[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 93 (Friday, May 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 30571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12023]


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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

May 8, 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: May 12, 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.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 limits for all quota categories are being increased as a result 
of the Royal Government of Cambodia's progress in improving working 
conditions in the Cambodian textile and apparel industries through 
increased compliance with internationally recognized core labor 
standards through the application of Cambodian labor law.
    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.

D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
May 8, 2000.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

May 8, 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 May 12, 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...................................  1,905,880 dozen pairs.
334/634...................................  189,822 dozen.
335/635...................................  79,924 dozen.
338/339...................................  2,691,500 dozen.
340/640...................................  922,200 dozen.
345.......................................  115,582 dozen.
347/348/647/648...........................  3,109,800 dozen.
352/652...................................  737,760 dozen.
438.......................................  99,613 dozen.
445/446...................................  128,876 dozen.
638/639...................................  1,004,940 dozen.
645/646...................................  307,400 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,

D. Michael Hutchinson,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 00-12023 Filed 5-11-00; 8:45 am]
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