[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 142 (Monday, July 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45584-45585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18570]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

July 18, 2000.
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: July 21, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Unger, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S.

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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.

    Pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding dated June 13, 2000 
between the Governments of the United States and the Kingdom of Nepal 
extending the current bilateral textile agreement, the current limits 
for certain categories are being adjusted for special swing.
    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 54871, published on October 8, 1999.

Richard B. Steinkamp,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

July 18, 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 October 4, 1999, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber 
textile products, produced or manufactured in Nepal and exported 
during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2000 and 
extends through December 31, 2000.
    Effective on July 21, 2000, you are directed to adjust 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 Nepal, as extended by the 
Memorandum of Understanding dated July 13, 2000 between the 
Governments of the United States and the Kingdom of Nepal:

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                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\
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347/348...................................  936,093 dozen.
641.......................................  152,880 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,


Richard B. Steinkamp,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 00-18570 Filed 7-21-00; 8:45 am]
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