[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11003-11005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4265]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Announcement of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made 
Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile 
Products Produced or Manufactured in Taiwan

February 15, 2001.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: February 21, 2001.

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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, refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel website 
at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov.

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.

    A notice published in the Federal Register on December 29, 2000 (65 
FR 82978), established limits for the period January 1, 2001 through 
March 31, 2001, per the Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by 
exchange of letters dated January 10, 1997, May 2, 1997 and December 
10, 1997, as amended and extended, concerning textiles and textile 
products, produced or manufactured in Taiwan. This directive cancels 
and supersedes that directive.
    The Memorandum of Understanding, dated February 9, 2001, between 
the Governments of the United States and Taiwan establishes new limits 
for the period January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001. It also 
removes Category 622 from Group I and gives it an individual limit.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to establish the 2001 limits.
    These limits may be revised if Taiwan becomes a member of the World 
Trade Organization (WTO) and the WTO agreement is applied to Taiwan.
    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 65 FR 82328, published on December 28, 2000).

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

February 15, 2001.

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

    Dear Commissioner: This directive cancels and supersedes the 
directive issued to you on December 26, 2000. 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; and the 
Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by the Memorandum of 
Understanding, dated February 9, 2001, between the Governments of 
the United States and Taiwan, you are directed to prohibit, 
effective on February 21, 2001, entry into the United States for 
consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton, 
wool, man-made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles 
and textile products in the following categories, produced or 
manufactured in Taiwan and exported during the twelve-month period 
which began on January 1, 2001 and extends through December 31, 
2001, in excess of the following levels of restraint:

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                 Category                        Twelve-month limit
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Group I
  200-224, 225/317/326, 226, 227, 229, 300/ 590,414,162 square meters
   301/607, 313-315, 360-363, 369-L/670-L/   equivalent.
   870 \1\, 369-S \2\, 369-O \3\, 400-414,
   464-469, 600-606, 611, 613/614/615/617,
   618, 619/620, 621, 623, 624, 625/626/
   627/628/629, 665, 666, 669-P \4\, 669-T
   \5\, 669-O \6\, 670-H \7\ and 670-O
   \8\, as a group.
Sublevels in Group I
  218.....................................  22,757,291 square meters.
  225/317/326.............................  40,394,130 square meters.
  226.....................................  7,330,245 square meters.
  300/301/607.............................  1,766,924 kilograms of which
                                             not more than 1,472,437
                                             kilograms shall be in
                                             Category 300; not more than
                                             1,472,437 kilograms shall
                                             be in Category 301; and not
                                             more than 1,472,437
                                             kilograms shall be in
                                             Category 607.
  363.....................................  12,267,896 numbers.
  369-L/670-L/870.........................  50,978,346 kilograms.
  611.....................................  3,280,217 square meters.
  613/614/615/617.........................  20,343,581 square meters.
  619/620.................................  14,952,847 square meters.
  625/626/627/628/629.....................  19,457,186 square meters.
  669-P...................................  353,724 kilograms.
  669-T...................................  1,149,681 kilograms.
  670-H...................................  19,520,976 kilograms.
Group I subgroup
  200, 219, 313, 314, 315, 361, 369-S and   150,152,129 square meters
   604, as a group.                          equivalent.
Within Group I subgroup
  200.....................................  735,331 kilograms.
  219.....................................  16,735,410 square meters.
  313.....................................  67,991,225 square meters.
  314.....................................  29,810,202 square meters.
  315.....................................  22,842,212 square meters.
  361.....................................  1,477,119 numbers.
  369-S...................................  490,037 kilograms.
  604.....................................  235,788 kilograms.
Group II
  237, 239, 330-332, 333/334/335, 336, 338/ 755,000,000 square meters
   339, 340-345, 347/348, 349, 350/650,      equivalent.
   351, 352/652, 353, 354, 359-C/659-C
   \9\, 359-H/659-H \10\, 359-O \11\, 431-
   444, 445/446, 447/448, 459, 630-632,
   633/634/635, 636, 638/639, 640, 641-
   644, 645/646, 647/648, 649, 651, 653,
   654, 659-S \12\, 659-O \13\, 831-844
   and 846-859, as a group.
Sublevels in Group II
  237.....................................  718,428 dozen.
  239.....................................  5,889,744 kilograms.
  331.....................................  514,862 dozen pairs.
  336.....................................  122,400 dozen.
  338/339.................................  818,999 dozen.
  340.....................................  1,122,271 dozen.
  345.....................................  127,893 dozen.
  347/348.................................  1,064,931 dozen of which not
                                             more than 1,064,931 dozen
                                             shall be in Categories 347-
                                             W/348-W \14\.
  352/652.................................  3,247,391 dozen.
  359-C/659-C.............................  1,447,633 kilograms.
  359-H/659-H.............................  4,867,714 kilograms.
  433.....................................  15,546 dozen.
  434.....................................  10,796 dozen.
  435.....................................  25,633 dozen.
  436.....................................  5,104 dozen.
  438.....................................  28,807 dozen.
  440.....................................  5,580 dozen.
  442.....................................  43,827 dozen.
  443.....................................  43,526 numbers.
  444.....................................  61,991 numbers.
  445/446.................................  137,462 dozen.
  631.....................................  5,165,759 dozen pairs.

