[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54754-54755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27223]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


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

October 24, 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 30, 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 adjusted for 
swing 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 66972, published on November 8, 2000.

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

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

October 24, 2001.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

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20229.
    Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
the directive issued to you on November 2, 2000, by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That 
directive concerns imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber 
textile products produced or manufactured in Pakistan and exported 
during the twelve-month period which began on January 1, 2001 and 
extends through December 31, 2001.
    Effective on October 30, 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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Specific limits
314.......................................  9,103,492 square meters.
347/348...................................  1,245,231 dozen.
625/626/627/628/629.......................  109,427,527 square meters of
                                             which not more than
                                             54,992,485 square meters
                                             shall be in Category 625;
                                             not more than 54,992,485
                                             square meters shall be in
                                             Category 626; not more than
                                             54,992,485 square meters
                                             shall be in Category 627;
                                             not more than 11,377,756
                                             square meters shall be in
                                             Category 628; and not more
                                             than 54,992,485 square
                                             meters shall be in Category
                                             629.
647/648...................................  1,067,545 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.01-27223 Filed 10-29-01; 8:45 am]
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