[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50420-50421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24676]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

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, special swing, special shift 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 69914, published on November 21, 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 15, 2000, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made 
fiber textiles and textile products and silk blend and other 
vegetable fiber apparel, produced or manufactured in Malaysia 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:

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                                             Adjusted twelve-month limit
                 Category                                \1\
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Fabric Group
218-220, 225-227, 313-326, 611-O \2\, 613/  153,707,380 square meters
 614/615/617, 619 and 620, as a group        equivalent.
Other specific limits
200.......................................  429,274 kilograms.
237.......................................  370,720 dozen.
331/631...................................  3,163,955 dozen pairs.
333/334/335/835...........................  411,006 dozen of which not
                                             more than 227,337 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 333
                                             and not more than 227,337
                                             dozen shall be in Category
                                             835.
336/636...................................  742,020 dozen.
338/339...................................  1,823,801 dozen.
340/640...................................  1,974,072 dozen.
341/641...................................  1,928,399 dozen of which not
                                             more than 832,397 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 341.
342/642/842...............................  592,447 dozen.
345.......................................  248,599 dozen.
347/348...................................  682,930 dozen.
350/650...................................  188,310 dozen.
351/651...................................  417,802 dozen.

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604.......................................  1,890,903 kilograms.
634/635...................................  1,176,690 dozen.
638/639...................................  789,053 dozen.
645/646...................................  394,976 dozen.
647/648...................................  2,699,181 dozen of which not
                                             more than 1,729,445 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 647-K
                                             \3\ and not more than
                                             1,729,445 dozen shall be in
                                             Category 648-K \4\.
Group II
201, 222-224, 239pt. \5\, 332, 352, 359pt.  63,075,381 square meters
 \6\, 360-362, 369pt. \7\, 400-431, 433,     equivalent.
 434, 436, 438-O \8\, 440, 443, 444, 447,
 448, 459pt. \9\, 464, 469pt. \10\, 600-
 603, 606, 607, 618, 621, 622, 624-629,
 633, 643, 644, 649, 652, 659pt. \11\,
 666, 669pt. \12\, 670, 831, 833, 834,
 836, 838, 840, 843-858 and 859pt. \13\,
 as a group.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
  exported after December 31, 2000.
\2\ Category 611-O: all HTS numbers except 5516.14.0005, 5516.14.0025
  and 5516.14.0085
\3\ Category 647-K: only HTS numbers 6103.23.0040, 6103.23.0045,
  6103.29.1020, 6103.29.1030, 6103.43.1520, 6103.43.1540, 6103.43.1550,
  6103.43.1570, 6103.49.1020, 6103.49.1060, 6103.49.8014, 6112.12.0050,
  6112.19.1050, 6112.20,.1060 and 6113.00.9044.
\4\ Category 648-K: only HTS numbers 6104.23.0032, 6104.23.0034,
  6104.29.1030, 6104.29.1040, 6104.29.2038, 6104.63.2006, 6104.63.2011,
  6104.63.2026, 6104.63.2028, 6104.63.2030, 6104.63.2060, 6104.69.2030,
  6104.69.2060, 6104.69.8026, 6112.12.0060, 6112.19.1060, 6112.20.1070,
  6113.00.9052 and 6117.90.9070.
\5\ Category 239pt.: only HTS number 6209.20.5040 (diapers).
\6\ Category 359pt.: all HTS numbers except 6406.99.1550.
\7\ Category 369pt.: all HTS numbers except 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.
\8\ Category 438-O: only HTS numbers 6103.21.0050, 6103.23.0025,
  6105.20.1000, 6105.90.1000, 6105.90.8020, 6109.90.1520, 6110.10.2070,
  6110.30.1550, 6110.90.9072, 6114.10.0020 and 6117.90.9025.
\9\ Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except 6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060,
  6405.20.6090, 6405.99.1505 and 6406.99.1560.
\10\ Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except 5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010
  and 6406.10.9020.
\11\ Category 659pt.: all HTS numbers except 6406.99.1510 and
  6406.99.1540.
\12\ Category 669pt.: all HTS numbers except 5601.10.2000, 5601.22.0090,
  5607.49.3000, 5607.50.4000 and 6406.10.9040.
\13\ Category 859pt.: only HTS numbers 6115.19.8040, 6117.10.6020,
  6212.10.5030, 6212.10.9040, 6212.20.0030, 6212.30.0030, 6212.90.0090,
  6214.10.2000 and 6214.90.0090.

    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.01-24676 Filed 10-2-01; 8:45 am]
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