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  633/634/635.............................  1,634,440 dozen of which not
                                             more than 959,317 dozen
                                             shall be in Categories 633/
                                             634 and not more than
                                             850,077 dozen shall be in
                                             Category 635.
  638/639.................................  6,565,058 dozen.
  640.....................................  1,058,909 dozen of which not
                                             more than 281,710 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 640-Y
                                             \15\.
  642.....................................  777,133 dozen.
  643.....................................  517,986 numbers.
  644.....................................  779,385 numbers.
  645/646.................................  4,107,691 dozen.
  647/648.................................  5,248,544 dozen of which not
                                             more than 5,248,544 dozen
                                             shall be in Categories 647-
                                             W/648-W \16\.
  659-S...................................  1,601,702 kilograms.
  835.....................................  20,483 dozen.
Group II Subgroup
  333/334/335, 341, 342, 350/650, 351, 447/ 78,202,812 square meters
   448, 636, 641 and 651, as a group.        equivalent.
Within Group II Subgroup
  333/334/335.............................  314,899 dozen of which not
                                             more than 170,571 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 335.
  341.....................................  343,328 dozen.
  342.....................................  214,478 dozen.
  350/650.................................  139,460 dozen.
  351.....................................  356,821 dozen.
  447/448.................................  21,242 dozen.
  636.....................................  391,224 dozen.
  641.....................................  732,543 dozen of which not
                                             more than 256,390 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 641-Y
                                             \17\.
  651.....................................  447,478 dozen.
Group III
Sublevel in Group III
  845.....................................  853,769 dozen.
Specific Limit not in a Group
  622.....................................  2,650,000 square meters.
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\1\ Category 870; Category 369-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.4000,
  4202.12.8020, 4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3016, 4202.92.6091
  and 6307.90.9905; Category 670-L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.8030,
  4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3031, 4202.92.9026 and
  6307.90.9907.
\2\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
\3\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,
  4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3016, 4202.92.6091, 6307.90.9905
  (Category 369-L); and 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-S).
\4\ Category 669-P: only HTS numbers 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020,
  6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000.
\5\ Category 669-T: only HTS numbers 6306.12.0000, 6306.19.0010 and
  6306.22.9030.
\6\ Category 669-O: all HTS numbers except 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020,
  6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020, 6305.39.0000 (Category 669-P);
  6306.12.0000, 6306.19.0010 and 6306.22.9030 (Category 669-T).
\7\ Category 670-H: only HTS numbers 4202.22.4030 and 4202.22.8050.
\8\ Category 670-O: all HTS numbers except 4202.22.4030, 4202.22.8050
  (Category 670-H); 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020,
  4202.92.3031, 4202.92.9026 and 6307.90.9907 (Category 670-L).
\9\ Category 359-C: only HTS numbers 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034,
  6104.62.1020, 6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010,
  6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and
  6211.42.0010; Category 659-C: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0055,
  6103.43.2020, 6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 6104.63.1020,
  6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054,
  6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510,
  6204.69.1010, 6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 and
  6211.43.0010.
\10\ Category 359-H: only HTS numbers 6505.90.1540 and 6505.90.2060;
  Category 659-H: only HTS numbers 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015,
  6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090 and
  6505.90.8090.
\11\ Category 359-O: all HTS numbers except 6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034,
  6104.62.1020, 6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 6203.42.2010,
  6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and
  6211.42.0010 (Category 359-C); 6505.90.1540 and 6505.90.2060 (Category
  359-H).
\12\ Category 659-S: only HTS numbers 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020,
  6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010,
  6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010 and 6211.12.1020.
\13\ Category 659-O: all HTS numbers except 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020,
  6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030,
  6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 6203.43.2010,
  6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010,
  6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 and 6211.43.0010 (Category
  659-C); 6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090,
  6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090, 6505.90.8090 (Category 659-H);
  6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030,
  6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010 and
  6211.12.1020 (Category 659-S).
\14\ Category 347-W: only HTS numbers 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020,
  6203.22.3020, 6203.22.3030, 6203.42.4005, 6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015,
  6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045, 6203.42.4050, 6203.42.4060,
  6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810 and
  6211.32.0040; Category 348-W: only HTS numbers 6204.12.0030,
  6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.22.3050, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000,
  6204.62.4005, 6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040,
  6204.62.4050, 6204.62.4055, 6204.62.4065, 6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010,
  6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810, 6211.42.0030 and
  6217.90.9050.
\15\ Category 640-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020,
  6205.30.2050 and 6205.30.2060.
\16\ Category 647-W: only HTS numbers 6203.23.0060, 6203.23.0070,
  6203.29.2030, 6203.29.2035, 6203.43.2500, 6203.43.3500, 6203.43.4010,
  6203.43.4020, 6203.43.4030, 6203.43.4040, 6203.49.1500, 6203.49.2015,
  6203.49.2030, 6203.49.2045, 6203.49.2060, 6203.49.8030, 6210.40.5030,
  6211.20.1525, 6211.20.3820 and 6211.33.0030; Category 648-W: only HTS
  numbers 6204.23.0040, 6204.23.0045, 6204.29.2020, 6204.29.2025,
  6204.29.4038, 6204.63.2000, 6204.63.3000, 6204.63.3510, 6204.63.3530,
  6204.63.3532, 6204.63.3540, 6204.69.2510, 6204.69.2530, 6204.69.2540,
  6204.69.2560, 6204.69.6030, 6204.69.9030, 6210.50.5035, 6211.20.1555,
  6211.20.6820, 6211.43.0040 and 6217.90.9060.
\17\ Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030,
  6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.

