[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 35224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16700]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

June 27, 2001.
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 3, 2001.

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, 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.
    The current limits for certain categories are being increased for 
carryover and the 5% adjustment for 100% cotton apparel items of 
handloomed fabric.
    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). Also see 
65 FR 79344, published on December 19, 2000.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

June 27, 2001.

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 13, 2000, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, man-made fiber, silk 
blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, 
produced or manufactured in India and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 2001 and extends through 
December 31, 2001.
    Effective on July 3, 2001, 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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Levels in Group I
218.......................................  21,224,532 square meters.
219.......................................  94,113,507 square meters.
313.......................................  56,788,990 square meters.
314.......................................  11,245,609 square meters.
315.......................................  18,888,117 square meters.
317.......................................  52,137,749 square meters.
334/634...................................  190,142 dozen.
335/635...................................  846,510 dozen.
336/636...................................  1,210,430 dozen.
340/640...................................  2,458,888 dozen.
342/642...................................  1,714,186 dozen.
347/348...................................  863,553 dozen.
351/651...................................  362,346 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 2000.

    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. 01-16700 Filed 7-2-01; 8:45 am]
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