[Federal Register: May 17, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 95)]
[Notices]
[Page 27893]
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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
May 11, 2004.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: May 18, 2004.
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 Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection website at http://www.cbp.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
swing and 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 69 FR 4926, published on February 2, 2004). Also see 68
FR 59925, published on October 20, 2003.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
May 11, 2004.
Commissioner,
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel,
the directive issued to you on October 14, 2003, 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,
2004 and extends through December 31, 2004.
Effective on May 18, 2004, 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................................... 2,496,302 dozen of which not
more than 1,505,805 dozen
shall be in Category 338
and not more than 1,548,675
dozen shall be in Category
339.
347/348................................... 1,661,543 dozen of which not
more than 1,038,462 dozen
shall be in Category 347
and not more than 732,402
dozen shall be in Category
348.
639....................................... 4,716,361 dozen.
642....................................... 548,180 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 2003.
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. 04-11124 Filed 5-14-04; 8:45 am]