[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 188 (Tuesday, September 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51902-51903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26067]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made 
Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile 
Products Produced or Manufactured in Indonesia

September 23, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting 
limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 29, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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 or call (202) 927-5850. For information on 
embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715.

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, 
variously, for swing, carryforward and 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 62 FR 66057, published on December 17, 1997). Also see 
62 FR 67625, published on December 29, 1997.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
September 23, 1998.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

    Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
the directive issued to you on December 19, 1997, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber, 
silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, 
produced or manufactured in Indonesia and exported during the 
twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1998 and extends 
through December 31, 1998.
    Effective on September 29, 1998, you are directed to adjust the 
limits for the categories listed below, 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
225.......................................  5,927,160 square meters.
300/301...................................  4,292,381 kilograms.
315-O \2\.................................  31,562,638 square meters.
317-O/617/326-O \3\.......................  29,016,274 square meters of
                                             which not more than
                                             3,834,249 square meters
                                             shall be in Category 326-O.
331/631...................................  2,178,543 dozen pairs.
336/636...................................  686,063 dozen.
338/339...................................  1,326,384 dozen.
340/640...................................  1,667,864 dozen.
345.......................................  477,203 dozen.
347/348...................................  1,956,570 dozen.
350/650...................................  164,570 dozen.
351/651...................................  526,160 dozen.
359-C/659-C \4\...........................  1,482,822 kilograms.
359-S/659-S \5\...........................  828,505 kilograms.
361.......................................  1,311,615 numbers.
369-S \6\.................................  960,227 kilograms.
445/446...................................  57,767 dozen.
447.......................................  9,072 dozen.
448.......................................  20,264 dozen.
613/614/615...............................  22,756,161 square meters.
618-O \7\.................................  1,100,005 square meters.
619/620...................................  9,234,812 square meters.
638/639...................................  1,596,089 dozen.
641.......................................  1,568,347 dozen.
643.......................................  222,785 numbers.
644.......................................  302,130 numbers.
645/646...................................  863,624 dozen.
847.......................................  144,054 dozen.

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Group II
201, 218, 220, 222-224, 226, 227, 237,      101,546,468 square meters
 239pt. \8\, 332, 333, 352, 359-O \9\,       equivalent.
 362, 363, 369-O \10\, 400, 410, 414, 431,
 434, 435, 436, 438, 440, 442, 444, 459pt.
 \11\, 464, 469pt \12\, 603, 604-O \13\,
 606, 607, 621, 622, 624, 633, 649, 652,
 659-O \14\, 666, 669-O \15\, 670-O \16\,
 831, 833-836, 838, 840, 842-846, 850-852,
 858 and 859pt. \17\, as a group.
Subgroup in Group II
400, 410, 414, 431, 434, 435, 436, 438,     3,341,427 square meters
 440, 442, 444, 459pt., 464 and 469pt., as   equivalent.
 a group.
In Group II subgroup
435.......................................  52,458 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 1997.
\2\ Category 315-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.52.4055.
\3\ Category 617; Category 317-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.59.2085;
  Category 326-O: all HTS numbers except 5208.59.2015, 5209.59.0015 and
  5211.59.0015.
\4\ 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.
\5\ 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.
\6\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
\7\ Category 618-O: all HTS numbers except 5408.24.9010 and
  5408.24.9040.
\8\Category 239pt.: only HTS number 6209.20.5040 (diapers).
\9\ Category 359-O: all HTS numbers except 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 359-C); 6112.39.0010, 6112.49.0010,
  6211.11.8010, 6211.11.8020, 6211.12.8010 and 6211.12.8020 (Category
  359-S) and 6406.99.1550 (Category 359pt.).
\10\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-
  S); 5601.10.1000, 5601.21.0090, 5701.90.1020, 5701.90.2020,
  5702.10.9020, 5702.39.2010, 5702.49.1020, 5702.49.1080, 5702.59.1000,
  5702.99.1010, 5702.99.1090, 5705.00.2020 and 6406.10.7700 (Category
  369pt.).
\11\Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except 6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060,
  6405.20.6090, 6406.99.1505 and 6406.99.1560.
\12\ Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except 5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010
  and 6406.10.9020.
\13\ Category 604-O: all HTS numbers except 5509.32.0000 (Category 604-
  A).
\14\ Category 659-O: all HTS numbers except 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 (Category
  659-C); 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 (Category 659-S); 6406.99.1510 and 6406.99.1540
  (Category 659pt.).
\15\ Category 669-O: all HTS numbers except 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020,
  6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000 (Category 669-P);
  5601.10.2000, 5601.22.0090, 5607.49.3000, 5607.50.4000 and
  6406.10.9040 (Category 669pt.).
\16\ Category 670-O: All HTS numbers except 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070,
  4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3031, 4202.92.9026 and 6307.90.9907 (Category
  670-L).
\17\ Category 859pt.: only HTS numbers 6115.19.8040, 6117.10.6020,
  6212.10.5030, 6212.10.9040, 6212.20.0030, 6212.30.0030, 6212.90.0090,
  6214.10.2000 and 6214.90.0090.

    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,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc.98-26067 Filed 9-28-98; 8:45 am]
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