[Federal Register: March 5, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 44)]
[Notices]
[Page 10429]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Establishment of an Import Limit for Certain Man-Made Fiber
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Belarus
March 1, 2004.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection establishing a limit.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: March 5, 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 this
limit, 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.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.
On December 12, 2003, CITA directed the Commissioner, Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, to establish 2004 import limits for
certain wool and man-made fiber textile products produced or
manufactured in Belarus (See 68 FR 70494, published on December 18,
2003). That directive included a limit on Category 622, with a sublimit
on 622-L. The Bilateral Textile Memorandum of Understanding dated
January 10, 2003 between the Governments of the United States and
Belarus also calls for an additional sublimit, on Category 622-N. As,
the United States and Belarus have not been able to reach agreement on
the terms of this additional sublimit, the United States is
implementing a sublimit on Category 622-N pending agreement with the
Government of Belarus on its terms. This sublimit may be revised if the
Governments of the United States and Belarus reach agreement on the
terms of the sublimit or if Belarus becomes a member of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO agreement to
Belarus.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to establish the
limit for Category 622-N.
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).
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
March 1, 2004.
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; you are directed to prohibit, effective
on March 5, 2004, entry into the United States for consumption and
withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of glass fiber fabric
products in Category 622-N \1\, produced or manufactured in Belarus
and exported during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1,
2004 and extending through December 31, 2004 in excess of 611,326
square meters.
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\1\ Category 622-N : HTS numbers 7019.52.40.20, 7019.52.90.20,
7019.59.40.20, 7019.59.90.20.
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Textile products in Category 622-N which have been exported to
the United States prior to January 1, 2004 shall not be subject to
this directive.
Textile products in this category which have been released from
the custody of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection under the
provisions of 19 U.S.C. 1448(b) or 1484(a)(1) prior to the effective
date of this directive shall not be denied entry under this
directive.
This limit may be revised if the Governments of the United
States and Belarus reach agreement on the terms of the sublimit or
if Belarus becomes a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
and the United States applies the WTO agreement to Belarus.
Import charges will be provided at a later date.
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 this action falls within the foreign affairs
exception of 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.04-4989 Filed 3-4-04; 8:45 am]