[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50419-50420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24675]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

September 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: October 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 
Web site at http://www.customs.gov. For information on embargoes and 
quota re-openings, refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel Web site 
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, carryforward and special shift.
    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 69740, published on November 20, 2000.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

September 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 November 14, 2000, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber, 
silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile products 
produced or manufactured in the Republic of Korea and exported 
during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2001 and 
extends through December 31, 2001.
    Effective on October 3, 2001, you are directed to adjust the 
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the 
Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Group I
200-223, 224-V \2\, 224-O \3\, 225-227,     435,123,587 square meters
 300-326, 360-363, 369pt. \4\, 400-414,      equivalent.
 464, 469pt. \5\, 600-629, 666, 669-P \6\,
 669pt. \7\ and 670-O \8\, as a group.
Sublevels within Group I
200.......................................  584,932 kilograms.
201.......................................  2,777,763 kilograms.
611.......................................  4,659,498 square meters.
619/620...................................  107,587,736 square meters.
624.......................................  10,022,181 square meters.
625/626/627/628/629.......................  19,348,007square meters.
Group II
237, 239pt. \9\, 331-348, 350-352, 359-H    614,613,158 square meters
 \10\, 359pt. \11\, 431, 433-438, 440-448,   equivalent.
 459-W \12\, 459pt. \13\, 631, 633-652,
 659-H \14\, 659-S \15\ and 659pt. \16\,
 as a group.
Sublevels within Group II
333/334/335...............................  336,981 dozen of which not
                                             more than 172,237 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 335.
336.......................................  63,242 dozen.
338/339...................................  1,497,695 dozen.
340.......................................  834,425 dozen of which not
                                             more than 425,444 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 340-D
                                             \17\.
341.......................................  212,276 dozen.
342/642...................................  273,359 dozen.
345.......................................  146,043 dozen.
347/348...................................  656,766 dozen.
350.......................................  20,712 dozen.
351/651...................................  287,170 dozen.
352.......................................  223,468 dozen.
433.......................................  15,238 dozen.
434.......................................  7,815 dozen.
435.......................................  40,096 dozen.
436.......................................  16,973 dozen.
438.......................................  66,802 dozen.
442.......................................  57,359 dozen.
443.......................................  344,600 numbers.
444.......................................  61,357 numbers.
445/446...................................  57,162 dozen.
447.......................................  95,701 dozen.
448.......................................  40,352 dozen.
459-W.....................................  109,155 kilograms.
631.......................................  377,324 dozen pairs.
633/634/635...............................  1,431,487 dozen of which not
                                             more than 162,328 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 633
                                             and not more than 604,945
                                             dozen shall be in Category
                                             635.
636.......................................  324,307 dozen.
638/639...................................  5,573,277 dozen.
640-D \18\................................  3,016,129 dozen.
640-O \19\................................  2,858,064 dozen.
641.......................................  1,155,309 dozen of which not
                                             more than 43,705 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 641-Y
                                             \20\.
644.......................................  1,313,756 numbers.
645/646...................................  4,093,880 dozen.
647/648...................................  1,367,192 dozen.

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650.......................................  30,309 dozen.
659-H.....................................  1,529,884 kilograms.
659-S ....................................  224,962 kilograms.
Sublevel within Group III                   ............................
835.......................................  31,783 dozen.
Group IV
846.......................................  473,548 dozen.
Group VI
369-L/670-L/870 \21\, as a group.           73,213,015 square meters
                                             equivalent.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 2000.
\2\ Category 224-V: only HTS numbers 5801.21.0000, 5801.23.0000,
  5801.24.0000, 5801.25.0010, 5801.25.0020, 5801.26.0010, 5801.26.0020,
  5801.31.0000, 5801.33.0000, 5801.34.0000, 5801.35.0010, 5801.35.0020,
  5801.36.0010 and 5801.36,0020.
\3\ Category 224-O: all remaining HTS numbers in Category 224.
\4\ Category 369pt.: 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); 5601.10.1000, 5601.21.0090, 5701.90.1020,
  5701.90.2020, 5702.10.9020, 5702.39.2010, 5702.49.1020, 5702.49.1080,
  5702.59.1000, 5702.99.1010, 5702.99.1090, 5705.00.2020 and
  6406.10.7700.
\5\ Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except 5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010
  and 6406.10.9020.
\6\ Category 669-P: only HTS numbers 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020,
  6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000.
\7\ Category 669pt.: all HTS numbers except 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020,
  6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020, 6305.39.0000 (Category 669-P);
  5601.10.2000, 5601.22.0090, 5607.49.3000, 5607.50.4000 and
  6406.10.9040.
\8\ Category 670-O: All HTS numbers except only HTS numbers
  4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3031, 4202.92.9026
  and 6307.90.9907 (Category 670-L).
\9\ Category 239pt.: only HTS number 6209.20.5040 (diapers).
\10\ Category 359-H: only HTS numbers 6505.90.1540 and 6505.90.2060.
\11\ Category 359pt.: all HTS numbers except 6505.90.1540, 6505.20.2060
  (Category 359-H); and 6406.99.1550.
\12\ Category 459-W: only HTS number 6505.90.4090.
\13\ Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except 6505.90.4090 (Category 459-
  W); 6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060, 6405.20.6090, 6406.99.1505 and
  6406.99.1560.
\14\ 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.
\15\ 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.
\16\ Category 659pt.: all HTS numbers except 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, 6211.12.1020 (Category 659-S); 6406.99.1510 and
  6406.99.1540.
\17\ Category 340-D: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,
  6205.20.2025 and 6205.20.2030.
\18\ Category 640-D: only HTS numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020,
  6205.30.2030, 6205.30.2040, 6205.90.3030 and 6205.90.4030.
\19\ Category 640-O: only HTS numbers 6203.23.0080, 6203.29.2050,
  6205.30.1000, 6205.30.2050, 6205.30.2060, 6205.30.2070, 6205.30.2080
  and 6211.33.0040.
\20\ Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030,
  6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.
\21\ 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.

    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. 01-24675 Filed 10-2-01; 8:45 am]
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