[Federal Register: July 25, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 143)]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber,
Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products
Produced or Manufactured in the United Arab Emirates
July 20, 2001.
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: July 26, 2001.
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://www.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 increased for
carryover, swing, carryforward and the recrediting of unused
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 65 FR 82328, published on December 28, 2000). Also see
65 FR 66974, published on November 8, 2000.
J. Hayden Boyd,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
July 20, 2001.
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 November 2, 2000, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, man-made fiber, silk
blend and other vegetable fiber textile products, produced or
manufactured in the United Arab Emirates and exported during the
twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2001 and extends
through December 31, 2001.
Effective on July 26, 2001, you are directed to adjust the
current limits for the following categories, as provided for under
the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:
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Category Adjusted limit \1\
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219....................................... 1,818,089 square meters.
226/313................................... 3,108,977 square meters.
317....................................... 43,725,463 square meters.
326....................................... 3,093,521 square meters.
334/634................................... 353,831 dozen.
335/635/835............................... 237,502 dozen.
336/636................................... 338,475 dozen.
338/339................................... 934,844 dozen of which not
more than 586,300 dozen
shall be in Categories 338-
S/339-S \2\.
340/640................................... 545,213 dozen.
341/641................................... 524,380 dozen.
342/642................................... 398,787 dozen.
347/348................................... 653,309 dozen of which not
more than 343,452 dozen
shall be in Categories 347-
T/348-T \3\.
351/651................................... 257,251 dozen.
352....................................... 551,979 dozen.
363....................................... 9,589,614 numbers.
369-O \4\................................. 914,603 kilograms.
369-S \5\................................. 136,179 kilograms.
638/639................................... 335,545 dozen.
647/648................................... 480,948 dozen.
847....................................... 333,471 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 2000.
\2\ Category 338-S: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010,
6105.10.0030, 6105.90.8010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025, 6110.20.2040,
6110.20.2065, 6110.90.9068, 6112.11.0030 and 6114.20.0005; Category
339-S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060, 6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010,
6106.10.0030, 6106.90.2510, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030,
6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075, 6110.90.9070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010
and 6117.90.9020.
\3\ Category 347-T: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2015, 6103.19.9020,
6103.22.0030, 6103.42.1020, 6103.42.1040, 6103.49.8010, 6112.11.0050,
6113.00.9038, 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020, 6203.22.3020, 6203.42.4005,
6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045,
6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810 and
6211.32.0040; Category 348-T: only HTS numbers 6104.12.0030,
6104.19.8030, 6104.22.0040, 6104.29.2034, 6104.62.2006, 6104.62.2011,
6104.62.2026, 6104.62.2028, 6104.69.8022, 6112.11.0060, 6113.00.9042,
6117.90.9060, 6204.12.0030, 6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.29.4034,
6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005, 6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030,
6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050, 6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010. 6210.50.9060,
6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810, 6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.9050.
\4\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-
S); 5601.10.1000, 5601.21.0090, 5701.90.1020, 5701.90.2020,
5702.10.9020, 5702.39.2010, 5702.49.1020, 5702.49.1080, 5702.59.1000,
5702.99.1010, 5702.99.1090, 5705.00.2020 and 6406.10.7700 (Category
369pt.).
\5\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
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,
J. Hayden Boyd,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 01-18556 Filed 7-24-01; 8:45 am]
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