[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53783-53784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26778]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

October 18, 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 25, 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 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

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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

October 18, 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 October 25, 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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Levels in Group I
219.......................................  82,592,155 square meters.
313.......................................  45,640,563 square meters.
317.......................................  29,568,549 square meters.
326.......................................  11,413,085 square meters.
334/634...................................  213,683 dozen.
335/635...................................  951,316 dozen.
336/636...................................  1,360,292 dozen.
338/339...................................  5,134,479 dozen.
340/640...................................  2,778,913 dozen.
341.......................................  5,768,744 dozen of which not
                                             more than 3,335,245 dozen
                                             shall be in Category 341-Y
                                             \2\
342/642...................................  1,926,418 dozen.
345.......................................  288,718 dozen.
347/348...................................  1,093,834 dozen.
351/651...................................  407,207 dozen.
363.......................................  63,229,578 numbers.
369-D \3\.................................  1,807,425 kilograms.
369-S \4\.................................  990,292 kilograms.
641.......................................  1,897,413 dozen.
647/648...................................  1,123,847 dozen.
Group II
200, 201, 220-227, 237, 239pt. \5\, 300,    181,254,409 square meters
 301, 331-333, 350, 352, 359pt. \6\, 360-    equivalent.
 362, 600-604, 606 \7\, 607, 611-629, 631,
 633, 638, 639, 643-646, 649, 650, 652,
 659pt. \8\, 666, 669pt. \9\, 670, 831,
 833-838, 840-858 and 859pt. \10\, 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 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010,
  6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054.
\3\ Category 369-D: only HTS numbers 6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and
  6302.91.0045.
\4\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
\5\ Category 239pt.: only HTS number 6209.20.5040 (diapers).
\6\ Category 359pt.: all HTS numbers except 6406.99.1550.
\7\ Category 606: all HTS numbers except 5403.31.0040 (for
  administrative purposes Category 606 is designated as 606(1)).
\8\ Category 659pt.: all HTS numbers except 6406.99.1510 and
  6406.99.1540.
\9\ Category 669pt.: all HTS numbers except 5601.10.2000, 5601.22.0090,
  5607.49.3000, 5607.50.4000 and 6406.10.9040.
\10\ 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 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. 01-26778 Filed 10-23-01; 8:45 am]
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