[Federal Register: November 30, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 230)]
[Notices]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber
Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the People's
Republic of China
November 27, 2007.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection adjusting limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 30, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, 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 Bureau of Customs and Border Protection website
(http://www.cbp.gov), or call (202) 863-6560. 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.
Pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments
of the United States and the People's Republic of China concerning
Trade in Texile and Apparel Products, signed and dated on November 8,
2005, the current limits for certain categories are being increased for
carryforward.
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 71 FR 62999, published on October 27, 2006). Also see
71 FR 65090 published on November 7, 2006.
R. Matthew Priest,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 27, 2007.
Commissioner,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel,
the directive issued to you on October 23, 2006, as amended on
November 2, 2006, 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 China and
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1,
2007 and extends through December 31, 2007.
Effective on November 30, 2007, you are directed to adjust the
current limits for the following categories, as provided for under
the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments
of the United States and the People's Republic of China concerning
Trade in Texile and Apparel Products, signed and dated on November
8, 2005:
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Adjusted twelve-month limit
Category \1\
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345/645/646.............................. 9,477,660 dozen.
352/652.................................. 21,957,081 dozen.
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\1\ The limit has not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
after December 31, 2006.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has
determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs
exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
Sincerely,
R. Matthew Priest,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. E7-23303 Filed 11-29-07; 8:45 am]
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