[Federal Register: March 15, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 51)]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made
Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Dominican
Republic
March 9, 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: March 16, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, 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 current limits for certain categories are being adjusted for
carryover and carryforward used.
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 75671, published on December 4, 2000.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
March 9, 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 28, 2000, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made
fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in the Dominican
Republic and exported during the twelve-month period which began on
January 1, 2001 and extends through December 31, 2001.
Effective on March 16, 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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Adjusted twelve-month limit
Category \1\
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340/640................................... 1,303,925 dozen.
342/642................................... 917,601 dozen.
347/348/647/648........................... 2,632,294 dozen of which not
more than 1,485,592 dozen
shall be in Categories 647/
648.
351/651................................... 1,563,182 dozen.
433....................................... 22,945 dozen.
442....................................... 85,894 dozen.
443....................................... 145,822 numbers.
444....................................... 85,894 numbers.
448....................................... 44,249 dozen.
633....................................... 191,324 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 2000.
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,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 01-6412 Filed 3-14-01; 8:45 am]
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