[Federal Register: November 21, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 225)]
[Notices]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Announcement of an Import Restraint Limit for Certain Cotton and
Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Laos
November 14, 2001.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing
a limit.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Unger, 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.gov. 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 Bilateral Textile Agreement of June 23, 2000 between the
Governments of the United States and the Lao People's Democratic
Republic, establishes a limit for Categories 340/640 for the period
January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner of Customs to establish the 2002 limit for Categories 340/
640.
This limit may be revised if Laos becomes a member of the World
Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO
agreement to Laos.
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 65 FR 82328, published on December 28, 2000).
Information regarding the 2002
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CORRELATION will be published in the Federal Register at a later date.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 14, 2001.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to Section 204 of the Agricultural
Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of
March 3, 1972, as amended; and the Bilateral Textile Agreement of
June 23, 2000 between the Governments of the United States and the
Lao People's Democratic Republic, you are directed to prohibit,
effective on January 1, 2002, entry into the United States for
consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton
and man-made fiber textile products in Categories 340/640, produced
or manufactured in Laos and exported during the twelve-month period
beginning on January 1, 2002 and extending through December 31,
2002, in excess of 193,917 dozen.
The limit set forth above is subject to adjustment pursuant to
the current bilateral agreement between the Governments of the
United States and the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Products in the above categories exported during 2001 shall be
charged to the applicable category limit for that year (see
directive dated November 14, 2000) to the extent of any unfilled
balance. In the event the limit established for that period has been
exhausted by previous entries, such products shall be charged to the
limit set forth in this directive.
This limit may be revised if Laos becomes a member of the World
Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO
agreement to Laos.
In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner of
Customs should construe entry into the United States for consumption
to include entry for consumption into the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico.
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,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 01-29016 Filed 11-20-01; 8:45 am]
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