[Federal Register: January 25, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 17)]
[Notices]
[Page 7743-7744]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Announcement of an Import Limit for Certain Wool Textile Products
Produced or Manufactured in Russia
January 19, 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 25, 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 this
limit, 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 Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes
dated August 13, 1996 and September 9, 1996, as amended on December 15,
2000 and January 12, 2001, between the Governments of the United States
and the Russian Federation establishes a limit for wool textile
products in Category 435 for the period January 1, 2001 through March
31, 2001.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner of Customs to establish the limit for the period January
1, 2001 through March 31, 2001.
This limit may be revised if Russia becomes a member of the World
Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO
agreement to Russia.
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).
Richard B. Steinkamp,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
January 19, 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, effected by
exchange
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of notes dated August 13, 1996 and September 9, 1996, as amended on
December 15, 2000 and January 12, 2001, between the Governments of the
United States and the Russian Federation, you are directed to prohibit,
effective on January 25, 2001, entry into the United States for
consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of wool
textile products in Category 435, produced or manufactured in Russia
and exported during the three-month period beginning on January 1, 2001
and extending through March 31, 2001, in excess of 13,801 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 Russian Federation.
Products in the above category exported during 2000 shall be
charged to the applicable category limit for that year (see directive
dated September 13, 1999) 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 Russia becomes a member of the World
Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO
agreement to Russia.
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,
Richard B. Steinkamp,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 01-2303 Filed 1-24-01; 8:45 am]
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