[Federal Register: October 16, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 200)]
[Notices]
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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 the Philippines
October 10, 2003.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection adjusting limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 17, 2003.
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.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 adjusted for
special shift.
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 68 FR 1599, published on January 13, 2003). Also see 67
FR 63632, published on October 15, 2002.
Philip J. Martello,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
October 10, 2003.
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 8, 2002, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made
fiber textiles and textile products and silk blend and other
vegetable fiber apparel, produced or manufactured in the Philippines
and exported during the twelve-month period which began on January
1, 2003 and extends through December 31, 2003.
Effective on October 17, 2003, 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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Levels in Group I ............................
335....................................... 316,668 dozen.
338/339................................... 3,533,517 dozen.
347/348................................... 3,540,738 dozen.
635....................................... 428,602 dozen.
638/639................................... 3,195,642 dozen.
647/648................................... 1,947,480 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 2002.
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,
Philip J. Martello,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 03-26213 Filed 10-15-03; 8:45 am]