[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 146 (Friday, July 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46438-46439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19104]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

July 24, 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: July 31, 2000.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Arnold, 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 current limits for Categories 666-P and 666-S are being 
increased for special carryforward as allowed under the Memorandum of 
Understanding dated May 25, 2000 (see Federal Register notice 65 FR 
41961, published on July 7, 2000).
    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 68335, published on December 7, 1999.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

July 24, 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 1, 1999, as amended on June 
30, 2000, 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 Pakistan and exported during the twelve-month period which began 
on January 1, 2000 and extends through December 31, 2000.
    Effective on July 31, 2000, you are directed to increase the 
limits for the following categories, 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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Specific limits
666-P \2\.................................  862,368 kilograms.
666-S \3\.................................  5,359,592 kilograms.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 1999.
\2\ Category 666-P: only HTS numbers 6302.22.1010, 6302.22.1020,
  6302.22.2010, 6302.32.1010, 6302.32.1020, 6302.32.2010 and
  6302.32.2020.
\3\ Category 666-S: only HTS numbers 6302.22.1030, 6302.22.1040,
  6302.22.2020, 6302.32.1030, 6302.32.1040, 6302.32.2030 and
  6302.32.2040.

    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.
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