[Federal Register: March 13, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 49)]
[Notices]
[Page 11286]
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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 Guatemala
March 8, 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: March 13, 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
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 increased for
carryover.
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 54983, published on October 31, 2001.
William J. Dulka,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
March 8, 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 October 25, 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 Guatemala and
exported during the period which began onJanuary 1, 2002 and extends
through December 31, 2002.
Effective on March 13, 2002, you are directed to increase 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................................... 2,235,436 dozen.
347/348................................... 2,676,676 dozen.
351/651................................... 471,552 dozen.
443....................................... 76,980 numbers.
448....................................... 52,943 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 of the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
Sincerely,
William J. Dulka,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 02-6075 Filed 3-12-02; 8:45 am]
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