[Federal Register: September 4, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 171)]
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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
August 29, 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: September 6, 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://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, swing and special shift.
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
66 FR 11003, published on February 21, 2001.
J. Hayden Boyd,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
August 29, 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 February 15, 2001, 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, 2001 and extends through
December 31, 2001.
Effective on September 6, 2001, 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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Category Twelve-month limit \1\
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Group II ............................
237, 239, 330-332, 333/334/335, 336, 338/ 733,029,292 square meters
339, 340-345, 347/348, 349, 350/650, 351, equivalent.
352/652, 353, 354, 359-C/659-C \2\, 359-H/
659-H \3\, 359-O \4\, 431 444, 445/446,
447/448, 459, 630-632, 633/634/635, 636,
638/639, 640, 641-644, 645/646, 647/648,
649, 651, 653, 654, 659-S \5\, 659-O \6\,
831-844 and 846-859, as a group
Sublevels in Group II ............................
239....................................... 6,243,128 kilograms.
331....................................... 540,605 dozen pairs.
345....................................... 135,598 dozen.
352/652................................... 3,507,182 dozen.
359-H/659-H............................... 5,159,777 kilograms.
435....................................... 27,427 dozen.
438....................................... 30,535 dozen.
631....................................... 5,527,362 dozen pairs.
633/634/635............................... 1,667,128 dozen of which not
more than 978,503 dozen
shall be in Categories 633/
634 and not more than
867,079 dozen shall be in
Category 635.
642....................................... 839,303 dozen.
659-S..................................... 1,729,838 kilograms.
Group II Subgroup ............................
333/334/335, 341, 342, 350/650, 351, 447/ 78,984,840 square meters
448, 636, 641 and 651, as a group. equivalent.
Within Group II Subgroup
342....................................... 231,636 dozen.
351....................................... 349,669 dozen.
447/448................................... 22,516 dozen.
636....................................... 422,522 dozen.
651....................................... 510,930 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 2000.
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\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-H: only HTS numbers 6505.90.1540 and 6505.90.2060;
Category 659-H: only HTS numbers 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015,
6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090 and
6505.90.8090.
\4\ Category 359-O: all HTS numbers except 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 359-C); 6505.90.1540 and 6505.90.2060 (Category
359-H).
\5\ 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.
\6\ Category 659-O: all HTS numbers except 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 (Category
659-C); 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090,
6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090, 6505.90.8090 (Category 659-H);
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 (Category 659-S).
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. 01-22120 Filed 8-31-01; 8:45 am]
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