[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 208 (Wednesday, October 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57667-57668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28856]


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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 the People's Republic of China

October 22, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 28, 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 increased 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 62 FR 66057, published on December 17, 1997). Also see 
62 FR 67827, published on December 30, 1997.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
October 22, 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 22, 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 China and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 1998 and extends through 
December 31, 1998.
    Effective on October 28, 1998, you are directed to increase 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 the People's Republic of China:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\
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Sublevels in Group I
200.......................................  752,987 kilograms.
218.......................................  12,103,713 square meters.
237.......................................  2,119,203 dozen.
239.......................................  3,174,522 kilograms.
314.......................................  50,875,249 square meters.
331.......................................  5,571,870 dozen pairs.
334.......................................  337,034 dozen.
340.......................................  850,413 dozen of which not
                                             more than 413,396 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 340-Z
                                             \2\.
345.......................................  135,213 dozen.
347/348...................................  2,458,943 dozen.
351.......................................  591,232 dozen.
352.......................................  1,719,164 dozen.
360.......................................  7,765,552 numbers of which
                                             not more than 5,452,646
                                             numbers shall be in
                                             Category 360-P \3\.
361.......................................  4,553,412 numbers.
362.......................................  7,674,564 numbers.
363.......................................  22,364,197 numbers.
369-D \4\.................................  5,034,883 kilograms.
410.......................................  1,008,939 square meters of
                                             which not more than 808,774
                                             square meters shall be in
                                             Category 410-A \5\ and not
                                             more than 848,420 square
                                             meters shall be in Category
                                             410-B \6\.
433.......................................  22,406 dozen.
435.......................................  26,070 dozen.
436.......................................  16,212 dozen.
438.......................................  28,369 dozen.
443.......................................  138,607 numbers.
444.......................................  215,110 numbers.
445/446...................................  310,779 dozen.
447.......................................  75,886 dozen.
448.......................................  23,718 dozen.
614.......................................  12,710,730 square meters.
617.......................................  18,157,378 square meters.
631.......................................  1,384,244 dozen pairs.
633.......................................  61,312 dozen.
634.......................................  647,354 dozen.
635.......................................  684,059 dozen.
638/639...................................  2,605,731 dozen.
640.......................................  1,490,044 dozen.
642.......................................  357,695 dozen.
643.......................................  550,631 numbers.
644/844...................................  3,942,491 numbers.
645/646...................................  864,604 dozen.
647.......................................  1,633,486 dozen.
649.......................................  1,004,176 dozen.
651.......................................  813,734 dozen of which not
                                             more than 134,891 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 651-B
                                             \7\.
652.......................................  2,855,428 dozen.
659-H \8\.................................  2,981,374 kilograms.
659-S \9\.................................  640,150 kilograms.
666.......................................  3,794,012 kilograms of which
                                             not more than 1,255,625
                                             kilograms shall be in
                                             Category 666-C \10\.
670-L \11\................................  16,841,781 kilograms.
835.......................................  129,442 dozen.
836.......................................  299,586 dozen.
840.......................................  512,786 dozen.
Group II
330, 332, 349, 353, 354, 359-O \12\, 431,   126,038,150 square meters
 432, 439, 459, 630, 632, 653, 654 and 659-  equivalent.
 O \13\, as a group.

