[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 64 (Monday, April 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 17488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8127]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made 
Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Cambodia

March 28, 2000.
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: April 4, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Unger, 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 U.S. Customs 
website at http://www.customs.ustreas.gov. 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 
carryover, carryforward and recrediting unused 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 64 FR 71982, published on December 22, 1999). Also see 
64 FR 70217, published on December 16, 1999.

Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

March 28, 2000.
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 10, 1999, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made 
fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Cambodia and 
exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 
2000 and extends through December 31, 2000.
    Effective on April 4, 2000, you are directed to increase the 
current 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 Cambodia:

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                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\
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331/631...................................  1,823,730 dozen pairs.
334/634...................................  180,812 dozen.
335/635...................................  76,479 dozen.
338/339...................................  2,559,000 dozen.
340/640...................................  882,450 dozen.
345.......................................  110,600 dozen.
347/348/647/648...........................  2,950,800 dozen.
352/652...................................  705,960 dozen.
438.......................................  95,068 dozen.
445/446...................................  123,321 dozen.
638/639...................................  957,240 dozen.
645/646...................................  294,150 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 1999.

    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs 
exception of 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. 00-8127 Filed 3-31-00; 8:45 am]
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