[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 56537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24107]


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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

September 14, 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: September 19, 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.
    In a notice and letter to the Commissioner of Customs published in 
the Federal Register on May 12, 2000 (65 FR 30571), the Government of 
the United States increased the limits for all quota categories 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. The limits 
are being increased further because of Cambodia's continued efforts in 
this area.
    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.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

September 14, 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. 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 September 19, 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...................................  1,281,945 dozen pairs.
334/634...................................  197,030 dozen.
335/635...................................  82,680 dozen.
338/339...................................  2,956,500 dozen.
340/640...................................  1,001,700 dozen.
345.......................................  125,546 dozen.
347/348/647/648...........................  3,427,800 dozen.
352/652...................................  541,961 dozen.
438.......................................  108,703 dozen.
445/446...................................  133,320 dozen.
638/639...................................  1,043,100 dozen.
645/646...................................  301,507 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. 00-24107 Filed 9-15-00; 10:57 am]
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