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Group III
201, 220, 222, 223, 224-V \14\, 224-O       261,446,831 square meters
 \15\, 225, 227, 229, 369-O \16\, 400,       equivalent.
 414, 464, 465, 469, 600, 603, 604-O \17\,
 606, 618-622, 624-629, 665, 669-O \18\
 and 670-O \19\, as a group.
Group IV
832, 834, 838, 839, 843, 850-852, 858 and   11,712,490 square meters
 859, as a group.                            equivalent.
Level not in a Group
870.......................................  35,418,329 kilograms.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 1997.
\2\ Category 340-Z: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,
  6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060.
\3\ Category 360-P: only HTS numbers 6302.21.3010, 6302.21.5010,
  6302.21.7010, 6302.21.9010, 6302.31.3010, 6302.31.5010, 6302.31.7010
  and 6302.31.9010.
\4\ Category 369-D: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and
  6302.91.0045.
\5\ Category 410-A: only HTS numbers 5111.11.3000, 5111.11.7030,
  5111.11.7060, 5111.19.2000, 5111.19.6020, 5111.19.6040, 5111.19.6060,
  5111.19.6080, 5111.20.9000, 5111.30.9000, 5111.90.3000, 5111.90.9000,
  5212.11.1010, 5212.12.1010, 5212.13.1010, 5212.14.1010, 5212.15.1010,
  5212.21.1010, 5212.22.1010, 5212.23.1010, 5212.24.1010, 5212.25.1010,
  5311.00.2000, 5407.91.0510, 5407.92.0510, 5407.93.0510, 5407.94.0510,
  5408.31.0510, 5408.32.0510, 5408.33.0510, 5408.34.0510, 5515.13.0510,
  5515.22.0510, 5515.92.0510, 5516.31.0510, 5516.32.0510, 5516.33.0510,
  5516.34.0510 and 6301.20.0020.
\6\ Category 410-B: only HTS numbers 5007.10.6030, 5007.90.6030,
  5112.11.2030, 5112.11.2060, 5112.19.9010, 5112.19.9020, 5112.19.9030,
  5112.19.9040, 5112.19.9050, 5112.19.9060, 5112.20.3000, 5112.30.3000,
  5112.90.3000, 5112.90.9010, 5112.90.9090, 5212.11.1020, 5212.12.1020,
  5212.13.1020, 5212.14.1020, 5212.15.1020, 5212.21.1020, 5212.22.1020,
  5212.23.1020, 5212.24.1020, 5212.25.1020, 5309.21.2000, 5309.29.2000,
  5407.91.0520, 5407.92.0520, 5407.93.0520, 5407.94.0520, 5408.31.0520,
  5408.32.0520, 5408.33.0520, 5408.34.0520, 5515.13.0520, 5515.22.0520,
  5515.92.0520, 5516.31.0520, 5516.32.0520, 5516.33.0520 and
  5516.34.0520.
\7\ Category 651-B: only HTS numbers 6107.22.0015 and 6108.32.0015.
\8\ Category 659-H: only HTS numbers 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015,
  6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090 and
  6505.90.8090.
\9\ 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.
\10\ Category 666-C: only HTS number 6303.92.2000.
\11\ Category 670-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070,
  4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3031, 4202.92.9026 and 6307.90.9907.
\12\ 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, 6211.42.0010
  (Category 359-C); 6103.19.2030, 6103.19.9030, 6104.12.0040,
  6104.19.8040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024, 6110.20.2030, 6110.20.2035,
  6110.90.9044, 6110.90.9046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020, 6203.19.1030,
  6203.19.9030, 6204.12.0040, 6204.19.8040, 6211.32.0070 and
  6211.42.0070 (Category 359-V).
\13\ 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, 6211.43.0010 (Category 659-
  C); 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090,
  6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090, 6505.90.8090 (Category 659-H);
  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).
\14\ Category 224-V: only HTS numbers 5801.21.0000, 5801.23.0000,
  5801.24.0000, 5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020, 5801.26.0010, 5801.26.0020,
  5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000, 5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010, 5801.35.0020,
  5801.36.0010 and 5801.36.0020.
\15\ Category 224-O: all HTS numbers except 5801.21.0000, 5801.23.0000,
  5801.24.0000, 5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020, 5801.26.0010, 5801.26.0020,
  5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000, 5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010, 5801.35.0020,
  5801.36.0010 and 5801.36.0020 (Category 224-V).
\16\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005
  and 6302.91.0045 (Category 369-D); 4202.22.4020, 4202.22.4500,
  4202.22.8030 (Category 369-H); 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,
  4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3016, 4202.92.6091, 6307.90.9905
  (Category 369-L); and 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-S)
\17\ Category 604-O: all HTS numbers except 5509.32.0000 (Category 604-
  A).
\18\ 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).
\19\ Category 670-O: only HTS numbers 4202.22.4030, 4202.22.8050 and
  4202.32.9550.

    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.98-28856 Filed 10-27-98; 8:45 am]
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