[Federal Register: December 28, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 248)]
[Notices]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Wool Textile Products
Produced or Manufactured in Belarus
December 21, 2005.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection adjusting limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 28, 2005.
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) 344-2650, 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 pursuant to paragraph 5(A) of the Memorandum of Understanding
agreement between the governments of the Republic of Belarus and the
United States.
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 69 FR
57270 (September 24, 2004).
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
December 21, 2005.
Commissioner,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229.
Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel,
the directive issued to you on September 20, 2004, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain wool and man-made fiber
textile products, produced or manufactured in Belarus and exported
during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2005 and
extends through December 31, 2005.
Effective on December 28, 2005, you are directed to adjust the
limits for the following categories, pursuant to paragraph 5(A) of
the Memorandum of Understanding agreement between the Governments of
the United States and Belarus, dated January 10, 2003, as amended
May 13, 2004:
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Twelve-month restraint limit
Category \1\
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435....................................... 72,099 dozen.
448....................................... 28,943 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 2004.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs
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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. E5-7946 Filed 12-27-05; 8:45 am]
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