[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 224 (Monday, November 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 69739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29566]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Establishment of an Import Limit for Certain Man-Made Fiber 
Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Belarus

November 14, 2000.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing 
a limit.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, (202) 482-4212. For information on the quota status of this 
limit, 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 Bilateral Textile Memorandum of Understanding dated February 
17, 2000 between the Governments of the United States and Belarus 
establishes a limit for the period January 1, 2001 through December 31, 
2001.
    This limit may be revised if Belarus becomes a member of the World 
Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO 
agreement to Belarus.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to establish the 2001 limits.
    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). 
Information regarding the 2001 CORRELATION will be published in the 
Federal Register at a later date.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

November 14, 2000.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

    Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to section 204 of the Agricultural 
Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of 
March 3, 1972, as amended; you are directed to prohibit, effective 
on January 1, 2001, entry into the United States for consumption and 
withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of glass fiber fabric 
products in Category 622, produced or manufactured in Belarus and 
exported during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 2001 
and extending through December 31, 2001, in excess of 12,190,000 
square meters of which not more than 1,060,000 square meters shall 
be in Category 622-L.\1\
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    \1\ Category 622-L: only HTS numbers 7019.51.9010, 7019.52.4010, 
7019.52.9010, 7019.59.4010, and 7019.59.9010.
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    Products in the above categories exported during 2000 shall be 
charged to the applicable category limit for that year (see 
directives dated March 16, 2000 and April 7, 2000) to the extent of 
any unfilled balance. In the event the limit established for that 
period has been exhausted by previous entries, such products shall 
be charged to the limit set forth in this directive.
    The limit set forth above is subject to adjustment pursuant to 
the current bilateral agreement between the Governments of the 
United States and Belarus.
    This limit may be revised if Belarus becomes a member of the 
World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United States applies the WTO 
agreement to Belarus.
    In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner of 
Customs should construe entry into the United States for consumption 
to include entry for consumption into the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico.
    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs 
exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

    Sincerely,

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc.00-29566 Filed 11-17-00; 8:45 am]
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