    Also effective on February 21, 2001, imports from Taiwan in 
Category 622 that have already been charged to the Group I limit for 
the January 1, 2001 through March 31, 2001 restraint period, shall 
be deducted from the Group I limit and charged to the new one-year 
restraint limit for Category 622.
    The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment pursuant to 
the current bilateral agreement concerning imports of textile and 
apparel products from Taiwan.
    Products in the above categories exported during 2000 shall be 
charged to the applicable category limits for that year (see 
directive dated November 2, 1999) to the extent of any unfilled 
balances. In the event the limits established for that period have 
been exhausted by previous entries, such products shall be charged 
to the limits set forth in this directive.
    These limits may be revised if Taiwan becomes a member of the 
World Trade Organization (WTO) and the WTO agreement is applied to 
Taiwan.
    The conversion factors are as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Conversion factors (square
                 Category                    meters equivalent/category
                                                        unit)
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300/301/607...............................  8.5
333/334/335...............................  33.75
352/652...................................  11.3
359-C/659-C...............................  10.1
359-H/659-H...............................  11.5
369-L/670-L/870...........................  3.8
633/634/635...............................  34.1
638/639...................................  12.5
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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 these actions fall within the foreign affairs 
exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

    Sincerely,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

[FR Doc. 01-4265 Filed 2-20-01; 8:45 am]
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