[Federal Register: November 25, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 227)]
[Notices]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Announcement of Import Restraint Limits and Guaranteed Access
Levels for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber and Other Vegetable
Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Jamaica
November 20, 2003.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection establishing limits and guaranteed access levels.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 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 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 import restraint limits and Guaranteed Access Levels (GALs) for
textile products, produced or manufactured in Jamaica and exported
during the period January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004 are based
on limits notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body pursuant to the
Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC).
These specific limits and guaranteed access levels do not apply to
goods that qualify for quota-free entry under the Trade and Development
Act of 2000.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to establish
limits and guaranteed access levels for the period January 1, 2004
through December 31, 2004.
These limits are subject to adjustment pursuant to the provisions
of the ATC and administrative arrangements notified to the Textiles
Monitoring Body. However, as the ATC and all restrictions thereunder
will terminate on January 1, 2005, no adjustment for carryforward
(borrowing from next year's limits for use in the current year) will be
available.
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). Information
regarding the 2004 Correlation will be published in the Federal
Register at a later date.
Requirements for participation in the Special Access Program are
available in Federal Register notice 63 FR 16474, published on April 3,
1998.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 20, 2003.
Commissioner,
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to section 204 of the Agricultural
Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of
March 3, 1972, as amended; and the Uruguay Round Agreement on
Textiles and Clothing (ATC), you are directed to prohibit, effective
on January 1, 2004, entry into the United States for consumption and
withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton, wool, man-made
fiber and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products in the
following categories, produced or manufactured in Jamaica and
exported during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 2004
and extending through December 31, 2004, in excess of the following
levels of restraint:
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Category Twelve-month restraint limit
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331pt./631pt. \1\......................... 1,257,436 dozen pairs.
338/339/638/639........................... 2,482,430 dozen.
340/640................................... 1,160,849 dozen of which not
more than 982,257 dozen
shall be in shirts made
from fabrics with two or
more colors in the warp and/
or the filling in
Categories 340-Y/640-Y \2\.
341/641................................... 1,457,670 dozen.
345/845................................... 359,686 dozen.
347/348/647/648........................... 2,679,473 dozen.
352/652................................... 4,003,636 dozen.
445/446................................... 59,144 dozen.
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\1\ Category 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; 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.
\2\ Category 340-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,
6205.20.2046, 6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060; Category 640-Y: only HTS
numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2050 and 6205.30.2060.
The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment pursuant to
the provisions of the ATC and administrative arrangements notified
to the Textiles Monitoring Body.
Products in the above categories exported during 2003 shall be
charged to the applicable category limits for that year (see
directive dated October 9, 2002) to the extent of any unfilled
balances. In the event the limits established for that period have
been exhausted by previous entries, such products shall be charged
to the limits set forth in this directive.
Also pursuant to the ATC; and under the terms of the Special
Access Program, as set forth in 63 FR 16474 (April 3, 1998), you are
directed to establish guaranteed access levels for properly
certified cotton, wool, man-made fiber and other vegetable fiber
textile products in the following categories which are assembled in
Jamaica from fabric formed and cut in the United States and re-
exported to the United States from Jamaica during the twelve-month
period which begins on January 1, 2004 and extends through December
31, 2004:
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Category Guaranteed access level
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331pt./631pt. \1\...................... 1,320,000 dozen pairs.
336/636................................ 125,000 dozen.
338/339/638/639........................ 1,500,000 dozen.
340/640................................ 300,000 dozen.
341/641................................ 375,000 dozen.
342/642................................ 200,000 dozen.
345/845................................ 50,000 dozen.
347/348/647/648........................ 2,000,000 dozen.
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352/652................................ 10,500,000 dozen.
447.................................... 30,000 dozen.
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Any shipment for entry under the Special Access Program which is
not accompanied by a valid and correct certification in accordance
with the provisions of the certification requirements established in
the directive of February 19, 1987 (52 FR 6049) shall be denied
entry unless the Government of Jamaica authorizes the entry and any
charges to the appropriate specific limits. Any shipment which is
declared for entry under the Special Access Program but found not to
qualify shall be denied entry into the United States.
These specific limits and guaranteed access levels do not apply
to goods that qualify for quota-free entry under the Trade and
Development Act of 2000.
In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner, Bureau
of Customs and Border Protection should construe entry into the
United States for consumption to include entry for consumption into
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs
exception of the rulemaking provisions of U.S.C.553(a)(1).
Sincerely,
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc.03-29423 Filed 11-24-03; 8:45 am]