[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 142 (Monday, July 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44514-44515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16906]
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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 Macau
July 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: July 26, 2004.
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 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.
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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
the recrediting of unused 2003 carryforward, 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 55035, published on September 22, 2003.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
July 20, 2004.
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 16, 2003, 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
Macau and exported during the twelve-month period which began on
January 1, 2004 and extends through December 31, 2004.
Effective on July 26, 2004, you are directed to adjust the
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the
Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:
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Adjusted twelve-month limit
Category \1\
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Levels in Group I ............................
225....................................... 7,767,180 square meters.
317....................................... 5,138,631 square meters.
333/334/335............................... 628,459 dozen of which not
more than 302,227 dozen
shall be in Categories 333/
335.
336....................................... 141,043 dozen.
338....................................... 758,976 dozen.
339....................................... 3,106,135 dozen.
340....................................... 792,219 dozen.
341....................................... 486,824 dozen.
342....................................... 209,608 dozen.
345....................................... 134,420 dozen.
347/348................................... 1,714,722 dozen.
351....................................... 175,179 dozen.
359-C/659-C \2\........................... 924,637 kilograms.
359-V \3\................................. 308,215 kilograms.
625/626/627/628/629....................... 7,428,398 square meters.
633/634/635............................... 1,360,898 dozen.
638/639................................... 3,781,951 dozen.
640....................................... 304,838 dozen.
641....................................... 335,032 dozen.
642....................................... 270,939 dozen.
645/646................................... 714,572 dozen.
647/648................................... 1,263,965 dozen.
659-S \4\................................. 279,483 kilograms.
Group II ............................
400-414, 433-438, 440-448, 459pt. \5\ and 1,771,256 square meters
469pt. \6\, as a group equivalent.
Sublevel in Group II ............................
445/446................................... 97,500 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 2003.
\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-V: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2030, 6103.19.9030,
6104.12.0040, 6104.19.8040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024, 6110.20.2030,
6110.20.2035, 6110.90.9044, 6110.90.9046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020,
6203.19.1030, 6203.19.9030, 6204.12.0040, 6204.19.8040, 6211.32.0070
and 6211.42.0070.
\4\ 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.
\5\ Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except 6115.19.8020, 6117.10.1000,
6117.10.2010, 6117.20.9020, 6212.90.0020, 6214.20.0000, 6405.20.6030,
6405.20.6060, 6405.20.6090, 6406.99.1505 and 6406.99.1560.
\6\ Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except 5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010,
6304.19.3040, 6304.91.0050, 6304.99.1500, 6304.99.6010, 6308.00.0010
and 6406.10.9020.
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. 04-16906 Filed 7-23-04; 8:45 am]
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