[Federal Register: July 16, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 136)]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Singapore
July 11, 2002.
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 18, 2002.
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
Web site at http://www.customs.gov. For information on embargoes and
quota re-openings, refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel Web site
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 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 66 FR 65178, published on December 18, 2001). Also see
66 FR 63034, published on December 4, 2001.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
July 11, 2002.
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 27, 2001, 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 Singapore and
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1,
2002 and extends through December 31, 2002.
Effective on July 18, 2002, you are directed to adjust the
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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338/339................................... 2,191,276 dozen of which not
more than 1,287,946 dozen
shall be in Category 338
and not more than 1,371,355
dozen shall be in Category
339.
347/348................................... 1,492,124 dozen of which not
more than 932,575 dozen
shall be in Category 347
and not more than 725,339
dozen shall be in Category
348.
639....................................... 4,394,111 dozen.
642....................................... 435,935 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 2001.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs
exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
Sincerely,
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc.02-17831 Filed 7-15-02; 8:45 am]
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