[Federal Register: October 2, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 191)]
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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 Thailand
September 26, 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: October 2, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, 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
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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,
variously, for carryover, carryforward, 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 66 FR 65178, published on December 18, 2001). Also see
66 FR 63036, published on December 4, 2001.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
September 26, 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, man-made fiber,
silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,
produced or manufactured in Thailand and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 2002 and extends through
December 31, 2002.
Effective on October 2, 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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Group II ............................
237, 331pt.\2\, 332-348, 351, 352, 359pt. 405,485,737 square meters
\3\, 433-438, 440, 442-448, 459pt. \4\, equivalent.
631pt. \5\, 633-648, 651, 652, 659-H \6\,
659pt. \7\, 845, 846 and 852, as a group
Sublevels in Group II ............................
335/635................................... 758,298 dozen.
336/636................................... 501,611 dozen.
338/339................................... 2,607,246 dozen.
340....................................... 450,971 dozen.
341/641................................... 964,619 dozen.
342/642................................... 927,982 dozen.
345....................................... 439,304 dozen.
347/348................................... 1,360,947 dozen.
351/651................................... 376,208 dozen.
434....................................... 14,049 dozen.
435....................................... 58,547 dozen.
438....................................... 21,072 dozen.
638/639................................... 2,952,657 dozen.
647/648................................... 1,561,380 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 2001.
\2\ Categories 331pt.: all HTS numbers except 6116.10.1720,
6116.10.4810, 6116.10.5510, 6116.10.7510, 6116.92.6410, 6116.92.6420,
6116.92.6430, 6116.92.6440, 6116.92.7450, 6116.92.7460, 6116.92.7470,
6116.92.8800, 6116.92.9400 and 6116.99.9510.
\3\ Category 359pt.: all HTS numbers except 6115.19.8010, 6117.10.6010,
6117.20.9010, 6203.22.1000, 6204.22.1000, 6212.90.0010, 6214.90.0010,
6406.99.1550, 6505.90.1525, 6505.90.1540, 6505.90.2060 and
6505.90.2545.
\4\ Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except 6115.19.8020, 6117.10.1000,
6117.10.2010, 6117.20.9020, 6212.90.0020, 6214.20.0000, 6405.20.6030,
6405.20.6060, 6405.20.6090, 6406.99.1505 and 6406.99.1560.
\5\ Category 631pt.: all HTS numbers except 6116.10.1730, 6116.10.4820,
6116.10.5520, 6116.10.7520, 6116.93.8800, 6116.93.9400, 6116.99.4800,
6116.99.5400 and 6116.99.9530.
\6\ 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.
\7\ Category 659pt.: all HTS numbers except 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015,
6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090, 6505.90.8090
(Category 659-H); 6115.11.0010, 6115.12.2000, 6117.10.2030,
6117.20.9030, 6212.90.0030, 6214.30.0000, 6214.40.0000, 6406.99.1510
and 6406.99.1540.
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).
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 02-24983 Filed 10-1-02; 8:45 am]
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