[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 215 (Monday, November 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60795-60796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29192]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made
Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile
Products Produced or Manufactured in Taiwan
November 3, 1999.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting
limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 15, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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 U.S. Customs
website at http://www.customs.ustreas.gov. For information on embargoes
and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715.
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,
variously, for swing, special shift and 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 63 FR 71096, published on December 23, 1998). Also see
63 FR 69057, published on December 15, 1998.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 3, 1999.
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 8, 1998, 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 Taiwan and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 1999 and extends through
December 31, 1999.
Effective on November 15, 1999, you are directed to adjust the
current limits for the following categories, as provided for under
the terms of the current bilateral textile agreement:
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Adjusted twelve-month limit
Category \1\
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Group I
200-224, 225/317/326, 226, 227, 229, 300/ 635,083,124 square meters
301/607, 313-315, 360-363, 369-L/670-L/ equivalent.
870 \2\, 369-S \3\, 369-O \4\, 400-414,
464-469, 600-606, 611, 613/614/615/617,
618, 619/620, 621-624, 625/626/627/628/
629, 665, 666, 669-P \5\, 669-T \6\,
669-O \7\, 670-H \8\ and 670-O \9\, as
a group.
Sublevels in Group I
300/301/607............................. 1,835,142 kilograms of which
not more than 1,529,285
kilograms shall be in
Category 300; not more than
1,529,285 kilograms shall
be in Category 301; and not
more than 1,529,285
kilograms shall be in
Category 607.
363..................................... 12,996,360 numbers.
619/620................................. 15,490,147 square meters.
625/626/627/628/629..................... 20,186,396 square meters.
Sublevels in Group II
338/339................................. 1,006,040 dozen.
340..................................... 1,368,117 dozen.
345..................................... 130,312 dozen.
347/348................................. 1,515,365 dozen of which not
more than 1,309,866 dozen
shall be in Categories 347-
W/348-W \10\.
436..................................... 5,353 dozen.
438..................................... 30,216 dozen.
631..................................... 5,454,431 dozen pairs.
638/639................................. 6,627,128 dozen.
642..................................... 932,405 dozen.
647/648................................. 5,456,952 dozen of which not
more than 5,193,775 dozen
shall be in Categories 647-
W/648-W \11\.
Within Group II Subgroup
342..................................... 146,128 dozen.
350/650................................. 149,016 dozen.
351..................................... 400,312 dozen.
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447/448................................. 22,098 dozen.
651..................................... 467,674 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 1998.
\2\ Category 870; Category 369-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.4000,
4202.12.8020, 4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3016, 4202.92.6091
and 6307.90.9905; Category 670-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.8030,
4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3031, 4202.92.9026 and
6307.90.9907.
\3\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
\4\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,
4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3016, 4202.92.6091, 6307.90.9905
(Category 369-L); and 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-S).
\5\ Category 669-P: only HTS numbers 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020,
6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000.
\6\ Category 669-T: only HTS numbers 6306.12.0000, 6306.19.0010 and
6306.22.9030.
\7\ Category 669-O: all HTS numbers except 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020,
6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020, 6305.39.0000 (Category 669-P);
6306.12.0000, 6306.19.0010 and 6306.22.9030 (Category 669-T).
\8\ Category 670-H: only HTS numbers 4202.22.4030 and 4202.22.8050.
\9\ Category 670-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.22.4030, 4202.22.8050
(Category 670-H); 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020,
4202.92.3031, 4202.92.9026 and 6307.90.9907 (Category 670-L).
\10\ Category 347-W: only HTS numbers 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020,
6203.22.3020, 6203.22.3030, 6203.42.4005, 6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015,
6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045, 6203.42.4050, 6203.42.4060,
6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810 and
6211.32.0040; Category 348-W: only HTS numbers 6204.12.0030,
6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.22.3050, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000,
6204.62.4005, 6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040,
6204.62.4050, 6204.62.4055, 6204.62.4065, 6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010,
6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810, 6211.42.0030 and
6217.90.9050.
\11\ Category 647-W: only HTS numbers 6203.23.0060, 6203.23.0070,
6203.29.2030, 6203.29.2035, 6203.43.2500, 6203.43.3500, 6203.43.4010,
6203.43.4020, 6203.43.4030, 6203.43.4040, 6203.49.1500, 6203.49.2015,
6203.49.2030, 6203.49.2045, 6203.49.2060, 6203.49.8030, 6210.40.5030,
6211.20.1525, 6211.20.3820 and 6211.33.0030; Category 648-W: only HTS
numbers 6204.23.0040, 6204.23.0045, 6204.29.2020, 6204.29.2025,
6204.29.4038, 6204.63.2000, 6204.63.3000, 6204.63.3510, 6204.63.3530,
6204.63.3532, 6204.63.3540, 6204.69.2510, 6204.69.2530, 6204.69.2540,
6204.69.2560, 6204.69.6030, 6204.69.9030, 6210.50.5035, 6211.20.1555,
6211.20.6820, 6211.43.0040 and 6217.90.9060.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs
exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
Sincerely,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 99-29192 Filed 11-5-99; 8:45 am]
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