.
448....................................... 36,955 dozen.
620....................................... 3,887,620 square meters.
632....................................... 168,140 dozen pairs.
638/639................................... 1,375,101 dozen.
645/646................................... 175,276 dozen.
647/648................................... 2,230,991 dozen.
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\1\[thinsp]The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 2004.
\2\ 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.
\3\ Category 359-S: only HTS numbers 6112.39.0010, 6112.49.0010,
6211.11.8010, 6211.11.8020, 6211.12.8010 and 6211.12.8020; Category
659-S: only HTS numbers 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010,
6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020,
6211.12.1010 and 6211.12.1020.
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,
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. E5-1977 Filed 4-25-05; 8:45 am]