[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 43225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20759]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

August 14, 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: August 17, 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 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 adjusted for 
swing, carryover and carryforward.
    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 66719, published on November 7, 2000.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

August 14, 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 October 27, 2000, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain wool and man-made fiber 
textile products, produced or manufactured in Bulgaria and exported 
during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2001 and 
extends through December 31, 2001.
    Effective on August 17, 2001, you are directed to adjust the 
current 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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410/624...................................  3,146,319 square meters of
                                             which not more than 877,262
                                             square meters shall be in
                                             Category 410.
435.......................................  29,611 dozen.
448.......................................  32,741 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 of 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. 01-20759 Filed 8-16-01; 8:45 am]
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