[Federal Register: August 8, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 153)]
[Notices]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made
Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
August 5, 2003.
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: August 8, 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 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
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 68 FR 1599, published on January 13, 2003). Also see 68
FR 26575, published on May 16, 2003.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
August 5, 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 May 12, 2003, 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, produced or manufactured in
Vietnam and exported during the twelve-month period which began on
May 1, 2003 and extends through December 31, 2003.
Effective on August 8, 2003, you are directed to adjust the
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the terms
of the current bilateral textile agreement between the Governments
of the United States and Vietnam:
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Category Restraint limit \1\
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200....................................... 112,000 kilograms.
301....................................... 480,533 kilograms.
332....................................... 106,667 dozen pairs.
333....................................... 25,440 dozen.
334/335................................... 504,000 dozen.
338/339................................... 9,960,000 dozen.
340/640................................... 1,413,333 dozen.
341/641................................... 538,973 dozen.
342/642................................... 414,163 dozen.
345....................................... 212,000 dozen.
347/348................................... 5,241,000 dozen.
351/651................................... 359,893 dozen.
352/652................................... 1,307,333 dozen.
359-C/659-C \2\........................... 242,667 kilograms.
359-S/659-S \3\........................... 371,000 kilograms.
434....................................... 12,096 dozen.
435....................................... 28,267 dozen.
440....................................... 1,767 dozen.
447....................................... 36,747 dozen.
448....................................... 22,613 dozen.
620....................................... 2,997,227 square meters.
632....................................... 153,333 dozen pairs.
638/639................................... 949,013 dozen.
645/646................................... 141,333 dozen.
647/648................................... 1,394,478 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after April 30, 2002.
\2\ Category 359-C: only HTS numbers 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034,
6104.62.1020, 6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010,
6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and
6211.42.0010; Category 659-C: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0055,
6103.43.2020, 6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 6104.63.1020,
6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054,
6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510,
6204.69.1010, 6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 and
6211.43.0010.
\3\ Category 359-S: only HTS numbers 6112.39.0010, 6112.49.0010,
6211.11.8010, 6211.11.8020, 6211.12.8010 and 6211.12.8020; Category
659-S: only HTS numbers 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010,
6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020,
6211.12.1010 and 6211.12.1020.
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. 03-20275 Filed 8-7-03; 8:45 am]